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KIWANIS OYSTER ROAST B1 2A OPINION 4A OBITUARIES 5A BOOKINGS 6A SPORTS 2B PUZZLES News&Press TWO SECTIONS • 18 PAGES APRIL 29, 2015 ESTABLISHED 1874 5B CLASSIFIEDS QUOTE ‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.’ EDMUND BURKE 50¢ Vol. 141, No. 16 Darlington, S.C. W W W. N E W S A N D P R E S S O N L I N E . C O M Darlington’s clean-up rescheduled County tables business fee proposal Keep Darlington County Beautiful's annual litter collection, the Great American Cleanup, has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 16, from 8 a.m. to noon, beginning at Cain Elementary School and the City Street Department, 586 W. Broad St. Thanks to the folks who braved the rain Saturday to try to volunteer their time. by Samantha Lyles Staff Writer [email protected] Pictured: Otis F. Floyd, Detachment Chaplain, Scholarship Committee Chairman and Americanism/Education Officer; graduating senior Michael Lamar Rice, Jr.; and Frank Faulkner, Commandant. PHOTO BY JANA E. PYE Great Pee Dee Devil Dogs award scholarship to DHS senior Dale Weatherford FMU history major paints portrait of Gen. Francis Marion Dale Weatherford’s habit of drawing in class put him into grade school hot water while growing up in Darlington. Today, his ability to mix academics with art is earning him accolades at Francis Marion University. FMU’s Department of History just unveiled a painting by Weatherford of General Francis Marion, the university’s namesake, and hung it in a place of honor: the History Students’ Lounge in Founders Hall. Dr. Chris Kennedy, chair of the Department of History, says that Weatherford, a senior History major and honors student, was ideal to tackle the new Marion work. Kennedy “commissioned” the work by Weatherford after seeing an earlier work by him, a depiction of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. That piece, says Kennedy, “was excellent. “(Dale) is a wonderful student of History, particularly the colonial-revolutionary period of United States’ History,” says Kennedy. “He is also an accomplished artist whose art work speaks for itself. It is professional in its realism and attention to detail, like the clothing, uniforms, insignia, and other characteristics of his subject matter. … He does an excellent job of combining his knowledge of History with his artistry.” Weatherford called the opportunity to paint Francis Marion for Francis Marion a real honor. “The university was named after him,” says Weatherford. “That’s the main reason.” The Marine Corps League Great Pee Dee Devil Dogs Detachment #1219 awarded Darlington High School graduating senior Marcus Lamar Rice, Jr. with the 2014-2015 Scholarship in the amount of $1,000. Rice, a member of the DHS JROTC, plans to attend The Citadel in Charleston after graduating with his class at Darlington High School this May. “We will be checking up on you,” said Otis F. Floyd, Chaplain. “We are proud of you, son.” Each year the detachment chooses a high school from their region for this scholarwhich includes ship, Chesterfield, Darlington, and Marlboro Counties. The Marine Corps Great Pee Dee Devil Dogs Detachment 1219 has a rich history of providing scholarships to graduating seniors from the three counties of the area they represent. Membership is open to any marine or fleet force corps who has served honorably or is currently on active duty. The detachment is a Section 501(c )3 non profit organization. The Marine Corps League is one of the earliest established veterans organizations, organized in June 1923 and by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1937. For more information, call Otis F. Ford, Detachment Chaplain, Scholarship Chairman and Americanism/Education Officer 843-479-7235 or email [email protected]. Darlington County has indefinitely tabled a proposal to charge businesses an annual registration fee, this according to county administrator Terence Arrington who addressed the matter at Darlington County Council's April 20 meeting. “That item has been pulled and I haven't identified a date at which it will be put back on council's agenda for discussion,” said Arrington. This business registration fee, proposed as Ordinance 15-10, came up for first reading at council's March 16 meeting and met with immediate resistance from local business representatives, like the directors of both the Darlington and Hartsville Chambers of Commerce. The proposed $10 fee would be levied countywide, and could include businesses located within municipalities as well as unincorporated areas. On the regular agenda, council approved final reading for Ordinance 15-09, amending finance codes to formally grant discretional funding powers to the county administrator and allowing the admin to clear interfund transfers of up to That item has been pulled and I haven't identified a date at which it will be put back on council's agenda for discussion. Terence Arrington County Administrator $5,000 between departmental activities. That measure is included in the county's annual budget ordinances, but this amendment ends the need to redraft and include it each year. The amendment also broadens the administrator's funding discretion to include personnel line items. Council approved second reading of Ordinance 15-11, requiring a fee be paid for the use of Darlington County facilities for meetings, activities, and functions. The ordinance also removes the Lamar Recreation Center from the list of available facilities since the building has been converted for use as the Lamar Magistrate Office. A revised user fee schedule for county facilities will be drafted, and final reading for this ordinance should take place at council's May 2 meeting. COUNTY ON 3A Friends of Nicky Demetrious resurrect scholarship endowment at FMU By Jana E. Pye Editor [email protected] Nicky Demetrious was larger than life; a handsome Greek with a constant smile, a friend to all he met. Six years after his death, Nicky’s friends in the Pee Dee still speak of him fondly; they are happy to hear that the scholarship in his name at his alma mater is nearing the endowment funding goal. Nicky Chris Demetrious was the son of the late Katina Papaioannou Demetrious and Christos “Gus” Nicholas Demetrious, joined by two sisters- Mary Demetrious of Darlington, and Paula Demetrious Lawson of Florence. Nicky Demetrious Nicky graduated from Francis Marion University in the early 1970’s after serving his country with the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He was an avid tennis player and cyclist, and the owner-operator of the Carolina Lunch/Dairy Bar in Darlington. The scholarship was established by Charles Howard, Sr. president of Chase Oil Co. in Florence, and many of Nicky’s friends that wanted to establish this scholarship in his memory. Unfortunately after Nicky’s death in January of 2009, the national economy was in turmoil; the endowment goal of $25,000 was not met. However, representatives from FMU say that the endowment is now merely $10,000 away from that goal. NICKY ON 3A 10th Annual Walk with the Docs 2015 Please join us for the fun! The 10th Annual Walk with the Docs to benefit both locations of Free Medical Clinics of Darlington County will be held Saturday, May 2nd at 10:00 a.m. at Darlington Racetrack, infield garage. T-shirts, music, and refreshments. Walk 2.7 miles with us around the track as we honor the doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and nurses that volunteer to care for our patients. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. The official pacer car will be giving rides around the track to all walkers after the Walk. Call 332-0422 or 398-0060 for more info. Ride safe, ride smart with FDTC Motorcycle Safety Class By Jana E. Pye Editor [email protected] PORTRAIT ON 3A Members of the Basic Motorcycle Safety Class take a break with their instructors at the FDTC campus. PHOTO BY JANA E. PYE Five people walked into a motorcycle safety classroom on a recent Friday night at Florence Darlington Technical College (FDTC), and after two long days of instruction on bikes, emerged Sunday with a new-found confidence. The course is designed for a dozen students, so that six can be doing exercises while the other half of the class observes. FDTC is so committed to the program, however, that the class is held, even if there are only five students. “Look at the magnitude of personal attention they are getting,” said John Petrach, head of the department for the past eight years. “We struggle sometimes with the economics, because you can easily envision a small class is much smaller compared to a full class of twelve, the expenses are no different. Fortunately here at FlorenceDarlington, our VP of Continuing Education, Max Welch, who is responsible for this program, is extremely supportive. If we continue to provide a valuable service to the community, he will continue to support us. And small classes like this are just fine.” In South Carolina, the state’s technical colleges offer the classes using the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) approved instruction and course designs, along with four Harley Davison Academy locations in the state. After successful completion, students of the Basic class receive a MSF Completion Card. SAFETY ON 4A The Pee Dee’s Oldest Independently Owned Newspaper op-ed opinion Word of the Week timidity: fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions Merriam-Webster.com APRIL 29, 2015 | PAGE 2A THe NeWS ANd pReSS, dARLINGToN, S.C. WWW.NEWSANDPRESSONLINE.COM Washday Memories By Bill Shepard On that part of the old mill village in Darlington (over the creek), there are two narrow streams of water that we called ditches. The spring-fed streams begin at the north end of the area and follow along the edge of the village, making their final rendezvous with Swift Creek at the south end of the village. The ditches were flowing when the Shepard family arrived there in 1922. Recently, I was there and they are still murmuring along. It was along these ditches (various locations on the village), the women of the village would gather to do their family’s weekly laundering. Each family, if desired, could have their own wash-bench. The bench, which was made of wooden boards, would accommodate three large tin tubs. Nearby would be a large black iron wash-pot. The wash-pot was used to boil the heavy and deeply soiled work clothes. A family would choose its own day for wash-day and make it a regular time each week. Mondays were the Shepard’s wash-day. Every Monday morning, Mama would tie all of the family’s dirty clothes in a large bed sheet, place a box of washing powder and alarge piece of lye soap inside and we were off to our spot along the ditch. The clothes would be transported on my homemade wagon, build with wheels and axles from the salvage pile behind the big mill. This was the day I looked forward to each week. Of course, I wasn’t chosen every week, as there were two other Shepard boys, each wanting their day to be chosen! Being chosen meant a day we would skip school at St. John’s. Mama would write a note to the teacher the next day saying, “Please excuse Bill for being absent, as he was needed at home. The next day I would present that note to my teacher, and that would satisfy her. Being needed at home was indeed a truth! The big black wash-pot and the three large tubs had to be filled with water from the ditch. That would take several trips from the washbench to the ditch, bringing buckets filled with water. Once the wash-pot was filled, a fire would be kindled around it and the soiled clothes would begin boiling. Homemade lye soap would be used in the wash-pot. It would be my job to keep the fire burning; fuel gathered from the surrounding pasture was dead limbs from the trees near by. The clothes would need stirring often while they were boiling. Clothes less soiled would be placed in a tub of hot water, and Mama would scrub them by hand until they were clean. I have seen my mama’s hands bleed from the hard scrubbing and strong lye water. Sad memories! There would be other children present, helping their mothers; and when we were not needed to bring water or attend to the fire, we would be free to play in the nearby area, often wading in the stream. I like to search for crayfish and chase after tadpoles that were abundant in the streams. The process would usually last until near noon. Before leaving for home, we would be careful to put the fire out, rinse the tubs, and turn them over on the wash-bench. Not all families owned a wash bench. Occasionally, newcomers to the village would ask permission to use out wash-bench and permission was always given. Yes, there was water at our house! Each house had one spigot provided on the back porch; there was no inside water. The water that was provided had so much iron mineral in it that it could not be used to wash white bed sheets, etc. White cloth would be yellow after a few washings. The iron would also cause glassware to turn yellow. Water from the ditch did not do that. In later times, my dad built a filtering system by our back porch to filter the iron from the water. It worked! Dad liked wash-days, the same as I, but for different reasons. Before leaving for the wash-place, Mama would place a large pot, filled with lima beans, on the stove and started them to simmering. Seasoned with a large piece of fatback meat, they would cook all the while we were at the ditch. Dad came home from the mill each day at noon for a quick meal. The beans would be cooked tender. Dad called them “wash-day lima beans.” For as long as he lived, he referred to Mama’s wash-day lima beans as his favorite meal. When’s Dad’s lunch break was over, he would return to the mill to finish his twelve-hour day- no eight-hour work day in that long ago time! After leaving, Mama would hang the wet clothes on a long line to dry in the sun. The next day would be set aside for ironing the clothes - no wash and wear in those early times. Fortunately, there were not many Sunday clothes that required ironing. Dad went to work at 6:00 a.m. and returned at 6:00 p.m. The old sayi8ng, “A man’s work is from sun to sun, and a woman’s work is never done!” was true at our house. Long after her household had retired for the day, Mama could be seen or heard preparing for the next day. There were clothes to be ironed with flat irons, heated on the stove or by the fireplace if in winter. One full day was set aside for scrubbing the rough pine floors, with a scrub-broom, made with corn-shucks and with harsh lye water to get them clean and smelling fresh. There was a day for patching children’s clothing, and times for sewing little dresses, shirts, and an occasional dress for Mama. The old Singer sewing machine stood in the narrow hallway. At night, long after the family had gone to bed, sounds from the old Singer swinging machine could be heard. Mama’s day extended into the night, sewing clothes that would soon find their way into the wagon on the way to wash-day at the ditch. Mr. Shepard is a native of Darlington, S.C., and a current resident of Piedmont, S.C. Signed copies of Mr. Shepard’s books “Mill Town Boy” and “Bruised” are available for purchase at the News and Press office. He has been sharing his tales of growing up in Darlington for decades, and we are delighted to share them each week. op-ed Timing couldn’t be better for new bond bill By dr. Fred Carter, Francis Marion University Special to the News and press The last time South Carolina passed a general obligation bond bill to support infrastructure for higher education, some current students here at Francis Marion University had not set foot in kindergarten. That’s a long time to go without state funding for critical infrastructure -- too long in a state where future success and growth depends on a better-educated population and work force. Fortunately, this long funding drought may be coming to an end. Thanks to the leadership of Sen. Hugh Leatherman of Florence, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, a bond bill is now under consideration that would give higher education in the state a muchneeded lift. The bill has strong support in the Senate, and with help from Pee Dee Legislators like Rep. Phillip Lowe of Florence and Rep. Jackie Hayes of Dillon, who fought so hard for a House version of the bill this Spring, there is an excellent chance the bill will be enacted. The bill would provide $222 million for the state’s universities and technical colleges. That’s good news for the state and good news for the Pee Dee. All of the region’s institutions of higher education – Francis Marion University, FlorenceDarlington Technical College, Northeastern Technical College and Williamsburg Technical College – will benefit from the bill it if is passed. The effect of that support cannot be understated. Enhanced educational opportunities are essential to continue progress in this region. The Pee Dee has come a long way in regards to the education of its people. But much ground remains to be covered. We must make sure our students have facilities of sufficient size and sophistication to meet their needs now and into the future. The needs of higher education do not change with the season. The current bond bill would be a good idea regardless of any external factors. But, as it so happens, the timing for the bill is close to per- fect. Interest rates are at historic lows. The financial markets and their masters are all expecting them to rise in the near future. Borrowing money for large projects – a necessity for governments so as to more fairly distribute the burden if for no other reason – will never be more efficient than it is today. Postponing this action would, ironically, cost taxpayers more. The bill is also well-timed with regards to South Carolina’s existing debt. As noted, it’s been 14 years since the state issued a general obligation bond bill. Considerable debt has been retired during that time period. The state’s borrowing capacity, even when compared to the state’s traditionally conservative standards, is many times the amount included in the proposed bill. South Carolina’s prudent fiscal policies have allowed it to maintain the nation’s highest bond ratings since the inception of that coverage almost 50 years ago. The state’s AAA rating is the envy of the nation and a source of pride. When it comes to borrowing funds to invest in our citizen’s future, it will be a source of savings as well. South Carolina’s high ratings will mean even lower interest rates. And history shows that the planned indebtedness will not cause those ratings to be diminished. Between 1968 and 2001, the state passed 26 separate bond bills, essentially one every 1.26 years. During that period of consistent investment in construction, improvement and repair in and of the state’s physical assets, including higher education campuses and facilities, the state’s bond rating never changed. The rating agencies know we are good stewards. Passing this bond bill will continue that tradition. Need currently matches the timing of interest rate market in an exquisitely serendipitous manner. It almost would be irresponsible not to take this step. So what are we waiting for? Pass the bond bill. It’s time. Dr. Fred Carter is President of Francis Marion University. op-ed How we could make philanthropic history on May 5th By Sarah Shelley, executive director eastern Carolina Community Foundation More than 100 years ago, the first community foundation was established to help the people of Cleveland, Ohio pool their charitable resources and strengthen their hometown. We at the Eastern Carolina Community Foundation are extremely proud to be rooted in that heritage, and to help donors in the Pee Dee give back to our communities. In the eight years since Eastern Carolina Community Foundation was founded, we’ve helped connect hundreds of donors to high-impact organizations that are enriching our local culture and solv- The News & Press 117 S. Main St., Darlington, SC 29532 Phone (843) 393-3811 Fax (843) 393-6811 STAFF General Manager: Morrey Thomas [email protected] Editor: Jana E. Pye [email protected] Staff Writer: Samantha Lyles [email protected] Design: Duane Childers [email protected] Advertising: Charlotte Berger [email protected] Office Manager: Judy Rogers LETTERS TO THE EDITOR We encourage letters to the editor on any subject. Please include your name, location and phone number for verification. Mail to P.O. Box 513 Darlington SC 29540 or e-mail [email protected]. 