County gets landfill/recycling info from Horry County
Darlington County Council convened a special work session on December 7 to receive information from the Horry County Solid Waste Authority about how that agency handles their waste collection, disposal, and recycling operations.
Darlington Christmas Parade 2015
Enjoy the photos from the wonderful Darlington Christmas Parade held on Sunday, December 6!
Lamar lights keep tie to Christmases past
‘Tis the season to haul out those Christmas decorations and festoon every door and window, every rail and post, with the colors of the season – and with the advent of affordable LED lighting, operating those massive tangles of holiday lights is cheaper than ever. But one Darlington County town has stubbornly refused to hop on the Light Emitting Diode bandwagon and each year the Town of Lamar still puts up old-school colored incandescent lighting, criss-crossing Main Street with glowing rainbow hues.
Kalmia Garden Study Club decorates Council on Aging
Members of Darlington’s Kalmia Garden Study Club were out spreading Christmas cheer last week, decorating one the city’s most august buildings – the McCullough House, now home to the Darlington County Council on Aging at 402 Pearl Street – with classic wreaths and ribbons. Using “found greenery” cut from aromatic evergreens, club members wove branches around light fixtures and over windows and doors, capping some with...
Four keys and a fond goodbye
The last Darlington city council meeting of 2015 on Tuesday, December 1st was also the last meeting for a majority of the council as outgoing mayor Tony Watkins and council members Dyan Cohen, Jimmy Cooper and Wayne Chapman step down from their seats.
DCSD Forum addresses teacher pay, aging schools
The Darlington County School District convened its annual Teacher Forum on Dec. 4 at the Hartsville Country Club, and six top teachers from county schools got the chance to pose tough questions to a panel of South Carolina legislators and education officials.