Buzzard luck
By Tom Poland A searing, sweaty summer day … just as my friend leaned over to pick up his dropped keys, his glasses slid onto the asphalt and cracked. “Damn. If it weren’t for buzzard luck, I’d have no luck at all,” said he. You’ve heard it. Maybe uttered it. Man sees the buzzard as a harbinger of ill fortune, a bird deserving pessimism, suspicion and phobias. I plead guilty. My journeys take me past picturesque dead trees across...
Shelby Jean Carter
DARLINGTON – Shelby Jean Carter, 83, passed away Friday, May 1, 2020. A graveside service was held Sunday, May 3, at Fair Hope Presbyterian Church in Lamar, directed by Belk Funeral Home. Born Sept. 5, 1936, Shelby was the daughter of the late William Perry Carter and Emma McDonald Carter. She retired from the Department of Social Services in Charlotte. Shelby was a member of Fair Hope Presbyterian Church. Surviving are her cousins,...
School district announces online 4K and 5K registration for new students
Online registration for traditional 4-year-old kindergarten (4K) and 5-year-old kindergarten (5K) for the 2020-21 school year will be held May 1-15. This online registration period will only be for students who are new to the district. Returning students will need to register later in the summer during the district’s normal registration period. Please visit the district’s website at www.dcsdschools.org to get started. In order to...
