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If you're in the market forfamily fun and fellowship –and a great cup of coffee –you're in luck, as SaintMatthew's Church ofDarlington invites you to ThePurple Fish Coffee Company
this coming Friday night.The Purple Fish was initially
conceived five years ago as ameeting space for the boomingSt. Matthew's youth program.But after church members ren-ovated the interior and thebuilding was finished out by acontractor the space was soappealing that other ideasbegan to take root. In additionto using the space for their reg-ular Wednesday night youthgroup meetings, church mem-bers decided to try somethingnew.
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Washingtonnamed next Chiefof Police for Cityof DarlingtonBy Melissa Rollins
Last week the City ofDarlington named Kelvin C.Washington, ofHemingway, as the nextChief of Police. Accordingto city administration hewill take office in lateMarch or early April oncehis current term as U.S.Marshal for the District ofSouth Carolina expires.
“Mr. Washington was themost qualified applicant,and he brings credibilityand stability to that office. Ifeel he’s the right person atthe right time for the City ofDarlington,” City ManagerHoward Garland said in arelease from the city.
Washington has morethan 28 years of public safe-ty leadership and adminis-trative management.
“I’m very thankful toMayor Hines, City Council,and the city manager forselecting me to be the newpolice chief,” Washingtonsaid. “I’m very humbled bythe reception I havereceived thus far from thebrave men and women ofthe police department andthe residents of the City ofDarlington. I look forwardto working closely with thepolice officers, residents,and city leadership as wemove the City of Darlingtonforward.”
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County hears public opinionson courthouse future
By Samantha LylesStaff Writer
At their February 5 regularmeeting, Darlington CountyCouncil heard the results ofseveral listening sessions heldlast fall to garner public inputon the future of the CountyCourthouse. The resulting con-sensus, according to sessionfacilitator Charles Weathers,was that “leaving the court-house as it is, is definitely notan option.”
Weathers and his associatesfrom The Weathers Group ofColumbia conducted five ses-sions at the Hartsville Library,Darlington County
Courthouse, Lamar Library,Darlington Music Hall, and inSociety Hill. One hundred andten people attended these ses-sions, mostly in Hartsville andDarlington, and facilitatorsasked for their opinions aboutleaving the courthouse as-is,renovating the current build-ing, or constructing a new facil-ity. They were also asked toweigh financing options, whichincluded levying property taxesor adding a penny sales tax toall county retail purchases topay for the project.
Weathers' report stated thatattendees felt “there was notenough information to makean informed financial deci-
sion” just yet, especially with-out an approximate dollaramount for the cost of thecourthouse project. His reportnoted that many session partic-ipants were against a propertytax increase, and felt that apenny sales tax “could be bene-ficial because guest/visitorsthat come for races could pay asignificant amount of thecosts.”
Should the county choose topursue the penny sales tax as afinancing option, voters wouldhave to approve a referendumon the November 2018 ballot.If the county fails to completeresearch and preparation forsuch a vote before that time,
they would not be able to pro-pose a penny sales tax referen-dum until the next generalelection in 2020.
When asked if they had anyother questions or concernsthey wanted relayed to CountyCouncil, session guests askedthe following:
What happens to the oldbuilding? What’s the cost fordemolition? What will be inplace of the old building? Whateffect would a millage increasehave on attracting new busi-nesses to the area? What is thesales tax in the surroundingcounties?
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McLeod hosts Go Red for Women events to promote heart healthBy Melissa Rollins
Earlier this month, McLeodRegional Medical Center cele-brated Go Red for Women withevents across the Pee Dee andGrand Strand. At the event inHartsville the group of red cladladies were treated to lunchand a speech by Dr. Alan Blakerwith McLeod CardiologyAssociates.
Dr. Blaker shared some factsabout heart disease and the dif-ferent ways it can manifest.
“When we talk about heartdisease, there really are a vari-ety of types of problems thatwe’re dealing with,” Blakersaid. “Most of the time whenwe are talking about heart dis-ease, you are really talkingabout blockages in the arteries,that’s called coronary arterydisease. Another form of heartdisease is the weakened heart
muscle or thickened heart mus-cle, that’s called cardiomyopa-thy. You can have problemsaffecting the lining around theheart, that is called pericardialdisease; you can have problemsaffecting the vales of the heart.You can also have problemsrhythm problems, irregularheartbeats, extra heartbeats,slow heartbeats. This is all con-sidered heart disease.”
With so many different typesof heart disease, Blaker saidthat it is something that affectsa large part of the population.
“How big of a problem isheart disease,” Blaker asked.“There are around 70 millionadults with cardiovascular dis-ease in the United States,around 16 million related tocoronary artery disease. Over700,000 people will have aheart attack this year.”
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By Melissa RollinsEditor
During the GreaterHartsville Chamber ofCommerce’s first EconomicDevelopment Luncheon,attendees heard about theconstant efforts to bring moredevelopment to SouthCarolina, the Pee Dee Regionand Darlington County.
John Sweeney, Director ofBusiness Development for theNorth Eastern StrategicAlliance (NESA) spoke aboutthe ways that he uses currentsuccessful businesses to pro-mote the region and what it hasto offer.
“We want to let companiesknow…that this is the best
place in the world to live and todo business; that is the messagethat we are carrying out whenwe travel across the countryand around the world,”Sweeney said. “Roger Schrumwas interviewed by our market-ing department for a series ofvideos that we did that are upon our website. Roger was talk-
ing about why Sonoco enjoysdoing business in northeastcorner of the state. I take thisquote with me wherever I go.”
Sweeney said that having acompany like Sonoco head-quartered in Hartsville, SouthCarolina makes other business-es take notice.
“(In that video) Roger said‘We love this place; that’s whywe’re here. We could be any-where we want to be in the
world, anywhere in the UnitedStates, any major community.We choose to be in northeastSouth Carolina.’ That does myjob for me,” Sweeney said.“When you have someonefrom a company like Sonocosaying that and I can take thatquote into boardrooms aroundthe country and around theworld that speaks volumes.The fact that a company likeSonoco chooses to do businesshere, and stay here, it does acouple of things. It shows theviability of an area. It alsoshows that suppliers and peo-ple who do business with com-panies like that are welcome tocome here.”
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Economic Development Luncheon highlights growth
At County Council's Feb. 5 meeting, the Darlington County Fire District recognized firefighters (left to right) Lonnie Eldridge, AlexShoemake, and Kenny Stratton as their top responders for 2017. PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES
Kelvin C. Washington, of HemingwayPHOTO BY MELISSA ROLLINS
Dr. Alan Blaker with McLeod Cardiology Associates speaks during a Go Red for Women at the Hartsville Country Club Feb. 2, 2018.PHOTO BY MELISSA ROLLINS
Mandy Brawley, DeputyDirector of Global BusinessDevelopment at South CarolinaDepartment of Commerce, wasthe keynote speaker for therecent Economic DevelopmentLuncheon held in Hartsville.PHOTO BY MELISSA ROLLINS
Catch a great cuppajoe at The Purple Fish
By Richard Eckstrom
Of the many factors thatcontribute to a community’squality of life, one that’s oftenunder-appreciated is the localnewspaper.
Small, weekly (or non-daily) publications are a formof public service. They bringus “good news” and recognizethe efforts of hometown peo-ple who make a difference. Ontheir pages you’re likely to findnews about youth achieve-ments, civic club projects,charity fundraisers and churchevents that larger media out-lets don’t carry.
They knit the communitycloser together and help instilla sense of local pride.
Community newspapersboost the local economy. Theyoffer low-cost advertising,which can be vital for smallerand independently-ownedbusinesses. They showcaselocal merchants; and withecommerce giants such asAmazon grabbing more andmore of the retail market, it’simportant to remember allthat our hometown shops andstores have to offer.
Importantly, communitynewspapers help make localgovernment more transparent.We’re bombarded daily withheadlines out of DC, andthere’s ample coverage as wellof goings-on at the state capi-tal. Yet the actions of yourtown council, county council
and school board – which tendto more directly impact yourdaily life – usually receive farless attention from the largemedia outlets. Many commu-nity newspapers step in to fillthe gap, covering meetings oflocal boards or councils orpublishing columns from localofficials.
Some serve as “watchdogs”that hold public officialsaccountable… the “eyes andears” that provide much-need-ed scrutiny and sound thealarm when something’samiss.
Many are forums forexpression. By allowing resi-dents to sound off on localissues, they help foster a civilexchange of ideas.
They nurture their commu-nities and help foster citizeninvolvement. Communitiesthrive when regular folks getinvolved in some way – volun-teering for a nonprofit, servingon a local board or commis-sion, or expressing a grievanceat a local government meet-ing. A lot of times citizens onlylearn about these opportuni-ties through the local newspa-per.
Small, community-basednewspapers develop a level oftrust with their readers thatthe national media lacks. Thepeople who operate thesenewspapers live and work inyour community. They’re yourneighbors. They share yourvalues. They understand the
issues and challenges you face,because they face them too.
The publication you’rereading strengthens yourhometown in ways that areoften overlooked. Readerswho want to return the favorcan do so by supporting thebusinesses that advertise on
these pages. And however youget your news, make sure yourcommunity newspaper isalways in the mix.
Small newspapers make abig difference.
Richard Eckstrom is a CPAand the state’s Comptroller
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The Little ValentineBy Bill Shepard
Happy Birthday to you! This is your 80th birthday, littleValentine!
On this Valentine's Day, 2018, we will celebrate your 80thbirth date. I will take you from your resting place, where youhave been resting for all the years since you were first broughtinto existence, fourscore years ago. I remember well thatValentine's Day, a long, long time ago.
The year was 1938. Can anyone imagine that you are thatold? That you have been kept alive through so many years.Well, the secret is that you belonged to an Angel for all of thoseyears and Angels know how to keep things forever, especiallythings they love.
I remember the very day you were born, or should I say,"came into being." Paper valentines are not born, but they canhave long lives. At least, you surely have.
I remember that day when I visited the McClellan Dime Storewhich was located on the town square in the little Mill town ofDarlington, SC. I frequented the store quite often and especiallywhen I was looking for a gift for someone. This time I was look-ing for a valentine that I could purchase for a small amount. Ifound exactly what I was looking for. I bought a small packageof valentines for a dime. Inside the package, there were a dozenor more small valentines. I planned to give one to the newpreacher's daughter that had just recently moved to our townand near to the village where I lived. Of course, I would have aproblem giving it to her, as we never got to be that close to eachother. I would see her at Sunday School on Sundays, and occa-sionally, we might be in the same group of children, as wewalked to school. But we were never close to each other. Ialways felt that she was forbidden to talk with a boy, and therewas always a sister along to report if she did. I knew a lot of theolder folk that attended the little church where my Angel went,so I knew I would get the valentine to my secret sweetheart. Shewas my sweetheart whether she knew it or not.
My next problem was that I did not know how to spell hername! I put the little valentine in the small envelope and on theoutside I wrote, -"Give to the preacher's daughter." The wordsare still on the envelope; the pencil markings are faded a littlebut legible, just as they were written 80 years ago. I gave the lit-tle valentine to one of the ladies that went to the church and askthat she give it to the preacher's daughter. I presumed that shedid, but I was never certain.
Imagine my surprise, years later, when the preacher's daugh-ter and I were married that my beautiful Angel showed me thelittle valentine that she had kept through the long years sinceshe was a thirteen-year-old girl and I had been a fifteen-year-oldboy!
Each of the following years, on Valentine's Day, my Angelwould receive that same little
valentine, and I would write a love note to accompany it. Itwould then be placed back into her hope chest to await anotherwhole year when Valentine's Day's would come again. This year,it will be different!
I will take the little valentine from its resting place in Angel'shope-chest, whisper a love note to it and then place it back toawait another Valentine's Day. This Valentine's Day, my Angel isin Heaven; she passed away just two days after her 93'd birth-day. The little valentine had been in her possession for nearly 80years!
I will take the valentine from its resting place, kiss it gently,shed a tear or two, then place it back until the next time.
My QueenShe was thirteen, my blue-eyed queen, When she carne to our town,She had a little pug nose, and chubby little toes, And her hair was a chestnut brown.She was a bashful little thing, my blue-eyed queen, And I'm sure it was love at first sight,And to change her name became my game,And I worked at it with all my might.She became my queen, that sweet little thing, And I crowned her the queen of my heart,She reigns on the throne of our humble little home, And nothing can cause us to part.We've been side by side through life's short ride, We've traveled through good times and bad,She has the wisdom of the gods, and I'll give you the odds, That without her, my life would be sad.To my beloved wife, who furnishes the inspiration for all that I do.
Bill
Mr. Shepard is a native of Darlington, S.C., and a current resi-dent of Piedmont, S.C. He is the author of “Mill Town Boy” and“Bruised”. He has been sharing his tales of growing up inDarlington for decades, and we are delighted to share them eachweek. His mailing address for cards and letters is: Bill Shepard324 Sunny Lane, Piedmont, S.C. 29673.
By Tom Poland
Life experiences fuel writ-ing, which is a mysteriousthing. Something happens andit sends your mind to placeslong forgotten. Writing’s beau-tiful. You startle yourself with aluminous phrase. Writing’sfrightening. A thing sends yourmind to places you avoid.Something last week sent mymind to a time I dread and ithas me rethinking how I travelthis road called Life.
I was to speak at a complexwhere elderly people congre-gate. I was minutes fromspeaking when a tad too muchcoffee sent me to the Men’sRoom. I began to do what mendo when I heard whispers,loud whispers. A man was sit-ting in stall number one. All Icould see were his white walk-ing shoes and one of thoseHurryCanes standing uprightby his feet. I never saw his face.Not once.
I don’t believe he could hearthat well. He didn’t know I wasin the room with him. Hiswhispers were loud. “Oh Lord,”he prayed, “Just once let me sitnext to someone without los-ing control of my bowels. Justonce, Lord, help me, please.”
I didn’t mean to eavesdropbut, caught in a moment, I hadno choice. TMI, I know. Hecontinued to pray and in an
odd amalgam of memory andempathy “Mr. Piano Man,”Billy Joel’s song popped intomy head. “There’s an old mansitting next to me. He says, soncan you play me a memory. I’mnot really sure how it goes, butit’s sad and it’s sweet, and Iknew it complete, when I worea younger man’s clothes.”
When he did wear ayounger man’s clothes, I won-der if he ever thought this daywould come. Or maybe someinfirmity struck just of late. Idebated writing this column. Itseems like an invasion of priva-cy but the next night a friendcasually said, “Tom, I’ve beenthinking about killing myself.”
I tried to play it off, “Well,we all have these thoughts youknow.”
His comment and theprayer from stall no. one reveala truth. Once you reach milemarkers approaching 80,Highway Life turns into theRoad of Dread and a hitchhikernamed Fear rides alongsideyou.
“Don’t fear the reaper” goesanother song. Well, every timeI walk into a convenience storewith its ragtag humanity loiter-ing there, I think, “Today’s theday I get shot.” When I’m driv-ing down an interstate castamong speeding eighteen-wheelers, I think, “Today’s theday a wreck throws my obitu-
ary onto the page.”But you want to know the
truth? I don’t fear the reaper. Ifear his henchmen,Dependence, Incontinence,Depression, Weakness,Despair, and Amnesia. I fearthe passing of time that has-tens the day my body’s betrayalarrives. Something will go hay-wire; it always does. As myGrandmother Walkerapproached her last few miles,on a summer day even, shewould sit wrapped in a shawlnext to a space heater andstare out the window. “Tommy,look at those horses out there.”
“Yes ma’am, they sure arepretty.”
There were no horses.In the spring of 2003, a doc-
tor at MUSC ushered our smallfamily and cancer-strickenfather into a room and prayed.Then he told my father therewas nothing more they coulddo. Dad cried without makinga sound. Tears streamed fromhis eyes, which had long lostthat spark of life. Dad criedand made not one sound.Nothing.
A year earlier the surgeon’sblade had removed his larynx.
I’ve been traveling HighwayLife a while now and I haveseen fellow travelers fall by thewayside. Some died young asonly the good can do. Outsideof cancer, most succumbed to
accidents, strokes, heartattacks, and, in one sad case,suicide. God bless them all.
I’ve experienced hundredsof sermons, dozens of funeralsand graveside farewells,revivals, and many a memorialservice. The whispered prayerfrom stall no. 1 was the mostearnest, most impassionedprayer I’ve heard. Ever. Everyounce of this man’s soul wentinto it. I never saw his face butI will never forget him. And Ithank him. He’s given me anew perspective on the route Ishould take onward. We allhave our demons. Dreadingthe embarrassment old ageunleashes sitting next to a fel-low human being might be theworst. He renewed my resolveto take better care of the onlything I truly own. My body.
Tom Poland is the author oftwelve books and more than1,000 magazine features. ASouthern writer, his work hasappeared in magazines through-out the South. The University ofSouth Carolina Press releasedhis book, Georgialina, in 2015and his and Robert Clark’sReflections Of South Carolina,Vol. II in 2014. He writes week-ly columns about the South, itspeople, traditions, lifestyle, andchanging culture. Find morecolumns atwww.tompoland.net.
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“We thought about the needin Darlington for just a casualplace where people could comehave a cup of coffee, developsome friendships and enjoy fel-lowship,” said Julie Berly Ervin,Darlington resident and parish-ioner at Saint Matthew's.
To make this happen, St.Matthew's priest HunterJordan built a bar, tables, andbenches, and several volun-teers from Saint Matthew'swere trained as baristas, learn-ing how to pull perfect espressoshots, steam milk, and whip uptasty lattes.
Then, during the first week-end of February, the PurpleFish had a sort of 'soft opening'as a coffee house. This well-received debut featured livemusic by Florence duo Far EastCoast (Campbell Bridgemanand Eliya Osaki), free coffee,tea, hot chocolate, and tradi-tional coffee shop baked goods.
Inspired by that initial suc-cess, the Purple Fish will beopen every Friday night inFebruary from 6:30 to 9:30p.m., and everyone is invitedto drop in, partake in the freebeverages and snacks, andenjoy some great music.These Friday night events arenon-denominational, all agesare welcome (no alcohol isserved or permitted), and themusic is mostly secular.
If volunteer staffing can bearranged, future plansinclude opening The PurpleFish for regular daytime busi-ness hours so that downtownworkers can drop by and buycoffee for their offices, orfolks can walk over from theCounty Courthouse on break,relax on the couch and enjoya snack while using the freewi-fi. Also, the church would
like to offer the extra space atthe rear of the building as ameeting area for use by thepublic.
“What we would like to doin the future is provide ameeting space for the commu-nity, for various groups thatmight like to use it...but wedon't have a schedule or firmplan for that yet. Right now,what's firm and on go is the
Friday nights in February,”said Ervin.
Those interested in check-ing out The Purple Fish CoffeeCompany are welcome toattend their next Friday nightsoiree. They are located at110 West Hampton Street inDarlington – right across fromthe 25-foot model of the EiffelTower...but that's anotherstory.
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Mandy Brawley, DeputyDirector of Global BusinessDevelopment at SouthCarolina Department ofCommerce, was the keynotespeaker for the event. Brawleyspoke about the ways thatSouth Carolina’s industrieshave changed over the years.
“In 1990, 353,000 SouthCarolinians were employed inmanufacturing,” Brawley said.“That’s more than 20 percentof the state’s labor force. Ofthose, 136,000 were employedin textile manufacturing. Thenin the 90’s a transformationbegan to occur. In 1992 every-thing kind of changed forSouth Carolina; that is whenBMW announced plans for itsSpartanburg facility. Thatchanged the way peoplelooked at our state. It changedthe world’s perspective of theSouth and especially SouthCarolina.”
When BMW arrived,Brawley said, that put South
Carolina on the map likenever before.
“BMW’s arrival sparked aninflux of advanced manufac-turing companies in thestate,” Brawley said. “Webecame a much more diversestate. A diverse high-techeconomy developed. Nowsome of the names that wehave here, it really remark-able: BMW, Boeing, Mercedes,Michelin, Bridgestone Tires,Samsung.”
Though not all of thesecompanies create a hugeinflux of jobs, Brawley said,sometimes their investmentdrives others to considerlocating in South Carolina.
“Even though some ofthese companies are not thatbig, in terms of the number ofjobs they have here, just thenames gives us such recogni-tion all around the world,”Brawley said. “Everyoneknows us because of thesecompanies. All of the suppli-ers who come here because ofthese companies, it helps withmomentum; people arealways looking to come here.”
