News&Press MAY 18, 2016 WWW.NEWSANDPRESS.NET ‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.’ EDMUND BURKE QUOTE 75¢ TWO SECTIONS • 14 PAGES ESTABLISHED 1874 2A OPINION 4A OBITUARIES 7A SPORTS 2B PUZZLES 3B BOOKINGS 5B CLASSIFIEDS Vol. 142, No. 20 Darlington, S.C. MAY DAY ON 1B Walmart Grand Opening By Samantha Lyles Staff Writer [email protected]Darlington celebrated the May 11 official grand opening of the new Walmart Supercenter with a high-ener- gy, early morning gathering that drew hundreds of eager shoppers and spectators. After the National Anthem, performed by the Darlington High School Marching Band and Choir, store manager Kevin Lane welcomed the crowd to their new Supercenter, store #7188, and voiced his hope that the Darlington Walmart would soon become the city's favorite place to shop, one where every customer is met with a smile and a positive attitude from the store's 222 associates. “One thing you'll find when you come in here is going to be friendly associates, so you don't have to worry about that when you come into this facility,” said Lane. “That's what we're all about, doing the right thing every time for every customer.” Lane made $1,000 grant presentations to several local organizations, including the Darlington County School District (whose Workforce Investment Act arm helped staff the store), and the Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault. WALMART ON 3A Council begins budget planning By Samantha Lyles Staff Writer [email protected]“I know it's another tough year, but we'll make it happen some kind of way,” said Bobby Hudson, chair of Darlington County Council as that body convened a work session May 11 at the Pee Dee Regional Council of Governments. Council discussed proposed general fund and departmental budgets for the 2016/17 fiscal year, which total $24.8 million – an increase of $660,632 over the previous year. County administrator Terence Arrington addressed these changes at council's May 2 regular meeting, and he explained again that many unfunded mandates from the state, along with an increase in the county's required employee retirement contribution (about $70,000) and health insurance increases (almost $88,000), have pushed expenses higher while revenues remain stag- nant. “There's no way we're going to be able to fund all of these items,” said Arrington. Arrington noted that the allowable millage increase (based on county population growth) would be minimal, about 0.12 percent, yielding only $15,000, and state officials have warned that the Local Government Fund (state money paid to counties and municipal- ities) is unlikely to increase in time for budget planning. Darlington County must find a way to come into compliance with several mandates dealing with security deficiencies in Information Technology (delin- eated in a recent report by DSS) and prisoner safety at the coun- ty's Corrections Center. Arrington told work session attendees that Blake Stanley from the South Carolina Department of Corrections is scheduled to attend council's May 23 meeting to discuss Darlington County's non-com- pliance with the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). Bringing the county jail into compliance would require hir- ing several additional guards, and the jail's supervisory agency – Darlington County Sheriff's Office – has not yet announced any plan to increase jail staffing. COUNCIL ON 3A Tony Watkins, former Mayor of Darlington who spent several years working to bring Walmart to town, took a moment for a celebratory dance before entering the new store. PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES Members of Darlington County Council met with administration and department heads last week to discuss the 2016/17 fiscal year budgets. PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES Lamar to change business license regs By Samantha Lyles Staff Writer [email protected]The Town Council of Lamar convened their regular meeting Monday, May 9, and discussed the need to alter their business license regulations to include pro- visions for day laborers and other contract-type workers conducting business within town limits. This change would mostly affect formal businesses like landscapers and home repair handymen who come into town, use their own equipment and work on a recurring basis. “All towns require businesses to have business licenses, but as far as day laborers are concerned – like someone that I call to my house, they use my equipment and work for an hour or so and I pay them – they are not required to have a business license,” explained council member Angele White-Bradley. LAMAR ON 3A By Samantha Lyles Staff Writer [email protected]For residents of southwest Darlington who for decades have dealt with foul odors emanating from the notori- ous Chalmers Street ditch, help is on the way. The City of Darlington has been awarded state grant funds to remedy the stagnant water and nox- ious odors, and work on “the ditch” could begin this fall. “The grant is being award- ed by RIA – the South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority,” says Jannie Lathan, whose company, Lathan Consulting, will administer the grant. “We put in for $444,870 and they awarded the full amount.” This project, officially called Southwest Drainage Project Phase 1, will install underground piping to keep the ditch clear. Though residents have lived alongside this loath- some ditch for many years, their relationship reached a tipping point in June of 2015. Darlington city manager Howard Garland says that record heat that month – including a stretch of 15 days with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees – essentially “cooked” the ditch and heightened the stench to intolerable levels. “We were put on notice by residents, and by sixteen can- didates running for mayor and city council, that this was a major issue for our city,” says Garland. Garland notes that when the city applied for RIA fund- ing in the fall of 2015, much of that grant pool was direct- ed toward improvements in Berkeley County in prepara- tion for their new Volvo plant. Darlington was invited to re- apply in spring of 2016, and that second application focused less on stormwater remediation (which is not a top priority for RIA) and played up the health concerns of southwest Darlington resi- dents. Lathan and her associates went door to door in the affected community and got hand-written letters from res- idents detailing the negative effects “the ditch” had on their health, including chron- ic respiratory distress and nausea. The public safety emphasis pushed the applica- tion over the top and RIA fully funded the city's grant request. Lathan says the City of Darlington is required to kick in matching funds of $86,320, with $64,320 of that amount going for engi- neering, $1,000 for land acquisition, and $12,000 for project administration (to Lathan Consulting) over an 18 month period. “We have 18 months to design, build, and get all the infrastructure work done from the time the grant is awarded,” says Lathan. Garland says the city will move as quickly as possible to get through necessary proce- dures, such as putting the project out for public bids, securing contract approval from Darlington City Council, and completing site engineer- ing work. “In a perfect world, I would hope that we could have this bid out in August and awarded in September, and Phase 1 of the project could be completed by next spring,” says Garland. “We have two other phases that we'd like to propose to RIA as part of our long-term com- mitment to improve water, sewer, and stormwater infra- structure in Darlington.” Grant will help remedy “The Ditch” By Samantha Lyles Staff Writer [email protected]Hartsville City Council passed first reading on depart- mental and general fund budg- ets for the 2016/17 fiscal year at their May 10 regular meeting. The budgets receiving initial approval in Ordinance 4247 are as follows: General Fund - $9,909,448; Water and Sewer - $4,034,000; Infrastructure Fund - $654,300; Solid Waste Fund - $1,432,344; Hospitality Fee Fund - $989,600; Accommodations Tax Fund - $175,050; Debt Service Fund - $137,600; Storm Water Fund - $185,000; Recreation Concessions Fund - $74,000; Splash Pad Fund - $112,150. A public hearing and final reading on these budgets should take place at council's June meeting and formally become effective in the new fis- cal year beginning June 30, 2016. Representatives from the Hartsville Boys and Girls Club asked that council consider donating $15,000 to the organ- ization to help construct a new entrance to their building with- in the Butler Heritage Foundation gates, which would be safer than the current street- side entrance facing 6th Street. Council also held public hearings and approved final readings on several ordinances, including Ordinance 4242 which amends city codes to allow single water meter service on properties with more than one dwelling (like a mother-in- law cottage) provided those dwellings are not rented for profit. HARTSVILLE ON 3A By Jana E. Pye Editor [email protected]“He nearly made it to 100.” That phrase has been shared throughout the Pee Dee, as friends and family of Albert L. “ Juny” James, Jr., shared the story of a long life well lived. Juny was known by nearly everyone in Darlington; whether you knew him for his long career as an attorney (still practicing in his late 90’s), his love of hunting at Damon’s Gun Club, or for his warm smile and chuckle, to know him was to love him. Just two short days before he died, Mr. James was hon- ored by the American Legion Post #13 in Darlington with a Certificate of Honor. As he accepted the framed plaque and copy of Tom Brokaw’s book, “The Greatest Generation,” he smiled as the attendees gave him a stand- ing ovation. “I am quite proud of this,” he said as he sat back down, sharing a big smile. “I’m one hundred and counting.” As Grady Weaver, Commander of American Post 13 remarked, “He raised fine young men and prepared the way for all of us to have tremendous freedom. We present this in recognition of grateful appreciation for serv- ing in the United States Armed Forces and making freedom and democracy, liberty and independence available to all.” In World War II, Mr. James served as an Assistant Professor of Military Science at The Citadel and in the European Theater, where he participated in the D-Day inva- sion of Normandy and was awarded the Invasion Arrowhead, five Battle Campaign Stars, the Bronze Star, and the French Croix de Guerre. He held the rank of Major. In a story in the News and Press about hunting in 2013, he shared that when he returned home from the war it was nearly Thanksgiving; the first thing he did was to go hunting at Damon’s. “I saw the most beautiful things when I was in Europe,” he said. “But all I wanted to do was come back home.” Please see his obituary on page 4A. Grady Weaver, Commander of American Legion Post #13 in Darlington, presents Albert L. James, Jr. with a Certificate of Honor at their May 12, 2016 meeting, two days before his passing. PHOTO BY JANA E. PYE Nearly 100: Albert L. James, Jr. leaves a legacy of service, exemplary work ethic, and a host of hunting stories Hartsville budgets clear first reading
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‘All that is necessary for thetriumph of evil is that goodmen do nothing.’
Darlington celebrated theMay 11 official grand openingof the new WalmartSupercenter with a high-ener-gy, early morning gatheringthat drew hundreds of eagershoppers and spectators.
After the National Anthem,performed by the DarlingtonHigh School Marching Bandand Choir, store manager KevinLane welcomed the crowd totheir new Supercenter, store#7188, and voiced his hope thatthe Darlington Walmart wouldsoon become the city's favoriteplace to shop, one where everycustomer is met with a smile
and a positive attitude from thestore's 222 associates.
“One thing you'll find whenyou come in here is going to befriendly associates, so you don'thave to worry about that whenyou come into this facility,” saidLane. “That's what we're allabout, doing the right thingevery time for every customer.”
Lane made $1,000 grantpresentations to several localorganizations, including theDarlington County SchoolDistrict (whose WorkforceInvestment Act arm helpedstaff the store), and the PeeDee Coalition Against Domesticand Sexual Assault.
“I know it's another toughyear, but we'll make it happensome kind of way,” said BobbyHudson, chair of DarlingtonCounty Council as that bodyconvened a work session May11 at the Pee Dee RegionalCouncil of Governments.Council discussed proposedgeneral fund and departmentalbudgets for the 2016/17 fiscalyear, which total $24.8 million– an increase of $660,632 overthe previous year.
County administratorTerence Arrington addressedthese changes at council's May2 regular meeting, and heexplained again that manyunfunded mandates from thestate, along with an increase inthe county's required employeeretirement contribution (about$70,000) and health insuranceincreases (almost $88,000),have pushed expenses higherwhile revenues remain stag-nant.
“There's no way we're goingto be able to fund all of theseitems,” said Arrington.
Arrington noted that theallowable millage increase
(based on county populationgrowth) would be minimal,about 0.12 percent, yieldingonly $15,000, and state officialshave warned that the LocalGovernment Fund (state moneypaid to counties and municipal-ities) is unlikely to increase intime for budget planning.
Darlington County must finda way to come into compliancewith several mandates dealingwith security deficiencies inInformation Technology (delin-eated in a recent report by DSS)and prisoner safety at the coun-ty's Corrections Center.
Arrington told work sessionattendees that Blake Stanleyfrom the South CarolinaDepartment of Corrections isscheduled to attend council'sMay 23 meeting to discussDarlington County's non-com-pliance with the federal PrisonRape Elimination Act (PREA).Bringing the county jail intocompliance would require hir-ing several additional guards,and the jail's supervisoryagency – Darlington CountySheriff's Office – has not yetannounced any plan to increasejail staffing.
COUNCIL ON 3A
Tony Watkins, former Mayor of Darlington who spent several yearsworking to bring Walmart to town, took a moment for a celebratorydance before entering the new store.PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES
Members of Darlington County Council met with administration anddepartment heads last week to discuss the 2016/17 fiscal year budgets.PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES
The Town Council of Lamarconvened their regular meetingMonday, May 9, and discussedthe need to alter their businesslicense regulations to include pro-visions for day laborers and othercontract-type workers conductingbusiness within town limits.
This change would mostlyaffect formal businesses likelandscapers and home repairhandymen who come into town,use their own equipment andwork on a recurring basis.
“All towns require businessesto have business licenses, but asfar as day laborers are concerned– like someone that I call to myhouse, they use my equipmentand work for an hour or so and Ipay them – they are not requiredto have a business license,”explained council memberAngele White-Bradley.
For residents of southwestDarlington who for decadeshave dealt with foul odorsemanating from the notori-ous Chalmers Street ditch,help is on the way. The City ofDarlington has been awardedstate grant funds to remedythe stagnant water and nox-ious odors, and work on “theditch” could begin this fall.
“The grant is being award-ed by RIA – the SouthCarolina Rural InfrastructureAuthority,” says JannieLathan, whose company,Lathan Consulting, willadminister the grant. “We putin for $444,870 and theyawarded the full amount.”
This project, officiallycalled Southwest DrainageProject Phase 1, will installunderground piping to keepthe ditch clear.
Though residents havelived alongside this loath-some ditch for many years,their relationship reached atipping point in June of 2015.Darlington city managerHoward Garland says thatrecord heat that month –including a stretch of 15 dayswith temperatures exceeding
100 degrees – essentially“cooked” the ditch andheightened the stench tointolerable levels.
“We were put on notice byresidents, and by sixteen can-didates running for mayorand city council, that this wasa major issue for our city,”says Garland.
Garland notes that whenthe city applied for RIA fund-ing in the fall of 2015, muchof that grant pool was direct-ed toward improvements inBerkeley County in prepara-tion for their new Volvo plant.Darlington was invited to re-apply in spring of 2016, andthat second applicationfocused less on stormwaterremediation (which is not atop priority for RIA) andplayed up the health concernsof southwest Darlington resi-dents.
Lathan and her associateswent door to door in theaffected community and gothand-written letters from res-idents detailing the negativeeffects “the ditch” had ontheir health, including chron-ic respiratory distress andnausea. The public safetyemphasis pushed the applica-tion over the top and RIA fullyfunded the city's grant
request. Lathan says the City of
Darlington is required to kickin matching funds of$86,320, with $64,320 ofthat amount going for engi-neering, $1,000 for landacquisition, and $12,000 forproject administration (toLathan Consulting) over an18 month period.
“We have 18 months todesign, build, and get all theinfrastructure work donefrom the time the grant isawarded,” says Lathan.
