Duke Energy and county officials to test sirens around Robinson Nuclear Plant
The public alert notification sirens around the Robinson Nuclear Plant will be tested Tuesday, Nov. 10, between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. The 59 sirens within 10 miles of the Robinson Nuclear Plant will be sounded at least once during the test at full volume. Residents will hear an audible tone lasting for approximately three minutes. No public action is required. The full volume test is performed annually, in cooperation with emergency...
DHS Falcons helping Manning with flood relief
The Darlington High School Varsity Football Team will play the rescheduled game against Manning High School this Friday, November 6th and the Falcons will be sending Manning home with a large amount of supplies.
Haunted Houses shut down in Darlington County
On what would have been the their biggest weekend of the season, at least two haunted houses have been shut down by the South Carolina State Fire Marshal.
Drug bust in Darlington County
Earlier today, Thursday, October 29, 2015, the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit, with assistance from Florence Police Department Drug Enforcement Team, executed a search warrant at 2318 Turnberry Road in the Darlington area of Darlington County. During the execution of the search warrant, law enforcement officers seized televisions, shotguns, handguns, rifles, ammunition, safe, machetes, computers, approximately 30 bindles of heroin, crack cocaine, controlled scheduled narcotics (pills), marijuana, needles and approximately $1000 of U.S. currency.
Scare Up a Good Tale for Your Trick or Treaters to Read This Halloween!
It is that time of year for little goblins, ghouls, ghosts, and genies; heroes, heroines, hunters, and hobbits; princesses, pirates, pilots, and patriots to appear with that familiar taunt, “Trick or Treat!” It is Halloween! Before visiting the Darlington County Library Systems’ booth at this year’s Scare on the Square, today from 4:30-6 p.m., for some treats, drop into the Darlington Branch to borrow some great reads like those below to cap off your evening!
DHEC and ACS working together to help more women access breast cancer screenings
With Breast Cancer Awareness Month under way, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) are taking the opportunity to remind the public about the importance of breast and cervical cancer screenings.