Since she joined the SouthCarolina Department ofCommerce in 2011, Brawleysaid there has been greatmomentum gained.
“Since 2011 whenSecretary Hitt came on boardfor the state, we have workedover 1,017 economic develop-ment projects,” Brawley said.“And out of those, 117,000new jobs came to the state;that’s huge. That doesn’t makeall 117,000 jobs are here now.When we work a project, it isover five years. So one projectthat was announced in 2011,they have five years to makethose jobs. Along with thosejobs comes $32 billion in capi-tal investment with a projectin all 46 counties. Capitalinvestment sometimes getsoverlooked. With solar farms,there is very heavy investmentbut not a lot of jobs. Thatmight not sound like a lot tohave investment but not a lotof jobs but if a company isinvesting that much moneythey are staying here. Theyhave plans to stay here andplans to grow.”
Check out Darlington's new coffee house, The Purple Fish, on Friday nights in February.PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES
McLeodContinued from 1A
Men and women can bothbe affected by heart disease.
“Heart disease is the num-ber one killer in women,”Blaker said. “About 1 in 3women this year will die fromcardiovascular disease. Thatis one women dying every 80seconds. But about 80 percentof cardiovascular diseases arepreventable.”
Though both genders areat risk, there are a lot of dif-ferences between men andwomen when it comes to car-diovascular disease, Blakersaid.
“Women tend to be olderwhen they present withheart disease, about 20 yearsolder with their first heartattack,” Blaker said.“Angina, which is chest paindue to the heart not gettingenough blood flow, tends tobe more common in women
but it also tends to be morea-typical. Angina is also lesslikely to progress to a heartattack in women than it is inmen. But once it starts caus-ing problems it is more likelyto be fatal. Because of someof these differences, there iswhat some call a sex or agender bias, in other words,how does the medical stafftreat you.”
Blaker said some ways tohelp care for your heartinclude quitting a smokinghabit and not taking anyunnecessary hormonereplacement therapies. Forsmokers, some of the dam-age that is done starts to bereversed once the habit isdropped. Blaker said that forany questions or concernsabout heart disease, a visit toyour primary care physiciancan be helpful. If a problemis detected, more tests canbe ordered to determinewhat the underlying prob-lem may be.
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Before his appoint as a mar-shal, Washington served for 12years as the WilliamsburgCounty Sheriff. He has a Masterof Science in Criminal Justicefrom Troy University of Troy,Ala., and Bachelor of Science inCriminal Justice from AmericanIntercontinental University ofChicago, Ill. He is a member ofthe National Sheriff’sAssociation, Palmetto State LawEnforcement Officers’Association and former presi-dent of the S.C. Sheriffs’Association.
"Mr. Washington is well qual-ified for the position, wellrounded in all areas that onewould acquire of a police chief,one that stands out is trans-parency which is needed forDarlington to grow," saidDarlington Mayor Gloria Hines."We are looking forward toworking with him, knowing hewill be great for all."
During a public interview
session, Jan. 30, Washingtonshared some of his philosophyon policing.
“They put fancy names onthese community-policing pro-grams but at the end of the day,they are all the same,”Washington said. “It is gettingout of your car, going into thosecommunities and meeting withthose folks and meeting theneeds of the people that youserve. It is simple; that’s all it is.”
Washington told the commu-nity that if he was selected forthe job, he would be expectingsomething not only from hisofficers but from the communi-ty members as well.
“If I’m fortunate enough tobe the person who is selected,some folks better put on somewalking shoes and some work-ing boots,” Washington said. “Idon’t mean that just for thepolice officers in the depart-ment; I mean that for all of youall as well because it is going totake all of us to solve whateverproblems are going on in thiscommunity. I am as unbiased asthere is as it relates to what is
going on.”Having served as sheriff
before his thirtieth birthday,Washington said that hebelieves he is up for any chal-lenge.
“ I was 29 when I got electedto the sheriff in Williamsburg,”Washington said. “It was atough job but it was eventougher as a 29-year-old but wewere very successful. We weresuccessful because I remem-bered one basic principal: thatoffice did not belong to me, itbelonged to the people. The jobof chief does not belong to thatperson, it belongs to the com-munity; it belongs to you all.”
He gave an example of litter-ing as a way that communitymembers can take responsibili-ty and change their surround-ings.
“If you’ve got a problem in acommunity with littering, it isagainst the law to litter but it isthe people who live in thatcommunity doing the literring;that’s part of their problem,”Washington said. “You can’texpect people to go in there
and clean that up. You have totake responsibility; you have totake some ownership.”
Washington said that hewould like to see the communi-ty come together on their com-mon ground rather than stand-ing on their differences.
“At the end of the daywhether we are white, black,old, young, rich, poor, we allwant the same thing and that isa safe, comfortable living envi-ronment for our families toflourish in,” Washington said.“I’ve always been of the opin-ion that instead of focusing onour differences, let’s start theconversation off on what weagree on. Then we can buildupon that and go from there. Ifwe start the conversation onwhat we disagree on, we arenever going to get anywhere.”
The chief of police positionopened up when DannyWatson announced his retire-ment in December after servingin that role since 2011.Darlington’s Captain James C.Davis has served as interimchief since January 8.
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They also requested ascale that shows some com-parison of sales tax andproperty taxes of surround-ing counties. Some con-veyed their conviction that itis very important for thenew courthouse to be in thedowntown area ofDarlington, but Weathersnoted that sentiment wasexpressed mainly by guestsat the Courthouse session.
Weathers said the coun-ty's next steps shouldinclude a needs assessment,an engineering study, and afeasibility analysis so thatthe county can make aninformed financial decision.
County administratorCharles Stewart proposedthat Council convene a worksession this month to discussfinancing options and firmup their course of action. Awork session was scheduledfor February 19 at 2 p.m. atthe Courthouse Annex(1625 Harry Byrd Hwy in
Darlington). This work ses-sion will be for discussionpurposes only with no vot-ing action taken, and it willbe open to the public.
Also on the agenda at thismeeting, Council approvedreceipt of $150,000 to tripletreat and repair degradedroads in the TimberchaseSubdivision. The county willcontribute $170,000 to com-plete this project.
Council again carriedover two ordinances relatedto a potential $300 millioninvestment in solar energy.
Ordinances No. 17-17would offer FILOT (Fee InLieu Of Tax) agreementswith an unnamed companyinvolved in a solar energydevelopment plan codenamed “Project Dates.” Theordinance extract states that“many solar projects arelooking at South Carolina,”and the “conversion of agri-cultural property to solarproperty can produce signif-icant increases in propertytax revenue.” The extractalso states that the unnamedcompany has representedthat incentives are critical totheir locating in DarlingtonCounty.
The company has assuredDarlington County that aseries of expenditures total-ing over $300 million will beinvested in 17 different solarpower facilities beforeDecember 31 of 2022. Taxmap searches for propertiesnamed in Project Dates showseveral small parcels andseveral large parcels scat-tered across multiple loca-tions throughout the county.
Ordinance No. 17-18,would enlarge the bound-aries of the Darlington-Florence Industrial Park toinclude property owned oroperated by Project Dates.
Senator Scott statement onPresident Trump's State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON - U.S. SenatorTim Scott (R-SC) released thefollowing statement afterPresident Donald Trump's Stateof the Union address:
"Tonight the Presidentshared how America is open forbusiness. We were able to passa once-in-a-generation oppor-tunity – tax reform. As thePresident mentioned during hisspeech tonight, this monumen-tal accomplishment has pro-duced amazing results. Over 3million workers are receivingincreased benefits, and 90 per-
cent of Americans will see big-ger paychecks. This is greatnews for single mothers, youngentrepreneurs and hardwork-ing Americans who want tosimply provide for their fami-lies.
"As we look for more ways tostrengthen our economy, it wasgreat to hear the President alsotalk about workforce develop-ment and trade policy tonight.
"I was also pleased to hearthe President focus on nationalsecurity. His decision to keepthe detention facility in
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba(GITMO) is smart, necessary,and will keep our nation safer.
"Additionally, we mustensure our troops are trainedand equipped with necessaryresources, to help them preparefor future and ongoing threatsagainst our democracy — whilealso, maintaining policy thatpromotes peace and stabilityaround the world. And by invit-ing heroes such as CorporalMatthew Bradford, whosestory should spark the patriot-ism in all of our hearts, the
President only continues toshow his commitment to ourbrave men and women in uni-form.
"While there is still progressto be made culturally, I believethe policies we put forth willonly continue to encouragetremendous success. Whetherit is by creating more jobs righthere at home or moving for-ward on border security and apermanent solution forDREAMERS, we will build abrighter future for generationsto come."
Charles C. Weathers, Sr. pre-sented Council with the resultsof several listening sessionswhich garnered public input onthe future of the DarlingtonCounty Courthouse.PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES
Though certain elements ofmodern-day Valentine’s Daycelebrations can be traced backto the 14th century, chocolateis not one of them. In his 1382poem, “Parlement of Foules,”English poet Geoffrey Chaucerbecame the first to connectromance with St. Valentine’sDay. Over the next several cen-turies, the day’s connection toromance only grew stronger,and by the Victorian era inEngland, it was not uncommonfor lovers to profess their affec-tions through songs, poetryand even the giving of roses asgifts. It was during theVictorian era that Britishchocolate manufacturerRichard Cadbury began search-ing for ways to use the cocoabutter that his company wasextracting during the produc-tion of their drinking choco-late. In 1861, Cadbury decidedto produce edible chocolates,
which he even sold and market-ed in heart-shaped boxes deco-rated with images of Cupid androsebuds. It would be a fewmore decades before ediblechocolates caught on in theUnited States, where theyremain a must-have item formany Valentine’s Day cele-brants more than 150 yearsafter Cadbury first began sell-ing them.
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Constant Hubert“CH” Miller, III
Constant Hubert “CH”Miller, III, 75, of Darlingtondied peacefully on Monday,February 5, 2018 at McLeodRegional Medical Center. Hewill be missedby many peo-ple whoselives hetouched.
CH wasborn inF l o r e n c e ,S o u t hCarolina. Hewas the son of the late ConstantHubert (Connie) Miller, Jr. andSelma Louise (Cole) Miller. CHretired as Lt. Commander ofthe United States Navy afterserving from 1964 to 1988. CHserved on the submarines USSGeorge Washington, USSHenry Clay, and USS SimonBolivar as an electronic techni-cian, onboard ship as aNavigator on the USS Saratogaand the USS Blakely, base com-mander at the Navy ReserveTraining Center in Illinois, anda recruiter. He was a memberof Trinity United MethodistChurch in Darlington where hewas an active member andteacher in the Asbury Men’sSunday School class. He wasalso a member of the Pee DeeDrifters Motorhome Club andthe Handicapped Travel Club.
Surviving are his daughter,Rose Marie Miller ofDarlington; his sister, FrancesElaine Cooley and husband,Thomas Joseph ofWestminster, MA; his brothers,David Talbot Miller and wife,Nancy Ann of Florence, andSamuel Allen Miller and wife,Debra Ann of Flower Mound,TX; and many nieces andnephews. He also leaves twosisters-in-law, Cheryl Hardin,who lived with CH and Joycefor many years, and FayeDowling, both from Georgia.He will be missed by his catBebe and dog Bentley, whoused to visit many area busi-nesses on the DarlingtonSquare daily with CH. Specialthanks to Linda Stuckey, homehealth aide for her steadfastsupport.
CH was a math teacher atDarlington High School andMayo High School, and taughtcomputer science at FlorenceDarlington Tech.
Funeral services will be heldon Saturday, February 17, 2018at 4 p.m. in the Chapel ofKistler Hardee Funeral Home,315 Pearl St, Darlington, SC29532. Burial will follow inDarlington’s Grove HillCemetery with Military
Honors. The family will receivefriends from 5 - 7 p.m. onFriday, February 16, 2018 atKistler Hardee Funeral Home.
CH was preceded in deathby his parents listed above andby his wife, Joyce Elise(Clanton) Miller.
In lieu of flowers, memorialsmay be made to Trinity UnitedMethodist Church, PO Box 16,Darlington, SC 29540.
Family and friends are invit-ed to sign the online guest bookat www.kistlerhardeefuneral-home.com.
Lavinia James PageLavinia James Page, age 90,
died Thursday, February 8,2017. A Funeral service washeld in the chapel of BelkFuneral Home at 1 p.m. onSaturday, February 10, 2018.Burial took place Mount ZionCemetery in Aynor, SC at 3p.m. on Saturday.
Born July 15, 1927 in HorryCounty, she was the daughterof the late Joseph RichardJames and Jewell HucksJames. Mrs. Page workedbriefly at Dixie Cup, and devot-ed all of her time to being ahousewife. She enjoyed fishingand going to Santee with herhusband, Sonny, who died inDecember.
She is survived by her chil-dren, Deborah Page Phillips(Jimmie), Iris P. Andrews(Dale), Della P. King (Henry),Elaine P. Harrelson (Tim), andRichard “Dickie” Page (Angie);her grandchildren, Jimmy L.Phillips (Fran), Page Willis(Scott), Joey Phillips (Julie),Stephen Andrews (Michelle),Stevette Young (Rick), MissyMonterosso (Vinnie), SonnyStokes (Eddie), Chris Perkins(Tara), J.J. Stark (Martin), LonKirven (Sydney), Richard Page(Erin), Andrew Page, and 26great-grandchildren. Also sur-viving are her siblings, BobbyH. James, Norton H. James(AnnieLou), Loretta Leonard(Ted), Dottie Rogers (Buddy),Patricia Jones; and a sister-in-law, Virginia James.
She was preceded in deathby her husband Schubert“Sonny” Page and siblings,Parmallee James, Richard EarlJames, Orville James andHuxley James.
Memorials may be made tothe Alzheimer’s Association.(www.alz.org)
Billy “B.J.” GaineyBilly J. “B.J.” Gainey, age 38,
died Wednesday, February 7,2018. A funeral service washeld at 2 p.m. on Sunday,February 11, 2018 in the chapelat Belk Funeral Home. Burialfollowed in Indian Branch
Cemetery. The family receivedfriends from 6 until 8 p.m.Saturday evening at the funeralhome.
Born in Florence onDecember 22, 1979, Billy is theson of Elizabeth Morris Gaineyand the late Ronald “Ronnie”Gainey. B.J.worked in mainte-nance for POLYQUEST inDarlington, and always enjoyedgoing hunting, fishing, or justriding around on the back-roads.
In addition to his mother ofHartvsille, he is survived by hisdaughter, Kaitlyn Gainey ofHartsville, brothers Ronald(Candace) Gainey, Jr. ofDarlington, Jamie Gainey ofTimmonsville; two sisters:Elizabeth (Terry) Johnson ofDarlington, Jacenda (Chris)Burr of Pamplico, many niecesand nephews, his maternalgrandfather: Lonzy Morris ofFlorence.
He was preceded in death byhis father, Ronnie Gainey.
A guestbook is availableonline at www.belkfuneral-home.com
John C. LeeJohn Colen Lee, age 51,
passed away suddenly onSunday, February 4, 2018. Amemorial service was held 4p.m. Tuesday, February 6th atElim United Methodist Church,directed by Belk Funeral Home.The family will receive friendsat the home of Brenda Kirby,3548 Oates Hwy. Lamar, SC29069.
Born August 18, 1966, Johnis the son of Colen Lee and thelate Mildred Sansbury Floyd.John was a “jack of all trades”and was currently employed asa mechanic at Trading PostMotors. He enjoyed spendingtime with his family andfriends, fishing, and enjoyinglife. John had a passionate lovefor animals and a heart of gold.He will be greatly missed by allwho knew and loved him.
Surviving are his sons, Mattand Cody Lee; his sister, Robin(Jerry) Phillips; his brother,Jim Floyd; his father, Colen(Susie) Lee; his half-brothers,Tim Garrett, David Lee,; hisnephew, Cameron Phillips; hisnieces, Savannah and MaddieFloyd; a special aunt, BrendaKirby; special cousins, Donna“Milton” Helms and GracieHelms, whom he consideredhis niece.
In addition to his mother,Mildred Floyd, he was preced-ed in death by his cousin/bestfriend, Jody Hayes.
John’s special request was tohave his ashes spread in thewater of his favorite fishingplace.
Memorials may be made toElim United Methodist Church,3586 Oates Hwy, Lamar, SC29069; or to a local AnimalHumane Society.
A guestbook is availableonline at www.belkfuneral-home.com.
Robert“Bobby” BryantRobert “Bobby” M. Bryant,
age 78, passed away Sunday,February 4, 2018 at McLeodHospice House in Florence.Born in Darlington on June 20,1939, Bobby is the son of thelate Wilden Andrew Bryant andNellie Walker Bryant. He grad-uated from St. John’s HighSchool and attended Florence-Darlington Technical College.He worked for Nucor Steel for24 years until his retirement in2002. Bobby served for 22years in the SC National Guard,and worked for many yearswith the Darlington RescueSquad. He was a member ofIndian Branch UnitedMethodist Church and theIndian Branch CommunityCenter.
Surviving are his wife of 56years, Barbara Rogers Bryantand their three children:Robert M. Bryant, Jr. and hiswife Karen Pate Bryant ofClayton, NC; Christopher P.Bryant and his wife KimberlynBlackwell Bryant of Darlington,and Melanie Bryant Jordan andher husband Mitchell S. Jordanof Darlington. He leaves fivegrandchildren: William RobertBryant of Charlotte, NC; M.Scott Jordan of Clemson;Benjamin M. and RebeccaGrace Jordan of Darlington,and Kevin C. Bryant ofDarlington. He is also survivedby one brother, David H.Bryant and his wife Gwen ClarkBryant of Florence; his nieces,Lori B. Anderson, and Gina B.Cox and her husband Brian Coxof Darlington; Summer B.Avant and her husband GenoAvant of Florence; and hisnephew, Chad Bryant and hiswife Crystal Bryant ofFlorence. He was preceded indeath by his brother, LarryBryant.
Funeral Services were held11 a.m. Wednesday, February7th in the chapel at BelkFuneral Home. Burial followedin Grove Hill Cemetery. Thefamily received friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeralhome.
Memorials may be made tothe McLeod HospiceFoundation, PO Box 100551Florence, SC 29502-0551.
A guestbook is availableonline at www.belkfuneral-home.com.
L i v i n g o n P u r P o s e
As far as the eastis from the west
By Dr. William Holland
Someone said, “Our livesare defined by opportunities,including the ones we miss.Let us not weep over chanceswe have missed, but rather forthe ones we did not take.”When I look back over my life,I can see where I’ve made plen-ty of mistakes and I’ve alsomissed out on some wonderfulopportunities. Maybe you aresaying the same thing. If so, Iencourage you to resist thetemptation to live in regret.Humans are fallible creaturesand we all make wrong choic-es but at least our disappoint-ment reveals that we care andthat’s a good thing. JamesJoyce said, “mistakes are theportals of discovery” and thereis no doubt they can be a sig-nificant part of our learningprocess. I realize that living indenial is much easier than for-giving ourselves but repen-tance is a more worthwhileendeavor than living with theoverwhelming feelings of guiltand condemnation. The truthis we can either embrace theinclination to allow these neg-ative thoughts to haunt us andflood our heart with sadnessor we can resist this emotionaltorture by calling on the Lordto heal our heart and renewour mind. God’s plans andways are bigger than our mis-takes and lost opportunities.He is not only ready to forgiveand restore us. He can fill ourlife with confidence, hope, andvictory!
It’s common when suffer-ing from regret, to be remind-ed of certain individuals thatwe secretly blame for our fail-ures. However, as the water islong gone under the bridge,there is no need to hold on andreplay the scenarios of whatcould have been – you’ve suf-fered enough. It’s important toconsider that walking aroundin this negative and stressfulstate of mind can lead todepression, anxiety, and evenphysical health problems. Itwould be wise to make a list ofthose we need to forgive andsincerely pray while makingsure our name is at the top.You see, unforgiveness holdsus in a spiritual and mentalprison and giving it over toGod is the key that opens thedoor to freedom. We are theonly one that can choose to
put an end to us living in themisery of an unchangeablepast. Alice Walker said, “Themost common way people giveup their power is by thinkingthey do not have any.” TheBible refers to the devil as the“the accuser” of the brethrenand this is where these nega-tive voices are coming from.Some may try to pretend thesesituations never happened orthat maybe they will all just goaway, which sounds nice, butrunning away from realitydoes not work. Being honestwith God and ourselves is thepathway to peace.
