Church of the Week: Emanuel AME Church
Local builder and historian Bill Segars shares his love of the churches in South Carolina by allowing readers to learn more about Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, and in doing so honor the memory of the nine Christians that lost their lives so unnecessarily in June, 2015.
County restores animal shelter, Clemson Extension funding
At their June 15 meeting, Darlington County Council held second reading on the proposed $33.2 million budget for fiscal year 2015/16, prepared by county administrator Terence Arrington and staff. Council roundly congratulated Arrington and county staffers for their work, with council chair Bobby Hudson favorably comparing this year to budget cycles of the past.
Hartsville passes budget, bans e-cigs
Hartsville City Council held a special meeting June 16 to conduct a public hearing and final reading for the city’s 2015/16 fiscal year budgets.
New DHEC director has Darlington roots
Attorney and Darlington native Catherine Heigel has been chosen to helm the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), one of South Carolina’s largest and most crucial state agencies.
Fire fells Hartsville’s Lincoln Village
By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net Hartsville Fire Department crews responded to a Thursday, June 18 fire at the abandoned Lincoln Village Apartments, located on Eighth Street in Hartsville. The initial report of fire was received around 10:15 pm that night, and Hartsville later requested mutual aid from Darlington Fire Department and the Darlington County Fire District. DFD chief Pat Cavanaugh says his...
Bridge replacement on Society Hill Road in Darlington County
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) plans to replace the bridge on Society Hill Road (S-16-133) over Black Creek in Darlington County.