Francis Marion University trustees extend Carter’s contract
Fred Carter has served as Francis Marion University’s president, and been the face of the growing university, for 20 years. The FMU Board of Trustees is making sure he’ll be around for a few more. At last Thursday’s regularly scheduled meeting, trustees voted unanimously to extend Carter’s contract through the 2025-26 academic year. They also named him FMU’s first president emeritus, an honor that takes effect immediately. Robert Lee,...
Men’s health symposium to be held in Darlington
Darlington County First Steps and Macedonia Life Skills Center will host a free Men’s Health Symposium to address health disparities in men of color and encourage men to prioritize their health Nov. 23 from 10 a.m.-noon. According to the Department of Health and Environmental Control’s South Carolina Central Registry (SCCR), the five leading causes of cancer deaths in African-American men were cancers of the lung, prostate,...
School bus in minor accident
A Darlington County School District bus “glanced” off a parked vehicle Nov. 11 on Horse Branch Trail in Darlington, but there were no injuries, school district officials said. The bus was carrying 19 students from St. John’s Elementary School, according to school district officials.
Shop small this season on the Square
Christmas shopping can be a chore to some, but the Darlington Downtown Revitalization Association wants to make it a bit more fun this year. The DDRA will hold a Shop Small Downtown Open House on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 5-8 p.m. on the Public Square with music, photos with Santa, vendors, specials and giveaways. Partnering with the Darlington Recreation Department, the DDRA will even have snow falling to get you in the holiday spirit....
‘Life-size Nativity’ to be part of city’s holidays
A “life-size Nativity” scene will be erected Nov. 30 at the corner of South Main and Hampton streets in Darlington as part of the city’s holiday celebrations. Gail Milling, wife of City Council member John Milling, is spearheading the project. “As the year 2018 came to an end, I thought how beautiful downtown Darlington had looked, dressed in her Christmas decorations, but something was missing,” she said. “As the Holy Spirit nudged...
First Baptist Church’s Operation Christmas Child packing day
(Left to right) Operation Christmas Child project manager Brenda Tiller with Dot Stone (widow of Jim Stone), Margaret Heustess (daughter of Carolyn Scott), Pam Boswell (daughter of Linda Marotta), Clyde Scott (widower of Linda Scott) and Andrea Bonnoitt (daughter of Carolyn Scott). These volunteers all participated in Operation Christmas Child, and First Baptist Church paid tribute to late family members who supported the annual...