062916 NewsandPress

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062916 NewsandPress

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JUNE 29, 2016
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Vol. 142, No. 25
Darlington, S.C.
W W W. N E W S A N D P R E S S . N E T
County Council appoints courthouse sales tax commission
By Samantha Lyles
Staff Writer
[email protected]
Darlington County Council
convened a special meeting
June 21 to appoint members
for a Capital Project Sales Tax
Commission related to financing a new county courthouse.
This commission is a separate
entity from the Courthouse
Construction Committee, and
represents a legal necessity if
the county is to move forward
with a public referendum for a
new penny sales tax.
Currently the Darlington
County School District receives
revenues from a local penny
sales tax amounting to about
$5 million per year.
At the first Courthouse
Construction Committee meeting in April, Sen. Gerald
Malloy suggested speaking
with the Darlington County
School District about ending
the county's current penny
sales tax for education and
replacing it with a penny tax
for the courthouse project.
Malloy noted that the DCSD
tax was passed around 20032004 and the school district
has nearly paid off their bond
debt.
County Council chairman
Bobby Hudson told the News
and Press that he believes it is
necessary for the school district to end their penny sales
tax arrangement before the
county requests a penny tax to
pay for a courthouse. Hudson
said if Darlington County had
two concurrent penny sales
taxes, there would likely be
push back from the South
Carolina Legislature.
“If the school district stays
with their penny and we get
our penny, we'd be the highest
DARLINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION
(local sales tax) in the state,”
said Hudson, adding that he
believed the DCSD tax is due to
expire anyway in 2017.
supported
them
“We
(DCSD) when they wanted to
get their penny, now they
should support us,” added
council member Mozella
“Pennie” Nicholson.
Hudson pointed out that a
strict millage cap on property
taxes
limits
Darlington
PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES
Commission working to save photographic history
By Samantha Lyles
Staff Writer
[email protected]
A picture is worth a thousand words, and the staff of
the
Darlington
County
Historical Commission is
working to salvage and save
the photographic encyclopedia of our area with a special
yearlong initiative called “The
Year of Preservation.”
Brian Gandy, Historical
Commission director, says the
program aims to restore, digitally scan, catalog, and properly preserve not only the
Commission's archive of
images, but those taken by
Darlington County residents.
“If you have photographs
that are over fifty years old,
you can bring in fifty photographs and we will digitize
those photos and give you
access to the digital file online
so you can download copies,
and we will keep an archived
copy here at the Commission.
And if you can document who
is in the photograph, that
information will be preserved
here for as long as we exist,”
Gandy says.
Lest you think this program
is just a data chunking exercise, know that volunteers and
staff are taking great pains to
enliven these old images
before scanning them into digital immortality. For instance,
photos with silver finishes can
grow tarnished over time, but
a careful cleaning with specialty solvent removes the
obscuring layer of age and
brightens the picture so much
that faces and other details
become clear again.
“It's taking the grime and
dirt off... and in some cases
lightening the photo by twenty
percent, bringing it back to a
new level,” Gandy says. “It's
like hands-on Photoshop, but
it's not altering the photo in
any way, just clearing away
what time has done to it.”
He adds that photos marred
by sticky tape residue or ink
(or perhaps crayon) are also
candidates for this photo
cleaning treatment.
“We had several photographs with handwriting, like
a child had written all over
them, and we were able to
take every bit of the ink off
and restore those photographs. It is amazing,” says
Gandy.
Once the photos are looking their best, they are
scanned and stored on both
high-capacity hard drives and
in Google cloud storage.
Gandy says they have preserved over 39 gigabytes so
far, with much, much more to
come.
The physical photos are
preserved in polyester archival
sleeves to prevent scratching
or damage before returning to
storage. Each photo is given a
reference number that corresponds to an exact location in
the building's vast archives for
the real photograph, as well as
providing a keyword-driven
index of people, places,
events, and objects depicted.
This information will make it
much easier for Historical
Commission staff, visitors, and
Internet searchers to find specific pictures.
To learn more about “The
Year of Preservation,” contact
the
Darlington
County
Historical Commission at
(843) 398-4710 or visit them
at 204 Hewitt Street in
Darlington.
COUNTY ON 3A
Darlington
approves
2016-2017
city budget
By Jana E. Pye
Editor
editor@newsandpress
Darlington County Historical Commission director Brian Gandy working to restore and preserve archived photographs.
County's financing options, but
that constraint does not apply
to the school district.
“(DCSD's) millage is about
.225 and ours is about .167. The
advantage they have is they can
just raise their millage anytime
they want to,” said Hudson. “I
know we need schools, but we
also need a courthouse and
other things.”
Darlington’s mayor and
council
members
city
approved the second and final
reading for the city budget for
2015-2016 on Tuesday, June
23, setting forth yet another
year with no millage increase.
Revenue for the city is
expected to be $6,090,400
down from $6,474,276 last
year.
The city’s storm water fee
passed second and final reading to comply with the
Federal MS4 storm water
mandate; the fee will begin
October 1st.
The millage rate also
passed for second reading.
“The city didn’t increase our
millage again,” said Howard
Garland, Darlington City
Manager. “We are still at
0.125 with no increase in
millage. We have not had a
millage increase since 2008.”
“Personnel costs go up,
and we have to cut from other
departments to keep it where
it is,” he continued. “We are
going to have to seriously
look at a millage increase
here; our millage is based on
Consumer Price Index and
that was only 1.2% this year.”
The decline in population
growth also contributes to the
problem.
“We haven't had population growth in years,” continues Garland. “The current
population is 6280. We are on
a population decline throughout the county, in Darlington,
Hartsville, Lamar and Society
Hill. In Darlington, in our
highest year we had population of around 8000 in 1980,
7200 in 1990, 6900 in 2000
“We haven't had
population growth
in years. The
current population
is 6280. We are
on a population
decline throughout
the county, in
Darlington,
Hartsville, Lamar
and Society Hill.”
Howard Garland,
Darlington City Manager
and 6280 for 2010 census.
Our older folks are dying, and
younger people are not staying. Conversely, most of the
towns in Florence County
with the exception of
Timmonsville are growing.”
According to Garland,
there was a great deal of discussion from council members
about the abandoned furniture on street/sidewalk issue.
“I do have a plan to deal
with that,” said Garland. “We
currently charge $20 a month
for sanitation fees for picking
up recycling, garbage and
yard debris. If council will
approve, I propose we take $2
from that fee each month and
set it aside as a capital fund
for street and sanitation
department. Then, out of that
money we'll pay any tipping
fees, because we are going to
start picking up furniture.”
DARLINGTON ON 3A
Society Hill approves 2016-2017 budget
By Jana E. Pye
Editor
[email protected]
“We are ending the year
without any debt, and we
don’t owe anybody anything.”
said Mayor Tommy Bradshaw
to the citizens that attended
the June 21, 2016 meeting.”As
you can see, we have substantial money in the bank. I just
want to reiterate again that
with this amount of money in
the bank we can take the balance and put it in a reserve
fund, per the Municipal
Association (of SC – MASC)
handbook- and I feel that
$55,000 should be left to be
used for emergency situations
only.”
The proposed budget was
$357,720, an increase of 48%
from the previous year budget
of $241,870.
The millage for the town
remains at .63 mills.
Capital
expenditures
include estimates for the following:
• New roofs for Town Hall,
Fire Department, and the
town’s picnic area: $40,000
• Heart monitor for Rescue
Squad: $1,500
• St. David’s Monument
wiring (for lights): $600 (this
item may be tabled)
The town council members
in their budget meetings also
discussed the need for a part
time police officer, and
increasing Officer D. Gillespie
to 40 hours per week. The
town’s police cars will be
paid for in October, and council discussed purchasing a
pick up truck to used for
Christmas lights, transferring
stage, tables, chairs, and
other uses.
Council met the new Town
Attorney John Milling, who
will assist in legal matters
such as the adoption of
upcoming ordinances.
Council approved the second reading of the ordinance
FY2015-2016-02: Adoption of
the International Property
Maintenance Code.
Councilwoman Michelle
Steen asked for funds to assist
with an upcoming fundraiser
for the Rescue Squad to be
held on the grounds of St.
David’s Academy on July 30th
beginning at 10 a.m. with
water slides, games, etc. culminating with a fireworks display at dusk.
Council agreed to donate
$250 for the event.
Mayor Tommy Bradshaw
told council he had met with
Frank Willis, director of the
Darlington County Economic
Development Partnership;
hopes are that a company will
wish to move operation to the
site of the former Galey &
Lord plant that just shut down
this month.
SOCIETY HILL ON 3A
The Darlington Police Department is adding a “Wall of Honor” featuring names of late DPD officers.
Darlington Police add artistic memorial
By Samantha Lyles
Staff Writer
[email protected]
In a hallway of the
Darlington Police Department,
one previously plain cinderblock wall now bears the
image of a heavenly observer –
the Archangel Michael, watching over the names of DPD officers who have passed away,
either in retirement or while
still serving. Names of these
late officers, like Cox and Cook,
Dudley and Privette, Williams
and Thomas, will be drawn
beside the fierce angel in calligraphy over the summer.
DPD Chief Danny Watson
says the mural serves two purposes: to honor those who
served our city, and to remind
young officers that previous
generations of law enforcers
patrolled these streets just as
they do now, and made similar
sacrifices to fulfill their duties.
“I got the idea when (retired
DPD officer) Redmond Kelly
passed away earlier this year.
You have these officers who
work here 25 years, sometimes
their entire working lives in
law enforcement. They serve
honorably, they retire and
move on to something else... or
a lot of the chiefs die in office.
But the new officers who come
here, they don't know who
came before them.”
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JUNE 29, 2016 | PAGE 2A
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OP-ED
June Brides,
June Bugs, and
Watermelons
By Bill Shepard
June has arrived and most colleges and schools are closed for
vacation. Graduation announcements have been made and congratulations have been received; now it is time to turn to other things.
At this moment, I can think of no better things to think about that
June brides, June bugs, and watermelons! Unless the weather
shows better cooperation, I don’t think we’ll see any June watermelons this year. I am talking about the homegrown ones. It is true that
watermelons can be had just about any time of the year, but they
are foreign grown and there’s no comparison between them and
those we grow right here in South Carolina; better still, right here in
Darlington County.
June brides are not affected by the weather. Proof of that will be
seen in the number of weddings and engagements that are
announced in this newspaper. Once a person is bitten by the “love
bug,” it takes more than the weather to hinder the process of matrimony. Of course, I did hear about the fellow who called his sweetheart to tell her how much he mi8ssed her. In trying to explain just
how much, he said, “I would swim the ocean just to be with you. I
would wade through blood to get to you. And if it doesn’t rain, I’ll
see you in church this Sunday.”
I missed out on a June bride, and I sometimes wondered if it
would have made a difference. Mine was a February bride and I’ve
been satisfied with her performance for a long, long time. Enough
said about June brides! The newspaper will be filled with
announcements of wedding bells, so I will leave the rest to them.
Now, June bugs are sort of my thing. Watermelons and June
bugs go together. Nothing can attract a bunch of June bugs like a
watermelon rind in a secluded spot in the sunshine. It is true that
they may be found among the thick foliage of butterbean vines, but
I repeat, nothing that I ever tried had the inducement to June bugs
like a watermelon rind decaying in the sunshine. June bugs are
actually a member of the beetle family, and are often referred to as
a June beetle. Beetle or bug, I recall the hours of entertainment I
enjoyed as a boy flying my make-believe airplane to parts unknown.
The first vendors from the nearby countryside would visit the village in late June or early July with freshly gathered melons from the
field. When that would happen, I would think it was Christmas in
summer. There was no better treat to be had than a slice of watermelon. Dad would purchase the melon on Saturday, but would usually wait until Sunday afternoon before cutting it. We would guard
it like it was a gold from Fort Knox. After Sunday dinner, Dad would
take his long butcher knife and the big green melon and head for
the water-bench outside. The water-bench is another story! I’ll write
about that another time; right now, my mind is on that watermelon.
With all the Shepard children looking on, plus sometimes the neighbor’s children, Dad would stick the butcher knife into one end of the
watermelon. If it was good, and ripe, it would just pop open revealing the prettiest color of red that was ever seen. In short order,
there would be nothing left of that melon but the rind. Not a hint of
red would be left showing. Part of the rind would be saved for the
pigs, but a portion would be placed in a sunny spot to attract the
June bugs. By the end of the day, its charm would have worked. I
would revisit the trap I had set and gather a handful of the victims. I
would tie a long string to the hind leg of the June bug and holding
the other end in my hand, I would release the bug and watch it fly. I
might have several of my winged captives flying at the same time.
Around and around, up and down, they would fly, and I would
imagine that we were traveling to far away places that I had read
about in my Geography book. I would relive the stories about the
Magic Carpet and the fictional characters flying about the world.
Now, you haven’t lived until you have known the thrill of seeing the
world from the back of a June bug. I bet some of you old timers are
saying, “A-men to that.” And if there are some who are questioning
the fun in such doing, I challenge you to try it. Of course, you will
have to wait until the weather gets warmer because you need hot
weather for both the watermelons and the June bugs.
Like I said, I don’t think the weather in June will slow down the
thing about weddings, “The love bug” appears regardless of the
weather, and when he shows up the wedding plans are not usually
far off. So, congratulations to all the June brides, and good luck on
your matrimonial journey. To the rest of you, as soon as the weather
permits, and as soon as watermelons are available and you long for
a sentimental journey, I challenge you to try it on the wings of a
June bug.
Go ahead, I dare you!
Mr. Shepard is a native of Darlington, S.C., and a current resident
of Piedmont, S.C. He is the author of “Mill Town Boy” and “Bruised”.
He has been sharing his tales of growing up in Darlington for decades,
and we are delighted to share them each week.
His mailing address for cards and letters is: Bill Shepard 324 Sunny
Lane, Piedmont, S.C., 29673
OP-ED
Brexit: What it means to S.C. and you
By Phil Noble
Brexit = Britain Exit
#1 What it is?
Brexit was the vote last
week by the United
Kingdom to leave the
European Union. While this
one sentence is true, it’s a
little like saying “the South
lost the Civil War” – true,
but there is a whole lot
more to the story.
Let me explain.
Culminating with World
War II, for the past few
hundred years the countries of Europe periodically
chose up sides and killed
each other with frightening
regularity. After 70 million
people died in World War
II, the politicians of Europe
decided that they did not
want to do this again and
they began a long process
of tying the counties of
Europe together with even
increasing economic, social
and political agreements.
Over time, these agreements created the
European Union or EU.
The theory was that if
the countries were so closely connected, then another
war would be impossible.
This process continued and
expanded until today the
European Union is made up
of 28 countries with a population of over 500 million.
They essentially have open
borders, free trade and
exchange of good and
(with the exception of UK
and eight other countries)
a common currency called
the Euro.
#2 What happened?
Over the years, many
people in Europe (and
especially in the UK)
became increasingly
resentful of the political
elites and the EU government in Brussels “telling us
what to do.” Think about
all the bad things that
Donald Trump says about
Washington and substitute
the word “Brussels” and
that pretty much sums up
how lots of people feel
about the EU.
In time this gave rise to
a new political party, the
UK Independence Party (or
UKIP for short) who fiercely opposed immigration
and most everything that
the EU did. UKIP largely
drew their support from
segments of the
Conservative Party (think
Republican Party) voters
who were white, older,
non-urban, lower education and lower income
(think Trump voters).
Supporters of the “stay”
campaign were more
racially diverse, young,
urban, well-educated, higher income voters.
Although he personally
supported the EU membership and led the campaign
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to stay, UK Prime Minister
David Cameron’s
Conservative Party has
been deeply divided on the
EU issue for years. So, in
2013 in hopes of placating
the right wing of his party
and stopping the defections
of his party’s voters to
UKIP, Cameron promised
an up or down national referendum on staying in the
EU.
In the last year or so
came the immigration crisis that swamped Europe
(sound familiar) and
increasingly people became
fed up and said it’s time to
leave the EU. Last week all
these anti-EU chickens
came home to roost, and by
a margin of 52%, UK voters
decided to leave. To most
observers, it was a shock.
#3 Why it matters?
Well, let’s start with
what happened the day
after the vote – stock markets in the U.S. and pretty
much everywhere else in
the world, took a huge nose
dive. No, not a nose dive,
they fell off a cliff. The Dow
dropped 610 points or 3.4%
and the other markets in
the U.S. and around the
world were about the same
or worse. In the first few
days after the vote, over $2
trillion in wealth evaporated in the global stock markets.
If there is one thing that
businesses, from global corporations to the corner
store, dislike it’s uncertainty and right now everything
is uncertain. The question
everyone is asking is “what
now?” and the truth is that
no one knows.
In the short terms at
least, most of what is being
discussed is mostly bad.
Not “board up the house get
your gun and head for the
hills” bad but, still not
good. What we will have to
do is all that we can do –
wait and see.
#4 Why it matters to
S.C.?
It matters a lot to South
Carolina; arguably it matters more to South Carolina
than to any other state.
Yes, really. South
Carolina has more direct
foreign investment per
capita than any other state
and of the eight countries
with the most investment in
South Carolina six of them
are in the EU. It’s about the
1,200+ facilities of international business that are
located in our state and the
tens of thousands of jobs of
South Carolinians who
work in these places.
Does this mean that lots
of these folks will immediately lose their jobs? No,
probably not, but the Brexit
vote will have an impact.
Don’t expect to see any UK
or EU companies announce
any new large investments
or expansions in South
Carolina any time soon i.e.
see business uncertainty
above.
#5 Why it matters to
YOU?
Well first, check your
401k or stock account today
and see how far it dropped
— and it did drop, the only
question is by how much
and for how long. The same
thing applies to your pension fund at your company
and the state retirement
fund that covers 200,000
South Carolinians.
If you work at any of the
1,200 foreign owned facilities – talk with your boss.
Some will try and tell you
otherwise, but no one really knows what the short,
medium or long term
impact will be — but I’m
pretty sure ‘no impact’ is
not the right answers.
#6 What can you do?
In one sense, there is not
a lot any of us can do on
the individual level. The
global forces at work are
beyond any of our individual control. This sense of
helplessness against “them”
is a big part of the frustration that fueled the anti-EU
(and Trump) vote.
These feelings – on the
part of UKIP and Trump
voters – are real, justified
and valid and critics should
not dismiss them as otherwise. People are afraid,
uncertain and have much to
worry about.
But, there is something
that we can do: we cannot
give in to the voices of
those demagogic politicians
that blindly rant against
“them” – the immigrants,
the Muslims, the media and
the political establishment.
Yes, there is a lot to be frustrated about (with
Washington, Columbia or
Brussels) but the answer is
not to be found in simplistic
sound bites and appeals to
our fears and prejudices.
The American writer
H.L. Mencken famously
said, “For every complex
problem there is an answer
that is clear, simple, and
wrong.” And so it is.
We need political leaders
– in Washington, Columbia
and elsewhere – who
understand this, people
who understand that the
world is complex and that
there are many big issues
involved and the answers
are not clear, simple or
easy.
We need leaders that
have the honesty and
integrity to tell us these
straight truths.
Phil Noble is a businessman in Charleston and
President of the SC New
Democrats, an independent
reform group founded by
former Gov. Richard Riley to
bring big change and real
reform.
[email protected]
NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 29, 2016 | PAGE 3A
The Passing of a
Darlington County Hero
By M B Spears
Special to the News & Press
On the 10th of June one of
the heroes in UNSOLVED: A
MURDER IN THE SOLID
SOUTH left this life.
Robert Culp Beckham was
born and grew all the way up in
Darlington County. Though he
lived in Georgia from 1960 on,
he never stopped thinking of
South Carolina as his home
state. When he left the Army his
parents were dead, the farm was
already gone, and he didn’t
come back.
“The way
Darlington County was tied up, I
couldn’t’ve made it the way I
have. I’d’ve had to make deals I
couldn’t have lived with.”
(Unsolved, p. 450.) If you
understand the politics of our
place and time, you know what
he meant.
In Georgia, he built Beckham
Oil Company after repeatedly
winning national recognition as
Texaco’s Top Salesman. Devoted
all his life to family, he and his
wife Susan established their
own. (They were seldom omitted from his conversation.) He
nurtured the fledgling Georgia
Republican Party, served in the
Georgia legislature, and in ’76 he
had the honor of nominating
Ronald Reagan to run for
President. His memorial service
and visitation were postponed a
full week because so many
Georgia legislators asked to
attend. The American flag is part
of his obituary.
But this tribute, here at home,
is needed because all his life,
Bobby Beckham remembered
the kids and the adults he
worked with here in Darlington
County, and cherished them.
One was James Bunch, my
research man and FOIA expert.
Another is James Buie, who
thinks of Bobby “almost as a
father.“
If you’ve read UNSOLVED,
you know his Depression Era
background:
Bobby grew up on the family
farm (which was soon lost for
taxes) and graduated from
Hartsville High in the Class of ’49
as an outstanding athlete. When
Paul T. Beckham became our
County Jailer, the family was
glad to move into the steamheated jailhouse in the middle of
Darlington, where “Mama’s
cooking” won high praise from
prisoners.
Bobby went to
University of South Carolina on a
double sports scholarship, but
abandoned formal education
because he was needed to help
out at the jail: “Papa” had had a
stroke.
Bobby was working as Office
Deputy for Sheriff Johnny Stokes
when Bill Cain became aware of
him. The Principal of St John’s
If you don’t recognize any of these (former) kids, you haven’t been
here long enough. If you have been here long enough, please let us
know the names of all you recognize. Bring your list, gaps and all,
to Judy at the News & Press office. We want to publish a full list
soon, along with thanks to all who provide these names.
