Society Hill council receives audit report of Municipal Court
The Society Hill Town Council met on June 9, and were given copies of the State Auditor’s Report for Town of Society Hill Municipal Court.
Darlington native earns judgeship
Newly installed as a judge with the Fourth Judicial Circuit Family Court, attorney Cely Anne Baker Brigman is certainly a hometown girl who made good. She remembers growing up in Darlington as an idyllic experience in a more innocent time, when she and her three younger brothers would ramble all over town without a care.
Williams family gives study abroad scholarship
The family of Mac Williams, associate professor of Spanish at Coker College, has endowed a study abroad scholarship in memory of his father, John McLarty Williams, Jr. “I spent a semester abroad as an undergraduate that would not have been possible without the scholarship I received,” said Provost Tracy Parkinson. “Thanks to my own experience, I am keenly aware of the transformative nature of these kinds of experiences. At Coker, we...
Brian Kelley named new President and CEO
Brian Kelley has been named the new President and CEO of Pee Dee Electric Cooperative. This announcement comes from the Pee Dee Electric Board of Trustees. Kelley succeeds President and CEO, E. LeRoy “Toy” Nettles, Jr. “Brian’s experience has prepared him well for this role and provides a solid foundation for the continued growth and success of Pee Dee Electric,” says Board Chairman James A. Goodson of Darlington, South Carolina. “We...
Hartsville parks making progress
Hartsville City Council convened a regular meeting June 9 and heard a presentation from Parks Committee chair Nancy McGee lauding several major projects to improve the city’s recreational spaces.
Miss Falcon presents donation to McLeod Foundation
Miss Falcon Murphy Lee, representing Darlington High School at the Miss South Carolina Pageant, presented Jill Bramblett, Director of the McLeod Foundation with a $3,000 check for Mammogram Scholarships in memory of her grandmother who passed away from breast cancer this spring. Lee’s platform for Miss South Carolina is Think P.I.N.K. Photo contributed