I love what the ApostlePaul said, “This one thing Ido; forgetting those thingswhich are behind, I reachforth to the things which arebefore me.” He is encouragingus to not only concentrate onthe present but also look tothe future and be sensitive tonew opportunities. We have atendency to deal with ourproblems our own way, butGod wants to help us dealwith this once and for all. Letgo and allow Him to give youa brand-new start as He’sready to fulfill the dreams anddesires He’s placed in yourheart. He loves us and longsto forgive us and to restoreour dreams that seem to belost forever. He can createnew opportunities in ways wecould never imagine. I believeour heavenly Father desires torestore the years that you’velost and give you a new visionand a fresh zeal to fulfill yourdestiny. Being positive andoptimistic about your future isa deliberate decision. Will yousincerely believe you are for-given and accept the spiritualreality that you are worthy ofHis love? We know that noth-ing is impossible with Godand His Word cannot fail.Psalm 103:11-12 is one of thegreatest promises about oursecurity and filled with thehope for all eternity. “For asthe heaven is high above theearth, so great is His mercytoward them that fear Him.As far as the east is from thewest, so far has He removedour transgressions from us.”
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In Loving MemoryOf
HaywardGoodson, Jr.
You are truly missed in this world.It was a dream come true, June 2007,
when we got back together.Thank God for 37 years.We will see you in Heaven.
Love, your children and grandchildren
Love forever and always,First family, ex-wife/common law wife, Betty Russell Goodson
Sunrise2-29-1952
Sunset2-20-2012
Do you know Valentine’s Day?
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Darlington ElksLodge
Tuesdays: Swing/Shagdance lessons, "New" linedance lessons from 8-10 p.m.
Wednesdays: Karaoke from8-10 p.m.
Thursdays: Bingo at 7:30p.m.
Darlington Elks Lodge islocated at 836 TimmonsvilleHwy. For more info: 843-393-1451.
BNIMeets each Tuesday at 7:30
am in the conference room ofthe TB Thomas Sports Center,701 W Washington St,Hartsville.
Hartsville KiwanisClub
Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. atthe Hartsville Country Club
Hartsville Lions ClubThursdays at 12:30 p.m. at
Mr. B's Restaurant
Hartsville RotaryClub
Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. atHartsville Country Club
Paws to ReadPaws to Read is a literacy
program where emerging andreluctant readers can createpositive emotional connectionswith reading. Therapy DogsInternational with their train-ers come for one-on-one read-ing sessions on the firstSaturday and third Tuesday ofeach month at 12:30 pm. and3 p.m. respectively at theDarlington Library Branch.
Story Time 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 ProgramsTeen Program - Mon at 5pmAfter School Club - Tues. at
4pm Homeschool Hub - Wed. at
2pm Family Movie - Thurs. at
4pm
Crochet & Knit ClubsLamar: each Monday at
4:30 p.m. 326-5524 Society Hill: each Friday
from 2-4 pm 378-0026 Darlington: 2nd Friday of
the month 10 a.m. - noon 398-4940
Hartsville: “The Stitchers”group meets the 1st & 3rdMondays and 2nd & 4thThursdays at 5 pm.
Pee Dee SCORE Pee Dee SCORE (Service
Corps of Retired Executives)offers Free confidential coun-seling to America's small busi-ness, serving Darlington,Florence and surroundingareas. Existing and start-upbusinesses can schedule an
appointment by calling theHartsville Chamber ofCommerce at 843-332-6401.
AlcoholicsAnonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous willhold an open meeting of bigbook and traditions studiesweekly at 8 p.m. Mondaynights at Trinity UMC on PearlStreet. Use Orange Streetentrance. Info: 843-395-6897.
AA meets at the HartsvilleAA Hut, 310 S. McFarlandStreet: 12 noon and 6 p.m.Monday/Wednesday; 12 noonand 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday; and 8pmSunday.
Al-Anon Meetings Al-Anon is a fellowship of
adult relatives and friends ofalcoholics for mutual support.Visitors are welcome.Childcare is not available. Al-Anon meetings:
Thursdays at 8p.m at theHartsville AA Hut, 310 S.McFarland Street. Info: 843-992-2981.
Free STEM Friday atGirls University
For girls grades 5K - 8thgrade. The event is 100 per-cent free and will take placefrom 6:30 - 7:30 pm at theGirls University Lab, 1249Celebration Blvd. in Florence.Girls will complete a variety ofGirls U signature STEM andSTEAM (science, technology,engineering, arts and math)enrichment activities. Eachmonth, there will be a differ-ent activity. Only 20 slotsavailable so girls must be regis-tered to attend. Register onlineat https://free-fridays.eventbrite.com.
Hartsville Pilot ClubFourth Monday each month
at 6 p.m. at their clubhouseacross from the Lawton ParkTennis Courts
HartsvilleToastmasters
2nd and 4th Monday eachmonth at 7 p.m. at the BlackCreek Arts Center
Water and SoilConservation Board
The Darlington Soil &Water Conservation DistrictBoard will meet at 7 p.m. thefourth Monday of the month inthe Clemson Extension Kitchenat 300 Russell Street, Room207 in Darlington. Meetingsare open to the public. Formore information call 843-393-0483.
Darlington CountyFirst Steps
2nd Tuesday each month at5:30 pm in the Chamber ofCommerce Boardroom, 214 N5th St, Hartsville.
DC Disabilities andSpecial Needs Board
Holds monthly meetings onthe last Tuesday of each monthat 2 p.m. The public is wel-come to come to the meetings.The meetings are held at theScott Center 201 N. DamascusChurch Road in Hartsville.
Darlington BranchNAACP
The Darlington BranchNAACP meets on the secondTuesday every month, 7:00p.m. at 109 Pearl Street. Newmembers are always wel-comed. For more informationcontact President AnthonyHall at 843-229-1274 or [email protected] visit our Facebook page:Darlingtonnaacp.
DarlingtonProfessional Women
Darlington ProfessionalWomen (DPW) will meet onthe 3rd Wednesday of eachmonth at noon at theDarlington Country Club. DPWis an association for local busi-nesswomen to share lunch,enjoy a presentation and net-work.
HistoricalCommission Meeting
1st Thursday of the month,10 a.m. at the HistoricalCommission, 204 Hewitt St.,Darlington.
American LegionPost 13
American Legion Post 13 ofDarlington meets the secondThursday of each month at thePost on Harry Byrd Highwaynext to the South Carolina
National Guard Armory. Ameal is served at 6 p.m. with amonthly meeting that follows.The nation's largest Veteransorganization invites its mem-bers, eligible Veterans, andactive National Guard/Reservepersonnel to attend.
Darlington CountyCoordinating Council
The first Friday of everymonth at 11:30. Alternatingmonths between CarolinaPines in Hartsville andMedford Nursing Center inDarlington.
Darlington LibraryNeedle Nuts - 2nd Fri. each
monthBook Club - 3rd Sat. of each
month
Yoga for BeginnersYoga will be held at the
Darlington Library the 1st and3rd Saturday each month from12:30-2 p.m.
Book ClubThe Darlington Library
Book Club meets the 3rdSaturday of each month 12pm-1 p.m. Stop by the library topick up each month's selection.
Softball Registration2018 Softball Registration
for Darlington Area Recreationwill be Feb. 1 – March 1.Registration will take place atHarmon Baldwin Gym, 300Sanders Street in Darlington.The cost is $35 per child witheach additional child being $25.To receive a discounted rate thechildren must have the sameaddress. Softball is for ages 4-18, with the age being based onJan. 1, 2018. A birth certificateis required. Call 843-398-4030for more information.
Dixie Youth BaseballRegistration
2018 Dixie Youth BaseballRegistration for DarlingtonArea Recreation will be Feb. 1– March 1. Registration willtake place at Harmon BaldwinGym, 300 Sanders Street inDarlington. The cost is $45 perchild for baseball and $25 forT-Ball. This registration is forages 4-14, with the age cut offbeing May 1. A birth certificateis required. Call 843-398-4030for more information.
Valentine’s Day WalkDarlington Area Recreation
will hold a Valentine’s DayWalk at 10 a.m. on February14 at Williamson Park.Register by Feb. 5 for t-shirt.Cost: $10. Info: 843-398-4030
Darlington CityCouncil Meeting
The Darlington City Councilwill hold their monthly meet-ing Feb. 15 at 6:30 p.m. in theCity of Darlington CouncilChambers at City Hall, locatedat 400 Pearl Street.
Darlington CountyDemocratsConvention
The 2018 DarlingtonCounty Democratic PartyCounty Convention will beheld February 15 at 7 p.m. atJerusalem Baptist ChurchFellowship Hall, 301 S. SixthStreet in Hartsville. For moreinformation call SenatorGerald Malloy's office at 843-
339-3000.
Recreation TripFebruary 16, Swamp Fox
Movie and Lunch at IHOP.Cost: $5 for travel. Lunch andmovie on your own. Pleasesign up one week prior to tripat Harmon Baldwin RecreationCenter, 300 Sanders St., or bycalling 843-398-4030.
February meetingof NCNW
The regular meeting of theDarlington County NationalCouncil of Negro Women(NCNW) will feature a specialguest and a celebration ofBlack History Month. Themeeting will be held February20 at 5:30 p.m. in theDarlington Library AllardAlston Conference Room. Thespeaker will be James L.Felder. The community is wel-come. Light refreshments willbe served. Seating is limited.For more information, callBarbara Graham at 843-731-1360.
Recreation TripFebruary 21, Palmetto
Peddlers and Lunch at Red-Bone Alley. Depart at 10 a.m.Cost: $8 for travel. Please signup one week prior to trip atHarmon Baldwin RecreationCenter, 300 Sanders St., or bycalling 843-398-4030.
Little Miss and TeenMiss pageant
The Little Miss & Teen MissHartsville, Darlington,Bishopville and ChesterfieldCounty Pageant is February 25at the Center Theater inHartsville. The competition isopen to girls ages 2-19 (as ofJune 1). Deadline to register isFebruary 20. This is an officialpreliminary advancing to theLittle Miss & Teen SouthCarolina State Pageant. Foradditional information or anapplication email CathyPrivette [email protected] or call843-307-4011.
Recreation TripFebruary 23, Newberry
Opera House On Golden Pond.Cost: $40. Please sign up oneweek prior to trip at HarmonBaldwin Recreation Center, 300Sanders St., or by calling 843-398-4030.
Coker CollegeFaculty and Guest
Artist Dance ConcertThe Coker College Faculty
and Guest Artist Dance Concertis February 22 & 23 at 7:30 p.m.and February 24 at 3 p.m. in theWatson Theater of the ElizabethBoatwright Coker PerformingArts Center. This performancefeatures choreography of theCoker Dance Program faculty aswell as Guest Artists RhythmMcCarthy, Trent Williams andRonald K. Brown of Evidence ADance Company. Tickets arefree with a Coker ID, $5 for stu-dents/seniors, and $10 foradults.
Hello Again GalaHello Again will host An
Evening Under the Stars Feb. 24at 6 p.m. at SiMT, 1951 PisgahRd., in Florence. Tickets are $15per adult individual and $7 forchildren over 5-years-old. Therewill be soul food, jazz musicand giveaways. Learn more atwww.helloagain23.com/events
Open HouseTrinity-Byrnes will hold an
Open House February 25th, 2-4 p.m.
The school is located at5001 Hoffmeyer Road inDarlington and is for grades 7-12. Advance Placement cours-es, athletics and extensive finearts offerings are available.Call April Munn at 843-395-9124for more details.
Recreation TripMarch 1, Brookgreen
Gardens Silent CemeteryTour. Cost: $20. Please signup one week prior to trip atHarmon Baldwin RecreationCenter, 300 Sanders St., or bycalling 843-398-4030.
Darlington CountyCouncil MeetingThe Darlington County
Council meets on March 5 at 6p.m. at the CourthouseAnnex/EMS Building, 1625Harry Byrd Highway,Darlington, SC. The Councilencourages citizen participa-tion and provides an opportu-nity for citizens to presenttheir concerns at the begin-ning of each regular meeting.
Recreation TripMarch 9, Theater of the
Republic The Hunchback ofNotre Dame. Depart at 4 p.m.Cost: $28. Please sign up oneweek prior to trip at HarmonBaldwin Recreation Center,300 Sanders St., or by calling843-398-4030.
BingoPlay Bingo! with
Darlington Area Recreation at10 a.m. Monday, March 5, atHarmon Baldwin RecreationCenter, 300 Sanders St.,Darlington. Info: 843-398-4030
Darlington CityCouncil MeetingThe Darlington City
Council will hold their month-ly meeting March 6 at 6:30p.m. in the City of DarlingtonCouncil Chambers at CityHall, located at 400 PearlStreet.
Darlington CountyBoard of Education
The Darlington CountySchool District Board ofEducation will meet at 6 p.m.March 12 in the TrainingRoom of the AdministrativeOffice located at 120 E. SmithAvenue in Darlington.
Lamar TownCouncil
Lamar Town Council willmeet at 5 p.m. March 12 attown hall.
Hartsville CityCouncil MeetingCity Council holds their
regular council meetingMarch 13 at 5:30 p.m. inCouncil Chambers, found onthe first floor of City Hall, 100E. Carolina Ave.
Society Hill TownCouncil MeetingThe Society Hill Town
Council will hold their month-ly meeting March 13. Allmonthly meetings will be heldat 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall ofSociety Hill 280 South MainStreet.
If you have lost or found a pet, go online to www.darlingtonhumane.org and click on thelink Lost/ Found Pets. You will be directed to the www.thelostpets.com Web site whereyou 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-mailaddress. This will allow the Shelter staff to recognize your lost pet should it arrive at the facility.
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Black History ProgramThe Wesley Chapel United
Methodist Church Men’sOrganization will host a BlackHistory Program Feb. 18. Theprogram will be at 11 a.m. andwill feature speaker Kelvin C.Washington. Washington is thefirst African American U.S.Marshall for the District ofSouth Carolina and was recent-ly named Police Chief for theCity of Darlington. WesleyChapel United MethodistChurch is located at 1421 E.Lydia Highway in Hartsville.
Black History ProgramThe Palmetto Missionary
Baptist Church, 1104 PianoRoad Florence, will celebrateBlack History Month with aspeaker for each Sunday inFebruary. The services willbegin with Church School at 10a.m. and a regular service at 11a.m. On Feb. 18, DeaconessSarah Ketter, member of NewHopewell, will be the speaker.
For more information, call 843-393-2750.
Pastoral AnniversaryMt. Zion Missionary Baptist
Church, 3208 N GovernorWilliams Highway, Darlington,extends an invitation to cele-brate the 11th PastoralAnniversary of Pastor SamuelJ. Fulmore and First LadyMelissa Fulmore. The celebra-tion will be held Feb. 18 duringthe morning worship service at10:45 a.m. Rev. WilliamMayshack will bring forth thegood news of the Lord in thebest church this side of Glory.
Oates Baptist SingingOates Baptist Church 3569
Oates Highway Lamar, is proudto welcome The Believer'sQuartet of Sumter on SaturdayFebruary 24th at 6 p.m. Pleasejoin us for a great night ofmusic and worship. Admissionis free, and open to everyone. Ifyou have any questions callPastor Gerald McAlister at 843-307-6203.
Black History ProgramCenter Baptist Church will
hold a Black History Programon Saturday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m.
The theme is ‘Round Em Up’,taking it back to 1905 until the21st Century, with specialguest Kelvin Washington, aUnited States Marshal.Everyone is invited.
Senior ChoirAnniversary
The Senior Choir of CenterBaptist Church will celebratetheir anniversary on Sunday,March 4 at 4 p.m. with an “OldFashioned ChoirExtravaganza.” All are invited.The Upper Room Holy
Ghost MissionSunday morning worship is
at 11 a.m. Bible study Thursdaynight is at 7 p.m. at 109 MainSt. in Darlington Come worshipunder the leadership of PastorWarren D. Spearman. Call 843-250-0418 for prayer.
Bible StudyBible study at Mt.Zion
Tabernacle Believers Church426 W. Broad St. Darlington,on Tuesday nights at 6:00 p.m.Bible study led by Rev.LarryScipio. Contact DeaconZ.Frierson at 843-992-3158 orchurch 843-992-8125. Comejoin us.
Covenant BaptistChurch Prayer Line
Anyone who needs prayerfor healing and deliverance iswelcome to call the CovenantBaptist Church Prayer Line at843-393-8555. The prayer lineis open Tuesdays-Wednesdaysfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
St. Catherine'sEpiscopal Church
3123 W. Palmetto St.,Florence. Worship Time: 11a.m. (4th Sunday 8:30 a.m.)Sunday School: 9:45a.m.Phone: 843-601-3672
Facebook: St.Catherine’s ECVicar: The Rev. Jeffrey R.Richardson
Lawson Grove BaptistChurch
3585 Lawson Grove Rd,Hartsville. Sunday-- ChurchSchool at 9:45a.m. andWorship Service at 10:45a.m.Wednesday-- Prayer 6:30 p.m.Bible study 7p.m.
Streaming Available at law-songrovebaptistchurch.com
Black Creek BaptistChurch
Black Creek Baptist Church,located 139 Mont Clare Road,
Dovesville, announces theirhours: Sunday: 10 a.m.Sunday School, 11a.m.Worship Services and 6 p.m.Evening Worship. Wednesday:6:30 Adult Bible Study; YouthBible Study, Children (ChildrenIn Action) 7:30 Adult ChoirPractice
Covenant BaptistChurch
Covenant Baptist Church,located at 628 Pocket Road,announces their hours:Sunday: 10 a.m. SundaySchool, 11a.m. Spoken WordService. Wednesday: 6 p.m.Bible Study. Need a ride tochurch? Call 843-393-7872.
Mt. Zion TabernacleMinistries
Mt. Zion TabernacleMinistries 426 W. Broad St. inDarlington announces theirhours
1st/3rd Sunday PastoralSunday: Sunday School at
9:30 a.m. Church Services11:00 Elder M. Frierson2nd/4th Sunday: SundaySchool at 9:30 by Deacon Z.Frierson Service at 11:00 a.m.Min.Gerald Green. The com-munity is invited to attend.Come expecting to hear theanointed Word. ContactDeacon.Z.Frierson 843-229-3158
The Lord CaresPlease continue to assist
The Lord Cares in caring forthose in need in theDarlington area. T.L.C.’s foodbank is located at 201 GroveStreet in Darlington. They areopen Monday, Wednesday,and Thursday from 10 a.m.until 12 p.m. Donations ofnon-perishable food items(especially canned meats) areneeded, as are toiletries, bath-room tissue, and paper towels.Mail monetary donations to:The Lord Cares PO Box, 1457,Darlington, SC 29540.
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On February 26, the GreaterHartsville Chamber ofCommerce will host the 97thAnnual Membership Banquetat the Harris E. and Louise H.DeLoach Center at CokerCollege. The dinner and pro-gram will begin at 6:30 p.m.
During the event, memberswill learn about the state of theGreater Hartsville Chamber ofCommerce and its accomplish-ments in 2017 from immediatepast board chairperson MartinDriggers. Darnell Byrd-McPherson, the chamber’s firstAfrican-American chairperson,will address the crowd aboutthe chamber’s future and plansfor 2018.
A highlight of the banquet isthe recognition of citizens andorganizations who make a dif-ference in the Hartsville com-munity. The Pilot Club’sCaregiver of the Year,Hartsville United Way’sVolunteer of the Year, DukeEnergy’s Citizenship and
Service Award recipient,Women in Business scholarshiprecipients, Hartsville YoungProfessional of the Year,Chamber Ambassador of theYear, the Will WoodhamBusiness Person of the Year,and the Rotary Citizen of theyear will be recognized. Tonominate a deserving person ororganization for any of theabove awards, visitwww.hartsvillechamber.org.
Tickets are available by call-ing 843-332-6401, by [email protected],or online at www.hartsvil-lechamber.org.
The Greater HartsvilleChamber of Commerce is amembership-based businessadvocacy organization foundedin 1910. The Chamber providesa voice for local businesses,supports economic develop-ment, and promotes the vibrantand personal community thatmakes Hartsville appealing tobusinesses and residents.