(Hint: the first guy in the front row is Freddie Dargan, and standHigh suggested he find time to
assist new Phys. Ed. teacher
/coach Charlena Chewning with
the girls’ basketball team. Soon
enough, boys began asking him
to coach them in baseball.
The photo above is one
Beckham kept with him for 60
years. As soon as he saw me
name some of the boys, he gave it
to me, somehow trusting I’d
know how to use this picture of
Memorial
County
“There is no organizational
memory for that, unless you
talk to an older officer,” says
Watson. “I just think it's important for us to remember those
who've traveled the same path
we are traveling.”
Artist Jes Guineri painted
the Archangel Michael and the
“Hall of Honor” banner above
an adjacent doorway. Chief
Watson says the list of names
of late DPD officers will be
researched and the mural will
be completed over the next
few months.
In addition to honoring
those public servants with a
lasting memorial, Watson says
his department is working to
further the DPD's community
involvement through two new
programs.
The Box Fan Challenge is
seeking to secure 300 donated
fans to help citizens keep cool
over the summer. Thanks to
donations from local businesses and citizens, 88 fans have
been given as of June 20, and
the Darlington Walmart has
promised to match public
donations,
bringing
the
pledged total of fans very near
Watson's goal.
Also,
the
Saints
of
Last year, Darlington
County Council contracted
with
Michael
Baker
International (MBI) to conduct a study on the possibility
of building a modern, secure
court and administrative
facility near the current
courthouse on the Darlington
Public Square. Since its
founding, Darlington County
has built five courthouses: in
1785, 1825, 1873, 1904, and
1964. The early structures
were all lost (through fires,
deterioration, etc.) and the
current '64 courthouse has
aged badly, with dated HVAC
systems failing and water
penetration
and
mold
throughout the building.
Security
issues
also
abound, evidenced by two
incidents this year: on May 16
a prisoner escaped custody
and fled the building, and on
April 18 a vehicle crashed
into the external facade caus-
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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT C. BECKHAM,
ENTRUSTED TO MB SPEARS
arguing hard against the men’s
coach; he said, “Nobody pays to
see a women’s game.” What a
contrast. To Bobby Beckham,
money was never the point.
What mattered was your determination to improve your skills
in the worthwhile activities you
enjoy. That, and an openness to
learning from the best.
Readers saw Bob Beckham
of Darlington County as a
Continued from 1A
Town resident Ann Morris
spoke to council, asking them
to address the issue of deer
being hit by vehicles and left to
be consumed by carrion at the
side of the road – or in her
unfortunate case, in the lot
next door to her home.
A depiction of the Archangel
Michael by artist Jes Guineri.
Darlington program (teaming
DPD with the Darlington Fire
Department) is working to
help build wheelchair ramps
and handrails for elderly and
disabled residents. Watson
extended a special thanks to
Canfor Southern Pine for their
partnership, and a muchneeded donation of lumber to
help with these building projects.
To learn more about how you
can help with either of these
community service projects,
visit the DPD on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/Da
rlingtonPDSC/ or call them at
843-398-4026
The council, police chief,
city clerk and members of the
rescue squad discussed options
available should the occurrence happen again. Residents
are asked to report occurrences
such as this to town hall or the
police department immediately.
The next regular meeting
will be held on Tuesday, July 12
at 6:30 p.m.
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The plan will be for the city
to pick up a chair, sofa, up to
three items of furniture. The
city will keep track to track if
a homeowner or landlord
abuses the service.
“Council and mayor fear
that some people may take
advantage of the service, so
courageous
lawman
in
UNSOLVED. Only a few, like
James Bunch, knew that
before. Today, we can celebrate
the open, generous nature that
grew up in a loving family that
never bowed to challenging circumstances. It was the secret
behind his lifelong success.
What a man. His many
friends join me in saying we are
honored to have known him.
ing a driver fatality.
Borrowing limits restrict
Darlington County's general
obligation bond indebtedness to 8-percent of asset valuation, so a capital project
sales tax is one of the only
feasible options on the table.
MBI gave a rough estimate of
$17 to $30 million (depending on how many agencies
will occupy the complex) to
build a new courthouse /
municipal center.
Council voted to appoint
Hudson, vice chair Robbin
Brock, and council member
Bobby Kilgo to the new
commission, along with
Hartsville
Mayor
Mel
Pennington,
Darlington
Mayor Gloria Hines, and
Society Hill Mayor Tommy
Bradshaw.
It remains to be seen
if this commission will
actually become an acting
body this year, or if this is
just a necessary formality.
If
some
arrangement
between the school board
and county is not reached,
the commission's real work
may
not
begin
until
the DCSD tax naturally
expires.
“If the school board doesn't get off of the existing
penny, then the county cannot get on. But we still have
to do this preliminary work,
to appoint this committee,
to even get the vote on (the
November ballot),” said
County
Administrator
Terence Arrington.
we need to stay on top of it.
But the bottom line is, we
have to do something.”
The issue requires a
change in the ordinance, and
will take two readings, July
12 and August 2.
The proposed water and
sewer fee increase also
requires an ordinance; the
first reading will be held on
July 12, with 2nd reading on
August 2nd. The date the fee
will be added to water bills to
be later determined
City manager Howard
Garland congratulated city
clerk/treasurer
Gloria
Pridgen for her work on the
budget this year, her first on
her own. “She did a great job
on it, this was her first time
working on a municipal
budget.”
Ms. Pridgen was not available on Tuesday, so Garland
said he had to make a few
changes
in
calculations
because the State of South
Carolina sent out a change in
the contributions from the
state’s retirement fund hours
before the meeting. The state
sent out a 0.5 percent
increase in employer and
employee contributions.
The next City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday,
July 12 at 7 p.m.
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Society Hill
Floors &
Furnishings
him with his baseball protégés.
And now I do. (See caption
under the picture.)
At Francis Marion, I met basketball standout Jacquie Moody,
Joe’s daughter, who had learned
free throws and guarding from
Bobby. Her younger sister Becky
received the first sports scholarship awarded to a female at FMC.
I know because I won it for her in
the Financial Aid Committee by
ing at the far end of the back row is Bobby Beckham. Ginger
Muldrow King says the Beckham brothers, Bobby and Herb, were
both gorgeous.)
Darlington County Council chairman Bobby Hudson (right) and
vice chair Robbin Brock voted appointments to a capital project
sales tax commission related to financing a new courthouse.
ROBIN SLATER EDWARDS
Extends a sincere “THANK YOU” to all
who supported and voted for me during
the 2016 Darlington County Democratic
Primary for County Treasurer.
We have accomplished half of our
journey with God’s
help and will
continue to move
ahead toward our
destination in the
November 8, 2016
General Election.
With 38 years experience and as current
Deputy Treasurer, I will continue to be
dedicated in serving the community and
people of Darlington County.
Again, a huge “thank you” to everyone!
Paid for by Robin Slater Edwards
Michael Milbee, CFP®
Financial Advisor
146 Cargill Way, Suite A
Hartsville, SC 29550
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God commanded him.
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Leo Frederick
“Fred” Privette
Leo
Frederick
“Fred”
Privette, was born December 5,
1934 in Darlington County to
father, Leo Thomas Privette,
and mother, Ophelia Norris
Privette.
Leo (“Fred”) passed away on
January 1st,
2016 at the
age of 81, following
a
short illness.
He lived in
Cedar Grove,
New Jersey.
He is survived by two sons, Kevin
Privette (Tammy) and Martin
Privette. He leaves three grandchildren,
Carla
Andelin
(Travis) , Jacob Privette, and
Monica Privette. He is also survived by his siblings, Jackie
Privette Pope (James), Lincoln
Privette (Betty), Kay Privette
Hodge (J.C.), Grace Privette
Farren (Jack), Gailya Privette
Walter (George), and Pamela
Privette; thirteen nieces and
nephews; and twenty great
nieces and nephews.
Fred was a graduate of St.
John’s
High
School
in
Darlington, class of 1952.
attended
Furman
He
University in Greenville, S.C.,
from 1952 – 1955. He served in
the Marines from 1955 – 1958.
Fred received a Bachelor of
Arts degree from Furman with
a major in psychology, in
August of 1962, through transfer of credits.
Fred is buried in the New
Jersey Brigadier General
William C. Doyle Veterans
Memorial Cemetery. His wife
Beverly, preceding him in
death, is also buried there.
Shook Funeral Home in Cedar
Grove, N.J., handled the funeral held on January 7, 2016. Rev.
Dave Snyder of the United
Church of Christ, Cedar Grove,
officiated at the memorial service.
In his lifetime, Fred worked
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Divine Destiny Family
Worship Center Inaugural
Community Block Party
Join
the
first-ever
Community Block Party at
Divine Destiny Family Worship
Center on July 16 from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. featuring inflatables
for the kids, free hotdogs and
drinks, awesome music and
games for adults, too!
Featuring the book releases
for Jeffery Dowling, and
Reggie Nelson as well, and
other businesses will be displaying their wares. Raffles
and door prizes, too! Divine
Destiny is located at 3824 Oak
Drive, Florence (part of
Darlington County). We want
to give back to the community
and show our presence and
commitment to trying to
change our community for the
better.
The Lord Cares
Please continue to assist The
Lord Cares in caring for those in
need in the Darlington area.
T.L.C.’s food bank is located at
201 Grove Street in Darlington.
They are open Monday,
Wednesday, and Thursday from
10 a.m. until 12 noon. Donations
of non-perishable food items
(especially canned meats) are
needed, as are toiletries, bathroom tissue, and paper towels.
Mail monetary donations to:
The Lord Cares PO Box, 1457,
Darlington, SC 29540
Bible Study
Bible study at Mt.Zion
Tabernacle Believers Church
as a teacher and later worked
for the New Jersey Transit
System for thirty years, retiring
at that time.
Jerrel Sansbury
Jerrel Sansbury age 87, died
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 in a
local hospital. A graveside service was held at 11:30 a.m.
Friday, June 24 at Lake Swamp
Cemetery. The family received
friends from 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Friday at Belk Funeral Home.
Born January 1, 1929 in
Darlington County, he was the
son of the late Thomas J. and
Aara Griggs Sansbury. Jerrel
served in the S.C. National
Guard and worked for 25 years
with Pee Dee Electric, and then
farmed until 2008. He was a
member of First Baptist Church
of Darlington, active in his
Neighborhood Crime Watch
Association, and was a past
member of Darlington Rotary
Club.
Surviving are his son,
Mitchell (Susan) Sansbury, his
daughter, Donna (Dr. Fripp)
Ducker, a grandson, William
Benton, Jr. all of Florence; a
special friend and caregiver,
Albert “Pee Wee” Dixon; his
twin brother, Ferrel (Barbara)
Sansbury of Santee; sisters:
Margaret
Newsome
of
Hartsville,
and
Carolyn
Humphries
and
Marilyn
Sansbury - both from Florence.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Eleanor J. Sansbury;
his siblings: Catherine Cross,
Lonnie Sansbury, and Belle
Branham.
Memorials may be made to
First Baptist Church of
Darlington, Post Office Box
297, Darlington, SC 29540.
A guestbook is available
online at www.belkfuneralhome.com.
Winnie H. Crowley
Mrs. Winnie H. Crowley,
aged 104 years, died on June
twenty-second,
2016,
at
Hospice House in Florence,
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She was born on the twentyfirst of May 1912 in Darlington
County, South Carolina, the
fifth of eight children of the
late Wade Hampton Howle and
Ina Edwards Howle.
Mrs. Crowley graduated
from Saint John’s High School
in Darlington in June of 1929,
and graduated from the
McLeod Infirmary School of
Nursing in Florence in June of
1933. It was about this time
that she went on a blind date in
Myrtle Beach at the request of
her sister and met Owen C.
Phillips, the man who would
become her first husband. After
graduation from McLeod, she
was awarded and completed a
one-year fellowship in surgical
nursing at New York General
Hospital in New York City. It
was there that she married
Owen in April of 1935. The
couple settled in Dauberville,
Pennsylvania, near her husband’s boyhood home, and in
1941 welcomed one son, Jay O.
Phillips.
In 1946, she moved with her
husband and son back to
Darlington. They were among
the founding owners of
Farmers’ Hardware on the
Public Square in Darlington.
After Owen died in 1959, Mrs.
Crowley continued to operate
the business on her own. She
later remarried to the late
Willard O. “Bill” Crowley, and
the two of them operated the
hardware business until their
retirement. Mrs. Crowley was a
member of Trinity Methodist
Church in Darlington, and was
active in the Pilot Club. Mrs.
Crowley moved to the
Methodist Manor of the Pee
Dee in 1992, and soon became
active in her new community.
She used her retail experience
to help organize and operate
The Reminisce Shoppe, a gift
shop for the residents of the
Methodist Manor. Her desire to
help others led to the charitable clothing drive known as
“Winnie’s Warmest Wishes,”
begun in 2014 to collect warm
winter clothing for those in
need.
Mrs. Crowley is survived by
her son, Jay O. Phillips and his
wife, Lynda of Greenville,
South Carolina; her stepdaughter, Dorothy C. Baker,
her husband, Don, and their
son, Lanier, all of Palacios,
Texas; her granddaughter, Amy
P. Rosenthal, her husband,
James,
and
their
son,
Brannock, all of Bethesda,
Maryland; plus many nieces
and nephews.
A graveside service was conducted at Grove Hill Cemetery
in Darlington at 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, June twenty-fifth
directed by Belk Funeral Home.
The family will greet visitors
after the service.
The family requests that in
lieu of flowers, donations be
made
to
the
Resident
Assistance fund of the
Methodist Manor, 2100 Twin
Church Rd. Florence, SC
29501.
Kevin M. Anderson
Kevin M. Anderson, age 47
passed away Thursday, June
23, 2016. Funeral services were
held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, June
26th at Darlington First Church
of God, followed by burial at
Darlington Memory Gardens.
Born March 26, 1969, Kevin
was the son of Mitchell L.
Anderson and Patricia Bailey
Anderson. He was a hard worker at his jobs, and enjoyed
hunting and listening to music,
and was a fan of Elvis Presley
music. Kevin was a member of
Darlington First Church of God.
Surviving in addition to his
parents are his wife, Michelle
Manship Cranford, and his sister, Debbie Anderson, both of
Darlington; and all of his fourlegged children.
The family received friends
“Our family serving yours since 1922”
843-393-3851
www.kistlerhardeefuneralhome.com
from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 25th at Belk
Funeral Home.
the Darlington Humane Society
Rescue,
P.O.
Box
503
Darlington, S.C. 29540.
James “Jim”
Wells, Jr.,
James “Jim” Wells, Jr.,
known affectionately by his
family as “Jr.”, died June 23,
2016 in a local hospital. A
funeral service was held 4:00
p.m. Sunday, June 26 in the
chapel of Belk Funeral Home.
from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday,
at the funeral home. Burial
took place at Florence National
Cemetery at 11:00 a.m.
Monday with full Military
Honors.
Born November 9, 1933 in
Davin, West Virginia, he was
the son of the late Samuel and
Lura Brown Wells. Jim served
his country in the United States
Marine Corps and fought in the
Korean War. He worked as a
coal miner, worked for Chrysler
Motors, and the last 27 years in
maintenance for Southern
Development Company. Jim
loved his Lord and going to
church; he was a devoted member of Temple Free Will Baptist
Church. Mr. Wells enjoyed the
time he spent with his grandchildren, and also working in
his yard. He will be remembered as an excellent storyteller.
Surviving is his wife,
Carolyn G. Wells, his son,
James Thomas “Tommy” Wells,
his daughter, Rhonda (David)
Langston all of Darlington; his
grandchildren: Joshua Wells,
Dereck Yoho, Rebekah Wells,
Kaylynn Wells, and Hunter
Langston; a great granddaughter, Destiny Yoho; many nieces
and nephews including a special nephew, Sammy Knight,
Jr.; two sisters: Violet Knight,
and Doris Reedy; and a special
friend, Ralph Helton.
He was preceded in death by
a brother, Charles Wells, and
four sisters: Edra Atkins, Louise
Asbury, Ruth Frye, and Judy
Toler.
Temple Free Will Baptist
Church, 1660 N. Governor
Williams Hwy, Darlington, S.C.
29540 or American Cancer
Society 950 48th Ave North,
Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29575.
John T. Jordan
John T. Jordan, age 83
passed away Friday, June 24,
2016. A graveside service was
held at 4:00 p.m. Monday,
June 27th at Grove Hill
Cemetery directed by Belk
Funeral Home.
Born December 23, 1932,
John was the son of the late
William L. Jordan and Maggie
Windham Jordan. He served in
the U.S. Army, and then
worked for Dixie Cup and
Perfection American until his
retirement. John loved the
Lord and was of the Methodist
faith.
Surviving are his sisters,
June Perdue of Hartsville,
Theo Odom of Bennettsville,
and Mildred Young of
Darlington; two nieces; and six
nephews. He was preceded in
death by his sister, Margaret
Jordan; and his brother,
Charles Jordan.
The family would like to
give a special thanks to the
staff of Oakhaven Nursing
Home for their care for Mr.
Jordan.
from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Monday
at Belk Funeral Home.
a charity of one’s choice.
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.
St.
Catherine's
Episcopal Church
3123 W. Palmetto St.,
Florence Worship Time: 11 a.m.
(4th Sunday 8:30 a.m.) Sunday
School: 9:45 a.m.Phone: 843601-3672
Facebook: StCatherinesEC
Vicar: The Rev. Jeffrey R.
Richardson
Black Creek Baptist
Church
Black Creek Baptist Church,
located 139 Mont Clare Road,
Dovesville, announces their
hours: Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday
School, 11a.m. Worship Services
and 6 p.m. Evening Worship.
Wednesday: 6:30 Adult Bible
Study; Youth Bible Study,
Children (Children In Action)
7:30 Adult Choir Practice
Mt. Zion Tabernacle
Ministries
Mt.
Zion
Tabernacle
Ministries 426 W. Broad St. in
Darlington announces their
hours
1st/3rd Sunday Pastoral
Sunday: Sunday School at
9:30 a.m. Church Services
11:00 Elder M. Frierson
2nd/4th Sunday: Sunday
School at 9:30 by Deacon Z.
Frierson Service at 11:00 a.m.
Min.Gerald Green. The community is invited to attend.
Come expecting to hear
the
anointed
Word.
Contact Deacon.Z.Frierson
843-229-3158
Blue Saints build handrail
As part of the “Blue Saints of Darlington” community service initiative, Darlington Police Chief Danny Watson (left) and Darlington
Fire Department Captain James Jett (right) teamed up last week to
build and paint a handrail for the family of a visually impaired resi-
Butler
H e r i ta g e
Week
This year's celebration will
kick off on June 28, with daily
events scheduled until July
3rd.
The Taste of Butler will be
held on Tuesday, June 28 at
the Butler Gym. The event
will begin at 6 p.m. and tickets can be purchased at $5 for
adults and $3 for children.
On Wednesday, June 29, a
Bible Study will be held at the
Butler
Auditorium.
The
Annual Foundation Banquet
will take place on Thursday,
June 30. Tickets can be purchased at Hines Funeral
Home and Grant's Barber
Shop. Tickets will not be
available at the door.
Friday, July 1, the T.B.
Thomas Golf Tournament will
be held at the Hartsville
Country Club. The tournament begins at 8:30a.m. After
dent of Kirven Street.
The “Blue Saints” program is a joint effort of police and fire departments to help local families with mobility issues or disabilities by
building handrails or guardrails free of charge, with materials and
support from Canfor Southern Pine.
the tournament, you dance
the night away at the Annual
Heritage Dance! The dance
will begin at 10 p.m. inside
the Butler Gym and will last
until 2 a.m.
The next morning, the
Annual Heritage Week Parade
will begin at 10 a.m. Late registration is still possible for
$30. July 2, a Basketball
Game will take place at 12
pm. inside the Butler Gym.
After the basketball game,
you can make your way down
to Butler Park for a Tailgate
Celebration that will last until
7 p.m.!
The celebration will wrap
up on July 3 with the Annual
Foundation Meeting. The
meeting is at 6 p.m. inside the
BHF Auditorium and board
member elections will be held
at this time.
For more information about
Butler Heritage Week, you can
visit their website www.butlerheritagefoundation.org and
like their Facebook page.
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PETS Of THE WEEk
Ready to perform in your home, Garth can croon
almost as perfectly as his country singer namesake!
Sporting a super handsome red tabby jacket and a
round face accented with golden eyes, Garth is ready
to climb up into your arms and will make you fall in
love all over again! Stop on by today and see why
Garth is the superstar at our shelter. 3 yrs old; male;
red tabby
Madison is the sweetest beagle yet at 50 lbs, she
needs a little help to regain her slim physique. Really
terrific with other dogs, Madison is gentle and accepting and easy to hang out with! With her mellow and
easygoing approach to life, she's an ideal candidate for
a home with folks of all ages, including dogs as well as
cats. Madison smiles and wags her tail a lot. She just
loves to make you happy! female; beagle ; 5+ yrs old
The Darlington County Humane Society is located 0.5 miles
from Darlington Raceway off Highway 151 in Darlington.
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
4-H Wildlife Food
Plot Project
All youth, ages 5-19, are
invited to participate in the
South Carolina 4-H Wildlife
Food Plot Project. This independent-study project, sponsored by the Quality Deer
Management Association,
allows youth an opportunity to
establish, maintain, and
observe a wildlife food plot.
