How Donald Trump won the South Carolina Republican primary
“He’s a businessman from New York City, not from the south,” said College of Charleston political science professor Gibbs Knotts. “He’s brash and kind of crude, and not very genteel and not very hospitable and all the things we think as being part of southern culture.”
Saturday Night Live!
By Bill Shepard Just when I think I have written all there is to write about Darlington and the way it was when I was a boy, I get a letter from someone in Darlington and memories begin to flow. This week, I received a letter from a long time Darlingtonian and it stirred a lot of memories. Thank you Mr. Sam Grant, Jr. for your letter! I have read the letter over and over, and each time I feel that I am back on the “Corner” at the west...
Letters to the Editor: February 24, 2016
Reader unhappy with Brenton Dana’s press release on his bid for County Auditor The Brenton Dana press release where he spoke of flaws in the Darlington County Auditors Office in last week’s paper is incorrect. The Auditor, Rosa Hudson, is my grandmother and I – along with all of our family – found that press release highly offensive and we are not happy with it. The current flaws in the system do NOT reflect upon...
Staying in touch?
It is hard to find a real bargain these days and to know one when you see it is harder still!
A Pig in a Poke
By Bill Shepard The little church where I began my pastoral ministry more than sixty years ago proved to be the most rewarding challenge of my life. I wrote recently that on my first Sunday at the little church only one person showed up for the Sunday morning service! I also wrote that I made a commitment to that person that I would show up for service regularly to preach. It seemed she had been disappointed often and after walking to...
Pilot recreation project coming to A.W. “Man” Stanley Memorial Gymnasium
By BoBByAfrikusRoss In an effort to pursue the Arts as a core form of recreation in Darlington, and maximize opportunities to sing together, an innovative project is being readied to launch at the City of Darlington Recreation Department A.W. “Man” Stanley Memorial Center Gym. Under the project name “Singin’ One Mo’ Time,” D-RecArtsExplo (Darlington Recreation Arts Exploration), a pilot program will build on an “untapped...