Rivals in mayor’s race make their pitch
The Democratic Women’s Council of Darlington County sponsored a “Meet & Greet” event for candidates for Darlington city offices last Thursday at Bethel AME Annex, 1321 S. Main St. All candidates were given a few minutes to introduce themselves and talk about their goals. Attending were the three candidates for mayor, Mayor Gloria Hines (left), City Council member and mayor pro tem Carolyn Bruce (middle), and businessman Curtis...
In Darlington County and statewide, SAT scores dip …
The latest SAT scores for public high-school students in Darlington County show a dip compared to last year’s results – but the county school district is far from alone.
Clemson-bred agricultural technology company puts down roots in the Pee Dee
The seed of an idea that sprouted from Clemson’s Advanced Plant Technology (APT) Program is blooming where it was planted near the university’s Pee Dee Research and Education Center.
Church News – October 9, 2019
Please send your church news and photos to: editor@newsandpress.net A Call for the Church to COME ALIVE is coming up Oct. 13-16 at First Baptist Church, Darlington, for revival services. Join us each evening at 6:30 for worship led by the Elevate Worship Band from Charleston Southern University and special guest preachers Rev. Jon Davis, Campus Minister at Charleston Southern University, and Rev. Frankie Tanner, retired pastor of...
Council to plan city parks’ future
Darlington City Council and the county Recreation Department will meet to plan a course for the future of the city’s parks and to consider how to tie them together with a system of trails, council agreed last week.
Darlington Chamber holds Business After Hours at Patriot Chevrolet
Patriot Chevrolet in Darlington (formerly known as Auddie Brown Chevrolet) was the site of a Darlington Chamber of Commerce “Business After Hours” event Oct. 3. The dealership recently was bought by Christina Van Ness, a North Carolina resident whose father and grandfather both owned Chevrolet dealerships. Contributed photo