Once registered, 4-H supplies
the food plot seed, a Rack Pack
membership, a record book,
and newsletters/ informational resources to help. Cost is
$25 that includes a $10 4-H
membership and $15 Rack
Pack membership. Deadline is
August 5, 2016. For more
information, go to:
clemson.edu and search “4-H
Wildlife Food Plot Project" or
contact Leigh Walker at the
Darlington County 4-H office,
843-393-0484, [email protected].
Darlington Elks
Lodge Weekly Events
Tuesdays: Swing/Shag
dance lessons, "New" line
dance lessons from 8-10 p.m.
Wednesdays: Karaoke from
8-10 p.m.
Thursdays: Bingo at 7:30
p.m.
Darlington Elks Lodge is
located at 836 Timmonsville
Hwy. For more info: 843-3931451
Centennial Farmers
Market
This market features fresh,
organic gourmet foods, freerange eggs and homegrown,
healthy foods including homemade breads and sweet treats
And as always, live music and
entertainment! Location:
Corner of 5th St. and Carolina
Ave. in Hartsville.
Story Time at the
Library
Darlington: Thursdays at 10
a.m. Info: 398-4940 ext. 305.
Hartsville: Tuesdays at 10
a.m. Info: 332-5115 ext. 7.
Society Hill: Thursdays at
11:00 a.m. Info: 378-0026
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.
Alcoholics
Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous will
hold an open meeting of big
book and traditions studies
weekly at 8 p.m. Monday
nights at Trinity UMC 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.
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. AlAnon meetings:
Thursday evenings at 6 p.m.
at St. Luke UMC Parlor, 302
Dunlap Dr., Hartsville. Info:
843-992-2981.
Thursdays at 8p.m at the
Hartsville AA Hut, 310 S.
McFarland Street.
even larger Kids Zone; concerts by: The Blue Dogs,
Morgan's Road, TJ Laser (a
funk group), and the Rick
Strickland Band; and the best
fireworks in the Pee Dee July 4
from 2 - 10 p.m. Bring the
whole family!
For more information, contact the Greater Darlington
Chamber of Commerce at:
843-393-2641
JULY 6 - 12
Hartsville Farmer’s
Market
The Hartsville Farmer’s
Market is July 9, second
Saturday of each month, 9
a.m.-1 p.m. on East Carolina
Avenue. The market is a juried
show featuring locally sourced
produce as well as unique,
handmade and homemade
quality products made by local
artists, chefs and farmers. For
more information about
becoming a vendor, visit
www.mainstreethartsville.org
or call Suzy Moyd at 843-3833015.
JUNE 29 - JULY 5
Free Movie: Minons
The Pine Center and
Darlington County Parks,
Recreation and Tourism will be
showing the movie Minions at
dusk on July 1st. The event
will be at the Pine Center,
located at 100 Jessamine
Street in Darlington.
This is a free event for the
whole family to enjoy! For
more info call: 843-398-4030.
Bluegrass Concert
Come listen to great bluegrass music on Saturday, July
2nd at 4:00 p.m.! The
Southeastern Bluegrass
Association of South Carolina
will hold monthly concerts on
the first Saturday of every
month at The Darlington
Music Hall, 1931 Harry Byrd
Highway, Darlington. Doors
open at 4 p.m. for jamming,
socializing, and open mic.
Info: www.sebga.org.
Freedom Fest at
Darlington Raceway
Spend July 4th at the Track
Too Tough to Tame! Enjoy an
Darlington County
Council Meeting
The Darlington County
Council meets on Monday, July
11 (due to July 4th holiday),
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].
Lamar Town Council
Lamar Town Council will
meet Monday, July 11th, at 5
p.m. the second Monday of the
month at town hall.
School Board
School District Board of
Education will meet July 11th
at 6 p.m. the second Monday
of the month in the
board/community conference
room at the Darlington County
JULY 20 - 26
Darlington County
First Steps
Partnership
Hartsville Relay for
Life Softball
Tournament
The Darlington County First
Steps Partnership Board of
Directors will meet at The
Greater Hartsville Chamber of
Commerce on July 12, 2016 in
the Conference Room at 5:30
p.m. The DCFS Partnership
Board meets the second
Tuesday of every other month.
Event held in memory of
David Byrd. Let's Fight Cancer!
Saturday, June 18th, 2016
at Byerly Park Recreational
Complex
For more info., call: 843307-6916
[email protected]
Hartsville City
Council Meeting
Darlington Economic
Development
Partnership Meeting
City Council holds their regular council meeting on July
12th on the second Tuesday of
each month at 6 p.m. in
Council Chambers, found on
the first floor of City Hall, 100
E. Carolina Ave. Notification of
special meetings is provided at
least 24 hours in advance, and
agendas are posted in the
alcove outside of Council
Chambers.
Work sessions are held the
first Tuesday of each month at
6 p.m. in Council Chambers.
No action is taken at work sessions.
Society Hill Town
Council Meeting
The Society Hill Town
Council will hold their monthly meeting on July 12th and
the second Tuesday of each
month. All monthly meetings
will be held at 6:30 p.m. at
Town Hall of Society Hill 280
South Main Street.
Darlington City
Council Meeting
The Darlington City Council
will hold their monthly meeting on July 12, 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.
Darlington Branch
NAACP
The Darlington Branch
NAACP meets July 12th and
on the second Tuesday every
month, 7:00 p.m. at 109 Pearl
Street. New members are
always welcomed. For more
information contact President
Anthony Hall at 843-229-1274
or email to
[email protected].
Please visit our Facebook page:
Darlingtonnaacp.
AUGUST 3 - 9
The DCED Partnership
meets on July 20, the third
Wednesday of each month at
8:00 a.m. in the Executive
meeting room 271 of the SiMT
building at FlorenceDarlington Technical College.
Darlington
Professional Women
Darlington Professional
Women (DPW) will meet on
July 21, and the 3rd
Wednesday of each month at
noon at the Darlington
Country Club. DPW is an association for local businesswomen to share lunch, enjoy a
presentation, and network.
Darlington Soil &
Water Conservation
District Board
The Darlington Soil &
Water Conservation District
Board will meet July 25 at 7:00
p.m., the fourth Monday of the
month in the Clemson
Extension Kitchen at 300
Russell Street, Room 207,
Darlington. Open to the public.
Info: 843-393-0483.
DCDSNB Board of
Directors
Darlington County
Disabilities and Special Needs
Board of Directors will meet
July 26, the last Tuesday of
each month (except Dec.) at
the Scott Center in Hartsville
at 2:00 p.m. (Please note time
change!) The public is always
welcome. The Darlington
County Disabilities and Special
Needs Board is located at: 201
N. Damascus Church Rd.
Hartsville. For more info: 843332-7252 www.dcdsnb.org
JULY 27 - AUG. 2
Darlington County
Council Meeting
JULY 13 - 19
American Legion
Post 13
American Legion Post 13 of
Darlington meets July 14, the
second Thursday of each
month at the Post on Harry
Byrd Highway next to the
South Carolina National Guard
Armory. A meal is served at
6:00 p.m. with a monthly
meeting that follows. The
nation's largest Veterans
organization invites its members, eligible Veterans, and
active National Guard/Reserve
personnel to attend.
Board of Fire Control
Meeting
Held at: Darlington County
Fire District Headquarters, 137
North Center Road in
Hartsville, on July 14, 2016,
the 2nd Thursday of each
month at 7 p.m.
Council meets on Monday,
August 1, 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].
Darlington City
Council Meeting
The Darlington City Council
will hold their monthly meeting on August 2, 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.
Market on
Darlington Square
Market on Darlington
Square on Saturday August 6
from 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.
First Saturday of the month
May – October; no market in
July. For more info: 398-4000
ext. 103, email [email protected]. Vendor
spaces: $25 for businesses &
individuals; $15 non-profits
selling goods; FREE: children,
schools, and farmers.
Bluegrass Concert
Come listen to great bluegrass music on Saturday,
August 6 at 4:00 p.m.! The
Southeastern Bluegrass
Association of South Carolina
will hold monthly concerts on
the first Saturday of every
month at The Darlington
Music Hall, 1931 Harry Byrd
Highway, Darlington. Doors
open at 4 p.m. for jamming,
socializing, and open mic.
Info: www.sebga.org.
Lamar Town Council
Lamar Town Council will
meet Monday August 8th, at 5
p.m. the second Monday of the
month at town hall.
School Board
School District Board of
Education will meet August
8th 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.
Hartsville City
Council Meeting
City Council holds their regular council meeting on
August 9th on the second
Tuesday of each month at 6
p.m. in Council Chambers,
found on the first floor of City
Hall, 100 E. Carolina Ave.
Notification of special meetings is provided at least 24
hours in advance, and agendas
are posted in the alcove outside of Council Chambers.
Work sessions are held the first
Tuesday of each month at 6
p.m. in Council Chambers. No
action is taken at work sessions.
Society Hill Town
Council Meeting
The Society Hill Town
Council will hold their monthly meeting on August 9th and
the second Tuesday of each
month. All monthly meetings
will be held at 6:30 p.m. at
Town Hall 280 S. Main Street.
Darlington Branch
NAACP
The Darlington Branch
NAACP meets August 9th and
on the second Tuesday every
month, 7:00 p.m. at 109 Pearl
Street. New members are
always welcomed. For more
information contact President
Anthony Hall at 843-229-1274
or email to
[email protected].
Please visit our Facebook page:
Darlingtonnaacp.
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PAGE 6A | WEDNESDAY JUNE 29, 2016
TEACH Foundation donates nearly $30,000
to DCSD summer reading program
The TEACH Foundation continued its substantial financial
support of the Darlington
County
School
District’s
Summer Reading Camp recently with a $28,600 donation.
The donation marked the
third consecutive year the
TEACH Foundation supported
the program, which began this
year on June 6 and will run for
six weeks at Thornwell School
for the Arts.
Matthew
Ferguson,
English/language arts and
social studies coordinator for
the Darlington County School
District, said the donation is
vital to the summer reading program’s success.
“The TEACH Foundation has
been an indispensable partner
in expanding Darlington County
School District’s Summer
Reading Camp,” Ferguson said.
“All students who participate in
this summer opportunity experience gains in reading. Many
even enter the next academic
year reading on grade-level.
Our partnership with the
TEACH Foundation has made
great strides in placing these
students on the path of career
and college readiness.”
The summer reading camp,
this year following along with
the Darlington County Library
System’s theme of “Ready, Set,
Read,” provides extensive
instructional time for young students who were reading below
grade level at the end of the
school year.
Sharman Poplava, executive
director for the TEACH
Foundation, said the foundation
is thankful young students have
the opportunity to attend the
summer reading camp.
who
make
“Students
achievement gains during the
school year often experience
loss in achievement over the
summer,”
Poplava
said.
“Research shows that young
children can lose up to two to
three months of reading ability
over a summer break. The
TEACH Foundation commends
the Darlington County School
District for making this camp
available to our children.”
The TEACH Foundation is
the nonprofit administrative
arm for PULSE, a comprehensive scholastic excellence program that expands curriculum
opportunities
to
further
improve student achievement in
Hartsville public schools. The
initiative involves a collaboration between Coker College,
Darlington County School
District, the S.C. Governor’s
School for Science and
Mathematics and Sonoco, the
latter of which funded the initiative through a $5 million grant.
For more information about the
TEACH Foundation, please visit
www.teachfoundation.org.
academic programs in the
Darlington County School
District, please visit www.darlington.k12.sc.us.
TEACH Foundation - Sharman Poplava, executive director of the TEACH Foundation, left, presents a ceremonial check for $28,600 to Darlington County School District Superintendent Dr. Eddie Ingram, right,
Assistant Superintendent Carlita Davis and ELA and Social Studies Coordinator Matthew Ferguson. The
TEACH Foundation donated to the Darlington County School District Summer Reading Camp for the
third year in a row.
Ron Morris, owner of Carolina Lunch restaurant with Mary Segars.
Morris visits the store frequently, and always finds something special!
The ribbon cutting for Re-Tail Therapy Resale Shop in Downtown Hartsville
PHOTO COURTESY OF MAIN STREET HARTSVILLE
The Re-Tail Therapy Resale Shop
is the cat’s meow!
By Jana E. Pye
Editor
[email protected]
“Oh my goodness, look at
this!”
You’ll hear that a lot when
you visit the cutest little resale
store in Darlington County, and
knowing that all the proceeds
benefit the Darlington County
Humane Society makes the
shopping experience seem that
much more fun.
The Re-Tail Therapy Resale
Shop in Hartsville celebrated
its grand opening last week,
but savvy shoppers have been
making it their favorite stop
since the doors first opened.
The long, narrow store is set
up with attractive displays of
artwork, furniture, lamps and
housewares in themes; a little
nook has a garden motif, while
another has wonderful collection of gifts for Father’s Day.
Each little display is artfully
arranged and pleasing to view.
A collection of jewelry hangs
from a piece of driftwood, and
rows of pretty shoes and accessories at the rear end of the
shop where clothing is hung.
Gorgeous, the well-named
shop cat, carefully grooms her
tortoiseshell coat on a lovely
chair across from the counter.
She loves the attention, and
thanks shoppers that admire
her by purring softly. She is
available for adoption.
Ron Morris, owner of
Carolina Lunch next door, visits
daily to see what is new, and
purchased a hard cover book
from the collection of sports
themed books.
“It’s fun to come in here,”
says Morris. “I’ve enjoyed having them next door.”
Linda Fountain is another
frequent shopper to the store.
“I get off work and come right
here,” says Fountain. “It is therapy. It’s not just the hunt,
although there is something
different in here all the time. It
really is relaxing coming in
here.”
The store is staffed 100% by
volunteers.
Beth Tripp, a long time supporter of the Humane Society,
volunteers about once a month
on Saturdays. “It’s been consistent. There are a lot of regulars,
and people just passing
through or heard about it. It
seems to be the place to be,
people are coming in and meeting new friends, catching up
with friends they haven’t seen
in a while.”
In addition to donations, the
store needs a healthy pool of
volunteers – their calendar
looks like a church nursery sign
up sheet, with at least two volunteers for each shift, and
duties range from working in
the store to doing tasks like
folding and hanging clothing.
Shifts 11 – 2 p.m. and 2 – 6
p.m. shifts Monday – Friday,
and 11 – 2 p.m. on Saturdays.
The store was the brainchild
of Mary Segars and her sister in
law, Kyle Segars, have been
long time supporters of the
Humane Society since it first
began.
“You know, this has been a
lot of fun, and a great way to
meet people,” said Mary. “We
all have the same thing in
mind. I go home and am
thrilled for what we’ve done
each day. It’s wonderful to be
involved in something you care
about, and know all the money
goes to what you really want to
help.”
The store will take the place
of the twice-yearly huge yard
sale fundraisers, and large
events such as the Toast to the
Coast which were an enormous
amount of work.
“We have been very successful so far, and have had customers come all the way from
Florence to shop.” said Mary.
“Between shoppers, people
donating wonderful items, and
Thank You
I would like to thank everyone who voted for me in
the 2016 June Democratic Primary election that took
place in Darlington County. Without your support,
prayers and votes, I could not have made it.
Darlington County Citizens,
we have accomplished this
positive move. We will work
hard to make Darlington
County an All American
County. May God be with us
all in moving forward.
Sincerely,
Margaret Ross-Rogers
2016 Democratic Primary Auditor
our volunteers, we are able to
help many, many animals. And
have fun doing it!”
Donations:
Clothes must be clean and
folded neatly.
Clean gently worn footwear
Jewelry
Housewares, lamps, artwork
No computers or large appliances
Please call first to let volunteers know ahead of time.
The Re-Tail Therapy Resale
Shop is located on 149 West
Carolina Avenue in Hartsville.
The hours are Monday – Friday
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and
Saturdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. All
donations are tax deductible.
Reach them for questions at:
843-917-4197, find them online
at their Facebook page. All proceeds benefit the Darlington
County Humane Society.
Volunteers are encouraged to
stop by and talk in person, and
get a feel for the store.
Linda Fountain, another regular, says the store is a favorite of hers. “I
get off work and come right here,” says Fountain. “It is therapy. It’s
not just the hunt, although there is something different in here all the
time. It really is relaxing coming in here.”
PHOTOS BY JANA E. PYE
Volunteer Beth Tripp enjoys working on Saturdays once a month. She
is a long-time supporter of the Humane Society. “We all love pets!”
The Greater Darlington Chamber of Commerce
proudly presents
July 4th — 2-10 p.m.
1301 Harry Byrd Hwy., Darlington
Celebrate Independence Day at Darlington Raceway with your family at
Freedom Fest, hosted by the Greater Darlington Chamber of Commerce.
• Car Show • Kids Carnival • Amazing Fireworks Display!
• Live Music — The Blue Dogs and other bands
• Food and merchandise available for sale
For details about becoming a vendor, a sponsor, or a car show participant,
contact Norm Steadman at (843) 393-2641 or visit Darlingtonchamber.com.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 29, 2016 | PAGE 7A
Mistakes doom Darlington against Sumter
By Drake Horton
Contributing Writer
It was not the first inning
that was too much to overcome. Instead, it was the second.
After falling behind 3-0 in
the top half of the first inning,
Darlington Post 13 found itself
behind the “eight ball,” but a
three-run deficit is not something that is insurmountable to
overcome. It was the eight-run
second inning that Sumter Post
15 put together, putting
Darlington down 11-1 early
that foreshadowed the writing
on the wall.
“We tell the guys you can’t
play baseball like a rollercoaster- you can’t have up innings
and down innings, you have to
play with the same intensity,
same level the whole game,”
Darlington head coach Dennis
Gearhart said after the game.
“When bad things happen,
sometimes it does spiral. But a
good baseball team, a baseball
team that has some character,
will fight out of that situation.”
Sumter went on to win 17-6
in six innings, but despite the
lopsided score (due to Post 15’s
quick start) Darlington showed
heart and grit throughout the
game.
Down by 10 heading into the
bottom of the second inning,
most teams would just roll
over, take their whooping and
C.J. Miles at the pitcher’s mound, and on deck for Darlington.
PHOTOS BY DRAKE HORTON.
look to rebound for the next
game. Darlington had a different idea.
Instead of being completely
embarrassed on their own home
field, Post 13 regained their composure, battling back, cutting the
lead to just five runs at one point.
Darlington was unable to complete the improbable comeback,
however, as Sumter stretched its
lead back out in the fifth and
sixth innings, scoring two runs in
the fifth and four in the sixth.
It was game where Sumter
always seemed to be in control,
but it was not due to the fact of
what Sumter did as much as it
was to what Darlington did not
do.
One of the biggest things
Gearhart preaches to his team is
for each player to do their job
and to never give the opposing
team any extra outs. Against
Sumter, extra outs were something that Post 13 seemed to
give out like free candy.
Darlington committed at
least seven errors, while walking at least five batters and hitting two batters, which gave
Sumter at least 14 extra outs to
work with. That does not even
include the balk or the multiple
wild pitches. Add those and the
number jumps to 17.
The more important part of
that number is 13 of those so
called extra outs came in the
second, fifth and sixth innings
where Post 15 scored a combined 14 of their 17 runs.
“We talked about when you
play a good baseball team you
can’t give them extra help,”
Gearhart said. “We walked a lot
of guys. I told them and it’s
probably generous, we probably had eight errors in the field.
Every time you have an error
that’s an extra out. You can’t
give a 13-0 baseball team extra
outs.”
That was the real story of the
game. It was not as much as
Sumter was better than
Darlington. It was Darlington
just did not play up to their
potential.
If you eliminate all of those
extra outs, there is a chance
that the game is as close as 3-2
in Sumter’s favor- a vast difference from the actual final score.
So while the end result
looked disproportionate, both
teams are a lot closer in talent
than what appears to the
naked eye.
Weekly Recap
Darlington dropped two
other games this week, one
against Hartsville on Monday,
June 20, by a score of 9-1 with
the other coming this past
Thursday against Marlboro
County by a score of 5-3.
Post 13 is now 4-5 overall, 24 in the region
Harvest Hope Food Bank receives
grant from Conagra Foods Foundation
Members of the Clemson New and Beginning Farmer Class of 2016 are ready to use their knowledge to help grow their family farms.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
New and Beginning Farmers program graduates Class of 2016
Timothy Peoples of
Lamar joins list of 45
farmers participating
Innovative ideas on how to
succeed in their different
farming and enterprises are
what graduates of Clemson’s
New and Beginning Farmers
Program Class of 2016 bring to
the table following completion
of the program.
Forty-five farmers from
across South Carolina were
recognized May 19 for completing the program, which
just ended its fourth year.
Local farmer Timothy Peoples
of Lamar joins the list of 45
participating farmers.
The program is a sevenmonth course directed by
Dave Lamie, associate professor and Extension specialist.
“The focus of this program
is to help new and beginning
farmers be successful, productive and innovative members
of their local agricultural communities,” Lamie said. “Topics
covered during the program
include business planning,
land acquisition and leasing,
marketing, regulatory matters,
legal issues, food safety, insurance, soil health and more.”
During a ceremony marking
the end of the course, some of
the participants shared business
plans they had created based on
lessons they had learned.
Utilizing different advertising
methods was one topic that kept
coming up during the presentations.
“We learned word of mouth
is usually the best advertisement a business can get,” said
Barbara Southworth of Mount
Pleasant.
Southworth’s business partner, Lucas Snyder, agreed.
“If people enjoy themselves
and have a pleasant experience,
they will tell their family and
friends,” Snyder said. “Their
family and friends will come,
have a pleasant experience and
tell their family and friends, and
so on.”
