Society Hill resident Carolyn Oliver (right, with Melissa Burch) is the chamber’s Citizen of the Year / Darlington County.
Bobby James (left, with chamber president Harriet Hobbs) is the chamber’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner. “He has dedicated his life to law enforcement,” Hobbs says.
Local linemen headed to Bolivia
Two Pee Dee Electric Cooperative (PDEC) linemen are flying to Bolivia for two weeks. Last September, wildfires stemming from the Brazilian Amazon ravaged more than 5 million acres in Bolivia. Not only did fires burn down trees but power poles as well. CRE (Cooperativa de Rural de Electrificación Ltda.) was established in 1962 by NRECA International (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association) for rural electrification throughout...