Garden Club Observes National Garden Week
To commemorate National Garden Week, the first week of June, the Darlington Garden Club placed bright flags and bows around the Square and also cleaned up and added roses, daylilies and lantana to the Lamar Highway entrance to town.
‘Bet’s vision’ for Historical Commission taking shape
“Bet” Norment Phillips passed away two years ago, her bequest of $4 million to the Darlington County Historical Commission came with a set of marching orders: Use the money to establish a museum and bring more of our rich local history into public view.
Lamar High School Graduation
“Remember to be the legacy and to achieve the greatness,” Lamar High valedictorian William Hinchcliffe advised classmates.
Mayo High School Graduation
“These are unprecedented, extraordinary times we are going through,” said Mayo graduate Eli Hellmig in his message from the senior class, “and it takes extraordinary people like us to not just make it through them, but to conquer them. To not just look for the light at the end of the tunnel, but to become the light in the tunnel, to make impossible odds a thing of the past.”
Fee increases pass City Council’s first vote
It wasn’t unanimous, but Darlington City Council last week took the first of two votes to raise fees on city services – increases expected to cost the typical household about $216 more per year.
Peaceful march & rally held in Darlington
Several hundred people attended a peaceful march and rally Sunday in Darlington in memory of George Floyd, whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police has sparked hundreds of protests across the country. In speeches outside the Courthouse, Darlington County Sheriff Tony Chavis and City of Darlington Public Safety Director Kelvin Washington condemned the actions of the Minneapolis police.