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A fresh coat of paint makeseverything look better and anew roof saves a lot ofheadache down the road. Asthe Society Hill Town Counciland town citizens learnedSept. 12, the town was recent-ly the recipient of both.

During last month’s meet-ing, council voted to approvea bid from RosserConstruction to replace therooves on three town proper-ties: Town Hall, the firedepartment and a picnic shedadjoining the town play-ground.

Mayor Tommy Bradshawgave an update on the work.

“As you can see in theexpenditures, we paid RosserConstruction for the initialwork that we contracted themfor,” Bradshaw said. “That’swhat brought the cash downbut of course it’s all budgeted.The police expenditures, theradios, the chief told us lastmonth about getting theradios scanned and updated,that was approximately,$1,600…But everything we’redoing is within budget, ofcourse, which we have to do.”

Bradshaw explained every-thing that Rosser was award-ed a bid for.

“For those of you who don’tknow, we got a new roof here, anew roof on the fire depart-ment, as well as a new roof onthe picnic shed,” Bradshawsaid.

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Though they are many issues affectingbusinesses in South Carolina, a skilledworkforce, or the lack of one, can shapethe future of the state. That was the mes-sage shared Sept. 13 as part of the SouthCarolina Chamber of CommerceGrassroots Tour stop at the SoutheasternInstitute of Manufacturing andTechnology. During the event, sponsoredby the Hartsville and Florence Chambersof Commerce, participants heard aboutlegislative priorities for the next year andgave their opinion on matters affectingtheir businesses.

Jack Sanders, Chair-Elect for the SCChamber of Commerce and CEO ofSonoco, said that this meeting, and theothers on the nearly two dozen-stop tour,is important for the chamber to touchbase with local organizations and busi-nesses.

“These are an important series of meet-ings as the state chamber travels around

meeting with local chambers to under-stand the business issues that are critical-ly important to local businesses,” Sanders

said. “In some form or fashion that is thenaggregated into the few key issues that wetry to press at the state level.”

Sanders said that regardless of theorganization he is serving with, hebelieves strongly in one thing: workingtogether to achieve a goal.

“Those of you who know me know thatI am very big on the concept of alignment,that everybody is pulling in the samedirection,” Sanders said. “I spent a lot oftime at Sonoco trying to drive alignmentto just a very few key initiatives and this isbasically that same concept.”

Participants were able to give theirinput using handheld clickers to vote onseveral polls. What these polls reveled isthat workforce is a huge concern. A skilledworkforce is the key to attracting andkeeping industry in local communities butDarlington County Councilman LewisBrown said that Darlington Countyspends a disproportionate amount ofmoney on law and order.

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When Robert Powell got thecall, he packed his bags. A FieldTraining Officer withMedshore Ambulance, he washeaded where he was needed:Tallahassee, Florida.

Powell, a former Armymedic, left his home in SouthCarolina Sept. 10 and headedfor the destruction that was leftin the path of Hurricane Irma.

“We first went to the FEMAStaging Center in Tallahasee,”Powell said. “We got there(Sept. 10) about 1800 (6 p.m.).Then we found out we weregoing to Orlando and we SP’dout that evening.”

More than 40 EMS person-nel from Medshore traveled in20 ambulances to assist.

“We are proud to use our

expertise in emergency evacua-tion and recovery efforts toassist our neighbors in Florida,”said Medshore Ambulance CEOGreg Shore. “This is the seconddeployment in less than a weekfor our crews, but our disasterresponse team and our teamswho remain home have beenincredibly supportive of theresponse.”

As a military trained medic,emergency response is whatPowell knows best.

“I was a medic in the Armyso this is nothing new for me,we just aren’t getting shot atthis time,” Powell said. “It isgoing pretty good. Everything’sgot growing pains but as awhole it is pretty well organ-ized. We’ve got some prettygood people out here doing.The crews are phenomenal andeverybody is working good;

everyone is coming together. Itis just like being in the militaryagain.”

What is different this go-round is that Powell is a newly-wed.