Garland says the city willmove as quickly as possible toget through necessary proce-dures, such as putting theproject out for public bids,securing contract approvalfrom Darlington City Council,and completing site engineer-ing work.
“In a perfect world, Iwould hope that we couldhave this bid out in Augustand awarded in September,and Phase 1 of the projectcould be completed by nextspring,” says Garland. “Wehave two other phases thatwe'd like to propose to RIA aspart of our long-term com-mitment to improve water,sewer, and stormwater infra-structure in Darlington.”
Hartsville City Councilpassed first reading on depart-mental and general fund budg-ets for the 2016/17 fiscal year attheir May 10 regular meeting.
The budgets receiving initialapproval in Ordinance 4247 areas follows: General Fund -$9,909,448; Water and Sewer -$4,034,000; Infrastructure
Fund - $654,300; Solid WasteFund - $1,432,344; HospitalityFee Fund - $989,600;Accommodations Tax Fund -$175,050; Debt Service Fund -$137,600; Storm Water Fund -$185,000; RecreationConcessions Fund - $74,000;Splash Pad Fund - $112,150.
A public hearing and finalreading on these budgetsshould take place at council'sJune meeting and formally
become effective in the new fis-cal year beginning June 30,2016.
Representatives from theHartsville Boys and Girls Clubasked that council considerdonating $15,000 to the organ-ization to help construct a newentrance to their building with-in the Butler HeritageFoundation gates, which wouldbe safer than the current street-side entrance facing 6th Street.
Council also held publichearings and approved finalreadings on several ordinances,including Ordinance 4242which amends city codes toallow single water meter serviceon properties with more thanone dwelling (like a mother-in-law cottage) provided thosedwellings are not rented forprofit.
“He nearly made it to 100.”That phrase has been sharedthroughout the Pee Dee, asfriends and family of AlbertL. “ Juny” James, Jr., sharedthe story of a long life welllived.
Juny was known by nearlyeveryone in Darlington;whether you knew him for hislong career as an attorney
(still practicing in his late90’s), his love of hunting atDamon’s Gun Club, or for hiswarm smile and chuckle, toknow him was to love him.
Just two short days beforehe died, Mr. James was hon-ored by the American LegionPost #13 in Darlington with aCertificate of Honor. As heaccepted the framed plaqueand copy of Tom Brokaw’sbook, “The GreatestGeneration,” he smiled as the
attendees gave him a stand-ing ovation.
“I am quite proud of this,”he said as he sat back down,sharing a big smile. “I’m onehundred and counting.”
As Grady Weaver,Commander of American Post13 remarked, “He raised fineyoung men and prepared theway for all of us to havetremendous freedom. Wepresent this in recognition ofgrateful appreciation for serv-ing in the United States ArmedForces and making freedomand democracy, liberty andindependence available to all.”
In World War II, Mr. Jamesserved as an AssistantProfessor of Military Scienceat The Citadel and in the
European Theater, where heparticipated in the D-Day inva-sion of Normandy and wasawarded the InvasionArrowhead, five BattleCampaign Stars, the BronzeStar, and the French Croix deGuerre. He held the rank ofMajor.
In a story in the News andPress about hunting in 2013,he shared that when hereturned home from the war itwas nearly Thanksgiving; thefirst thing he did was to gohunting at Damon’s.
“I saw the most beautifulthings when I was in Europe,”he said. “But all I wanted to dowas come back home.”
Please see his obituary onpage 4A.
Grady Weaver, Commander of American Legion Post #13 in Darlington, presents Albert L. James, Jr. with a Certificate of Honor at theirMay 12, 2016 meeting, two days before his passing. PHOTO BY JANA E. PYE
Nearly 100: Albert L. James, Jr. leaves a legacy of service,
exemplary work ethic, and a host of hunting stories
Hartsville budgets clear first reading
By rep. Bill taylor
Government belongs to YOU,not politicians. You have everyright to know what your electedand appointed officials are up toand how government bureau-cracies operate at every levelwhether they be towns, cities,counties, school boards or stategovernment.
That’s why 40 years agoSouth Carolina enacted theFreedom of Information Act(FOIA). It was model legislationfor the nation at the time, butsorely needs updating to plugholes that have been created bythose who don’t want to bebothered by citizen inquiries andsunshine on government.
For six years I have champi-
oned legislation to enhance theFOIA. It’s progressed every ses-sion, but this year is its bestchance ever. We’re near the fin-ish line with H.3191, but a rook-ie State Senator has decided toblock its passage.
Alone in Her DefianceSen. Margie Bright-Matthews
arrived at the Statehouse inJanuary elected to fill theremaining term of Sen.Clementa Pinckney left vacantby his tragic shooting death. Therookie senator, a Democrat triallawyer from Walterboro, is usingarchaic Senate rules that allowone senator to have near vetopower by blocking a bill from avote by the full Senate.
The defiance of Sen. Bright-Matthews was demonstrated inher lone vote of opposition inthe Senate Judiciary Committee,which passed H.3191 by a voteof 17-1.
This has been one of themost thoroughly vetted bills thissession. It has had 20 hearingsin the House and Senate and bya special Ad Hoc House EthicsCommittee. It passed the House16 months ago 90-16. If it gets tothe Senate floor it will likely winapproval and a conference com-mittee will hammer out differ-ences created by Senate amend-ments.
There are only a fewLegislative days left in this ses-sion…good government needs
your help! Please take a moment
TODAY to call or write Sen.Bright-Mathews and respectfullyrequest she stop blockingimprovements to the S.C.Freedom of Information Act. I’mnot certain if she personallyreads her government emails([email protected]), but it’s worth sendingher a note. It would be moreeffective to call to her office(843-549-6028). Give her assis-tant the message:
“Drop your opposition andlet the FOIA legislation be votedon by the Senate.”
Please help me get thisimportant legislation across thefinish line. If we fail we’ll have tostart all over again next year.You deserve access today. Thankyou in advance for your help.
Bill Taylor is from Aiken andrepresents House District 86.
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A New ResolutionBy Bill Shepard
I reckon I have been watching too much TV lately. With allthat is going on in the Middle East with ISIS and what is goingon in our political world, I’m a bit frustrated. There are a lot ofways to deal with the problem, but I think I’ll just revert to mychildhood days. Now I didn’t have a lot of frustrations when Iwas a boy, mainly because I didn’t have anything to be frustratedabout! Life was a lot different that far back. We didn’t have aradio, telephone, or newspaper when I was a boy and TVs andcomputers hadn’t been heard of. If the sun came up and the millwhistle blew, calling folk to show up for work, my world wascomplete.
Of course, I would get up and go to school to learn aboutthings and places I wasn’t interested in. I suppose I knew moreabout places I read about in my history and geography booksthan I knew about my hometown! I rolled wheels, pulled wag-ons, and devised my own things to play with and do. One thingwas certain; I didn’t get bored with nothing to do. I could findamusement in a lot of ways, one of which was kicking a tin canalong a narrow dirt road. If you had seen me on an errand forMama to the Company Store or any other place, chances are Iwould be pulling my wagon, rolling a wheel or tire, or kicking acan along the road and following it wherever it landed. Did youever do that? If you haven’t you should try sometime. You can geta lot of frustration out that way.
Instead of kicking the Democrat or Republican, Trump orHillary, kick a can! Well, I think you would probably get as muchgood out of doing one as the other! Like I said, when I was a boy,I often kicked cans. One day on an errand to the Company Store,I had an experience I have never forgotten. I had left the storeand was on my home and of course, I was kicking my can andfollowing it from one side of the road to the other. I had crossedover the bridge that spans Swift Creek beyond the old mill (nowgone). I gave my can a hard kick and went after it. When Ireached where it had stopped moving, I looked down and therewas a half of a one-dollar bill. I picked it up faster than a chickencan pick up a grain of corn and that’s fast! I have never claimedto be smart about anything, but I knew that the other half of thatdollar bill had to be somewhere. I kept on kicking my can andfollowing after it, always keeping my ears on the ground. Fromone side of the dirt road to the other, back and forth, I kept mov-ing. I knew the other part of the bill had to be somewhere alongthat road. But where?
I don’t know how long I had been walking, like I said, you canget lost in time and thoughts when you are kicking a can. I wasso lost in what I was doing that I missed the place where I was tocross the railroad track and head for home. I looked a ways upthe road and saw another boy approaching in my direction andhe was kicking a can also. There was nothing unusual about that.It wasn’t unusual in those days to see someone kicking a canalong the road. It wasn’t unusual to go to the store, church, orschool, and find a number of tin cans left outside. We didn’t owna bicycle or a car, so we parked out tin can outside. The thingthat got my attention about this boy was the intense way he keptlooking at the ground. When we got close enough, I recognizedhim as one of my friends who also lived in the village.
“What are you doing, Fred?” I asked. That was a foolish ques-tion, I could see what he was doing. What I really wanted toknow was why he kept looking at the ground in a more intenseway. I had a suspicion that he was looking for the same thing asI…that other piece of a dollar bill!
My suspicion was correct; he reached into his overall pocketand took out the other piece of that one dollar bill. Now, if I hadbeen as smart as one of those Washington politicians, I wouldhave known how to get the dollar bill for myself. When I couldn’tthink of a way to get it, I decided half loaf was better than no loafat all.
Anyway, Fred and I went to a nearby village store that wasoperated by a kind man who knew both of us. He took bothpieces of the dollar bill and pinned them together. Then he gaveus each a fifty-cent piece. Now, wasn’t that smart? We were bothas happy as two boys could be. In a little while, the storeownerhad both his fifty-cent pieces back and my friend and I had astomach full of RC Cola and Moon Pie. The solution had beensimple, but when I got home I had a problem trying to explain toMama why I was so late coming home from my errand. When Iexplained my story to her and gave her piece of the moon pies Ihad stuffed in my pocket, she was all right.
Have you ever kicked tin cans along the road? If you havefrustrations to deal with, you should try kicking a can down awinding dirt road. You could name the can Bernie, Hillary,Trump or Obama and begin kicking.
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 Shepard 324Sunny Lane, Piedmont, S.C., 29673
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By Chelsea BullockMiss S.C. Sweet Potato Festival
Mental Health America(MHA) founded in 1909 is thenation’s leading community-based non -profit dedicated tohelping Americans achievewellness by living mentallyhealthier lives. Most of theirwork is guided by the BeforeStage 4 philosophy – that men-tal health conditions should betreated long before they reachthe critical points in the diseaseprocess. When we think diseaselike cancer or heart disease, wedon’t wait years to treat them.We start before Stage 4, webegin with prevention, identifysymptoms and develop a plan ofaction to reverse and hopefullystop the progression of the dis-ease. So why don’t we do thesame for individuals who aredealing with potentially serious
mental illness?Did you know? During the
early days of mental healthtreatment, asylums oftenrestrained people who hadmental illness with iron chairsand shackles around theirankles and wrist. With betterunderstanding and treatments,this cruel practice eventuallystopped.
In the early 1950s, MentalHealth America issued a call toasylums across the country fortheir discarded changes andshackles. On April 13th, 1956,at the McShane Bell Foundry inBaltimore, MD, Mental HealthAmerica melted down theseinhumane bindings and recastthem into a sign of hope, theMental Health Bell. Now thesymbol of Mental HealthAmerica, the 300-pound bellserves as a powerful reminder
that the invisible chains of mis-understanding and discrimina-tion continue to bind peoplewith mental illness. Today, theMental Health Bell rings outhope for improving mentalhealth and achieving victoryover mental illness.
Mental health conditions,such as depression, bipolarpost-traumatic stress disorderand anxiety, are real, commonand treatable. And recovery ispossible. If you recognize anyof the symptoms below, actbefore Stage 4 and visitwww.mentalhealthamerica.netand take a screening. Pleasenote: Screenings are validatedonly for adults. Please shareyour results with a physician orhealthcare provider.
Symptoms• Changes in energy level
and sleep patterns
• Noticeable restlessness orirritability
• Loss of interest or please inactivities
• Feeling sad, empty, hope-less, worthless or guilty
• Frequent thoughts ofdeath or suicide
• Difficulties with concen-tration or decision making
• Changes in appetite, eat-ing habits or weight.
Mental Health Awareness: Before Stage 4
One person keeps you in the dark
Re-Elect Sheriff Wayne Byrd
By way of introduction, I am a retiredAssistant Director with SLED and I haveknown Sheriff Wayne Byrd for more than25 years, having met him early in his andmy career. I knew then that with his workethic he was going places. I was so pleasedwhen he ran for Sheriff and am even happi-er to see that he has offered for re-election.
Sheriff Byrd has never run from toughissues and has been tenacious in his effortsto rid Darlington County of drugs and
other crimes. I remember him as he rosethrough the ranks to Captain at theDarlington Police Department before offer-ing for Sheriff. He has always approachedinvestigations the same way regardless ofthe social status of the offender and wasalways approachable by the citizens. Whata tribute to this fine man and the way hedoes Darlington County’s business; fairnessfor all citizens. He is a fair-minded personwho demands professionalism of himselfand his staff. During his tenure as Sheriff,he has tackled many tough issues with dig-nity and with the bright thing in mind. I
think Sheriff Byrd does an excellent job.If I lived in Darlington County, I would
vote for the re-election of Wayne Byrd asSheriff, but since I do not live there, I want-ed everyone to know how I feel. I havefriends in Darlington County and I hope youfeel as I do and support the re-election ofmy friend Wayne Byrd for Sheriff. He hasdone a great job, is a true professional andfriend, but his work is not completed yet.
Steven A. SmithAssistant Director SLED (Retired)Columbia, S.C.
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She further noted that busi-nesses that bring their ownequipment and work on arecurring basis might beexempt from the businesslicense requirement if they canprove they make under a cer-tain amount of money in Lamareach year. Those businesseswould pay the initial businesslicense fee of $100, but couldreceive the exemption the fol-lowing year if they bringreceipts or supporting docu-mentation proving theirincome is below the threshold.
White-Bradley proposedthat threshold be set at $10,000per year. Council agreed thatthere is a need to rewrite thecurrent ordinance to reflectthis exemption, and the matterwill be taken up again andvoted on at their June meeting.
In other matters, councilmember Mike Lloyd deliveredthe bad news that Lamar'sapplication for a $500,000Rural InfrastructureAssociation (RIA) grant wasturned down. The town wasseeking state help to defray the$1.8 million cost of installing anew water plant and well, asboth of Lamar's old wells wereclosed after SC DHEC found
trace amounts of radium in thewater.
Lloyd said the town is nowawaiting word on whether itwill receive loan assistancefrom the Clean Water StateRevolving Fund.