Hartsville Chamber Banquet tohonor community and citizens
On Thursday, February 1, the Hartsville Young Professionals (HYP)delivered a donation of $8,000 to the Hartsville Boys and Girls Club.HYP and the Sonoco Young Professionals partnered to host the 2ndAnnual Mingle & Jingle in December to raise funds for the youth inHartsville. Pictured are members of HYP, Ms. Dianne Montgomery ofthe Hartsville Boys & Girls Club, and club members.
The Florence-DarlingtonTechnical College Stingerstraveled to Palatka, Floridafor the Capital City BankClassic, winning two of fourgames against some of thetoughest teams in the coun-try.
The four-day series gotunderway on Thursday as theStingers beat St. Johns RiverState 8-2. Right-handedpitcher, Evan Odum earnedthe victory on the mound. Hepitched for 5.1 innings, andonly allowed five hits. Odumstruck out eight batters.
Gabe Austin led the way inthe batter’s box as he hit athree-run homer. ReidHardwick, from Conway, and
Cross Holfert each had twohits. Pageland’s DanteBlakeney batted in two runs.
On Friday, the Stingerslost to Broward 4-1. ConnorCampbell took the loss afternot recording an out in thefirst inning. Adam Spurlinhad a hit and a run batted in.
Game No. 3 on Saturdaywas a close one, but theStingers lost to Miami Dade7-6. Tradd James, of Sumter,suffered the loss after givingup a two-out walk off singlein the bottom of the seventhinning. Gabe Austin was 3-4with a homerun and threeruns batted in.
The Stingers earned thevictory on Sunday as they
defeated ChattahoocheeValley 10-2. Josh Price, ofDillon, earned the win afterpitching six innings. Priceonly allowed five hits, and hestruck out three batters.
Blakeney was 2-3 with twohomeruns and three runsbatted in. Holfert was 2-4with a homerun and two runsbatted in. Dax Roper also bat-ted in two runs and scored ina 3-5 effort at the plate.
“We pitched really wellthis weekend,” head baseballcoach Preston McDonaldsaid. “We got three qualitystarts and had some relieversthat came in and did well. Weonly gave up six earned runsin four games. If we would
have had a few more qualityat bats and caught a coupleof routine popups, we go 4-0.I thought the guys respondedreally well after the lossesand came to play Sunday. Weplayed four of the top pro-grams in the country thisweekend. That’s why we godown to Florida for that tour-nament. The competition willprepare us for later in theseason.”
With a 4-2 winningrecord, the Stingers will nowhost SoutheasternCommunity College at OldCormell Field on Wednesday,February 14. The first pitchwill be at 4 p.m.
Tech Stingers win two games in Florida classic
A nifty custom-made arch was installed last week over the pedestrian walkway beside Vaughan Insurance (115 Cashua Street) in downtownDarlington, with the intent to increase usage of the public parking lot off City Lane. The $6,000 arch was paid for by the City ofDarlington, planned by the city's Beautification Board, and crafted by The Iron Gallery of Bishopville. “We had been talking about thearches we've seen in other towns, and I just thought something like that would be wonderful down in the Historic District to showcase thatwalkway to the back parking lot. By fixing up the sidewalk and making it look like more of an entrance, perhaps we can encourage morepeople to use it,” says Ronda Brown of the Beautification Board. PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES
CRC Kids Pageant to be held in March, participants sought
CRC Bargain Shop is host-ing a Kids Pageant onSaturday, March 24th at 3p.m. They are looking for kidsages 2-16 to participate.Deadline for registration isMarch 15. Participants arerequired to register. The win-ner will be the contestant thatinvited the most guests. Onefemale and one male winner
will receive $50 cash. Therewill be speakers on importanttopics and games to play. Kidswill share their talent. Foodwill be served. There is a $10admission to the event. Formore information, callWilhelmina Johnson at 843-393-9762 or Dee Singleton at843-309-7658.
Boys and Girls Club receives donation
By Drake HortonContributing Writer
In the final regular seasongame of the year for both theDarlington girls’ and boys’ bas-ketball team a lot was riding onthe line when it came to regionchampionships and playoff seed-ing.
While the girls were able toroll and clinch third place, theboys came up short to fall to thirdplace.
Darlington 48, Lakewood 50(boys)
Entering into Thursday’s finalregular season game, theDarlington Falcons were facingfour possible outcomes as it tookon the Lakewood Gators athome.
The first scenario was to justwin. A win would have guaran-teed the Falcons a share of theregion six, 4A title.
The second scenario was towin by 12 or more. A win by 12 ormore points would have guaran-teed the Falcons a one-seed inthe playoffs.
The third scenario was ifDarlington did lose, to hope theHartsville Red Foxes lost as wellso that the Falcons would stillfinish second in the region andearn at least one home game inthe playoffs.
The fourth and final scenariowas for Darlington to lose, but forthe Hartsville to win, placing theFalcons third in the region andforcing them to go on the road tostart the playoffs.
Unfortunately for Darlingtonit was the fourth scenario thatplayed out as the Falcons lost 50-
48 at home in what for all intentis the last home game for theyear all while the Red Foxes beatLugoff-Elgin 63-51.
Despite Darlington’s short-comings, the loss was not for alack of trying. With the oddsstacked against them, theFalcons did everything theycould to pull off the upset.
“(The) kids played theirhearts out we just didn’t makeplays and they made plays downthe stretch,” Darlington boys’head coach Ken Howle said.
After trailing for a majority ofthe first half including all of thesecond quarter, the Falcons cameout of the locker room ready toplay and play is what they did,turning a two-point deficit intoan eight-point lead by the timethe third quarter was over.
With an eight-point lead andone quarter left to go, not tomention the raucous homecrowd behind its back,Darlington was beginning to looklike it was going to be able to dothe improbable and not only win,but win by that 12-point margin.
Lakewood, however, hadsomething to say about that.
In the fourth quarter theGators chipped away atDarlington’s lead; with less thanthree minutes into final quarterthe Falcons once eight-point leadhad been trimmed down to justthree.
The Gators took the lead backfor good with 1:46 left to go fol-lowing two free throws going up46-45. Darlington had multipleopportunities after those freethrows to get the lead back, but itwas unable to do so.
Between missed shots and acritical turnover the final minuteof the game for Darlington wasless than stellar and for everymistake that the Falcons made inthe final minute it was Lakewoodwho capitalized on it.
“We just aren’t mentallytough sometimes with somedecision making that we made,”Howle said. “We went through aseries where we couldn’t score,had a hard time scoring.”
Kenynon Scott was the lead-ing scorer for Falcons with 18points.
Darlington’s final overall reg-ular season record is 16-8, 5-3 inthe region,
Darlington 42, Lakewood 27(girls)
While a third place finish forthe boys’ was the worst case sce-nario, third place was best casefor the Lady Falcons and thirdplace is what they earn with a42-27 win over the LakewoodLady Gators.
Holding just a four-point leadat the half, the Lady Falcons
absolutely dominated Lakewoodin the third quarter and it wasmore than enough as Darlingtoncruised to the win.
Darlington started the thirdquarter on a 16-0 run andoutscored the Lady Gators 18-3for the entire quarter.
Offense was not the onlything clicking for the LadyFalcons in the third quarter.Defensively, Darlington was aturnover-forcing machine and itheld Lakewood to just three freethrows, not giving up a singlefield goal.
Darlington’s defense was sostrong in the second half that theLakewood actually did not makeits first field goal of the secondhalf until the 4:29 mark.
“Hats off to Lakewood, I thinkthey are well coached,”Darlington girls’ head coach BradKnox said. “One of the thingsthat we have been strugglingwith all year was being able toscore. We were playing greatdefense all year, but we have tobe able to find a chance to put it
in the basket so that is why we tryto use our defense to turn it intosome offensive points.”
After losing to the LadyGators by 11 in Lakewood earlierthis season the Lady Falcons, likethe Falcons, needed to win by atleast 12 to clinch third place inthe region and with the 15-pointvictory they did just that.
“I’m very proud of my young
ladies on how they responded,”Knox said. “We went down toLakewood the last time and kindof came out kind of flat and Italked with them yesterday andtold them the situation we werein and they came out tonight andresponded in a positive way.”
The Lady Falcons end the reg-ular season with a 15-9 overallrecord, 3-5 in the region.
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ATLANTA – Coker Collegewomen's basketball memberCaitland Considine has beenselected to participate in theWomen's Basketball CoachesAssociation (WBCA)/Allianceof Women Coaches 16th annu-al "So You Want To Be A Coach"program. Considine will partic-ipate in the three-day work-shop with speakers provided bythe Alliance March 28-30 inconjunction with the WBCAConvention in Columbus, Ohio.
"Caitland's dream is tobecome a head women's bas-ketball coach," said HeadWomen's Basketball CoachShannon Johnson. "She hasput in a lot of time at the PointGuard College leading up tothis opportunity."
The objectives of the "So YouWant To Be A Coach" programare to increase the understand-ing and application of skillsnecessary to secure coachingpositions in women's basket-ball, increase the understand-ing and awareness of compe-tencies necessary for success incoaching, introduce femalebasketball players to coachesand administrators, and raiseawareness of the existing talent
pool of female basketball play-ers who have a passion andinterest in coaching the gameof women's basketball.
The WBCA "So You Want ToBe A Coach" program has grad-uated 814 participants in its15-year history. Of these, 54percent (not counting the 2017class) are currently working inwomen's or girls' basketball atvarious levels of the profes-sion. A total of 53 "So YouWant To Be A Coach" alumniare head women's or girls' bas-ketball coaches — five inNCAA Division I, three inNCAA Division II, 11 in NCAADivision III, one in the NAIA,four on the two-year collegelevel, and 29 on the highschool level.
"We are extremely excitedfor Caitland to be selected tothis program and we know shewill benefit greatly from it,"said Johnson. "We wish her thevery best in her future endeav-ors after her time at Coker."
Considine is the daughter ofTom Considine, CinnamonMcCauley, and BarryMcCauley. She has one sibling,Carter, and majors in ExerciseScience.
Coker's Considine selected toWBCA/Alliance of Women 'So YouWant To Be A Coach' Program
Gators take a bite out of Falcons,Lady Falcons fly away from Lakewood in the third
Lamar High School seniorJeblonski Green signed a nation-al letter of intent to play footballfor South Carolina StateUniversity.
The star linebacker and full-back helped guide the SilverFoxes to three consecutive ClassA state championship appear-ances from 2015-2017. Lamarwon the title in 2015 and 2017.
Green totaled 67 tackles,including five for a loss, twosacks, four fumble recoveries, aninterception, two blocked puntsand two touchdowns for theSilver Foxes’ defense in 2017.
He also carried the ball 44times for 379 yards and threetouchdowns, and he caught 10passes for 144 yards and anotherpair of touchdowns this year.
Lamar High School's Jeblonski Green signed a letter of intent to playfootball for South Carolina State University. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
Lamar High’s Jeblonski Greensigns with S.C. StateUniversity football
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A research study releasedby The Citadel in collabora-tion with the U.S. Army PublicHealth Center and theAmerican Heart Association isthe first to show that the lowfitness of U.S. Army recruitsfrom 10 Southern states posesa threat to military readinessand national security.According to the findings,recruits from Alabama,Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,Louisiana, Mississippi, NorthCarolina, South Carolina,Tennessee and Texas are sig-nificantly less fit, and conse-quently are more likely toencounter training relatedinjuries (TRI) than recruitsfrom other U.S. states.
The report, based on U.S.Army data released for thisstudy, shows that male andfemale soldiers coming fromthese states are 22 to 28 per-cent more likely to be injured.Coincidentally, these statesmake up the Army’s toprecruiting region. Each recruitlost to injury has been estimat-ed to cost the Department ofDefense approximately$31,000. (2005 U.S. dollars).The study, published Jan. 10,2018, by the Journal of PublicHealth Management andPractice, is the result of a four-year effort led by CitadelHealth, Exercise, and SportScience professor DanielBornstein, Ph.D.
“I know firsthand the chal-lenges faced in addressing the
fitness levels of our youthafter having served as com-mander of all U.S. Army basictraining units, as well as serv-ing on the President’s Councilon Fitness, Sport andNutrition,” said Lt. Gen. MarkHertling, U.S. Army (Retired),former commander of U.S.Army Europe and currentCNN analyst. “While com-manding in combat, I saw theeffect training related injurieshad on mission accomplish-ment. In basic training, thenumber of unfit recruitsforced changes to our physicaltraining procedures and din-ing menus. Dr. Bornstein’sstudy provides critical insightinto the real national securityissues posed by recruits whoare less physically fit and lessprepared for military servicethan they have ever been inour history.”
The study cites that 27 per-cent of Americans 17 to 24-years old are too overweightto qualify for military service �obesity was the second high-est disqualifying medical con-dition between 2010 and2014. It also reports that 47percent of males and 59 per-cent of females failed theArmy’s entry-level physical fit-ness test while entering basictraining.
“All children deserve tolive, learn and play in placeswhere their health can thrive,”said Eduardo Sanchez, MD,MPH, FAAFP, chief medical
officer for prevention andchief of the Center for HealthMetrics and Evaluation for theAmerican Heart Association.“This study underscores theimportance of physical educa-tion in schools and empha-sizes our responsibility tobuild communities with parks,bike lanes and safe routes toschool. This must be done –not just for our children’shearts and brains – but for ournational security.”
Other participants in thestudy included: LaurieWhitsel, Ph.D., of theAmerican Heart Association;Keith Hauret and Bruce Jones,M.D., of the U.S. Army PublicHealth Center; as well asGeorge Grieve, MorganClennin, Alexander McLain,Ph.D., Michael Beets, Ph.D.,and Mark Sarzynski, Ph.D., ofthe University of SouthCarolina.
“Physical activity is largelydetermined by the environ-ments in which people areraised, live, play, learn, work,and commute,” saidBornstein. “It is our hope thatthe states identified throughthis analysis, along with feder-al entities, work to establishpolicies and environmentsproven to support physicallyactive lifestyles. If suchactions were taken, physicalfitness levels among residentsof these states would rise andeach state’s disproportionateburden on military readiness
and public health could beminimized.”
Bornstein is past chair ofthe American Public HealthAssociation’s Physical ActivitySection. He is currently chairof the National PhysicalActivity Plan’sCommunications Committee,
and serves locally on theCharleston Mayor’s WellnessCouncil. His research projectscenter on active living policy,systems, and environmentalchanges aimed at decreasingchronic disease prevalenceand minimizing health dispar-ities.
Citadel-led study reveals threat to U.S. military readiness
Darlington Raceway will cel-ebrate Daytona Day and thestart of the 2018 NASCAR sea-son by hosting its seventh annu-al Daytona 500 CommunityWatch Party on Sunday, Feb. 18.
The event will start at 1:30p.m. and continue until the con-clusion of the Daytona 500. Theparty will be hosted at MellowMushroom, 120 Dunbarton Dr.,in Florence.
The Community Watch Partywill feature a food and drink spe-cial courtesy of MellowMushroom. Fans who attendwill have the chance to win tick-ets, pit passes and pre-race cere-mony wristbands, along withother prizes and giveaways tothe Monster Energy NASCARCup Series Bojangles’ Southern500 on Labor Day weekend.
Coca-Cola and CrownBeverages are proud partners ofthe community watch party.Coca-Cola will be providing aracing simulator and other activ-ities, plus have a sampling sta-tion on site, for guests thatattend.
“Now in our seventh year, ourcommunity watch party is agreat way for us to engage withour local race fans and celebrateDaytona Day and the start of the2018 NASCAR season,” trackPresident Kerry Tharp said.“We’re excited that the eventwill once again be held atMellow Mushroom, which is agreat venue to watch The GreatAmerican Race on February 18.”
Eagle 92.9 FM will also bedoing live reports for the WorldCenter of Racing. The Daytona500 can be heard live on Eagle92.9 FM (MRN) beginning at1:30 p.m. Feb. 18.
DarlingtonRaceway to
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DARLINGTON COUNTY FY 2018/2019 ACCOMMODATIONS TAX
APPLICATION PROCESSApplications for Accommodations Tax funds are availablefrom Darlington County. Total anticipated funding for theCounty is $25,000. Eligible applicants/sponsors include pub-lic and private non-profit organizations. Eligible projects in-clude those which promote tourism, the arts and culturalevents; provide facilities and services for civic and cultural ac-tivities; or support tourist-related services.The following minimum eligibility documentation must besubmitted with applications:• Applicant/Sponsor Federal ID number; • Certificate of Incorporation/Charter; • IRS 501(C)(3) or 501(d) certification letter (non-profits); and • SC Secretary of State's public charity registration letter (non-profits).Applications are available at Darlington County Administra-tor’s Office, Room 210 at Darlington County Courthouse inDarlington. You may also call 843-944-8270 or [email protected] for an application to bemailed/emailed/faxed to you.The deadline to submit applications is Monday, March 12,2018.Please submit applications to Darlington County Administra-tor’s Office, Attention: J. JaNet Bishop, Clerk to Council, 1Public Square, Room 210, Darlington, SC 29532 or email [email protected].
Coker Baseballset for battleagainst the
Urbana BlueKnights
The Coker Cobras (1-1)picked up their first victory ofthe season Feb. 2 in theirhome opener against theChowan University Hawks.Game one of the doublehead-er featured a gem from junior,Michael DeVecchio. In hisfirst game as a Cobra,DeVecchio whirled a com-plete-game, seven-inningshutout to record his first winon the season. The left-hand-ed pitcher faced 25 Hawks onthe afternoon, four over theminimum, on 7.0 innings ofwork, relenting just four hits,two walks, and struck outfour.
The Navy and Gold struckfor two runs in the bottom ofthe third inning on a JonKoski groundout and ThomasLopez single. Reilly Hallopened up the frame with aleadoff single to right andmoved into scoring positionon a wild pitch. BrysonConner followed with a basehit of his own to left, puttingthe runners on the cornerswith no outs for Koski. Koskigrounded out to second, butwould score Hall on the playto give Coker a 1-0 advantage.One batter later, Lopez rippedan RBI single of his own toleft, scoring Conner from sec-ond to put the Cobras up 2-0.
Brooks Estrada helpedsecure an insurance run in thebottom of the fifth givingCoker a 3-0 lead overChowan. With one out Ballreached on a walk and had KJCurry pinch run for him. Aftera Hawks pitching change,Larry McCabe also drew awalk putting runners on firstand second for Estrada. TheCobras' right fielder hit a flareinto no-man's land in shallowright field, which allowedCurry to scurry home fromsecond for the third run onthe afternoon.
Live-stats for the gamescan be found by visitingwww.cokercobras.com.
Tickets for the baseballgames are available at thegate, $5 for adults, $3 for stu-dents and free to all Cokerfaculty, staff, and students.
Genesis Healthcare and Raceway Ford both recently made generous donations to Darlington High SchoolAthletics. These two companies are longtime supporters of the student-athletes at Darlington High School.Present at the donations were DHS Athletics Director Phil Jones and DHS Principal Cortney Gehrke.
