Fatal shooting in Hartsville
Quincy Richardson, 34, of Hartsville was pronounced dead at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center Sunday morning, July 4. Richardson’s death was caused by gunfire, and ruled a homicide according to reports from Darlington County Coronoer J. Todd Hardee. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, July 7, 2015 in Newberry, SC. This incident remains under investigation by the Darlington County Coroner’s Office and the Darlington County...
Hartsville man charged for crack
The Darlington County Sheriff Office Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) executed a search warrant on July 9, 2015, at 2797 Woodduck Road in the Hartsville area of Darlington County. Lenard Sweetenburg, 62, has been charged with 4 counts Distribution of Crack Cocaine, 1 count possession of Crack Cocaine, and 1 count Possession of Cocaine. DEU seized $4,474 in U.S. currency. Sweetenburg is being held at the Darlington County Detention Center...
Shooting death investigation
Dominique Ray Von Cooper, 24, was transported to McLeod Regional Medical Center on July 13 with gunshot wounds; he died from injuries sustained from the shooting, according to reports from the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office, and County Coroner J. Todd Hardee. The DCSO was notified of the shooting at 1:30 a.m. early Monday of a shooting at Santee River Drive in Florence, near McIver Rd. in Darlington County. According to reports,...
Duke partners with Furman for program following Charleston shootings
In the days immediately following the tragic shootings in Charleston, S.C., many individuals and organizations asked the question: “What can we do to help?” More than 4,000 Duke Energy employees and thousands of retirees in South Carolina asked the same of themselves, and their company. In response, Duke’s leaders engaged in deliberate, meaningful conversations with stakeholders across the state to identify where the company could...
Hartsville man admits crime
Deandre Tyquan Jackson, 21, of 3205 Hartsville Hwy. Hartsville, turned himself into the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office on July 9.
County plans to boost rural recreation
Darlington County Recreation is planning to revitalize parks usage and sports activities in the Society Hill and Dovesville area by relocating a full-time rec department program director from Hartsville.