Since the well closings,Lamar has been purchasingwater from the DarlingtonCounty Water and SewerAuthority, and Lloyd saidLamar paid the authority$9,100 this past month for justover 3 million gallons of water.
“It's kind of frustrating rightnow,” Lloyd said.
He asked that anyone whospots a water leak around thetown please call and report itimmediately to any town offi-cial.
Rev. Emanuel Simon of the
Egg Scramble JamboreeCommittee presented MayorRandy Reynolds with donationchecks of $500 for police uni-forms, and $200 for theDowntown Pride Committee.Simon noted that other dona-
tions were presented to theLamar Library and Lamar HighSchool, as well as local church-es who help with Lamar's sig-nature spring festival – whichdraws over 30,000 visitors totown.
Rev. Emanuel Simon presented donation checks to the Town of Lamaron behalf of the Egg Scramble Jamboree Committee.
Lamar Town Council members Jackie Thomas, Angele White-Bradley, Willie Howell, and Mike Lloyd.PHOTOS BY SAMANTHA LYLES
Hartsville Mayor Mel Pennington presented Chief of Police JerryThompson with a proclamation declaring May 15 as Peace OfficersMemorial Day, with flags flown at half-staff in remembrance of officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES
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Ordinance 4244 also receivedfinal approval, clearing the wayfor the city to lease property at710 South 5th Street (the oldFood Lion shopping plaza) for useas a police substation specializingin community outreach.
Council approved an expen-diture of $46,800 in HospitalityTax funds for a waterparkexpansion design package fromWeber Group Inc. The designconcept is the next step in grow-ing the Piratesville Splash Padinto a fully fledged water parkand tourist attraction. The H-Taxfunds will be reimbursed frombond proceeds at a later date.
City manager Natalie Zeigleralso noted that repair materialsfor the Hartsville VeteransMemorial will arrive May 26,with work to begin on the water-damaged monument shortlythereafter.
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Vehicle purchases mightprove less problematic, sincethe county is nearly at the endof a five-year lease/purchaseagreement and could simplyrepeat that program to fundthe purchase of $3.5 million innew vehicles and heavy equip-ment. This plan shouldinclude grass-cutting equip-ment for Roads & Bridges, 4new ambulances, and perhaps40 vehicles for the Sheriff'sOffice.
Hudson and council mem-ber Dannie Douglas broughtup the need for more securitycameras at county libraries,and Robbin Brock added thatnew security cameras areneeded at the courthouse aswell.
Arrington agreed that mostcounty facilities could use asecurity upgrade, and remind-
ed council that plans for amodern and secure court-house / administration facilityrely heavily on voters approv-ing a penny sales tax to fundthat project. He estimated thecost of a new courthouse at$20 to $30 million, and notedthat the current penny salestax (which benefits theDarlington County SchoolDistrict) yields about $5 mil-lion a year in revenue.
One new revenue source –the 2-percent hospitality tax(H-Tax) levied on preparedfoods sold in unincorporatedareas of the county – will yielda predicted $180,000 annual-ly. In just over ten months, thetax has put about $170,000into county coffers. Thismoney can be spent on pro-grams to increase countytourism, and council memberBobby Kilgo queried whetherH-Tax money can be used tooffset Parks and RecreationDepartment costs, thereby
freeing up some of thatdepartment's budget to covernew expenses and mandates.
Arrington said he wouldlook into the possibility, butnoted that County Councilmust put H-Tax expenditurerules and plans into ordinanceform and pass three readingsbefore that money can bespent.
Kilgo also asked that$15,000 be added to the newbudgets to outfit CountyCouncil chambers foraudio/video recording so thatthe public can be privy to thefull scope of discussion atthese meetings.
Darlington County Councilwill hold a public hearing onthe budget ordinance at a spe-cial meeting on Monday, May23 at 9 am in the Pee DeeRegional Council ofGovernments ConferenceCenter, located at 2314 PisgahRoad in Florence. This meet-ing is open to the public.
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After remarks from Walmartsupervisor Eddie Bostic andDarlington Mayor Gloria Hines,the crowd – evidently impa-tient to prowl the aisles fordeals – surged through thedoors, grabbed carts and dis-persed through the store, forc-ing associates to rush to theirstations and begin the first of(hopefully) many days ofhappy shopping at Darlington'snew retail center.
The over 120,000 square-foot facility features all the reg-ular Walmart retail bells andwhistles – everything fromhousewares to hunting gear togroceries – along with a phar-macy, vision care clinic, and(soon) an indoor restaurant.
Visit the new WalmartSupercenter, open 24-hours aday, at 251 Andover Place inDarlington. Walmart associates applauded the opening of their new store.The Walmart management team. PHOTOS BY SAMANTHA LYLES
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obituaries
Lynn JanetHolcombe
Lynn Janet Holcombe, age69, died peacefully on May 9,2016, after along battlewith cancer.She was bornon January 5,1947 inHartford, CT,the daughterof Vincentand JanetHolcombe. Lynn was a passion-ate horsewoman and an avidwriter, photographer, andartist. She is survived by herparents Vincent and JanetHolcombe; her brothers, Tom(Gloria) Holcombe, and John(Daisy) Holcombe; her fourchildren, Billy Jeffers, Sarah(Ossie) Beauchene, Eric(Marin) Jeffers, and Peter(Carly) Walton; and fourgrandchildren, Aris Jeffers,Wynne Beauchene, ThomasWalton, and Keller Walton.Lynn requested a small, privatefamily service to be held at alater date. In lieu of flowers,donations can be made toH.O.P.E. Acres Rescue -www.hopeacresrescue.org
Norton Funeral Home ishonored to serve the Holcombefamily. www.nortonfh.net
Albert Law James, Jr.Albert L. James, Jr. died on
May 14, 2016. Born atPalmetto in DarlingtonCounty on May 29, 1916, hewas the son of Albert L. andAlexina Wilson James. Hewas a graduate of The Citadeland a Phi Beta Kappa gradu-ate of the Law School of theUniversity of South Carolina.He was a retired partner inthe law firm of Paulling &James. He served as a SpecialCircuit Court Judge and fortwelve years as a member ofthe South Carolina Board ofBar Examiners. He was anEagle Scout.
In World War II, Mr. Jamesserved as an AssistantProfessor of Military Scienceat The Citadel and in theEuropean Theater, where heparticipated in the D-Dayinvasion of Normandy andwas awarded the InvasionArrowhead, five BattleCampaign Stars, the BronzeStar, and the French Croix deGuerre. He held the rank ofMajor.
He was a past President ofthe Darlington District of BoyScouts of America, DarlingtonKiwanis Club, DarlingtonChamber of Commerce, FirstFederal Savings and LoanAssociation of Darlington,
and Damon Gun Club, and arecipient of the DarlingtonChamber of CommerceLifetime Achievement Award.He also served on DarlingtonCity Council. Mr. Jamesserved as Deacon, Elder, andClerk of Session of TheDarlington PresbyterianChurch, Moderator of Pee DeePresbytery, Commissioner tothe General Assembly of thePresbyterian Church in theUnited States, and Chairmanof the Board of Trustees ofPresbyterian Home of SouthCarolina.
Mr. James is survived byhis sons, Albert L. James III,and John Jay James II; hisdaughter-in-law, Finley StithJames; his grandchildren,Finley Lucas Hardy (Tim),Marion Graham Segars(David), and Albert L. JamesIV (Harper); and five greatgrandchildren, Finley FossHardy, Annie AlexanderJames, David McCarverSegars, Eliza Graham Segars,and Albert L. James V. Hiswife, Marion, died inSeptember of 2000.
Services were held at 4:00p.m. on Tuesday, May 17thatThe Darlington PresbyterianChurch with burial at GroveHill Cemetery directed byBelk Funeral Home. TheReverend Kevin Cauley willofficiate. The family wel-comed friends at the home ofAlbert and Finley on Monday,May 16th between 5:30 and7:00 p.m. Memorials may bemade to The DarlingtonPresbyterian Church, 311Pearl Street, Darlington, SC29532, the PresbyterianHome of South Carolina,2350 West Lucas Street,Florence, SC 29501, or thecharity of one’s choice.
On online guestbook isavailable at www.belkfuner-alhome.com.
Jamie SmithAndrew James “Jamie”
Smith, II, age 44, diedWednesday, May 11, 2016 in alocal hospital. Friends wereinvited to visit at his mom’shouse, 125 Coggeshall Rd.,between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m.on Friday, May 13, 2016, andat Jamie’s request, everyonemust wear blue jeans. Hewanted a casual gathering offamily and friends to cele-brate his life.
He was born in Florence onFebruary 28, 1972, son ofSherrie Barr Smith and thelate Andrew James Smith.Jamie enjoyed being with hisfriends and loved fishing,camping and cooking out. He
was a NASCAR fan andenjoyed listening to the races.
Surviving, in addition tohis mother, Sherrie, ofDarlington, is his brother andsister-in-law, Kenneth andDeAnna Smith of Darlington;nephews, Dylan Smith andPatrick Causey; his maternalgrandmother, Marvie Barr ofFlorence; two aunts, Emma(Larry) Cobb of Mt. Pleasant,and Bonita (Mike) Stricklandof Lexington; an uncle, JohnW. Barr of Georgia; and manycousins and extended familymembers.
He was preceded in deathby his father, Andrew JamesSmith; paternal grandparentsAndrew and Nora Smith ofAndrews; and his maternalgrandfather, John W. Barr.
Belk Funeral Home ofDarlington is assisting theSmith family.
A guestbook is availableonline at www.belkfuneral-home.com.
Betty BishopFuneral services for Mrs.
Betty Diane Jackson Bishop ofDarlington were held at 12:00o’clock noon Saturday, May 14,2016 at New ProvidenceMissionary Baptist Church inDarlington.
Interment will follow inHoodfield Cemetery directedby Jordan Funeral Home, Inc.of Darlington.
Mrs. Bishop was born March23, 1953 to the late Sam andIneitha Jackson. She died onWednesday, May 11, 2016 in aCharleston hospital. She waseducated in the DarlingtonCounty public schools andjoined the New ProvidenceMissionary Baptist Church atan early age.
On February 23, 1995 Bettywas join in Holy Matrimony toSam Bishop.
Survivors are: her husband,Sam; one daughter, SamanthaBishop; seven brothers:Newton (Judy) Jackson, Leroy(Verdean) Jackson, Sam(Lavonnie) Jackson, James(Yolanda) Jackson, George(Ellen) Jackson, WillieJackson, and Samuel Jackson;three sisters: MinnieGatewood, Gloria (Wallace)Eaddy, and Evelina Martin; twoaunts, Grace Murray and Hattie
Thorpe; three brothers-in-law;six sisters-in-law; two childrenshe raised as her own, KarinJackson (Bennie Ray) Davisand George Jackson Jr.; fivegrandchildren; and a host ofnieces, nephews, cousins andfriends.
The family is receivingfriends at the residence, 218Nordell Street, Darlington.
BeatriceRogol Beatrice "Bea" Katz Sodden
Rogol, 95, passed away onMonday, May 9, 2016 at herhome in Santa Monica, CA. Beawas born in Baltimore, MD, thedaughter of the late Harry Katzand Celia Katz.
Bea was a member of BethIsrael Congregation of Florence,S.C. She served as president ofBeth Israel Affiliates; was a lifemember of Hadassah, theWomen's Zionist Organizationof America; served as presidentof the Henrietta Szold Chapterof Hadassah in Florence and ofDarlington Professional Women(DPW).
Bea served as president of theDarlington County LiteracyCouncil and was a literacy tutorfor many years.
She served as president of theHadassah chapter in Charlotte,NC and president of theAmerican Business Women'sAssociation, Charlotte chapter.
During her later years, shewas a member of Temple AnsheiShalom in Delray Beach, FL.
Bea was the beloved wife ofthe late Samuel Sodden andSam Rogol; devoted stepmotherof Martha (Jonathan) Kramerand Marshall (Lynn) Rogol; dearsister of the late Sidney Katz,Samuel Katz and EstelleHawkins; loving grandmother ofLee Kramer and Rachel Rogol;adored cousin of Barbara Katz;and is also survived by lovingnieces and nephews.
Funeral services and inter-ment were held 10:00 a.m. onSunday, May 15 at HebrewYoung Men's Cemetery, GwynnOak, MD. Please omit flowers.Contributions in her memorymay be sent to Beth IsraelCongregation,c/o RogolMemorial Fund, 316 ParkAvenue, Florence, S.C. 29501.Arrangements by Sol Levinson &Bros. Inc.,www.sollevinson.com.
Mt. Tema Baptist Churchon 1730 Tema Road inHartsville announces theFifth Sunday Freewill SingingConvention on Sunday, May29 with Sunday School start-ing at 9:30 a.m. Asking allchoirs to be on time forSunday School and worshipservice.
Darlington SoupKitchen
The newly formedDarlington Soup Kitchen willserve a hot, hearty breakfastto the homeless population ofDarlington each Saturdaymorning from 8 to 9:30 a.m.at the former Builders SupplyBuilding at 586 West BroadStreet, the current locationfor the City of Darlingtonstreet department.
Churches, organizationsor businesses wishing to beadded to the ministry maycall the First Church of Godfor more information: 843-393-7942.
Donations for the missionmay be sent to:
First Church of God, 620 NMain St, Darlington, SC29532 with Soup Kitchen inthe subject line.
God’s GardenGod’s Garden is being pre-
pared for planting, locatedon Smith Avenue inDarlington. . Everyone isinvited to join in the fun ofplanting and watching yourplants grow.
There is no charge forplanting in the garden.Please furnish your ownseeds and fertilizer. There isaccess to water and tiller forplowing. If you are interestedin being a part of God’sGarden, call: 843-393-3540.Leave a message, and yourcall will be returned.
The Lord CaresPlease continue to assist
The Lord Cares in caring for
those 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 noon. Donations ofnon-perishable food items(especially canned meats) areneeded, as are toiletries,bathroom tissue, and papertowels. Mail monetary dona-tions to: The Lord Cares POBox, 1457, Darlington, SC29540
Bible StudyBible study at Mt.Zion
Tabernacle Believers Church426 W. Broad St. Darlington,on Tuesday nights at 6:00p.m. Bible study led byRev.Larry Scipio. ContactDeacon Z.Frierson at 843-992-3158 or church 843-992-8125. Come join us.
