Fire Department finds a hot deal in Vermont
The Darlington Fire Department is buying a fire truck from a Vermont town and selling another truck to the Darlington County Fire District under a plan OK’d by Darlington City Council last week.
Lawmakers routinely tap funds for ‘other’ expenses
By Rick Brundrett The Nerve Politicians typically spend campaign funds on things like signs, billboards, TV, radio or Internet advertising. But S.C. lawmakers often use their campaign money for other expenses, including out-of-state trips, donations to their favorite charities, membership dues, or gifts to their staffs and constituents. And it’s all legal – at least according to the legislative committees that have interpreted state...
CareSouth Carolina awarded $100,000 planning grant to combat HIV/AIDS
CareSouth Carolina was awarded a total of $100,000 through its Care Innovations program as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) effort to increase access to high quality care in rural communities.
Fallen officers park stalled, but not stopped, by virus
By Samantha Lyles slyles@newsandpress.net Driving past the site of the planned memorial park for fallen South Carolina law enforcement officers on South Main Street, one might be tempted to count it among the many projects indefinitely delayed by to the COVID-19 pandemic, but progress is still taking place. “It may look as if nothing is moving, but we did start the infrastructure engineering, so the water systems and the drainage have...
Meth, stolen gun, cash recovered
Darlington County Sheriff Tony Chavis has announced the arrest of a Hartsville man after an investigation into the selling of illegal narcotics at a residence on Sandwood Drive.
Felon is arrested with gun and drugs
Darlington County Sheriff Tony Chavis has announced the arrest of a Hartsville man after an investigation into the selling of illegal narcotics at a residence on West Old Camden Road.