Darlington native Lloyd Mitchell recognized for outstanding service
The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council has recognized Darlington native Lloyd Mitchell, the South Carolina Forestry Commission’s statewide communications coordinator, for his exemplary service to the arena of public safety telecommunications by presenting him with the NPSTC Participants Award.
Harold Brasington recognized by NASCAR
Harold Brasington, the man who built Darlington Raceway in 1949-50, was honored by his peers on Tuesday, May 20, by being named the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR recipient. Brasington will be honored during the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremonies on January 22, 2016. “Harold Brasington is very deserving of the Landmark Award,” Darlington Raceway President Chip Wile said. “He is one of the great...
DPD’s free SUV
City of Darlington Police Patrolman Benjamin Watford and Lt. Mike Cook recently showed off the department’s newest addition to the traffic enforcement fleet, a 2015 Ford Police Interceptor SUV, which cost DPD no money at all. Cook explains that the vehicle – along with two new in-car camera systems – were given to the department by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Network for fully participating in its DUI enforcement program. DPD was entered in a drawing for the SUV with two other departments from the Fourth Judicial Circuit, and luck was with Darlington. Fully kitted out for traffic enforcement and pursuit situations, the vehicle is worth about $45,000.
Predator attacks Hartsville youth: manhunt ongoing
The Darlington County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a man accused of sexually assaulting a youth in Hartsville.
According to reports from law enforcement, on Wednesday, May 20 around 6:30 p.m. the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office responded to Bo Bo Newsome Hwy/Hwy151 between Shaw Dr. and Fourteenth St. in the Hartsville area of Darlington County where a victim, whom is a minor, was sexually assaulted.
County delays Center Theater bond
By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net Darlington County Council convened a regular meeting on May 18 and voted to delay authorization of a $2 million bond by the Hartsville Community Center Building Commission (aka Hartsville Township), a special purpose tax district that operates the Hartsville Center Theater. Theater manager Kim Cranford and attorney Lawrence Flynn addressed council on this issue, with Cranford...
Missing person alert
Garland Anthony Kelly, 45, missing from the Darlington area of Darlington County. He was last seen on February 12, 2015. He may be driving a 2003 grey Monte Carlo, tag # FYM924.