Veteran DSS employee seeks at-large Darlington City Council seat
City Council candidate Winfred Herrington, right, with campaign manager Kevin Brown. Photo by Bobby bryant
By Bobby Bryant, Editor, editor@newsandpress.net
Calling for better schools, more parks, more jobs and a “new hotel,” a former Darlington County Department of Social Services employee announced last week that he will seek an at-large seat on Darlington City Council in the November elections.
Winfred M. Herrington Sr., who retired from DSS after 34 years, held a May 21 news conference at the Courthouse to start his campaign.
Herrington, who described himself as a proud resident of Darlington for 43 years, said the city needs to improve its drinking-water, sewer and stormwater systems, boost schools and the education system in general, offer more activities for youths, set up a new recreation complex, create more community parks, bring in more jobs and “above all,” land a new hotel.
“I know we can fully reach our potential in these growth goals,” he said. “ … My aim is to help Darlington to continue being the proud Pearl of the Pee Dee.”
Herrington said that during his career with DSS, he “helped enhance the lives of the citizens of Darlington in a positive way.” He said that he became the first black male supervisor at the county agency.
Herrington said he holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Coker College and a master’s degree in counseling from Webster University. He serves as a board member of the S.C. State Employees Association and Darlington County First Steps.
He and his wife, Brenda, have two children and three grandchildren. He is active at his church, Mount Calvary AME Church in Hartsville.