“I’ve been only marriedabout two and half monthsnow,” Powell said. “We datedfor seven years but we just gotmarried. I didn’t want to leavebecause she’s got a cold, shegot my cold, but she under-stands. She is real supportive.”

When the News and Presstalked with Powell, his groupwas waiting to break camp andhead out.

“Right now, it looks likesome of us are going to be withthe water rescue and others aregoing to be running 911 withthe county,” Powell said.“Whatever else they need wewill be right there with them

but that is our two main mis-sions right now.”

Medshore’s Strike Team dis-aster response groups haveworked to aid in emergencyand recovery efforts in the past,sending people to help afterHurricanes Andrew, Katrina,

Ike and Irene. While family is left behind,

Powell said that they arefocused right now on what theycan do to help those affected bythe devastating storm.

“How long we’ll be downhere is up in the air right now,”Powell said. “From my under-standing, just from hearsay,from everyone talking, it couldbe up to a couple of weeks; twoor three weeks. It just dependson the destruction and stuffdown here and how long weare needed and where theyneed us next.”

Answering the call:local Medshore teams head to Florida

Strike Team Charlie: (From left to right) Marvin Karn, Thereze Texier, Wallace Martin, Mandy Smith, Kris McAllister, Robert Powell, VictoriaOxendine, Ashely Simmons, and Katie Patterson.

Rooves replaced on threeTown of Society Hill properties

Business leaders agree education is keyto developing economic opportunities

Let the world know thatYou 'Heart' Darlington

The bright blue bannershanging around town conveya clear message - I HeartDarlington – and the GreaterDarlington Chamber ofCommerce wants thosewords and their inherentcivic pride to extend allthrough the city.

“I love Darlington, and wewanted to do this campaignto make sure that theChamber's love forDarlington spreads,” saysHarriet Hobbs, chair of theChamber Board of Directors.“And it has spread. We seebanners and car stickersspringing up all around town.It's a slow momentum andthe word is getting out.”

With the simple sloganmaking appearances every-where from a billboard at theDarlington Raceway to ban-ners hung at local apartmentcomplexes, Hobbs says she'spleased with how the logo isworking its way into localconsciousness, spreading amessage of positivity. Hobbs,an employee of Genesis

Health Care, traces the inspi-ration for the banner cam-paign back to the words ofbeloved local physician Dr.Joe Matthews.

“He said, 'Love Darlington.Don't take your money out ofDarlington. If you need some-thing catered, use someonelocal and keep the moneyhere in our community,'” saysHobbs, adding that whenpeople feel pride and owner-ship in their community, itlifts the standards for every-thing from business appear-ance to personal behavior.

With over 30 banners dis-tributed to businessesalready, and dozens of brand-ed stickers and can kooziessold, the I Heart Darlingtonlogo (and the sentiment itconveys) is getting strongerevery day. You can pick up acar sticker and can koozie atthe Chamber offices, locatedat 38 Public Square. To findout how to get a banner, callthe Greater DarlingtonChamber of Commerce at843-393-2641.

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Stephen Thompson, co-owner and brewmaster at LocalMotive Brewing Company ofFlorence, was the featuredspeaker at Startsville'sSeptember 12 Knowledge Cafeevent, and he brought tastybeer samples and first-handbusiness lessons to entertainand edify guests.

Thompson, a Greenvillenative and graduate of theCollege of Charleston, took acircuitous path to becoming arestaurateur. He was recruitedright out of school by Sonoco

and worked there as a logisticsmanager between 1995 and2009. After the companydownsized and Thompsonfound himself looking foranother job, he shifted over tomanage the craft beer divisionat Crown Beverage.

During his eight year stintwith Crown, Thompson sawthe craft beer market explodein popularity, and spent muchof his time visiting craft brew-eries, talking with owners andbrewers, and “picking people'sbrains” about everything fromtechniques to water quality. Hepartnered with friend andexperienced brewer Billy

McBride and opened LocalMotive in downtown Florencein July.

Thompson says that he haslearned several important les-sons in the early days of run-ning his business and he sharedsome of these with Startsvilleguests.