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As Executive Director, I have had the pleasure and good fortune to work alongside some inspiringly charitable donors, amazingly dedicated staff and incredibly resourceful nonprofit leaders, all of whom have had big, bold ideas about making the Pee Dee a better place to live. Today, I want to share one of those ideas: Big Give Pee Dee. On May 5th, the Pee Dee will participate in what will likely be the largest giving event in history. Along with donors from every neighborhood in the region, we will join communities across the country in a national day of local giving to raise millions of dollars for our communities— all in 24 hours. People often think that philanthropy is for the Bill Gates and Warren Buffets of the world. But here’s the truth: Nearly everyone can be a philanthropist. During Give Big Pee Dee, small and large gifts will combine for big impact. We envision a single day where every individual is inspired to contribute to the well-being of their local community, and we need your help to make this vision a reality. In 2014, Give Local America’s first annual event resulted in more than $53 million being donated to local communities in just 24 hours. On May 5, 2015, the campaign is aiming to make history for a second time and double fundraising to more than $100 million with the help of our community. With donations being magnified by incentive funds, this is the day to make a difference. Your donations can actually give your favorite nonprofits a double boost by making them eligible for monetary prizes; one prize will be given each hour throughout giving day. Big Give Pee Dee is a virtual event with a personal touch. Our giving website provides a trusted platform for donors to fund proven organizations across their local communities. Beginning at midnight on May 5th, donations can be made online at www.biggivepeedee.org. You can also watch the leaderboard there throughout the event to track the donation progress of your favorite nonprofits. Community foundation staff members are available to answer any questions you may have, now or on May 5th. We’re planning an in-person event to celebrate the occasion, and we’re inviting everyone in the community to come for refreshments and fun. We’ll be at our offices at 154 W. Evans Street downtown Florence. If you need help making your donation, we will have computers set up and a volunteer to assist you. Some participating nonprofits are playing host to giving day events of their own, as well. We look forward to seeing you and celebrating the work of our community partners in the Pee Dee and across the country. HISTORY ON 3A NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C. Nicky Continued from 1A The scholarships will be given to a member of the FMU men or women’s tennis team first preference that they are from the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. The original family restaurant, Carolina Lunch, was started by Gus Demetrious in the late 1930’s the rear of a tobacco warehouse. It was legendary until the warehouse burned in the early 1990s. The family moved the operation to the vacant Dairy Bar, which Demetrious opened in 1958, but closed in the 1970s. “Nicky was everybody’s friend,” said Howard. “He came back from the military and started working at the family restaurant, Carolina Lunch. People loved him. He was involved with people of all ages; he was a social person. Loved to go to parties, and loved to play tennis.” Some of his mentors were Bill Harper, and principal Bill Cain. He played with Keith Williamson, Edwin Dargan, and Tim Dargan- always planning a match. He kept in shape with his passion, tennis, and his other passion, cycling. “What really impressed me about him was that he would ride his bicycle everywhere,” recalled Howard. “I’d see him way past Mechanicsville and way down riding his bicycle, staying in shape. He was dedicated to that.” The ladies all loved him as much as his pals, yet none of them could talk the confirmed Portrait Continued from 1A Francis Marion has been captured on canvas a number of times, but it’s still no easy task. Among other issues is the fact that no one really knows what the General looked like. There was, of course, no photography while he was alive, and even the oldest of his portraits post-date his death. Artists, from the postColonial period on, have had to rely on written descriptions. That’s helped, but they’re limiting, too. The best is from author Mason Locke Weems who wrote that one of Marion’s own men described the famous Revolutionary War leader as “ugly, cross, knock-kneed, hook-nosed…” Weatherford says the challenge of figuring out what Marion really looked like made painting Gen. Francis Marion more enjoyable. “I had to use a little bit of imagination,” says Weatherford. “Every artist does what is known as artistic licensing to make it their own. We know he had black hair, was a French Huguenot, had a hook nose and was dark complected.” Weatherford says since not much else was known, he used Rembrandt’s painting of George Washington’s face as a starting point. “Portraits are a challenge and getting the face is the hardest part,” says Weatherford. “I used it as the WEDNESDAY APRIL 29, 2015 | PAGE 3A bachelor into marriage. Finding a picture of him was elusive, he just didn’t really like having his photograph made. “I just think he was one of the most well loved people in this community. Everybody aid he was great – it was just the way he was. His Daddy said one time to me, ‘Everybody loves my Nicky.’ I would watch him up there waiting on customers, and they’d come in and have a conversation with all of them. People wanted him included in so many things, because he just fit. You would have to have really known him to appreciate that. We all know people who are popular, but everybody liked him- I mean everyone! It was, and is, rare.” Nicky died at the age of 60 with cancer; there is some speculation that he may have been exposed to Agent Orange during his time in Viet Nam. Before his illness, he joined many of his St. John’s High School friends on their annual beach weekend in April in Ocean Drive. Many recall the funny pranks he and his long-time friend writer Dwight Dana pulled on one another through the years, that Dana recalled during his last tribute to his friend after his death. “The story goes that Dwight knew Nicky always left his keys in his car, so one night he moved it when he was eating at Joe’s Grill,” said Howard. “And it took a long time for Nicky to find the car. He finally got him back, though,” laughed Howard. “He got someone to call and wake up Dwight after a long night of partying, calling him at 6 o’clock in the morning by saying, ‘Hurry, Pate Elementary School is on fire!’” Howard laughed. “Knowing that Dwight would be fast asleep, Nicky must have loved that! He was always at the restaurant getting the grits ready for the breakfast crowd by 4:30 every morning not matter how late he’d gotten in the night before.” The Dairy Bar crowd still fondly remembers Nicky, and his father. “There are still people that come out of their way to get a hot dog from Dairy Bar,” said Howard. “They still use Nicky’s Daddy’s recipe for chili- nobody knows the secret recipe. Gus Demetrious passed it down, and Charlie won’t tell you what it is. We’ve had people ask him.” The scholarships will be given to a member of the FMU men or women’s tennis team first preference that they are from the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. Once the scholarship is endowmed at $25,000, the scholarships will be given out based on earnings, usually between $800 to $1,000 per year to a student athlete. At Francis Marion, 87% of students earn some type of financial assistance, and include many first generation college students. Contributions are tax deductible, payable to the Francis Marion University Foundation, P.O. Box 100547, Florence, S.C. 29502-0547 (subject: Nicky Demetrious) or call: 843-661-1295. model to show command, respect and things like that.” Weatherford was bitten by the history bug early in his academic career, perhaps as early as the fourth grade. Later, while attending The Byrnes School, Weatherford recalls being “forced” to go to the school library. “So I would read history books,” says Weatherford. “But, it wasn’t until college that I really began to appreciate history, mainly because of the professors.” Weatherford says that two FMU professors in particular, Kennedy and Dr. William K. Bolt, fortified his love for history through classes like Jacksonian Democracy and the History of the British Empire. Likewise, Dr. Steven Gately, Dr. Samuel Howell and others were there to fuel his artistic desires. Weatherford took Art History (Nineteenth Century Art), Intro to Painting, Figure Drawing and Basic Drawing. That augmented his natural talents. So, when Kennedy and Phi Alpha Theta, the History Honors Society commissioned the painting, Weatherford was ready. Weatherford says he really enjoyed working on the Marion project. It was a pleasing way for him to honor a university that has given so much to him. Francis Marion was always his school of choice. “I love the locale… of the school and it seems the professors care more than any university I can think of,” says Weatherford. Weatherford will graduate in May. He plans to attend graduate school. Weatherford is currently working as an intern with Lynches Lake Historical Society in Lake City. Sweet Vidalia Onions Arrive May 12 25lb. bag $17.00 10 lb. bag $10.00 Order by May 7 Funds raised for Eye Exams and Glasses To Place Orders, Call Robert Bridgers 319-7703 John Tyner 393-5950 County Continued from 1A reading of Second Ordinance 15-12 was carried over until May. This measure pertains to a FILOT (Fee In Lieu of Taxes) proposal for Sonoco to locate and build a research and development facility in Darlington County, a project that could bring 10 new jobs and an investment of $11.8 million. Council approved a request to investigate hiring a county grants administrator, a position dedicated to helping Darlington County land more state and federal funding and handling the sometimes daunting paperwork involved in completing grant projects. “Given the workload that's involved with grant administration... it can be very cumbersome,” said Arrington. “It is a need for Darlington County... we don't have anybody on the forefront with USDA, federal agencies, CDBG – we don't have it, and it's strongly recommended, especially for lower income areas that need funds from the state.” Council member Le Flowers asked how the position would be funded, and Arrington replied that creating a grants administrator position is entirely contingent on finding adequate money in the budget. Council member Wilhelmina Johnson questioned the minimum necessary qualifications for such a position, and Arrington explained that staff would survey other counties with similar positions when drafting a job description. In other matters, council approved a request to waive fees for plan review and building permits for up to two houses per year for Habitat for History Continued from 2A Participating nonprofits: A Choice 2 M8K Bethlehem Therapeutic Riding Stable Boys & Girls Clubs of the Pee Dee Area CARE House of the Pee Dee Caring and Sharing Inc. Carolina Kids Chamber Music at the Gallery Chesterfield County Coordinating Council Youth Development Coalition Darlington County Education Foundation Darlington County First Steps Darlington County Humane Society Rescue Eastern Carolina Community Foundation Empowered to Heal Florence Area Literacy Council Florence County Disabilities Foundation Florence Evening Lions Club Foundation Florence Regional Arts Alliance Florence Symphony Orchestra Friends of the Florence County Library Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina Girls Inc. of the Pee Dee Harvest Hope Food Bank Help 4 Kids Florence Historic Marion Revitalization Association Hospice of Chesterfield County Humanity. Earlier in the meeting, council heard from Darlington County Habitat for Humanity director Mark Haenchen, who asked for support in continuing the organization's work in our community. “Since 1996, we've worked to build affordable, decent homes in Darlington County. Yesterday, we just dedicated our thirty-eighth home,” said Haenchen. “I come here tonight to ask for your assistance in trying to keep our homes as affordable as possible.” The fees council agreed to waive represent about $1,813 per house, with $511 going toward plan review, $1,002 for a building permit, $100 for an electrical permit, $100 for a plumbing permit, and $100 for a mechanical permit. This fee-waiving provision will be reconsidered by council each year. House of Hope of the Pee Dee House of Refuge - Refuge Outreach Ministry International Children's Games Lighthouse Ministries Marion County Library System Marlboro Civic Center Foundation McLeod for Health Florence Open McLeod Foundation Mercy in Me Free Medical Clinic Mercy Medicine Clinic Naomi Project Pathfinders United Pee Dee Area Council of Boy Scouts of America Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault Pee Dee Land Trust Radio Free Florence Resurrection Restoration Center for the Homeless SNAC (Shelter & Nutrition for All Children) South Carolina African American Heritage Foundation South Carolina Senior Sports Classic The Lord Cares Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School United Way of Chesterfield County Veterans Resource Center of Florence Vital Aging of Williamsburg County Wildlife Action Inc. Williamsburg Technical College Foundation QUOTE For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2 timothy 1:7 obituaries FRIDAY DEADLINE FOR OBITUARIES email [email protected] call (843) 393-3811 or fax (843) 393-6811. APRIL 29, 2015 | PAGE 4A the neWS anD pReSS, DaRLingtOn, S.C. WWW.NEWSANDPRESSONLINE.COM KISTLER HARDEE PLACE YOUR AD IN 107 S.C. NEWSPAPERS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY and reach more than 2.5 million readers using our small space display ad network “Serving the communities of Darlington County for three generations” • Traditional Funerals with a Personal Touch • Funeral Pre-Planning • Immediate Cremation and Cremation with Memorial Service • Aftercare Services - Social Security, Probate, V. A. Paper Work & Insurance Claims 229 W. Broad St., Darlington 217 W. Main St., Lamar 393-2824 326-5890 Charles Albert Hand, Jr. Charles Albert Hand, Jr., age 78, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at CarePartners Solace Center in Asheville. Charles was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on July 20, 1936, the son of the late C h a r l e s Albert and Mary Susan Thornton Hand and was also preceded in death by his sister, Sue Sly, and son-in-law, Robert Reardon. He graduated from Balboa High School in the Panama Canal Zone and later served in the US Army as well as the Reserves. Charles graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1958 he received an where Degree in Engineering Industrial Design. He worked at Lockheed in Macon, Georgia; was an engineer at NASA in Huntsville, Alabama during the 1960’s where he worked on the Apollo Space Program that landed a man on the moon; and also worked at Bell Laboratories in Niagara Falls, New York. Charles retired in 1993 after working as a naval engineer at the Charleston Naval Shipyard for Safety Continued from 1a Of the five students, only one has had extensive experience riding a motorcycle, Sharon Ard of Darlington. “But I picked up some really bad habits.” Wiliam Strom, of Darlington, rode dirt bikes as a youth. “I haven’t rode since I was about 18- and I am over 50 years old now,” he said. “I’ve already learned a lot. I’m glad I took this.” Jacqueline Ryan really doesn’t have a lot of experience around motorcycles; “My kids are grown, and I want to do something just for me.” She plans to purchase a bike after she takes the course. Ayjuana Greene has ridden with her husband many times, and he recently bought her a bike of her own. “I want to learn to ride safely,” she said. “And I don’t want to mess up that bike!” The last rider was also the youngest in the group, Steven Wynn. “I’ve never even been a passenger on a motorcycle,” he said. “I was a little nervous at first, but the coaches are great.” The lead instructor for the day is Kevin Adams, a fellow Maine-native (from Biddeford) and was the inspiration for this story. We met at the Darlington Walgreens parking lot after he commented on my “lobstah bumpah stickah” on my “cah”, and struck up a conversation that led to his telling me about this class at FDTC holds, that he is passionate about. “I’m the Pee Dee Regional Chapter Coordinator of SC ABATE- A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactment. That is the state’s way of saying it. I use a Brotherhood Aimed Towards Education,” says Adams. “The ABATE group I’m a member of paid for me to be an instructor. And I facilitate as much free information as I can to help out any fellow rider. We are doing a rally for Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month on Sunday May 3rd at noon on the steps of the State House across from WIS. Gov. Haley came down two years ago, she is pro biker, she is actually a card-carrying Statewide or regional buys available Donna Yount 888.727.7377 scnewspapernetwork.com 315 Pearl Street Darlington South Carolina Newspaper Network 31 years. His hobbies included photography and building ships-in-bottles. He was a long-time member of the European Ships-In-Bottles Association and a Past Vice President of the American Ships-In-Bottles Association. Charles had many articles published about this intricate craft in ships-in-bottle magazines. Many of his models are on display in museums and private collections. Charles is survived by his wife of 58 years Clelia Garrison Hand; daughters, Daun Stuart and her husband, Robert, of Summerville, South Carolina and Clelia Reardon of Charleston, South Carolina; and his son, Raven Daemeon Hand of Canton. Family and friends are invited to attend Charles’ Memorial Service at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Cove Methodist Francis Church in Waynesville with Reverend David Childers, Reverend Melissa Lowe and Reverend Hugh Russell officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the church fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to one’s favorite charity. Wells Funeral Homes & Cremation Services of Waynesville is in charge of arrangements. An on-line memorial register is available at www.wellsfuneralhome.com. member of SC ABATE as well”. Adam’s wife is also a rider, and joined the Motor Maids all female riding group, the oldest in the country. “My wife has been riding for over two years, and has already racked up 12,000 miles. She says it’s the most liberating thing she’s ever done.” The other instructor, Debbie Spinks , has been riding a motorcycle for about five years, and grew up riding dirt bikes. The biggest difference she sees between dirt bikes and motorcycles is obvious. “Because now you are on the road, you are not on a knobby tired little dirt bike, and you are on the road with 2,000 pound bullets all around you,” she said. “ Your only armor is your protective gear, your helmets. We have the second worse driving record in the country, and no helmet law. You are responsible for you. We are going to teach them, give them the skills they need so that even if someone else is doing something stupid they are still protected.” Debbie shouts out positive comments to her students, and finds that humor helps keep them focused. “Sometimes it’s just diffusing the situation. Sometimes the students can really overthink things, and get wigged out over stuff, so most important thing for them is to relax and they find that everything kind of comes together a lot easier- like most things in life.” Petrach says there are several incentives for the class. “There’s a handful of benefits- first, you are simply a better rider. And when you are a better rider, you enjoy it more. There is an insurance discount with the SC Code of Law, which varies by insurer.” The college provides training bikes as part of the program, which are all 250 cc or less, including Honda Rebel 250, Nighthawk 250, Yamaha VStar 250, and Kawasaki 125 Eliminators “They are forgiving. You make an error and the bike is light enough and forgiving enough that you can recover That motorcycle there, “ pointing to his motorcycle, “That weighs 900 lbs. It doesn’t forgive. It just doesn’t.” The fastest growing segment in motorcycling is women, and FDTC has had a large number of women take the course, and youth. Minors under the age of 18 years of age must have written consent from their parents. “The class is designed to take an individual who has a desire to ride a motorcycle and can ride a bicycle. That tells us that is you have the physical stamina, and motor skills enough to balance a single track.” So its not just balance, it’s learning a new skill set? “It’s a combination of motor skills that require balancing, easing in and out of the friction zone, rolling the throttle on and off, in equilibrium with each other too much or too little of one or the other undesirable things happen. The interesting thing is riding a motorcycle successfully is only 10 – 20% about the motor skills part. The other 80 – 90% is the mental processing part and that is where we teach them, ‘Pay attention’. You can’t be talking on your cell phone and be riding a motorcycle at the same time. You need to be extremely aware of your environment at all times. That’s the harder part of riding a motorcycle safely. And some of the exercises particularly in Level II are actually designed to create situations where you have to look out for each other.” He stresses that riders learn to “ride their own ride,” not follow along at the speed of a more experienced rider. “These are the handful of basic techniques that you need to have a grasp of on which to build to get enough experience to become a decent rider,” he continues. “Being able to navigate changes of direction you Robbie Ham Robert “Robbie” Leon Ham, age 58, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at his residence. A funeral service was be held 3:00 pm Friday, April 24 in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home in Lamar with interment following in Lamar Cemetery. Born September 7, 1956, he was the son of the late James and Patricia A. Northcutt Ham. Robbie made a living farming and enjoyed being outdoors. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and has always been fond of his German Shepard, Rin. He attended Lamar First Baptist Church. Surviving is his son, Robert “Rob” K. (Miranda) Ham of Norfolk, VA., three grandchildren: Anna Ham, Emily Ham, Robert Keith Ham, Jr., a brother, Jimmy (Debra) Ham of Lamar and nieces, Kristen (Tony) Dorriety, Kari (Lance) Mahek and two great-nieces. The family received friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m Thursday, April 23 at the funeral home in Lamar. A guestbook is available online at www.belkfuneralhome.com. Mary Dixon Mary Haney Dixon, age 86, passed away, Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Hospice House. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 29 at Society Hill Church of God, with burial following in the church cemetery directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. in the church. Born in Darlington County, she was the daughter of the late Richard H. Haney and Lula Reynolds Haney O’Neal. Ms. Dixon was a housewife, and attended Society Hill Church of God. Surviving are five children: Richard (Kathy) Dixon of Rockwell, N.C., Robert “Wayne” Dixon of Dovesville, Betty Jean Corriher of Salisbury, N.C., Dennis (Phyllis) Dixon of Kannapolis, N.C., and Sheila (Terry) Waller of Salisbury, N.C.; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great great-grandchildren; a brother, Jim O’Neal of California; and a sister, Sadie Freeman, of Society Hill. Ms. Dixon was preceded in death by brothers: Gus Haney, Richard Haney, William O’Neal, and Ciemus Haney; and her adopted parents and brother, Babe and Stella Reynolds and Leroy Reynolds. An online guestbook is available at www.belkfuneralhome.com. have to be able to turn, and turn at a variety of speeds lower and higher speeds; you need to be able to brake and brake well, both in a straight line or in a corner, two different techniques; you need to be able to swerve, you’ve got to be able to dodge something, like a pot hole in the road. Those are the core skills. And all of the exercises, whether explicitly or implicitly, build and groom on those basic skills. If you can do all those things, you can pass the test. It’s easy.” MSF is used by all states (except Oregon, Idaho and California) and in over 25 countries around the world, and is the standard for the U.S. military all over the world. Classes include: Basic Rider Course (BRC): 20 hours of instruction; 5 hrs. classroom, 15 hrs. riding exercises. Skill Builders: a tune-up for the experienced rider. Custom Courses: for groups from 8 to 12 registered riders at a 10% discount. Interested? To register or learn more about Motorcycle Safety Courses at Florence Darlington Technical College, call: 843-413-2715 or visit their new site, www.fdtcride.com More photos Friday, May 1: www.newsandpress.net Anointed Outreach Ministries 1032 N. Governor Williams Hwy., Darlington Pastors Richard & Shirley Henry 843-469-6990 Wed. - 7 p.m. Sun. - 10 a.m. Darlington Church of God 702 N. Gov. Williams Hwy YARD SALE May 2 May 2, - 7 a.m. Starting at 7 a.m. Will also be selling hot dogs “Our family serving yours since 1922” 843-393-3851 www.kistlerhardeefuneralhome.com Keeping the Faith To Die Trying A religious leader once asked Jesus a question. “If loving God and loving my neighbor is all that religion requires, then tell me, who is my neighbor?” Jesus answered with a parable, a parable that is one of his most well known stories: The Parable of the Good Samaritan. This story turns up everywhere in our culture, even in places where people do not know what a Samaritan is or that it was Jesus who first told the story. With such familiarity, we typically think of the of the Good Parable Samaritan as a story about being a good neighbor. Yet, this is not Jesus’ point at all. Jesus does not even attempt to define the word “neighbor,” though that is what the religious questioner wanted. Jesus takes another course altogether. He defines, instead, what it means to “love your neighbor.” He speaks of a love that involves itself in unexpected, revolutionary, boundary-breaking ways. Of course, the only way to explain such a love as this is with a story: Paul Rusesabagina is the former hotel manager who inspired the movie Hotel Rwanda. Beginning in April of 1994 (has it really been more than two decades?), over the course of a hundred days, an estimated one million Rwandans were killed after extremists in the majority Hutu population turned on the Tutsi minority. Fifteen percent of the population was annihilated. For perspective, that would be the percentage equivalent of a genocide wiping out nearly fifty million Americans, the total combined population of the greater Southeastern United States: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee – every human being living in those states, gone in three months. Hotel Rwanda focuses on the seventy-six days in which Mr. Rusesabagina transformed the luxury hotel over which he was responsible, into a refuge for the terrified. On the first day of violence, twenty-six people came to Paul’s home for shelter. They knew he was a person of influence with high connections and that he could help them. That is why they came, of course, but they also knew he was a person of compassion. They bet their lives on him, and it was a bet that paid off. At the end of that three month massacre, Paul Rusesabagina had saved 1,268 people in his hotel. Somehow, Paul kept corn and beans in the kitchen; he rationed the water in the pool for drinking when militia cut the utilities; and he took all the room numbers off the doors and burned the registration records, so the roving bands of machete-welding killers would not know the identities of those under his protection. At one point, Paul and his family were given the opportunity to leave Rwanda. He packed his bags to depart. It was then the residents of his hotel came to him and begged him to stay. “Paul,” they said, “we know you are going to be leaving this place tomorrow. But please, if you are really leaving, tell us, because we will go to the roof of the hotel and jump. A better death would be to jump and die immediately.” Paul said, “By that afternoon I had made the toughest decision of my life. I said to myself, ‘If you leave, and these people are killed, you will never be a free man. You will be a prisoner of your own conscience.’ I then decided to remain behind…and if I was to die, I would die helping my neighbor.” So, who is your neighbor? That question is incidental, really, as anyone you meet along life’s way fits the definition. “Will you love your neighbor?” - that is the primary question, and one we have the opportunity to answer daily. Will we be called upon to love with the fearsome intensity of Paul Rusesabagina? It’s not likely, but I hope that when the time comes for us to leave this world, we die trying; we leave knowing we have helped and loved our neighbors. This is so much more than a story. It’s the way we save and heal the world. Ronnie McBrayer is a syndicated columnist, blogger, pastor, and author of multiple books. Visit his website at www.ronniemcbrayer.net. Mechanicsville Baptist Church Chicken Bog April 30, 2015 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Bakery Country Store Quilts $7 per plate Eat-in Buffet or take-out Delivery of 7 plates or more from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Call 843-393-1029 All proceeds will go to the missions ministries of MBC to bring people to know, love and serve the Lord. 2364 Casua Ferry Rd., Darlington BOOKINGS REPORT NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C. DARLINGTON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER APRIL 20 THROUGH APRIL 27, 2015 INMATE NAME/AGE/BOOKING OFFENSE Editor’s note: The booking report represents a list of persons arrested given to the media from the Darlington County Detention Center under the S.C. Freedom of Information Act. All people are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Please be advised there are many people with similar names. If listed here erroneously, please contact the detention center, which will send us any corrections. If a person is found not guilty in a court of law, that person may have that printed here as well by providing court documents to us to that effect. l Rashundra Lachelle Baker, 35, of 223 Ridge Road, Darlington, Public Disorderly Conduct l William Roy Brown III, 33, of 38 Short Eason Rd, Ruby, Forgery Less Than $10,000; Petty Larceny <$2000; Forgery Less Than $10,000; Shoplifting <$2000 l Tabius Obrian German, 25, of 1057 Erica Street, Dillon, Federal Inmate l Ocvatius Lamarcus Gillespie, 30, of 1816 Fireball Lane, Florence, DUS (License Not Susp DUI) 3rd or More; Speeding >10 But <15 MPH Over the Speed Limit; Bench Warrant (DUS) l Nyguira Tashalla Graham, 21, 2517 Groundhog Drive, Hartsville, Shoplifting <$2000; Shoplifting <$2000 l Terry David Harkless, 42, of 1540 Ebenezer Road, Darlington, Criminal Domestic Violence High & Aggravated; Burglary First Degree l Terrence Jerido, 37, of 3305 Whippowoll Rd, Florence, Criminal Domestic Violence High & Aggravated; Burglary First Degree; Use of Vehicle Without Permission w/i Deprive l Jajuan Josey, 19, of 1940 Weaver Street, Darlington, Uninsured Motor Vehicle Fee Violation; Driving Without a License; Traffic/Nonregistered Vehicle; Child Passenger Restraint Violation l Joshua Anthony Kelly, 28, of 1328 Tremont Cir, Hartsville, Petty Larceny <$2000; Breaking Into Auto/Tanks Where Fuel Stored; Poss <1 Gram of Meth or Cocaine Base 1st l Brian Keith Locklean, 44, of 133 Norwood Circle, Darlington, Criminal Domestic Violence 1st Offense l Bianca Juarita Pearson, 24, of 236 Swift Creek Rd, Hartsville, Bench Warrant (Simple Poss of Marijuana) l Caniesha Monea Peoples, 22, of 3019 Short Street, CHARGES ABHAN: Assault and battery, high and aggravated nature DUAC: Driving under unlawful alcohol concentration DUI: Driving under the influence DUS: Driving under suspension CDV: Criminal domestic violence CDVHAN: Criminal domestic violence, high and aggravated nature PDC: Public disorderly conduct PWID: Possession with intent to distribute SPOM: Simple possession of marijuana Timmonsville, Shoplifting <$2000 l Eric L Rogers, 37, of 4027 Powell Rd, Georgetown, Speeding >10 but <15 MPH Over the Speed Limit; Driving Under Suspension l Malieke Shaheem Allen, 17, of 1626 Green Field Rd, Darlington, Entering Premises After Warning l Deanne Christine Ameri, 26, of 7634 Oldlake Road, Bolton NC, Safekeeping l Megan Michelle CassidyGray, 29, of 5627 Hwy 38 South, Blenheim, Grand Larceny >$2000 <$10,000 l Jemmerio Devon Chappell, 20, of 116 Peachland Drive, Darlington, Entering Premises After Warning l Sylvester Fox Jr., 40, of 1318 Myrtle Street, Hartsville, Breach of Peace; Malicious Injury to Personal Property <$2000 l James Lee Dudley Gainey, 38, of 1223 Carlile Ave, Darlington, Public Disorderly Conduct; Fraudulent Check Under $500 1st l Otis Nathaniel Green Jr., 35, of 2018 Kierra Ave, Florence, Sentenced by Court (CDV) l Sentrella Tashika Hicks, 24, of 411 Well Street, Darlington, Criminal Domestic Violence 1st Offense l Kalli Brooke Hubbard, 25, of 1315 Furches Ave Apt D, Florence, Shoplifting <$2000 l Michael McMillian, 18, of 441 Commanche Street, Darlington, Poss 28G or Less Marij/10G or Less Hash 1st; Entering Premises After Warning l Travis Shantell McPhail, 30, of 411 Wells Street, Have your business featured here for only $20 per week. Call Charlotte @ 398-3811 Darlington, Criminal Domestic Violence 1st Offense l Benjamin Lee Mercer Jr., 20, of 3106 Orchard Drive, Florence, Assault and Battery 3rd Degree l Christopher Joel Roberts, 20, of 2041 Rogers Rd, Darlington, Ill Treatment of Animals l Elijah Nathaniel Ross, 27, of 241 Rose Community Rd, Darlington, Fail to Pay Family Court l Anthony Tyriek Samuel, 18, of 1472 S Center Rd, Darlington, Entering Premises After Warning l Shasheila NMN Benn, 40, of 1508 Rogers Rd., Darlington, Shoplifting <$2000 l Jerome Randy Benson, 36, of 320 Rainbow Dr. Apt C, Florence, Poss. 28g or Less Marij; 1st; Fail to Appear SPOM l Anthony Joseph Goodale, 23, of 1245 W. Old Camden Rd., Hartsville, Summary Court Bench Warrant l Clarence Douglas Griggs, 25, of 1432 Dovesville Hwy., Hartsville, Criminal Domestic Violence 1st Off. l Jerome Harris, 46, of 329 Sumter Ave., Hartsville, Shoplifting <$2000 l Rasheme Cornelius Jackson, 28, of 2669 Dovetrail Rd., Darlington, Poss. 28g or Less Marij. 1st l Victor Bernard Johnson, Jr., 24, of 128 N. Aiken Dr., Florence, Assault and Battery 3rd Deg l James Alvis Kinley, Jr., 53, of 189 Union St., Society Hill, Pedestrian Under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs l Delcy Tierra Monee Manigault, 22, of 405 Swift Creek Rd. Apt B7, Hartsville, Assault and Battery 3rd Deg.; PDC l Marvin Ardell Owens, 35, of 203 ½ Laurel Ln., Florence, Poss. 28g or Less Marij. 1st; Open Container Beer/Wine l Tyneisha Jhane Price, 20, of 405 S. Swift Creek, Hartsville, PDC l Deon Howard Robinson, 44, of 408 S. 11th St., Hartsville, Shoplifting >$50 2nd; Entering Premises After Warning l Devonte Montell Stuckey, 22, of 1204 Farm House Ln., Hartsville, Criminal Sexual Contact with Minor 3rd Lewd Act Victim <16 Actor >14 2 counts; Attempted Murder; Poss. of Weapon During Violent Crime l Raekwon Milik Swinton, 18, of 591 Davis St., Lamar, Breach of Trust >$1000<$5000 l Trevor McKenzie Allen, 29, of 324 Lincoln Ave., Hartsville, WEDNESDAY APRIL 29, 2015 | PAGE 5A Hartsville Bench Warrant; Summary Court Bench Warrant l Shawn Antonio Burroughs, 32, of 715 Vista Lane, Lynchburg, Uninsured Motor Vehicle Fee Viol.; DUS l Dexter Keith Byrd, 54, of 1324 Myrtle St., Hartsville, Shoplifting <$2000 l Chad Eugene Clanton, 46, of 1356 Ruby Rd., Hartsville, Pedestrian Under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs l Laparris Fischer, 24, of 925 Mondora, Hartsville, Unlawful Neglect of Child/Helpless Person l Dominic Alton Midgett, 37, of 2746 White Hall Ln., Hartsville, Drugs/Poss. of Cocaine 1st; Trademarks/Counterfeit Value <$2000; DUS; Giving False Info.; Unlawful Carrying of Weapon; Poss. 15 Dosage Units MDMA/Ecstasy 1st Offense; Poss. 28g or Less Marij. 1st l Erica Danielle Noland, 29, of 559 Oleander Rd., Darlington, Breach of Trust with Fraud Intent >$2000<$10,000 l Toni Moore Springs, 45, of 932 Hicks Rd., Florence, PDC l Melvin David Williams, 48, of 600 Washington St., Darlington, Criminal Domestic Violence 1st Offense l Michael Gene Atkinson, 68, of 903 Rosewood Dr., Hartsville, PDC l Johnnie Mae Brown, 48, of 415 Branham Dr., Darlington, Fin. Trans. Card Fraud >$500 l Jack Franklin Crowley, 50, of 239 E. Lake Dr., Hartsville, DUS (Lic. Not susp. DUI) 3rd or More l Christian McCray Dunster, 22, of 1105 Mokat Dr., Hartsville, Shoplifting <$2000 l Francesca Marie Fink, 28, of 733 Flinns Rd., Hartsville, Assault and Battery 3rd Deg. l Joshua Jay Freeman, 37, of 608 S. Center Rd., Darlington, Fail to Appear for Misdemeanor, 2 counts l Justin Kelly Gadson, II, 23, of 1028 Lennon Ave., Darlington, Speeding >10 but <15 mph Over Speed Limit; Traffic/Non-reg. Veh.; DUS; Uninsured Mot. Veh. Fee Viol. l Quincy Charles Gattison, 22, of 1722 Woodchuck Dr., Darlington, Poss. 28g or Less Marij. 