Wilhelmenia Brockington
and Akil Inniss from Charleston
participated in the program so
they could learn how “to revive a
dying family farm.”
Brockington said taking the
course helped her realize how
important marketing is today.
“Growing up on a farm, I
thought I knew it all,” she said.
“But after taking this class, I’ve
found there is a lot I need to
digest. This has been a wonderful experience.”
Lisa Rees also is reviving a
family farm, Five Forks
Sustainable Farm in Pageland.
Learning how to use a high tunnel to grow tomatoes is one
example of something she
learned from the class.
“We have been very successful,” Rees said. “This (high tunnel) could be the key to growing
tomatoes. The potential in our
area is great for locally grown
produce.”
Joe Murphy of Charleston
doesn’t have a farm but participated in the course because he
wants to help others learn how
to grow their own food. Murphy
works at The Center for Heirs’
Property Preservation and plans
to use knowledge he’s reaped by
attending the class to helped historically underserved landowners sow new beginnings.
“Education is our focus at the
Center,” Murphy said. “We hold
workshops, events and things
like that to produce education
for landowners. We produce a
network for landowners to use to
help them find places to sell
their crops.”
The South Carolina New and
Beginning Farmer Program
begins its fifth year in October
2016. New, beginning and
emerging farmers age 18 or
older, residing in South
Carolina, with less than 10 consecutive years of farming experience are welcome to apply.
The application period opens
as early as mid-June.
Interested parties may get
additional information and
apply online by visiting
www.clemson.edu/public/new
farmer/.
Follow
on
Facebook
@SCNBFP.
Summer Camps announced for Darlington
Camp S.A.M. Youth Football
Camp
Camp S.A.M. Youth Football Camp will
be held July 18-29 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
daily at Welch Stadium for grades 1-8.
Cost: $30. Register at Darlington
Recreation Department, 300 Sanders St.
Coach Brantley Jett will give back $10 to
any child that attends football camp that
signs up for Darlington Area Recreation
Football. There will also be a family night
for participants at the conclusion of camp
where we will have food, games, and show
the movie Facing the Giants from 6 to 10
p.m. July 29.
Info: Coach Jett 843-309-5699
DHS Lady Falcons Softball Camp
The Darlington High School Lady
Falcon Softball Team will be hosting a
camp for any girl age 6-12 years old July
18-21 at the Lady Falcon Softball Field.
This camp will be conducted by the DHS
Softball Coaches and Varsity team members. The time for the camp is 8:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. The cost of the camp is $30 and
this includes a free t-shirt. You can register
at the Darlington Recreation Office by July
1. For further information contact Coach
Randy Bryant at 843-917-9558.
Lil Falcon Volleyball Camp
The Lady Falcons Volleyball Team &
The Darlington Area Rec Department
will hold the second annual Lil Falcon
Volleyball Camp July 18-20 at the
Darlington High School gym, 525 Spring
St., for girls in grades 1-6. Hours are 9
a.m. to noon each day. The cost of the
camp is $30 (this includes a t-shirt)!
Volleyball instruction will be given by
the Lady Falcon Volleyball Team &
Coaches! Register by July 12 to receive a
T-shirt @ Darlington Rec. Dept., 300
Sanders St. Darlington SC 29532. Call
843-398-4030 for directions. For More
Information about Camp, Contact Pam
Frick 843-687-8688
One out of 5 children in
South Carolina faces hunger.
When schools are closed for
summer, kids have less access
to nutritious meals as many
rely on free or reduced-price
school breakfast and lunch.
This
is
why
Feeding
America®, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief
organization, and ConAgra
Foods Foundation have partnered to provide more meals
to kids when they need them
most through the HungerFree Summer program.
Harvest Hope Food Bank, a
Feeding America member
food bank, is one of 27 food
banks that have received a
Hunger-Free Summer grant,
funded by the ConAgra Foods
Foundation.
“Summer can be an especially hard time for families
who already are struggling to
make ends meet,”
said Denise Holland, CEO
of Harvest Hope. “We are
thankful to ConAgra Foods
Foundation for its support of
the Hunger-Free Summer
program. Working together,
we will be able to support
more families in South
Carolina by ensuring our children have access to healthy
meals.”
When school lets out
across the country, 18 million
children who rely on free or
reduced-price school meals
are left without access to the
nutritious meals that nourish
them during the school year.
For the seventh consecutive
summer, more than 20 communities across the country
will have support to strengthen their summer feeding programs from ConAgra Foods
Foundation which has been a
dedicated
supporter
of
Feeding America and the
fight against child hunger for
over 20 years.
“This initiative extends our
reach with the Feeding
America network and directs
support to the organizations
that work directly in the communities to impact the significant issue of food insecurity
across the country,” says
Robert Rizzo, ConAgra Foods
Foundation. “Through the
distribution of additional
summertime meals, we hope
to have a positive impact on
the lives of children, giving
them the fuel they need to
grow, learn and play, so that
they can reach their full
potential.”
The Hunger-Free Summer
grant will enable Harvest
Hope Food Bank to provide
100,000 more meals to serve
even more hungry children
this summer. To learn more
about summer hunger or find
a summer feeding site in your
community, visit www.harvesthope.org.
About Harvest Hope
Food Bank
Harvest Hope Food Bank
serves 20 counties across
South Carolina with a mission
of providing hunger relief
with dignity, compassion and
education to people in need.
Harvest Hope is a non-profit
organization with food banks
in Columbia, Florence and
Greenville, SC. For more
information please visit
www.harvesthope.org.
About ConAgra Foods
Foundations’ HungerFree Summer Grants
This summer, 27 Feeding
America food banks in 21
states will receive HungerFree Summer grants, funded
by the ConAgra Foods
Foundation and distributed
by Feeding America, to start
new or expand existing summer feeding programs.
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JUNE 29, 2016 | PAGE 1B
Will Isgett in front of his favorite Darlington landmark, the J.C. Daniel’s Auditorium. PHOTO BY JANA E. PYE
The dreams of Will Isgett:
Darlington pageant director steps down after 18 years
By Jana E. Pye
Editor
[email protected]
With a smile and a twinkle
in his eye, Will Isgett never
meets a stranger. Once you
meet him, you immediately see
that he has something special…yet he invariably notices
something special about you.
His intuition for finding your
hidden dreams, and his effervescent optimism have served
him well as a volunteer with
the Miss South Carolina pageant system; and now after 18
years he is going to take some
much deserved time to fulfill a
few more of his own dreams.
“I have always told my girls
to work towards their dreams,
and not let anything hold them
back,” said Isgett. “So many
feel like since they are from a
small city like Darlington they
cannot move on, but I always
tell them to go for it. We all
have but one life to live.”
Will doesn’t like to dwell on
the fact that his diagnosis of
Becker’s Muscular Dystrophy
has slowed him down – in fact,
he credits it with moving him
forward in ways he may not
have done otherwise.
“I was told I would be in a
wheelchair by now, but I’ve
kept moving on,” said Isgett.
“The doctor that diagnosed me
at MUSC told me that no matter what, I’d always have my
mind. That has stayed with me
and kept me going.”
He was diagnosed at age
34, and the strain of MD he
has is a slower progressing
form of the disease. “I will
walk as long as I can,” he said.
“Things are getting harder to
do, I fall more frequently and
getting up from a seated position is getting harder to do.
Climbing is definitely a sign
that I need to give up the pageant and take more time for
myself, and spend some time
in the gym to make my body
stay as healthy as I can for as
long as I can.”
But slowing down has never
been his style.
Although his first love is
sports – he supported all the
sports at his alma mater St.
John’s High School, and later
majored in sports communication at the University of South
Carolina – Isgett has always
had a passion for media, and
the arts. He was an intern with
the Charlotte Knights, then an
AAA affiliate with the Chicago
White Sox, and moved back to
Darlington after the death of
this father.
Once back in Darlington,
Will wrote for the News &
Press and The Messenger, and
supported the Darlington High
School Falcons and the USC
Gamecocks.
His involvement with pageants began early on when
family members were involved
in different pageants; his Aunt
Darlington queens shine
at the Miss South
Carolina and Miss South
Carolina Teen pageant
Miss S.C. Sweet Potato
Festival Chelsea Bullock
was named a top ten semifinalist and competed live on
TV last Saturday night. During
the week of competition several awards were presented and
Bullock walked away with the
Miss South Carolina STEM
(Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math)
Scholarship, the Miss Media
Award (for most media coverage during her reign), the Miss
Academic Award (highest
grade point average),
Presidential Service Award
and Duke of Edinburgh Award.
The week before Bullock
checked into the Miss South
Carolina pageant she passed
her NCLEX (National Council
Licensure Examination) exam
which made her a certified
registered nurse and she
earned a full time nursing
position at Palmetto Richland
Hospital in Columbia. She was
one of more than 250 applicants that applied for the job
and only 25 were chosen.
Ginger Perry was involved in
the Miss Southern 500 pageant. Her daughter, Kaitlyn
Bailey, was the Lady in Black
for the Darlington Raceway in
2014 and 2015.
“The Miss South Carolina
and Miss America pageants
were always a favorite of
mine,” said Isgett. “Johnny
August was always someone
that I idolized- I would go to
his pageants every year. He did
a great job recruiting, and
always had 20 - 25 girls for
compete for Miss Darlington.
That was a pageant everyone
enjoyed attending.”
Isgett says that Frances
Kendall is his mentor, helping
him when he started on the
Florence committee and
worked his way up to Code
LED – Code Local Executive
Director - with Chaz Ellis, who
is the VP of the Miss South
Carolina Pageant.
He later became the
Director of Mid State, and
decided to start Miss
Darlington back.
“In 2008 I started it back at
J.C. Daniels Auditorium.” said
Isgett. “That is why J.C.
Daniels so important to me,
and that place has so much
potential. I wish something
could be done about for it to
bring it back. There is such a
need for that in the city. St.
John’s Auditorium is great
wonderful for smaller events,
but we need J.C. Daniel.”
Bullock said she will use all
of her scholarship money to
help pay back student loans,
and outgoing Miss S.C. Sweet
Potato Festival Pageant
Director Will Isgett said he was
so pleased to be able to help
her in some small way.
“Chelsea won a $1250
scholarship by winning Miss
S.C. Sweet Potato Festival, and
I am so honored that she will
be able to use the money to
help pay for the schooling she
had along with all the other
scholarship money won at
Miss South Carolina,” Isgett
said. “I am so pleased with her
performance at Miss South
Carolina and so pleased that
the Darlington Pilot Club, SC
Sweet Potato Festival and City
of Darlington got so much
recognition.”
Several of his winners have
placed very well at the state
level; a former Teen winner
was 4th Runner Up to Miss SC
Teen Anna Mills Polatty, who
competed at Miss SC this year
as Miss Spartanburg.
“I was Will's first Miss
Darlington Teen in 2008. It was
my first time competing in the
Miss South Carolina
Scholarship Organization; I finished as 4th runner up to Miss
SC Teen.
I would not have been as
successful had it not been for
Will's guidance. His constant
support, encouragement, dedication to me and to the Miss SC
Organization helped me succeed. Will holds a special place
in my heart, and I am grateful
for his friendship and continuous support.”
Anna Mills Polatty, Miss
Darlington Teen in 2008
Igett has been recognized
by the Miss S.C. Pageant and
won for a Director of the Year
His former winner from
2010 was 4th Runner Up in
Miss SC Pageant.
“When you win one of Will's
titles, you don't only get the
opportunity to work with an
amazing director, you inherit a
life-long friend. I am so thankful
for the year that I served as his
queen; however, the years of
friendship, following my time as
Miss S.C. Sweet Potato
Festival Teen Kinsley
Odom also wrapped up a successful week by being named a
top 15 quarterfinalist, winning
the Quality of Life Award (for
platform and the work she has
done on it), the Miracle Maker
Award (most Children’s
Miracle Network Money raised
in the teen division), the Teen
STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, Math)
Scholarship, the Teen Media
Miss Darlington, have meant
more to me than anything I
accomplished while competing
in pageants.
Thank you for everything
you have done for me Will and
Go Cocks!”
Morgan Smoak,
Miss Darlington 2010
Later, the Miss S.C. Sweet
Potato Festival Pageant opportunity arose. “ I want to thank
Lynette Maloch and her granddaughter Whitney Brooks
Moore were very instrumental
in helping me get the Miss SC
Sweet Potato Festival Pageant
off the ground in 2013. Lynette
was great helper to me and I
really appreciate the help she
gave. The Darlington Pilot
Club has been wonderful and
so supportive to me and the
girls.”
Will’s winners have gone on
to earn master’s degrees, work
at large corporations, become
nurses, receiving opportunities
they may not have ever had.
“This whole experience has
changed my perspective on
life. I’ve made friends from all
over, and have gained so much
confidence. I used to be scared
to speak in public, and now I
am comfortable emceeing
events.”
Isgett credits Mayor Gloria
Hines, and former Mayor Tony
Watkins, the Darlington Pilot
Club, and the community in
Darlington for their support.
Award (for most media coverage during her reign), won the
award for most community
service hours for the teens, the
Presidential Community
Service Award and the Duke of
Edinburg Award.
“Kinsley Odom is the epitome of what every young
woman should strive to be,”
Isgett said. “She is very passionate about the work she
does with her platform
because she lives it every day
with her 9 year old brother
Kayden, who who was born
with Down Syndrome. I’m very
proud of all of her accomplishments.”
Miss Darlington High
School Teen Aubrey
Goodwin walked away with
the Presidential Community
Service Award and the Duke of
“I want everyone to know
that this has been a rewarding
18 years; although I have done
this as a volunteer, with no pay
at all, I wouldn’t trade a
moment. Now I am completely
disabled and cannot keep up
the pace. I did it because it was
something that I loved and it
kept me going but time has
now come for me to slow down
more, and take more time to
keep up my strength, and do
some things that I want to do.
I will probably still be helping
with pageants in some small
way, but not as a director any
more.”
Although he has fulfilled
many things on his bucket list,
including trips to Texas, LA
and Hollywood, and attending
the Miss America pageant last
spring, Isgett has added a few
more; he will take voice lessons from his dear friend
Kendall Standish in Darlington
and audition for The Voice “I
may not make it, by why not?”
and he hopes to visit Hawaii,
take an Amtrak train ride up
the east coast, and perhaps a
trip to the Miss American
Outstanding Teen and another
trip to Miss America
“I don’t know what I would
be doing if I were super
healthy, there is no telling how
far I may have gone,” said
Isgett. “We all need to live life
fully, no matter what our abilities. We can all fulfill our
dreams.”
Edinburg awards as well. This
was only the second pageant
that Goodwin had ever competed in.
“Aubrey did a wonderful job
in representing Darlington
High School and the city of
Darlington,” Isgett said. “She
worked very hard to prepare
for the pageant and came
away a winner even without
winning a crown. I’m so glad I
was able to mentor this young
woman this past year.”
society
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JUNE 29, 2016 | PAGE 2B
Mims celebrate 60th
wedding anniversary
Charles and Doris Mims are
celebrating their 60th wedding
anniverary this week. The
couple was wed on June 30,
1956.
The couple had two children; Douglas Mims, now
Wofford
College
announces
Dean's List
Dr. Dennis M. Wiseman,
provost of Wofford College, has
announced Dean's List students
for the Spring 2016 semester.
Joseph Christian Taylor
Alexander * of Timmonsville,
SC, (29161)
Emeline
Constance
Campbell of Hartsville
Cole Matthew Harrell of
Hartsville
Brittany Lyn Joyce of
Hartsville
Warren Mark Matthews Jr.
of Darlington
Michael Dupre Pavy Jr. of
Timmonsville
Linxi Xu of Darlington
*Indicates 4.0 GPA
Wofford College, established
in 1854, is a four-year, residential liberal arts college located
in Spartanburg, S.C. It offers 25
major fields of study to a student body of 1,650 undergraduates. Nationally known for the
strength of its academic program, outstanding faculty,
study abroad participation and
successful graduates. Wofford
is home to one of the nation's
283 Phi Beta Kappa chapters.
The college community enjoys
Greek Life as well as 19 NCAA
Division I athletics teams.
deceased; and Karen Mims
Barber.
The couple also has two
grandchildren, Mark Barber
and Jake Mims (Casie), and
two great-grandchildren,
Mabry and Hampton Mims.
Newman Swamp United Methodist
Church celebrates 200th Anniversary
Be sure to read the July 6th issue of the News and Press to read all
about the 200th Anniversary of Newman Swamp United Methodist
Churchin Lamar. Pictured above, Francis Asbury himself visited
from the past, surprising the congregation! PHOTO BY JANA E. PYE
Local students graduate from Coker College
The following area students
graduated from Coker College
on May 14:
William Adams of Hartsville,
S.C. graduated with a Bachelor
of Arts in Physical Education
(Exercise Science).
Rachel Barr of Darlington,
of Arts in English.
Jessica Bedard of Hartsville
graduated with a Bachelor of
Arts in Business Administration.
Laurie Brown of Hartsville
Science
in
Business
Administration.
Barbara Frotten of Hartsville
graduated with a Bachelor
of Science in Business
Management.
Dana Garland of Darlington,
of
Arts
in
Business
Administration.
Carrie Hardy of Hartsville,
of Arts in Biology.
Eden Hewell of Hartsville,
of Arts in English.
Barbara Hoffman of Hartsville, S.C. graduated with a
Bachelor of Science in
Psychology.
Kristen Howle of Lamar.
Science
in
Business
Administration.
Risa Langdon of Hartsville,
of
Arts
in
Business
Administration.
Jessica McKenzie of Harts-
ville, S.C. graduated with a
Bachelor of Science in
Psychology.
Gabriel Mens of Hartsville,
of
Arts
in
Business
Administration.
Christina
Rivera
of
Hartsville, S.C. graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.
Leslie Rogers of Hartsville,
Management.
Steven Strother of Hartsville
Arts in Early Childhood
Education.
Christopher Welch of Lamar,
Administration.
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Across
1. Intensifies, with
"up"
5. Crash site?
8. Searches
14. Legal prefix
15. "Flying Down to
___"
16. Of the ankle
17. Most important
19. United Nations
Org.
20. "The Catcher in
the ___"
21. _____-_____
burns
23. "A Nightmare
on ___ Street"
24. "Comprende?"
25. Change
26. Beanies
28. Match play?
30. "Good going!"
34. All together
36. Gobs
38. Bubkes
39. "Farewell, mon
ami"
40. Ceiling
41. Basil-based
sauce
43. Big ___
Conference
44. Bill
46. General Motors
division
47. "Cogito ___
sum"
49. ___-Roman
51. Blockage
52. Beep
9. Flogged
10. Salem's home
11. "Back in the ___"
12. Dash
13. ___ gin fizz
18. "___ alive!"
(contraction)
22. Sag
27. Ed.'s request
(acronym)
29. Quench
31. Act of being separated from other
people/culture
32. Keeps bugs
away
33. Lengthen
35. Apprentice
37. Marienbad, for
one
40. Addition symbol
42. Abbr. after a
comma
45. Brainiac
Down
46.
Planet with
1. To be grateful
2. One native to the large rings
48. Conjectures
state in which
50. Major section of
Baltimore resides
3. Preventing some- a long poem
thing from happen- 53. Catlike
55. "Much ___
ing
About Nothing"
4. "Casablanca"
57. "Good grief!"
pianist
58. Jaywalking, e.g.
5. To start an oven
59. Records
early
60. "___ quam
6. Thinner atmosvideri" (North
phere
Carolina's motto)
7. Live wire, so to
64. Impede, with
speak
8. Learner
"down"
54. "The ___ Daba
Honeymoon"
56. "___ Ng" (They
Might Be Giants
song)
57. Freed from ignorance
61. Abbr. after a
name
62. Simpleton
63. Cone of a gymnosperm
65. Activist Davis
66. Former French
coin
67. Christiania, now
68. Slept in an
uncomfortable
place
69. Clairvoyance,
e.g.
70. F.B.I. operative
(hyphenated)
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Area students named to Coker College Dean's List
The following area
students have been named
to the spring 2016 Dean's
List at Coker College for
earning a 3.75 or higher
grade point average (on a
4.0 scale).
Darlington:
Jada Hamilton
Nedra Jeffords
Allison Carraway
Martha Taylor
Hartsville:
Taylor Brown
Suzanne King
Jordan McCoy
Kaitlynn Campbell
Amanda Pugh
Brandon Sipp
Megan Friedt
Jessica Sanderson
James Johnson
Brittany Newman
Brandi Freeman
Shannon Gilbert
Logon Smith
Dawn Arrants
Florisol Luna Ortuno
Caleb Shuler
Courtney Caudell
Tamatha Bacon.
Tracie Jacobs
Lamberto Martinez
Seth Gainey
Hollee Hardwick
John Byrd
Jonathan Perdue
Anna McCarley
Robyn Hudson
McBee:
Anna Wayne
Chloe Tiller
Cassidy Morris
Heather Kelly
Kevin Duffee
Florence:
Beverly Gore
Morgan Tincher
Steven Liebenrood
Natalie Robinson
Dawn Giambrone
Sierra Small
Dakoda Godbold
Jeanette Gurley
Annie Singleton
Suzanne Michaux
Local residents named to President and Dean's List at Clemson University
Local residents have been named to the
President's List at Clemson University for
the spring 2016 semester.
They are:
• Bryan Stephen Andrews of
Darlington, whose major is Computer
Information Systems
• Lauren Brice Baird of Darlington,
whose major is Nursing
• Chelsea M. Atkinson of Hartsville,
whose major is Health Science
• Alyssa Marie Pignone of Hartsville,
whose major is Nursing
• Hailea A. Ringer of Hartsville, whose
major is Elementary Education
To be named to the President's List, a
student must achieve a 4.0 (all As) gradepoint average.