He said that while you mustdraw hard lines and set yourcore principals firmly, be pre-pared to erase some of the lessimportant lines and remainflexible as your circumstanceschange. He advised securingmore financing than your busi-ness plan requires, since manystartups encounter unexpected

expenses that can drain awaycapital. Thompson suggestedthat with partners and employ-ees, you must remember to del-egate responsibilities to thosewho are most qualified andhave the “core competencies”to best fulfill those duties.

Also, he warned guests todelineate between “smartmoney and stupid money”when purchasing equipmentand upfitting a business space,meaning you should analyzewhether the outlay for a spendymachine will actually result inincreased profit.

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Brewmaster taps business knowledge for Startsville

Ted Pitts, President and CEO of the SouthCarolina Chamber of Commerce, speaksduring the Grassroots Tour stop Sept. 13 at SiMT. PHOTO BY MELISSA ROLLINS

A banner hangs above the Greater Darlington Chamber ofCommerce. PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES

By Phil Noble

Suppose you had a neigh-bor next door that did notadequately feed their chil-dren; and they did not pro-vide adequate health care tothem; and they did not pro-vide their children with theeconomic support needed tohave a decent life; and theydid not provide them withreasonable family support.

And, suppose that thisneighbor did this year afteryear. And, suppose that youregularly had a talk withyour neighbor and showedthem how they were notmeasuring up and told themthere were resources avail-able to them to do better.

Now suppose that fromtime to time, your neighbordid a few things to make thesituation a little better butsometimes things got worse.And, suppose that in 27years, overall things only got

just a tiny bit better – and thekids were still worse off thanover 80 percent of the otherkids in the neighborhood.

Would you call this sys-tematic “child abuse?” Well,thus is the status of childrenin South Carolina.

For the last 27 years, theAnnie E. Casey Foundationhas been issuing theirauthoritative Kids CountReport (KidsCount.org) thatmeasures the well being ofkids in all 50 states on a widevariety of indexes. From yearto year, they crunch literallyhundreds of thousands ofdata points that give a clearand accurate picture ofwhat’s happening from stateto state and from year toyear.

The good news is thatSouth Carolina is at an all-time high. The bad news iswe are ranked 41st of the 50states.

And, when you dig a little

deeper, the news is overallbad as South Carolina is notreally getting better.Essentially, the rest of thestates are getting worse. Thesummary numbers for thelast five years tell a depress-ing story:

Economic Well Being –overall South Carolina ranks37th. We are worse in thenumber of children in pover-ty (289,000 children)increasing from 22 to 27 per-cent. For children whose par-

ents lack secure employment(356,000 children) we areworse, going from 30 to 33percent. For children living inhouseholds with a high hous-ing cost burden (346,000children) the numbers haveincreased from 31 to 32 per-cent. And for teens not inschool or not working (19,00children) we have improvedfractionally from 8 to 7 per-cent.

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“United We Stand"By Bill Shepard

"United we stand!" I would wager that most readers could addthe rest of the statement but just in case, I'll do it.... "Divided wefall!" Take heed, the saying holds true and has been proven overand over again. There is strength in unity and many are the illustra-tions I could give to prove the point.

Everyone who watches TV and reads the newspaper knows thatour beloved America is in a "divided mess!" The "goings on" inWashington are shameful! Our government, those we elected to dothe "people's business" are more divided on every issue than thiswriter has ever known! I admit there is a lot about government thatI do not know. When Civics and History were being taught at St.John's High in Darlington I was playing" hookey" and hiding outalong the muddy banks of Swift Creek. I am sorry about that, how-ever, a person would have to be blind and deaf not to know ourgovernment in Washington is in disarray! I believe I share the feel-ings of many when I say that it is long past time for our elected offi-cials to put aside their personal feelings and do the work they wereelected to do! After all, that is what they promised when they wereseeking our vote! The election is long over, let history judge theright or wrong about the winners and losers, and it will! Mr. Trumpwas elected President "by the people", a process that has long beena tried method. Are we to spend another four years questioning ifhe had help from the Russians? And after spending time, and noone knows how many more billions of dollars, if we learn theRussians were involved, what will we do about it? It would seem tothis writer there are more needy problems at hand!