Facebook: StCatherinesECVicar: The Rev. Jeffrey R.Richardson
Black Creek BaptistChurch
Black Creek BaptistChurch, located 139 MontClare Road, Dovesville,announces their hours:Sunday: 10 a.m. SundaySchool, 11a.m. WorshipServices and 6 p.m. EveningWorship. Wednesday: 6:30Adult Bible Study; YouthBible Study, Children(Children In Action) 7:30Adult Choir Practice
Mt. Zion TabernacleMinistries
Mt. Zion TabernacleMinistries 426 W. Broad St. inDarlington announces theirhours: 1st/3rd SundayPastoral Sunday: SundaySchool at 9:30 a.m. ChurchServices 11:00 Elder M.Frierson 2nd/4th Sunday:Sunday School at 9:30 byDeacon Z. Frierson Service at11:00 a.m.
dance 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
Centennial FarmersMarket
This market features fresh,organic gourmet foods, free-range eggs and homegrown,healthy foods including home-made breads and sweet treatsAnd as always, live music andentertainment! Location:Corner of 5th St. and CarolinaAve. in Hartsville.
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 anappointment 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 at theHartsville AA Hut, 310 S.McFarland Street: 12 noon and6 p.m. Monday/Wednesday;12 noon and 8 p.m. Tuesday,Thursday, Friday, Saturday;
and 8pm Sunday.
Al-Anon Meetings Al-Anon is a fellowship of
adult relatives and friends ofalcoholics for mutual support.Visitors are welcome.Childcare is not available. Al-Anon meetings:
Thursday evenings at 6 p.m.at St. Luke UMC Parlor, 302Dunlap Dr., Hartsville. Info:843-992-2981.
Thursdays at 8p.m at theHartsville AA Hut, 310 S.McFarland Street.
Darlington EconomicDevelopment
Partnership MeetingThe DCED Partnership
meets on May 18, the thirdWednesday of each month at8:00 a.m. in the Executivemeeting room 271 of the SiMTbuilding at Florence-Darlington Technical College.
DarlingtonProfessional WomenDarlington Professional
Women (DPW) will meet onMay 19, and the 3rdWednesday of each month atnoon at the DarlingtonCountry Club. DPW is an asso-ciation for local business-women to share lunch, enjoy apresentation, and network.
Downtown BlockParty with Stereo
ReformMain Street Hartsville pres-
ents the Downtown BlockParty series with StereoReform May 19, 6 – 9 p.m. 106E Carolina Ave, Hartsville
by Raceway Ford Chevroletwill offer a free showing of thepopular movie Frozen, kidsactivities, and a variety ofother family fun events. Pacecar rides for a $10 per persondonation and concessions willbe available with all proceedsbenefiting the track’s 501(c)3non-profit arm DarlingtonShares. For the showing ofFrozen on May 20, the track is
encouraging moviegoers todress up as their favoriteFrozen character. Prior to thestart of the movie, theDarlington Raceway staff willselect the best costume, withthe winner receiving tickets tothe Sept. 3 NASCAR XFINITYSeries VFW Sport Clips Help AHero 200.
DDRA SpringConcert with Radio
VibeDarlington Downtown
Revitalization Association’sfree Spring Concerts. Theevents are scheduled from 6 to9 p.m. Saturday, May 21 atLiberty Lane - just off PearlStreet from the Public Square.
Darlington Soil &Water Conservation
District BoardThe Darlington Soil &
Water Conservation DistrictBoard will meet May 23 at7:00 p.m., the fourth Mondayof the month in the ClemsonExtension Kitchen at 300Russell Street, Room 207,Darlington. Open to the public.Info: 843-393-0483.
Writing Workshop atthe Library
The Darlington CountyLibrary System will offer thelast of five introductory writ-ing workshops to be taught byC. Hope Clark at theDarlington Branch at 6:30p.m. on May 24th.
#5. “Get Your Story OutThere! - Getting Published.”Find out why having an onlinepresence is essential in orderto be successful and get pub-lished, regardless of the routeyou take. Learn the differencesbetween indie/self-publishing,small press traditional, largerpress traditional, and hybrid.
For more information, callor visit the Library’s branchesor visit www.darlington-lib.org.
League of WomenVoters of Darlington
CountyThe League of Women
Voters of Darlington County'sannual meeting will beThursday, May 26, 7 p.m., atthe Darlington Council on
Aging building, 402 Pearl St.,with business, a speaker, buf-fet, and silent auction. Thosecurious about the Leagueshould call President SheilaHaney (843-332-6468) toattend.
Appreciation Cook-out for DarlingtonCounty VeteransThe Darlington Veteran’s
Affairs Office is proud to host aCook-out on May 27, 2016 atthe America Legion Post #13located at 1752 Harry ByrdHwy Darlington SC, betweenthe hours of 11:00 a.m. to 2:00p.m. The America Legion Postswithin Darlington County havepartnered with the DarlingtonVeteran’s Affairs Office in thisevent. We cordially invite ourDarlington County Veterans toattend, to show our apprecia-tion for their service. Therewill be hot dogs, chips anddrinks. For more information,please call the DarlingtonCounty Veterans Affairs Officeat 843-398-4130.
National MemorialDay Ceremony in
DarlingtonHonoring the men and
women who faithfully servedour nation and preserved ourfreedom and liberty. May 30,2016 at 11 a.m. at theDarlington Veterans MemorialPark, corner of Main Streetand Orange Street.
DCDSNB Board ofDirectors
Darlington CountyDisabilities and Special NeedsBoard of Directors will meetMay 31, the last Tuesday ofeach month (except Dec.) atthe Scott Center in Hartsvilleat 2:00 p.m. (Please note timechange!) The public is alwayswelcome. The DarlingtonCounty Disabilities and SpecialNeeds Board is located at: 201N. Damascus Church Rd.Hartsville. For more info: 843-332-7252 www.dcdsnb.org
WANTED: Coachesfor Summer League
BasketballThe Darlington Area
Recreation Department islooking for coaches for ourSummer League Basketballprogram. Those who are inter-ested should plan to attend thecoaches meeting on May 31stat the A.W. StanleyGymnasium (B.A. Gary).Coaches must be 18 or older.The meeting will start at 6:00p.m. For directions, please callDon Blakney at 843-393-9005.
Darlington CountyKickoff Event for Ag+ Art Tour: Wine +Cheese meets Ag +
ArtWednesday, June 1st 6:00 -
9:00 p.m. RetroFit Sip-N-Seat152 Mantissa Row, Hartsville.Tickets are $25 For more infor-mation contact: [email protected]
S.C. Ag + Art Tour:Darlington County
June 4 & 5 The S.C. Ag + Art Tour will
run 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturdays,1 – 5 p.m. Sundays each week-end in June in nine S.C. coun-ties, providing visitors the
opportunity to see first-handwhere their food comes fromand watch artists in action. Tolearn more, visit: www.agan-darttour.com There is no fee!Items will be available for sale.
The Darlington County par-ticipating farms include:
Clemson University PeeDee Research andEducation Center , 2200Pocket Road Florence. Specialactivities: Guided tour ofOutdoor Education Trail Sat.,June 4 at 10 a.m.; Talk “TheImportance of Natural Areas “Sat., June 4 11 a.m.; WildlifeTrack Casting Activities Sat.,June 4 at 11 a.m. (first 25 visi-tors); Guided tour of PDRECResearch Crops Sat.June 4 at2 p.m.; Guided Kayak PaddleSun., June 5 from 2- 4 p.m.(first come first served);Guided tour of OutdoorEducation Trail Sun, June 5 at3p.m. Artisan on Site:Stephanie Nix
Coker Farms NationalHistoric Landmark, 1257 S.Fourth Street Hartsville.Artisans on Site: Black CreekWatercolor Group
Greensward Vineyard,2181 High Hill RoadDarlington. Artisans on Site:Aubree Ross, Grace Ross
Kalmia Gardens, 1624W. Carolina Avenue,Hartsville. Artisans on Site:Lesha Petty, Pat Singletary
Le Farm, 1452 E. BoboNewsom Highway Hartsville.Tours at 2 and 4 p.m. Artisanon Site: Theresa Gaylord
Rogers Brothers Farm,1901 East Carolina AvenueHartsville. Artisans on Site:Darlington County PhotographyClub
Square on Saturday June 4from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. MoDS isan open-air market around theperimeter of the Public Squareof Darlington featuring art,crafts, food and farm producevendors as well as businesses,churches, organizations, advo-cates, and other non-profits.First Saturday of the monthMay – October; no market inJuly. For more info: 398-4000ext. 103, email [email protected]. Vendorspaces: $25 for businesses &individuals; $15 non-profitsselling goods; FREE: children,schools, and farmers.
Bluegrass ConcertCome listen to great blue-
grass music on Saturday, June4 at 4:00 p.m.! TheSoutheastern BluegrassAssociation of South Carolinawill hold monthly concerts onthe first Saturday of everymonth at The DarlingtonMusic Hall, 1931 Harry ByrdHighway, Darlington. Doorsopen at 4 p.m. for jamming,socializing, and open mic.Info: www.sebga.org.
Darlington CountyCouncil MeetingThe Darlington County
Council meets on Monday,June 6, and the first Mondayof each month at 6:00 p.m., atthe Courthouse Annex/EMSBuilding, 1625 Harry ByrdHighway (Highway 151),Darlington, SC. The Council
encourages citizen participa-tion and provides an opportu-nity for citizens to present
their concerns at the begin-ning of each regular meeting.Those wishing to make a pres-entation should contact theClerk to Council at 843-398-4100 or [email protected].
Darlington CityCouncil MeetingThe Darlington City Council
will hold their monthly meet-ing on June 7, and the firstTuesday of each month at 7:00p.m. in the City of DarlingtonCouncil Chambers at City Hall,located at 400 Pearl Street.
American LegionPost 13
American Legion Post 13 ofDarlington meets June 9, thesecond Thursday of eachmonth at the Post on HarryByrd Highway next to theSouth Carolina National GuardArmory. A meal is served at6:00 p.m. with a monthlymeeting that follows. Thenation's largest Veteransorganization invites its mem-bers, eligible Veterans, andactive National Guard/Reservepersonnel to attend.
DDRA SummerConcert
The first summer concertsponsored by the DarlingtonDowntown RevitalizationAssociation will be held Friday,June 10th at Liberty Lanedowntown Darlington from 6to 9 p.m. The free event willfeature a live band and foodand beverages available to pur-chase. For more info., contactLisa Rock at: 843-398-4000 x103, or email: [email protected].
Hartsville Farmer’sMarket
The Hartsville Farmer’sMarket is June 11, secondSaturday of each month, 9a.m.-1 p.m. on East CarolinaAvenue. The market is a juriedshow featuring locally sourcedproduce as well as unique,handmade and homemadequality products made by localartists, chefs and farmers. Formore information visitwww.mainstreethartsville.orgor call 843-383-3015.
Downtown Book FairThe Darlington County
Library System and BurryBook Store will be hosting abook fair in downtownHartsville on June 11th.Details coming soon!
Lamar Town Council Lamar Town Council will
meet Monday, June 13th, at 5p.m. the second Monday of themonth at town hall.
School Board The Darlington County
School District Board ofEducation will meet June 13that 6 p.m. the second Mondayof the month in theboard/community conferenceroom at the Darlington CountySchool District AdministrativeAnnex I in Darlington.
ELECTION DAYDemocratic Primary
Day Tuesday, June 14
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.
I was super easy to name! At first glance, your initialthought is "gorgeous" and you will find I have an equally"gorgeous" personality! A sweet and petite golden tor-toiseshell, I have a calm and loving aura which folksfind super appealing. Still a young girl at 3 years old, Ihave plenty of lovin' just waiting for you! Make sure toask for Gorgeous. The staff will know immediatelywho you are looking to meet!
Miles knows exactly how to show his sweetest face tomake sure he gets your attention. He is a sweet, humblegentleman who loves to go on walks with his humancompanion. He can be a little shy at first, but he reallyonly wants you to give him all your attention. He metsome kitties around the shelter and tried his best to justavoid them. Lab mix; male; 1-2 yrs old; 55 lbs.
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The Darlington CountyBoard of Education met on May9, 2016 and bestowed honorson students within the district(see list below) and votedunanimously to approve a safe-ty officer position, a positionthat had been cut when theeconomy was precarious.
The Board also voted toapprove the FlorenceDarlington Technical College’s2016-2017 physical facilitiesbudget contribution, andaccepted the lone bid byLaFave’s Construction forHartsville High School’sBuilding 7 roof retrofit for$549,800. The work will bedone over the summer andcompleted by the start of theschool year in August.
Board also voted to approvethe renaming of ThornwellSchool for the Arts in honor ofMrs. Millie Jackson for her 50years of service as a food serv-ices operator. Mrs. Jackson hasthe unique experience of work-ing at both Thornwell Schoollocations in her years of serviceto the school district.
Presentations were made tothe board about the RoboticsCamp by Jerry Rivers, Mathand Science Coordinator; theDarlington High School EarlyCollege program by DebraWallace and six of the sevenstudents who received anAssociation of Arts Degreefrom Florence DarlingtonTechnical College while attend-
ing Darlington High School’sEarly College Program; and aDigital Transformation Updatefrom Diane Sigmon, DCSD’sTechnology Director.
The following students werehonored for academics:2016 Junior ScholarsDarlington Middle
School:Christopher Colclough
Gabriel Howle, Madison Suggs,Mozingo Weaver, andNathaniel Wideman.Hartsville Middle
School:Raven Addison, Kaila
Andrews, Laney Askins,Morgan Bass, Sarah Childers,Donald Clark, Carolina Conner,Arial Durant, Lindsey Kelley,Isobel Morphis, Eric Niu,Hannah Rudick, Sarah Teal,Matthew Vlachoyannis,Kenneth Wingate, and BrandonWoods.Printing Industries of
the Carolinas Two students from the
Darlington County Institute ofTechnology won "Best of Show"awards at the annual PrintingIndustries of the Carolinas(PICA) meeting. Genesis Joneswon "Best of Show" in theDigital Printing category andSarah Williamson won "Best ofShow" in the Toner category.Future Business
Leaders of America Chelsea Jacobs, a student at
Mayo High School for Math,Science, and Technology, wonfirst place in ImpromptuSpeaking at the 2016 SC FutureBusiness Leaders of America
(FBLA) conference. FBLA is anational non-profit associationwhose purpose is to bring busi-ness and education together ina positive working relationshipthrough innovative leadershipand career development pro-grams.O u t s t a n d i n g
Performance The Hartsville High School
Band Program received theOutstanding PerformanceAward (OPA) from the SouthCarolina Band DirectorsAssociation for their excellencein performances and auditionsthroughout the school year.Each event is awarded pointsand over 100 points are neededto receive the OPA. Under thedirection of Cameron Watkins,with assistance from MarlinKetter, the Hartsville BandProgram received 108 points.
