Meet the News & Press’ new General Manager
Johnnie Daniels is the new General Manager for the News & Press, having taken over the position on May 1. Daniels succeeds Morrey Thomas after the News & Press was recently acquired by The Herald Group and Jordan family from the Thomas family. Daniels is a seasoned newspaper veteran, having served as Advertising Director and General Manager of The Dillon Herald as well as covering Dillon County high-school sports and other...
Photo mural honors area grads
By Samantha Lyles slyles@newsandpress.net In a normal year, high school seniors would be celebrating graduation with hugs, high-fives and parties. This, as we all know, is not a normal year, and the Class of 2020 will miss out on a lot of senior year traditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But thanks to the work and generosity of Darlington’s citizens and businesses, area grads have a photographic memorial dedicated in their...
The first race at Darlington without Harold King
By Joe VanHoose Special to the News & Press NASCAR returned to action in South Carolina May 17, kicking off a race week at the famed Darlington Raceway unlike anything the Pee Dee has seen in the track’s 70-year history. There were no race fans in the stands, no campers filling the fields around the 1.366-mile speedway. The COVID-19 pandemic has killed nearly 90,000 Americans and halted most of American life. NASCAR’s Sunday race...
Hartsville hosts county’s 2nd virus-testing day
by Samantha Lyles slyles@newsandpress.net Scores of vehicles lined up near Hartsville’s T.B. Thomas Center early in the morning on May 18 as Darlington County hosted its second mass COVID-19 testing event of the month. Conducted by MUSC with support from the National Guard and the Hartsville Police Department, the event offered free tests to anyone who drove or walked up and registered. The previous week, a free SC DHEC /...
A guide to the June 9 Democratic and Republican primaries
The Darlington County League of Women Voters produced this Voters Guide to the Democratic and Republican primaries as a public service. The primaries are June 9. Responses are in the candidates’ own words. Race: U.S. House, District 7 – Primary (D) Candidates: Melissa Ward Watson Party: Democratic Mailing address: P.O. Box 12961, Florence, SC 29504 Campaign phone: (843) 779-2198...