Rotary Club of Hartsville buys new shoes for 100 students
For the second year in a row, the Rotary Club of Hartsville recently hosted Darlington County School District students at the Shoe Store and purchased each student a brand new pair of shoes – 100 pairs, to be exact. That’s far more than the Rotary Club could fund last year. The two-day “Happy Feet” event was welcomed by the students, who came from several schools in the Hartsville area. The partnership with the Shoe Store is...
Governor’s School students work with Habitat for Humanity in Darlington County
The mission of the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics in Hartsville is to prepare students to “engage as ethical leaders with the world’s most significant issues.” Providing greater access to affordable, quality housing is one of the world’s most significant issues. However, GSSM students are already making an impact throughout the Hartsville community regarding this concern....
Man killed in confrontation with deputies
Darlington County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a “man with a gun” last week after he refused to drop his weapon and kept walking along New Market Road near Hartsville, officials said.
‘Unbelievable’ blaze devastates family’s farm
A fire Sept. 21 tore through as many as nine barns full of tobacco at a Darlington County farm, causing an estimated $225,000 damage and painting the sky with smoke that could be seen for miles.
County schools ‘years’ away from letting kids use key cards
Plans for using electronic key cards to open doors at Darlington County public schools are still on track, but the system will slowly be phased in for teachers and staff, and it will be “years” before students might start using the cards to come and go.
FDTC nursing programs getting healthy
After a spell of poor health, the prognosis for local nursing education seems to be improving, according to a presentation made at the Sept. 24 Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) Board of Commissioners meeting.