Lee Andrews hired for county position
Lee Andrews
Photo by Samantha Lyles
By Jana E. Pye, Editor, editor@newsandpress.net
Lee Andrews has received a promotion, moving from the Darlington City Recreation Director’s job to leading the county.
“I am excited to be trusted with the job of Director for Darlington County,” said Andrews. “This is home, and I want the best for my home. Our goal pretty much everywhere I have been is for my department to become an asset to the community. I don’t foresee this changing. I want our department to become more involved in programming throughout Darlington County. I want to put an emphasis on our rural areas, and work with our major municipalities to make what we are doing now work better for them. Hartsville has done an outstanding job raising the level of their facilities in the past ten years, and I would like to see Darlington do the same thing. Recreation is not just for the athletes, it is for anyone that lives within our county, and I want to make sure that we offer something for everyone.”
His long career in recreation includes:
1999-2002 Freedom Florence Recreation Complex (Tournament Coordinator)
2002-2004 Florence County Parks and Recreation (Athletic Director)
2004-2013 Darlington County Parks Recreation (Hartsville Area Director)
2013-2016 Darlington County Parks Recreation & Tourism (Darlington Area Director)
Present: Darlington County Parks Recreation & Tourism Director
The office is located at 300 Sanders Street Darlington.
Carolina 29532; Phone: 843-398-4700.
He has worked at the Darlington Area Recreation Department since 2013. He currently leads a team that includes:
• Crystal Gibson, Darlington Area Program Director
• Stephanie Johnson, Darlington Area Clerk/Typist
• Maceo Haynesworth, Hartsville Area Athletic Director
• Darlene Brown, Hartsville Area Program Director
• John Wall, Hartsville Area Director