A-Honor RollShaleah Addison, Bentley
Blackwell, Mya Bryant, DavidChapman, ChristopherCharles, Aaliyah Cottingham,Morgan Curtis, Kaylin Davis,Kylee Davis, Kynley Fishel,Madison Frantz, AidenGattison, Trevor Gilbert,Layden Godbolt, M’KhaylaHayes, Taleya Jackson,Taleiyah Lunn, JohnMcKnight, Katelyn Morris,Carrie Munn, Gabriel Orr,Braileigh Poston, SamariPugh, Nathaly Quiahua,Aaliyah Reid, GabrielleRobinson, Peyton Robinson,Chance Sheppard, RobertShoemake, Jamaya Spears,Kalaysjan Squire, DanielTaylor, Grayson Walker,Sakilee Wiggins, GabriellaWright
A/B-HONOR ROLLBryce Anderson, Zoe
Beavers, Austin Booker,Michael Boyer, Nazir Bull,Jaden Cain, Elizabeth Capers,
Shawn Capers, JaquoriaCarter, Louis Colon, KaylaCommander, Gabrielle Crispo,De’Vion Curtis, TiMaurionDamon, Keagan Davis, IyanaDickey, Mylan Edwards,TyQuarius Edwards, HunterFlood, Arianna Fulwood,Joseph Graves, Amani Gregg,Tristen Handfield, MakaylaHughes, Jayden Jackson,Trinity Jackson, LarhondaJohnson, Nevan Joyner, EmilyLanda, Myron Lane,, AydenLara, Savannah Lee, NatalieLegge, Jasmine Leonard,Jayce Lloyd, Justin Lucas,Daquan Martin, ZadenMcClain, Leonardo Morris,Jack Newsome, Aiden Odom,Anniston Parker, JulianPeterson, Stormie Pigatt,Makayla Roach, AddisonRoache, Laexis Sikes, RogerSmith, Taylor Smith, AjiaStewart, Ja’kobe Tedder,Burgen Thames, RowenThames, Kaydence Walters,Jordin Wright, MaleekaWyatt, Layla Youmans
Pate ElementarySchool Honor Roll
Raceway Ford ofDarlington and Hartsville,along with Darlington andHartsville High Schools,recently invited members ofthe community to help raisefunds at test-drive events,as part of the Drive 4 URSchool program. Area resi-dents test-drove a Fordvehicle around the schoolsand with every test drive
completed Ford MotorCompany donated $20 tothe school. Darlington andHartsville High Schoolseach had the opportunity toearn up to $6,000 duringtheir event.
To date, Ford dealershipsacross the United Stateshave helped raise morethan $35 million for localschools and non-profits.
Raceway Ford raises money for athletics
By Samantha LylesStaff Writer
Darlington residents Gusand Betty Battista have beenmarried for over 50 years. Letthat sink in for a moment. Ina time when too many mar-riages are considered dispos-able, when unions splinterover arguments or illnesses orhard times, they have man-aged to stick together for fivedecades. Their road has notbeen smooth (Betty would bethe first to tell you) but theirpartnership is a testament tothe deep and abiding lovethat can grow when couplesnot only accept each other'simperfections, but also learnhow to love them.
I could wax on about themfor a bit, though I think theirstory is best told by AugustinoMichael and Betty Jeanne
Battista themselves...mostlyBetty.
Betty: We were born in thesame hospital in Camden,New Jersey. We met on April23rd but I don't know theyear.
Gus: 1966.Betty: He remembers when
I don't. But I was working onthe line at the RCA factoryand they put me on a linewith all men, and the mensaid 'There's someone wewant you to meet.' And when(Gus) brought the stock up,they introduced us.
That meeting led to dailylunch dates where they wouldshare chicken salad sand-wiches made by Gus's mother,an excellent cook with manydelectable recipes ofNorthern Italian favorites.After about a month, the cou-ple went bowling on their
first date, and Gus – a skilledbowler – admits he may haveshown off a little bit.
Gus: I was good, but it wasmostly the ball.
Betty: He had a gold bowl-ing ball. It was beautiful, butmy mother hated it. Herleague bowled on the samenights as his, and they saidthat gold ball was distractingbecause it would pick up thelight and glitter.
Gus: It was 24-karat goldflake in a clear ball...I got iton sale, and everybody hatedit but me.
Betty: I liked it!They dated practically
every night, including a fancydress bowling banquet, andGus knew pretty quickly thatBetty was the girl for him. Heproposed on June 23, 1966,at one of their favoritehaunts – Calico Kitchen in
Camden. Unfortunately, thewedding took place in an oldchurch with no air condition-ing on one of the hottest daysof the year.
Gus: We got married June10, 1967, and it was a hun-dred and ten degrees.
Betty: He was in a whitetuxedo, and when I lookedup at the alter, he was sowhite that I thought he wasgoing to faint...I told my dad,'Look, he looks scared todeath!'
Gus: That was the shock ofseeing you.
Betty: He had pitch-blackhair and big brown eyes. Ithought he was handsome,but I told my mom and dadwhen he asked me out, I toldthem he had a hump on hisback and he had a big nose.
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Darlington Father-Daughter Dance 2018Dads and daughters turned
out by the dozen, all dolled upand ready to shake a leg atDarlington Area Recreation'sannual Father & DaughterDance, held February 8 at theHarmon Baldwin Gym. For just$25, the dancing duosreceived dinner and refresh-ments, a professional portrait,and enjoyed an evening ofmusic and Valentine's Day-themed merriment with enter-tainer Dan E. Lockemy. Formore information about thisand other events, callDarlington Area Recreation at843-398-4030. PHOTOS BY SAMANTHA LYLES
Their love story began more than fifty years ago
ORANGEBURG – After adelay for winter weather, thestudents were able to com-plete the math, and when thejudges compared the totals,South Carolina IndependentSchool Association ExecutiveDirector Larry Wattannounced that Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate Schoolreceived second place in theDivision I SCISA State HighSchool Math Meet competi-tion.
Members of the winningteam were Bang Tran, EddieBuckhouse, Bennett Joyce,Adam Cheng, and Eric Liang.
Additionally, Liang placedfirst in the division individualcompetition.
Other Division I team win-ners included HammondSchool, Columbia, first, andHeathwood Hall EpiscopalSchool, Columbia, third.
In the individual competi-tion, Tobi Ogunfowora,Hammond School, came insecond, and Tod Yan, WilsonHall, Sumter, tied withSumant Rao, the HammondSchool, Columbia, for thirdplace.
The High School MathMeet is open to students ingrades 9-12. Each school mayenter no more than two teamsof five students each. Duringthe competition, all studentstake a one-hour multiplechoice written math test con-sisting of 50 questions.
Following the test, each teammember, one at a time, par-ticipates in a speed round offive questions.
“The test scores at thisyear’s math meet were out-standing,” Watt said. “Thecompetition becomes stiffereach year. We congratulatethe winners, and we appreci-ate all of the work the stu-dents and their sponsors didprior to the meet.”
The High School MathMeet is an annual SCISAevent conducted in two divi-sions, determined by highschool enrollment.
A total of 310 students on62 teams representing 38schools participated in thetwo-day event.
The South CarolinaIndependent SchoolAssociation is a non-profit,voluntary association of over
120 independent schoolsserving more than 37,000teachers and students.
Founded in 1965, the Stateof South Carolina incorporat-ed SCISA as an exclusivelyeducational organizationwith the responsibilities ofestablishing accreditationstandards, coordinating aca-demic and athletic competi-tion and providing profes-sional development.
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Trinity-Byrnes places second in math meet
SCISA Activities Director Lyndi Bonnette, fourth from left, presents the second-place trophy to Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School students, from left, Bang Tran, Eddie Buckhouse, Bennett Joyce, Adam Cheng,and Eric Liang. SCISA photo.
Members of the LamarHigh School Senior Beta Clubcame together recently tosupport other children intheir community.
The club sponsored the“Wear Your Heart on YourSleeve” clothing drive for theKids Closet in Lamar, which isoperated by Carolina’s KidsInc. The Kids Closet providesfree clothing to childrenthrough a voucher system.Carolina’s Kids operatesclothing closets not only inLamar but also in Hartsvilleand Darlington.
The Beta Club memberscollected several boxes ofgently used clothing and newpackages of socks. BobbieStanley visited Lamar HighSchool on behalf of Carolina’sKids to accept the donations.
Carolina’s Kids serves thechildren of Darlington Countywith multiple assistance pro-grams including HungerBuster’s weekend food bagsand school supply donations.For more information aboutthe organization, please visitwww.carolinas-kids.org.
Lamar High Beta Club donates to Carolina’sKids Clothing Closet
LHS Beta Club - Members of the Lamar High School Senior Beta Club make a donation of clothing to theCarolina's Kids clothing closet in Lamar. Pictured, from left, are Clayton Tiller, Laquetta Isaac, BrookeCorley, Bobbie Stanley, Austin Powers, Toya Gainey, Jalen Langley and Aushnique Wells. The Beta club'sfaculty co-sponsors are Alphine Bradley and Dedra Hart. Photo Contributed
The Trinity-Byrnes middleschool quiz bowl team tookfirst place at the SCISAregional meet on February 7.The tournament, hosted byWilson Hall, included Trinity-Byrnes, Wilson Hall, St.Anthony’s, and Holly Hill.Trinity-Byrnes won all 3 oftheir matches to advance tothe state tournament onThursday, February 15.Students answered questionsbased on literature, history,science, math and currentevents. Members of the teamincluded (left to right):Michael Gregory, HartStarling, Dylan Odin, HelenPlayer (team captain),Cooper Poston, and PearceScott. Photo Contributed
Trinity-Byrnes takes home first place winin regional quiz bowl
Editor’s note: The bookingreport represents a list of personsarrested given to the media fromthe W. Glenn CampbellDetention Center under the S.C.Freedom of Information Act.
All people are presumed inno-cent until proven guilty. Pleasebe advised there are many peoplewith similar names.
If listed here erroneously,please contact the detention cen-ter, which will send us any cor-rections. If a person is found notguilty in a court of law, that per-son may have that printed hereas well by providing court docu-ments to us to that effect.
l Annette Barrett, 42, of 408Edwards Ave, Darlington,Criminal Conspiracy; CriminalConspiracy; Obtain Sign/PropUnder False Pretense <$2000;RSG Value $2000 or Less
l Carey Lynn Capps, 30, of2123 New Markette Rd,Hartsville, Poss OtherControlled Sub in Sched I to V1st; Manuft Possess Other SubSch I II III WITD 1st; ManuftPossess Other Sub Sch I II IIIWITD 1st
l Tiffany Leigh Cranford, 30,of 1045 Family Rd, McBee, PossOther Controlled Sub in Sched Ito V 1st
l Malcolm M House, 17, of209 Brekly St, Darlington, Poss28G or Less Marij/10G or LessHash 1st
lDean Nicholas Johnson, 33,of 132 Wire Rd, Darlington,Driving Under the Influence
l Richard Scott Kuykendall,28, of 122 Cleaner Way,Dandridge TN, Driving Underthe Influence
l Jessica Edell Stokes, 37, of104 North Leesburg, Hartsville,Violation of Probation (Used byPPP Only)
l Chandler Brenton Warren,34, of 70 German Rd,Greeleyville, Breach of Trustw/Intent >$2000 <$10,000;Breach of Trust w/Intent>$2000 <$10,000; Breach ofTrust w/Intent <$2000
l Cedric MauriceWashington, 43, of 4589Running Brook Rd, Darlington,Use of 911 Number Unlawfully;
Trespassingl Grover Allen Wingate, 50,
of 710 Hudson St, Hartsville,Driving Under the Influence
l Torianno AddaryalBonaparte, 41, of 540 MineralSprings Rd, Darlington,Shoplifting <$2000
l Nicole Dean, 37, of 1424Indian Branch Road, Darlington,DUI <10 2nd Offense
l Walter Eric Forrest, 29, of1458 Pebble Dr, Darlington,Driving Under Suspension;Felony Driving Under theInfluence (Bodily Injury); ChildEndangerment Vehicle (Minor)
l Ty Gainey, 18, of 315 BelAire St, Society Hill, ManuftPossess Schedule IV DrugsWITD 1st; Manuft PossessSchedule IV Drugs WITD 1st;Manuft Possess Schedule IVDrugs WITD 1st; Drugs/Dist SellManuf or PWID Near a School;Drugs/Dist Sell Manuf or PWIDNear a School; Drugs/Dist SellManuf or PWID Near a School
l Tony Samuel Kemmerlin,58, of 720 Funderburke Street,Darlington, Assault and Battery3rd Degree; Assault/Intent toCommit Criminal Sex Con 2ndDeg
l Christopher Trey Lloyd, 33,of 228 Donnerail St, Darlington,
Violation of City Ordinancel Tyree Maquail Mack, 25, of
2031 Lavensworth Rd,Darlington, Fail to Stop for BlueLight; Leaving Scene of AccidentUnattended Vehicle; Filing FalsePolice Report; Driving UnderSuspension; Poss 15 DosageUnits MDMA/Ecstasy 1stOffense; Poss Other ControlledSub in Sched I to V 1st
l Wayne Everette Mack, 46,of 201 Ross Street, Darlington,Drugs/Man Dist Etc CocaineBase 3rd or Sub
l Suzanne Leigh McCauley,34, of 107 Stonewall Rd,Hartsville, Drugs/Man Dist Etcof Methamphetamine 1st
lHeather Kaylin Pratt, 26, of107 Stonewall Street, Hartsville,Drugs/Man Dist Etc of CocaineBase 1st; Poss Controlled Sub inSch I to V 2nd or More;Drugs/Man Dist Etc ofMethamphetamine 1st; Poss28G or Less Marij/10G or LessHash 1st; Defrauding HotelBoarding House or Restaurant
l Rashawn William Brown,26, of 505 Oleander Dr,Darlington, Poss 28G or LessMarij/10G or Less Hash 1st;Unlawful Carrying of Weapon
l Chalmers Lee Cooper, 30,of 1202 N Brand St, Florence,Manuft Possess Other Sub Sch III III WITD 1st; Manuft PossessOther Sub Sch I II III WITD 1st
l Norris Lee Hall Jr., 22, of1411 Shelton Dr, Darlington,Burglary First Degree
l Bernard Bostic, 51, of 135Brown St, Darlington, FinancialTrans Card Fraud <$500 in 6Mths; Financial Trans CardFraud <$500 in 6 Mths;Financial Trans Card Fraud<$500 in 6 Mths; Breaking IntoAuto/Tanks Where Fuel Stored
l Clifford Todd Corley, 45, of1529 Lee Andrew Dr,Timmonsville, DUI 16 or Higher1st Offense
l Paul Matthew Ferguson,25, of 1713 W Carolina Ave,Hartsville, Violation ofProbation (Used by PPP Only)
l Robert Brennan Graham,36, of 513 Bedford Ave Apt A,Hartsville, Public Drunk;Shoplifting <$2000; ResistingArrest
l Devonte Dymon Jones, 18,of 1653 Green Street Rd,Darlington, Violation of CityOrdinance
l Lora Jean McCaskill, 32, of628 Moore St, Darlington,Driving Under Suspension;Burglary Second Degree
lDallas Michael Miles, 49, of1131 Moody Rd, N Fort MyersFL, Violation of City Ordinance
l Jalin Tremaine Mullins, 17,of 100 E Ave, Darlington,Violation of City Ordinance
l Kenneth Frank Newsome,38, of 1201 Lakeview Blvd,Hartsville, Probation Violation
lWilliam Addison Pierce, 45,of 204 Robin Hood Rd,Darlington, Petty Larceny
l Matthew Jason Rogers, 38,of 2041 Rogers Rd, Darlington,Burglary Second Degree;Breaking Into Auto/TanksWhere Fuel Stored
l James Bernard Addison,28, of 2014 Stony Brook,Hartsville, Driving UnderSuspension; Giving FalseInformation
l Steven Craig Andrews, 53,of 2812 Persimmons, Hartsville,DUI/Driving Under theInfluence .08 1st
l Joshua Travis Austin, 33, of609 Deweese Ave, RockinghamNC, Driving Under theInfluence; Driving Without aLicense
l Lolita Shantell Buckman,43, of 710 Ripley Station Rd,Hartsville, Driving UnderSuspension
l Jessie Allen Dixon, 35, of2857 Patrick Highway,Hartsville, No Charge Data
l Hobson Evans Gandy III,18, of 153 W Home Ave,Hartsville, Public DisorderlyConduct
l Kellie Nicole Hopkins, 28,of 932 Ashton Dr, Florence,Shoplifting <$2000; EnteringPremises After Warning
l Frederick Gerrod Mack, 34,of 109 Farm St, Darlington,Manuf Possess Sch I II III WITD3rd or Sub; Manuf Possess Sch III III WITD 3rd or Sub; ManufPossess Other Sub Sch I II IIIWITD 1st; Manuf Possess OtherSub Sch I II III WITD 1st
l Dorrian Latrell Wingate,18, of 420 Marion St, Hartsville,Driving Under Suspension;Drugs/Attempted PossessionControlled Subs; OperatingVehicle Which is NotRegistered/Lic; Uninsured
Motor Vehicle Fee Violation 2ndOffense; Operate Vehicle w/oRegistration and License;Unlawful Carrying of Weapon
l Stephanie Denise Blakely,35, of 1501 E Bobo NewsomeHwy, Hartsville, PublicDisorderly Conduct
l Frank Preson Copeland, 73,of 1259 Bay Branch Rd, Lamar,Abandonment of Animals;Abandonment of Animals;Abandonment of Animals
l Christopher Lee Couey, 27,of 520 North Broad St, Clinton,No Charge Data
l Angella Ellis Gainey, 39, of15603 Highway 151, Jefferson,Shoplifting Less Than $50
l James Cook Gibson, 32, of1061 Buttercup Circle,Blythewood, No Charge Data
l Javard Cleondus Hodges,46, of 523 Chestnut St,Darlington, Violation of CityOrdinance
l Tammy Lynn Huether, 46,of 726 B Pinestraw St,Hartsville, Public DisorderlyConduct
l Anthony Jerome Jones, 42,of 3551 Quail Roost Rd, Mullins,No Charge Data
l Davy Jones, 41, of 2349Rogers Rd, Darlington, NoCharge Data
l Joshua Jordan Jones, 27, of15603 Hwy 151, Jefferson,Shoplifting >$50 2nd;Trespassing
l Daniel Ryan Kaess, 28, of1036 W St Paul Rd, Lamar,Operating Uninsured MotorVehicle 1st Off; Driving UnderSuspension
l Terry NMN Martin, 40, of2221 Ashland Road, McBee,Poss 28G or Less Marij/10G orLess Hash 1st
l Ricardo DevanichMcFarland, 30, of 2128 FlynnRoad, Hartsville, Violation ofProbation (Used by PPP Only)
l Anthony McCleod, 36, of4976 Devine Park Drive,Conway, No Charge Data
lKelvin Danier O'Neal, 30, of2121 Leavens Worth Rd,Darlington, No Charge Data
l Wallace Luther Peguese,41, of 516 Gaillard St, Florence,No Charge Data
l Brandon Pinkard, 34, of23498 Rogers Rd, Darlington,No Charge Data
l Jessie Matthew Poston, 54,of 508 Virginia Street,Hartsville, Domestic/DomesticViolence 3rd Degree
l Stacy Rhodes, 30, of 212Hunter Rd, Hopkins, No ChargeData
lTimothy Stanley, 31, of 3719Rainbow Dr, Longs, No ChargeData
l James Alga Stevenson, 57,of 1004 Standing Springs Rd,Greenville, No Charge Data
l Shaquina Janae Swinney,19, of 860 Tailwind Lane,Hartsville, Driving Under theInfluence
l Luke Eugene Taylor Jr., 30,of 2865 Pelfrey Rd, Sumter, NoCharge Data
l Tommy Joe Tyner, 29, of2847 Patrick Hwy, Hartsville, NoCharge Data
l Ricky Jerry Wallace, 25, of1400 Lee Park Rd, Patrick, NoCharge Data
l Samuel Willis, 28, of 630Colonial Ave Apt 7, Gaffney, NoCharge Data
l Gary Amerson, 78, of 1112Legrand Drive, Darlington,Driving Under the Influence;Child Endangerment Vehicle(Minor)
l Russell Boyer, 45, of 4134Anderson Farm Rd, Darlington,No Charge Data
l Trevor Brandon Dobey, 35,of 1102 Kershaw St, Florence, NoCharge Data
l Victoria Kenya English, 24,of 536 Weaver St, Darlington,Manuft Possess Other Sub Sch III III WITD 1st
l Angelie Flores, 23, of 1702Southern Oak, Conroe TX,Entering Premises After Warning
l Billy Joe Griggs, 56, of POBox 105, Patrick, No Charge Data
l Delia Shandrica Johnson,28, of 2205 Sunnyfields Dr,Hartsville, Weekender
l Alphonso Logan, 39, of2349 Rogers Rd, Darlington, NoCharge Data
l Raymond Charles Lowery-Kriz, 20, of 711 Cashua St,Darlington, Crim Sex Conductw/Minor (11-14 Yrs) 2nd Degree
l Bruce Roland, 44, of 222Nordell St, Darlington, NoCharge Data
l Allen Levern Dudley, 38,of 200 Palmetto Circle,Darlington, DUI/Driving Underthe Influence .08 1st; DrivingUnder Suspension; UninsuredMotor Vehicle Fee Violation;Use License Plates Other ThanVehicle Issued; OperatingVehicle Which is NotRegistered/Lic; Alteration ofLicense/Sale of Fictitious Lic
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DUAC: Driving underunlawful alcohol concentrationDUI: Driving
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violenceCDVHAN: Criminal
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conductPWID: Possession withintent to distributeSPOM: Simple
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Darlington County Sheriff's Deputieswere dispatched at 7 p.m. Feb. 7 to a resi-dence on Alpine Dr. in the Florence area ofDarlington County in reference to a shoot-ing victim inside the residence. MichaelSmith, 39, of Florence was pronounceddead at the scene by Darlington CountyCoroner J Todd Hardee.
