Great Pee Dee Devil Dogs award scholarship to DHS senior
The Marine Corps League Great Pee Dee Devil Dogs Detachment #1219 awarded Darlington High School graduating senior Michael Lamar Rice, Jr. with the 2014-2015 Scholarship in the amount of $1,000.
Friends of Nicky Demetrious resurrect scholarship endowment at FMU
Nicky Demetrious was larger than life; a handsome Greek with a constant smile, a friend to all he met.
Six years after his death, Nicky’s friends in the Pee Dee still speak of him fondly; they are happy to hear that the scholarship in his name at his alma mater is nearing the endowment funding goal.
Ride safe, ride smart with FDTC Motorcycle Safety Class
Five people walked into a motorcycle safety classroom on a recent Friday night at Florence Darlington Technical College (FDTC), and after two long days of instruction on bikes, emerged Sunday with a new-found confidence.
10th Annual Walk with the Docs
The 10th Annual Walk with the Docs to benefit both locations of Free Medical Clinics of Darlington County will be held Saturday, May 2nd at 10:00 a.m. at Darlington Raceway
FMU history major paints portrait of Gen. Francis Marion
Dale Weatherford’s habit of drawing in class put him into grade school hot water while growing up in Darlington.
Today, his ability to mix academics with art is earning him accolades at Francis Marion University.
Darlington’s clean-up rescheduled
Keep Darlington County Beautiful’s annual litter collection, the Great American Cleanup, has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 16, from 8 a.m. to noon, beginning at Cain Elementary School and the City Street Department, 586 W. Broad St. Thanks to the folks who braved the rain Saturday to try to volunteer their time.