Too much time and effort were spent in the back and forth bick-ering between two political parties during the Obama administra-tion. There was little that could be done because of the gridlock,lack of cooperation between the two groups. The Republicans said,"Give us a majority in the Senate and we will move the nation for-ward." That request was granted, but little, if anything changed!"Give us the White House" was their next request and that also wasgranted, but there is gridlock and now the Republican Party isdivided among itself! When will enough of their kind of govern-ment be enough? How long? How long? Can the nation surviveunder such conditions? And why should it have to? Is there no heal-ing for the sore that is eating at the very foundation of our belovedAmerica?

I have lived through some of our most distressful time inAmerica. I remember the years of the Great Depression and theresolve of our government to guide the nation through that turbu-lent time. I recall the various work programs that were put intoplace to ward off starvation. The famous "fireside chats" by ourPresident lent encouragement to the people. A united effort by thegovernment and the people brought victory. We won!

Then came World War 2! I witnessed the strength of unity dur-ing those harsh years and it was a beautiful thing to observe. Again,unity showed its strength, we won! It might have been one ofAmerica's finest and greatest moments! As never before nor since,America was on display, and she gained the respect of the world.Not only that of her friends, but of her enemies also! It was a greattime in America'

I am afraid that our image around the globe has been tarnished.Historians will record the damage done.....what will they write?

Am I being too hard on our elected leaders? I don't think so!When those we elect to serve in government call each other nameslike liars, cheaters, crooks, and traitors, they have reached a lowlevel!

My TV has been on since 1 started writing this article and forhours the argument has been about who lied about what! Have welost respect for the highest office in the land? Remember! Theworld is watching and listening! It is time for a change for the bet-ter, and we should!

Remember the words....."United we stand, divided we fall"!

Mr. Shepard is a native of Darlington, S.C., and a current residentof Piedmont, S.C. He is the author of “Mill Town Boy” and “Bruised”.He has been sharing his tales of growing up in Darlington for decades.His mailing address for cards and letters is: Bill Shepard 324 SunnyLane, Piedmont, S.C. 29673.

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Make the year a success with these Back to School tips

O P - E DDo We Have State Sanctioned ‘Child Abuse’ in South Carolina?

By Sharman PoplavaExecutive Director, TEACH

Foundation

Back to school is an excit-ing time for children. There’sthe anticipation of meetingnew teachers, learning to nav-igate the hallways and cafete-ria lines, and adapting to newclassroom environments.Many students will connectwith friends from the previ-ous year and share vacationstories and others will createnew, lasting relationships.

Despite the bright possibil-ities of a fresh school year, itcan be a stressful time forchildren. Changes in schools,bus schedules, and the unfa-miliar faces of teachers andprincipals can make childrenfeel nervous and unsure.Parents can help ease thetransition from summer vaca-tion to the structure of theschool environment by creat-ing a routine at home.Routines are one of the keysof healthy child development

and positive behavior. Theyare like instructions guiding achild’s actions towards a spe-cific goal.

The Comer SchoolDevelopment Program (SDP)identifies six healthy childdevelopmental pathwaysneeded for school success.They are ethical, social, psy-chological, cognitive, lan-guage and physical. Regularroutines influence children’spsychological, cognitive andsocial development.

Begin your routine bypreparing for school the nightbefore. Choose clothes, decidewhat to eat for breakfast andget backpacks filled. Talk withyour child to find out if thereare any special events oractivities planned for the fol-lowing day.

Switching from relaxedsummer mornings to struc-tured wakeup times can bethe toughest part of a back toschool routine. Start by devel-oping a regular sleep sched-ule. Getting enough sleep is

critical for a child to be suc-cessful in school. Insufficientsleep is associated with loweracademic achievement.Children who don’t getenough sleep have difficultystaying focused and partici-pating in class activities.

Putting your child to bed atthe same time every night canhelp them get enough sleep.Be consistent. Younger chil-dren need 10-12 hours ofsleep per night. Adolescents13-18 years of age need 8-10hours per night. Have yourchild turn off computers,tablets, phones, and televi-sions prior to bedtime.Explain to them the impor-tance of getting a good night’ssleep. Get them in the habit offollowing the same routineevery night.

