Capitol Report
By Rep. Robert Q. Williams S.C. House District 62 The House of Representatives amended, approved and sent the Senate H. 4940, a joint resolution creating a temporary Electricity Market Reform Measures Study Committee to examine whether the Legislature should adopt market reform measures affecting the provision of electric service in South Carolina and study the public benefits associated with such measures. The legislation provides...
Darlington County Democrats continue delegate process
The Darlington County Democratic Party will hold its Precinct Organization Meeting and County Convention at Jerusalem Baptist Church in Hartsville March 14 beginning at 10 a.m. The convention will be a critical part of the delegate selection process. South Carolina Democrats who want to be chosen for the national convention must first be elected a delegate or alternate to represent their counties at the South Carolina Democratic Party...
What nurses do every day
There are millions of nurses nationwide. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, there are roughly 3.8 million registered nurses in the United States. That number figures to grow along with the demand for qualified, highly trained nurses. Nurses perform a variety of functions, some of which may come as a surprise to those outside the medical profession. Learning more about what nurses do on a daily basis can...
Sav-Way robbed again
The Darlington Police Department needs your help in identifying a man who robbed the Sav-Way at 102 Lamar Highway about 2 a.m. Friday. The clerk said a black man wearing khaki pants, a navy blue jacket and a dark shirt on his head came up to her, pointed a weapon and demanded money. The department is asking anyone with any information about the incident to call 843-398-4920 or 843-398-4026.
School board debates ‘clear bags’ for sports events
By Bobby Bryant Editor editor@newsandpress.net The Darlington County school board was asked last week to think about allowing students and adult fans to carry only “clear bags,” made of transparent plastic, into athletics events at county schools. “A lot of districts have already implemented these policies,” Larry Johnson, assistant superintendent of administration and operations for the county school district, told the board during a...
BACKYARD STARGAZER: Coming this month: A Supermoon
By Francis Parnell There are a number of close celestial pairings in March that will be fun to observe. The full Moon on the 9th will be a Supermoon! It’s the largest and closest this year at 221,904 miles. Watch it rise behind distant trees or houses and experience the Moon illusion! Looking southeast, 45 minutes before sunrise on the 18th, the waning crescent Moon, red Mars, and yellow Jupiter form a tight triangle, with...