1st; Reckless Driving; DUS (Lic not Susp. DUI) 3rd or More l James Rhen Hunter, 47, of 1109 Green Leaf Rd., Hartsville, DUI .08 1st; Open Container Beer/Wine l Michael James Kelly, 24, of 433 Timberline Rd., Hartsville, DUI .08 1st; Traffic/Exp. Veh. Lic. l James Edward Ketter, 60, of 1819 Tuskeegee St., Hartsville; Pedestrian Under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs l Windy Hicks Lewis, 49, of 2581 Window Johnson Rd.., Hartsville, DUI .08 1st M.T. Talbert Demolition LLC Interior and Exterior Demolition Specialist a B.T.T. Company Hartsville: (843) 639-2009 Darlington: (843) 639-9518 [email protected] l Robert Edward Remaley, 26, of 1290 Wild Life Ln., Hartsville, Receiving Stolen Goods <$2000 l Brandon James Walter Walls, 23, of 720 Walton Way Dr., Harsville, Bench Warrant (Probate Court); Bench Warrant (Breach of Peace) l Sherri Wallace Weikel, 44, of 1812 Wildwood Ct., Hartsville, Accessory After the Fact to Felony E l King Willie Williams, 65, of 905 Myrtle St., Hartsville, Attempted Murder l Myra Bishop, 25, of 426 Lincoln St., Hartsville; DUI .08 1st l Eldon Davis Brown, Jr., 49, of 2612 Old Sansbury Rd., Timmonsville, DUI .08 1st; DUS (Lic. Not Susp. DUI) 3rd or More l Cedric Shanard Bruce, 29, of 206 Ave. E., Darlington, DUS; Poss. 28g or Less Marij. 1st; Traffic/No Tag Light; Traffic/Improper or Defective Head Lights l D’Juandala Sile’Tte Collins, 53, of 114 Reid St., Darlington, Viol. of City Ordin. l Brian Devon Damon, 31, of 201 Langston Rd., Darlington, Operating Uninsured Mot. Veh. 1st Off.; DUI .08 1st l Jeffery Michael Gilbert, 29, of 514 Norwood Ave., Hartsville, DUI .08 1st l Samantha Nicole Griggs, 28, of 717 Tarte St., Hartsville, Criminal Domestic Violence 1st Off. l Jerome Harris, 46, of 329 Sumter Ave., Hartsville, Entering Premises After Warning l Shawna Hubbard, 21, of 2404 Mixon Dr., Lydia, Shoplifting <$2000 l Richard Lee McInnis, 17, of 6610 Billups Ln., Effingham, Poss. 28g or Less Marij. 1st; DUI .08 1st l Jeremy Cnard Pearce, 24, of 516 Catfish Dr., Florence, Criminal Domestic Violence 1st Off. l James Anthony Robinson, 25, of 201 Saleeby Rd., Darlington, Commitment (Assault and Battery 3rd) l Annie Mae Thomas, 50, of 508 Rice St., Hartsville, Mal. Injury to Personal Prop. <$2000 l David Brown, Jr., 42, of 601 W. Washington St., Hartsville, Breach of Peace l Donald Howard, 64, of 708 Sanborn St., Darlington, PDC l Cole Thomas Hudson, 18, of 206 Ammons Ln., Hartsville, Grand Larceny Over $10,000 l Dane Christian Watford, II, 20, of 1504 E. Old Marion Hwy., Florence, Shoplifting <$2000 l Johnathan O’Neal Smith, 33, of 229 Muldrow St., Bishopville, Poss. Other Contr. Sub. in Sched. I to V 1st l Sharon Denise Turner, 51, of 1025 Timmonsville Hwy., Darlington, Criminal Domestic Violence 1st Offense CHURCH NEWS Please send your church news to: [email protected] Celebration at Round O Round O Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Aide will celebrate the 48th Anniversary Celebration on May 17 at 5:00 p.m. In concert will be Wesley Chapel – St. John Community Mass Choir, also Alisha Green, and George Chapman. Come help us celebrate! 64th National Day of Prayer in Darlington The 64th National Day of Prayer will be observed with a prayer service at 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 7th, on the County Courthouse grounds in Darlington. In the event of rain, service will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church, 126 Pearl Street. All are invited to attend. The service is sponsored by the Darlington Area Ministerial Association. Mrs. James C. Dobson (Shirley) presides as Chair over the NDP Task Force. Bible Study Bible study at Mt.Zion Tabernacle Believers Church 426 W. Broad St. Darlington, on Tuesday nights at 6:00 p.m. Bible study led by Rev.Larry Scipio. Contact Deacon Z.Frierson at 843-992-3158 or church 843-992-8125. Come join us. God’s Garden God’s Garden should be ready to plant by the time you read this listing in the paper. The garden is located on Smith Avenue in Darlington. Everyone is invited to join in the fun of planting and watching your plants grow and produce edible foods. There is no charge for planting in the garden. The on who plants furnishes his/her seeds and fertilizer. We do have access to water for the garden, and a tiller for the plowing. If you are interested in being part of God’s Garden, call 393-3540 and leave a message. Your call will be returned. We would like to get young people involved. 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PAGE 6A | WEDNESDAY APRIL 29, 2015 Falcons spoil Lamar’s senior night, sweep Silver Foxes for the season By Drake Horton Contributing Writer After having its own senior night spoiled the previous Monday, the Darlington Falcons did a little spoiling of its own on Monday, April 20, beating the Lamar Silver Foxes 4-0 in Lamar on its senior night. The win was Darlington’s second of the year over the Silver Foxes, completing the season sweep over Lamar and while on paper the matchup may have seemed somewhat of mismatch, that was far from the truth. This game ended up being just as close as the first time when these two met back up on March 11th in Darlington with the Falcons winning that contest 5-4. For six complete innings this game was a thing of beauty from the pitcher’s mound with Lamar’s Collin Jordan and Darlington’s Eric Dubose going pitch for pitch as the Falcons only held a slim 1-0 lead. It was in the top of the seventh that Darlington found some success, scoring three runs, giving reliever Bryant Huggins all the run support he needed to seal the deal for the Falcons over Lamar. But while Darlington was able to shut Lamar out on the scoreboard that did not mean the Silver Foxes did not have any opportunities to change the complexion of the game. The first major opportunity for Lamar came in the bottom of the fourth inning with the Falcons clinging to their 1-0 lead. The Silver Foxes loaded the bases with just one out before Dubose settled down, striking out the next two batters, getting out of the jam. “Eric kept us in the game,” Darlington baseball head coach Billy Sylvester said on Dubose’s performance. “Eric threw the ball good. He was on three days rest after throwing three or four (innings) at Lakewood the other night. He came in, did well, and then Huggy (Huggins) came in and did good.” Lamar’s scoring opportunities did not end there, however. After getting a double by Rashard Coleman to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning, Darlington decided to change pitchers, bringing in Huggins, who finished the duration of the game. “Offensively, it just doesn’t seem like we really have anybody that wants to be up there in a big situation right now,” Lamar baseball head coach Adam Windham said on his team’s inability to score with runners in scoring position. “It’s like we rather walk or let somebody else try to do it instead of getting it done ourselves. So right now we are just struggling with being aggressive when we have a situation when we have to get runners in.” After moving Coleman over with a sacrifice bunt by Audy Tedder, Lamar rolled the dice, attempting a suicide squeeze with Luke Amerson at the plate, hoping to tie the game up a one. Unfortunately for the Silver Foxes that plan failed as the attempted bunt was missed leaving Coleman hung out to dry at home. Those failed attempts finally turned into opportunities for Darlington as the Falcons scored three runs in the top of the seventh off of reliever Daniel Galloway, sucking any life that was still in the Silver Foxes completely out. Darlington’s first came in the second inning when Taylor Spangler, who had walked, stole second and advanced to third on a balk ended up scoring on an infield single by Collin Bonnoitt. Above: Team celebrates after win. Right: Taylor Spangler begins to slide into second base as he successfully steals the base against Lamar. PHOTO BY DRAKE HORTON “I haven’t been batting lately and I was just looking for a fastball to come in and he (Jordan) came in and I pulled it and it found a hole,” Bonnoitt, who went 2-3 with a RBI, said on his second inning at bat. Following the second inning, the Falcons offense went stagnant for the next four innings as Jordan kept the Darlington hitters off balance at the plate. It was not until the seventh inning, when back to back throwing errors by Lamar, left two runners on for Ladson Carter, who hit a two RBI double scor- ing both runners. “I was just looking for a pitch to go backside with,” Carter said, discussing his at bat in the seventh inning. “I know I’ve been trying to pull it (baseball) and I decide to wait back and spray one backside.” The Falcons other run of the inning came when Cayde Weatherford hit a RBI single up the middle. Huggins struck out two of the three Lamar hitters he faced in the bottom of the seventh , sealing the deal and earning the save as Dubose picked up the win. Hartsville scores nine runs in final three innings to beat Darlington By Drake Horton Contributing Writer Sometimes it just takes one moment to decide a game and the Darlington Falcons against the Hartsville Red Foxes baseball game this past Friday had that exact moment. Following Hartsville’s tworun fourth inning, Darlington came into the fifth and looked as if it could not only tie the game, but take the lead after the Falcons loaded the bases with no outs. That was not to be the case. Instead, Hartsville baseball head coach Tony Gainey went out to the mound to talk to starting pitcher Toby Burchfield following the walk of Melquan Depugh that loaded bases, and whatever Gainey said worked because Burchfield struck out the next batters and got the final to fly out to center field to end the inning “I went out asked him if he was ok and he said ‘I’m fine’ and I said well these are those moments when you have to work out if we are going to be successful so let’s do it,” Gainey Shortstop Garrett Revelle gets ready for the throw down to second. PHOTO BY DRAKE HORTON said, referencing to what he said to Burchfield and the rest of the team during the fifth inning. To add insult to injury, after loading the bases with no outs Darlington had its two, three and four hitters which are Garrett Revell, Justin Mack and Ladson Carter, making what Burchfield did even more impressive. “We swung at bad pitches and took good ones,” Darlington baseball head coach Billy Sylvester said on his team’s inability to score in the fifth. “In that situation we have Notice of Application A meeting of the City of Darlington Historic Landmarks Commission will be held in the conference room of the City Administrative Building, located at 410 Pearl Street, Monday, May 4, 2015, at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of those interested in the Applications for a Certificate of Appropriateness, as listed below. Item # 1 (Case 04/14/15) Property of Donald W. McCaskill located at 237 W. Broad St., Tax Map No. 165-02-03-066; bordered on the Northwest by West Broad Street; bordered on the West by the property of Sadie Wornstaff, Tax Map No. 165-02-03-067, and the property of Idella Bull, Tax Map No. 165-02-03-080; bordered on the South by Railroad Avenue; and bordered on the East by property of Michael Arnold, Tax Map No. 165-03-01-038. PROPOSAL: Request to repair porch floors, tongue & groove; replace fascia at roof and between floors; replace exterior doors; repaint as necessary, same color; replace framing as needed; position handrails between columns back to the original position; and repair porch ceiling as needed. Item # 2 (Case 02/19/15) Property of Stuart Swiggett located at 302 Cashua Street, Tax Map No. 164-15-03-078; bordered on the North by Cashua Street; bordered on the West by Woods Street; bordered on the South by property of Adam E. Houle, Tax Map No. 164-15-03-077; and bordered on the East by property of David E. Rolfe, Tax Map No. 16415-03-079. COMMISSION REQUESTED AGENDA ITEM: To investigate fence installation. Individuals may submit comments in writing by Thursday, April 30, 2015, to City Planning Department, P.O. Box 57, Darlington, SC 29540, or they may provide comments in person at the Commission meeting. Info: 843-398-4000 x 103 or [email protected]. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 to be more aggressive and we can’t take fastballs down the heart (of the plate) and we can’t take bad swings at those pitches.” And that was that moment. That was that moment that in all ways, shapes, and forms ended the Falcons chance of upsetting the Red Foxes on their own field. Entering the game, Hartsville had not lost a region game and by most have been seen as the favorite to win 3A state championship. For Darlington, who was playing its last regular season game of the season, it was an opportunity to gain momentum as the playoffs are set to begin this week. With nothing to lose as the third spot in the region was already secured and everything to gain Darlington brought its “A” game into Kelleytown as starting pitcher Bryant Huggins took the mound for the Falcons. “Hats off to that kid (Huggins),” Gainey said on Huggins pitching performance against his team. “He did really well; he really located his pitches tonight, kept us off balance. EACH DRAW NUMBER FR0M MAGIC PICK-3 LIST DAYEVE F0R MAY-2015 BY PRAFUL PATEL F P FP U S MINIMART 120 S MAIN STREET DARLINGT0N BP BP 001 616 063 127 296 885 744 469 118 551 222 067 980 259 838 002 S UN 171 303 686 419 519 292 399 004 122 937 128 208 559 600 666 911 733 188 179 512 966 255 133 776 653 034 381 792 144 112 774 816 501 380 889 771 700 444 566 622 348 432 758 044 464 907 923 333 031 833 S UN 386 277 165 879 268 928 288 005 942 780 317 424 788 355 753 282 850 602 003 541 443 478 111 321 421 913 842 343 707 943 048 671 035 299 272 066 899 610 555 046 134 522 765 045 000 473 905 679 199 S UN 611 204 256 886 189 634 022 654 940 479 542 235 258 389 800 777 599 233 714 641 589 639 157 327 468 092 667 880 597 032 178 108 104 728 055 131 961 778 263 363 742 511 366 382 903 481 257 577 114 S UN 844 322 163 086 019 888 099 499 135 799 609 996 129 011 755 549 762 750 025 953 876 556 642 242 261 307 773 698 449 533 367 047 779 933 783 848 012 710 855 270 455 498 466 543 650 266 185 445 853 S UN 856 900 476 695 745 584 999 PRP ALL INF0RMATI0N AB0VE IS C0PYRIGHTED He did really well; I was impressed with the Huggins kid.” For three innings Huggins shut down a Hartsville offense that has been pretty explosive for most of the season, but as the pitch count began to creep up and fatigue began to set in, the Red Fox offense found their opportunity. “We learned in the SBC that when you face a really good pitcher you have to work his count,” Gainey said on his team’s approach at the plate against Huggins. “I just got through telling them that they did a really good job of not going out and swinging at everything.” It came in the bottom of the fourth inning when Burchfield, with two outs, helped his own cause reaching and keeping the inning alive. Cal Brunson followed Burchfield by picking a walk and giving Hartsville two men on with two outs. Those two hitters reaching seemed like it created a chain reaction of events as Huggins threw a wild pitch to Matt Lynch, the next hitter, allow- ing both runners to advance to scoring position before Lynch, himself, delivered with the two-RBI single to center field. It was as if scoring those two runs awoke the Red Fox offense, as the bottom of the fifth was almost a mirror image of the fourth. After getting the first two outs of the inning, Hartsville’s Grant Thompson walked and Austin Morris singled giving the Red Foxes two runners on with two outs. That set up a double steal which put both runners in scoring position. Chandler Melton followed with a two-RBI double just out of the reach of Jaret Boswell’s diving attempt. Up 4-0 Hartsville exploded in the bottom half of the sixth inning adding five more runs. Burchfield retired all three Darlington hitters he faced in the seventh and finished the night with 10 strikeouts. With the loss Darlington’s record finishes at 12-8 and third in the region. Now the Falcons prepare go to on the road for the playoffs as the ultimate goal of winning a state championship. Introducing an offer too unstoppable to hide. No Interest Until January 2020 with equal payments* OR Choose a Trade-in Allowance of up to $1,150** Bundle your air conditioning and heating system purchase and get rewarded with year-round peace of mind and a super hot financing deal that’s too cool to pass up. Receive no interest until January 2020 with equal payments* OR choose a trade-in allowance of up to $1,150**. With a Trane high performance heating and cooling system, every component works in harmony to provide you with the cleanest, healthiest, most comfortable air you can imagine. 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WEDNESDAY APRIL 29, 2015 | PAGE 7A The Trinity-Byrnes 2014-15 Equestrian team: L-R, Erin Lassiter (8th-grade, Florence), Gresham Hindman (9th-grade, Florence), Anna Price (10th-grade, Dillon) with medals from this year’s SCISA, Feb. 2015. Bristow, Nick Perry, Quay Gandy, Mike Gavins, Silas Barr, Mike Dixon, Maine Gibson, Cole Blackman, and Coach Cleve Keith. Not pictured is Brian Robinson. Pictured from bottom left: manager Jalen Samuels, Chase Weatherford, Garrett Knight, Chase Hall, Jake Blackmon, Hunter Page, Gage Weatherford, Malike Cooper, manager Ja’Darius Richardson. Back row: assistant coaches Michael Gavins, AC Byron Darlington Middle School baseball and softball teams finish strong seasons By Will Isgett Contributing Writer The Darlington Middle School baseball and softball teams are building blocks for the junior varsity and varsity teams at Darlington High School, and this season the teams continued to have successful runs on the diamond. Both teams won the Raw Town Rumble tournament in Cheraw, after losing their first games and coming back through the losers bracket to take the titles. The baseball team finished out its strong season with a 102 win over Chesterfield-Ruby Middle School last week. The baseball team beat county rival Hartsville twice and finished the regular season at 7-0 with the Rawtown Rumble tournament the team went 13-1 on the year. The DMS baseball team is coached by Cleve Keith, with assistant coaches Michael Gavins and Byron Bristow. The DMS softball team is coached by Chenethia Brown, and assisted by Cellina and Clark Epps. The softball team had in a 74 win over Chesterfield-Ruby Middle School last week. The softball team honored its eighth grade students who will now go onto play on the junior varsity level for the Lady Falcons. Eighth graders honored were Gracie Epps, Chauncey Goodson, Harley Gibson, Ashlee Boykin and Logan Reynolds. Bridgeman named new girls tennis coach of Darlington High Cameron Bridgeman will be the new girls tennis coach at Darlington High, school officials announced today. Bridgeman, who teaches at Lamar Elementary and the Darlington Adult Education program, comes to the Falcon program with extensive tennis experience. “We are excited to have Ms. Bridgeman on our coaching staff,” said Dr. Greg Harrison, principal. “Coach Bridgeman brings a lot of knowledge and experience to our players and team.” Bridgeman has been playing tennis all her life. She was among the Top 25 tennis players in South Carolina when she was ten and a tournament player (both singles and doubles) from 1998-2006. In high school, Lady Falcons Soccer Update The 2015 Soccer Season has been a good one for the Lady Falcons. Currently the team is 6-1 in the region with only one region game left, Thursday April 28 against Crestwood. The team is currently fighting for the first place seed in the region. Goals in the past few games have been scored by Davida Scott, Alexis Ramirez, Ashley Leschinsky, and Amanda White scored her first goal of her soccer career. According to Jessica DeStefano, Academic Coach, “This team has the winningest record that the team has had in the past few years.” Bridgeman played on the West Florence Varsity Team and was Most Improved Player for two years and Most Valuable Player for two years. She has been a USTA Tennis League Player since 2008 and is ranked 3.5. As a mixed doubles player, Bridgeman competed in three state championships and one regional championship. “Tennis has always been a huge part of my life,” said Bridgeman. “Through tennis I have not only learned the game but I have also learned important life lessons that have strengthened my character and made me the person I am today. 