Coker Drops Heartbreaker to No. 20/21 Queens (N.C.)
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker University men’s basketball team battled No. 21/20 Queens (N.C.) until the final buzzer, but the Royals came away with the buzzer-beater 70-68 victory on Dec. 18. No. 21/20 Queens jumped out to an 8-3 lead through the first media timeout, before eventually extending their lead to 16-3 six and a half minutes in. The Royals would continue to control the game, leading 19-8 at the under-12 media...
2 bodies found in Darlington County
From Staff Reports Authorities were investigating the discovery of two bodies in separate locations in Darlington County last week. On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, “a deceased individual” was discovered in a field near Bay Branch Road and Plaza Road near Lamar, the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office said. County Coroner Todd Hardee ruled the death a homicide. He said the incident most likely took place Christmas Eve. He identified the...
2019 inductees of the Block “M” Club Alumni Chapter of Mayo High School
The 2019 inductees of the Block “M” Club Alumni Chapter of Mayo High School. Pictured left to right: Front: Michael Lloyd, Coy Washington, Daniel Blathers. Back: David Hudson, Ralfenel Scott, Derek Flynn, Pete Green, Andre Grooms. Contributed photo
Weapon pulled on cashier at Sonic
A woman has been charged with pointing a gun at a teen-age cashier at Sonic in Darlington, police say. Daisha Green is charged with pointing and presenting a firearm at a person and unlawful carrying of a weapon, according to the Darlington Police Department. Green reportedly became angry because the Sonic’s credit-card machine was not working right. Photos Courtesy Darlington Police Department
Woman facing 2 felony DUI charges
A Darlington-area woman has been charged with two counts of felony DUI and two counts of reckless homicide in a September crash that killed two people in Darlington County, WPDE-TV reports. The station quotes the S.C. Highway Patrol as saying that Patrice Latoya Watson McFadden is facing charges in the crash on Society Hill Road near Mont Clair Road. Officials had said that McFadden’s vehicle crossed the center line and hit a pickup...
Church News – January 1, 2020
Please send your church news and photos to: editor@newsandpress.net Mechanicsville Baptist Church 2364 Cashua Ferry Rd., Darlington. 843-393-1029. Sunday: 9:30 a.m.-Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.-Worship Service 4 p.m.-Prayer Closet; 5:30 p.m. Evening Worship Services Monday: Monday Night Ministry (MNM)-Youth Fellowship & Meal Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. – Old Fashioned Chapel Service & Fellowship Meal; 6:30 p.m. – Small...