Cohen surprised by PDRTA award at Nov. council meeting
During the public portion of the Darlington City Council’s November meeting, Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority: Chuck McNeil, Executive Director of PDRTA thanked council and mayor for their support of the bus service: “It is an asset to the community, and it speaks well to market Darlington to the outside world and respective businesses, or people thinking of moving here, that you have a public bus service and it’s growing.
Darlington Veterans Day Service 2015
The sun shone brightly on Tuesday, November 11 as members of the Darlington Veterans Memorial Committee and Darlington American Legion Post 13 and Post 210 joined civic leaders and community members to honor veterans past and present at 11:00 a.m. at the Carolina Bank park area across from Memorial Park on the corner of Main and Orange Streets in Downtown Darlington.
Lamar considering well closure
Council member Mike Lloyd shared the results of the town’s latest DHEC water system inspection, noting that officials said Lamar “needs improvement” and should abandon the #1 well – perhaps permanently – since that well’s trace radium problem has not been handled to DHEC’s satisfaction.
Hartsville swears in new council members
Hartsville City Council convened their monthly meeting Nov. 10 and, as the first order of business, held a swearing-in ceremony for three returning council members victorious in the Nov. 3 elections.
Pride of Darlington Award: Jiffy Cab Company
Last week, Darlington Downtown Revitalization Association presented the Pride of Darlington Business award to Jiffy Cab Company, located at 1312 South Main Street, in recognition of the building and property improvements done by business owner Buck Williamson.
Single car collision kills two men
A single car collision on Sunday, November 15, 2015 claimed the life of two Darlington men. David Christopher McAllister, 29, and Edward McAllister, 34, both of Darlington were pronounced dead at the scene by Darlington County Coroner J Todd Hardee. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Billy Farrow Highway and Carolina Avenue in Hartsville, when the vehicle they were driving collided with a utility pole. The...