Cobras Fall to Queens (N.C.) in Conference Action
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker University women’s basketball team fell to visiting Queens (N.C.) Dec. 18 in South Atlantic Conference play by a score of 77-63. The teams went back and forth for the first few minutes, before Coker put together a run to go ahead 14-8 at the halfway point of the frame. Queens would get within two with three minutes to play in the quarter, before Coker would extend its lead to six and then to...
‘I would like more stuff, but I don’t want to stress you out’
In today’s issue of the News & Press, you’ll find our annual Letters to Santa special section.
DCSD graduates primed to find success in the workplace
Data from the state’s 2019 school district report cards indicate that most Darlington County School District (DCSD) graduates are prepared to find success in the workplace. According to DCSD’s report card issued by the S.C. Department of Education, 75.7 percent of 2018-19 graduates met the state’s overall criteria to be deemed career-ready. The state average was 72.5 percent. DCSD Superintendent Tim Newman attributed the success to an...
County airport reopens after $4 million in upgrades
After being shuttered for three months during an ambitious runway improvement project, Darlington County Airport (DCA) held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 18, to mark its official reopening.
Raceway donates $5,000 to fallen officers’ memorial
The Darlington public park planned to memorialize Sgt. Terrence Carraway and all of his fellow law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty received another boost last week as Darlington Raceway donated $5,000 to the cause.
PDRTA honored for its service to area
CareSouth Carolina awarded the Community Partnership Award to the Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority (PDRTA) at its December staff meeting. The Community Partnership Award is given to local organizations and leaders in the area to recognize their distinguished partnership with CareSouth Carolina to serve and aid the community. Over the course of the past couple of years, CareSouth Carolina has been working to provide answers to...