Set a regular morningwake-up time and stick to it.Start the day off with pre-dictable tasks so your childknows what’s expected andcan remember what theyneed to do. Weekly calendars

with a checklist or pictures ofwhat your child needs to taketo school each day can teachchildren to prepare them-selves for the day ahead. Thissets the tone for the schoolday.

Getting back into theswing of school after summerbreak is an opportunity tosupport your child’s learningand development. Routinesoffer the chance to build yourchild’s self-confidence, socialskills, and self-control.

Whatever routine you cre-ate for your child, make it fun.Let your child help plan theroutine and praise them whenthey follow it. With a positiveroutine in place, your childwill go back to school withconfidence, prepared andready to make the most of theschool experience.

To learn more about childdevelopment, visit the ComerSchool Development Program(SDP) page on the TEACHFoundation website atwww.teachfoundation.org.

You can make a difference with South Carolina litter clean-upBy Terasa Lott

Every year on the thirdSaturday of September, peoplearound the state join togetherfor Beach Sweep/River Sweep,the state’s largest one-day lit-ter cleanup of beaches andwaterways. Last year, 880 vol-unteers collected 27,452pounds of litter during theevent. Locally, 41 volunteerscollected 149 pounds of litterfrom the area behind

Magnolia Mall adjacent toBeaverdam Creek.

You may not litter or knowanyone that does butnonetheless, it is a huge prob-lem. It’s an eyesore in anycommunity and can negative-ly affect property values, com-munity safety, economicdevelopment, and tourism.

From an environmentalstandpoint, litter poses athreat to wildlife, mostnotably through entangle-

ment and ingestion. Fishingnets, line, rubber bands,string, 6-pack beverage rings,and a host of other items canwrap around animals leadingto injury, illness, suffocation,starvation, and even death.Litter may also cause injury,illness, or death when ingest-ed. Wondering why an ani-mal would try to eat a piece oflitter? Litter may be mistakenfor a natural food item. Forexample, a plastic bag float-

ing in the ocean may be mis-taken for a tasty jellyfish, anatural prey item for a seaturtle.

Most of the litter in ouroceans, and there is a lot of it,is carried by rivers. All of thewaterways in the Pee Deeeventually make their wayinto the Atlantic Oceanthrough Winyah Bay inGeorgetown County.

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The good news is we allhave the power to make a dif-ference. In addition to dispos-ing of trash properly, you canreport litter through thePalmettoPride Trash Trackerapp or the Litter Buster’s

Hotline 1-877-7-LITTER. More information about

additional inland cleanup loca-tions can be found on the SCDepartment of Natural Resourcewebsitehttp://www.dnr.sc.gov/bsrs/sites.html, while more informationabout coastal locations can befound on the S.C. Sea GrantConsortium website www.scsea-

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Education – overall SouthCarolina ranks 43rd. We areworse in the number of youngchildren not in school (70,000)as it’s up from 50 to 56 percent.The number of 4th graders thatare not proficient in reading hasimproved from 74 down to 67percent. Eighth graders not pro-ficient in math has gone upfrom 68 to 74 percent. Highschool students not graduatingon time has dropped from 38 to26 percent.

Health – overall SouthCarolina ranks 37th. The num-ber of low birth weight babies(5,435 babies) has droppedfrom 9.9 to 9.4 percent. Thenumber of children withouthealth insurance (60,000 chil-dren) is down from 13 to 6 per-cent. The number of child andteen deaths per 100,000 (357)has improved from 35 down to31. The number of teens whoabuse alcohol or drugs (18,000)is down from 7 to 5 percent.

Family and Community –overall South Carolina ranks42nd. Children living in singleparent families (432,000 chil-dren) has gotten worse from 39to 43 percent. The number ofchildren living in families wherethe head of the household lacksa high school diploma (152,000children) is unchanged at 14percent. Children living in highpoverty areas (1,667,000 chil-dren) is worse going from 12 upto 15 percent. And teen birthsper 1,000 (4,297 births) haveimproved substantially from 51down to 28.

