Bookbag Cookout in Darlington Aug. 10
Join in for a Bookbag Cookout in Darlington on Aug. 10. The event is sponsored by HAYO (Helping All Youth Overcome), a nonprofit launched by a Claflin University student in Orangeburg. Winners will be chosen from students who submitted an essay earlier. Winners receive a bookbag and school supplies. Organizers said that any student who attends (grades K-12) will receive school supplies. The event is 2 p.m. Aug. 10 at 107 Cleveland...
‘Fear of flooding’ seeps into mayor’s race
After a summer of sudden thunderstorms and ferocious flooding in parts of Darlington, “fear of flooding” has become an issue in the race for mayor.
Darlington Fire Department extinguishes fire on James Street
No one was reported injured in a house fire on James Street on July 16, according to the Darlington Fire Department. The cause of the blaze was not immediately known. Photo by Darlington Fire Department
Author wanders a fictional Darlington
Author Phillip Gardner’s new short story collection weaves a tapestry of romance, nostalgia and healing against the backdrop of Darlington, S.C. … but not really.
Faculty against him, Governor’s School president is leaving
Hector Flores is on his way out as president of the Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics in Hartsville.
Man held in 2 shootings
A Lamar man has been arrested in connection with a shooting at a convenience store that wounded two people. Willie Dytavious Scipio, 25, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, according to the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday, someone shot two people at the Markette convenience store at 104 W. Bobo Newsom Highway. Reports said they drove themselves to a hospital.