Local residents have been named to the
Dean's List at Clemson University for the
spring 2016 semester.
They are:
• Jerry M. Barber II of Darlington, who
is majoring in Pre-Business
• Brandon Taylor Blackwell of
Darlington, who is majoring in Computer
Engineering
• Bethany A. Byrd of Darlington, who is
majoring in Chemistry
• Rosalyn McFadden Clanton of
Darlington, who is majoring in Political
Science
• Blaine A. Eads of Darlington, who is
majoring in Undeclared
• Ashley Lynn Atkinson of Hartsville,
who is majoring in Biological Sciences
• Anne-Drew Meggs Bullard of
Hartsville,
who
is
majoring
in
Preprofessional Health Studies
• Joel D. Chapman III of Hartsville, who
is majoring in Agricultural Mechanization
and Business
• Maya A. Cheatham of Hartsville, who
is majoring in General Engineering
• Victoria R. Davis of Hartsville, who is
majoring in Health Science
• Zachary A. Davis of Hartsville, who is
majoring in Mechanical Engineering
• Lindsay P. Godwin of Hartsville, who
is majoring in Accounting
• Caroline R. Herring of Hartsville, who
is majoring in Visual Arts
• Benjamin N. Mcleland of Hartsville,
who is majoring in Computer Science
• Kimberly Ann Porter of Hartsville,
who is majoring in Psychology
• Anna R. Shaw of Hartsville, who is
majoring in Animal and Veterinary
Sciences
• Dylan Farrell Talbert of Hartsville,
who is majoring in Health Science
• Brittany Marie Talbert of Hartsville,
who is majoring in Psychology
To be named to the Dean's List, a student achieved a grade-point average
between 3.50 and 3.99 on a 4.0 scale.
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PEOPLE OF DARLINGTON COUNTY:
Meet Anna DeWitt
The best way to describe
the life of Anna DeWitt is to
borrow a quote from Retired
SCTF-1 Chaplin Michael
Bingham…”Enjoying the
Journey”.
Anna DeWitt first started
her career in Emergency
Services in August of 1993
when she was hired by
Darlington County Emergency
Medical Services (EMS) as an
Emergency Medical
Technician. With her passion
for emergency response and
the people of Darlington
County, it took only two short
years for her to join the
Darlington County Fire
District and pass her state
interior fire training in 1996.
Also that year, Anna welcomed her daughter, Bethany
Ann, into the world. If you
ever meet Anna, you will learn
that being a Mom is the one
job she is the most proud of.
In 1997 Anna began a path
in Technical Rescue that
would impact her life in a way
even she did not anticipate.
This path started with Rope,
Confined Space and Trench
Rescue classes that quickly
turned into Structural
Collapse Level 1, Level 2,
Level 3 at Texas A&M
Engineering Extension
Service (TEEX). Not being
satisfied, Anna achieved ARC
and Pipe welding courses
from Florence Darlington
Tech to give her a better foundation as she went further
into her rescue career. In
2004, Anna was one of the
original members of the S.C.
Urban Search and Rescue program, Task Force 1. This is
where she excelled to a
Rescue Squad Officer in 2007
and began to truly settle in to
the path she chose ten years
earlier. As part of the State
Search and Rescue Team,
Anna was trained in and eventually instructed almost every
kind of rescue discipline.
Heavy Rigging and Metal
Cutting, Advanced Swift
Water Rescue, Tower Rescue,
Agricultural Rescue and
Crane Operator are just a few
of the training courses in her
educational profile. As of
most recently, Anna interviewed and passed the
entrance tests for the State
Helicopter Aquatic Rescue
Team (HART) in August of
2009. Being a rescue swimmer is a physically and mentally demanding position that
Anna had aspired to be a part
of. She always made sure she
was in the top 2 of all the
swimmers when it came time
to semi-annual agility testing.
Anna has had an impressive
deployment assignment during
her tenure with the State Task
Force. Her first large-scale
response was one that will
remain in the history books for
our lifetime. In October of
2005 Anna deployed as a
Rescue Squad Officer with SCTF1 to the most devastated
parts of southern Louisiana for
more than five days. Her work
there proved to herself and
others that not only did she
love this kind of work, she
lived for it. As the years past
Anna joined the team on regular annual training deployments around the state and
even into the mountain’s of
West Virginia; every one of
them a challenge well accepted. Then came “Super Storm”
Sandy in 2013, where Anna
joined a 25-member Swift
Water Rescue Team that the
state deployed to Maryland
ahead of the storm. She was
assigned to one of the 6 swift
water rescue strike teams that
made more than 30 contact
rescues just prior to hurricane
landfall. During the 2015
statewide floods in South
Carolina, Anna deployed with
her helicopter rescue team
(HART Bravo) and completed
28 helicopter hoist rescues as
the Swift Water Teams assisted
with over 250 contact water
rescues. The HART Bravo
Rescue team received a metal
from Joint Chief, Four Star
General Frank Grass, for their
service; this was the second
metal of service received from
General Grass in 2015. The
entire Task Force received multiple unit citations from
Governor Haley for their brave
and professional actions during these missions.
She truly loves what she
does, that goes with out saying, but what you may not
know is that Anna DeWitt is
an avid runner. Sometime
back in the year 2001 Anna
said “I just felt like running…”
and the rest is history. On
average Anna runs 15 miles
weekly for all kinds of reasons
but like most runners she runs
because she loves to push her
physical limits.
Along with her fifteen years
of running, Anna is a Board
Certified Personal Trainer by
the National Academy of
Sports Medicine. She says this
helps her better understand
how the body works and therefore she is able to keep herself
on track. She also uses this
advanced level of training to
help others who do not know
where to start.
On September 11, 2015,
Anna was out running the
annual Fitness World Run Club
9.11 miles for 9/11 when she
began to wonder who exactly
it was she was running to
remember. Everyone is familiar with the number 343 but
who is familiar with the people
behind the number? After the
run she went home, looked up
the first name on the list and
dedicated her run in his memory. With such an unexpected
response to the Facebook post,
she went out the next day and
ran for the second name on
the list.
And that is how is all started; now over 190 runs into her
journey she is still going
strong. Anna started running 3
miles for each one of the 343
FDNY Firefighters lost on that
day. She chooses to not only
run but research and post
FSA County
Committee
Nomination Period
June 15 – Aug. 1
Kids can help feed deer
in Darlington County
The 4-H Wildlife Food Plot Project
is accepting registration now
All youth, ages 5-19,
are invited to participate
in the South Carolina 4-H
Wildlife Food Plot Project.
This independent-study
project, sponsored by
the
Quality
Deer
Management Association,
allows youth an opportunity to establish, maintain, and observe a
wildlife food plot.
Once registered, 4-H
supplies the food plot
seed, a Rack Pack membership, a record book,
and newsletters/informational resources to help.
Cost is $25 that includes a
$10 4-H membership and
$15 Rack Pack membership. Deadline is August
5, 2016.
For more information,
go to: clemson.edu and
search “4-H Wildlife
Project" or contact Leigh
Walker at the Darlington
County 4-H office, 843393-0484, [email protected].
Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School announces Honor Roll 2015 – 2016
The following students were listed as having High
Honors for the year 2015-2016, with a 93 and above in
all subjects (with GPA):
7th Grade:
Gene Zeigler
99.692, High Honors
Georgia Adamson
99, High Honors
Eleanor Farrell
98.786 High Honors
Jack Banner
98.615 High Honors
Bryce Christian
98.462 High Honors
Caroline Tatum
98.462 High Honors
Nik Mezzanotte
98.308 High Honors
Eaddy Hanna
98
High Honors
Chandler Jordan
96.5
High Honors
Izzy Dauksch
95.846 High Honors
8th Grade:
Eliza Gregg Saleeby
99.714 High Honors
Grace Cleveland
99.154 High Honors
Ruth Player
98.857 High Honors
Haley Davis
98.714 High Honors
Jay Lawson
98.429 High Honors
Jack Cleveland
98.385 High Honors
Jackson Lowe
97.929 High Honors
Sullivan Smith
97.615 High Honors
William Phipps
97.571 High Honors
Matthew Warr
97.571 High Honors
Reagan Saunders
95
High Honors
9th Grade:
Harrison Corns
99.429 High Honors
Madeline Tuck
98.857 High Honors
Elizabeth King98.429 High Honors
Joseph Desser
97.857 High Honors
Gracie McGill
97.429 High Honors
Abbie Skeen
97.429 High Honors
Ben Naso
97.333 High Honors
Rachael Dauksch
96.714 High Honors
Taylor Cunningham
96.429 High Honors
Trae Buck
95.571 High Honors
Carson Munn
94.857 High Honors
10th Grade:
Eddie Buckhouse
99.083 High Honors
Bennett Joyce
98.167 High Honors
John Saverance
98
High Honors
Lanie Kirby
97.643 High Honors
Stephen Josey
97.25 High Honors
Eden Wallace
96.533 High Honors
Mary Mitchell
96.286 High Honors
Adam Cheng
96.2
High Honors
11th Grade:
Carson McMillan
98.667 High Honors
Turner Arnold
98.077 High Honors
detailed information about
each firefighter. Everyday she
and her viewers learn about a
firefighter and his/her life. It’s
something special, something
that helps you remember to
never forget. The runs have
such a following now that a
new separate Facebook page
“3 Miles For” was created in
March of 2015.
In December of 2015 Anna
received a letter from the
FDNY Fire Commissioner
Daniel Nigro and the FDNY
Chief of the Department James
Leonard. Both the
Commissioner and the Chief
thanked Anna for her dedication and sent words of encouragement as she continues
working towards her goal.
In March of this year, Anna
decided to try and finish this
challenge one year to the date
of when she started. The decision was made that her final
run would be in Charleston
during the 9/11 Remembrance
Walk. She will join an anticipated 3,000 firefighters walking 5 miles in full turnout gear
to remember their fallen
brothers and sisters.
Unfortunately Anna lost two
weeks of running due to her
response to the SC Flooding in
October of 2015 and another
four weeks due to an
unplanned surgery in
November of 2015. Because of
this six-week delay Anna has
decided to walk/run to
Charleston from her home in
Darlington. By leaving on
September 7, she will be able
to complete 40 additional runs
before the 9/11 Remembrance
Walk. On Sunday September
11th Anna will begin the
343rd and final walk in memory of FDNY Paramedic Ricardo
Quinn. What a fitting end to
an incredible journey.
Anna Price
12th Grade:
Cates Saleeby
Kate Lawson
Erika Maliszewski
Ruby Anika
Chiara Mattamira
Grayson Hill
Camille Rolin
95.917 High Honors
98.933
97.9
97.667
97.538
97.455
96.9
96.7
High Honors
High Honors
High Honors
High Honors
High Honors
High Honors
High Honors
Honor Roll for the year 2015-2016, no grades lower
than 85 in each subject All As and Bs
7th Grade:
Kat Glassman
95.5
Honor Roll
Mills Francis
95.154 Honor Roll
William Duvall
94.929 Honor Roll
Will Mitchell
94.308 Honor Roll
Reid Saunders
94.231 Honor Roll
Caleb Rogers
94
Honor Roll
Trystan Elliott
93
Honor Roll
Jessica Curran
92.857 Honor Roll
Matthew Long
92.692 Honor Roll
Blake Warren
91.167 Honor Roll
Etta McLeod
91
Honor Roll
Aryan Patel
90.769 Honor Roll
Savannah Williams
90.727 Honor Roll
Azilee Davis
90.462 Honor Roll
Jack May
89.231 Honor Roll
8th Grade
Laurel Casstevens
96
Honor Roll
Michael Roach
95.667 Honor Roll
Hayden Walker
95.643 Honor Roll
Andrew Saverance
95.143 Honor Roll
Caleb King
95.083 Honor Roll
Powers Rogers
94.714 Honor Roll
Austin Greer
94.143 Honor Roll
Emma Johnston
94.143 Honor Roll
Luke Baker
93.714 Honor Roll
Savannah Thompson 93.429 Honor Roll
Cameron Morris
93.308 Honor Roll
Hampton Epps
93.286 Honor Roll
Zach Carey
92.929 Honor Roll
Teal Howle
92.077 Honor Roll
Hannah McMahan
90.231 Honor Roll
9th Grade:
Sam Smith
95.857 Honor Roll
Grayson Jeffords
94.714 Honor Roll
Mitchell Lee
94.231 Honor Roll
Kayla Winnie
94.143 Honor Roll
Curry Flynn
93.071 Honor Roll
Anthony Hernandez
Erin Lassiter
Benjamin Watford
Mikayla Robinson
Miles Blum
Hope Wilberger
Cameron Nettles
10th Grade:
Lizzie Johnston
Georgia Clark
Laney Curran
Cary Hobbs
Rachel Warr
Gresham Hindman
Julia Thompson
Kera Wayne
Raffy Sto. Domingo
11th Grade:
Elizabeth Roach
Alex Goodson
Bailey Goodson
Sydney Hill
Wright Sullivan
Connor Francis
Marcus Crawford
Jack Smith
Kelsey McLaughlin
Hallie Brown
Lawson Lee
Kalina Hernandez
Spencer Evans
Hannah Farrell
Michael Hellen
Harrison Breeden
Lucas Lima
12th Grade:
Stella Dai
Hannah Winnie
Magan Head
Patrick Connor
Stocks Paramore
William Jones
Taylor Moseley
Cameron Pease
Autumn Scott
Hannah Brown
Kemp DeWitt
Tyler Howell
Ariadne Roberts
93
93
92.182
92.143
90.769
90.714
89.867
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
95.571
95.214
94
93.875
93.714
93.429
92.929
91.286
90.929
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
97.917
97
96.818
96.083
96.083
94.667
94.417
94.071
93.833
93.538
93.5
93.364
93.273
92.692
92.5
92.231
91.75
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
97.6
96.455
95.6
95.5
94.182
94.167
93.5
93.222
92.455
92.273
91.182
91.111
89.769
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Honor Roll
Darlington County USDA
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Executive
Director
S.
Raymond
Shelley,
announced that the nomination period for local FSA
county committees began on
Wednesday, June 15, 2016.
"County Committees are
unique to FSA and allow producers to have a voice on federal farm program implementation at the local level,"
said Shelley.
To be eligible to serve on a
FSA county committee, a person must participate or cooperate in an FSA administered
program, be eligible to vote
in a county committee election and reside in the local
administrative area (LAA)
where they are nominated.
This year, nominations
and elections will be held in
LAA-3, which includes
Darlington, Mechanicsville,
Society Hill, Dovesville and
Mont Clare.
Farmers and livestock producers may nominate themselves
or
others.
Organizations representing
minorities and women also
may nominate candidates. To
become a candidate, an eligible individual must sign an
FSA-669A nomination form.
The form and other information about FSA county committee elections are available
at www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. 2016 nomination forms
must be postmarked or
received in the Darlington
County FSA Office by close of
business on Aug. 1, 2016.
Elected county committee
members serve a three-year
term and are responsible for
making decisions on FSA disaster, conservation, commodity and price support
programs, as well as other
important federal farm program issues. County committees consist of three to 11
members.
FSA will mail election ballots to eligible voters beginning Nov. 7, 2016. Ballots
must be returned to the
Darlington County FSA office
via mail or in person by Dec.
5, 2016. Newly-elected committee members and alternates will take office on Jan.
1, 2017.
For more information
about county committees,
please contact the Darlington
County FSA office at 843395-1407 ext. 2 or visit
www.fsa.usda.gov/elections.
