Make trick-or-treating fun in rural areas
Halloween is a day for ghouls and goblins, tricks and treats. Halloween is a child’s dream, and some of the more indelible images associated with this beloved holiday feature neighborhood children ringing doors all across suburbia and urban centers. But country kids celebrate Halloween, too. Did you know that, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, urban areas make up just 3 percent of the land area of the United States? Twenty percent...
A long legislative tradition: Putting ex-colleagues, relatives in high-paying public jobs
The possibility that two more ex-lawmakers could join the state Public Service Commission – with six-figure salaries – highlights a longstanding tradition of legislators giving well-paying jobs to their former colleagues, relatives and friends.
Terrence Carraway Memorial 5K gets presenting sponsor
Darlington Raceway has announced that longtime partner Sam Carbis Solutions Group will be the presenting sponsor of the Terrence Carraway Memorial 5K on Nov. 1. “We’re extremely grateful to the Sam Carbis Solutions Group for sponsoring our Terrence Carraway Memorial 5K event,” Darlington Raceway President Kerry Tharp said. “Sam Carbis Solutions Group is an outstanding community business located in Florence that has been a terrific...
Church News – October 30, 2019
Please send your church news and photos to: editor@newsandpress.net Darlington Church of God of Prophecy, 920 West Smith Ave., plans Trunk or Treat for Halloween. We will be handing out candy at the church Oct. 31 from first dark until. Yard Sale for Missions Southside Free Will Baptist Church, 153 W. McIver Road, Darlington, will have a yard sale for missions Nov. 2 from 7-12. On Nov. 3, Chris Smith, The One Man Quartet, will be with...
Living on Purpose – Do you believe in life after death?
One of the most profound questions humans desire to understand is what happens when our physical heart stops beating.
#GrabABagSC challenge comes to Darlington with chance to win $100
Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and PalmettoPride want South Carolinians to grab a bag and clean up our communities. Grab A Bag SC is a statewide litter pickup challenge inspired by Evette’s own experience picking up in her home community and even during her family vacations. On Nov. 16, Evette will kick off Grab A Bag SC in Travelers Rest with a press conference followed by a litter pickup event in her hometown. Citizens across the state are...