And in the category of actualcases of confirmed child abuseand neglect – we are a lotworse. In 2011, there were6,803 cases – in 2015, this num-ber had risen to 10,173 – awhopping 66.8 percentincrease.

So, what does this blizzardof statistics mean? It means,yes, we are systematically abus-ing our children in SouthCarolina.

Now if you talk to the politi-cians at the Statehouse, they

will give you all sorts of excusesand explain to you why this isso… and none of it matters.

The Statehouse crowd havebecome skilled and practicedapologists for failure – aboutthis and for so many other vitalissues facing our state.

John Kennedy said it best,“Our problems are man-made;therefore, they may be solvedby man. And man can be as bigas he wants. No problem ofhuman destiny is beyondhuman beings.”

The systematic child abuse inour state is unforgivable.

It does not have to be thisway.

We can do better. Wedeserve better.

How big do we want to be inSouth Carolina?

Phil Noble runs a technologyfirm in Charleston, is founder ofWorld Class Scholars and writesa weekly column for the S.C.Press Association. Contact himat [email protected] and gethis columns atwww.PhilNoble.com.

Attention, South Carolina col-lege football fans: the FutureScholar 529 College Savings planis giving you something to hollerabout! State Treasurer CurtisLoftis announced today the pri-vately funded Future ScholarHoller Facebook Sweepstakes,which will award lucky ClemsonUniversity and University ofSouth Carolina football fansgame tickets, memorabiliasigned by the coaches and $529in Future Scholar college sav-ings.

Until October 20, parents areinvited to enter the sweepstakesby posting a public photo to theirpersonal Facebook page of theirchild or family decked out in USCor Clemson gear with the hash-tag “#FutureScholarHoller.”One fan from each school will be

randomly selected to win a prizepack and a $529 Future Scholarcontribution.

“The Future Scholar HollerSweepstakes celebrates ourState’s fun football traditionswhile highlighting the impor-tance of saving for college with aFuture Scholar 529 plan,” saidTreasurer Loftis. “Whether theyholler for Clemson or Carolina, Ihope parents and kids will getexcited about college and startplanning now to make a collegeeducation less of a financial bur-den in the future.”

Winners will receive a $529Future Scholar contribution pre-sented by Treasurer Loftis on-field before kickoff at the speci-fied games. In addition, winnerswill receive one of the followingprize packs:

Clemson University:Four tickets to Clemson-

Citadel game on Saturday,November 18 at the ClemsonMemorial Stadium

One item signed by headcoach Dabo Swinney

A tour of the stadium(approximately 3 hours beforekickoff)

University of South Carolina:Four tickets to USC-Florida

game on Saturday, November 11at the Williams-Brice Stadium

One item signed by headcoach Will Muschamp

Four pregame sideline passesEntrants must be the parent

or guardian of a current or poten-tial Future Scholar beneficiary,who must be a legal resident ofSouth Carolina under the age of18 (infants to high school sen-

iors). There is a limit of one entryper participant, and participantsmust “like” the Office of SouthCarolina State Treasurer’s offi-cial Facebook page to qualify.Winners will be announced onFacebook on October 23. Nostate funds are used for thissweepstakes, in the marketing ofthis sweepstakes or FutureScholar.

For a complete list of sweep-stakes rules and guidelines, visit:www.futurescholar.com/holler

About Future ScholarFuture Scholar is South

Carolina’s 529 College SavingsPlan. It is administered throughthe State Treasurer’s Office. Formore information, visitFutureScholar.com or follow@SCStateTreasurer onFacebook.

State Treasurer Loftis launchessweepstakes for young football fans

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“On the picnic shed area,we took down all of the ply-wood, it looked terrible, andreplaced it. We’ve got properventilation and all that now,new gutters, new fascia andsoffit around the wholebuilding. I’ve gotten a lot ofcomments and I think it real-ly looks nice. One thing wefailed to do when we weremaking the bid packets, wedidn’t think about painting.When you put on the newfascia and soffit aroundthese buildings you don’trealize everything shows up,like the paint on your win-dows and doors, and it looksbad.”