The student athletes hon-ored were:2016 South Carolina
Basketball CoachesAssociation (SCBCA) All-State Team
Two students have beenchosen to play on the SCBCANorth-South Basketball Teams.Frankie Johnson of DarlingtonHigh School was chosen to playon the All-State Boys BasketballTeam. He was also chosen asthe Most Valuable Player of thegame.
Ashley Williams of LamarHigh School was chosen to playon the All-State Girls BasketballTeam.Touchstone Energy
Cooperative North-SouthTeam
Three students have beenchosen to participate in the2015 Touchstone EnergyCooperative North-SouthFootball Game. Riquan Cottonand Eddie Martin of HartsvilleHigh and Tre-Vione Ceasar ofLamar High were all chosen toplay in the North-South All-Star game.2015 Shrine Bowl of the
Carolinas TeamDatavious Wilson of
Hartsville High School wasselected to play in the 2015Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas.Perfect Attendance
RecognitionFive Years Perfect
Attendance:Milaysia Faye McGee -
Rosenwald Elementary SchoolTwelve Years Perfect
Attendance:Diana April Hall -
Darlington High SchoolFrances Jean Weeks -
Darlington High School
Darlington County SchoolDistrict staff honors:SCNSPRA Rewards for
ExcellenceThe DCSD Office of
Communications staff was rec-ognized for Excellence inCommunications at the recentRewards for Excellence awardsceremony of the SouthCarolina chapter of theNational School PublicRelations Association. The pro-gram recognizes outstandingcommunications and publicrelations efforts by SouthCarolina schools, school dis-tricts, and educational agen-cies.
Chris McKagen, DCSDCommunications Specialist,won a Golden Achievementaward for Writing for his press
release entitled, "DCSD leadingextraordinary STEM grantpartnership." The GoldenAchievement award recognizesexemplary public relationsactivities, programs and proj-ects.
Audrey Childers, DCSDPublic Information Officer,won a Golden Medallion Awardfor the Digital TransformationProject Communication Plan.The Golden Medallion Awardrecognizes superior overalleducational public relationsprograms. Clean Schools of the
MonthThe Clean Schools of the
Month for April are CarolinaElementary, Division I (325 orless students) and DarlingtonCounty Institute of Technology,Division II (326 or more stu-dents).
Society Hill Town Councilmembers discuss recommenda-tions from South CarolinaDepartment of Transportationfor improvements at the U.S.52/401/15 and State Road 133at the May10 meeting.
“DOT will not close ChurchStreet,” said Mayor TommyBradshaw. “They have given ustheir guarantee.”
The street that adjoins theWelsh Neck Church was subjectto closure under initial plansdrawn up for the municipalstate highway project, first cit-ing safety issues. Under theDOT’s Access and RoadsideManagement Standards, inter-sections like the proposed oneat US 52 and Church Street rec-ommend a minimum of 700’
Many residents were not dis-pleased by this, and held awell-attended public meeting
at Bethesda Church about theissue.
According to SCDOT, con-cerns that as the north boundtraffic moves into the left turnlane to turn left onto U.S. 52(Cheraw Highway) and south-bound traffic moves into themedian to turn left ontoChurch Street could cause con-flicts and potential safetyissues.
Using current traffic condi-tions and projected growthrates, SCDOT later determinedthat those concerns would beunlikely to occur.
Council approved the firstreading of the 2016-17 Budget;a special public budget meetingat 6:00 prior to the councilmeeting at 6:30 p.m. Councilvoted to approve a date changefor the next meeting because ofelections; the rescheduled-meeting will be changed fromTuesday June 14 to Thursday,June 9th at Town Hall.
School board honors students at May meeting
Debra Wallace introduces six of the seven studentsthat earned an A.A. degree from FlorenceDarlington Technical College while attendingDarlington High School’s Early Honors Program. “Iam attending the University of South Carolina andwill receive my master’s degree in the time it takesfor others to earn a bachelor’s degree,” said DHSstudent Hayden Happ. “And that saved me roughly
$45,000.” The program is free to DHS students, and instruc-tors are on site. Wallace shared that all county stu-dents are eligible to apply at the DCSD MagnetFair, along with Mayo High School for MathScience and Technology and the Hartsville HighSchool International Baccalaureate Programme.
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Society Hill discussesplans for U.S. 52
Society Hill, the most historic town in the Pee Dee, readies for inter-section improvements on U.S. 52/401/15 and S-133.
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SJH AlumniAssociation meeting
The Saint John's HighAlumni Association reunionweekend is September 22-24. Ameeting will be May 21, at 10a.m. at the Darlington Library.For more info. contact FentressSmith [email protected], 843-230-3117, orFelice : [email protected].
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Join dog owners in Downtown Hartsvilleon Thursday, May 19th in Burry Park from6:30 - 7:30 p.m. to hear from NationalChampion dog trainers Tina Neubert & HansSchweickert, Law Enforcement K9 InstructorJason Kerr & SWGDOG legal counsel MarkRispoli as they share with you a brief demon-stration on how to properly train your dog.These world famous instructors will speak on
obedience, walking on a lead, and basic com-mands.
Admission is simply one of the following:dog or cat food, anti-bacterial bleach, towels,treats, cat litter, and cat toys. Of course, mon-etary donations are always welcome!
Bring your lawn chairs and come listen tothese world famous instructors. As always,the volunteers that work tirelessly for theshelter animals appreciate your support.
Burry Park is located on Cargill Way,between 4th and 5th Streets in Hartsville.
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Darlington High School isbecoming known for their crosscountry and track teams acrossthe state, and this weekendconfirmed it as the DarlingtonHigh School Track Team com-peted in the SCHSL 3A StateTrack Championships, comingaway with a 4th Place TeamFinish
• Leading the way for theFalcons was Freshman KadasiaEvans, who won her secondstate title in the high jump witha jump of 5-6.
• Laqueena Dubose finished3rd in the 100 meter dash, 4thin the 200 meter dash, 8th inthe long jump, and anchoredthe runner of 4x100 meterrelay, that also included MikelaSalone, Alicia Jackson, andSamone Green, to a 2nd placefinish. The 4x100 ran fasterthis year taking second thanthey did a year ago when theywere the State Champs.Christina Epps finished in 4thplace in the 400-meter hurdlesand broke the school record forthe third time this season cov-ering the distance in 1:07.81.
• Hope Richardson placed5th in the triple jump for theFalcons with a jump of 34-5.
•The final event of the day,the 4x400 meter relay team ofSamone Green, Daisha Jones,Christina Epps, and KadasiaEvans, provided the Falconswith another school record anda 6th place finish in a time of4:11.85.
• The only male team mem-ber to qualify for states,Jonathan Segres, finished in6th place in the high jump forthe Falcons.
“We are very proud of ourathletes and all that theyaccomplished this season,” saidCoach Wideman. “We once
again had a great state meetand are looking forward todoing even better next year.We only graduate one seniorgirl, so next year we shouldreturn even stronger. I amblessed to have some amazingathletes and assistant coacheswho make us look so good.”
DHS Track Team results atSCHSL 3A State Track Championships
Magan Head signs with Francis Marion UniversityMagan Head, a senior at Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School, signed a National Letter of Intent to playtennis at Francis Marion University. Magan received a scholarship to play for the University and will bemajoring in Computer Science.Magan started playing tennis for Trinity-Byrnes when she was in the 9th grade. She started playingtennis at the young age of 6 and then started competing at age 8, including playing in USTA tourna-ments individually. Magan received the SCISA 1A Team state champions and the SCISA Individualchampion in 9th grade and won the SCISA doubles champion in 10th grade.
Freshman Kadasia Evans wins her second state title with her highjump of 5’ 6” at the SCHSL 3A State Track Championship.
Frankie Johnson of DHS signs with The CitadelDarlington High School
Falcons celebrated five yearbasketball starter FrankieJohnson as he signed to playfor The Citadel.
Johnson is the son ofFrankie and Genita Johnsonof Darlington.
Accolades from his sportscareer at Darlington HighSchool include:
DHS all time leading scor-er: 1,178 points in 126 games
All-State Selection: 2014,2015, 2016
WPDE Hoop Zone Finalist(Pee Dee/Grand Strand):2014, 2015
All-Region VI-AAA Team:2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Three Region VI VI-AAAChampionship Teams: 2012,2014, 2015
Playoff Appearances: Two
Sweet 16, Three Lower State,One State
2016 Carolina All StarSelection
2016 South CarolinaBasketball CoachesAssociation (SCBCA) All StateBoys Basketball Team andnamed the 2016 SouthCarolina Basketball CoachesAssociation (SCBCA) BoysBasketball Most ValuablePlayer (MVP)
Downtown Darlington comes alive withRadio Vibe concert
The Darlington DowntownRevitalization Association(DDRA) brings downtown alivethis Saturday night with a freeconcert from Radio Vibe.
The free admission eventwill be held from 6 to 9 p.m.May 21 at the Liberty LaneWalk of Fame on Pearl Streethalf a block from the PublicSquare. Food and beverageswill be available for purchasefrom Sweet Jane’s Cafe & WineBar, Mama Mia’s ItalianKitchen, Kona Ice, Pepsi, andCrown Beverages.
The local group, Radio Vibe,plays every thing from '60'sMotown to hits from the ’70's,’80’s, ’90's, classic rock, funk,blues, and beach music.
“We are a band that is inter-ested in providing family enter-tainment,” says bassist andvocalist Wade Fryer. “We picksongs that don't go against ourmoral values.”
Other band membersinclude Ken McRae on vocals,Scott Fryer on drums, JasonPeterson on guitar and vocals,Paul McRae on keyboard andvocals, and Brian Rhodes onguitar and vocals.
The free concert is plannedto encourage residents to visitdowntown and promote a posi-tive image of the town.
“The DDRA is excited to pro-vide these concerts for thecommunity,” says DDRADirector Lisa Chalian-Rock.The DDRA will hold a secondfree concert on Friday, June 10,with the local beach musicgroup The Recollections atLiberty Lane.
Partners for the May 21event include CumulusBroadcasting, CommunityBroadcasters, Raceway Ford ofDarlington, DedicatedCommunity Bank, Kilgo LawFirm, the City of Darlington,and the Darlington Lions Club.
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Brittney Hales is one ofseven Darlington High SchoolEarly College Honors Programstudents graduating with herAssociate of Arts degree fromFlorence-Darlington TechnicalCollege the same year shegraduates from high school.
Two years ago, when DHSunveiled its Associate of ArtsDegree program for qualifiedEarly College Honors Programstudents, Brittney decided torise to the challenge and takeadvantage of this opportunity.While only a high schoolsophomore, Brittney commit-ted to spend the next twoyears, including two sum-mers, devoted to a full-timecollege course load eachsemester in addition to herother high school classes. Her
hard work has paid offbecause she was able to par-ticipate in Florence-Darlington Technical College’sSpring commencement cere-mony on May 12th. She willthen receive both her collegedegree and high school diplo-ma during Darlington HighSchool’s graduation ceremonyon May 27th.
Brittney is an active studentat Darlington High School andregularly participates in theNational Honor Society and inthe Sports Medicine Club. Notonly is she active in theseclubs, she is also very busywith athletics and has been onthe DHS softball and soccerteams. Brittney also enjoyshorses and playing videogames.
Brittney’s dedication toschool and extra-curricularactivities has served her wellas she has already enlisted inthe US Army Reserve andplans to attend ConverseCollege to become an athletictrainer. When she thinksabout what she has accom-plished at DHS, she says thatthe opportunity “is a benefitfor kids going into college”because it definitely helpsfinancially and “helps studentsget into a career faster.”Brittney is proud of the factthat she is the first one in herimmediate family to earn acollege degree right out ofhigh school, and we are proudof her too.
Congratulations BrittneyHales!
Thomas Gibson is one ofseven Darlington High SchoolEarly College HonorsProgram students graduatingwith his Associate of Artsdegree from Florence-Darlington Technical Collegethe same year he graduatesfrom high school.
Two years ago, when DHSunveiled its Associate of ArtsDegree program for qualifiedEarly College HonorsProgram students, Thomasdecided to rise to the chal-lenge and take advantage ofthis opportunity. While only ahigh school sophomore,Thomas committed to spendthe next two years, includingtwo summers, devoted to afull-time college course loadeach semester in addition to
his other high school classes.His hard work has paid offbecause he was able to partic-ipate in Florence-DarlingtonTechnical College’s Springcommencement ceremony onMay 12th. He will thenreceive both his collegedegree and high school diplo-ma during Darlington HighSchool’s graduation ceremo-ny on May 27th.
Thomas is also an activestudent at Darlington HighSchool. He participates onthe school’s first everRobotics team and in theTechnology Club. In his freetime, Thomas enjoys workingon cars and playing videogames. Thomas’s dedicationto school and extra-curricularactivities has served him well
as he will be attendingFrancis Marion University tostudy either ComputerSciences or Engineering.
When reflecting about hisearly college experiences,Thomas thinks the program is“very beneficial to studentsand allows them to get a tasteof what college is like whilealso giving them a head startand saving them money.” Heis particularly glad of thefinancial savings, like most ofhis classmates, because it iswhat has helped him be thefirst in his family to earn acollege degree directly out ofhigh school – something heand his family are very proudof. We are proud of you too.
Congratulations ThomasGibson!
Students at Darlington's St. John's Elementary put on their prettiest dresses and sharpest ties for the annu-al May Day Pageant and Ceremony, held May 13 at the Dargan Memorial Amphitheater.As friends andfamily looked on, kids danced around the maypole and swirled ribbons, and SJE principal Jean Taylorannounced the following pageant winners: May Day Queen Nadia Brown, May Day King Eric Flores II
Tiny Miss St. John's Elementary Kyleigh McDougal, Tiny Master St. John's Elementary ChristianHickman
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The Susan JohnsonMemorial Fund Committee hasannounced that Mary AdairLawson has been awarded the2016 Susan Johnson MemorialScholarship Grant in theamount of $4,000. This non-payable grant is awardedannually to a graduate or for-mer graduate of DarlingtonHigh School (formerly St.John’s High), or a graduate orformer graduate from theDarlington Area AttendanceZone of Mayo High School forMath, Science and Technology,or Trinity-Byrnes CollegiateSchool who intends to pursuefurther education or trainingleading to a career in healthcare. Factors considered in theselection of the annual recipi-ent of this award include aca-
demic standing, extra-curricu-lar activities, character, andrecommendations from theprincipal and/or faculty of theschools mentioned.