This incident is under investigation byDarlington County Coroner’s Office andthe Darlington County Sheriff’s Office.
Coroner Hardee has ruled the death ahomicide. Law enforcement is proceedingbased on his ruling. If you have any infor-mation you are asked to contactDarlington County Sheriff’s Investigatorsat 843-398-
4501 or Crime Stoppers of the Pee Deeat 1-888-CRIME-SC or visitwww.p3tips.com. You do not have toreveal your identity to leave information.
Darlington Policelook for suspectThe Darlington Police Department is
asking for the public’s help in identifyinga subject or subjects that fired severalshots into a dwelling on Player Street inthe city limits of Darlington. The inci-dent occurred at approximately 9:45 pm.No one inside of the home was injured. Ifyou have any information about the inci-dent please contact the DarlingtonPolice Department at 843-398-4026.
Investigatorsseeking public's
assistanceDarlington County Sheriff's
Investigators are seeking the public'sassistance identifying a suspect believedto have used a stolen debit card at aHartsville area retailer. The debit cardwas stolen during an armed robbery onJanuary 16 outside of a residence onBrookwood Dr. in.
If you have any information you areasked to contact Darlington CountySheriff’s Investigators at 843-398-
4501 or Crime Stoppers of the PeeDee at 1-888-CRIME-SC or visitwww.p3tips.com. You do not have toreveal your identity to leave informa-tion.
Water Well Trust expands WaterWell Project in South Carolina
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- TheWater Well Trust, the onlynational nonprofit helping lowincome
Americans get access to aclean, safe water supply, hasannounced that it is expandingthe number of South Carolinacounties eligible to receive assis-tance for drilling a new waterwell or rehabilitate an existingwell from 21 to 22.
In 2016, the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture (USDA) awardeda $140,000 matching grant tothe Water Well Trust (WWT) fora project to increase potablewater availability to householdsin 21 rural South Carolina coun-ties, including Darlington, Lee,Marion, Sumter, Clarendon,
Williamsburg, Laurens,Cherokee, Kershaw,Spartanburg, Union, Marlboro,Fairfield, Colleton, Jasper,
Orangeburg, Chesterfield,Chester, Allendale, Hampton,and Greenwood counties.
The WWT has now expandedeligibility to Barnwell County.The USDA grant monies willprovide long-term, low-interestloans to applicants seeking newor improved water wells in the
22-county area.To be eligible to receive a
WWT loan, applicants must bethe owner and occupant of thehome as their primary resi-dence. In addition, the appli-cant’s household income mustnot exceed
100 percent of the mediannon-metropolitan householdincome for the state in whichthe applicant resides. The 2017Non-Metropolitan medianhousehold income for SouthCarolina is $45,900. The incomecriteria apply to both the appli-
cant and all other occupants ofthe home.
Prospective applicants candownload the application formand instruction letter from theWater Well Trust website atwaterwelltrust.org under“Apply” at the top of the homepage. If you would like the appli-cation mailed to you please con-tact the Trust’s office at 202-625-4383.
The Water Systems Councilestablished the Water Well Trustin 2010 to provide clean, sani-tary drinking water toAmericans who lack access to areliable water supply and to con-struct and document small com-munity water systems usingwater wells to demonstrate thatthese systems are more econom-ical.
For more information, visitwaterwellltrust.org.
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McLeod Hospiceoffers trainingfor volunteersMcLeod Hospice is offering
a new "Hospice Volunteering101" class for persons interest-ed in helping Hospice patientsor assisting the Hospice sup-port staff. The volunteer train-ing program will be held onFebruary 24, from 9 a.m. until1 p.m. at the McLeod HospiceHouse, at 1203 E. ChevesStreet in Florence.
Volunteers play a vital rolein McLeod Hospice.Volunteers may make deliver-ies to patients’ homes or pro-vide companionship by visit-ing patients either in theirhomes or at the McLeodHospice House. They may alsoprovide massage therapy, pettherapy or play the piano oranother instrument forpatients. Volunteers performclerical work (serving as areceptionist for the HospiceHouse, putting togethercharts or filing), bake or sewfor patients/families or pro-vide gardening skills in theMcLeod Hospice SensoryGarden.
A life-limiting illness can bedevastating and have far-reaching effects. Patients andtheir families need a solid sup-port system during this timeof crisis. McLeod Hospice pro-vides that support.
The caring spirit and help-ing hands of hospice volun-teers reach out to people inthe community. As a hospicevolunteer, individuals canchoose to work directly withpatients and families or helpin a hundred other ways –making a difference in some-one’s life.
McLeod Hospice servesFlorence, Darlington, Dillon,Horry, Chesterfield,Marlboro, Lee, Marion,Sumter, Clarendon andWilliamsburg counties.
Attendees must register inadvance if they plan to partici-pate in the training.
For more information or toregister, please call CourtneySullivan, VolunteerCoordinator for McLeodHospice, at 843-777-5667.
CLEMSON — U.S. News &World Report has ranked aClemson University College ofEducation program first amongonline graduate education pro-grams in the nation in 2018. Inone year, the college’s Master ofTeaching and Learning pro-gram jumped 10 spots to thetop in this ranking.
George J. Petersen, dean ofthe College of Education,attributes this substantial jumpto the head of the online educa-tion pack to the hard work anddedication of faculty and staffin the college.
“Our college is committed tothe constant improvement of itsgraduate programs designedfor distance learners, and thatcommitment has made thisprogram without peer in a veryshort amount of time,” Petersensaid. “This recognition indi-cates our focused and inten-tional efforts to deliver a best-in-class, professional and edu-
cational experience for our stu-dents.”
Jeff Marshall, chair of thecollege’s teaching and learningdepartment, said the recentsuccesses in online programscan be credited to faculty andstaff who don’t settle for any-thing less than excellence incontent and delivery. They con-stantly evaluate and improveevery aspect of the program.
Marshall said preparing fac-ulty to excel in online environ-ments is vital to the continualimprovement effort. He addedthat providing constant, effec-tive communication and sup-port for students in the pro-gram is another key componentto success.
“This ranking provides anice affirmation to the unsur-passed quality that we continueto strive for each day,” Marshallsaid. “We also greatly valueother indicators, such as stu-dent comments, that are equal-
ly important to help guide andinfluence the decisions wemake.”
According to U.S. News, thehighest-ranked programs at themaster’s level perform well ontraditional metrics — such ashaving selective admissionsand credentialed faculty —while also successfully adapt-ing their course delivery foreducating students remotely.U.S. News provides compre-hensive data and ranking ofonline programs to prospectivestudents.
The College of Educationoffers master’s and educationalspecialist degrees that prepareprofessionals for such fields asteaching, school administra-tion, counseling, humanresources and leadership inboth higher education and ath-letics. The college offers manyclasses online to maximizeaccessibility and maintain qual-ity.
U.S. News ranks Clemson College ofEducation #1 national online program
The Darlington CountySchool District’s TeacherForum has announced theTeacher Feature winners forFebruary. The program rec-ognizes one teacher fromeach school to honor excel-lence in education. TheTeacher Feature is coordinat-ed by the district’s TeacherForum, which is comprisedof each school’s Teacher ofthe Year. The purpose of theTeacher Forum is to fosterprofessional growth andteacher leadership.Honorees receive free mealsat local restaurants andrecognition in theirschools.� �
The February honoreesare:
• Aron Ellisor,Brockington ElementaryMagnet School
• Rebecca Watson,Brunson-Dargan ElementarySchool
• Peyton Walsh, CainElementary School
• Michelle Grantham,Carolina Elementary School
• Melissa Ham,Darlington High School
• Dennis Etman,Darlington Middle School
• David Kennedy,Darlington CountyIntervention School
• Daren McKenzie,Darlington County Instituteof Technology
• Farrah Wilson,Hartsville High School
• Jesus Vasquez,Hartsville Middle School
• Ginger Windham,Lamar Elementary School
• Joshua Rogers, LamarHigh School
• Jay Flowers, Mayo HighSchool for Math, Science,and Technology
• Bethany Perry, NorthHartsville ElementarySchool
• Carmen Blakney, PateElementary School
• Jennifer Stokes,R o s e n w a l dElementary/Middle School
• Calandra Sheriod,Southside Early ChildhoodCenter
• Adam Windham,Spaulding ElementarySchool
• Matthew McCary,Spaulding Middle School
• Hunter Gainey, St.John's Elementary School
• Lori Lowe, ThornwellSchool for the Arts
Willie White, WashingtonStreet Elementary School
• Teresa Reed, WestHartsville ElementarySchool
Darlington County SchoolDistrict announces February
Teacher Feature winners
McLeod Health hosted anopen house and ribbon cuttingon Thursday, February 8, inconjunction with the GreaterHartsville Chamber ofCommerce to celebrate theopening of Medical ParkHartsville. Located at 1319South Fourth Street, services atthis location include McLeodOrthopedics, McLeodCardiology Associates, McLeodVascular Associates, McLeodSports Medicine, and McLeodRehabilitation Services.
The physicians of McLeodOrthopaedics Hartsvilleinclude Rodney Alan, MD;Barry Clark, DO; PatrickDenton, MD; and Jason O’Dell,MD. Physical Therapy servicesfor McLeod Rehabilitation andSports Medicine will be provid-ed by Karen Hammer, PT.
The physicians of McLeodCardiology Associates includeCardiologist John Patton, MD;and Electrophysiologist PrabalGuha, MD. Vascular SurgeonEva Rzucidlo, MD, will serve asthe physician for McLeodVascular Associates.
“Nearly 50,000 patients aretreated from the Hartsville areaat McLeod each year and it isour privilege to locate the spe-cialty care services in this com-munity,” said Rob Colones,President and CEO of McLeodHealth.
“McLeod Centers forAdvanced Orthopedics consistsof a comprehensive team oforthopedic surgeons, nurses,physician assistants, rehabilita-tion specialists and a sportsmedicine,” said Dr. PatrickDenton, Orthopedic Surgeon
and Medical Director ofMcLeod Centers for AdvancedOrthopedics. “Part of our com-mitment to the communityincludes the continuousimprovement of care, service,and access to advanced subspe-cialty trained orthopedic sur-geons and services.”
“It has been a goal of theMcLeod Heart and VascularInstitute to build the strongestcardiac and vascular programpossible to significantlyreduced the life-style diseasethat place patients at risk forthe number one killer in theUnited States,” said Dr. EvaRzucidlo, Vascular Surgeon ofthe McLeod Heart and VascularInstitute. “We are now pleasedto bring the best in heart andvascular care to Hartsville resi-dents.”
“The expansion of McLeodHartsville will have a greatimpact on the health of ourcommunity,” said QuinettaButerbaugh, President of theGreater Hartsville Chamber ofCommerce. The specialty serv-ices they are providing willbring experienced physiciansto our residents, making itmuch easier to receive care.”
McLeod Medical ParkHartsville welcomes newpatients. Physician and self-referrals are welcome.
Appointments can be madeby calling:
Orthopedics: 843-777-7900
Sports Medicine & PhysicalTherapy: 843-639-8390
Cardiology/Electrophysiology: 800-299-5689
Vascular: 843-777-7043
McLeod Health hosts open house,ribbon cutting for new facility
McLeod Health hosted an open house and ribbon cutting on Thursday, February 8, in conjunction with the Greater Hartsville Chamber ofCommerce to celebrate the opening of Medical Park Hartsville. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
Silver Fox TournamentOf Champions
Once again this year theLamar Civitan Club willpresent the Silver FoxTournament Of Champions.
The reception will be atGovernors Run Golf ClubApril 26 from 7 – 10 p.m.with the golf tournamentbeing played April 27th. ACaptains Choice formatwith tee times scheduledfor 12:30pm. Lunch will be
provided. Tickets for theThursday night receptionare $25 each. The golftournament is $400 perteam. Applications areavailable at Governors RunGolf Course in Lamar.Proceeds benefit muchneeded financial aid toLamar High School stu-dents both academicallyand athletically.
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2018 | PAGE 5BNEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C.
Public Service Commission of SC, Synergy Business Park, 101 Executive Center Dr., Suite 100, Columbia, SC 29210-8411, 803-896-5100 www.psc.sc.gov
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA
CLERK’S OFFICE
REVISED NOTICE OF FILING
DOCKET NO. 2017-370-E
Joint Application and Petition of South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and Dominion Energy, Inc. for Review and Approval of a Proposed Business Combination between SCANA Corporation and Dominion Energy, Inc., as May Be Required, and for a Prudency Determination Regarding the Abandonment of the V.C. Summer Units 2 & 3 Project and Associated Customer Benefits and Cost Recovery Plans On January 12, 2018, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (“SCE&G” or the “Company”) and Dominion Energy, Inc. (“Dominion Energy”) (together, the “Petitioners”) filed a Joint Application and Petition (“Joint Petition”) with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (the “Commission”), pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 58-27-1300, 58-27-870(F), 58-33-270(E) and 58-33-280(K) (2015), seeking approval of a proposed transaction whereby SCE&G’s parent, SCANA Corporation (“SCANA”), will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dominion Energy (the “Merger”). The Petitioners further request through this Joint Petition Commission approval of a Customer Benefits Plan (“Customer Benefits Plan”) and a cost recovery plan for new nuclear development costs associated with the V.C. Summer Units 2 & 3 Project (the “NND Project”) to accompany the Merger.
Dominion Energy is a utility headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Dominion Energy serves over 6 million utility customers with operations in 18 states.
Under the Customer Benefits Plan presented in the Joint Petition:
• SCE&G electric customers will receive $1.3 billion in immediate, one-time rate credits after Merger closing. An average residential customer could receive a check for approximately $1,000.
• SCE&G customers would receive an immediate reduction in electric bills of approximately 5%, including refunds of previously collected rates (3.5%) and a tax savings rider (initially 1.5%). Dominion Energy will fund a $575 million pool which is anticipated to allow the 3.5% rate refund reduction to remain in place for eight years. Nuclear project costs would be separated from other utility costs in rates and collected through a separate cost recovery rider.
• The Merger will allow SCE&G to shorten the recovery period for nuclear costs from 50 to 20 years. • Upon Merger closing, SCE&G will write off $1.7 billion in construction costs and other assets to ensure
that they will never be collected from customers. • SCE&G will provide customers with 540 MW of combined cycle natural gas generation to replace
approximately 44% of the anticipated nuclear capacity. SCE&G will write off the $180 million purchase price.
• If the Merger closes, then SCE&G will freeze electric base rates (after the immediate rate reductions) until at least January 1, 2021.
• Dominion intends to maintain SCE&G’s corporate headquarters in Cayce, South Carolina.
These benefits are dependent on the closing of the Merger and the adoption of the Customer Benefits Plan contained in the Joint Petition.
Under the Customer Benefits Plan, the Petitioners request that the Commission enter an order:
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• Recognizing that the new nuclear project costs remaining after write downs (approximately $3.3 billion) are recoverable in rates;
• Establishing amortization and capital costs associated with recovery; • Ruling that the decision to abandon the new nuclear development project was reasonable and prudent; and • Ruling that the decision to sell SCANA’s rights in the settlement of claims against Toshiba Corporation to
Citibank N.A. for $1.016 billion was reasonable to reduce collection risks and accelerate the collection of the proceeds.
The request also seeks accounting directives and a rate provision to implement this proposal.
The Petitioners seek approval of the Customer Benefits Plan under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 58-27-870(F), which allows the Commission to approve a rate schedule filed by a utility setting forth a decrease in rates without consideration of the overall rate structure, and under S.C. Code Ann. § 58-33-280(K), which authorizes recovery of the capital costs of projects approved under the terms of the Base Load Review Act (“BLRA”) after a project is abandoned so long as the abandonment decision is prudent.
Under the Customer Benefits Plan to apply if the Merger closes, all new nuclear development costs that have not been reviewed and approved for inclusion in rates in previous revised rates orders will be written off (approximately $1.2 billion).
The Joint Petition also contains two alternative requests which SCE&G will pursue independently as disfavored alternatives if the Merger does not close. Under the first alternative request, SCE&G asks that the Commission adopt a rate plan that can be funded by SCE&G and SCANA alone. This stand-alone plan does not provide any payments to customers, any rate moratorium or any fund to reduce customer bills by providing rate refunds. It involves total write offs of investment of $810 million. It requires NND Project costs to be recovered from customers over 50 years. It does, however, include a 3.5% rate reduction and purchase of 540 MW of natural gas generation at no cost to customers.
As a second alternative, if the Merger does not close and the Commission does not approve the first alternative, SCE&G will seek the recovery of all costs and investments associated with the NND Project allowable by law but without any mitigation provisions and without seeking any present rate increase. This second alternative would not include any bill credits, rate moratorium, fund to mitigate future rate increases, write downs of project capital, or rate reductions.
Both alternative plans contain requests for prudency determinations and accounting directives to implement their terms and are based on the same statutory authority as the cost recovery plan supported by the combination with Dominion Energy.
SCE&G asserts that the alternative plans are disfavored and economically inferior for customers (though SCE&G maintains that such plans are nonetheless lawful, fair and reasonable) compared to the plan supported by the combination with Dominion Energy. SCE&G supports the alternative plans only in the event of disapproval of the Merger.
Customer bills will not increase in this proceeding under any proposal.
A copy of the Companies’ Joint Application and Petition can be found on the Commission’s website at www.psc.sc.gov under Docket No. 2017-370-E. Additionally, a copy of the Joint Application and Petition is
available from the office of K. Chad Burgess, Director and Deputy General Counsel, SCANA Corporation, 220 Operation Way, Mail Code C222, Cayce, South Carolina 29033. Any person who wishes to participate in this matter as a party of record should file a Petition to Intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure on or before April 12, 2018, by filing the Petition to Intervene with the Commission, by providing a copy to the Office of Regulatory Staff and by providing a copy to all parties of record. For the receipt of future Commission correspondence, please include an email address in the Petition to Intervene. Please refer to Docket No. 2017-370-E in the Petition to Intervene and mail a copy to all other parties in this docket. Any person who seeks to intervene and who wishes to testify and present evidence at the hearing should notify, in writing, the Commission; the Office of Regulatory Staff at 1401 Main Street, Suite 900, Columbia, South Carolina 29201; and all parties of record, on or before April 12, 2018. Please refer to Docket No. 2017-370-E in your correspondence. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing, pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 103-817 and Order No. 2018-80, on the above matter shall be scheduled. The time and date of such hearing will be distributed to the interested parties at a later time, and the time and date of the hearing will be available on the Commission’s website (www.psc.sc.gov) and the Commission’s Docket Management System.
For the most recent information regarding this docket, please refer to www.psc.sc.gov and Docket No. 2017-370-E.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any person who wishes to have his or her comments considered as part of the official record of this proceeding MUST present such comments in person to the Commission during the hearing. Persons seeking information about the Commission’s procedures should contact the Commission at (803) 896-5100 or visit its website at www.psc.sc.gov.
2/6/18
Hearty meals are best on cold nights, whenfood can provide a warming effect after comingin from the cold outdoors. This recipe for “BoeufBourguignon” from Jill Lightner’s “EdibleSeattle: The Cookbook” (Sterling Epicure) issure to provide such an effect.
Boeuf BourguignonServes 6 generously
2 pounds beef shoulder, cut into 2-inchpieces (see note)1 onion, cut into large dice2 carrots, cut into large dice2 stalks celery, cut into large dice2 dried bay leaves4 sprigs fresh thyme7 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley1⁄4 teaspoon black peppercorns1 bottle red wine
SaltFreshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon canola oil1⁄4 pound slab bacon, cut into large dice1⁄2 stick (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour4 cups beef stock2 large Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and
cut into large dice1 pound pearl onions, blanched and
peeled1 pound button mushrooms, diced
1. Put the beef chunks in a large bowl andadd the onion, carrots and celery. In a piece ofcheesecloth, tie together a bouquet of garni ofthe bay leaves, thyme, parsley, and pepper-corns and add to the bowl. Pour in the bottleof wine. Cover and let marinate in the refriger-ator overnight, stirring the mixture once ortwice over the course of the evening.2. The next day, remove the meat from the
marinade and dry the pieces in a shallow panlined with several layers of paper towels.