While the company wasalready working, the townadded on a few additionalwork items.

“The bid was $35,000 andwe budgeted $40,000 for allof this so while he was here,already mobilized, we made

the painting an add-on alongwith the black shutters heput up,” Bradshaw said.“Everything we are doing, itis not a want, it is a need. Weneeded new rooves. This isthe same roof that came onthis building in 1986, I think.That one (on the fire depart-ment) was not quite as oldand that one (on the picnicshed) was in bad shape.These are all things that areneeding to be done andneeding to be done now.”

The add-ons increased thecost of the project by a littleover $3,000 but still came inunder the $40,000 councilhad budgeted for the work.

In old business, Bradshawinformed council thatSCDOT crews had until theend of September to returnto Society Hill and clean upthe debris from the recentroadwork there. He said thatwhile he is not pleased withthe length of time betweenthe work and the clean up hesaid there isn’t anything thatthe town can do.

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“For the last twelvemonths I have been lookingat the demographics ofDarlington County,” Brownsaid. “I think that one thingwe have to do, its essential, islooking at education goingforward. The lack of educa-tion is so costly; that is some-thing we don’t talk about. Inour county budget, 55 per-cent of our budget goes to theSheriff ’s Department, thecorrectional facility or thelegal side, to crime in ourarea. That really stems from alack of education. One of thethings I’m going to be lookingfor is how do we align oureducational and public enti-ties…how do we overcomethis apathy toward educa-tion.”

Ted Pitts, President andCEO of the South CarolinaChamber of Commerce, saidthat Brown is exactly rightabout education. He also said

that while funding is a prob-lem, it is often part of a larg-er issue.

“There are issues therewhen you look at it from afunding perspective,” Pittssaid. “When you break itdown though…some of theinadequacies in education,the school boards have to beheld accountable. For thetype of environment theyprovide, making sure weengage students in a lot ofgood schools and school dis-trict across the state. I thinkwe need to hold educationleaders accountable at all lev-els. I think the business com-munity has been a driver intrying to push reform. Theold model of having seattime, where a kid just sits in aseat for a certain number ofhours a day, that’s not work-ing anymore. With technolo-gy we are hoping that pushsome of those things forward.Educational ultimately willhold this state back or it canultimately propel the stateforward.”

BrewmasterContinued from 1A

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“We brew anything andeverything. We do lagers,

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Local Motive is openMonday and Tuesday from 4p.m. until, Wednesdaythrough Saturday from 11a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sundaysfrom 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tolearn more, visit them onlineat www.lomobrew.com

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By Danny WatsonCity of Darlington Police Chief

I sit here pecking away on akeyboard early in the morning.When I gaze out of my window Isee leaves scattered upon theground by the chaos of the windor the hand of God depending onwhat you believe. I can close myeyes for a few moments andremember vividly the destruc-tion that was brought to oursmall corner of the world byHurricane Matthew. Instead of afew leaves and some smallbranches here or there trees layupon the ground.

As we went door-to-door,either in the blue uniform of the

police department or the blueuniform of a city fire fighter, wewere met with looks of bewilder-ment and shock of what had justpassed. Trees, signs and the roofsof homes lay scattered about likea child's toys on the living roomfloor after a Christmas morning.Only a day before a tree that hasstood the test of time for morethan a hundred years now hascrushed a residence that a per-son has called home for half thatlong.

When people asked, "Why didyou come", "Because you arehere" was our reply. You did notcall we just came to check toknow for ourselves that you were

ok. This was not an overly heroicact, just an act of compassion. Asmall gesture of good will andconcern for the many that wereaffected by the storm is all that itwas meant to be. It set a prece-dent of how we would facestorms in the future. We wouldband together and work togetherto weather the storm.

