Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program announces dates, locations
The Darlington County Council on Aging will be issuing free coupons to low-income individuals 60 and older that may be used to purchase fresh produce at local participating farmers’ markets. Each eligible person will receive $25 worth of coupons that may be used at participating markets through Oct. 15. The coupons will be issued on a first come, first served basis until the supply is exhausted. Note the location change in...
‘Devastating day’: Man killed trying to help trucker
“If he could help, he would help,” Dariasha James says of her cousin Milton B. McGee of Society Hill.
Start thinking summer with desserts that refresh
Ice cream is a go-to dessert in warm weather. Creamy, cold and refreshing, ice cream makes for the perfect complement to a hot afternoon. Ice cream can be served in various ways, including in a cup, on a cone, in sundae form accompanied by a bevy of favorite toppings, or mounded on a hot waffle. This cool treat is also stupendous in shakes or as the a la mode when served alongside pies and cakes. There’s just no end to the ways ice...
How to bring beneficial bees back
Bees, birds and butterflies play integral roles in pollinating many of the crops humans rely on for sustenance. The National Pollinator Garden Network, through the National Wildlife Federation, recently launched the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge, an effort to increase the amount of nectar and pollen food sources as the organization aims to reverse the alarming decline of pollinators such as honey bees, native bees and monarch...
Raceway to host track drive June 15
On June 15, Darlington Raceway will give race fans an opportunity to drive their personal vehicles on the high banks of the Lady in Black, and in turn, support service members and veterans. For a $30 cash donation per car, Darlington Raceway will allow fans to take three laps around the famed 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval. The Track Drive is scheduled for 1 p.m.-4 p.m. For their donation, guests will also receive two tickets to the Aug....
DNA kit brings long-lost child back to local family
A $99 gift turned out to yield priceless rewards for one Darlington County family, as the Davis clan recently welcomed a long-lost child into the fold and put to bed a decades-old mystery … all thanks to an Internet DNA kit.