Mary Adair Lawson liveswith her father and mother,Mr. and Mrs. Marvin I.Lawson, and is graduating atthis time from Mayo HighSchool for Math, Science andTechnology in the Class of2016. Mary is active in thecommunity by participating inEarth Day, Relay for Life ofDarlington County, Taste ofMayo Fundraiser, and newschool year preparation volun-teer. She is a member of theNational Honors Society, BetaClub Convention Delegate,received a perfect score onBiology I End of Course exam,
and received an AcademicTrophy for All A Honor Roll.Mary also served as a JuniorMarshal at Mayo High SchoolFor Math, Science andTechnology for the Class of2015.
Mary plans to attendClemson University and majorin nursing and has later plansto become a Nurse Practitionerworking in the field of derma-tology.
She indicates there are sev-eral reasons why she wants toenter the health care field; “Ihave for some time wanted tobecome a nurse to help peopleusing my personality andtraining to brighten a patient’sday.” She also indicates, “Ihave always wanted to learnmore about skin care and that
is why dermatology interestsme so much. Becoming a nursewill allow me to combine mypassion for skin care with mylove of being around peoplethat I can help.”
The Susan JohnsonMemorial Fund was estab-lished in 1968 in memory ofMiss Susan Johnson, who atthe time of her death was anoutstanding senior at St.John’s High School and wasactive in her church and com-munity. Miss Susan Johnsonwas the daughter of Mr. andMrs. W. Richard (Dot)Johnson.
This fund is administeredby a committee operatingunder the supervision of theSession of the DarlingtonPresbyterian Church.
Susan Johnson Memorial Scholarshipawarded to Mary Lawson
Two local singers fromHartsville have been chosen asthe only South Carolina resi-dents to attend an a-cappellacamp in Los Angeles, CA host-ed by the group Pentatonix.
The pair, Stone Martin andMonica Saxton, are classmatesand have become good friendsthrough their shared love ofmusic and performance.
Stone Martin appeared onFOX-TV’s “The X Factor” in2013, garnering a legion ofyoung fans across the nation.Since the show aired, Martinwas accepted into the CokerCollege PULSE program tostudy piano. He is also a mem-ber of the South Carolina AllState Choir. He has beenrecording his first single withproducer RooseveltMcLemoore. In addition,Martin recently learned hewas accepted to attend theBrevard School of Music forthe three-week summer pianoprogram.
Monica Saxton was chosento participate in the Miss S.C.Palmetto Princess Program
four years consecutively, win-ning scholarship money forher fundraising efforts for theMiss S.C. ScholarshipOrganization. Saxton has alsodanced at Dance World for 15
years, where she also instructsstudents and choreographsdances.
Fundraisers will be held onJune 3rd and 4th at The Southof Pearl Restaurant in
Darlington. Tickets will be $35per person, and will include alive performance.
For more information ontickets, please call: 843-229-7244 or 843-495-2564.
Stone Martin and Monica Saxton. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
Hartsville singers seeking to attend a-cappella camp in Los Angeles
Special guests at the May Pilot Club program meeting wereChelsea Bullock, Miss SC Sweet Potato Festival, and KinsleyOdom, Miss SC Sweet Potato Festival Teen. Both honoreesspoke to Pilot Club members about their platforms and activi-ties as they prepare for the Miss South Carolina pageants com-ing up in June. Miss Bullock has as her platform raising aware-ness of mental health and mental illness. She expressed pleas-ure that Governor Haley had proclaimed May as Mental HealthAwareness Month. Kinsley Odom shared her platform which isgreater awareness of acceptance and inclusion of individualswith disabilities. She says her platform was inspired by heryounger brother who has Down Syndrome. Both young ladieshave had a busy year of community service, speaking engage-ments, and fundraising for the charities related to their plat-forms. The Pilot Club made donations to the charities chosenby the honorees, including The Children’s Miracle Network.
The Darlington Pilot Club members work with Will Isgett tosupport the SC Sweet Potato Festival Pageant each year.
Pictured on right: Ruth Flowers, Pilot Club of Darlington, presentsWill Isgett, Kinsley Odom, and Chelsea Bullock with a donation fromthe Club.SUBMITTED BY MARY SCOTT, PRESIDENT, PILOT CLUB OFDARLINGTON
May Pilot Club
Editor’s note: The bookingreport represents a list of personsarrested given to the media fromthe Darlington County DetentionCenter under the S.C. Freedom ofInformation 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 Evander Scott Elliott, 22,of 437 McCowns Millpond Rd,D a r l i n g t o n ,Domestic/Domestic Violence3rd Degree
l James Leroy Fedorchuk,55, of 3855 Masters Cir,Florence, Entering PremisesAfter Warning
l Franklin William Filyaw,58, of 308 E Chapel Dr,Florence, General SessionBench Warrant
l Joseph Andre Gracia, 23,of 1458 Thorngate Cir,Hartsville, Cruelty to Children
l Sherrie Dean Hemminger,40, of 507 West Richardson Cir,Hartsville, Fail to Pay
l Richard E Jett, 50, of 709W Old Camden, Hartsville,Driving Under Suspension;Habitual Traffic Offender;Disregard Stop Sign; FamilyCourt Bench Warrant; FamilyCourt Bench Warrant
l Brice Scott Russell, 30, of650 Turner Road, Florence,Weekender Serving Time
l Thomas Antwan Solomon,28, of 811 E Jackson St, Lamar,Family Court Bench Warrant;Family Court Bench Warrant
l Eugene CurtisChampagne, 56, of 300Highland Drive, WadesboroNC, Driving Without a License;Uninsured Motor Vehicle FeeViolation; Speeding
l Thomas Lenwood Charles,54, of 501 Joe Louis Blvd,
Darlington, Simple Assault;Fraudulent Check Under $5001st
l Dianne Paulette Froese,38, of 1481 Burnt Branch Rd,Hartsville, Driving UnderSuspension
l Deshawn Marquse Hanna,22, of 719 Popular St,Hartsville, DUI/Driving Underthe Influence .08 1st; LeavingScene of Accident UnattendedVehicle; Fail to Pay
l William Gaven Heustess,18, of 3344 W Bobo NewsomeHwy, Hartsville, Poss 28G orLess Marij/10G or Less Hash 1st
l Halley Deangelo Johnson,23, of 910 Gibson St, Hartsville,Poss 28G or Less Marij/10G orLess Hash 1st
l Patrick R Johnson, 31, of505 Hunter Dr, Hartsville, PettyLarceny <$2000; DrivingUnder Suspension; OpenContainer of Beer/Wine
l Melanie Kelley, 47, of 1100Two Notch Dr, Lamar, FamilyCourt Bench Warrant
l Robert Wayne King, 44, of2632 New Market Rd,Hartsville, Public DisorderlyConduct
l Douglas Lewis, 52, of 2561
Wesley Chapel Rd, Lydia,Exploitation of a VulnerableAdult
l Terry McCall, 25, of 1316Mt Siani Drive, Darlington,Breach of Peace
l Lakizzy Rochelle McLeod,27, of 412 James Ave, Hartsville,Domestic/Domestic Violence3rd Degree
l Trinity Chere'e Sampson,25, of 525 Woodland Dr,Darlington, Shoplifting<$2000
l Stephen Deshon Segars,23, of 916 W Washington St,Hartsville, Poss 28G or LessMarij/10G or Less Hash 2ndSub; Driving Under Suspension
l Leverne Wheeler, 64, of1110 Dreamland Trail,Darlington, Weekender
l Whitney Laurel Windham,25, of 2028 Melton Ln,Hartsville, Family Court BenchWarrant
l Master Sammie Brunson,44, of 632 E Bobo Newsome,Hartsville, Sentenced by Court;Bench Warrant DUS
l Billy Eugene Downey, 36,of 1124 Milton St, Hartsville,Petty Larceny <$2000
l Amber Nicole Flowers, 17,of 2020 Farmingdale Dr,Hartsville, Public DisorderlyConduct
l Carlton Boyd Howle, 36, of1827 Shadow Hill Rd,Hartsville, Violation of CityOrdinance; Fail to Appear AfterRelease for a Misdemeanor; Failto Appear After Release for aMisdemeanor; Fail to AppearAfter Release for aMisdemeanor
l Allen Fitzgerald Johnson,51, of 612 Society Ave,Hartsville, Fail to Pay
l Zana Alliyah Jowers, 20, of301 Magnolia Ln, Hartsville,False Certificate of Insurance -1st Offense; False Certificate ofInsurance - 1st Offense; FalseCertificate of Insurance - 1stOffense
l Vondella Denise Roary, 36,of 515 S 6th St, Hartsville,Shoplifting $2000 or Less(Enhance 16-0-157)
l Donald Anthony Wise, 53,of 447 Ralp Lane Rd,Timmonsville, Assault andBattery 3rd Degree
l Richard Michael Aaron,18, of 1825 Anderson Farm Rd,Darlington, Public DisorderlyConduct
l Jambrosia Evans, 17, of716 Pitt St, Hartsville, BreakingInto Auto/Tanks Where FuelStored; Malicious Injury toPersonal Property <$2000;Petty Larceny <$2000;Purchase/Possession of Beer orWine by Minor; Resisting Arrest
l Lisa Marie Froese, 36, of1011 Stuckey Bottom Rd,Hartsville, DUI/Driving Underthe Influence .08 1st
l Darryl Laverne Gregg, 53,of 1005 S Six St, Hartsville,Pedestrian Under the Influenceof Alcohol or Drugs
l Theresa Denise McCray,46, of 1711 E Lynches River Rd,Lamar, DUI/Driving Under theInfluence .08 1st; DrivingUnder Suspension
l Carroll WinstonMcDonald, 75, of 406 AmmonsLane, Hartsville, OpenContainer of Beer/Wine;Manuft Possess Other Sub Sch III III WITD 1st
l Issac Cisco McLeod, 62, of815 Tuskeegee St, Hartsville,Shoplifting $2000 or Less(Enhance 16-0-157);Shoplifting $2000 or Less(Enhance 16-0-157);Shoplifting $2000 or Less(Enhance 16-0-157)
l Donald Rollins, 62, of 1610Sandbox Road, Lamar, DUS(License Not Susp DUI) 3rd orMore
l Josephine ManuelSerrano, 28, of 210 S Dargan St,Darlington, Fail to Pay
l Steadman JamalWilliamson, 24, of 1406 JettWay Drive, Darlington, DrivingUnder Suspension
l Marianne Geneva Borey,24, of 20162 Hartsville RubyRd, Hartsville, Weekender
l Willie Junior Brown, 54, of416 Floyds Rd, Darlington,Driving Under Suspension
l Adrian Wallette Caeser, 34,of 320 Saleeby Ave, Hartsville,Poss 28G or Less Marij/10G orLess Hash 1st
l David Austin Elixson, 22,of 610 Potato House Rd,
Darlington, Public DisorderlyConduct
l David Charles Hanson, 53,of 5079 Sardis Hwy,Timmonsville, Bench WarrantSimple Poss of Marijuana
l Chad Robert Kolshak, 24,of 1321 Gregg Ave, Florence,Malicious Injury to PersonalProperty <$2000; DomesticViol 2nd Degree
l Samantha QuickMorrison, 42, of 1204Turtlecreek, Hartsville,Domestic/Domestic Violence3rd Degree; Family CourtBench Warrant
l Wendy Lynette Parker, 46,of 100 Springfield Cir Apt 22,Darlington, Violation of CityOrdinance (DisorderlyConduct)
l Alyssa Diane Russ, 19, of514 Cagle St, Darlington,Shoplifting <$2000
l Myiesha Latrell Barr, 25,of 551 River Hill Cir Apt 312,Columbia, DUI <10 2ndOffense
l Elizabeth NicholeBraddock, 34, of 3247 EAmherst Dr, Florence,Domestic Viol 2nd Degree
l Curtis Michael Dixon, 24,of 2524 Summer Breeze Dr,Hartsville, Family Court BenchWarrant
l Amber Nicole Flowers, 17,of 2020 Farmingdale Dr,Hartsville, Public DisorderlyConduct; Assault and Battery3rd Degree
l Phillip Hickmon, 49, of109 River Rd, Lamar,DUI/Driving Under theInfluence .08 1st
l Jason Corey Hoover, 37, of501 Virginia St, Hartsville,Domestic Viol 2nd Degree
l David Chandler King Jr.,24, of 1628 Spring Hill Rd,Bishopville, Open Container ofBeer/Wine; Public DisorderlyConduct
l Bobby Nay Morrell, 51, of2093 Swift Creek Rd,Hartsville, DUI/Driving Underthe Influence .08 1st
l William Ladon Pate, 64, of5819 Turkey Trot Ln, FortLawn, DUI/Driving Under theInfluence .08 1st; OpenContainer of Beer/Wine
l Tarra Marie Strickland,22, of 1702 Kenneth Dr,T i m m o n s v i l l e ,
Domestic/Domestic Violence3rd Degree
l Byron Maclom Bristow,23, of 863 Indian Branch Rd,Darlington, Violation of CityOrdinance (DisorderlyConduct)
l Chad Eugene Clanton, 47,of 211 Putman Rd, Hartsville,Assault and Battery 3rdDegree; RSG Value $2000 orLess
l Ruben Wayne Cowick, 24,of 1556 Indian Branch,Darlington, Shoplifting<$2000
l Ashley Erin Eilas-Swiger,21, of 2816 Ousleydale Rd,Hartsville, Poss Sch I B C LSDSCH II 3rd Sub
l Danny Edward Hill, 57, of515 Petit Rd, Darlington, PublicDisorderly Conduct
l Kiara Samantha Jackson,27, of 106 Strickland Terrace,Darlington, Public DisorderlyConduct
l Brian Cornelius James, 31,of 810 3rd St, Darlington,Reckless Driving; DrivingWithout a License
l Laporcha LenettaLambert, 26, of 123 Kirven St,Darlington, Leaving Scene ofAccident Unattended Vehicle;Public Disorderly Conduct;Operating Uninsured MotorVehicle 1st Off
l Laurin Parham Manning,35, of 2112 St Luke Drive Apt A,Charleston, DUI/Driving Underthe Influence .08 1st; OpenContainer Beer/Wine; DrivingUnder Suspension; Fail toReturn Drivers License AfterSuspension
l Joseph Dylan McLain, 24,of 170 McLaughlin Lane,McBee, Poss Sch I B C LSD 3rdSub
l Jonathan AndersonMitchell, 17, of 3126 CrisviewDr, Darlington, Shoplifting<$2000
l Elijah Rouse, 53, of 1529Jamonica Lane, Darlington,Domestic/Domestic Violence3rd Degree
l Britteny Evette Simon, 24,of 234 Syracuse St, Darlington,Malicious Injury to PersonalProperty <$2000
l Brittany Shonta Stinson,22, of 4082 Whitehall Dr,Charlotte NC, Poss 28G or LessMarij/10G or Less Hash 1st
WEDNESDAY MAY 18, 2016 | PAGE 3BNEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C.
