DAR receives $1,500 from Darlington Raceway to assist with building new parks
Darlington Area Recreation received an additional boost last week as Rep. Robert Williams (S.C. House District 62) delivered a $1,500 check from Darlington Raceway to assist with building new public parks in the city. This money will team with two other $1,500 donations from Nucor and Pee Dee Electric Cooperative (which Williams delivered the previous week) to help build a new frisbee golf course and walking trails on property owned...
Rosenwald Foundation co-sponsors essay contest
For the second year, Rosenwald Elementary Middle School eighth-graders participated in an essay exercise. The purpose is to help students improve writing skills and to learn more about the history and legacy of Rosenwald. The presentation ceremony was held April 19 in the school’s Robert C. Gerald Auditorium; $1,000 was awarded in prize money. Funds were chiefly donated by Rosenwald military veterans and the Rosenwald Foundation. Each...
Updated law paves way for PAs in South Carolina to increase access to care
The South Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants (SCAPA) is commending Gov. Henry McMaster for signing Senate Bill 132 into law May 13. The enactment of this legislation will go into effect Aug. 11, and will allow PAs to increase access to care for patients and families throughout the state through its modernization of the regulation of PA practice. “We are excited that the General Assembly continues to show their commitment...
Francis Marion hosts campus tours throughout the summer
What’s the best way to spend a late spring morning in the Pee Dee? There’s only one answer and it’s checking out the beautifully lush Francis Marion University campus during one of the University’s many campus tours. Tours are available Monday through Friday beginning at 9:30 a.m. for individuals or groups. To register for a daily tour, visit fmarion.edu/admissions/visitus or call 843-661-1231. Check-in for campus tours is done at the...
Detention officer arrested, fired
A detention officer at the W. Glenn Campbell Detention Center has been fired after being arrested in connection with a domestic-violence incident. Darlington County sheriff’s investigators with the Special Victims Unit arrested Timothy Tyler Jackson, 25, after an alleged physical altercation with a female Jackson resided with. Investigators expected to charge Jackson with domestic violence, second degree, the Sheriff’s Office...