BOOKINGS REPORT
PAGE 4B | WEDNESDAY JUNE 29, 2016
DARLINGTON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER JUNE 20 THROUGH JUNE 27, 2016
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 Alquille Raheem Brown,
22, of 590 William Hilton Pkwy,
Hilton Head Island, Poss 28G or
Less Marij/10G or Less Hash
1st; Giving False Information;
Speeding; Driving Under
Suspension
l Travis Monroe Brunson,
26, of 401 Patrick Hwy,
Hartsville, Fail to Report
Striking Fixtures on Highway
l Johnathan Micheal Bush,
30, of 402 Bell Ave, Hartsville,
Poss 28G or Less Marij/10G or
Less Hash 1st
l Veronica Tymeisa Davis,
22, of 913 Clearview Dr,
Hartsville, Shoplifting <$2000
l Milton Wade Gainey Jr.,
1033 Howle St, Hartsville,
DUI/Driving
Under
the
Influence .08 1st; Manuft
Possess Schedule IV Drugs
WITD 1st; Manuft Possess
Other Sub Sch I II III WITD 1st
l Henry Leon Gibson, 28, of
734 Hudson St, Hartsville,
Summary Court Bench Warrant
l Tristan Zachary Hatfield,
20, of 205 W Old Camden Rd,
Hartsville, Summary Court
Bench Warrant
l
Quadeidra Monique
Mason,
24,
of
2508
Persimmons Dr., Hartsville,
DUS (License Not Susp DUI)
2nd
l Metia Renee Mayfield, 21,
of 301 McNeil Circle, Dunns
NC, Shoplifting <$2000
l Michael Ashley McDougal,
34, of 301 S Lee Burg,
Hartsville, Public Disorderly
Conduct
l Brice Scott Russell, 30, of
650 Turner Road, Florence,
Weekender
l Jermaine Dewitt Thomas,
29, of 1103 Horse Peen Rd,
Bishopville, Grand Larceny
Value $10,000 or More
l Matthew NMN Abson, 54,
of 210 Washington Street,
Hartsville, Bench Warrant
Family Court; Bench Warrant
Family Court; Bench Warrant
Family Court
l Rashad Davon Bonaparte,
26, of 100 Tedder St,
Darlington, Resisting Arrest;
DUS License Not Susp for DUI
3rd or Sub; Poss <1 Gram of
Meth or Cocaine Base 2nd Off
l Manning Antonio Brown,
31, of 406 Brewer Ave,
Hartsville, Sentenced by Family
Court
l Alphonso Jacoby Dudley,
28, of 1407 Tall Pines St,
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
Darlington,
Giving
False
Information; DUS (License Not
Susp
DUI)
2nd;
DUS
(Suspended for DUI) 3rd/Sub;
Fail to Stop for Blue Light
l Travis NMN Graham, 30,
of 100 Springfield Circle 8A,
Darlington, Resisting Arrest;
Poss Other Controlled Sub in
Sched I to V 1st; MDP Sch I B C
LSD and SCH II Cocaine
3rd/Sub
l Georgia Ellen Larock, 41,
of 656 Lake Rd, Hartsville,
DUI/Driving
Under
the
Influence .08 1st
l Jarvis Genard Richardson,
32, of 920 D St, Hartsville,
Bench Warrant
l Parish Lashawn Wells, 23,
of 314 W Cedar St, Florence,
Obtain Sign Prop Under False
Pretense <$2000
l Shannon Nichole Byrd, 34,
of 1033 Collins Street,
Hartsville, Domestic/Domestic
Violence 3rd Degree
l Alexis Kenyatta Flynn, 37,
913 Rogers Road, Darlington,
Driving Under Suspension
l Franklin Leon Gainey Jr.,
43, of 1031 Collins Street,
Hartsville, Domestic/Domestic
Violence 3rd Degree; Bench
Warrant DUI
l David Loren Garrity, 21, of
1433 Bay Rd, Hartsville,
Sentenced by General Session
Court
l Deandre Tyquan Jackson,
22, of 3205 Hartsville Hwy,
Sentenced
by
Hartsville,
General Session Court
l Brittany Lynn Lamb-Dixon,
27, of 600 Catava River Dr.,
Florence, Public Drunk
l Nancy Elizabeth Morris,
31, of 2841 Patrick Hwy,
Hartsville, Shoplifting >$50
2nd
l Robert Glenn Murphy, 53,
of 1941 Ruby Rd, Hartsville,
Cheating
Producers
of
Electricity;
Altering
or
Tampering w/Utility Meter 1st
Off
l Charles Russell Shaw, 51,
of 107 Stonewall St, Hartsville,
Assault and Battery 3rd Degree
l Antwuan Tyree Stevenson,
24, of 536 Cornelia Dr.,
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Hartsville, Domestic Viol 2nd
Degree; Shoplifting <$2000;
Shoplifting <$2000; Fail to
Appear After Release for a
Misdemeanor DUS
l Jeffrey Waylon Walters,
33, of 904 Swift Creek Rd,
Hartsville, Assault and Battery
3rd Degree
l Justin Lee Windham, 28,
of 780 Benny Hill Rd, Lamar,
Sentenced by Family Court
l Victor NMN Balin, 40, of
1200 Drew Dr, Darlington,
Improper Use of Dealer Tag;
Vehicle Registration/Licensing
Violation; Failure to Possess
Registration Card; Operating
Vehicle
Which
is
Not
Registered/Lic
l Eric Blakney, 38, of 1237
Swinney Drive, Hartsville,
Public Disorderly Conduct
l Bruce Edward Bruce, 33,
of 3630 Leavenworth Rd,
D a r l i n g t o n ,
Domestic/Domestic Violence
3rd Degree
l
Tyshana
Monique
Commander, 24, of 508
Mallard
Duck
Circle,
Darlington, Soliciting for
Ride/Employment Etc on
Highway; Trespassing
l
Florentino
Osealdo
Garcia, 25, of 1736 Soloman
Dr., Hartsville, Breach of Peace
l Daniel Edward Graham,
36, of 22 Sugar Gate Ln,
Hartsville, Driving Under
Suspension; Entering Premises
After Warning
l Brittany Leigh Griggs, 26,
of 1036 Winburn St., Patrick,
Poss <1Gram of Meth or
Cocaine Base 1st; Poss Other
Controlled Sub in Sched I to V
1st; Operating Uninsured
Motor Vehicle 1st Off
l Jake Brandon Haire, 24, of
2450 Sampit Dr., Hartsville,
Bench Warrant Assault and
Battery 3rd
l Tiffany Ann Kelly, 28, of
502 Milliken Ave, Hartsville,
Sentenced Burglary 2nd;
Sentence DUI
l Darius Tyquan Reed, 21, of
330 Security Drive, Hartsville,
Sentenced by General Session
Court Malicious Injury to
Property;
Sentenced
by
General Session Court Poss of
Marijuana
l Dustin Blake Tingen, 18, of
1273 Ronald Road, Coward,
Petty
Larceny
<$2000;
Burglary Second Degree
l Kenneth Jerome Youmans,
29, of 508 Mallard Duck Cir,
Darlington, Entering Premises
After Warning; Soliciting for
Ride/Employment Etc on
Highway
l Christina Renee Benjamin,
18, of 649 Heathwood Dr,
Darlington, Public Disorderly
Conduct
l Davon NMN Bess, 27, of
133 Brown St, Darlington,
Uninsured Motor Vehicle Fee
Violation; Disregard Traffic
Device/Improper Lane Change
l Marianne Geneva Borey,
24, of 20162 Hartsville Ruby
Rd, Hartsville, Weekender
l Jaquwon Brown, 27, of
1115 Wagonwhad Dr, Lamar,
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Bench Warrant
l Chanler Keith Evans, 18,
of 916 Skyview Dr, Darlington,
Purchase/Possession of Beer or
Wine by Minor; Window
Tint/Sunscreen/Oper Veh Vio
Regulations; Poss 28G or Less
Marij/10G or Less Hash 1st;
Transp Alcohol in Motor Veh
w/Seal Broken
l Kassie Nicole Gainey, 25,
of 1933 Garden Valley,
Hartsville, Manuft Possess
Other Sub Sch I II III WITD 1st
l Jacob Nathaniel Gulley,
29, of 2722 Whitehall Ln,
Hartsville, Weekender
l Christopher Lamont Ham,
33, of 2627 N Roland Rd,
Hartsville, Drugs/Man Dist Etc
Methamphetamine
1st;
Drugs/Man Dist Etc of Cocaine
Base 2nd
l Mary Alice Johnson, 56, of
100 Player St, Darlington,
Shoplifting <$2000
l Joshua Lance Kendall, 23,
of 708 Poplar Street, Hartsville,
PWID Cocaine
l Rhonda Brooke Lloyd, 24,
of 1220 Broach St, Hartsville,
Summary Court Bench Giving
False Information; Summary
Court Bench DUS; Poss <1
Gram of Meth or Cocaine Base
1st ; Poss <1 Gram of Meth or
Cocaine Base 1st
l Raquan Mack, 20, of 110 H
Ave,
Darlington,
Public
Disorderly Conduct
l Carmon Kirby McElveen,
31, of 101 Kately Drive, Lake
City, DUI .10 2nd Offense;
Leaving Scene of Accident
Unattended Vehicle; Driving
Under Suspension
l John Martin Mozingo, 48,
of
2444
Edwards
St.,
Conduct
l Armand Jermel Mungo,
26, of 315 Jamestown,
Darlington, Petty Larceny
<$2000; Assault and Battery
3rd Degree; Burglary First
Degree
l Troy Eric Robinson, 48, of
PO Box 294, Scranton, Breach
of Peace
l James Scott III, 52, of
634B
Brookwood
Cir,
Darlington, Speeding; Driving
Under Suspension
l Shane Austin Sumner, 21,
of 956 Scotts Pond Rd,
Conduct; Assault and Battery
3rd Degree
l Jessie NMN Washington,
29, of 3041 Marcus Drive,
Hartsville, Unlawful Carrying
of Weapon; Pointing and
Presenting Firearms at a Person
l James Allen Watford, 68,
of 2005 Anderson Farm Rd,
Darlington, Sentenced by
Court
l Jeffery Wesley, 31, of 2447
Trails Edge Dr, Lydia, Criminal
Domestic Violence 3rd Off w/i
10Yrs; Assault and Battery 3rd
Degree
l James Ross Amerson, 33,
of 819 Tema Road, Hartsville,
DUI/Driving
Under
the
Influence .08 1st; Open
Container of Beer/Wine
l Calvin Scott Blackwell, 50,
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of 2272 Ruby Road, Hartsville,
DUI .10 2nd Offense; Manuft
Possess Schedule IV Drugs
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l Camesia Shatona Capers,
44, of 409 Parrott St #6,
Darlington, Public Disorderly
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l Thomas Calvin Chandler
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Hartsville,
Trespassing;
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l Princess Juwanie Edge, 41,
of 5209 Elizabeth Rd, Charlotte
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Influence .08 1st
l Amber Nicole Flowers, 17,
of 2020 Farmingdale Dr,
Hartsville, Breach of Peace
l Keyonce Orinthus Flynn,
37, of 600 Third St, Darlington,
Speeding; Driving Under
Suspension
l Charles Richie Gainey, 31,
of 1933A Garden Valley Dr,
Hartsville, Reckless Driving
l Kaine Michael Haire, 17, of
2345 Haire Dr, Hartsville,
Purchase/Possession of Beer or
Wine by Minor
l Stanley Junior Howard,
33, of 434 N 9th St, McBee,
Municipal Bench Warrant
Shoplifting
l Brittany Simone Jefferson,
27, of 313 Barefoot Dr,
Hartsville, DUI/Driving Under
the Influence .08 1st
l Paul Pogue Jr., 47, of 405
Hartland Dr, Hartsville, DUI .10
3rd Offense; Driving Under
Suspension DUI 2nd Offense
l
Cedric
Maurice
Washington, 42, of 4589
Running Brook Rd, Darlington,
Violation of City Ordinance;
Bench Warrant Summary
Court
l Corbin Royce Blackmon,
21, of Weaver St, Darlington,
Poss 28G or Less Marij/10G or
Less Hash 1st
l Michael Ryan Brewington,
37, of 1516 Willis Dr, Hartsville,
DUI/Driving
Under
the
Influence .08 1st; Transp
Alcohol in Motor Veh w/Seal
Broken
l Willie Brown Jr., 52, of
Lydespring
Rd,
3050
Darlington, Violation of City
Ordinance
l Timothy Oneil Dargan, 41,
of
1444
Meander
Dr,
Timmonsville, Summary Court
Bench Warrant
l Kody Latrice Green, 22, of
203 Chuck Dt, Hartsville,
Domestic/Domestic Violence
3rd Degree; Malicious Injury to
Personal Property <$2000
l Marshall Johnathan Hall,
17, of Weaver St, Darlington,
Paraphernalia/Unlawful Poss
Sell Advertise Etc; Poss 28G or
Less Marij/10G or Less Hash
1st; Assault and Battery 3rd
Degree
l Robert Lee Smith, 35, of
1804 Shadow Hill Rd,
Hartsville, DUI/Driving Under
the Influence .08 1st; Driving
Under Suspension; Fail to Stop
for Blue Light; Burglary First
Degree
l Steven Dennis Huggins,
30, of 1352 Samuel Benjamin
Ave, Darlington, Driving Under
Suspension
Darlington Police seek
to identify installer of
ATM skimmer device
The Darlington Police
Department is asking the
public for help identifying a
subject who placed a skimmer and camera device on
the First Citizens Bank's
ATM machine located at 511
Pearl Street in Darlington.
The skimmer and camera
were discovered by a First
Citizens Bank employee at
approximately 6:00 p.m. on
June 19, 2016, which were
placed on the machine earlier that day at approximately
6:13 a.m.
The photos show the suspect attaching the camera
and card skimmer. If you
have any information about
the subject, please contact
the
Darlington
Police
Department at 843-3984026 or call 911.
DCSO seeks suspects
in shooting incident
Sheriff’s Office is seeking
the public’s help trying to
locate two individuals wanted in connection with
the shooting
incident off
of
Lunn
Drive in the
Pine Ridge
area
of
Darlington
County on
11,
June
2016.
Christ o p h e r
Alexander
Moton, Jr, a
22-year-old
male of Manning, and Levan
Latrell Joe, a 26-year-old
male also of Manning, are
wanted in connection with
this case for the following
charges: murder, attempted
murder, armed robbery, and
criminal conspiracy.
If have any information
about this case, please contact the Darlington County
Sheriff’s Office at: 843-3984501 or 843-398-4920.
Counterfeit check
suspects wanted
Chastity S. Stokes age 37
and Sahanikqua Lashaun
Oaks age 25 of Sumter are
wanted by the Darlington
Police
Department
for
Obtaining Goods by False
Pretense.
The subjects cashed
counterfeit checks on June
9, 2016 at the Piggly Wiggly
in Darlington.
If anyone has information please contact the
Darlington
Police
Department at 843-3984026 or call 911.
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 29, 2016 | PAGE 5B
The Forgotten Top 10 Best Sellers List!
By Jimmie Epling
Director
Darlington County Library System
If you are looking for a good
book to read, or listen to, over
the upcoming Independence
Day holiday weekend, visit any
of the Darlington County
Library System’s four locations
to begin your quest. The staff
will be happy to get you started
on your search with recommendations from this week’s
New York Times newspaper
bestsellers list. If you can’t find
something on “The Times” list,
we have many more lists from
which you can choose the perfect book or audiobook to
enjoy.
The News York Times list,
the best known and consulted
list by far, is posted weekly at
all locations of the Library and
on our system wide Facebook
page. The Times’ list is not the
only
bestsellers
list.
Amazon.com, the Christian
Bookseller Association, Library
Journal, USA Today, Barnes &
Noble Bookstore, Goodreads,
and many more offer bestseller
lists. Some lists are general and
others narrowly focused. There
is a list offered by Publishers
Weekly that generally escapes
notice because it doesn’t count
books sold, it counts books
printed by a publisher in the
past week.
The Publishers Weekly “Top
10 Overall” bestsellers list gives
us a snapshot of what publishers are putting out in anticipation of market demand across
all print formats, paperback
and hardback, and age groups,
children’s to adults.
This week’s “Top 10 Overall”
list begins with a Nora Roberts’
paperback, “Bay of Sighs.” This
is the second installment in her
Guardians romance trilogy.
Anticipating a huge demand,
the publisher has printed
51,000 paperback copies of the
book. It debuts this week on
the N.Y. Times list behind first
place “Me Before You” by Jojo
Moyes, a “disarmingly moving
love story.” “Me Before You” is
on the list twice this week with
a two movie-tie-in paperback
editions, a mass market (27,700
copies, #4) and an upscale version (26,800 copies, #6).
Stephen King’s new novel,
“End of Watch,” is on the
“Overall” list in the number two
slot (46,700 copies printed). It
is number one on the Times’
“Hardcover Fiction” list. It beat
out Bill O’Rielly’s second entry
into the “Legends and Lies” history series, “The Patriots” by
1,500 more copies. “The
Patriots” is at number one on
McLeod Health hospitals and physicians
recognized for excellence in healthcare
McLeod Health hospitals and physicians were recently recognized for providing excellence in healthcare by national
healthcare research leader Professional Research Consultants,
Inc. (PRC). The awards were presented during PRC's 2016
Excellence in Healthcare Conference in May.
The honors received by each hospital include:
McLeod Cheraw
Gold Achievement Award for project: "Getting to Know Us"
5-Star HCAHPS Award for "Communication About
Medications"
McLeod Darlington
Top Performer Award for HCAHPS "Total HCAHPS Score"
Top Performer HCAHPS Award for "Communication with
Doctors"
Top Performer HCAHPS Award for "Communication with
Nurses"
Top Performer HCAHPS Award for "Hospital Environment"
5-Star HCAHPS Award for "Communication about
Medicines"
5-Star HCAHPS Award for "Discharge Information"
5-Star HCAHPS Award for "Pain Management"
5-Star HCAHPS Award for "Responsiveness of Staff"
5-Star HCAHPS Award for "Overall Rating"
Pictured at left, Jimmie Epling with Marjorie
Reason, who just retired after 42 years of service
with the Darlington County Library System; she
joined the library in 1972.
Pictured at right, Jimmie Epling with Anne
Baldwin, who is retiring from the library board of
directors after serving for 8 years.
In the June 22 edition of the paper, the cutlines for
these pictures were reversed; we regret the error.
the Times’ list for the fourth
straight week.
Rounding out the “Overall”
list this week is:
“Alexander Hamilton” by
Ron Chernow (26,900 copies,
#5). This 2004 biography of a
founding father was turned into
the Pulitzer Prize-winning hiphop musical "Hamilton." It is
number one on the Times’
paperback nonfiction list.
“Duty and Honor” by Grant
Blackwood (24,500 copies,
A secretive German
#7).
organization is trying to kill the
late Tom Clancy’s character
Jack Ryan Jr. It is number four
on the Times’ hardcover fiction
list.
“Foreign Agent” by Brad
Thor (22,600 copies, #8).
Counterterrorism operative
Scot Harvath is on the hunt for
an informant who compromised an American mission in
Syria in this novel that is number two on the Times’ hardcover list.
“Here's to Us” by Elin
Hilderbrand (21,300 copies,
#9). The sparks fly as a
celebrity chef’s ex-wives pile
into a small cabin in Nantucket
to join his widow for the reading of his will. This novel
debuted on the Times’ hardcover fiction list behind “Duty
and Honor.”
“Cross Kill by James
Patterson (21,200 copies,
#10). Alex Cross thought he
saw Gary Soneji die more than
10 years ago, but did he? This
is one of thirteen new short
novels, called “Bookshots,”
touted as “pulse-pounding
thrillers under $5 and 150
pages or less” and “impossible
to put down.” It is on the
Times’ mass-market paperback
list at number two.
For several months, I have
followed the “Overall” list and
shared it with the staff. What I
noticed is this unique list anticipates demand for books and
publishing trends we might
miss. Since the beginning of
the year, there were books and
trends of note!
Children love Jeff Kinney’s
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
“Old School,” number ten in
the series, blasted to the top of
the January 4th “Overall” list
with 133,000 copies printed
and stayed on the list with
many more printed in the
weeks that follow. We made
sure to have it at all four locations! Other authors with better name recognition have
shot to the top for a week or
two, with somewhat fewer
copies of their book printed,
such as Danielle Steel’s “Blue”
and James Patterson’s “Red”,
and quickly disappeared from
the list. Who would have
thought books like Marie
Kondo’s self-help guide, “Life
Changing Magic of Tidying
Up,” and Dr. Seuss’ 1990 children’s book, “Oh, the Places
We Will Go!” unexpectedly
appear and linger on the list
for weeks.
Would you be surprised to
know Harry Potter inspired
two coloring books that made
the list earlier this year? I was
surprised one week to discover
39,000 Dr. Who coloring books
were printed, pushing to the
top of the list.
Watching the list, we discovered the popularity of coloring for adults! Adults have
rediscovered the fun, relaxation, and creative outlet from
their childhood that coloring
provides. Publishers have been
quick to respond to this trend.
On the January 4th list, three
coloring books for adults by
Johanna Basford, “Lost Ocean”
(#2 with 96,400 copies),
“Enchanted Forest” (#4 with
64,200 copies), and “Secret
Garden” (60,600 #7 with
copies) appeared! Since then,
other coloring books have
popped up on the list.
This trend inspired the staff
to offer an “adult coloring get
together.” Darlington Branch
offers “Coffee & Coloring” for
those looking for this relaxing
and creative social activity. You
can also find “get togethers” at
our Society Hill, Lamar, and
Hartsville Branches. Check
with your nearest branch for
the dates and times.
Library System staff looks
beyond the New York Times
bestseller list to provide you
with what you want to read,
listen to, or watch. Publishers
Weekly “Top 10 Overall” list is
one more way for us to discover “what’s hot and what’s not”
for you this holiday weekend!
McLeod Dillon
Gold Achievement Award for project: "Care Transitions"
5-Star HCAHPS Award for "Communication about
Medicines"
5-Star HCAHPS Award for "Communication with Doctors"
5-Star HCAHPS Award for "Discharge Information"
McLeod Seacoast
4-Star Emergency Department Award for Overall Quality of
Care
McLeod Regional Medical Center
Gold Achievement Award for project: "Improving Heart and
Vascular HCAHPS"
Dr. James C. H. Smith, a McLeod Oncologist, and Dr.
Gavin Leask, a McLeod Cardiologist, were recognized as Top
Performers for Overall Quality of Physician Care. They were
ranked at or above the 100th percentile which equates to the
highest scoring physicians in the nation.
The following nine McLeod physicians were also honored
for being ranked in the top ten percent in the nation as 5-Star
recipients: Dr. Chris Cunningham, Dr. David Horger, Dr.
Marie LiVigni, Dr. Chris McCauley, Dr. William Newsom, Dr.
Anil Om, Dr. Sreenivas Rao, Dr. Weaver Whitehead and Dr.
Gabor Winkler.
"McLeod Health hospitals and physicians are incredibly
deserving of these National Excellence in Healthcare
Awards," said Joe M. Inguanzo, Ph.D., President and CEO of
PRC. "McLeod Health is committed to driving improved
scores and making their hospitals a better place to work, a
better place to practice medicine and a better place for
patients to be treated. It takes true dedication, determination and hard work to achieve this level of excellence in
healthcare."
"It is exciting that our patient satisfaction survey results
have earned our hospitals and physicians such prestigious
recognition," said Cathy Lee Frederick, Vice President of
Service Excellence for McLeod Health. "However, scores are
not the true reason we celebrate. What makes these awards
meaningful is the fact that our doctors, nurses and staff
make the needs of our patients, their number one priority.
The survey scores simply reflect that patient-centered philosophy."
For 16 years, PRC’s annual Excellence in Healthcare
Conference has brought together hundreds of healthcare
leaders to focus on transforming the patient experience. The
awards recognize organizations and individuals who achieve
excellence throughout the year by improving patient experiences, healthcare employee engagement and/or physician
alignment and engagement based on surveys of their
patients.
Darlington Rotary
awards scholarships
The Darlington Rotary annual
Scholarship Award ceremony was held on
Wednesday, June 22 at the Darlington
Country Club. This year's recipients
were Darlington High School students
Fraschell Sansbury, Darius King, and
Magen Stengel. The three will matriculate this fall to Florence-Darlington
Technical College and Lander University
to further their educations. The students
received a scholarship of $1000 each,
presented by Darlington Rotary Club
president Tressa Gardner.
Dr. James C. H. Smith, left, a McLeod Oncologist, and Dr. Gavin
Leask, right, a McLeod Cardiologist, were recognized as Top
Performers for Overall Quality of Physician Care.
LEGAL NOTICES
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: Rosa S Kaminer
Date of Death: 5/19/2016
Case No: 2016ES1600247
Personal
Representative:
William M Scarborough
Address: 209 Wakefield Drive,
(48p3 leave in thru 6-29-16)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
Form
#371ES with
the
29532,
within
eight(8)
Estate:
Clinton
Abbott
Woodham
AKA
Abbot
Woodham
Case No: 2016ES1600244
Personal Representative: Ethel
M Woodham
Address: 3305 Oates Highway,
Lamar, SC 29069
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
Form
#371ES with
the
29532,
within
eight(8)
Estate: Faye W Willis
Case
Number:
2016ES1600210
Personal
Representative:
Robert W Willis
Address: 2419 Daniel St.,
Charlotte, NC 28205
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
Form
#371ES with
the
29532,
within
eight(8)
Estate:
Kenneth
Calvin
Chapman
Case
Number:
2016ES1600239
Personal
Representative:
Beulah G Chapman
Address: 3116 Byrdtown Road,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
Form
#371ES with
the
29532,
within
eight(8)
Estate: Annie C Booth
Case
Number:
2016ES1600237
Personal
Representative:
Rhonda B Marcum
Address: 652 Pawley Road, Mt
Pleasant, SC 29464
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
Form
#371ES with
the
29532,
within
eight(8)
Estate: Lawrence C Mims
Case
Number:
2016ES1600231
Personal
Representative:
Claude C McLaughlin
Address: 1960 Swift Creek
Road, Hartsville, SC 29550
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
Form
#371ES with
the
29532,
within
eight(8)
Estate: Johnnie W Bryant
Case
Number:
2016ES1600238
Personal
Representative:
Margaret Olivia Bryant
Address: 69 Indigo Lane,
Goose Creek, SC 29445
Co-Personal Representative:
Lee Ann Bryant-Talbert
Address: 812 Fore Road,
Florence, SC 29506
Co-Personal Representative:
Julie Bryant King
Address: 1316 Sandy Oak Dr.,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
Form
#371ES with
the
29532,
within
eight(8)
Estate: Larry Best
Case
Number:
2016ES1600203
Personal
Representative:
Gwendolyn Horne Best
Address: 1247 East McIver
Road, Darlington, SC 29532
Legals on 6B
NOTICE OF SALE
BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of
Palmetto First Federal Credit
Union vs. Benjamin Ingle
Gates, CA# 2015-CP-16-706,
I, the undersigned, will sell on
July 12, 2016 at 11:00 a.m., at
the
Darlington
County
Courthouse, 1 Public Square,
Darlington, South Carolina, to
the highest bidder the following property:
All that certain piece, parcel or
lot of land, together with
improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in
Darlington School District 2-2,
County of Darlington, State of
South Carolina and being
shown and designated as Lot
No. 23 on a plat of Town and
Country Subdivision made by
W.R. Banks, R.S., dated March
23, 1963, a copy of which is
filed in the Office of the Clerk
of Court for Darlington County
in Plat Book 40 at Page 231,
whereon same is bounded and
measuring as follows: on the
South by Woodhaven Drive
and measuring thereon for 95
feet; on the West by Lot 22 on
aforesaid plat and measuring
thereon 177 feet; on the North
by portions of Lots No. 5 and 4
on aforesaid plat and measuring thereon for 88.5 feet; and
on the East by Lot No. 24 on
aforesaid plat and measuring
thereon for 177.5 feet. All
measurements and directions
being a little more or less and
as shown on aforesaid plat to
which reference is craved for a
more accurate and complete
description.