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Little Women visit the Hartsville MuseumRecently, the Hartsville
Museum was the recipient of aspecial donation. Emily Bailey ofClinton, SC, a great friend of themuseum, arrived at our doorwith boxes full of treasures -including Christmas ornaments,decorations, and an assortmentof dolls. Among the dolls was thequartet from Louisa May Alcott'sbook, Little Women, featuringMeg, Jo, Beth, and Amy Marsh.
Originally published in twovolumes, the book made itsappearance in 1868 and tells thestory of four "All-American" girlson their passage from childhoodto womanhood. The book is basedloosely on the life of the authorand her three sisters. The bookwas written explicitly for younggirls, yet varies greatly from thewriting styles of the time.
Meg, the eldest Marchdaughter, is a beauty who man-ages the household whenMother Marmee is away. She isthe teacher and governess forfour children of a neighboringfamily but mostly Meg’s life isbland in domesticity.
Jo, a strong and willfultomboy, is the principal charac-ter in Alcott’s book. Jo is hot-tempered but enjoys readingand writing – particularly playsand short stories. She tends toher grand aunt March, a frailbut wealthy widow.
Beth, the third daughter, iskind and thoughtful, and yet ashy quiet musician. She is thepeacemaker when argumentsarise. Her primary duty is help-ing with the housework untilshe contracts scarlet fever. After
resolving herself to a shortenedlifetime, Beth spends her daysknitting and sewing for the localchildren.
Amy, the spoiled baby of thefamily, has the stature of a prop-er young lady with curly goldencurls and sparkly blue eyes. Sheis an artist who travels to Europewith her aunt and uncle.Although vain and self-cen-tered, Amy is very capable ofhandling herself properly inpolite society.
The doll characters based onthis story are a design from theMadame Alexander collection.Perhaps there is no name betterknown in the world of doll col-lecting than that of MadameBeatrice Alexander Behrman.Her business began over 90years ago by making dolls based
on classic literature such asHeidi, Little Women, and MaryQueen of Scots.
Emily’s dolls were given toher, one at a time, in the early1950’s when she was about 10years old. They have retainedtheir impeccable conditionbecause the dolls were “to beadmired” as opposed to beingplaythings. Emily says herfavorite of the four was Amybecause she was so feminine.
Come by the museum to seethe Little Women and decidewhich of the four is yourfavorite!
The museum is open Mon-Fri, 10:00-5:00, and Saturdays10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Admission is free. The HartsvilleMuseum is handicapped acces-sible.
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: Donnie Joe HowleDate of Death: 4/1/2016Case Number:2016ES1600175Personal Representative:Melinda Byrd MyersAddress: 2337 BethlehemRoad, Hartsville, SC 29550
(42p3 leave in thru 5-18-16)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: Marjorie A JohnsonDate of Death: 4/2/2016Case Number:2016ES1600174Personal Representative:William Jesse JohnsonAddress: 2409 Ruby Road,Hartsville, SC 29550
(42p3 leave in thru 5-18-16)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: Helen MorrisonDate of Death: 2/13/2016Case Number:2016ES1600149Personal Representative:Ernest MorrisonAddress: 250 Syracuse Street,Darlington, SC 29532Attorney: Daniel B Causey, IIIAddress: PO Box 293,Darlington, SC 29540
(42p3 leave in thru 5-18-16)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 the
address 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: Burl Alvin Hickey AKABurl Alvin Hickey, JrDate of Death: 3/24/2016Case Number:2016ES1600167Personal Representative:Gregory Alvin HickeyAddress: 1344 Long LeafDrive, Hartsville, SC 29550
(42p3 leave in thru 5-18-16)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: Thomas E Crosby, JrDate of Death: 4/20/2016Case Number:2016ES1600166Personal Representative:Barbara J CrosbyAddress: 207 Cashua Ferry Rd,Darlington, SC 29532
(42p3 leave in thru 5-18-16)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: Donna M VaughanDate of Death: 4/17/2016Case Number:2016ES1600164Personal Representative:Kathy K ShulerAddress: 210 Cashua Ferry Rd,Darlington, SC 29532Attorney: Gena P ErvinAddress: POB 2527, Florence,SC 29503
(42p3 leave in thru 5-18-16)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: David Arthur BrunelleAKA David BrunelleDate of Death: 3/7/2016Case Number:2016ES1600163Personal Representative: LouAnn Elizabeth BrunelleAddress: 725 W HomeAvenue, Hartsville, SC 29550
(42p3 leave in thru 5-18-16)NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATESAll persons having claims
against the following estatesMUST file their claims on
Form #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: Annie Marie SmothersDate of Death: 3/17/2016Case Number:2016ES1600162Personal Representative:Michael Anthony SmothersAddress: 1822 KelleytownRoad, Hartsville, SC 29550
(42p3 leave in thru 5-18-16)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: Edward ThomasDate of Death: 7/21/2015Case Number:2015ES1600333Personal Representative: LoraThomasAddress: 944 Bay Branch Rd.,Lamar, S.C. 29069Attorney: B Scott SuggsAddress: PO Drawer 591,Florence, SC 29503
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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: Joseph W O’NealDate of Death: 4/5/2016Case Number:2016ES1600186Personal Representative: CarolO’Neal PerdueAddress: 117 Carola Lane,Lexington, SC 29072
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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 to
the claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Mildred Ann Kelly AKAMildred KellyDate of Death: 4/7/2016Case Number:2016ES1600180Personal Representative:Grady Franklin Tadlock, JrAddress: 645 Society HillRoad, 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: Edgar P English, Jr AKAEdgar P EnglishDate of Death: 3/31/2016Case Number:2016ES1600179Personal Representative: AliceWoodard EnglishAddress: 223 Brantley Drive,Hartsville, SC 29550
(43p3 leave in thru 5-25-16)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: Ned McFaddenDate of Death: 1/30/2016Case Number:2016ES1600185Personal Representative:Juanita McFadden ThomasAddress: 2900 Clencove Drive,Florence, SC 29506
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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: William W Niver IIIAKA WM W Niver IIIDate of Death: 3/19/2016Case Number:2016ES1600178Personal Representative:Linda L NiverAddress: 3125 Sunny PointeRoad, Florence, SC 29501Attorney: Martin S Driggers,SrAddress: PO Box 1439,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 is
Room 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: Perry F AndrewsDate of Death: 12/14/2015Case Number:2016ES1600183Personal Representative: MaryLee H AndrewsAddress: 348 Mineral SpringsRoad, 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: Allean Suber HoleyDate of Death: 1/27/2016Case Number:2016ES1600194Personal Representative:Matthew Cornelius SuberAddress: 211 Chestnut Street,Darlington, SC 29532
(44p3 leave in thru 6-1-16)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: Greashon HarklessDate of Death: 12/16/2015Case Number:2016ES1600165Personal Representative:Naomi HarklessAddress: 308 WashingtonStreet, Darlington, SC 29532Attorney: Robert StucksAddress: PO Box 7378,Florence, SC 29502
(44c3 leave in thru 6-1-16)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: Shimira Monique
PhillipsDate of Death: 10/25/2015Case Number:2016ES1600171Personal Representative:Cynthia WilliamsAddress: 218 Society HillRoad, Darlington, SC 29532Attorney: John W Bledsoe, IIIAddress: PO Box 250,Hartsville, SC 29551
(44p3 leave in thru 6-1-16)NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF DARLINGTON
IN THE COURT OF COMMONPLEAS
CASE NO. 2015-CP-16-0956Vanderbilt Mortgage andFinance, Inc.Plaintiff,-vs-Eric H. Galloway and ShelliNichole Kelly a/k/a Shelli N.Kelly, Defendant(s)BY VIRTUE of a judgmentheretofore granted in the caseof Vanderbilt Mortgage andFinance, Inc. vs. Eric H.Galloway and Shelli NicholeKelly a/k/a Shelli N. Kelly, I,Martin S. Driggers, Esquire, asSpecial Referee for DarlingtonCounty, will sell on June 6,2016, at 11:00 am, at theDarlington CountyCourthouse, One PublicSquare, Darlington, SC 29532,to the highest bidder:All that certain piece, parcel orlot of land, situate, lying andbeing in Darlington County,State of South Carolina, locat-ed about two miles North ofthe Town of Hartsville, anddesignated as Lot No. Fifteen(15) on a plat of lands former-ly of C.M. Butler, made byFrank H. Lucas, Jr. RegisteredSurveyor dated June 22, 1953,and recorded in the Office ofthe Clerk of Court forDarlington County in PlatBook No. 25 at Page 239: thesaid lot being slightly irregularin shape and being boundedand measuring as follows:North: By Twenty foot streetindicated on said plat, a dis-tance of 80 feet; East: By lotNo. 16 on said plat a distanceof 173 feet; South: By landsnow or formerly of E. L.Jackson, a distance of 82.8 feetand West: By lot No. 14 on saidplat, a distance of 192 feet.This being the same propertyconveyed to Shelli Kelly bydeed of Tony L. Waters andrecorded December 23, 2008in the Office of the Clerk ofCourt for Darlington County inDeed Book 1055 at Page 1271.TMS #: 054-00-01-061 (land)054-00-01-061.001 (mh)Physical Address: 1509 LoydDr., Hartsville, SC 29550Mobile Home: 2011 SCHUVIN ROC725246NC SUBJECT TO DARLINGTONCOUNTY TAXESTERMS OF SALE: The suc-cessful bidder, other than thePlaintiff, will deposit with theSpecial Referee at conclusionof the bidding, five (5%) of hisbid, in cash or equivalent, asevidence of good faith, thesame to be applied to purchaseprice in case of compliance,but to be forfeited and appliedfirst to costs and then toPlaintiff's debt in the case ofnoncompliance. Should thelast and highest bidder fail orrefuse to make the requireddeposit at the time of the bid orcomply with the other terms orthe bid within twenty (20)days, then the Special Refereemay resell the property on thesame terms and conditions onsome subsequent Sales Day (atthe risk of the former highestbidder). No personal or defi-ciency judgment beingdemanded, the bidding willnot remain open after the dateof sale, but compliance withthe bid may be made immedi-ately.The successful bidder will berequired to pay interest on theamount of the bid from thedate of sale to date of compli-ance with the bid at the rate of9.00% per annum.Martin S. Driggers, EsquireSpecial Referee for DarlingtonCountyTheodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III,EsquireSara Hutchins, EsquireB. Lindsay Crawford, IV,Esquire Columbia, South CarolinaAttorney for Plaintiff
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C/A No: 2013-CP-16-00775BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE ofthe Court of Common Pleas forDarlington County, South
Carolina, heretofore issued inthe case of U.S. Bank NationalAssociation vs. Olga Lee Saulsa/k/a Olga Flowers Sauls andif Olga Lee Sauls a/k/a OlgaFlowers Sauls be deceasedthen an and all children andheirs at law, distributees anddevisees and if any of the samebe dead any and all personsentitled to claim under orthrough them also all otherpersons unknown claimingany right, title, interest or lienupon the real estate describedin the complaint herein; Anyunknown adults any unknowninfants or persons under dis-ability being a class designatedas John Doe or persons in themilitary service of the UnitedStates of America being a classdesignated as Richard Roe,David Rogers Sauls, Jr., HargetDavid Gainey, Jr., JohnnyLeslie Gainey, Steven AllenGainey, and Teresa CampbellBellamy, I the undersigned asSpecial Referee for DarlingtonCounty, will sell on 6/6/2016at 11:00 AM, at the CountyCourt House, DarlingtonCounty, South Carolina, to thehighest bidder:Legal Description andProperty Address:All that certain piece, parcel orlot of land, lying, situate andbeing in the City of Darlington,Darlington County, SouthCarolina, designated as Tract 3on a plat prepared by ErvinEngineering Company, Inc.,dated April 28, 1992, recordedin Darlington County PlatBook 141, page 251, and beingbounded according thereto asfollows: on the Northeast byTract 4 for a distance of 198feet, more or less; on theSoutheast by Evangeline Drivetor a distance of 162.18 feet,more or less; on the Southwestby Tract 2 for a distance of 185feet, more or less; and on theNorthwest by run of SwiftCreek for a distance of 148feet, more or less. This being the same propertyconveyed to Sarral A. Johnsonand Olga Lee Sauls, as JointTenants with Right ofSurvivorship, by Deed ofHelen Psilos dated April 20,2006 and recorded April 21,2006 in Book 1043 at Page2504 in the office of the Clerkof Court for DarlingtonCounty, South Carolina.Thereafter Sarral A. Johnsondied on March 16, 2011 mak-ing Olga Lee Sauls the soleowner of the subject propertyas the surviving tenant withrights of survivorship.Thereafter Olga Lee Saulsa/k/a Olga Flowers Sauls diedon February 18, 2013103 Evangeline DriveDarlington, SC 29532TMS# 164-14-02-004TERMS OF SALE: For cash.Interest at the rate of Six and375/1000 (6.375%) to be paidon balance of bid from date ofsale to date of compliance. Thepurchaser to pay for papersand stamps, and that the suc-cessful bidder or bidders, otherthan the Plaintiff therein, do,upon the acceptance of his orher bid, deposit with theSpecial Referee for DarlingtonCounty a certified check orcash in the amount equal tofive percent (5%) of theamount of bid on said premis-es at the sale as evidence ofgood faith in bidding, and sub-ject to any resale of said prem-ises under Order of this Court;and in the event the said pur-chaser or purchasers fail tocomply with the terms of salewithin Thirty (30) days, theSpecial Referee shall forthwithresell the said property, afterthe due notice and advertise-ment, 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 itsrights, 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________, 2016Hutchens Law FirmP.O. Box 8237Columbia, SC 29202803-726-2700
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C/A No: 2016-CP-16-00086BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE ofthe Court of Common Pleas forDarlington County, SouthCarolina, heretofore issued inthe case of Regions Bank DBARegions Mortgage vs.Shannon Todd Hopkins;, I theundersigned as SpecialReferee for Darlington County,will sell on 6/6/2016 at 11:00AM, at the County CourtHouse, Darlington County,South Carolina, to the highestbidder:Legal Description andProperty Address:ALL THAT CERTAIN piece,parcel or lot of land, togetherwith the buildings andimprovements thereon situate,lying and being near the Cityof Hartsville, County ofDarlington, State of SouthCarolina, being designated asLot 13, Block G and a portionof Lot 12B Block G as shown ona plat prepared by Lind, H:cks,& Associates, Surveyors, Inc.,dated February 5, 1998, andrecorded in the Office of theClerk of Court for DarlingtonCounty in Plat Book 173 atPage 319. Said lot beingbounded as follows, to-wit: Onthe Northeast by the right ofway of Forestdale Road for adistance of 141.74 feet; On theSoutheast by Lot 14, Block Gfor a distance of 199.50 feet;On the Southwest by a portionLot 9 and a portion of Lot 10,Block G for a distance of 141.74feet; and, On the Northwest bythe remaining portion of LotNo. 12B, Block G for a distanceof 199.44 feet.THIS BEING the same proper-ty conveyed to Shannon ToddHopkins by virtue of a Deedfrom Jason M. Cole datedOctober 28, 2005 and record-ed February 7, 2006 in Book1042 at Page 2393 in theOffice of the Clerk of Court forDarlington County, SouthCarolina.1149 Forestdale DriveHartsville, SC 29550TMS# 033-00-04-013TERMS OF SALE: For cash.Interest at the rate of Five and00/100 (5%) to be paid on bal-ance of bid from date of sale todate of compliance. The pur-chaser to pay for papers andstamps, and that the successfulbidder or bidders, other thanthe Plaintiff therein, do, uponthe acceptance of his or herbid, 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. As a personal ordeficiency judgment isdemanded, the bidding willremain open for a period ofthirty (30) days pursuant tothe S.C. Code Ann. Section 15-39-720 (1976). If the Plaintiffor the Plaintiff's representativedoes not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale ofthe property will be null, void,and of no force and effect. Insuch event, the sale will berescheduled for the next avail-able sales day. Plaintiff maywaive any of its rights, includ-ing its right to a deficiencyjudgment, prior to sale. Soldsubject to taxes and assess-ments, existing easements andrestrictions of record.Eugene P. Warr, Jr.Special Referee For DarlingtonCountyDarlington, South Carolina________, 2016.Hutchens Law FirmP.O. Box 8237Columbia, SC 29202803-726-2700
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NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C.PAGE 4B | WEDNESDAY MAY 18, 2016
Hard work and learning pays off for University of Kentucky teaching student By Charlotte BergerAdvertising Director
Special to the News and Press
I had the memory of a lifetime tosee my granddaughter, MercedesBrooke Laster, graduate with honorsfrom the University of Kentucky onSunday, May 8, 2016 at Rupp Arena inLexington, KY.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts inEducation Degree and is currentlyteaching elementary level students inKentucky as part of her final semesterrequirements. She will begin her newteaching career in the fall with a select-ed school.