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She teaches first grade at Lamar Elementary School. “Coach Bridgeman is a perfect fit for our Girls Tennis program right now. Through her knowledge of the game and passion for tennis, we believe she will continue the success of our girls program,” said Coach Phil Jones, DHS athletic director. “We are ecstatic that Coach Bridgeman will be a Falcon and we welcome her to our athletic staff.” Trinity-Byrnes Equestrian Team making strides Trinity Byrnes Collegiate School’s Erin Lassiter, an 8th-grader from Florence, is competing in Wellington, Florida, April 24 26 for a National IEA (Interscholastic Equestrian Association) title, along with her team from the Tally Ho Equestrian Center located in Timmonsville. These riders have successfully advanced throughout a series of heated competitions to be able to compete against the best at the IEA Nationals in Florida this coming weekend. Tally Ho started an IEA team back in 2012, with coaches Katrina Hutto and Teresa Blackmon at the helm, and Lassiter has been part of the team from the beginning. Along with TBCS students Gresham Hindman (a 9th-grader from Florence) and Anna Price (a 10th-grader from Dillon), Erin also represents the Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School equestrian program, which last season (2013-14) placed a remarkable “Reserve Champion” (second place) in the SCISA State Championships held at Tally Ho. This year, the team competed in two SCISA events and then on March 7 in the SCISA state champi- Erin Lassiter at the Zone 4 regional IEA competition in Perry, GA, March 2015. onship, in which they placed 5th overall. For more information on Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School and its equestrian program, please contact TBCS at 843-395-9124, or w w w. t r i n i t y b y r n e s . o r g . Information about Tally Ho Equestrian Center can be found at www.tallyhoequestriancenter.com. NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C. PAGE 8A | WEDNESDAY APRIL 29, 2015 Pictured (left to right) are DHS athletic director Phil Jones, dad Levon Hannah, former DHS football head coach Will Lampkin, Antonio Hannah, mom Quanderlyn Hannah, and DHS principal Dr. Greg Harrison. Pictured (left to right) are former DHS football head coach Will Lampkin, Eddie Workman, Lavetry Ings, DHS athletic director Phil Jones, Willie Mae Ings, Trayvon Thomas, Keon Benjamin, Patricia Benjamin, and DHS principal Dr. Greg Harrison. Triple signing day for Falcons T H E S TAT E CAPITOL REPORT By Rep. Robert Q. Williams SC House District #62 The House of Representatives adopted the conference committee report on S.196, legislation enhancing provisions for COMBATTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING. The legislation includes human trafficking offenses within the jurisdiction of the state grand jury. The legislation also includes new requirements for posting National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline information that apply to a list of establishments such as adult businesses, massage parlors, hospital emergency rooms, agricultural labor contractors, hotels, motels, airports, train stations, bus stations, rest areas, and truck stops. Penalties are established for failing to comply with these posting requirements. The House amended, approved, and sent the Senate H.3119, a bill establishing the FELONY CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF THEFT OF A FIREARM punishable with a fine of up to five dollars and/or thousand imprisonment for up to ten years. The House amended, approved, and sent the Senate H.3116, a bill establishing FRAUDULENT FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION PURCHASE PREVENTION provisions. The legislation provides that it is unlawful for a person to knowingly solicit, persuade, encourage or entice a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms or ammunition to transfer a firearm or ammunition under circumstances that the person knows would violate the laws of this state. Additionally, it is unlawful for a person to knowingly provide to a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms or ammunition materially false information with intent to deceive the dealer or seller about the legality of a transfer of a firearm or ammunition. The House amended, approved, and sent the Senate H.3115, a bill PROHIBITING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM REGULATING KNIVES. The legislation provides that no governing body of any county, municipality, or other political subdivision in the state may enact or promulgate any regulation or ordinance that regulates the transfer, ownership, possession, carrying, or transportation of knives by adding knives to the list of firearms, ammunition, and related items that cannot be regulated by any governing body other than the General Assembly. If you have a comment or opinion concerning the matters discussed in this report, or if I may be of assistance to you at any time, please feel free to call your legislative office in Columbia 803-734-3142, or my home 843- 395-9408. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you in the House of Representatives. with purchase It was a banner day for Darlington High School football as three Falcons signed letters of intent to continue their education and their foot- ball careers. During his time at DHS, Antonio Hannah earned distinction as an All-Region linebacker and three-year Varsity Letterman, and won a silver medal in a state strength competition. Hannah will attend Bethany College in West Free Gift By Samantha Lyles Stafff Writer [email protected] Virginia, a move that will require him to transition from defense to offense as the Bison want Hannah to play running back. “I picked Bethany because it feels like home. It's a nice campus,” says Hannah, who plans to study physical train- ing and aims for a career in the health and fitness field. Falcon running back and four-time Letterman Trayvon Thomas left his mark on the gridiron in a big way, winning 3-A Lower State Running Back of the Year, playing on the North-South All Star Team, being named to the WPDE All Zone Team and winning AllRegion player (twice). Thomas will enroll at Palmetto Prep Pictured (left to right) are former DHS football head coach Will Lampkin, DHS athletic director Phil Jones, godmother Lavetry Ings, dad Eddie Workman, aunt Willie Mae Ings, Tyriq Workman, cousin Keon Benjamin, aunt Patricia Benjamin, and DHS principal Dr. Greg Harrison Academy in Columbia with an eye toward eventually playing for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks. “I want to go there (Palmetto Prep), attend for a year then get a scholarship and go on to USC,” says Thomas, adding that he plans to study business and marketing. Two-time Letterman Tyriq Workman shone in the 101 South Main Street, Darlington 843-408-1116 Tues. - Fri.: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. • Sat.: 12 - 3 p.m. Falcon's wide receiving corps and will continue his studies and athletic career at Orangeburg Calhoun Prep Academy. “I feel like I can go there and get better, become a better player,” says potential Workman, noting that his studies will include both athletic and medical aspects. “I'm planning on majoring in physical therapy.” 50% OFF Entire Stock Caring for Ray Hayes, right here at home. Dr. Tom Mincheff, Citadel Cadet Russell Watkins, Ray Hayes and Dr. Robert Elder The hands that heal, the ties that bind. H e wears the ring. And he’s determined to live to see his grandson wear it too. Ray Hayes, The Citadel class of 1952, and Russell Watkins, The Citadel class of 2017, share the double bonds RIIDPLO\DQGÀGHOLW\WRWKH&RUSVRI&DGHWV%XWZKHQ the 84-year-old Hayes suffered an intestinal obstruction, it looked like he may not get to see his grandson graduate from The Citadel 65 years after he did. With his life hanging in the balance, Hayes was rushed to the Emergency Department at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center. His age and other medical complications notwithstanding, the medical team knew his only chance was surgery to relieve the obstruction. Dr. Tom Mincheff, general surgeon, expertly performed the procedure. Had he not acted quickly and decisively, Ray Hayes would not be with us today. But happily he is, and he remains committed to participating in the presentation of Russell’s diploma from The Citadel. Pre and post-operative care from Dr. Rudolph Jokl and Dr. Robert Elder, along with the ongoing dedication of Dr. Mincheff, kept the dream alive. As Rebecca Watkins, the daughter of Ray and mother of Russell, put it: “The personal care and love shown to us was what made the difference. We are all blessed to have the skill and caring of the healthcare team at Carolina Pines.” The medical hands that heal, the community ties that bind. That’s Carolina Pines. 1304 West Bobo Newsom Highway Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 (843) 339-2100 www.cprmc.com This hospital is partially owned by physicians. 2B 3B 5B 6B SOCIETY CALENDAR CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL NOTICES lifestyles APRIL 29, 2015 | PAGE 1B THE NEWS AND PRESS, DARLINGTON, S.C. WWW.NEWSANDPRESSONLINE.COM Adventures of Flo The Honor Society of Darlington High School is sending their purple mascot “Flo” to lawns across the area to raise funds for the DHS Team walking at the Darlington County Relay for Life on May 1st. The fee to send “Flo” on a visit is $30, which includes delivery and pick up. “Flush Insurance” is available for $15 to guarantee your home will not receive a visit from Flo this year. To order, contact Mrs. Martha Flowers at Darlington High School at 398-2836. Or send a donation payable to Darlington High School, note Relay for Life, with the name and address of your recipient, to DHS He caught us! Renny Johnson reads Flo's calling card. Darlington Kiwanis Club annual Oyster Roast & BBQ Piping hot seafood and savory BBQ were on the menu as the Darlington Kiwanis Club held its annual Oyster Roast and Barbecue on Saturday, April 25 at the Checkered Flag Club behind the Darlington Raceway. For $25 per person, guests enjoyed freshly prepared oysters – topped with cocktail sauce and hot sauce, to taste – plates of pit cooked barbecue and cold beverages, all for a good cause. “We're glad that we were able to put this on for the community again this year. This particular function benefits scholarships for children that graduate from Darlington High School, and all the profits go to those scholarships,” said Bobby Kilgo, president of Darlington Kiwanis. Flo has made her way all the way out to Dr. Bill Boyd's home! Boy what a big yard!! PHOTOS BY SAMANTHA LYLES Flo just couldn't help but go visit her good friend Dr. Greg Harrison! This is her third annual visit to his home! By Bill Segars Guest Writer Church of the Week: First Baptist Church, Hartsville As soon as the town of Hartsville began to form, so did a Baptist church. Early in 1850 John Lide Hart bought 491 acres of land, previously owned by his father Thomas Hart, from his brother-in-law Thomas Lide. John Hart was very active in the Baptist denomination at Gum Branch Baptist Church and Providence Baptist Church. One of his first good deeds, upon punching this land, was to donate some of it for the purpose of building a Baptist church. On November 16, 1850 Hartsville Baptist Church, the first church in the soon-to-becommunity of Hartsville, was formed. The first building was built to serve to citizens in 1851; Rev. J. W. Burn served as the pastor, until his death in 1880. Dr. W. S. Dorset came to Hartsville in 1903 as the next pastor of Hartsville Baptist, and served until 1907. It was during this period that Rev. Dorset encouraged the congregation to change their name to First Baptist Church, and to look to future growth with a new building. When Dr. E. V. Baldy of Georgia arrived at the church in 1907, he found a growing community and a building under construction with wall about three feet high. There was a small problem, however; the congregation had committed to an enormous debt of $27,000 to be able to build this solid masonry building. In 1907, this was an unheard of amount of money for a church building measuring 52 feet wide by 85 feet deep, especially in such a small community. So, Dr. Baldy’s first task was to set out to raise the funds and support to pay for this building, which he did with ease and very little problem. He stayed in Hartsville for 16 years serving his community and as pastor of First Baptist. On a Sunday in February 1908, possibly the 23rd, it seemed like all of Hartsville gathered for the opening service of the new edifice that still sits on top of the hill overlooking the town. No one was more proud of the new elegant Greek Revival building than Mrs. Jane Lide Coker Wilson, because her son, Charles Coker Wilson, was the architect of her home town church building. Charles Coker Wilson had recently returned to Columbia, South Carolina to practice architecture; when his mother insisted that he return to his birthplace of Hartsville to design her church, he could not turn her down. Charles Coker Wilson proved to be a very prolific architect of many well-known buildings that are presently listed on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina. Buildings that can be seen today include The South Carolina State Capital, many local residences, and most of the buildings on Coker College campus are only a sample of Wilson’s additions to South Carolina’s architectural landscape- from the coast to the upstate. Coker also trained many young startup architects to follow his lead with stately, imposing, and quality buildings that stand the test of time as First Baptist has. The many generations of Hartsvillians that have attended First Baptist have been good stewards of their buildings and property. As the congregation grew, a new larger sanctuary was built in 1964, but the old 1908 building was not forgotten. As with most church congregation, conversations and even debates have been held as to what to do with their aging buildings; fortunately, historical minded members have prevailed and the heritage rich buildings have been saved on this campus for other to enjoy. In 2003, Wilson’s old sanctuary was completely renovated and is presently used as a chapel on a regular basis for the glory of God. Bill Segars has a strong love and appreciation for history, having grown up on a farm in Kelleytown on land that has been in the family since 1821 . He uses his 39-year building career to combine with his love of history to develop a passion for historical restoration. Segars was able to find, photograph and research more than 700 religious edifices throughout the state. GOT SOCIETY NEWS? email [email protected] or call Jana 843-393-3811. society APRIL 29, 2015 | PAGE 2B tHe NeWs aND Press, DarliNGtoN, s.C. WWW.NEWSANDPRESSONLINE.COM Darlington American Legion Post 13 The Darlington American Legion Post 13 honored several of its members recently with a Governor's Proclamation recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. Those pictured are from left to right: Al Bescher, Johnny Odom, Henry King, Jimmy Chandler, Carroll Boswell, Ray Bescher. These Post 13 comrades served "In Country" and "On-the-Ground" during their deployment in Vietnam. Cyndie Geries, retired Darlington County Educator, recently spoke to the Darlington American Legion Post 13. Geries’ message on Kids Count was part of the Legion's focus on Child and Youth Welfare. PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED Miss S.C. Sweet Potato Festival Teen Payton Lang, recently met S.C State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman in her office in Columbia; Lang shared her platform , “It's Accelerate Change; Be and Upstander!” PHOTO CONTRIBUTED Copeland receives award at Pilot Convention Belinda Copeland received the Mildred Henry Davenport Award at the 78th South Carolina Pilot District Convention at North Myrtle Beach. Presenting the award was last year's recipient Shirley King from North Augusta. The award is given annually to a Pilot who most nearly exemplifies the basic principles of Pilot in his/her personnel and community life. The Pilot Club of Darlington submitted a scrapbook highlighting Mrs. Copeland's many acts of dedication to her community. The Club is very proud of Belinda for receiving this highly coveted award. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED M i l i ta ry Notes Army Pvt. Nicholas B. Smith has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. Smith is the grandson of Shot Windham and nephew of Robert Windham, both of Lamar, S.C. Court Ordered Real Estate Auction Online bidding only – www.rhlee.com – Closes April 30 at 2 p.m. *Commercial Investment Property* 1973 US Hwy 321 Bypass Winnsboro, SC 29180 4.64 Acres w/improvements – 12 unit Inn & Restaurant Building Currently producing approx. $7,500 income per mo. See our website for more info, photos, and online bidding www.rhlee.com 803-337-2300 R.H. Lee & Co. Auctioneers, Inc. 100 S. Dogwood Ave. Ridgeway, SC 29130 SCAL 192 IF YOU USED THE BLOOD THINNER XARELTO and suffered internal bleeding, hemorrhaging, required hospitalization or a loved one died while taking Xarelto between 2011 and the present time, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535-5727 CROSSWORD Across 1. Eyeglasses 6. Preserve, in a way 10. Hail Mary, e.g. 14. Grant 15. Think 16. Biblical shepherd 17. ___ del Sol 18. Motor vehicle 19. Conclusion 20. Posted mph (2 wds) 22. 20-20, e.g. 23. Animal house 24. Supplement 26. Flat 29. Asian plant's flaxlike fiber 31. Like "The XFiles" 32. Sensory nerve endings 36. Extol 37. Santa Claus feature 38. Certain surgeon's "patient" 39. International commerce without government interference (2 wds) 41. Gave out 42. Food containing milk products 43. Muscular and heavily built 44. Bets 47. Family retriever dog, for short 48. "Beowulf," e.g. 49. Lawful 56. Dungeons & Dragons snake-like creature 57. Mosque V.I.P. 58. Drunk, in slang 59. Percussion instrument 60. "Blue" or "White" river 61. Open, in a way 62. Increase, with "up" 63. Civil War side, with "the" 64. Cream puff Down 1. Bursae 2. Alka-Seltzer sound 3. "... or ___!" 4. Pigeon's home 5. Wrap or bind in bandages 6. Philip Roth's "The Human ___" 7. Jack-in-the-pulpit, e.g. 8. French novelist Pierre 9. Was unfaithful (hyphenated) 10. Leader of the pack 11. Beyond's partner 12. Exodus commemoration 13. Bias 21. "Malcolm X" director 25. Barely beat 26. Brand, in a way 27. "How ___!" 