Chamber of Commerce seeks nominations for annual awards
The Greater Darlington Chamber of Commerce (including Lamar and Society Hill) is accepting nominations for awards to be given out at its annual banquet Feb. 6. Nominations for these awards should include the person’s name or the business, industry or group’s name, accompanied by a one-page essay outlining why they should receive the award they are being nominated for. All nominations must be e-mailed, mailed or hand-delivered to...
Man held in Hartsville man’s slaying
A Hartsville man has been charged in the slaying of another Hartsville man last week. Darlington County Sheriff Tony Chavis said investigators have charged Freddy Ray Harris III, 36, of Hartsville with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and grand larceny greater than $2,000 but less than $10,000. Kurt Russell Scholl of Hartsville was shot multiple times on Racetrack Road outside of Hartsville. Authorities located...
Man arrested for sex with a minor
A Darlington man has been arrested and charged with three counts of criminal sexual conduct, third degree, and one count of criminal solicitation of a minor, according to the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Tony Chavis said Joseph James Williamson, 47, was arrested last week. “These types of cases are exactly why I created the Special Victims Unit in 2017, to make sure we fully and properly investigate people who want to...
Investigators find guns, meth in Darlington home
A Darlington man faces drug charges after investigators with the Drug Enforcement Unit and Criminal Investigations Division of the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at a residence on Candleberry Drive. “Investigators located approximately 25 grams of methamphetamine, 76 grams of marijuana, several firearms, weight scales and counterfeit money,” said Sheriff Tony Chavis. “Investigators arrested and charged...
Relatively little gas-tax-hike money spent on major road-rebuilding projects
Recently, the S.C. Department of Transportation announced that it had completed rebuilding a nine-mile stretch of Interstate 85 in Spartanburg County.
Governor’s School and Habitat for Humanity welcome their new neighbor
When a parent asks their child what they did during a typical day at school, rarely are they prepared for their child to respond with, “We built a house.” Such ambitious projects are generally unheard of within the public-school curriculum unless, of course, their student is attending the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) in Hartsville. Students from GSSM partnered with Darlington County Habitat...