‘We want to develop everything’
By Bobby Bryant, Editor, editor@newsandpress.net What does the city of Darlington need? More businesses. New and better sidewalks. Affordable housing. A snazzier look for the Public Square. A plan for making nearby areas want to be annexed into the city. A plan for marketing the city and its “brand.” Those are some of the things City Council cited at a March 2 work session on “strategic planning” that produced dozens of ideas written...
Tips to selling a home
According to Realtor.com, spring is the busiest and best season to sell a home. While a good home can find a buyer any time of year, homeowners might find the buyers’ pool is strongest in spring and into summer. The reasons for that are many, ranging from parents wanting to move when their children are not in school to buyers wanting to move when the weather is most accommodating. Because spring is such a popular time to sell a home,...
Capitol Report
By Rep. Robert Q. Williams S.C. House District 62 The House of Representatives amended, approved, and sent the Senate H. 4431, a bill to enact the “S.C. Business License Tax Standardization Act” as a means of: Reducing the complexity of complying with the business license taxes imposed by counties and municipalities by bringing statewide uniformity to the deadlines, application forms, and various other parts of the process; Enhancing...
Jebb Mac Band to perform at Raceway event
Darlington Raceway has announced that The Jebb Mac Band will perform at the track’s Speed & Feed BBQ Festival and Car Show presented by Raldex on March 13 from 7-9 p.m. The Friday night concert, which will take place in the Cale Yarborough Garage in the track’s infield, will be sponsored by Bud Light Seltzer. “To be able to play at a venue like Darlington Raceway is special for all of us in The Jebb Mac Band,” lead singer and...
County teacher wins professional development scholarship
Darlington County School District teacher Kirby Register Hall has been selected as one of seven winners of the 2020 Dr. Elizabeth Gressette Professional Development Scholarship. The scholarship is sponsored by Palmetto State Teachers Association’s Foundation for Professional Development and is awarded annually to encourage and support PSTA members in pursuing advanced degrees. Applicants must be a PSTA member for at least three...
Journalist Faile, who covered Darlington County news for 35 years, dies at 62
From Staff Reports Veteran Pee Dee journalist Jim Faile, who worked for the News & Press for 14 years and most recently had been serving as acting editor of The Hartsville Messenger, died March 2. He was 62. Faile covered Darlington County news for the News & Press and the Messenger for 35 years. In November, educators honored him for 35 years of covering Darlington County schools. Funeral services for Faile were held March 5...