28. Military officer who acts as assistant to a more senior office (3 wds) 29. Query before "Here goes!" 30. "God's Little ___" 31. "The Lord of the Rings" figure 32. Back 33. Face-to-face exam 34. Bank 35. Undertake, with "out" 37. Small herring processed like a sardine 40. Toni Morrison's "___ Baby" 41. Fraught with uncertainty or doubt 43. Dracula, at times 44. Proceeds 45. In pieces 46. Lively Baroque dance 47. British sailor (slang) 50. Arabic for "commander" 51. Apple variety 52. Peewee 53. "The Sound of Music" backdrop 54. Caddie's bagful 55. Irascible WORD SEARCH Armor Around Beat Brass Bumps Buying Cars Chill Construct ing Cost County Crisp Cross Deer Doctor Fame Folk Foot Fork Gray Inch Inks Into Keep Know Lower Meet Microsco pe Moon Narrow North Oars Oats Occupy Oceans Path Penny Pint Pond Poor Practice Proportio ns Rang Riots Room Sighing Sinking Slot Sock Sold Sort Span Stew Answers on 6B Stiff Sugar Table Tested Torch Turn Unfortun ately Using Vein Veto Wore Wrap You'd WE WANT COMMUNITY NEWS Email [email protected], call (843) 393-3811 or fax (843) 393-6811. Subject: COMMUNITY NEWS community APRIL 29, 2015 | PAGE 3B THE NEWS AND PRESS, DARLINGTON, S.C. WWW.NEWSANDPRESSONLINE.COM PETS Of THE WEEk more info. Flora's hips sway back and forth like she's been hula dancing all of her life. Once her hips start swaying, get ready for the kisses, because they are coming. She's such a happy girl despite losing her only family; she must know a better family is right around the corner. Full of love and a dream to be around…what more could you ask for in a companion? Flora; 66 lbs; 3-4 yrs old; female. Autism 101 Training The Darlington County Autism Support Group is sponsoring Autism 101 Training on Saturday, May 2 from 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon at the Hartsville Memorial Library, 147 West College Avenue. Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend. Training will provide anyone who wants to learn characteristics; learning styles associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder and explore teaching techniques and strategies for handling challenging behaviors. Snacks and drinks will be provided. To register for this class, please contact Coretta Bailey at 843-307-3386 [email protected]. Facebook: Darlington County Autism Support Group. Sindy may look like an average dog, but she's a super dog! Packed within her tiny little body is a ton of strength and cuteness. Always ready to save the world with corgi cuteness, with a belly rub as a The Darlington County Humane reward! Sindy can save your next Society is located 0.5 miles from boring summer day when you Darlington Raceway off Highway adopt her! Sindy; 32 lbs; female; 151 in Darlington. 2-3 yrs old; Shepherd mix Have you lost or found a pet? If you have lost or found a pet, go online to www.darlingtonhumane.org and click on the link Lost/ Found Pets. You will be directed to the www.thelostpets.com Web site where you can register your missing pet. You will be able to provide a detailed description of your missing pet, as well as attach a photo. Upon registering your lost pet, an e-mail alert will be sent to the Darlington Shelter’s e-mail address. This will allow the Shelter staff to recognize your lost pet should it arrive at the facility. Area Happenings Weekly Events Story Time at the Library Darlington: Thursdays at 10 a.m. Info: 843-398-4940 ext. 305. Hartsville: Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Info: 843-332-5115 ext. 7. Society Hill: Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. Info: 843-3780026 Lamar: Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. Info: 326-5524 Library Youth Programs: Darlington: Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m. Lamar: Family Movie Day: Tuesdays 4:00 p.m.; Youth Program: Thursday at 4:00 p.m. Crochet & Knit Club at the Library Lamar: each Monday at 4:30 p.m. 843-326-5524 Society Hill: each Friday from 2-4 pm 843-378-0026 Darlington: 2nd Friday of the month 10 a.m. - noon 843398-4940 Hartsville: “The Stitchers” group meets the 1st & 3rd Mondays and 2nd & 4th Thursdays at 5 pm. Pee Dee SCORE Pee Dee SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) offers Free confidential counseling to America's small business, serving Darlington, Florence and surrounding areas. Existing and start-up businesses can schedule an appointment by calling the Hartsville Chamber of Commerce at 843-332-6401. Alcoholics Anonymous A.A. will hold an open meeting of big book and traditions studies weekly from 7 - 8 p.m. Thursdays at Trinity United Methodist Church on Pearl Street. Use Orange Street entrance. Info: 843-395-6897. AA meets at at the Hartsville AA Hut, 310 S. McFarland Street: 12 noon and 6 p.m. Monday/Wednesday; 12 noon and 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday; and 8pm Sunday. Watching) at Kalmia Gardens. For more information, contact: (843) 383-8145. Silver Fox Tournament of Champions The Lamar Civitan Club is hosting its annual Silver Fox Tournament of Champions. This two day event will consist of a reception on Thursday evening, April 30, at 7:00 p.m. and a Captain’s Choice Golf Tournament the following day. Both events will take place at Governor’s Run Golf Course in Lamar. The reception on Thursday evening, April 30, is open to the public. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased from Lamar Civitan members, Carolina Bank in Lamar, or by calling 326-5557. The Friday Tournament of Champions begins with lunch at noon, and a tee off time of 1:00 p.m. The entry fee is $100 per player and includes captain’s choice golf tournament, shirt, hat, golf balls, and lunch. Relay for Life of Darlington County The American Cancer Society Relay for Life will be held May 1st from 6:00 p.m. to Midnight at the campus of Emmanuel Christian School, 1001 N. Marquis Highway, Hartsville. This county-wide community event will feature a Lighting Ceremony with luminary bags to be lit at nightfall “In Memory”, and “In Honor” of loved ones and friends who have had cancer, and “In Appreciation” of caregivers. For information contact Chinel Boateng at 843-245-8438, [email protected] or Frances McElveen, 332-6740, www.relayforlife.org/darlingtonsc ‘Til Beth Do Us Part Enjoy another side-splitting comedy from Hope Jones Wooten, creator of Dixie Swim Club and collaborators of the Golden Girls. Presented by the Hartsville Community Players Friday and Saturday May 1 & 2 at 7 p.m. at the Hartsville Center Theater. Tickets are $12 adults, $10 seniors, and $5 for students. Tickets avail- Fundraiser for Rudy Branham’s Family able at Burry BOokstore, at the door, or on website www.hartsvillecommunityplayers.org. Directed by Lenora Lefew. Yard Sale Darlington County Disabilities and Special Needs Board Staff Support Team is holding a Yard Sale on Saturday, May 2nd from 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on the Reagan House lawn (corner of Carolina and Damascus Church Rd) in Hartsville Hotdogs, drinks and something sweet to eat! For more info.: 843-332-7252. Lil' Rudy Branham Jr. & Family Fund Raiser Chicken Bog $7.00 at Mikes Bar & Grill (Intersection of Timmonsville Hwy. & Rogers Road) in Darlington, May 2nd from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Free delivery with orders of 10 plates or more. Must have ticket present for pick up / delivery. For tickets call: Angel Branham: 843 229-3226, Nickie Outlaw: 843 858-8389. Jacob Kelley Historical House The Darlington Area Recreation Department will hold its Spring Indoor Yard Sale on Saturday, May 2nd from 7 a.m. to 12 noon at Harmon Baldwin Recreation Center, 300 Sanders St., Darlington. Register for a table by April 29. Info: 398-4030. Celebrate spring at the Jacob Kelley Historical House in Kelleytown, Hartsville, on May 3, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. 19th Century outdoor children’s toys will be featured, games and chance to sit on the jogging board. Tours of the house and the barn will be available. Children games will include a Maypole, tetherball, corn hole game, hoop and stick, jogging board, and the game of graces. Come out with the entire family. Market on Darlington Square Darlington County Council Meeting Market on Darlington Square on Sat. May 2nd 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. MoDS is an open-air market around the perimeter of the Public Square of Darlington featuring art, crafts, food and farm produce vendors as well as businesses, churches, organizations, advocates, and other non-profits. The dates for 2015 will be: May 2, June 6, (no July) Aug. 1, Sept. 5, and Oct. 3. For more info: 398-4000 ext. 103, Facebook: DarlingtonMarket The Darlington County Council meets on Monday, May 4, and the first Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m., at the Courthouse Annex/EMS Building, 1625 Harry Byrd Highway (Highway 151), Darlington, SC. The Council encourages citizen participation and provides an opportunity for citizens to present their concerns at the beginning of each regular meeting. Those wishing to make a presentation should contact the Clerk to Council at 843-3984100 or [email protected]. Indoor Yard Sale 10th Annual Walk with the Docs 2015 Please join us for the fun! The 10th Annual Walk with the Docs to benefit both locations of Free Medical Clinics of Darlington County will be held Saturday, May 2nd at 10:00 a.m. at Darlington Racetrack, infield garage. T-shirts, music, and refreshments. Walk 2.7 miles with us around the track as we honor the doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and nurses that volunteer to care for our patients. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. The official pacer car will be giving rides around the track to all walkers after the Walk. Call 332-0422 or 398-0060 for The Big Give During a 24-hour cycle – from midnight to 11:59 p.m. – on Tuesday, May 5th, the public can go to www.biggivepeedee.org and make secure donations to the participating charities of their choice. The event is presented by Eastern Carolina Community Foundation. To learn more about Big Give, visit www.biggivepeedee.org or call Libby Wiersema, Big Give coordinator, at 843-472-7990. Darlington City Council Meeting The Darlington City Council will hold their monthly meet- ing on May 5, 2015 and the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the City of Darlington Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 400 Pearl Street. MAY 6 - 12 For more information: Darlington: Ed O’Neal: 3931935; Dwight Giles: 496-5991, Darlington Post Office: 3933223, George Taylor: 3931505, James Skipper: 3096375. Lamar: Bob Shoemake: 326-8213. Hartsville: Post Office: 332-9611; Florence: 250-6036 Wednesday Warblers at Kalmia Gardens Jolly Jeepsters Golf Tournament May 6 Wednesday Warblers (Bird Watching) at Kalmia Gardens. For more information, contact: (843) 383-8145. The 12th Annual Jolly Jeepsters Golf Tournament will be held at the Darlington Country Club on Saturday, May 9th registration at 8 a.m., tee off at 9 a.m. The event will benefit the Jolly Jeepsters Shrine Unit, and includes a meal and awards for top five teams. Contact: Sam Tallon: 803-229-0966 or Bobby Galloway: 843-307-4725. 64th National Day of Prayer in Darlington The 64th National Day of Prayer will be observed with a prayer service at 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 7th. The theme this year is, “Lord, Hear Our Cry” (1 Kings 8:28), featuring a special prayer to be simultaneously read throughout the nation at noon EDT to create a huge wave of prayer, flowing from one coast to the other, illustrating the unity of God’s people and acknowledging His dominion over the circumstances facing us. Darlington: on the County Courthouse grounds in Darlington. In the event of rain, service will be held at Trinity UMC, 126 Pearl Street. All are invited to attend. The service is sponsored by the Darlington Area Ministerial Association. Hartsville: sponsored by Bridge Builders, event will be held at Centennial Park; in the event of rain, event will move to Wesley United Methodist Church on the corner of 4th and College Avenue. DCHS Yard Sale Annual Spring yard sale for the Darlington County Humane Society. Three days again for the second year! May 7th and 8th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., May 9th from 7 a.m. to 12 noon at the American Legion Bldg. on Hwy. 151. Donations needed. For information contact: Jeannie 307 3527. Or Lynette 409 5724. Help the forgotten homeless pets of the county! Mother & Son Date Night Darlington Area Recreation Department presents Mother Son Date Night on Thursday, May 7, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Harmon Baldwin Recreation Center, 300 Sanders St. This event is for young men ages 4 and up and their mother, grandmother, or legal female guardian. This event includes a full-course dinner, keepsake photo and musical entertainment. The fee is $25 per couple and $10 for each additional person. You MUST register at the Darlington Area Recreation Department. Deadline for registration is Tuesday May 5. For additional information, call 843-398-4030. 23rd Annual Letter Carriers Food Drive On Saturday, May 9th, please leave donations of nonperishable food on mailbox for your carrier to pick up when delivering mail. All donations will be distributed to local Food Banks and Food Pantries. Hartsville Farmer’s Market The Hartsville Farmer’s Market is May 9th, second Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on East Carolina Avenue. The market featureslocally sourced produce as well as unique, handmade and homemade quality products made by local artists, chefs and farmers. For more info: call Suzy Moyd at 843-3833015. Country Concert to benefit DCEF The Darlington County Education Foundation will host a country concert at Darlington Raceway on Saturday, May 9, from 5 p.m.11 p.m. The concert will feature Nashville recording artists’ Outshyne, Radio Romance and John Stone. Tickets to the event are $15, available at Darlington Raceway, Carolina Bank locations, Markette Convenience Stores, Vintage, and Midnight Rooster in Hartsville. The concert will take place in the track’s famed infield. Lamar Town Council Lamar Town Council will meet May 11th at 5 p.m. the second Monday of the month at town hall. School Board The Darlington County School District Board of Education will meet May 11th at 6 p.m. the second Monday of the month in the board/community conference room at the Darlington County School District Administrative Annex I in Darlington. Parkinson's Disease Support Group A meeting of the Pee Dee area Parkinson's Disease Support Group will be held Tuesday, May 12, 5:30 p.m. at 121 E Cedar Street, Florence Open to people with Parkinson's, caregivers, family, and friends. For more information call 843-673-0854. First Steps Partnership Board The Darlington County First Steps Partnership Board of Directors will meet at The Greater Hartsville Chamber of Commerce on May 12, 2015 in the Conference Room at 5:30 p.m. The DCFS Partnership Board meets the second Tuesday of every other month. Al-Anon Meetings Al-Anon is a fellowship of adult relatives and friends of alcoholics for mutual support. Visitors are welcome; childcare is not available. Meetings: Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. at St. Luke Church United Methodist Church Parlor, 302 Dunlap Dr., Hartsville. Info: 843-992-2981. Thursdays at 8p.m at the Hartsville AA Hut, 310 S. McFarland Street. 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PAGE 4B | WEDNESDAY APRIL 29, 2015 Register now for Mother & Son Date Night The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake By Jimmie Epling Director Darlington County Library System What has been at the core of libraries for millennia? Your first thought was probably books. When people are asked today what comes to mind when they hear the word “library,” their first response is almost always “books” (OCLC. 2010 Perception of Libraries). A good answer because it recognizes what libraries were founded upon, but the answer needs a bit more refining. You were on the right track, but the paper book is just the medium, just like the scrolls of papyrus or vellum and the tablets of clay or stone before it, for what is at the library’s core, the written word. The Darlington County Library System, like its predecessors, was built on the written word. What has sometimes been a challenge for readers is determining the meaning of a written word because it can, over time, twist and turn on you just like a snake, always changing. With the advent of audio and visual recording in the early 1900s, that challenge has become even greater. You can Google a word to discover a short definition. Sometimes that is far from enough to help you understand a word’s meaning when used. The Library can help you divine the meaning of any word in the context of its usage through the resources we have available in print and online through the DISCUS reference database, available 24/7. We have dictionaries of all types and on a variety of specific topics to find every meaning of a word. It is said that English is among the most difficult languages to learn. It does not have the largest number of native speakers by far when compared Chinese speakers (527 million vs. 1.39 billion), but it is the world's most commonly studied language. More people learn English (1.5 billion) than French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, German and Chinese combined. English is spoken in 101 counties. The next closest are Arabic (60 countries) and French (51 countries). The reason for their widespread usage is rooted in the social, economic, and military history of the countries in which they were born. There are dozens of different dictionaries for the English language. We have dictionaries geared for children, college students, adults, and those learning English. Those struggling with euphemisms, jargon, slang (including hacker slang), foreign terms, cultural literacy, or misinformation will find help through us. Even though we in “the States” speak the same language as our “mother country”, Britain, we still need the book, “Divided by a Common Language,” to decipher pronunciation and spelling differences, as well as, unique word meanings. Those in need of a laugh will find Jeff Foxworthy’s “Redneck Dictionary” a very interesting take on the use of English. Need a foreign language dictionary to translate the instructions for the hottest gadget you just received? In this increasingly interconnected world, we have it on hand or can get it! Two thirds of the world’s population speaks at least one of the twelve most used languages, Chinese, Hindi-Urdu, English, Arabic, Spanish, Russian, Bengali, Portuguese, German, Japanese, French, and Italian. The Library has dictionaries for these, as well as other languages, such as Hebrew and the “dead” language of Latin. We even have the “Seven Language Dictionary” where you can find the English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish version of a word all in one place. If you would like to learn another language, we have audio books to help you learn Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. You can also go to our website at www.darlingtonlib.org to find 65 different languages you can learn online through Mango Languages. The Library has dictionaries on specific topics. There is Blacks’ Law Dictionary. Biblical scholars will find dictionaries designed just for their use. There are several medical dictionaries in our collection so you can look up a term your doctor used. Those looking for a dictionary to help understand sign language, Judaism, rhyming, firearms, snakes, pottery porcelain, symbols, music, math, the supernatural, shorthand, biology, literary terms, chemistry, and more will find it at the Library. For nearly two years now, regular visitors to the Library’s homepage (www.darlingtonlib.org) and friends of the system wide Facebook page, Darlington County Library System, have discovered a new “Word of the Week” each week. It was inspired by the Hartsville Branch staff’s “Word of the Day,” which can be found in the Library and on its own separate Facebook page. Each week, I have searched for a word that you might not know or possibly be familiar with its latest meaning. When choosing a word to post, I keep in mind what the late author Terry Pratchett wrote about elves in a passage of “Lords and Ladies.” Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder. Elves are marvelous. They cause marvels. Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies. Elves are glamorous. They project glamour. Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment. Elves are terrific. They beget terror. The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning. No one ever said elves are nice. Elves are bad. It can also describe words, at least until you get to the end. Of course we all know he was wrong about elves. Not all elves are bad as J.R.R. Tolkien wrote in his “Lord of the Rings trilogy, and to which Santa can also attest. So not all words are bad, but they can be very interesting! Those who follow it from week to week have probably noted some trends in my selections. The meanings of words can twist and change, especially in the context of their use. Each week’s new word is for me an opportunity to reflect on a word and its place in the world today. My choice of words included quite a few that in some way describe the confusion or misdirection a person might be subject to in life. The Library is always ready to help you cut through the argot, bafflegab, ballyhoo, bloviating, buzzwords, discombobulation, flummoxing, foofaraw, gobbledygook, malarkey, newspeak, optics, or shenanigans of those around you. For those interested in libraries, books, and literature, I have posted words like abibliophobia, epigram, epistolize, genealogy, lethologica, lexpionage, logline, logomachy, and voculation. I’ve also posted words related to pop culture, e-commerce, and technology. Do you know the meaning of cosplay, couplie, crowdfunding, cryptocurrency, edutainment, fashionista, freemium, glocalize, hackerspace, meme, mesofact, paywall, petfie, science, showrooming, staycation, steampunk, textspeak, and Whovian? The Darlington County Library System can help you grapple with any word you encounter through dictionaries and exclusive reference databases. Regardless of whether a word’s meaning has twisted over time, we can help you understand its meaning in the context of its use. [Editor’s note: we post a word of the week in our paper on our “opinon page”, and, like Jimmie, we also enjoy choosing it for you!] Harvest Hope seeks to expand BackPack program in Darlington County Out of 10,102 children enrolled in Darlington County schools, 83% are on free/reduced breakfast and lunch programs, totaling 8,468 children. Harvest Hope Food Bank is working with community partners and Darlington County schools to ensure as many children as possible have meals to nourish them throughout each weekend through their BackPack pro- gram, and provides a stable source of nourishment to 92 children every week at four Darlington County schools through the program. Harvest Hope’s BackPack Program ensures that children have a stable supply of nourishment to last through the weekend when they do not have access to in-school breakfast and lunches. Backpacks containing seven meals are distrib- uted to children in participating schools. The meals are comprised of nutritious items such as fruit cups, nutrition bars, juice boxes, reduced fat milk and other sources of protein that children can open and prepare on their own. Guidance counselors and teachers at schools participating in the BackPack Program report that students who received backpacks through the program Darlington Area Recreation Department presents Mother Son Date Night on Thursday, May 7, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Harmon Baldwin Recreation Center, 300 Sanders St. This event is for young men ages 4 and up and their mother, grandmother, or legal female guardian. This event includes a full-course dinner, keepsake photo and musical entertainment. The fee is $25 per couple and $10 for each additional person. You MUST register at the Darlington Area Recreation Department. Deadline for registration is Tuesday May 5. For additional information, call 843-398-4030. Duck Cup fundraiser helps keep Kalmia Gardens free The Duck Cup fundraiser this year at Kalmia Garden’s Earth Day Celebration raised $3000 after expenses. The fundraisers helps cover operational budget expenses, including expenses to staff, and to maintain and care for the Gardens. “It helps us have not admission fee,” said director Mary Ridgeway. “That way, we can fulfill Miss May Coker’s dream to allow the gardens to remain free to all who choose to visit. It is a gift that Coker College shares freely with all.” Additional fundraisers for the year include a 5k on September 5, and a wine tasting event on October 15. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED showed improvement in attendance, behavior and grades, and exhibited an overall improvement in motivation and attitude about school. For additional information on Harvest Hope Children’s Feeding Programs, and to find ways you can partner to help bring more meals to children in Darlington County, please contact Danielle St. Marie at [email protected]. Early bird registration for DCSD's 2015-2016 four-year-old Kindergarten programs The Darlington County School District will hold a Spring Registration for our four-year-old Kindergarten classes. Parents are asked to bring the following information when registering their child: • Medicaid Card (if available) • Birth Certificate • Current Immunization Record • Social Security Card • Proof of Residence (utility bill, phone bill, property tax receipt, etc.). Hartsville registration for four-year-old kindergarten will be held on Friday, May 1, 2015 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, at Hartsville Adult Education, located at 437 West Carolina Avenue. Darlington registration for four-year-old kindergarten will be held on Friday, May 1, 2015 at the Darlington Adult Education Building at 100 Magnolia Street, Darlington between 9:00 am-2:00 pm. Four-year-old kindergarten classes in Lamar and Society Hill will take place at Lamar Elementary School and R o s e n w a l d Elementary/Middle School on Friday, May 1, 2015 between 9:00 am-2:00 pm. The four-year-old child development program for the Darlington County School District is a district and statefunded program for children in Darlington County who will be four-years-old on or before September 1, 2015. In August 2013, Darlington County was awarded funds to initiate fullday Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP) classrooms. Seven full-day, 4K classrooms were established across geographical areas of the county. In June 2014, additional funds made it possible to add seven more full-day classrooms. These classrooms will replace half-day programs already in existence in Hartsville and Darlington. This funding resulted from the CDEPP project being integrated into the Read to Succeed Legislation that was signed into law by Governor, Nikki Haley on June 11, 2014. Cain Elementary School, Pate Elementary School, St. John's Elementary School, Lamar Elementary School, Rosenwald Elementary/Middle School, Southside Early Childhood Center, and Washington Street Elementary School now offer full-day CDEP classrooms. The acronym for this model has now been renamed CDEP (Child Development Education Program), since the “Pilot” has ended. 2015 DARLINGTON COUNTY RABIES CLINICS ™ “Simply the Best for Less” Call Today for a FREE Estimate Sponsored by South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Darlington County Environmental Health Local Veterinarians VISIT OUR SHOWROOM AT 131 Causey Street Myrtle Beach, SC www.windowworldofmyrtlebeach.com Vaccination Fee: $8 per shot (843) 445 - 9921 445-9921 800-NEXT-WINDOW Date May 2 May 9 May 16 May 23 Note: Dogs must be on a leash and cats in a box or carrier. Darlington Area (Vet services provided by Town and Country Veterinary Clinic.) Time 9 a.m.-Noon 9 a.m.-Noon 9 a.m.-Noon 9 a.m.-Noon Location Mozingo Building/Darlington St. David’s Academy/Society Hill Mozingo Building/Darlington St. David’s Academy/Society Hill Veterinarian Dr. John Davis Dr. John Davis Dr. John Davis Dr. John Davis The South Carolina Rabies Control Act requires that all dogs and cats have a current rabies vaccination. For the majority of vaccines, the minimum age to vaccinate puppies and kittens is three (3) months of age. Upon vaccination, the pet should wear the serially numbered rabies tag, provided by the veterinarian, around its neck. The licensed veterinarian will also provide a certificate of vaccination. classifieds NOON FRIDAY AD DEADLINE call 393-3811,fax 393-6811or e-mail [email protected]. WWW.NEWSANDPRESSONLINE.COM YARD SALE Family Yard Sale, Place: 235 Ridge Rd., Darlington, Time & Date: 5-215 at 7:00 until 2:00 o’clock 41p1 Darlington County Humane Society Huge Yard Sale, Thurs. & Fri., May 7 & 8, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. & Sat., May 9, 7 a.m. - 12 noon, American Legion Bld., Hwy 151, Darlington in front of Darlington Middle School across from Mayfower Restaurant 41h2 Yard Sale, Sat. May 2nd, 7 - 1, 233 Cross St., Darl., Across from Raceway Ford, Image 16.0 Incline Treadmill, Handbags, Shoes, Baby Bassinet, Clothes, Comforters, HHI and much more! Rain Cancels. 41p1 YARD SALE, LOTS OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, May 1 Friday 1-6, May 2 Saturday 7 am until, 127 Cleveland Street, Darlington 41p1 Yard Sale, Saturday, May 2nd, 8 a.m. until, 126 Doneraile Street Darlington, pool table, crib, swing, walker, bouncy seat, boys baby clothes, kids clothes, toys & books, coach pocketbooks, vacuum cleaner, microwave, kitchen items, girls bat & glove and miscella41p1 neous items 2 BR, 2 BA Fleetwood 14x72 mobile home located on spacious lot in county. Double carport with shed, gravel driveway, privacy fence, walk-in master closet, Garden tub in master bath. W/D included. Close to Florence. 2.5 miles from I-20 Exit 137. $35,000, negotiable for cash offers. Call 843-992-1561. 41p1 Sale or Rent, 2753 Welling Farm Rd., Septic tank in place, 39338ctfn 7545 409 Eastburn Ct., 3 bedroom house, $625.00/month. Call 3937545 38ctfn 3 bedrooms 2 1/2 baths, washer/dryer hook up, stove, dishwasher, lawn maintenance, water, 1604 Woods Pond Drive, Darlington, No pets, $690.00/month, $500.00/ deposit, 393-9853, leave message 37ctfn 3 BR 1 1/2 BA Brick House on 1/2 acre land. Includes: Refrigerator, stove, central heat & air, washer & dryer hook-up. $600 deposit, $600 monthly. Background & credit check required. No pets. Call 843-398-1129, leave message. 41p1 APARTMENTS FOR RENT APARTMENTS - Available, 2BRs. Call Timmons and White. 3935411. 17ctfn Now accepting applications. Upstairs apartment, completely remodeled, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, includes all appliances, washer/dryer, stove, refrigerator, no pets, $550.00 monthly rent, $550.00 security deposit required, water included. Call (843)393-1327 or (843)6171132 41c2 2 bedroom, 2 bath singlewide, fully furnished, washer, dryer, central heat and air, no pets, lawn care provided, $400.00/month plus $400.00 security deposit, Call 395-9373 36ctfn 3 bedrooms, 2 baths on private property, no pets allowed, 2649 Nest & Dovetail on corner Darlington, $550/month, for more information call (843) 3930340 or 843-319-3890 41p4 Darlington Auto Parts is now taking applications, apply in person at 802 Pearl Street - Darlington, must have clean South Carolina Drivers license. 4ctfn MAINTENANCE MECHANIC Growing company seeks to fill immediate opening for experienced maintenance mechanic. At least 1 year industrial mechanical experience required and electrical experiences a plus. This position offers excellent pay and benefits with growth opportunities. NO TELEPHONE CALLS PLEASE. Fax, E-Mail or mail resume to: Popz USA, LLC. ATTENTION: MAINTENANCE POSITON D. Tobias, HR P.O. Box 1176 Bennettsville, SC 29512 Fax: 843-479-2777 E-Mail: [email protected] Copy E-Mail: [email protected] 41p1 SERVICES Nany seeking a full-time position keeping your baby in your home, forty years experience, references available upon requestplease call (843)206-4808. 41p1 STATEWIDE CLASSIFIEDS ANNOUNCEMENTS Got Knee Pain? Back Pain? Shoulder Pain? Get a pain-relieving brace - little or NO cost to you. Medicare Patients Call Health Hotline Now! 1- 800-815-6016 AUCTIONS AUCTION: Orangeburg SC Homegreat neighborhood-505 Wells Dr. Tax Val $250K - WILL SELL at or above $59K! May 9. Mike Harper 843-729-4996 (SCAL 3728) www.HarperAuctionAndRealty.co m for details. Online Auction - Antique clocks & furniture, office furnishings, restaurant equipment, art, more! Bid online: www.jrdixonauctions.com Rafe Dixon, SCAL 4059. (803) 774-6967 ADVERTISE YOUR AUCTION in 107 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Your 25-word classified ad will reach more than 2.6 million readers. Call Donna Yount at the S.C. Newspaper Network, 1-888727-7377. FINANCIAL SERVICES Sell your structured settlement or annuity payments for CASH NOW. You don't have to wait for your future payments any longer! Call 1-800-446-9734 HELP WANTED Can You Dig It? Heavy Equipment Operator Career! Receive Hands On Training And National Certifications Operating Bulldozers, Backhoes & Excavators. Lifetime Job Placement. Veteran Benefits Eligible! 1-866-974-8827 SPECIAL OPS U.S. Navy. Elite training. Daring missions. Generous pay/benefits. HS grads ages 17-30. Do you have what it takes? Call Mon-Fri 800-662-7419 HELP WANTED - DRIVERS DEDICATED ACCOUNT. HIRING TRUCK DRIVERS Dedicated routes, regular miles, up to $0.40 per mile. Ard Trucking Company, Darlington, SC. Call (843) 3935101, Opt. 3, email: [email protected] Home Time Guaranteed Weekly! Company & Owner Operators. Southeast Regional Lanes. Verifiable Experience, Good MVA & CSA, CDL-A. No Hazmat. 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Apply online: sennfreightlines.com or call 800-477-0792. ADVERTISE YOUR DRIVER JOBS in 107 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Your 25-word classified ad will reach more than 2.6 million readers. Call Donna Yount at the S.C. Newspaper Network, 1-888727-7377. HELP WANTED - SKILLS & TRADES Hiring Exp. Pipe Fitters and Combo Welders with tig and stick experience. Company located in Georgetown. Looking to hire local dependable full-time fitters and welders. Welders must pass coupon test call 843-546-2416 to schedule. Fitters can complete Darlington HigH ScHool announceS tHe Honor roll - 20142015 Q3 Grade 12 A Honor Roll Barber, Jerry Mark Brown, Alexia It'Anna Eads, Blaine Ashleigh Ennis, Kylie Nicole Fox, Asia Rosalind Free, Jonathan Javon Godbold, Heather Ravenel Hallums, Kierston SaMir Hamlin, Lontavia Courtney Hickman, Marisha RonQuandra-Hiesha Jackson, Shakera Demetria-Teres James, Crystal Zykia Kriss, Danielle Reid Lunn, Karissa Marne' McFarland, Shatoya Janee' Merriman, Anthony Mitchell Miller, Paris Roland Nettles, Shakari Shalonda LaShay Overton, D'Aisha Janae Rice, Michael Lamar Ross, Evan Mitchell Thomas, Jamekia Nasha' Washington, Laquesha Renee Weatherford, Kristen Alexis Williams, Jasmine Nicole Wingate, Keondra Shanaye Grade 11 A Honor Roll Barker, Cameron Dallas Davis, Laura Jean Hall, Diana April McCullough, LeeAnn Marie Evelyn McMillian, Brandon Ja'Corey Marquise Mihic, Ana Player, Kimberly Brooke Suggs, Kristen Alexis Cromer, Breanna Rae Grade 10 A Honor Roll Hall, Morgan Abigail Grade 9 A Honor Roll Bryant, Jonathan Paul Byram, Joshua Paul Coe, Jazmin Dayachia Hudson, Katherine Marissa James, Johnny David Grade 12 AB Honor Roll Addison, Mia Colleen Addison, Ta'von DiShaun Alston, Da'Quan Malik Andrews, Shaikiel Narshae Baker, Shakia Briana Barr, Simone Dabriel Blair, Christopher Joel Bonnoitt, Collin Scott Bonnoitt, Lucas Dalton Brown, Krystal Shynice Chapman, Kendrick Colin Chapman, Kenneth Christopher Coogler, Joshua Antonio Dallas, Jadasia Sade' DePugh, Mel'Quan Raheem Dubose, Tra'Quan Deandre'-Alex Dundy, Jessica Lauren Edwards, Taylor Lynn Faulkner, Jana Blake Free, Byron Daniel Gale, Angel Alexis Gattison, Asia Briaca Gattison, Bree' Genelle Gattison, Sha'Kira Monae Godbold, Anna Ravenel Gosnell, Gabrielle Nadine Graham, Faith Leann Graham, Jazmine Taliyah Grant, Nonah Briauna Gregg, Brandon Lee Grier, Margaret Somone Hamlin, Derika Christina Hannah, Antonio DaVion Harmon, Chante' Mariona Harrison, Javia Brianna Harrison, Luke Hoyt Hayes, Dallas Martin Hayes, Drake Anthony House, Deanny Nicole Jackson, Chalita Shantel Jackson, Kabria Tiana James, Jazmynn A'Leeyah Johnson, Christopher DaVaughan Johnson, Shaquasha ShaJuan Lighty, Andrea Tamara Lundy, Davina Latiese Lunn, Tionna Monea Matthews, Caleb Winston Maynor, Aptiva Lolita McCoy, Hailey Brooke McElroy, Courtney Alyson McKay, Kadajah Mable McKenzie, Courtney Thomeshia McNeil, Dahlia Denise Muldrow, Jasalyn Nicole Neal, Kayla Brooke Nero, D'Angelo Bubby Nero, D'Aundre Allen Pipkins, Jazzmyne Jan'e Robinson, Brandon Ty Robinson, Jasmine Sebast Ross, Ethan Wayne Ross, Jo'Khil Stefhan Quasean Rouse, Nikima Shmone Sellers, Takayla Monesha Simmons, Nasir Jeremiah Smith, Adrian RaShon Staggers, Makayla Nicole Standish, Jeremy Craig Stevenson, Moesha Shordae Sutton, Tyrone Dashawn Thomas, Trayvon Marquise tHe neWS anD PreSS, Darlington, S.c. RIVERSIDE HOMES, INC 2213 E. Palmetto Street Florence, SC 29506 (843)413-0440 Tractors³Antiques³Furniture ATV³Guns³Collectibles 919 S. Cashua Dr., Florence, SC Part. List of The Edward Weber Estate Items: Chippendale Mahogany Dining Room Set consisting of Table w/ 2 Armchairs & 6 Side Chairs all Needlepoint, Sideboard, Lowboy & China Cabinet. Eastlake Carved Walnut Bedroom Suite consisting of Queen Bed, Marble Top Bureau & Attached Mirror, Marble Top Washstand w/ Backsplash & Mirror. Blanket Chest, Nice Sofa, Chairs, Silk Rug, Cuckoo Clock, Lamps, Porcelain Nippon Platter & 6 Serving Dishes, German Porcelain Pieces, Vases, Ivory Pieces, Ivory Figurines, Scrimshaw, Cut Glass, Hobnail Glass, Victorian Mirror, Canes, Moroccan Screen, Carved Marble Plant Stand and much more! Part. 