School board approves calendar
At their regular March meeting, the Darlington County Board of Education voted to add a professional development day for school district employees onto the end of the school year to make up for a professional development day lost in March. Friday, June 5 will now be a professional development day for the Darlington County School District (DCSD) teachers and staff. South Carolina state law requires school districts to make up all...
City votes to postpone storm water fee, hears good news: Southern 500 Parade to return!
By Jana E. Pye, Editor, editor@newsandpress.net The storm water fees that have been discussed for over a year by Darlington council surfaced with a new twist at the March meeting after hearing what Mayor Tony Watkins shared with council about the city of Hartsville. Hartsville, who acted in a proactive fashion by collecting storm water fees six years ago to provide a plan for a pending DHEC mandate, ending up not receiving the mandate...
Meet the Darlington County Tourism Director
The new Darlington County Tourism Director, Jessica Cohen, has been attending meetings around the county, and meeting people with her signature bright smile.
Local entrepreneur to assist local young singers
Some people are encouraged to spread their wings in life, only to take flight never to return home again.
That did not occur with Anthony Outlaw.
Darlington Tree Board discusses new trees for Cashua Street
The City of Darlington Tree Board met on Monday, January 26th to discuss the planting of Okame and Yoshino cherry trees on the length of Cashua Street from Warley Street to the Markette #22, just past the bridge over Swift Creek.
The trees will replace the Bradford Pears that were removed due to the damage they made to the existing sidewalks.
Hartsville woman dies in an automobile collision
Sobie Soles Dixon, 53, of Hartsville died Saturday night, January 31st, when the vehicle she was driving left the roadway and overturned. The single car incident occurred on Lakeview Boulevard at around 10:00 p.m. Ms. Dixon was the only person in the vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene by Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee. Ms. Dixon was well known in Darlington County for her community involvement and worked for many...