Living on the West End: The 1930s
Editor’s note: This is a reprint of a Bill Shepard column published last year. By Bill Shepard The 1930s were trying years, not only in America, but around the world! Most of the world was trying to free itself from the stranglehold that the war had on them. World War I had ended in 1918. Wars are costly and wars end, but the cost of wars continues on! Presidents Coolidge and Harding had wrestled with America’s problems but with...
Hauling up water
By Tom Poland The cold water hurt my teeth, and it didn’t come from a cooler. Nor a faucet. There was no faucet. My grandparents cranked a windlass, lowering a bucket into a hand-dug well and hauling up water a dowser said was there. Hand-dug wells and dowsers … erased by time. But the dowser was right. Water was there. Well, memories live on. I recall hauling up water from Mother Earth. I never came up empty. I drank cold water from...
How you can help Darlington businesses through this crisis
Over the past week, life has changed dramatically right before our eyes. Our communities that were founded on innovation and hard work face adversity and hardship like they have not faced in our lifetime. Businesses have transformed the way they operate within days and some within hours. Darlington is strong and we are resilient. I am fully confident that we will all come out of this on the other side stronger, more confident in...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Article should have been published in its entirety, reader says
I submitted an article with regards to the Wilds Family Reunion which appeared in the News & Press’ Feb. 19 edition. I want thank your paper for considering that article. However, I was extremely disappointed that this article was not presented in its entirety. The goal of this article was to emphasize one’s family achievements as we celebrate African Heritage and Women’s History Month. I can’t comprehend why Jennifer...
LIVING ON PURPOSE: Trusting the God of hope
By Bill Holland Like you, I’m hearing about acts of kindness during this time when the virus is causing so many problems. We realize it’s easy to become so distracted with how bad things are, that we forget all the good that is going on all around us. In a world where the attitude is many times based on an “everyone for themselves mentality” it’s good to know there are still caring people out there who are sincerely compassionate....
The wonder of woods and waters: Remembering Harry Hampton
By Tom Poland Fall 1980, a Columbia office park known as Dutch Plaza teems with activity. We’re packing up files, desks, cameras, magazines and more and moving the South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department headquarters to the Capitol Complex. A busy and disruptive time it was. Perhaps that’s how I missed the news. Harry Rutledge Elliott Hampton died Nov. 16, 1980. What I didn’t miss once we settled in at the Rembert C....