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Weatherford, Rylan Marc Williams, Matthew Jason Zimmerman, Jada Amara Grade 9 AB Honor Roll Aldrich, Kamryn Jhahari Bateman, Chloe Rose Baumbach, Lillie Thompson Blackwell, Haylie Alexis Bladel, Christen Lindsey Bonnoitt, Serra Grace Britt, Gary Benjamin Brunson, TyQuantae Antearious Damon, Kadasia Ieshia DeMaurice, Matthew William Dials, Darren Deon Durant, Joshiya Kiara Gibson, Courtney Rose Gibson, Sakeidra Lachel Gilbert, Demeatrius Tyrell Giles-Gregg, Malik DeAndre Godbold, Stone Rivers Goins, JaTavia Chaidez -Neta Goodson, Andrea Mara Goodwin, Annsley Lukah Gurley, Keyonna Tenice Howle, Loriene Taylor Howle, Prentis Grainger Hudson, Mariah Tierra Jernigan, Deborah Rose Jones, Brennan Cody Jones, Jacob Joel Jordan, Benjamin Mathison Josey, Alphonso Jamuel Mack, Tyler Aaron McPhail, Hakia Niyasha Mullins, Quaineisha Tybrea Myers, Kayla Jacquel Nails, Cecil Maurice Norton, Summer Renee Odom, Katelyn Marie Richardson, Hope Evyonne Robinson, Javontay Tyron Robinson, Jazmine Elena Samuel, Shayla Tykarra Scott, Rae'Knowledge D Skinner, Dusten Ryan Thames, Tyvonna Latrice Tiller, Brently Logan Turner, Kayla Melissa Vacanti, Olivia Raye' Washington, Rickya Tashara Wenteler, Christina Haley West, Tacorria Ja'Nea Westbrook, Kaitlyn Elizabeth White, Amanda Nicole Wiatrowski, Jacob David Williamson, Ny'Asia Janell Yarborough, Carson Grace PAGE 6B | WEDNESDAY APRIL 29, 2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on #371ES with the Form Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC 29532, within eight(8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: Veronica M Johnson AKA Veronica Quinn Johnson Date of Death: 2/27/2015 Number: Case 2015ES1600146 Personal Representative: James C Johnson Address: 325 Oakdale Drive, Hartsville, SC 29550 (39p3 leave in thru 4-29-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on #371ES with the Form Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC 29532, within eight(8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: Mary Jane Isgett Jordan Date of Death: 2/19/2015 Number: Case 2015ES1600147 Representative: Personal Sandra R Jordan 1223 Patrick Address: Highway, Hartsville, SC 29550 (39p3 leave in thru 4-29-15) SUMMONS Non-Jury Foreclosure Deficiency Judgment Waived STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DARLINGTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 2014CP1600216 Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage, Plaintiff(s) vs. The Estate of Alfred C. Phillips, any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of The Estate of Alfred C. Phillips, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein, being a class designated as John Doe; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability, being a class designated as Richard Roe, et al. Defendant(s). TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the undersigned at their offices located at 1587 Northeast Expressway, Atlanta, GA 30329, within thirty (30) days after the service thereof, exclusive of the date of service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. March 31, 2015 RCO Legal, P.S. Susan Shaw, Esq. Bar# 6862 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 TEL 770-234-9181 FAX 770-234-9192 ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF NOTICE OF FILING OF LIS PENDENS AND COMPLAINT FOR FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the Defendant(s) above named that the Foreclosure action referenced above, including a Lis Pendens, Summons and Complaint was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for DARLINGTON County on March 21, 2014. The Motion for Appointment of Guardian ad Litem Nisi was filed on June 12, 2014. ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI Deficiency Judgment Waived STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DARLINGTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2014-CP-16-00216 Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage , Plaintiff(s) vs. The Estate of Alfred C Phillips, any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of The Estate of Alfred C Phillips, Personal R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitle to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any person who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designates as Richard Roe, and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, et al. Defendant(s) It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the Motion for the appointment of Andrew M. Thompson as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for any unknown minors and persons who may be under a disability, it is ORDERED THAT, PURSUANT TO Rule 17, SCRCP, Andrew M. Thompson, be and hereby is appointed Guardian Ad Litem Nisi on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons under a disability, all of whom may have or may claim to have some interest in or claim to the real property, commonly known as 117 Chalmers St, Darlington, SC 29532; that Andrew M. Thompson is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of represent said and Defendant(s), unless the said Defendant(s), or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian or guardians Ad for the said Litem Defendant(s), and it is FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall forthwith be served upon the said Defendant(s) Any unknown Heirs-at-law or Devisees of the Estate of Alfred C. Phillips, Deceased, their heirs, Personal R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service, being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under disability being a class designated as Richard Roe by publication of the same in a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Darlington, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the summons in the above entitled action. Clerk of Court for Darlington County ___________, 2014 Darlington, South Carolina TS#: 91792 FEI # 2013.02874 04/15/2015, 04/22/2015, 04/29/2015 (39c3 leave in thru 4-29-15) NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Sweet Jane’s LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and on premises consumption of beer and wine at: 26 Public Square, Darlington, SC 29532. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 1, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, Attn: ABL, PO Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 896-0110. (39p3 leave in thru 4-29-15) NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Harpari, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and off premises consumption of wine and liquor at: 102 Lakeview Blvd., Hartsville, SC 29550. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 8, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, Attn: ABL, PO Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C. LEGAL NOTICES to: (803) 896-0110. (40p3 leave in thru 5-6-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on #371ES with the Form Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC 29532, within eight(8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: Alice D Hunter AKA Alice Dubose Hunter Date of Death: 3/15/2015 Number: Case 2015ES1600156 Representative: Personal Trome Alex Dubose Address: 1201 Main Street, Darlington, SC 29532 (40p3 leave in thru 5-6-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC within eight(8) 29532, months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: Olin L Purvis, Jr AKA Olin Leo Purvis, Jr Date of Death: 9/29/2014 Case Number: 2014ES1600486-2 Representative: Personal Lawrence J Purvis Address: PO Box 1204, Darlington, SC 29540 (40p3 leave in thru 5-6-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on #371ES with the Form Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC 29532, within eight(8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: Curtis Lee Muldrow Date of Death: 7/13/2014 Case Number: 2015ES1600140 Personal Representative: Florence J Muldrow Address: 2316 Holly Cir., Darlington, SC 29532 Attorney: Gary W Crawford Address: POB 508, Florence, SC 29503 (40p3 leave in thru 5-6-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC 29532, within eight(8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: Charles Edward Addison, III Date of Death: 1/4/2014 Case Number: 2014ES1600551 Personal Representative: Ann B Addison Address: 602 Flicker Lane, Hartsville, SC 29550 Attorney: Eric Poulin Address: 2557 Ashley Phosphate Road, N. Charleston, SC 29418 (40p3 leave in thru 5-6-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC 29532, within eight(8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: Daejah Quanae Hough Date of Death: 3/17/2015 Number: Case 2015ES1600160 Representative: Personal Deatrice Barrett Curtis Address: PO Box 185, Darlington, SC 29540 Attorney: Gerald Malloy Address: PO Box 1200, Hartsville, SC 29551 (40c3 leave in thru 5-6-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on #371ES with the Form Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC 29532, within eight(8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: Venoy Mcrary Williamson, Jr Date of Death: 3/29/2015 Case Number: 2015ES1600158 Personal Representative: Russell R Harrell Address: 411 Hawthorne Drive, Hartsville, SC 29550 (40p3 leave in thru 5-6-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC within eight(8) 29532, months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Stephen Francis Estate: Newton Date of Death: 1/27/2015 Case Number: 2015ES1600157 Personal Representative: Janet Allen Newton Address: 407 Gandy Drive, Hartsville, SC 29550 (40p3 leave in thru 5-6-15) SUMMONS TO SHOW CAUSE (Deficiency Judgment Waived) (Mortgage Foreclosure) (Mobile Home Repossession) Non-Jury STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DARLINGTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2013-CP-16-0898 21st Mortgage Corporation Plaintiff, -vsTiffany McTeer; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; The Estate of Henry Stanley by and through his Representative Personal whose name is unknown; Ron McCall; Teresa McCall, and any and all persons claiming any right, title, estate or interest in real estate described in the Complaint any unknown adults being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants or persons under disability being as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendant(s) TO THE DEFENDANT(S), United Capital Housing YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Petition for Rule to Show Cause in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the Petition on the persons whose names are subscribed below at PO Box 4216, Columbia, SC 29240, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF FILING PETITION FOR RULE TO SHOW CAUSE YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Petition for Rule to Show Cause in the above-captioned action was filed on December 16, 2014, and the Summons and Complaint were filed in the above-captioned action on November 21, 2013 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Darlington County, South Carolina. IT IS ORDERED THAT you, United Capital Housing, or any successor or assign, do show cause before the undersigned Special Referee for Darlington County, at 323 W. Home Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550, on the 23rd day of June, 2015, at 10:00 am or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, as to why you should not be forever barred and foreclosed of all right, title, interest and equity redemption in and to the real and personal property located within or on the subject premises. Crawford & von Keller, LLC. PO Box 4216 1640 St. Julian Place (29204) Columbia, SC 29204 Phone: 803-790-2626 Attorneys for Plaintiff (40c3 leave in thru 5-6-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC within eight(8) 29532, months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: John L Clements AKA J L Clements Date of Death: 3/17/2015 Case Number: 2015ES1600148 Representative: Personal Geraldine M Clements Address: 300 Windhamtown Road, Lamar, SC 29069 Attorney: Gena Phillips Ervin Address: PO Box 2527, Florence, SC 29503-2527 (41c3 leave in thru 5-13-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on #371ES with the Form Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC within eight(8) 29532, months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: Lonnie Graham Jr Date of Death: 2/1/2013 Case Number: 2015ES1600128 Personal Representative: Patricia A Graham Address: 272 Gandy Siding Road, Society Hill, SC 29593 (41c3 leave in thru 5-13-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC 29532, within eight(8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: Glenn David Hartsell, Sr Date of Death: 5/27/2014 Case NO: 2015ES1600169 Personal Representative: Barbara P Hartsell Address: 900 N Marquis Highway Attorney: Tonya Copeland Little Address: 524 W Carolina Avenue, Hartsville, SC 29550 (41c3 leave in thru 5-13-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC 29532, within eight(8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: Deborah Lynn Walters Date of Death: 4/1/2015 Case NO: 2015ES1600184 Representative: Personal Harry Lyle King Address: 2016 Rancho Road, Hartsville, SC 29550 (41p3 leave in thru 5-13-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC within eight(8) 29532, months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: Bertha Wilson AKA Bertha Richardson Wilson Date of Death: 2/17/2015 Case NO: 2015ES1600179 Representative: Personal Michael Kiminoch Jones Address: 1 Buffalo Avenue, Apt 129, Concord, NC 29025 (41p3 leave in thru 5-13-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC within eight(8) 29532, months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: Mary Louise G Aftanas Date of Death: 4/5/2015 Number: Case 2015ES1600161 Personal Representative: W P Moore, III Address: PO Box 604, Darlington, SC 29540 (41p3 leave in thru 5-13-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC 29532, within eight(8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: Addie Griggs Priest Date of Death: 1/13/2015 Case NO: 2015ES1600141 Personal Representative: Deborah F Priest Address: 2509 Green Street Road, Darlington, SC 29532 Attorney: John M Milling Address: Post Office Box 519, Darlington, SC 29540 (41p3 leave in thru 5-13-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC 29532, within eight(8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: John David Freeman Date of Death: 3/4/2015 Case NO: 2015ES1600155 Personal Representative: Pearl Michelle Gause Address: 125 Laurel Avenue, Darlington, SC 29532 (41p3 leave in thru 5-13-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC 29532, within eight(8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62- 3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: Annie Ruth Haire Date of Death: 3/10/2015 Case NO: 2015ES1600174 Personal Representative: Billy Thomas Haire Address: 460 Riverway Lane, West End, NC 27376 (41p3 leave in thru 5-13-15) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on #371ES with the Form Probate Court of Darlington County, the address of which is Room 208 Courthouse, One Public Square, Darlington, SC 29532, within eight(8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate: Joseph Dustin Walden Date of Death: 2/6/2014 Case NO: 2015ES1600146 Representative: Personal Sunny Renae McInville Walden Address: 1027 Coggeshall Road, Darlington, SC 29532 (41p3 leave in thru 5-13-15) AMENDED SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DARLINGTON IN THE PROBATE COURT Case No.:14-368 Ernestine Dudley, Petitioner, Vs. Mary Gattison, Robin Lighty, Diane Graham, Patricia Graham, Sharon Graham, Delvico Leon Graham, Mario Tedder, Lonnie Graham, III, and John Doe, a fictitious representing all name unknown persons who may be heirs or devisees of Lonnie Graham, Sr., and Richard Roe, a fictitious name representing all other unknown persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest in, or lien upon property of the late Lonnie Graham, Sr., Respondents. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Petition to Determine Heirs of Lonnie Graham, Sr., a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Petition upon the subscriber at her office at 104 Exchange Street, Darlington, SC 29532 (P.O. Box 185 Darlington, SC 29540), within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Petition within the time aforesaid, Petitioner shall move the Court to order the relief requested in the said Petition. s/Deatrice Barrett Curtis DEATRICE BARRETT CURTIS Attorney at Law 104 Exchange Street P.O. Box 185 Darlington, South Carolina (843) 393-5650 March 24, 2015 ORDER OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DARLINGTON IN THE PROBATE COURT Case No.:14-368 Ernestine Dudley Plaintiff, Vs. Mary Gattison, Robin Lighty, Graham, Patricia Diane Graham, Sharon Graham, Delvico Leon Graham, Mario Tedder, Lonnie Graham, III, and John Doe, a fictitious name representing all unknown persons who may be heirs or devisees of Lonnie Graham, Sr., and Richard Roe, a fictitious name representing all other unknown persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest in, or lien upon property of the late Lonnie Graham, Sr., Respondents. Upon considering and reading the annexed affidavit of Deatrice Barrett Curtis, Attorney for the Petitioner, and it appearing to my satisfaction that Petitioner is entitled to have service of the unknown Respondent by publication in the manner provided by law, IT IS ORDERED that the Summons herein, a copy of which is annexed, be served on all Respondents unknown to the Petitioner and her attorney, if any, having or claiming to have any interest in or lien upon the real property owned by Lonnie Graham, Sr., which property is briefly described in the caption thereof, by publication of the same once a week for three (3) successive weeks in The News and Press, a newspaper published in the City and County of Darlington, South Carolina, which said newspaper is hereby designated as the most likely to give notice to said unknown Respondents; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT John M. Ervin, III, Esquire, Darlington, South Carolina, 29532 (telephone 843-) be, and hereby is appointed as Guardian ad Nisi for any Litem Respondents who are infants or otherwise under disability, whose names and addresses are unknown to the Petitioner, having or claiming any interest in or upon the properties briefly described in the caption hereto, for the purposes of this action unless such respondents who are infants or otherwise under disability, or any of them, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of this Order upon them, exclusive of the date of such service, secure to be appointed Guardian ad Litem for hem or an of them; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order shall be forwith served upon said Respondents who are infants or otherwise under disability by publication of the same once a week for three (3) successive weeks in The News and Press, a newspaper published in the City and County of Darlington, South Carolina, which said newspaper is hereby designated as the most likely to give notice to said unknown Respondents, if any, who are infants or otherwise under disability; s/Marvin I. Lawson MARVIN I. LAWSON PROBATE JUDGE FOR DARLINGTON COUNTY Darlington, South Carolina April 22, 2015 (41c3 leave in thru 5-13-15) Request for Proposals Darlington County is requestqualifications for ing Architectural & Engineering Consultants, check the county website for more information, www.darcosc.com/purchasing. (41c1 leave in thru 4-29-15) Request for Proposals Darlington County is requesting quotes for Janitorial Services, check the county website for more information, www.darcosc.com/purchasing. (41c1 leave in thru 4-29-15) Answers from 2B NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C. 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