Corn- Venience Ribbon Cutting
Darlington Downtown Revitalization Association held a ribbon cutting ceremony December 16 to officially welcome a unique new business to the community. Corn-Venience is an automated seed corn dispenser designed to help deer and hog hunters purchase corn by the bushel quickly and easily, giving them more time to enjoy the great outdoors. Inventor Alan Hubbard, a hunter himself, crafted the Corn-Venience from a corn wagon into a money...
Darlington man charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct with minor
As a result of an investigation based upon a report filed today Kamron Eugene Reames of Georgiana Lane, Darlington, S.C. was arrested today for CSC (Criminal Sexual Conduct) in the 3rd degree involving a minor male child, two counts. It is alleged that the accused did on December 14, 2015 inappropriately touch the juvenile male victim on at least two occasions. The juvenile victim did report this to appropriate adult parties. The...
Bill Fleming awarded Order of the Palmetto
William L. “Bill” Fleming, Sr., was presented The Order of the Palmetto by Ambassador David H. Wilkins on behalf of Governor Nikki Haley at a luncheon of The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina’s Winter Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Greenville, S.C. “I am truly honored and humbled to receive this prestigious award and I thank Governor Haley and her entire staff for this recognition,” Fleming said. “I am proud of the...
Upgrades of public parking lot on E. Carolina Ave. in Hartsville Dec. 19 – 20
Downtown Hartsville visitors will see infrastructure improvement work in the public parking lot on East Carolina Avenue, near the Hartsville YMCA, on Saturday, Dec. 19 and Sunday, Dec. 20, as the lot is sealcoated and restriped. The portion of the lot closest to Cargill Way, Jones Family Eyecare and Waddell & Reed, Inc. is scheduled to close early Saturday morning, Dec. 19 to allow crews to sealcoat the lot. The area will close...
New Darlington Mayor transition team meets for first time
Darlington’s Mayor-elect Gloria Hines’ transition team met for the first time at the Darlington Country Club on Wednesday, December 9. Hines created the team made up of diverse individuals to help her transition into the new Mayor’s position, which she will take in January 2016. Darlington has not had a new Mayor in 12 years, and Hines is the first African American female to ever hold the seat. “I’ve got a well diverse group, and I...
Meet the Dancers! Dancing with the Stars of Darlington County fundraiser for Pee Dee Coalition
The next Dancing with the Stars of Darlington County fundraising event for Pee Dee Coalition Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault will be held on Thursday, January 28 at the Center Theater in Hartsville, and the 13 dance team pairs have been hard at work perfecting their routine.