Remove the vegetables and reserve them sepa-rately, along with the bouquet garni. Reservethe wine. Season the beef with salt and pep-per.3. In a large Dutch oven over medium heat,
warm the canola oil. Add the bacon and cookuntil browned and the fat is rendered, about 5minutes. Remove the bacon from the pot andset aside. In single-layer batches, brown thebeef chunks on all sides, then set aside. Brownthe reserved onions, carrots and celery, about10 minutes. Add additional canola oil to thepot if there is not enough bacon fat to brownall of the beef and vegetables.4. Return the beef to the pot with the veg-
etables and add 3 tablespoons of the butter.Sprinkle with the flour and cook, stirring, forabout 3 minutes. Add the reserved wine anddeglaze the pot, scraping up all the brownedbits from the bottom. Add the bacon and stockand bring to a boil. Skim off the scum thatrises to the top; once the scum is removed, addthe bouquet garni. Simmer, covered, overmedium-low heat until the beef is very tender,about 11⁄2 hours. Remove the bouquet garni.5. Toward the end of the beef’s cooking
time, bring the potatoes to a boil in a separatesaucepan covered generously with saltedwater. Cook until tender, about 15 minutes.6. In a medium sauté pan, melt 3 table-
spoons of the butter over medium-high heat.Add the pearl onions and sauté for 3 to 4 min-utes. Add the mushrooms to the onions andcook until both onions and mushrooms aregolden brown, about 5 minutes longer. Seasonto taste with salt and pepper.7. Serve the stew in bowls, garnished with the
pearl onions, mushrooms and potatoes.
Note: When shopping for beef, you won’t find acut labeled “beef shoulder” — what you want iseither a chuck roast of some sort or, from a bitlower on the shoulder, a cut labeled either “armroast” or “round bone roast.”
Warm up with stewon cold winter nights
Anything goes when buying Valentine’s Daytreats for one’s sweetheart. But if one unofficialrule governs the giving of treats on Valentine’sDay, it’s that chocolate should be involved. Menand women who want to surprise their signifi-cant others with a homemade chocolate treatthis Valentine’s Day can try the following recipefor “Chilled Chocolate Soufflé with Lots ofGinger” courtesy of Lori Longbotham’s “LusciousCreamy Desserts” (Chronicle Books).
Chilled Chocolate Soufflé with Lots ofGingerServes 4 to 6
1⁄2 cup water1 1⁄4-ounce envelope plain gelatin1 pound bittersweet or semisweet choco-
late, chopped1⁄2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into
small pieces1⁄4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder2 tablespoons brandy6 large eggs, separated3⁄4 cup sugar
Pinch of salt3 large egg whites1⁄2 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger1⁄2 cup heavy (whipping) cream1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Step 1: Wrap a long, folded strip of heavy-duty aluminum foil or parchment paperaround a 5-cup soufflé dish to form a collarthat extends about 3 inches above the rim ofthe dish, and secure it with tape or string.Lightly oil the dish and the inside of the foil.Refrigerate the dish until ready to use.Step 2: Pour 1⁄4 cup of the water into a
small bowl and sprinkle with the gelatin. Letstand for 10 minutes, or until softened.Step 3: Place the bowl with the gelatin in
a larger bowl of hot water and stir until the
gelatin has dissolved and the liquid is clear.Step 4: Melt the chocolate and butter with
the cocoa in a heatproof bowl set over asaucepan of about 11⁄2 inches of barely sim-mering water, whisking occasionally untilsmooth. Remove the bowl from the saucepanand whisk in the remaining 1⁄4 cup waterand the brandy.Step 5: With a handheld electric mixer on
medium-high speed, beat the egg yolks, 1⁄2cup of the sugar, and the salt in a large, deepheatproof bowl until well combined. Set thebowl over the saucepan of barely simmeringwater and beat for 15 minutes, or until themixture is very thick and pale. Beat in thechocolate mixture just until combined.Remove the bowl from the heat, add the gel-atin mixture, and beat until the mixturecools to room temperature.Step 6: With clean beaters, on medium
speed, beat the egg whites in a large, deepclean bowl until the whites form soft peakswhen the beaters are lifted. Increase theheat to medium-high and sprinkle in theremaining 1⁄4 cup sugar about 1 tablespoonat a time, beating well after each addition,then beat until the whites form stiff peaks.Beat in the ginger.Step 7: With clean beaters, beat the heavy
cream and vanilla on high speed in a mediumbowl just until the cream forms stiff peaks.Step 8: Place the bowl of egg yolk mixture
in a larger bowl of ice water and whisk justuntil it begins to thicken and set. With awhisk, gently fold in the whipped cream, andthen the egg whites. Pour into the soufflédish and smooth the top with a rubber spat-ula. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, untilthoroughly chilled and set, for up to 24hours.Step 9: To serve, remove the collar from
the soufflé. Present the soufflé at the table,and spoon onto the dessert plates.
Chocolate soufflé perfect for Valentine’s Day
LEGAL NOTICESNOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Ernest Loraine DavisDate of Death: 12/29/2017Case No: 2018ES1600033Personal Representative:Joyce Dale DavisAddress: 600 Lyndale Drive,Hartsville, SC 29550
(29p3 leave in thru 2-14-18)NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Shirley Haney AKAShirley Ann HaneyDate of Death: 11/22/2017Case No: 2018ES1600039Personal Representative:Kimberly Ann McKenzieAddress: 1283 OlantaHighway, Lake City, SC 29560
(29p3 leave in thru 2-14-18)NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Rebecca CollinsShoemakeDate of Death: 12/8/2017Case No: 2018ES1600037Personal Representative:Bobby E ShoemakeAddress: 764 Azalea Drive,Lamar, SC 29069
(29p3 leave in thru 2-14-18)NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Janie Sue TitusDate of Death: 11/12/2017Case No: 2017ES1600595Personal Representative:Melonia Allisa DuboseAddress: 721 Willcox Street,Darlington, SC 29532
(29p3 leave in thru 2-14-18)NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Janie M HancockDate of Death: 11/21/2017Case No: 2018ES1600042Personal Representative:Donald Alton MillerAddress: 4639 E NationalCemetery Road, Florence, SC29506
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OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Ethel R MitchellDate of Death: 11/29/2017Case No: 2018ES1600017Personal Representative:Beverly L MitchellAddress: 3112 Balvec Dr.,Florence, SC 29501Attorney: Gena Phillips ErvinAddress: PO Box 2527,Florence, SC 29503-2527Co-Personal Representative:Lloyd M MitchellAddress: 2737 SouthboroughRd, Darlington, SC 29532Attorney: Gena Phillips ErvinAddress: PO Box 2527,Florence, SC 29503-2527
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OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Frances TillmanMcCarverDate of Death: 1/14/2018Case No: 2018ES1600044Personal Representative:Angelyn BatemanAddress: 318 BirchwoodDrive, Hartsville, SC 29550
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF DARLINGTON
IN THE COURT OF COMMONPLEAS
FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT2017-CP-16-00711
Rosa Lee Dickson,Plaintiff,v.Eugene Scipio (deceased),Estelle S. Collier (deceased),Hattie S. Howard (deceased),Benjamin Collier (deceased),Diane Collier, Mary L.Howard, Priscilla ACunningham, Jesse L.Howard, and Richard Roe, afictitious name representingunknown heirs at law and allother persons unknown claim-ing any right, title, estate,interest in, or lien upon realproperty of the late Hattie T.Scipio, identified as 116 E.Wine Street, Darlington anddesignated as DarlingtonCounty TM#185-00-01-041,Defendants.IT APPEARING pursuant toRule 53 of the South CarolinaRules of Civil Procedure, thatthe parties hereto (excludingthose Defendants currently indefault as shown by the Clerk’sfile wherein no Answer hasbeen filed) have agreed andstipulated that the issue in thisaction be referred to Martin S.Driggers, Sr., as SpecialReferee for the above-entitledCounty, and that the SpecialReferee shall have the authori-ty to enter final judgment,with appeal, if any, directly tothe South Carolina SupremeCourt or the Court of Appealsas provided by the SouthCarolina Appellate CourtRules; now, on motion of theundersigned attorney for thePlaintiff, by and with the con-sent of the Attorney for theanswering Defendant,IT IS ORDERED that this casebe referred to Martin S.Driggers, Sr., as SpecialReferee, to direct entry of finaljudgment in this action underRule 53 (b), SCRCP. Anyappeal from the final judg-ment entered shall be directlyto the Supreme Court or theCourt of Appeals as providedby the South CarolinaAppellate Court Rules.Clerk of CourtDarlington, SC January __, 2018I So Move and Consent:Erin L. O’NealAttorney Plaintiff
NOTICE OFFINAL HEARING
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF DARLINGTONIN THE COURT
OF COMMON PLEASFOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
2017-CP-16-00711Rosa Lee Dickson,Plaintiff,v.Eugene Scipio (deceased),Estelle S. Collier (deceased),Hattie S. Howard (deceased),Benjamin Collier (deceased),Diane Collier, Mary L.Howard, Priscilla ACunningham, Jesse L.Howard, and Richard Roe, afictitious name representingunknown heirs at law and allother persons unknown claim-ing any right, title, estate,interest in, or lien upon realproperty of the late Hattie T.Scipio, identified as 116 E.Wine Street, Darlington anddesignated as DarlingtonCounty TM#185-00-01-041,Defendants.TO THE DEFENDANTSABOVE-NAMED:PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that byvirtue of Order of Referencefiled January 22, 2018, a finalhearing will be held before theSpecial Referee for DarlingtonCounty on February 26, 2018,at 10:00 a.m., 323 W HomeAve, Hartsville, SC 29550.You will also take notice thatpursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §14-11-110 (as amended),Plaintiff’s attorney will submitwritten testimony on behalf ofthe Plaintiff.PLEASE BE PRESENT IF SOMINDED. You are requested tonotify the undersigned at least48 hours prior to the sched-uled hearing, if you intend toappear. Erin L. O’Neal (80350)Attorney for PlaintiffCopeland Little Law, LLC524 W. Carolina AvenueHartsville, SC 29550T: (843) 332-3202Hartsville, SCJanuary 22, 2018
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OF APPLICATIONNotice is hereby given that
Pee Dee Grocers, LLC DBAPiggly Wiggly #170 intends toapply to the South CarolinaDepartment of Revenue for alicense/permit that will allowthe sale and off premises con-sumption of beer and wine at401 Pearl St., Darlington, SC29532. To object to theissuance of this permit/license,written protest must be post-marked no later than Feb. 23,2018. For a protest to be valid,it must be in writing, andshould include the followinginformation:
(1) the name, address andtelephone number of the per-son filing the protest;
(2) the specific reasonswhy the application should bedenied;
(3) that the person protest-ing is willing to attend a hear-ing (if one is requested by theapplicant);
(4) that the person protest-ing resides in the same countywhere the proposed place ofbusiness is located or withinfive miles of the business; and,
(5) the name of the appli-cant and the address of thepremises to be licensed.
Protests must be mailed to:S.C. Department of Revenue,Attn: ABL, PO Box 125,Columbia, S.C. 29214; or faxedto: (803) 896-0110.
(30p3 leave in thru 2-21-18)NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Gene Lynch AKA WylieG LynchDate of Death: 11/12/2017Case No: 2018ES1600048Personal Representative:Dorothy H LynchAddress: 404 N SansburyRoad, Timmonsville, SC 29161
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OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Teresa J WaltersDate of Death: 12/13/2017Case No: 2018ES1600052Personal Representative:Donna Jones WaltersAddress: 2536 E Old CamdenRoad, Hartsville, SC 29550
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES
All persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Walter Reese McKnightDate of Death: 1/17/2018Case No: 2018ES1600053Personal Representative: RyanMcKnightAddress: 8496 Roanoke Drive,North Charleston, SC 29406
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OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Estelle RouseDate of Death: 12/12/2017Case No: 2018ES1600054Personal Representative:Toney RouseAddress: 949 W McIver Road,Darlington, SC 29532Co-Personal Representative:Thomasena Rouse BakerAddress: 813 Johnson Street,Darlington, SC 29532
(30p3 leave in thru 2-21-18)NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Ronald Franklin ScottAKA Ronald F ScottDate of Death: 11/22/2017Case No: 2018ES1600005Personal Representative: MaryCalhoun ScottAddress: 306 Wyandot Street,Darlington, SC 29532
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OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Emeline J ClarksonDate of Death: 12/29/2017Case No: 2018ES1600025Personal Representative:William C Ervin, JrAddress: PO Box 3, Florence,SC 29503Attorney: John Jay James, IIAddress: PO Box 507,Darlington, SC 29540
(31c3 leave in thru 2-28-18)NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as to
their claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: T Roger Hathcock AKAThomas Roger HathcockDate of Death: 1/20/2018Case No: 2018ES1600058Personal Representative:Patricia G HathcockAddress: 106 Grace Street,Darlington, SC 29532
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OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Larry Claude LangstonDate of Death: 12/31/2017Case No: 2018ES1600059Personal Representative:Kaycie Crystal Jean LangstonAddress: 2712 Nob Hill Drive,Florence, SC 29505
(31p3 leave in thru 2-28-18)NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Jannie Lee SandersMcMillianDate of Death: 10/20/2017Case No: 2017ES1600599Personal Representative:David McMillianAddress: 441 CommancheeStreet, Hartsville, SC 29550
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OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Raymond FranklinHarris, JrDate of Death: 12/11/2017Case No: 2018ES1600001Personal Representative: LisaH GranthamAddress: 110 Freestone Drive,Irmo, SC 29063Attorney: J Alex Stanton IVAddress: PO Drawer 70,Hartsville, SC 29551
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OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Wayne E WalkerDate of Death: 9/5/2017Case No: 2018ES1600061Personal Representative: CarolJ WalkerAddress: 909 Hicks Drive,Florence, SC 29501
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES
All persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Theron L Dewitt, JrDate of Death: 1/15/2018Case No: 2018ES1600066Personal Representative:Michael Scott DewittAddress: 668 Westwood Drive,Lexington, SC 29073Co-Personal Representative:David Brian DewittAddress: 2626 TimmonsvilleHighway, Darlington, SC29532Attorney: Paulling & JamesAddress: PO Box 507,Darlington, SC 29540
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OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: James Lee CooleyDate of Death: 4/9/2017Case No: 2017ES1600243Personal Representative:Tomasena CooleyAddress: 1626 GreenfieldRoad, Darlington, SC 29540Attorney: Gerald MalloyAddress: PO Box 1200,Hartsville, SC 29551
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OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Bessie SandersDate of Death: 6/6/2017Case No: 2017ES1600346Personal Representative: CarlaKimberly MorseAddress: 160 Sone Road,Darlington, SC 29532Attorney: Gerald MalloyAddress: PO Box 1200,Hartsville, SC 29551
(31c3 leave in thru 2-28-18)NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Virgina BruceWashingtonDate of Death: 10/24/2017Case No: 2018ES1600007Personal Representative:Barbara BruceAddress: 215 Edwards Avenue,Darlington, SC 29532Co-Personal Representative:Robert WashingtonAddress: 218 Chalmers Street,Darlington, SC 29532Attorney: Gerald MalloyAddress: PO Box 1200,Hartsville, SC 29551
(31c3 leave in thru 2-28-18)Notice of Sale
C/A No: 2017-CP-16-00464BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE ofthe Court of Common Pleas for
Darlington County, SouthCarolina, heretofore issued inthe case of U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, not in its individ-ual capacity but solely asTrustee for the RMAC Trust,Series 2016-CTT vs. Wesley P.Moore, IV; Regional FinanceCorporation of SouthCarolina; CarolinaSupplyHouse, Inc. I the under-signed as Special Referee forDarlington County, will sell onMarch 5, 2018 at 11:00 AM, atthe County Court House,Darlington County, SouthCarolina, to the highest bid-der:Legal Description andProperty Address:ALL THAT CERTAIN piece,parcel or tract of land situate,lying and being in DarlingtonCounty, South Carolina, con-taining Six and 70/100 acres,more or less, and being bound-ed according to a plat made byJ.E. Tucker, Jr., RegisteredSurveyor, dated October 21,1971, as follows: on theNortheast by land of EmilyGraham for a distance of 1041feet; on the Southeast by ditchseparating tract of land fromland of Joe and Ruth Curtis fora distance of 286 feet; on theSouthwest in part by land ofAgnes G. Gainey, in part byland of Edna G. Mellon and inpart by land of Pearl P.Shepard for an aggregate dis-tance of 952 feet; and on theNorthwest by right-of-way ofA.C.L. Railroad for a distanceof 293 feet. For a more partic-ular description reference ishereby made to plat abovereferred to, a copy of which isrecorded in the Office of theClerk of Court with Deedrecorded in Book 663 at Page251.SAVE AND EXCEPT:(1) Parcel of 1.45 acres con-veyed unto Pearl P. Shepardand Raymond K. Shepard bydeed of Sue S. Moore and W.P.Moore, III, by deed of Sue S.Moore and W. P. Moore, III, bydeed recorded in DarlingtonCounty Deed Book 872, atPage 546.(2) Parcel containing .785acres, the same having beenconveyed by Pearl P. Shepardand Raymond K. Shepard untoW. P. Moore, III, and Sue S.Moore by deed recorded onMarch 19, 1981, in DarlingtonCounty Deed Book 824, atPage 609.(3) Parcel containing .67acres, the same having beenconveyed by Pearl P. Shepardand Raymond K. Shepard untoW. P. Moore, III, and Sue S.Moore by deed recorded onMay 1, 1984, in DarlingtonCounty Deed Book 872, atPage 563.THIS BEING the same proper-ty conveyed to Wesley P.Moore, IV by virtue of a Deedfrom Pearl P. Shepard datedFebruary 19, 2002 and record-ed February 19, 2002 in BookD 344 at page 49 in the Officeof the Clerk of Court forDarlington County, SouthCarolina. THEREAFTER, byvirtue of a Corrective Deeddated January 22, 2015 andrecorded January 22, 2015 inBook 1074 at Page 4873 in theOffice of the Clerk of Court forDarlington County, SouthCarolina.1329 Ashley Oaks DriveDarlington, SC 29540 TMS# 182-00-02-015TERMS OF SALE: For cash.Interest at the current rate ofFour and 375/1000 (4.375%)to be paid on balance of bidfrom date of sale to date ofcompliance. The purchaser topay for papers and stamps, andthat the successful bidder orbidders, other than thePlaintiff therein, will, upon theacceptance of his or her bid,deposit with the SpecialReferee for Darlington Countya certified check or cash in theamount equal to five percent(5%) of the amount of bid onsaid premises at the sale as evi-dence of good faith in bidding,and subject to any resale ofsaid premises under Order ofthis Court; and in the event thesaid purchaser or purchasersfail to comply with the terms ofsale within Thirty (30) days,the Special Referee shall forth-with resell the said property,after the due notice and adver-tisement, and shall continue tosell the same each subsequentsales day until a purchaser,who shall comply with theterms of sale, shall beobtained, such sales to bemade at the risk of the formerpurchaser. Since a personal ordeficiency judgment is waived,the bidding will not remainopen but compliance with thebid may be made immediately.If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff'srepresentative does not appearat the above-described sale,then the sale of the propertywill be null, void, and of noforce and effect. In such event,the sale will be rescheduled forthe next available sales day.Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to adeficiency judgment, prior tosale. Sold subject to taxes andassessments, existing ease-ments and restrictions ofrecord.Eugene P. Warr, Jr.Special Referee for DarlingtonCountyDarlington, South Carolina______, 2017Hutchens Law FirmP.O. Box 8237Columbia, SC 29202803-726-2700
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Docket No. 2017-CP-16-00851By virtue of a decree hereto-fore granted in the case ofFirst-Citizens Bank & TrustCompany against , I, theundersigned Special Refereefor Darlington County, will sellon Monday, March 5, 2018, at11:00 A.M., at the DarlingtonCounty Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington ,South Carolina, to the highestbidder:LOT 62
All that certain piece, parcel orlot of land with the buildingsand improvements thereon sit-uate, lying and being near toand West of the City ofHartsville, County ofDarlington, State of SouthCarolina and designated as Lot62 on plat of subdivision of theCannon lands made by T. E.Wilson, C. E. dated May 3,1919and recorded in Plat Book 4 at.Page 305. Lot being in theshape of a rectangle measur-ing 100 feet more or less alongits northern and southernboundaries and 178 feet, moreor less, along its eastern andwestern boundaries andbounded as follows:NORTH: By College Avenue,formerly Avenue C;EAST: By Lot No. 61 on saidplat; SOUTH: By Lot 55 on saidplat;WEST: By Lot No. 63 on saidplat.This being the same propertyconveyed to John H. Haire, IIIand Ruth G. Huggins by deedof Patricia C. Huff datedNovember 14, 2011 andrecorded on November 21,2011 in Deed Book 1064 atPage 1497 in the office of theClerk of Court for DarlingtonCounty, South Carolina.TMS No. 056-09-02-002CURRENT ADDRESS OFPROPERTY IS: 625 W. College AvenueHartsville, SC 29550SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS,DARLINGTON COUNTYTAXES, EXISTING EASE-MENTS, EASEMENTS ANDRESTRICTIONS OF RECORD,AND OTHER SENIORENCUMBRANCES, IF ANY.TERMS OF SALE: The suc-cessful bidder, other than thePlaintiff, will deposit with theSpecial Referee, at the conclu-sion of the bidding, Five percent (5%) of the bid in cash orequivalent, as evidence ofgood faith, same to be appliedto the purchase price in case ofcompliance, but to be forfeitedand applied first to costs andthen to Plaintiff's debt in thecase of non-compliance.Should the last and highestbidder fail or refuse to makethe required deposit at time ofbid or comply with the otherterms of the bid within thirty(30) days, then the SpecialReferee may resell the proper-ty on the same terms and con-ditions on some subsequentSales Day (at the risk of thesaid highest bidder.)As a deficiency judgment isdemanded, the bidding willremain open for a period of 30days after the date of sale asprovided by law in such cases.Plaintiff may waive any of itsrights, including its right to apersonal or deficiency judg-ment, at any time prior to theforeclosure sale.Purchaser to pay for prepara-tion of the Special Referee'sdeed, documentary stamps onthe deed, recording of thedeed, and interest on theamount of the bid from date ofsale to date of compliance withthe bid at the rate of 3.97% perannum.Eugene P. Warr, Jr.As Special Referee forDarlington CountyPlaintiff's Attorney:J. Kershaw Spong [SC Bar #5289] SOWELL GRAY ROBINSONSTEPP & LAFFITTE, LLCP.O. Box 11449Columbia, SC 29211(803) 929-1400E m a i l :[email protected]
(31c3 leave in thru 2-28-18)DARLINGTON COUNTY
COUNCILNOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING MARCH 5, 2018
6 P.M.COURTHOUSE ANNEX/EMS
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Notice is hereby given thatthere will be a Public Hearingheld before the DarlingtonCounty Council on the dateand time above stated toreceive comments on the fol-lowing proposed ordinances:Ordinance No. 18-01, AnOrdinance To AmendDarlington County Code OfOrdinances, Chapter 50 (SolidWaste), Section 50-1(Littering), By RevisingSubsection (d) (Penalties) ToAdopt The State’s Penalties ForDumping Litter On Public AndPrivate Property As OutlinedIn Section 16-11-700 Of The1976 Code Of Laws Of SouthCarolina, As AmendedOrdinance No. 18-02, AnOrdinance To AmendOrdinance No. 17-02(Darlington County FY17/18Budget Ordinance) For ASupplemental AppropriationTo The Library Fund ToReceive And Expend LotteryFunds For Darlington CountyLibrary System And EstablishThe Effective Date Of ThisOrdinanceAnyone wishing to present anopinion on these ordinancesmay do so at this time.Assistance will be provided toaccommodate the specialneeds of handicapped personsattending the meeting uponrequest. Special assistancerequests should be made to J.JaNet Bishop, Clerk to Council,at 843-398-4100, seventy-twohours prior to the scheduledpublic hearing.
