Carolina Pines begins new community wellness program
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville has announced that it will begin a new program in 2022 to promote and improve community wellness.
2021 IN REVIEW: COVID, crime and campaigns
JANUARY 2021 A NEW SHERIFF: “I can’t thank you enough for being part of this journey,” new Darlington County Sheriff James Hudson told the audience at Hartsville’s Center Theater as he was sworn into office. Hudson, the county’s first African-American sheriff since Reconstruction, took over the Sheriff’s Office from departing Sheriff Tony Chavis. Both are Democrats; Hudson claimed the party’s nomination in the June primaries and...
Chief of Police in Society Hill resigns
Society Hill Police Chief Michael August has resigned, and the town has named town police Lt. Renae Worden as interim chief, Mayor Tommy Bradshaw said.
Darlington hosts New Years Eve Block Party
Crowds gathered at the Public Square in Darlington on New Years Eve for the Block Party, hosted by the City of Darlington and the Darlington Fire Department.
Pilot Club of Darlington holds Light-A-Light Christmas tree
On Dec. 6, members of the Pilot Club of Darlington gathered for the annual lighting of their Light-A-Light Christmas ceremony.
Former solicitor McBride, 87, dies
Former 4th Circuit solicitor Gordon McBride of Hartsville, who launched a program to provide free legal aid to low-income Pee Dee residents, has died at age 87.