‘Super-cool’ firefighter honored with Stone Award
By Bobby Bryant, Editor editor@newsandpress.net “Super-cool, calm and collected”: That’s how colleagues describe the winner of the 2nd Annual Chief Jim Stone Award for excellence in firefighting. Robert Garland, a volunteer battalion chief with the Darlington County Fire District, received the award last month at a private event. The award, open to nominees from any fire service in the county, is named for the late Jim Stone, a...
Sheriff: Social media sparked 2 shootings
The incident that got two people shot Jan. 18 on Weaver Street near Timmonsville began with a dispute on social media, says Darlington County Sheriff James Hudson.
Dixie Youth honors Hartsville boy’s battles
Dylan Adams of Hartsville was 13. He was devoted to, and excelled at, Dixie Youth Baseball.
These meals come with a ministry
First, the food. Today, it’s spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, garlic toast, a slice of cake and a container of applesauce.
After 3 weeks of COVID caution, schools reopening
Three weeks later than educators had first hoped, Darlington County’s public schools were planning to reopen Jan. 25 and return to “the new normal” created by COVID-19.
GSSM graduate joins White House COVID-19 response team
Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics alumna Amy Chang (2012) will be joining the White House COVID-19 response team as policy advisor, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced shortly before taking office.