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2115 Green St. Road, Large 4 bed-room, brick house w/2 1/2 bathsapprox. 10 minutes from town,c/h/a, stove, refrigerator provided,washer/dryer hook-up,$650.00/deposit, $650.00/rent,call 843-393-8084. 26ctfn208 Dutton Lane - 3 bedroom, 2bath house, stove & refrigerator pro-vided, laundry area, c/h/a,$550.00/deposit, $550.00 rent, call843-393-8084 26ctfnMicrohome, 674 Stanley Circle, 1BD Furnished w/utilities included,$450/mo., 843-393-7545 6ctfn409 Eastburn Ct., Three bedroom, 11/2 bath brick house, $600.00/mo.,843-393-7545 22ctfn2357 Welling Farm Road, One bed-room furnished microhome withutilities, Large landscaped lot,$425.00/month, 843- 393-754524ctfn119 Cleveland St. - 2 bedroom, 1bath house, stove & refrigerator pro-vided, central heat & air, washer &dryer hook up, $450.00 deposit,$450.00/rent, call (843)393-808430ctfn
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2200 Lides Springs Rd --- 3 bedrooms,2 full baths, 2 half baths, 3,485 sq ft --$249,900121 Woodcreek Rd -- 3 bedrooms, 21/2 baths, 2,000 sq ft -- $174,900102 Spring Heights Cr --- 3 bedrooms,1 1/2 baths, 1,700 sq ft --- $145,000616 W. Smith Ave--3 bedrooms, 2baths, 1,461 sq ft-- $137,9001700 Cashua Ferry Rd--3 bedrooms, 2baths, 1,350 sq ft with pond $129,900
1197-G Waxwing Drive, Florence---2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,450 sq ft--$112,000829 Cashua Ferry Rd--2 bed-rooms, 1 bath, 1,010 sq ft--$99,900421 Spring St---2 bedrooms, 1 bath,964 sq ft, --- $62,9002381 Green Street Road--3 bedrooms,2 baths, 1,937 sq ft--$59.900443 Phillips Street - 792 sq ft 3 bed-rooms and 1 bath -- $49,900
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St Paul Road --- 120 acres of land$154,000Bobo Newsome Hwy (Hartsville)--22.51 acres of wooded land. $66,700
621 Delaware River Rd---.47 acre lot,fenced with septic tank $13,500Redwood Drive--Nice lot located off ofMcIver Road .92 acres-$10,000.00motivated seller make an offer
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100 Exchange St., Darlington843-393-3231
2244 Harry Byrd Hwy - Commercial bld. 11,684 sq ft metal building. Sits on 4+ acresof land. 6 ft fence around perimeter of property. Currently used as an office, warehouse, &Restaurant/ lounge. Plenty of office area. 5 restrooms. Lots of potential uses. Convenientlylocated 4 miles from Darlington Raceway. Close to Hartsville and I-20. Owner will financewith a $150,000 down payment. Call today to see this property. Priced at $750,000
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911 N. Governor Williams Hwy--30 X 60 commercial metal bld with 12 ftceilings. Building sits on a 1 acre lot. Nice office area with half bath. Largework space in rear with half bath and 2 roll up doors. The whole building isheated and cooled. Would make a great mechanic shop, car lot or smallchurch. Lots of possibilities with this property. Priced at $110,000.00
1110 Lamar Hwy--2,299 sq ft bld currently used as a barber shop. Separate office and workshop with roll up door in rear of bld. $60,000
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425 Jamestown Ave---1996 21 X 52 Mobile home with 3 bedrooms, 2 fullbaths, den and living room. Home sits on .46 acre lot. Great investment property.Priced to sell @ $39,900
Lot 19 Jamestown Avenue---.46 acre lot mobile home allowed---$7,500
Lot 21 Jamestown Avenue----.46 acre lot mobile home allowed--$7,500
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124 Alabama Drive— 4 BR, 2.5BA, 3045 SF —$199,900104 Evangeline Drive—2 BR,2.5 BA, 2000 SF—$128,900418 Spring Street—3 BR, 1.5 BA,1300 SF—$97,900634 Old Georgetown Rd—3 BR,4 BA, 3620 SF—$525,000111 Maryland Drive—4 BR, 3BA, 2962 SF—$189,500419 N. Main Street—4 BR.2F/2H BA, 2689 SF—$149,900
102 Wyandot Street—4 BR, 3BA, 2589 SF—$225,000102 Woodcreek Road—3 BR,2.5 BA, 1896 SF—$179,900150 Nez Perce Drive—3 BR, 3BA, 3772 SF, 3 AC—$249,900401 Church Avenue-Hartsville, 5BR, 4.5 BA, 4783 SF—$329,900111 Virginia Drive—5 BR, 4 BA,4290 SF—$339,000
Lot 6 Wyandot Street—1.09Acres—$45,000TBD Green Street Road—86.31Acres—$198,513TBD Green Street Rd—141Acres—$324,30053 Acres Leavenworth Road—$79,500TBD Corner Old Florence &Ave. D—17.11 Acres—$171,000TBD Cashua Ferry Road—.57Acres—$15,900TBD First Street—.37 Acres—$12,900TBD Lamar Highway—3.81Acres—$16,900117.89 Acres New HopewellRd—$295,000Timmonsville Highway—25.74—$128,700TBD S. Main Street—.56 Acres—$20,000TBD Pink Dogwood Street—2Lots—$24,000 Per LotHarry Byrd Hwy—9.62 Acres—
$110,800Harry Byrd Hwy—7 Acres—$80,500Lot 43 Nez Perce Drive—1Acre—$30,000Lot 65 Nez Perce Drive-1.2Acres—$40,000TBD Swift Creek Road—60+Acres—$223,90000 Swift Creek Road—3.47Acres—$24,900Lot 1 Wyandot—1.35 Acres—$45,000Lot 17 Wyandot-1.07 Acres-$40,000Wildshall Subdivision-Call forinfoTBD Evangeline-.31 Acre-$25,000Tract A, 52 By-Pass & Rd 409—.70 Acres—$12,000Tract B, 52 By-Pass & Rd 409—1.38 Acres—$25,000TBD Smith Avenue—7 Acres—$325,000
447 W. Broad Street—$34,750307 Washington Street—$34,900207 Siskron Street—$125,000321 N. Main Street—$84,900
213 N. Marquis Hwy—$690,000601 Pearl Street—$90,0001005 E. McIver Road—$129,900
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111 Virginia Drive—Small town living only 8 miles from Florence. Thishouse is a Must See. Custom built 4,290 SF Realtor's personal home. Fea-tures 840 SF separate in-law suite w/private entrance, separate kitchen,bath, bedroom, laundry and patio. Main house has 4 BR, 3 full BA, largefront porch, sunroom, home office, deck; hardwood floors on 1st floor,beaded wood ceilings in Den & Sun room, laundry chute, wet bar, 9' smoothceilings throughout, updated kitchen w/granite counter tops. Fireplace withgas logs. Front and rear staircase and large walk in closets. A 20'x30' work-shop/carport has 220V for power tools/separate water meter for yard &workshop. Must see this house to appreciate. Exterior painted Dec, 2016 Ma-ture Landscaping in quiet neighborhood on a cul de sac ideal for walking orriding in golf cart. Only 20 minutes to McLeods Hospital and Downtown Flo-rence. $339,000
111 Maryland Drive—Beautifully maintained home featuring 4 bed-rooms, 3 baths and 2962 SF in Oakdale Subdivision. Oversized family room,formal dining room, music room, breakfast area, large utility room. Magnif-icent views of this peaceful landscaped backyard and patio.—$189,500
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123 Erinvine Court—Office building with reception area, 3 offices andlots of storage. Office is located inside the Country Club on Erinvine Court(first turn to the right after turning in DCC). $900.00 per month plussecurity deposit.
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Love StoryContinued from 1B
Though Betty shrewdlyundersold her prospective beauto her folks, her dad knew bet-ter and told her from the firstdate that he knew the twowould end up married.
Betty: I don't know what hesaw in (Gus), but there musthave been something, becausehe was right.
Two years later, their familystarted to grow with the arrivalof daughter Lisa, then sonMichael, followed by daughterGina, and last but not least, a“surprise package” daughterKara when Betty was 39 yearsold. The Battistas didn't limittheir parenting to their biologi-cal children, either; theyopened their home to 22 fosterkids over the years, and stillhave contact with some whoconsider Gus and Betty theirdad and mom.
The family relocated toSouth Carolina around 1994when Lisa announced their first
grandchild was on the way, andGus and Betty bought parcels ofland near their home inFlorence in case any of theirkids wanted to build homesnear them. But their plans for afamily enclave were derailed bysevere health problems: in2006, Gus underwent quadru-ple bypass surgery and was hos-pitalized for 57 days. Bettyremained by his side the wholetime, sleeping in the ICU wait-ing room every night, prayingfervently until he came home.
In 2009, Betty suffered asevere stroke, which robbed herof her mobility, and the pairmoved in with daughter Karaand her husband in Darlington.Gus kept vigil over her, spend-ing most of his time posted byher bed. During her convales-cence and to this day, he keepsdoing what he's always done:holding her hand, making herfeel safe and cared for, andmaking her laugh at their trou-bles.
Gus: I think the last eightand a half years have made up
for those fifty-seven days I wasin the hospital. With her callingout at three or four o'clock inthe morning, 'I'm hungry! Feedme!' You sound like that plant -
Betty: In Little Shop ofHorrors!
Gus: And I have to throwsomething at you, like veggiesticks or cheese puffs...butalways with love.
Other health troubles fol-lowed, including diagnoses ofcancer, renal failure, and con-gestive heart failure, yet Gusand Betty are still here, still giv-ing each other unconditionalsupport, love, and a hard time.Asked if they have any words ofwisdom for couples who dreamof keeping true to each other forthe long haul, they give the fol-lowing advice:
Betty: It's a give and takekind of thing.
Gus: Yeah, just agree toeverything. No matter what itis, say, 'yeah, you're right' and itworks out for the best.
And with Valentine's Daycoming up, it's important to
remember that love andromance isn't all about givingfancy presents.
Betty: He's cheap. He is. Ididn't get a birthday present foryears.
Gus: Oh, here we go.Betty: Sometimes when we
he was working for Gulf inPhiladelphia, he would bring beflowers every now and then,and he didn't know how much
those little flowers meant to me.Or a pretzel! The Philadelphiapretzels were so good.
Gus: I may buy her a pretzelfor Valentine's Day. But she hasto watch her salt, so instead ofsalt I might put little heart can-dies on it.
Betty: Yeah, right! That'll bethe day.
Lest you think the romancehas gone out of their marriage
after such a long haul together,Gus and Betty celebrated theirgolden anniversary last year bygetting married all over again.Their daughters gamely worebright purple bridesmaid dress-es, Gus donned a suave tux, andBetty, in her wheelchair, methim at the altar wearing a spark-ly golden dress – a callback tothe gold bowling ball that gottheir 50-year love story rolling.
By Melissa RollinsEditor
On any given Friday orSaturday night, the stage atHartsville’s Center Theaterfeatures dancers performingand musicians filling the audi-torium with their own brandof musical entertainment. OnSunday morning, the venuehouses a different group: OneChurch Hartsville. The churchwith a ‘heart for Hartsville’will celebrate its secondanniversary this month.
Pastor Jimmy Beck, a highschool math teacher in neigh-boring Chesterfield CountySchool District, said that thechurch wasn’t started simplyto start another church;Hartsville had plenty. Instead,it began when Beck and othersrealized that a large section ofHartsville’s population wasnot being reached with themessage of Jesus.
“There were approximately150 churches in Hartsvillebefore we started, which ismore than enough,” Becksaid. “But having taught forgoing on 15-years now my stu-dents, current and former,most of them were not inter-ested in going to church. Iknow the friends I went tohigh school with weren’tinterested in church.”
Beck said that the corefolks who started the churchdid their research to see whatthe need actually was.
“We spent a ton of timedoing research, really tryingto talk ourselves out of it to behonest,” Beck said. “We foundin 29550 there is like 37,000people but if you go within aten-mile radius of the cornerof Carolina Avenue and 5th,there is a little over 40,000.We took all the churches with-in that ten-mile radius ofdowntown and figured ourbest estimate of the totalattendance, after talking withpastors, on Easter Sunday, thebiggest day of attendance. Wefigured that on the best EasterSunday there would be justover 10,000 in church. So thatmeans there are 30,000 un-churched people.”
Though they expected alarge number, they were notexpecting one that large.
“That is when the lightcame on,” Beck said. “Youknow, sometimes you wonderif it is just you and the peopleyou hang out with; that
showed that it wasn’t just us.We decided that we wanted todo church for the 30,000.”
Though un-churched couldmean that someone has neverbeen to church at all, Becksaid that he understands thatmay not be the case for every-one.
“We didn’t survey 30,000people but just from personalstories we knew that some ofthose people hadn’t rejectedJesus; they had rejected thechurch,” Beck said. “Theywere not necessarily un-churched; they were de-churched. They had somechurch experience, whether itwas with grandma or some-where. So we figured thatthere were about 10,000 whoreally like traditional churchand 30,000 who don’t. Wewant to speak those people’slanguage.”
Beck compared what OneChurch is trying to do to whatmissionaries do in a foreign
country.“We send missionaries to
other continents and theylearn the language, wear theclothes, we live out their cus-toms and we play theirmusic,” Beck said. “If we willdo that in Asia and Africa,why won’t we do that inHartsville where there are30,000 un-churched people?”
Daniel Watkins, who leadsthe church’s worship and pro-duction teams, said that theywant to see the Support Localmovement grow outside of therealm of commerce.
“We really have a heart forHartsville and our communi-ty,” Watkins said. “We sawthat people were leavingHartsville to go to church and,not that you want to equate achurch with a business butHartsville is really pushingsmall town and supportinglocal. We have a need hereand people were leaving tohave it met.”
One thing Beck andWatkins stressed is that theirchurch supports what othersin Hartsville are doing.
“One thing we really try toemphasize is that we are notantagonistic toward the cur-rent churches,” Beck said.
The congregation reachesacross all age ranges, Beckand Watkins said, which isexactly what they were tryingto do.
“We’ve got a lot of 15-45-year-olds but we’ve also gotsome older people too,” Becksaid. “I’m not sure if they likeit for them or they like itbecause their kids might wantto go to church.”
“I think we see the millen-nial increase because we pushcommunity groups, some in-home stuff, and church rela-tionships,” Watkins said.“Even from day one we hadthose groups. But like, my par-ents, they are all about it andthey were my target in this:
they didn’t go to church.” As an imperfect people,
Beck said, the church is therefor support, not judgment.
“A bunch of people assumethat church is for perfect peo-ple, or at least people who arepretending to be perfect, andthey aren’t interested in play-ing that game,” Beck said.“We try to make it clear thatwe are in the same boat. We’reimperfect, we get in to argu-ments with our spouses; we’veall got a financial regret story.When I’m speaking, I want itto be like we’re hanging out inthe backyard at a barbecuetalking about life.”
At the beginning of theirstory, and at the end of theday, it is all about sharing thetruth that Jesus came, he diedand he saves.
“We are desperate to seechanged people changeHartsville,” Beck said. “Thereis a lot that is unspoken there:we believe that Jesus changes
people. Whatever it takes andwhatever it involves us or not,we want to do anything shortof sin to see changed peoplechange Hartsville.”
Watkins agreed, even say-ing that people attending OneChurch are encouraged toinvest their money in otherchurches because of the tran-sient nature of their congrega-tion.
“If One Church is a catalystfor any kind of change, even itis in those 10,000 already in achurch, then it is worth it,”Watkins said.
One Church Hartsvillemeets at Center Theater, 212N 5th St, Hartsville, at 10:30a.m. Visitors will be greetedby a volunteer who cananswer any questions andhelp them find the right serv-ices for their family duringtheir visit. For more informa-tion, contact [email protected] or visitwww.onechurchhartsville.com.
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Reaching the thirty thousand, one Sunday at a time
One Church Hartsville has been meeting at Hartsville’s Center Theater since Oct. 2017. This month they will celebrate their second anniversary, which will include a re-brandingcampaign. Photo Contributed
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