This being the same property
conveyed to Benjamin Ingle
Gates by deed of Joe Douglas
Gates recorded on June 8,
2010 in the Office of the Clerk
of Court for Darlington County
in Deed Book 1059 at Page
9073.
TMS# 163-15-01-48
TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the
Plaintiff, will deposit, at the
conclusion of the bidding, five
percent (5%) of the bid, in
cash or equivalent, as evidence
of good faith, same to be
applied to purchase price in
case of compliance, but to be
forfeited and applied first to
costs and then to Plaintiff's
debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to
make the required deposit at
time of bid or comply with the
other terms of the bid within
thirty (30) days, then the
property will be resold on the
same terms and conditions on
some subsequent Sales Day at
the risk of the said highest bidder. Personal or deficiency
having
been
judgment
demanded, the bidding will
remain open for a period of
thirty (30) days after the sale
as provided by law. Purchaser
to pay for preparation of the
deed, documentary stamps on
the deed, and recording fees.
SUBJECT TO DARLINGTON
TAXES
AND
COUNTY
ASSESSMENTS, EASEMENTS,
RESTRICTIONS, ANY OTHER
MATTERS OF RECORD.
s/ Steven G. Mikell
May 25, 2016
Special Referee for Darlington
County
Ray Coit Yarborough, Jr.
Attorney for Plaintiff
(48c3 leave in thru 6-29-16)
SUMMONS AND NOTICE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF DARLINGTON
IN THE FAMILY COURT
OF THE
FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
16-DR-16-0308
South Carolina Department of
Social Services,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Sherlwin Carter and John Doe
Defendants.
IN THE INTEREST OF:
Child 1 DOB: 2010
A Minor Under the Age of 18
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to
answer the Complaint for
Emergency Removal, the original of which has been filed in
the Office of the Clerk of Court
for Darlington County, on
April 26, 2016, a copy of which
will be delivered to you upon
request; and to serve a copy of
your answer to the complaint
upon the undersigned attorney for the plaintiff at
Elizabeth York, Post Office
Drawer 1377, Hartsville, South
Carolina 29551 within thirty
(30) days following the date of
service upon you, exclusive of
the day of such service; and if
you fail to answer the complaint within the time stated,
the plaintiff will apply for judgment by default against the
defendants for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that: (1) the guardian ad
litem (GAL) who is appointed
by the court in this action to
represent the best interests of
the children will provide the
family court with a written
report that includes an evaluation and assessment of the
issues brought before the court
along with recommendations;
(2) the GAL's written report
will be available for review
twenty-four (24) hours in
advance of the hearing; (3)
you may review the report at
the GAL Program county
office.
Elizabeth B. York, Attorney for
Plaintiff
Darlington County
Social Services
PO Drawer 1377, Hartsville,
SC 29551
(843) 332-2231
Hartsville, South Carolina
June 6, 2016
SUMMONS AND NOTICES
IN THE COURT
OF COMMON PLEAS
CASE NO. 2016-CP-16-00192
Chase
Bank,
JPMorgan
National Association,
PLAINTIFF,
VS.
Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees
of the Estate of Sandra
Johnson a/k/a Sandra A.
Johnson, Deceased, their heirs
or devisees, 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 any persons 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
designated as Richard Roe,
DEFENDANT(S).
(160268.00212)
TO THE DEFENDANT(S)
ABOVE-NAMED:
appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this
action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to
serve a copy of your Answer on
the subscribers at their offices,
2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite
200, Columbia, Post Office
Box 2065, Columbia, South
Carolina, 29202-2065, within
thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day
of such service; except that the
United States of America, if
named, shall have sixty (60)
days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day
of such service; and if you fail
to do so, judgment by default
will be rendered against you
for the relief demanded in the
Complaint.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE
NOTICE that should you fail to
Answer
the
foregoing
Summons, the Plaintiff will
move for a general Order of
Reference of this cause to the
Master-In-Equity or Special
Referee for Darlington County,
which Order shall, pursuant to
Rule 53 (e) of the South
Carolina Rules of Civil
Procedures, specifically provide that the said Master-InEquity or Special Master is
authorized and empowered to
enter a final judgment in this
cause.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE
AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER
FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE
AND THE PERSON WITH
WHOM THE MINOR(S)
RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL
DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND
NOTIFIED to apply for the
appointment of a Guardian Ad
Litem within thirty (30) days
after the service of this
Summons and Notice upon
you. If you fail to do so,
Plaintiff will apply to have the
appointment of the Guardian
Litem
Nisi,
Kelley
ad
Yarborough Woody, made
absolute.
NOTICE
TO THE DEFENDANTS:
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE
NOTICE that the Summons
and Complaint, of which the
foregoing is a copy of the
Summons, were filed with the
Clerk of Court for Darlington
County, South Carolina on
March 31, 2016.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
the order appointing Kelley
Yarborough Woody, whose
address is PO Box 6432,
Columbia, SC 29260, as
Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for all
persons whomsoever herein
collectively designated as
Richard Roe, defendants herein whose names and addresses
are unknown, including any
thereof who may be minors,
under other legal disability, or
serving in the military,
whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, and
for all named Defendants,
addresses unknown, who may
be infants, under a legal disability, or serving in the
Military, was filed in the Office
of the Clerk of Court for
Darlington County on the 9th
day of May, 2016.
YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE
NOTICE that unless the said
Defendants, or someone in
their behalf or in behalf of any
of them, shall within thirty
(30) days after service of
notice of this order upon them
by publication, exclusive of the
day of such service, procure to
be appointed for them, or any
of them, a Guardian Ad Litem
to represent them or any of
them for the purposes of this
action, the Plaintiff will apply
for an order making the
appointment of said Guardian
Ad Litem Nisi absolute.
SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A.
By: ____________________
Ronald C. Scott, SC Bar #4996
Reginald P. Corley, SC Bar #69453
Angelia J. Grant, SC Bar #78334
Vance L. Brabham, III, SC Bar
#71250
Andrew M. Sullivan, SC Bar
#100464
Jessica S. Corley, SC Bar #80470
JamesL.Williams,SCBar#102408
Allison E. Heffernan, SC Bar
#68530
Matthew E. Rupert, SC Bar
#100740
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29204
803-252-3340
May 4, 2016
LIS PENDENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
LEGAL NOTICES
PLEAS
CASE NO. 2016-CP-16-00192
JPMorgan
Chase
Bank,
National Association,
PLAINTIFF,
VS.
Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees
of the Estate of Sandra
Johnson a/k/a Sandra A.
Johnson, Deceased, their heirs
or devisees, 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 any persons 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
designated as Richard Roe,
DEFENDANT(S).
(160268.00212)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff above
named against the Defendants
above named for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage
given by Sandra Johnson
a/k/a Sandra A. Johnson to
Mortgage
Electronic
Registration Systems, Inc. as
nominee for First Community
Bank, dated April 16, 2013,
recorded April 23, 2013, in the
office of the Clerk of
Court/Register of Deeds for
Darlington County, in Book
1068, at Page 9744; thereafter,
said Mortgage was assigned to
Chase
Bank,
JPMorgan
National
Association
by
assignment instrument dated
November 9, 2015 and recorded November 23, 2015 in Book
1077 at Page 1602.
The description of the premises is as follows:
lot of land with the buildings
and improvements thereon,
situate, lying and being designated as Lot No. 1 containing
0.29 of an acre located in the
City of Hartsville, County of
Darlington, State of South
Carolina, as shown on plat
made for Brent Mark Nesbitt
Surveying Co. dated 6-19-08
and recorded in Plat Book 206
at Page 253. Reference is made
to said plat for an accurate
metes and bounds description.
conveyed to Sandra Johnson
by deed of Mark Estates LLC,
dated December 9, 2009 and
recorded December 15, 2009
in Book 1058 at Page 5151 in
for
Darlington
County.
Subsequently, Sandra Johnson
a/k/a Sandra A. Johnson died
on or about May 20, 2015,
leaving the subject property to
her heirs or devisees.
TMS No. 057-00-03-134
Property address:
1839 S
Fifth St
SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A.
By: ___________________
Ronald C. Scott, SC Bar #4996
Reginald P. Corley, SC Bar #69453
Angelia J. Grant, SC Bar #78334
J. Harrison Rushton, SC Bar
#100406
Vance L. Brabham, III, SC Bar
#71250
Andrew M. Sullivan, SC Bar
#100464
Jessica S. Corley, SC Bar #80470
JamesL.Williams,SCBar#102408
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29204
803-252-3340
March 29, 2016
NOTICE OF SALE
IN THE COURT
OF COMMON PLEAS
CASE NO. 14-CP-16-00967
Vanderbilt Mortgage and
Finance, Inc.
Plaintiff,
-vsAndrew Clendenin, Pamela
Clendenin, Security Pacific
Housing Services, Inc. and
Raymond J. Rappleye,
Defendant(s)
BY VIRTUE of a judgment
heretofore granted in the case
of Vanderbilt Mortgage and
Finance, Inc. vs. Andrew
Clendenin, Pamela Clendenin,
Security Pacific Housing
Services, Inc. and Raymond J.
Rappleye, I, Martin S.
Driggers, Esquire, as Special
Referee for Darlington County,
will sell on July 5, 2016, at
11:00 am, at the Darlington
County Courthouse, One
29532, to the highest bidder:
All that certain piece, parcel,
or lot of land, situate, lying, as
shown on a map of Palmetto
Heights Subdivision, by W. R.
Banks, Surveyors, dated May
10, 1959, and recorded in the
Office of the Clerk of Court for
Darlington County in Plat Boor
29, at page 263, and also being
that same property shown on
that certain plat made by Lind,
Hicks, & Assoc., Surveyors,
Inc., dated Aril 14, 1997, and
recorded April 22, 1997 in the
Office of the Clerk of Court for
Darlington County in Plat
Book 168 at Page 247, and
made
for
Andrew
H.
Clendenin and Pamela L.
Clendenin. Said Lots being rectangle in shape and having the
following metes and boundaries, to-wit: On the North by
Lot No. 198, on which it measures for a distance of 172.50
feet, more or less; On the East
by lands now or formerly of W.
F. Sports, on which it measures
for a distance of 100.04 feet,
more or less; On the South by
Lot No. 201, on which it measures for a distance of 172.25
feet, more or less; and On the
West by Redwood Drive, on
when it measures for a distance of 99.94 feet, more or
less. Reference is given to said
plat for a more complete and
exact description. This conveyance also includes a 1990
Mobile
Horton/Summit
Home.
conveyed to Andrew R.
Clendenin and Pamela L.
Clendenin by Deed of
Raymond Rappleye and
Frankie Semis Rappleye, dated
April 21, 1997, and recorded
April 22, 1997, in the Office ice
of the Clerk of Court for
Darlington County in Deed
Book D162 at page 62.
TMS #: 218-13-01-015.001
Physical Address:
2924
Redwood Rd, Florence, SC
29501
Mobile Home: 1990 Horto
H60742GL&R
SUBJECT TO DARLINGTON
COUNTY TAXES
Plaintiff, will deposit with the
Special Referee at conclusion
of the bidding, five (5%) of his
bid, in cash or equivalent, as
evidence of good faith, the
same to be applied to purchase
price in case of compliance,
but to be forfeited and applied
first to costs and then to
Plaintiff's debt in the case of
noncompliance. Should the
last and highest bidder fail or
refuse to make the required
deposit at the time of the bid or
comply with the other terms or
the bid within twenty (20)
days, then the Special Referee
may resell the property on the
same terms and conditions on
some subsequent Sales Day (at
the risk of the former highest
bidder). No personal or defijudgment
being
ciency
demanded, the bidding will
not remain open after the date
of sale, but compliance with
the bid may be made immediately.
The successful bidder will be
required to pay interest on the
amount of the bid from the
date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of
11.750% per annum.
Martin S. Driggers, Esquire
County
Theodore von Keller, Esquire
B. Lindsay Crawford, III,
Esquire
Sara Hutchins
Columbia, South Carolina
SUMMONS AND NOTICE
IN THE FAMILY COURT
OF THE
FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
16-DR-16-0197
Social Services,
Plaintiff,
vs.
William Benjamin, John Doe,
Carolyn
Cranford
and
Johnson,
Defendants.
IN THE INTEREST OF:
Child 1 DOB: 1998
Child 2 DOB: 2001
Child 3 DOB: 2005
Child 4 DOB: 2006
Child 5 DOB: 2013
Minors Under the Age of 18
answer the Complaint for NonEmergency Removal, the original of which has been filed in
for Darlington County, on
March 10, 2016, a copy of
which will be delivered to you
upon request; and to serve a
copy of your answer to the
complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the plaintiff at Elizabeth York, Post
Office Drawer 1377, Hartsville,
South Carolina 29551 within
thirty (30) days following the
date of service upon you,
exclusive of the day of such
service; and if you fail to
answer the complaint within
the time stated, the plaintiff
will apply for judgment by
default against the defendants
for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that: (1) the guardian ad
litem (GAL) who is appointed
by the court in this action to
represent the best interests of
the children will provide the
family court with a written
report that includes an evaluation and assessment of the
issues brought before the court
along with recommendations;
(2) the GAL's written report
will be available for review
twenty-four (24) hours in
advance of the hearing; (3)
you may review the report at
the GAL Program county
office.
Elizabeth B. York, Attorney for
Plaintiff
Darlington County
Social Services
PO Drawer 1377, Hartsville,
SC 29551
(843) 332-2231
Hartsville, South Carolina
June 3, 2016
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
Form
#371ES with
the
29532,
within
eight(8)
Estate: Myra Groff Dalrymple
Case No: 2016ES1600220
Personal Rep.: Phillip D. Dalrymple
Address: 79 Whitetail Road,
Edgefield, SC 29824
Attorney: John Jay James, II
Address: PO Box 507,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
Form
#371ES with
the
within
eight(8)
29532,
Estate: Paul Teal, Jr
Case No: 2016ES1600253
Personal Rep.: Jackie J Teal
Address: 1749 Hummingbird
St., Hartsville, SC 29550
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
#371ES with
the
Form
29532,
within
eight(8)
Estate: B Edward Hursey AKA
Boardman Edward Hursey
Case No: 2016ES1600251
Personal Rep.: Barbara Jane
Hursey
Address: 228 Columbian St.,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
#371ES with
the
Form
29532,
within
eight(8)
Estate: Geneva Steadman
Smith
Case No: 2015ES1600340-2
Personal Rep.: Angela Smith Gainey
Address: 836 Fox Hollow
Drive, Hartsville, SC 29550
Attorney: Bradley H Banyas
Address: PO Box 348, Mt
Pleasant, SC 29465
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
Form
#371ES with
the
29532,
within
eight(8)
Estate: Wilbur Lee Morrell
AKA Wilbur Lee Morrell, Sr
Case No: 2016ES1600200-2
Personal Rep.: Wilbur Lee
Morrell, Jr
Address: 3388 Holly Spring
Rd., Amissville, VA 20106
NOTICE
OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that
Jerline W. King 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
116 S. Main St., Darlington, SC
29532. To object to the
issuance of this permit/license,
written protest must be postmarked no later than July 15,
2016. 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, S.C. 29214; or faxed
to: (803) 896-0110.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
#371ES with
the
Form
29532,
within
eight(8)
Estate: Redmon J Kelly
Case No: 2016ES1600260
Personal Rep.: Michael
Albert Kelley
Address: 404 Gunther Drive,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
Form
#371ES with
the
within
eight(8)
29532,
Estate: Mabel W Outlaw Bunch
Case No: 2016ES1600257
Personal Rep.: Donnie Hilbert
Outlaw, Jr
Address: 234 Pinewood Drive,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
#371ES with
the
Form
within
eight(8)
29532,
Estate: E Nell Clark AKA
Emmer Nell Clark
Case No: 2016ES1600256
Personal Rep.: Mary C Parker
Address: 2025 Sports Drive,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
Form
#371ES with
the
29532,
within
eight(8)
Estate: J Adger Howle
Case No: 2015ES1600405
Personal Rep.: Kenneth A Howle
Address: 106 Woodcreek Rd,
Co-Personal Rep.: Wayne A Howle
Address: 114 Woodcreek Rd,
Darlington SC 29532
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
Form
#371ES with
the
within
eight(8)
29532,
Estate: David Ray Tarlton AKA
David Tarlton
Case No: 2016ES1600254
Personal Rep.: Matthew
David Tarlton
Address: 4130 W Pelican Lane,
Florence, SC 29501
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
Form
#371ES with
the
within
eight(8)
29532,
Estate: Ernest Gregg Hill
Case No: 2016ES1600103
Personal Rep.: Kasey Lynn Sims
Address: 7 Sunshine Avenue,
Greenville,
SC
29609
Attorney: Gary I. Finklea, Esq.
Finklea Law Firm
Florence, SC 29503
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
Form
#371ES with
the
29532,
within
eight(8)
Estate: Deena Lee Spell
Case No: 2015ES1600440
Personal Rep.: Jennifer J Smith
Address: 207 South Warley
Street, Darlington, SC 29532
Co-Personal Rep.: Richard
Allen Spell, Jr
Address: 408 Mustang Road,
Attorney: Gary I. Finklea, Esq.
Finklea Law Firm
Florence, SC 29503
SPECIAL REFEREE
NOTICE OF SALE
2015-CP-16-0813
BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of:
Ditech Financial LLC vs.
Brenda Q. Munnerlyn and
Marvin Munnerlyn, Jr., I, the
undersigned Haigh Porter,
County, will sell on Tuesday,
July 19, 2016 at 12:30 PM, at
the County Courthouse, One
29540, to the highest bidder:
lot of land, lying and being situate in the County of
Darlington, State of South
Carolina, on the Southeastern
side of SC Hwy. 340Timmonsville Highway, containing two and one one-hundredths (2.01) acres of land
and designated as Lot 15 on a
plat of the property by David
A. Nesbitt, R.L.S. dated
December 28, 2004 and
recorded in Plat Book 200 at
Page 13, with the said plat
being incorporated herein by
reference and with the property being bounded generally as
follows: On the Northeast by
the right-of-way of SC Hwy.
340-Timmonsville Highway;
on the East and Southeast by
Old Muldrow`s Mill Pond; on
the South by Old Muldrow`s
Mill Pond and Lot 11; on the
Southwest by Lot 14, as set
forth on the above referenced
plat; and on the Northwest by
SC Hwy. 340-Timmonsville
Highway.
conveyed to Marvin Munnerly,
Jr. and Brenda Q. Munnerlyn,
as joint tenants with rights of
survivorship, by deed of Bath,
Inc., dated January 7, 2005
and recorded January 7, 2005
in Book 1036 at Page 8303 in
for Darlington County.
TMS No. 151-00-03-015
Property
address:
2823
Hwy,
Timmonsville
Plaintiff, will deposit with the
Special Referee, at conclusion
of the bidding, five percent
(5%) of said bid is due and
payable immediately upon
closing of the bidding, in cash
or equivalent, as evidence of
good faith, same to be applied
to purchase price in case of
compliance, but to be forfeited
and applied first to costs and
then to Plaintiff's debt in the
case of non-compliance. In the
event of a third party bidder
and that any third party bidder
fails to deliver the required
deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with
the Office of the Special
Referee, said deposit being
due and payable immediately
upon closing of the bidding on
the day of sale, the Special
Referee will re-sell the subject
property at the most convenient time thereafter (including
the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff.
Should the last and highest
bidder fail or refuse to comply
with the balance due of the bid
within 30 days, then the
Special Referee may re-sell the
property on the same terms
and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of
the said highest bidder).
No personal or deficiency
judgment being demanded,
the bidding will not remain
open after the date of sale, but
compliance with the bid may
be made immediately.
Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Special
Referee's Deed. The successful
bidder will be required to pay
interest on the balance of the
bid from the date of sale to
date of compliance with the
bid at the rate of 6.125% per
annum.
The Plaintiff may waive any of
its rights, including its right to
a deficiency judgment, prior to
sale.
The sale shall be subject to
taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions
of record.
This sale is subject to all title
matters of record and any
interested party should consider performing an independent
title examination of the subject
property as no warranty is
given.
The sale will not be held unless
either Plaintiff’s attorney or
Plaintiff’s bidding agent is
present at the sale and either
Plaintiff’s
attorney
or
Plaintiff’s bidding agent enters
the authorized bid of Plaintiff
for this captioned matter. In
the alternative, Plaintiff’s
counsel, if permitted by the
Court, may advise this Court
directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event
a sale is inadvertently held
without Plaintiff’s Counsel or
Counsel’s bidding agent entering the authorized bid of
Plaintiff for this specifically
captioned matter, the sale
shall be null and void and the
property shall be re-advertised
for sale on the next available
sale date.
