Darlington High’s Hare signs with Converse College
Darlington High School student-athlete Cameron Hare will play women’s basketball for Converse College next year after a signing ceremony held last Thursday afternoon. Hare, a point guard and shooting guard, celebrated her commitment to Converse in the high school’s media center. Her family, school administration, coaches and teammates joined her to celebrate the occasion. Darlington High Principal Cortney Gehrke praised Hare’s...
Sheriff’s Office launches 3rd annual Cooling Project
Sheriff Tony Chavis is continuing his annual Cooling Project to assist senior citizens and families in need during the summer heat throughout Darlington County. “It is already getting warm, and it is important we remember those who need a helping hand staying cool this summer,” stated Chavis. “With the public’s support we have collected hundreds of fans the previous two years, and I look forward to continuing this partnership to help...
Touch-A-Truck at the Raceway
The Junior League of Florence’s annual Touch-A-Truck event was held at Darlington Raceway on Saturday. It lets children explore and get behind the wheel of their favorite vehicles. Money raised goes back into the community through grants and scholarship awards. Photos by Bobby Bryant
McLeod Health Darlington marks 25th anniversary
McLeod Health Darlington celebrated its 25th anniversary as a McLeod Health hospital on May 1. The hospital has served as a part of Darlington County and the surrounding communities for more than 70 years. John McLean Wilson, M.D., and his wife, Amelia Talbert Wilson, were the founders of Wilson Clinic and Hospital in 1947. The first hospital in Darlington, the facility began in a two-story house on Pearl Street. In 1974, the Wilson...
Burgler caught on home surveillance camera
Darlington County sheriff’s investigators are seeking the public’s assistance to identify a suspect captured on a home surveillance system while burglarizing a residence on Potato House Road. He is a white male with a slender build. It is believed he drives a yellow and black moped. If you have any information, contact Darlington County sheriff’s investigators at (843) 398-4501 or Crime Stoppers of the Pee Dee at 1-888-CRIME-SC or...
County students visit historic Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga. – More than 60 fifth-grade students in the Darlington County School District’s (DCSD) Gifted and Talented Program recently visited Savannah to study firsthand its extraordinary structures and marine ecosystem. Guided by teachers and parents, the students took a trolley tour of the city’s Historic District, boated with dolphins on an “eco-cruise,” visited St. John the Baptist Cathedral and toured the Mighty Eighth Air...