Volunteers meeting to search for missing veteran
A group of concerned citizens will be meeting Saturday Feb. 18 to help assist in the search for Moise Shadrack James III. The group will meet at the Darlington County Airport, located at 313 Graham Seager Parkway in Society Hill, at 8 a.m. James, age 68, is a U.S. Army Veteran. He was last seen riding his bicycle in the 800 block of Mineral Springs in Darlington County, around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday April 30, 2015. For more information...
Sheriff’s Office Arrests Two for Hartsville Burglary
On February 6 at 12:45 PM deputies with the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the Fox Hollow neighborhood of Hartsville due to an alarm being activated. Deputies arrived to discover the residence burglarized. Deputies were provided video surveillance of the suspects. Criminal Investigation Division investigators took possession of the video and were able to identify the suspects. With the assistance of the...
Darlington County Council forwards solar energy ordinance
At their February 6 regular meeting, Darlington County Council passed second reading of a contentious renewable energy ordinance by a vote of 7 to 1. Ordinance 16-19 sets county regulations for the location, construction, and operation of renewable energy systems.
4-H, electric co-ops partner on statewide STEM challenge
ORANGEBURG — South Carolina students interested in science and technology will have an opportunity this spring to showcase what they have learned in the classroom. The fifth annual S.C. 4-H Engineering Challenge, sponsored by EnlightenSC, offers students ages 9-19 a chance to participate in a multi-challenge competition March 25 at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. Organizers of the competition created the event to spur students’...
Darlington County Long-Term Recovery Group seeks to help community
Does your home still have damage from the 2015 flood? Report your damages to the local intake center located at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 400 S. Main Street in Darlington. The next operating hours are Feb. 13-15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please take the following information with you: •Proof of income •State issued ID •Proof of disability, if you are disabled or if someone in your home is disabled •Home insurance policy, if...
Arrest made in Sugar Creek Circle fatal shooting
Special Victims Unit investigators have taken into custody Mary Denise Poston, 53, of Florence in connection to the fatal shooting that occurred on Sugar Creek Cir. Friday evening. At 8:45 p.m. deputies were dispatched to Sugar Creek Cir. off of Turnpike Rd. in Darlington County. Once on scene the deputies took Poston into custody and discovered the victim who was identified by the Darlington County Coroner’s Office as Robert Earl...