My granddaughter will be 22 yearsyoung in July and she shared with meher feelings about her “growing” yearsat UK. “It has been a lot of work andeffort, but it all was worth it. The longhours of studying, practicing with my
cheer teammates, travel-ing to cheer camps, attend-ing the UniversalCheerleaders Association(UCA) NationalsCompetitions in Orlando,Florida each year alongwith numerous other com-munity activities; learninghas been so rewarding forme. I give God credit firstand really appreciate andlove my family who have been there forme and still are, our UK Cheer Coach,Jomo Thompson, my instructors, andother special people in my life whoplayed a part in helping me achieve mygoals these past four years. I am look-ing forward to a satisfying career inteaching. However, I also plan to pur-sue a PhD in Psychology degree in thefuture.”
Even though she hadseveral college offers as asenior at North LaurelHigh School in Kentucky,Mercedes signed on withUniversity of Kentucky andwas offered a full scholar-ship for Cheerleading forthe college located inLexington, KY, which sheaccepted. She proceededto pursue her college stud-
ies and cheerleading career immediate-ly after graduating high school. It hasnot been an easy journey, but nothingtruly worthwhile ever is. She has beencheerleading since sixth grade and nowshe is ready to help her students learnall they can and to never give up on anytask they try to accomplish.
“Everyday is a challenge and Ibelieve I can help make a positive
impact on the children whom Godplaces me with. I want to help themhave good and happy memories oftheir early school days. The elementaryyears is the time to help mold them intolearning well so when they get to juniorand high school levels, they will be pre-pared for the courses they will need totake to be ready for their future in col-lege, “ she said.
From pompoms, pyramids, thou-sands of hours of practice, stunts,attending all the games, cheerleaderstake no back seat in their profession.They all work so hard to be the bestthey can be. Wearing the UK Cheer uni-form is not something just given to acheerleader; it is earned with lots ofpractice and hard work and for them tokeep that UK uniform and title as num-ber one cheerleading team in thenation is even more important. In
January 2016, the University ofKentucky Cheer Team won their 21sttitle for competing in the UCANationals and is presently number onein the nation for their cheerleadingcompetitions.
I have followed her success through-out her four years of college. ThankGod for cell phones and technology!Since the first UK football game to thefinal game of basketball, I have all ofher games recorded on my DVR inwhich I watched her do her cheerlead-ing on camera.
I am so proud of Mercedes as well asall of my grands. I know she is going toexcel no matter what she does. No mat-ter what she had to encounter toachieve her goals, she never gave up. Itmakes my heart glad to know she isprepared to accomplish her dreams andsucceed in life.
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CHARLES WATSON Appraiser CR-2868Cell: 245-3103
JESSICA EVANSRealtor
843-206-4187
Pam T. Sherrill & Co.
CASEY RHEUARK Realtor
843-307-4035
www.pamsherrill.net
1177 Wildshall Rd --- 4 bedrooms, 41/2 baths, 4,367 sq ft - $460,000569 Gilchrist Rd-3 bedrooms, 2baths, formal dining room, home office,2,134 sq ft, 4 acres of land and in-ground pool $279,900110 Virginia Dr -- 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2baths, 2,765 sq ft -- $199,9001172 Harry Byrd Hwy-4 bedrooms, 3baths, 2,738 sq ft $147,500307 Barfield Rd---PRIVATE LargeBonus Room upstairs in this 2 bedroomand 2 bath brick home. Hardwood floors,12 ft ceilings, plaster walls. Fenced in backyard with large inground pool, 3 hugepecan trees & grapevines. 60+ additionalacres available for purchase. Must see toappreciated. $149,900202 Woodhaven Dr- 3 bedrooms, 2 baths,large den, living room, home office, big laun-drey room with lots of storage, renovatedkitchen, 2,032 sq ft, Sun room overlooking inground pool--$132,0004843 W. Paces Trail-3 bedrooms, 2baths, 1,456 sq ft $139,9004848 Lullwater Dr--3 bedrooms, 2baths, 1.408 sq ft--$136,900
412 Eastburn Ct-4 bedrooms, 2 1/2baths, 2,074 sq ft---$129,900213 Pinewood Dr---3 bedrooms, 1 1/2baths, 1,866 sq ft-$106,000494 Anderson Dr--3 bedrooms, 2baths, 1,456 sq ft -$105,000703 Howle Park St-1,071 sq ft, 2 bed-rooms, 2 baths, Large workshop-$94.900123 N. Charleston Rd-3 bedrooms, 2baths, 1,082 sq ft. Mobile home with anaddition. $71,900 REDUCED1019 Lamar Hwy---1,356 sq ft, 3 bed-rooms, 1 1/2 baths. $79,9002214 Cashua Ferry Rd- 3 bedrooms, 2baths, 1,109 sq ft $74,900215 Magnolia St---3 bedrooms 1 1/2baths, 1,164 sq ft--$74,900417 Eastburn Ct -- 3 bedrooms, 2baths, 1,021 sq ft -- $69,900313 Moses Drive -- 3 bedrooms 1 bath,1,426 sq ft -- $65,000120 Kennedy St- 3 bedrooms, 1 bath,1,049 sq ft $65,000605 Bacote St -- 3 bedrooms, 2 baths,1,151 sq ft. -- $53,000207 Orange St- 3 bedroom, 2 bath,1,669 sq ft $45,900
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Barfield Rd--44.30 acres of land withpond--$120,0003600 Winlark Drive-2 acres -$25,000Lot J Remount Heights II - cleared withseptic tank - $15,000
Lot H Jeffords Mill---1.29 acres cleared ---$12,000LOT K Jeffords Mill---.69 acres cleared--- $12,000
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Owner financing available on some lotsLAND AND LOTS
100 Exchange St., Darlington843-393-3231
110 Blue Street--Commercial building with 600 sq ft and batting cage. Great opportunity toown your own business. Located directly across from the recreation ball field.
Motivated seller bring all offers $25,000
2244 Harry Byrd Hwy - Commercial bld. 11,684 sq ft metal building. Sits on 4+ acres of land. 6 ft fence around perimeter of property. Currently used as an office, warehouse, & Restaurant/lounge. Plenty of office area. 5 restrooms. 5 car detached garage at rear of property. Lots of potential uses. Conveniently located 4 miles from Darlington Raceway.
Close to Hartsville and I-20. Owner will do some financing with a substantial down payment.Call today to see this property. Priced at $850,000
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1009 N. Main St. Darlington, SC
393-1327 or 393-9071
Odom’s Mini Storage
117 Erinvine Court, Darlington, SC 29532
843-393-4010
FOR FULL LISTINGS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION,CALL 393-4010 OR LOG ONTO WWW.BURTJORDAN.COM
Lot 1 Wyandot—1.35 Acres—$50,000Lot 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
602 W. Smith Avenue—$184,900207 Siskron Street—$125,000901 Pearl Street—$149,900142 Cashua Street—$89,000311 Society Hill Rd—$112,000
300 S. Main Street—$330,000200 A Avenue—$145,000103-105 Russell Street—$95,0001241 & 1243 S. Main Street—$225,000
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116 Greenway Drive 1019 Spring Acres DriveUNDER CONTRACT
408 Twin Oaks CourtSOLD
NEW LISTING201 Wyandot Street—Beautiful cozy cabin located on Black Creek in Dar-lington Country Club. This charming 1 bedroom, 1 bath, furnished cabin fea-tures an open dining room, den, & kitchen overlooking the wide windingBlack Creek. The back deck is great for entertaining and there is also an out-door fireplace for enjoying those cool nights. Enjoy some summertime fish-ing while relaxing on the pier. This could be a great second home or homesweet home. Make that appointment today!—$145,000
510 Shearin Street— Cozy brick home in excellent, move-in ready con-dition. Large den w/electric (could be propane) fireplace. Kitchen w/break-fast area. Formal Dining Room, Separate master bedroom w/half bath:could easily have closet converted to shower. Single attached carport. Largelot w/grape arbor, variety of blueberries in back yard. —$114,900
Burt JordanBroker-In-Charge
260-4138
Lola EarlyRealtor - ABR, GRI
616-1499
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Beautiful Home w/ Swimming Pool
& Pond Frontage Motorcycle Furniture Boat Guns
408 Millstone Rd., Florence SC
Gorgeous 2 Story Brick Home w/ hardwood floors, formal dining & living room, modern kitchen w/
4,200 +/- Sq. Ft., 2 car garage, deck, swimming pool, pond frontage perfect for boating & fishing, well-manicured large lot in a great private, exclusive
subdivision & more! Part. List: Honda 1100 Motorcycle, John Boat,
Outside Dog Kennel, Sofa, Gun Cabinet, Mirrors, Lamps, Bed, Marble Top 2 Drawer Chest, Pot Rack, Pots & Pans, Red Leather Recliner, Leather Couch, Large Flat Screen TV, Entertainment Center, Leath-er Office Chair, Chairs, Samsung Front Load Wash-er & Dryer, Chest of Drawers, Tables, Framed Pic-
tures, Guns & Much More! Previews: Wed. May 18 & Fri. May 20 from 4 6 PM!
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On Your Mark, Get Set…READ at the Library This SummerBy Jimmie Epling
DirectorDarlington County Library System
As the school year races to itsinevitable end, readers of all ages areinvited to exercise their minds thissummer with the Darlington CountyLibrary System’s 2016 SummerReading Program. The theme of thisyear’s summer reading program iswellness, fitness, and sports. All agesare invited to join in the free fun pro-grams and earn prizes during June andJuly at the Library.
The Summer Reading Program offi-
cially kicks off with a high energyretelling of the race between the tor-toise and the hare called “The EpicRace.” The theater group PorkchopProductions brings this classic tale tolife in a unique and entertaining wayfor all ages. You can catch the show onJune 7th at the Darlington Branch at10 a.m. and the Lamar Branch at 2p.m. or on June 8th at the HartsvilleBranch at 10 a.m. and the Society HillBranch at 2 p.m. This program is freeand open to everyone.
After the kick off program, our spe-cial summer reading programs will
sprint to a July 27th finish line with the“Flying Debris Extravaganza Juggle-Palooza,” a show of extreme jugglingskill mixed with a healthy dose ofsharp wit and comic banter. Along theway, there will be programs like“Dance Fun,” “Ninja Academy,”“Cooking for Champions,” “FurryFitness,” “Zombie ApocalypseTraining,” “Game Day,” “Young Yogis,”“Madden Football Tournament,” “90sThrowback,” “Mud, Sweat, andGears,” and “Drills, Spills, and Thrills.”For dates and times of all the programsat all our location, Darlington,
Hartsville, Lamar, and Society Hill, goto our webpage at www.darlington-lib.org to get a schedule.
Early registration opens onMonday, May 23rd. You can go to theLibrary’s website at www.darlington-lib.org on that day to register. You canregister in one of four age groups,Listeners (ages 0-4), Readers (ages 5 -11), Teens (ages 12-19), and
Adults (age 20+). The program’sslogan for all children under 12 is “OnYour Mark, Get Set…READ.” The teenprogram catchphrase is “Get in theGame: READ.” The “Exercise Your
Mind. READ” program is geared foradult readers. When you register, youcreate a personal summer readingpage to track your reading and partici-pation in the program. Parents thisyear have the option of registeringthemselves and their children as a fam-ily. Also, childcare centers can registerall their children as a group.
The Darlington County LibrarySystem always looks forward to thesummer reading program. This yearwe want you to enjoy the pleasures ofreading for fun and along the way toexercise your mind.
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The photo from last week was ofthe buildings on campus at theSouth Carolina Governor’sSchool in Hartsville.Readers that guessed correctlywere: Andy Williams, Bill Segars,Martha A. Peterson, BrendaCampbell, Marshall Davis,Rosina Robinson, and JerryZeigler. Can you guess where inDarlington County this week’sphoto was taken?Please send your guesses to: [email protected] or call843-393-3811. Good luck!
