4th suspect held in man’s slaying
Darlington County Sheriff Tony Chavis has announced the arrest of a fourth suspect in the armed robbery and slaying of Willie Jackson April 9 at a residence on Old Timers Court in the Oates community. Jelonta Chavon Bacote, 27, of Darlington was arrested in Sumter by Sumter County sheriff’s deputies and agents with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Investigators previously arrested Tyneshia Jhane Price, 25, of Hartsville,...
Leaders and troops honored at Girl Scouts meeting
Each year, Girl Scouts troops and service units are recognized for the programming they provide for the troops in an area. Girls join a troop and a service unit is made up of the troops in an area. The Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina Council recognizes Best Practices in Community Action, Educational Adventures, Special Celebrations and Girl Scout Spirit. Darlington/Lamar has two troops. Each troop and the Darlington/Lamar...
Myths about colic
Children who are too young to communicate through language often relay their needs through crying. A piercing cry is designed to get Mom and Dad’s attention and is an effective way to convey hunger, soiled diapers and/or illness. Many parents have become adept at reading the subtle differences between cries to better understand their children’s needs. One cry that can often baffle caregivers is the cry that seemingly never stops:...
Had Harry sat here
By Tom Poland Rain, rain and more rain. It hasn’t been a biblical 40 days and 40 nights but sure seems like it. A record sopping-wet winter has creeks running high, swift and heavy with silt. Pockmarks dapple a drift of rain-pelted sand, and more rain’s coming but that old fisherman’s chair refuses to be swept downstream. It holds wayward limbs and leaves, and for me, memories of a youth spent fishing. This creek would have suited a...