Neither the Plaintiff nor its
counsel make representations
as to the integrity of the title or
the fair market value of the
property offered for sale. Prior
to bidding you may wish to
review the current state law or
seek the advice of any attorney
licensed in South Carolina.
Haigh Porter
County
Scott and Corley, P.A.
DARLINGTON COUNTY
COUNCIL
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
JULY 18, 2016
6 P.M.
COURTHOUSE ANNEX/
EMS BUILDING
1625 HARRY BYRD HIGHWAY (HWY 151)
DARLINGTON, SC 29532
843-398-4100
www.darcosc.com
Notice is hereby given that
there will be a Public Hearing
held before the Darlington
County Council on the date
and time above stated to
receive comments on the following sale of property:
Sale of Parcel No. 146-00-08016 containing one and thirtynine tenths (1.39) acres of
land located on Industrial Way
in Darlington, South Carolina
and recorded in the Office of
the Clerk of Court for
Darlington County in Deed
Book D211 at page 326 and
Plat Book 172 at page 153 designated as Tract Two (2).
Anyone wishing to present an
opinion on this sale may do so
at this time.
Assistance will be provided to
accommodate the special
needs of handicapped persons
attending the meeting upon
request. Special assistance
requests should be made to J.
JaNet Bishop, Clerk to Council,
at 843-944-8270 seventy-two
hours prior to the scheduled
public hearing.
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NOON FRIDAY AD DEADLINE
Call 393-3811,fax 393-6811or e-mail
[email protected].
Pam T. Sherrill & Co.
117 Erinvine Court,
843-393-4010
www.pamsherrill.net
100 Exchange St., Darlington
843-393-3231
FOR LEASE
213 N. Main Street—Formerly Bank of America, now vacant, this property can be used for bank, medical, legal offices, etc; possibly even a restaurant. Great location, 2 blocks from Public Square. Drive thru from former
bank are still in place.—$2,500/Monthly
Real Estate
LAND
Lot 3 Dingo Lane—1 Acre— 203 & 204 Redwood Dr—.5
$11,100
Acres—$12,000
1661 Timmonsville Hwy—1 TBD Timberlake Dr—Palmetto
Acre—$13,900
Shores,.69 AC—$40,000
1667 Timmonsville Hwy—1 Lot 1 Wyandot—1.35 Acres—
Acre—$13,900
$50,000
1669 Timmonsville Hwy—1 Lot 17 Wyandot-1.07 AcresAcre—$13,900
$40,000
Lot 43 Nez Perce Drive—1 Wildshall Subdivision-Call for
Acre—$30,000
info
Lot 62 Nez Perce Drive—1 TBD
Evangeline-.31
AcreAcre—$36,000
$25,000
Lot 65 Nez Perce Drive-1.2 Tract A, 52 By-Pass & Rd 409—
Acres—$40,000
.70 Acres—$12,000
Lot 80 Nez Perce Drive—1 Tract B, 52 By-Pass & Rd 409—
Acre—$29,900
1.38 Acres—$25,000
201 & 202 Redwood Dr—.42 TBD Smith Avenue—7 Acres—
Acres—$12,000
$325,000
COMMERCIAL
602 W. Smith Avenue— 200 A Avenue—$145,000
$184,900
103-105
Russell
Street—
207 Siskron Street—$125,000
$95,000
142 Cashua Street—$89,000
1241 & 1243 S. Main Street—
311 Society Hill Rd—$112,000
$225,000
300 S. Main Street—$330,000
SOLD
901 Pearl Street
PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE FOR INFO ON ALL OF OUR LISTINGS!
FOR FULL LISTINGS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION,
CALL 393-4010 OR LOG ONTO WWW.BURTJORDAN.COM
Burt Jordan
Lola Early
Broker-In-Charge
Realtor - ABR, GRI
Realtor
Realtor
260-4138
Tommy Bryant
615-1795
616-1499
Ginger Perry
307-1428
YARD SALE
Yard Sale, Saturday, July 2nd, 7
a.m. until, 587 Gilchrist Road,
Darlington, lots of different items
50p1
Huge Community Yard Sale @
Ivana’s, 1238 Harry Byrd
Highway, Across from Darlington
Race Track, Indoor - Outdoor,
Saturday, July 2nd, 7 a.m. - 1 p.m.,
New & Used items. Furniture.
Adult, Teen & Junior clothes. Toys,
Tools, Books, DVDs, CDs, Games,
Computers, Christmas decorations, Kitchen & Household items
& much more!!
50p1
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, 843-393-9853, leave
message
41ctfn
204 Dutton Lane - 3 bedroom, 1
1/2 bath house recently renovated, washer/dryer hook up, stove &
refrigerator provided, window h/c
unit,
fenced
back
yard,
$450.00/deposit, $450.00/rent,
references required, call 843-3938084
50ctfn
3 bedrooms, 2 bath, large living
room, formal dining room, recreation/computer room, central
heat & air, front and back porch,
right across from tennis court,
Security deposit required Call
843-245-7609
49p2
605-2 East Broad St., 2 bedroom
apt., $300/month, 843-393-7545
50ctfn
129 Wire Rd., one bedroom, one
bath,
utilities
provided,
$450/month,
843-393-7545
50ctfn
APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
210-1 Edwards Avenue - 2 bedroom, 1 bath downstairs apartment, window h/c unit, stove &
refrigerator provided, no washer/dryer
hook
up,
$375.00/deposit, $375.00/rent,
call 843-393-8084.
50ctfn
674 Stanley Circle - small camper,
utilities provided, only one occupant, $400.00/month 843-39350ctfn
7545
Canned food!! 50 cents per can!!
$5.00 a case! 12 regular or 6 large
per case! 60% discount on your
food cost. Howleco Sales, 1552
South Main St., Darlington, 843968-9244. Free Gift to Every
Customer!
40ctfn
GROVE HILL Cemetery plots
for sale. Old section E, Lots 40
thru 47. All are double plots.
$2,000 per lot. Multi-lot discount
available. Call 843-269-1551.
50p6
PART-TIME MAINTENANCE
CARETAKER:
Needed for
Darlington area apartment site.
Approx. 20 hours/week, daytime
hours preferred. Basic knowledge
of painting, plumbing and carpentry needed. Some yard work
required. Must have dependable
transportation and own basic
hand tools. Credit and background check required. Stop by
Springfield Apts. located at 100
Springfield Cir., Apt. 14-A,
between the hours of 9 a.m. – 2
p.m., M-F, to fill out an application.
Equal Opportunity
Employer.
50c3
STATEWIDE
CLASSIFIEDS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lung Cancer? And Age 60+? You
And Your Family May Be Entitled
To Significant Cash Award. Call
855-664-5681 for information.
No Risk. No money out-of-pocket.
Struggling with DRUGS or ALCOHOL? Addicted to PILLS? Talk to
someone who cares. Call The
Addiction Hope & Help Line for a
free assessment. 866-604-6857
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 is the last
Auctions
RESIDENTIAL
NEW LISTING
213 E. Broad Street—Former Cotton Gin - All equipment and buildings
remain. Property has frontage on 3 streets. Front building on corner of
Broad & Colombian leased as Darlington Feed & Seed for $1,400 per
month.—$175,000
RESIDENTIAL
201 Wyandot Street—DCC—1 455 Case Street—3 BR, 2 BA,
BR, 1 BA, 778 SF—$145,000
1,356 SF—$49,900
203 Red Camellia Drive—3 BR, 120 James Street—3 BR, 2 BA,
2 BA, 1576 SF—$125,900
1,717 SF—$99,900
1502
Palmetto
Drive— 119 Oak Street—3 BR, 2 BA,
Hartsville—2 BR, 2 BA, 1500 SF—
2400 SF—$126,000
$139,900
321 Wyandot Street—3 BR, 2BA,
2410 Lide Springs Road—3 BR, 3225 SF—$349,900
2.5 BA, 2296 SF, 16+ AC— 101 Circle Drive—3 BR, 2 BA,
$499,900
1585 SF—$129,700
1210 Amanda Lane—3 BR, 1.5 107 Oakview Drive—3 BR, 2 BA,
BA, 1795 SF—$134,900
2250 SF—$184,900
510 Shearin Street—3 BR, 1.5 738 N. Main Street—3 BR, 2 BA,
BA, 1576 SF—$110,000
1650 SF, 14 MH Lots-$75,000
Appraisals
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be closed Monday, July 4th in
observance of
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LAND FOR SALE
NATIONAL FOREST LIQUIDATION! 5 ACRES $9,900! OWN A
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100 MILE VIEWS WITH THE
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
AT&T U-Verse Internet starting at
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with 1-year agreement. Call 1800-618-2630 to learn more.
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mbps. Starting at $59.99/mo. Call
for Limited Time Price. 1-800280-9221
Odom’s
Mini Storage
1009 N. Main St.
Darlington, SC
393-1327 or 393-9071
MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE
Mobile Homes with acreage.
Ready to move in. Seller
Financing (subject to credit
approval). Lots of room for the
price, 3Br 2Ba. No renters. 803454-2433 (DL35711)
REAL ESTATE
NC Mountains Ranch style 2/bed,
2/bath log home on 2 pvt, level
acres, only $157,900. Fireplace,
screened back porch, too many
features to list. 828-286-2981
SCHOOLS
MEDICAL BILLING & INSURANCE! Train at home to process
Insurance claims, billing & more!
ONLINE CAREER TRAINING
PROGRAM AVAILABLE! Call for
more information! HS
Diploma/GED & PC/Internet
needed! 1-888-512-7118
VACATION RENTALS
ADVERTISE YOUR VACATION
PROPERTY FOR RENT OR SALE
to more than 2.1 million S.C.
newspaper readers. Your 25-word
classified ad will appear in 101
S.C. newspapers for only $375.
Call Alanna Ritchie at the South
Carolina Newspaper Network, 1888-727-7377.
1177 Wildshall Rd --- 4 bedrooms, 4
1/2 baths, 4,367 sq ft - $460,000
569 Gilchrist Rd-3 bedrooms, 2
homeCT
office,
baths,
NT RA
COroom,
DE Rdining
UNformal
2,134 sq ft, 4 acres of land and inground pool $279,900
110 Virginia Dr -- 4 bedrooms, CT
NT RA 3 1/2
DEsqRft --CO
UN2,765
baths,
$199,900
1172 Harry Byrd Hwy-4 bedrooms, 3
baths, 2,738 sq ft $147,500
307 Barfield Rd---PRIVATE Large
Bonus Room upstairs in this 2 bedroom
and 2 bath brick home. Hardwood floors,
12 ft ceilings, plaster walls. Fenced in back
yard with large inground pool, 3 huge
pecan trees & grapevines. 60+ additional
acres available for purchase. Must see to
appreciated. $149,900
202 Woodhaven Dr- 3 bedrooms, 2 baths,
large den, living room, home office, big laundrey room with lots of storage, renovated
kitchen, 2,032 sq ft, Sun room overlooking in
ground pool--$132,000
4843 W. Paces Trail-3 bedrooms, 2
baths, 1,456 sq ft $139,900
870 Cribb St-Florence-3 bedrooms, 2
baths, 1,456 sq ft-$139,900
4848 Lullwater Dr--3 bedrooms, 2
baths, 1.408 sq ft--$136,900
412 Eastburn Ct-4 bedrooms, 2 1/2
CO NT RA CT
R ft---$129,900
DE sq
UN2,074
baths,
862 Cribb St-Florence- 3 bedrooms, 2
baths, 1,248 sq ft -$119,900
866 Cribb St-Florence-3 bedrooms, 2
baths, 1,248 sq ft-$119,900
703 Howle Park St-1,071 sq ft, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, Large workshop-$94,900
828 Oleander St-3 bedrooms, 1 bath
1,066 sq ft, completely renovated. Move
in condition--$86,900
1019 Lamar Hwy---1,356 sq ft, 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths. $79,900
2214 Cashua Ferry Rd- 3 bedrooms,
2 baths, 1,109 sq ft $74,900
1/2
215 Magnolia St---3 bedrooms 1CT
CO NT RA
DEsqRft--$74,900
UN
baths,
1,164
123 N. Charleston Rd-3 bedrooms, 2
baths, 1,082 sq ft. Mobile home with an
addition. $71,900 REDUCED
417 Eastburn Ct -- 3 bedrooms, 2
baths, 1,021 sq ft -- $69,900
1420 Mechanicsville Hwy--3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, 1,084 sq ft $55,000
605 Bacote St -- 3 bedrooms, 2 baths,
1,151 sq ft. -- $53,000
207 Orange St- 3 bedroom, 2 bath,
1,669 sq ft $39,900
390 W. Broad St--4 bedrooms,
2 baths,
R CO NT RA CT
UNsqDE
2,126
ft – $39,900
405 Edwards Ave--2 bedroom, 1 bath,
624 sq ft $32,000
LAND AND LOTS
Owner financing available on some lots
Barfield Rd--44.30 acres of land with
Lot H Jeffords Mill---1.29 acres cleared --pond--$120,000
$12,000
3600 Winlark Drive-2 acres -$25,000
LOT K Jeffords Mill---.69 acres cleared
--- $12,000
COMMERCIAL
110 Blue Street--Commercial building with 600 sq ft and batting cage. Great opportunity to
own your own business. Located directly across from the recreation ball field.
Motivated seller bring all offers $25,000
2244 Harry Byrd Hwy - Commercial bld. 11,684 sq ft metal building. Sits on 4+ acres
of land. 6 ft fence around perimeter of property. Currently used as an office, warehouse,
& Restaurant/lounge. Plenty of office area. 5 restrooms. 5 car detached garage at rear of
property. Lots of potential uses. Conveniently located 4 miles from Darlington Raceway.
Close to Hartsville and I-20. Owner will do some financing with a substantial down payment.
Call today to see this property. Priced at $850,000
PAM T. SHERRILL
To view these properties visit www.pamsherrill.net
BIC/Owner/Auctioneer SCAL#3103 - Cell: 339-7505
CASEY RHEUARK
Realtor
843-307-4035
JESSICA EVANS
Realtor
843-206-4187
CHARLES WATSON
Appraiser CR-2868
Cell: 245-3103
Answers from 2B
Free smoke alarms available
for Darlington residents
Having a working
smoke alarm doubles
your chances of surviving
a home fire
As part of their Home Fire
Campaign, the American Red
Cross and Darlington Fire
Department are conducting
home fire safety checks and
installing smoke alarms for
the residents of Darlington.
This lifesaving service, including the smoke alarms, is free
for residents of Darlington.
"Home fires are the most
common disaster in the country," explained Nanci Conley,
executive director for the
American Red Cross of
Eastern SC. "Together with
Darlington Fire Department
we are protecting families and
potentially saving lives."
In only 30 minutes, you
and your family will be better
protected from home fires.
During a visit to your home,
the
Darlington
Fire
Department will do the following:
• Check existing smoke
alarms
• Replace batteries (if
needed)
• Install new smoke alarms
(if needed)
• Provide home fire safety
information
Darlington residents can
contact
Darlington
Fire
Department at 843-398-4013
or stop by the station at 301
Orange Street in Darlington to
schedule one of these free visits.
All services are provided at no
charge to the residents of
Darlington.
Home fires occur more often
than most people realize; in
South Carolina, the Red Cross
responds to requests from local
fire departments every 3.9
hours to come to the aid of victims affected by home fires.
home fire preparedness, to
become a Red Cross volunteer
or to make a financial contribution to Red Cross, call 843-6628121
or
visit
www.redcross.org/SC.
About the Home Fire
Campaign
The American Red Cross,
along with its partners, including the South Carolina Office of
State Fire Marshal, the South
Carolina
Firefighters
Association, local fire departments, and community and corporate partners, is working to
save lives, reduce injuries, and
preserve property through the
Home Fire Campaign. Together,
they will be keeping families
safe across South Carolina by
installing 50,000 smoke alarms
and teaching people how to
lessen their chances of suffering
from a home fire. The Home
Fire Campaign is made possible
due to the generous support of
BlueCross BlueShield, Sandra
Klein, Coastal Community
Foundation, Colonial Life,
Community Foundation of the
Lowcountry, John I Smith
Charities,
Kentwool
Manufacturing, McLeod Health
Systems, South of the Border
Foundation, State Farm, The
Graham Foundation and generous individuals across South
Carolina.
About the American
Red Cross
The American Red Cross
shelters, feeds and provides
emotional support to victims
of disasters; supplies about 40
percent of the nation's blood;
teaches skills that save lives;
provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-forprofit
organization
that
depends on volunteers and the
generosity of the American
public to perform its mission.
For more information, please
visit redcross.org/SC or follow
us on Twitter @RedCrossSC.
DFD hosts vehicle burn training
Front of Earl Ray’s truck on their visit to the News & Press.
PEOPLE OF DARLINGTON COUNTY:
PHOTOS BY JANA E. PYE
The folk art of Earl Ray
By Jana E. Pye
Editor
[email protected]
One of the most fun “Where
is it in Darlington County” photos we have printed in the
News & Press resulted in meeting a lovely gentleman named
Earl Ray of Darlington.
“I love it!” exclaimed a
majority of the callers identifying the photo.
Although he doesn’t think
of himself as a folk artist, the
arrangement of items in and
on his 1982 Ford 150 pick up
truck evokes the works of artisans such as Noah Purifoy and
Howard Finster. Sometimes
known as “Outsider Art,” folk
artists that combine items in
unusual ways challenge one’s
perception of what is art.
According to his wife of 43
years, Pat, Earl has always had
a knack for collecting; once he
Pat and Earl Ray
started the truck project, many
people began giving him items
to assist with the transformation of the truck.
Earl said that he began the
project about five or so years
ago; he hand painted the truck
with regular latex paint, and
affixed each item with silicone.
He began with the inside
dashboard, and the collection
just evolved into the truck that
is seen all around Darlington
today.
Inside the truck, the
first collection of
figures on the dash
of Earl Ray’s truck.
et
Where is this in Darlington County?
The photo from last week was not a “where” but a “who” and goodness did we have fun with hearing from all the folks that know and love the owner of the coolest decorated truck in Darlington
County… Earl Ray of Darlington.
Earl Ray’s truck has been spied at the Darlington IGA, City Hall, gas stations and various places
around town. The truck certainly brings a smile to all with the neat things he has affixed to it.
Readers that guessed correctly were: Ricky Davis, Annie DuBose, Barbara Davis, Lucille Ross, Gail
White, Tammy (couldn’t catch her last name on the phone message!), Charles B. Samuel, Letha
Martin, Vickie Lunnon, and the Mayor Pro-Tem of Darlington, Coleman Cannon.
Can you guess where this golden lion is in Darlington County? He stands guard at the edge of his
owner’s driveway with his glistening mane sparkling in the sunshine.
Please send your guesses to: [email protected] or call 843-393-3811. Good luck!
A cab used to be on the back
of the truck with angels from
countries around the world,
and a working jukebox. A
smaller jukebox is inside, along
with some larger ceramic dogs
affixed to the floor of the cab
between the driver and passenger seat.
The couple gets stopped
regularly for photos by the
truck, and children especially
love it.
Mr. Ray’s health has been
declining in recent months,
and we appreciate the trip he
made to the News & Press so
we could meet him in person!
Do you know a neat character here in Darlington County?
Submit their name, description
and contact information for
future inclusion in “People of
Darlington County” to: [email protected],
or
call: 843-393-6811.
If you saw plumes of thick black smoke rising from the Broad
Street / Washington Street area beginning on June 27, fear not; the
fires were part of a vehicle burn training exercise hosted by the
Darlington Fire Department. Local firefighters and agents of
SLED observed a three-day series of vehicle burns conducted by
the Public Agency Training Council to educate them on the patterns and progressions that occur when cars and trucks catch fire.
The burns also offered young members of the DFD Explorer program a chance to extinguish the flames and get important live fire
experience. The News and Press will have more info on this training – and what local firefighters gleaned from the experience – in
next week's edition.
Sir Kevin Brown, Sir Roosevelt Scott, Sir Cleve Keith, Pastor
Eugene Thomas, Jr. of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Sir
Orlando Hudson, and Sir Andre Hooks.
Shining Star Lodge #235, Knights of
Pythias, shares with the community
Shining Star Lodge #235,
Knights of Pythias under the
leadership of Chancellor
Commander, Sir Kevin N.
Brown, is seeking to grow
their chapter in the Pee-Dee
area.
In October of 2015, Brown
restarted the historic organization and has since brought
in over 40 new members. “It’s
about connecting with others
who wish to promote and provoke change through service
in our communities.”
On May 5, 2016 members
of Shining Star Lodge #235
participated in a day of service
to the community. They made
a presentation of water and
Gatorade to the Darlington
County Little League; toured
the
Darlington
County
Historic Commission with
Brian Gandy; provided canned
goods and non-perishable
items to The Lord Cares food
bank; and laid a wreath and
performed a memorial at the
gravesite of Rev. Sir I.P.
Brockington. “Remembering
the leaders who paved the way
for us, who laid the foundation
and set the path for us to follow is pivotal in ensuring the
tenants of the organization do
not change with the times.”
The day of community
service culminated with a
monetary donation to Mr.
Jermaine Nowline, who
recently lost his home in a fire.
“These are the things that are
most important to us. The
impact on lives and knowing
that difference has been
made. Letting the fezzes fly
and showing the community
that we are more than men in
black suits and red ties whom
meet privately. We need them
to understand that we are
committed to empowering
and sustaining our communities. That was the goal yesterday, that is the goal today, and
tomorrow it will be the say,”
says Brown.
To learn more about the
Shining Star Lodge #235 ,
contact Brown at: 843-8615689.

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