Walmart coming to Darlington
By Tony Watkins, Mayor of City of Darlington During my campaign and subsequent election to Mayor in 2003, I sought the support of the people of Darlington for a plan that I believed would help to revitalize our downtown. I sought your support because this plan required such a change in the way we were doing things, and was such an enormous undertaking. Your support in those early days of my tenure helped make it possible for the city...
Remembering Daddy
Father’s Day is near, and I remember Daddy! How could I forget? I remember his gentle, kind and patient traits. I have said it many times, my Dad was the most contented person I have ever known. He never had a lot of this world’s wealth, but that didn’t seem to bother him. Dad’s secret for contentment was to keep “self” under control, and never let it want the things it couldn’t have. That really requires self-discipline! Dad was a...
Jim Stone to run for Mayor of Darlington
Jim Stone announces candidacy for Mayor of Darlington. Jim Stone, along with his family and supporters, are pleased to announce his candidacy for Mayor of Darlington. Besides attending the University of South Carolina on a track scholarship and serving in the Air Force, Stone has lived, and worked, his entire life within the city limits of Darlington. He is a lifetime member of First Baptist Church where he currently serves as a...
Letters to the Editor – June 17, 2015
BoBByAfrikusRoss endorses Hines BoBByAfrikusRoss and EssCeePeeDee (alter-ego of SCSU mascot) join hands to thank Mayor Watkins for his service to Darlington and to endorse fellow SC Stater Gloria Hines for future Mayor of Darlington, SC! As incumbent Darlington Mayor Tony Watkins prepares to transition to another roll as private citizen, in the development of our beloved City, he announced that his crowning achievement, the imminent...
Technology failures and the future
Uber is hot right now in South Carolina and worldwide. Uber is sort of an online taxi company without the taxis; most anyone with a smartphone and decent car can be an Uber driver and make money.
The Swimming Hole (Wash-Hole)
“Home was a swimmin’ hole, a fishin’ pole, and the feel of a muddy road between my toes.”
The lines above are borrowed from one of my favorite songs. I wish I had written them first. They speak my sentiments well.