Darlington Raceway Rascals launches at track
Darlington Raceway is offering a fun and exciting membership club for its young fans – Darlington Raceway Rascals presented by Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan.
Motorcycle collision claims life of Hartsville man
A Hartsville man died shortly after 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning, July 4 when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a vehicle on Sixth Street in Hartsville. Jerry Mitchell, 35, of Hartsville was pronounced dead at the scene according to Darlington County Coroner J Todd Hardee. This incident remains under investigation by the Darlington County Coroner’s Office, Hartsville Police Department, and the South Carolina Highway Patrol...
County exempts cities from fee hike
Darlington County Council convened a special meeting June 29 to discuss a proposed new fee schedule that would have charged municipalities $38.50 per ton to dump residents’ yard debris at the county landfill.
County approves $33.2 million budget
At a special meeting convened June 22, Darlington County Council voted 6 to 2 in favor of the proposed $33.2 million county budget for fiscal year 2015/16. The budget goes into effect July 1. Ordinance 15-21 covers all departmental budgets and the general fund; prior to this year, council voted on each budget individually.
The Ditch Part Two: Residents of Chalmers Street
You cannot report on something accurately without experiencing it, if at all possible. In the case of “The Ditch” in Darlington, that meant driving to Chalmers Street near the Hartsville Oil Mill to see- and smell- what prompted residents Evelyn Jett and Betty Mack to bring their concerns to the June monthly Darlington City Council meeting.
Church of the Week: Bethel United Methodist Church
One of the aspects of historical research that continues to intrigue me is how much history we all see on a daily basis and most don’t have a clue as to what they are seeing.