As the new storm Irmaapproached that familiar feelingof angst and dread followedalong with it. The path and direc-tion of the storm was ever chang-ing. The only true certainty beingthat it would bring destructionalong with it and leave crushedbroken things in its path. The dif-ference in this storm and the pastone is simple. Steel determina-tion to see it through is what we

learned from the past event. The fact is in our city and our

county we have remembered thelessons of the last storm. You cannever be too prepared and reach-ing out to people lets them knowthat they are never alone. I don'tnow, nor will I ever, wish a hurri-cane on anyone else but I thank-ful it didn't come here. If some-day one does again comethrough our little corner of theworld, although I hope it doesn't,I take comfort in the fact our peo-ple continue to show that we arein this together. The many ofthose in this country that werenot so lucky I encourage all ofyou to remember in yourthoughts and prayers. There islittle we can’t survive if we worktogether.

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Betty Jacobs FulmerBetty Jacobs Fulmer, 68, of

Darlington died on Monday,September 11, 2017.

Funeral services were heldon Thursday, September 14,2017 at noon in the Chapel ofKistler Hardee Funeral Home.Burial followed in DovesvilleChurch of God. The familyreceived friends from 6 until 8p.m. on Wednesday,September 13, 2017 at KistlerHardee Funeral Home andother times at the home.

Betty was born inLancaster, SC. She was thedaughter of the late JohnMartin Chappell and LessieCagle Chappell. Betty alongwith her sister, Brendaenjoyed junkin. She enjoyedspending time with her familyand friends and pulling jokeson everyone.

Surviving are her husband,Steve Fulmer of Darlington;her son Kenny Jacobs andwife, Monica of Buford, Ga.;her brothers, Ernie Chappelland Jimmy Chappell both ofTimmonsville; her sisters,Ginny Ray and husband,Jerrold of Lugoff, SC andBrenda Herron and husband,Randy of Darlington; specialgreat nephew, AustinChappell, her heart; her stepchildren, StephanieThompkins and Mary Fulmer;5 step grandchildren and 12nieces and nephews.

Betty was preceded indeath by her first husband,Marion “Chief” Jacobs; herparents listed above; herbrother, John Chappell; andby her sisters, PearlineChappell and Millie Miller.

Family and friends areinvited to sign the onlineguest book at www.kistler-hardeefuneralhome.com.

James Edward“Jimmy” DudleyJames Edward “Jimmy”

Dudley, 67, of Darlington diedon Monday, September 11,2017 at his home.

Funeral services were heldon Thursday, September 14,2017 at 3 p.m. in IndianBranch United MethodistChurch. Burial followed inIndian Branch Cemetery,directed by Kistler-HardeeFuneral Home. The familyreceived friends from 2 until 3

p.m. on Thursday, September14, 2017 at Indian BranchUnited Methodist Church andother times at the home.

Jimmy was the son of thelate NG Dudley and MelbaJames Dudley. He was a veter-an of the Vietnam War, wherehe received the bronze star inMay of 1971 and served in theUnited States Army. Jimmyenjoyed playing with his hors-es, NASCAR Racing and wasan avid Gamecock fan.

Surviving are his son,Spencer Dudley (Amber) ofDarlington; his loving auntand uncle, who were like par-ents to him, Sylvia and EdJames of Darlington; his lov-ing cousins, Debbie Suggs(Glenn) of Darlington andRicky James (Cheree) ofDarlington; his uncle, HerbertJames; and his bulldog,Buddy; and a host of otherfamily members and friends.

Jimmy was preceded indeath by his parents listedabove and by his brother,Terry Dudley.


Carroll JeanGandy Bryant

Carroll Jean Gandy Bryant,85, of Darlington died onSunday, September 10, 2017.

Private graveside serviceswere held on Wednesday,September 13, 2017 at 3 p.m.in Society Hill PresbyterianChurch Cemetery, directed byKistler Hardee Funeral Homeof Darlington.

Jean was born inDarlington County. She wasthe daughter of the lateEdward Stout Gandy andMartha Ellen Heyward.

Surviving are her husband,Eulas Jennings Bryant ofDarlington; her son, JayBryant (Krista) of Darlington;her sisters, JoAnn Gandy ofCheraw, Ruth Keith (Albert)of Cheraw, and Doris Monast(Roger) of Charleston; andnumerous nieces andnephews.

Jean was preceded in deathby her parents listed above;and her brothers, CharlesEdward “Sonny Boy” Gandyand Kenny Gandy.

In lieu of flowers memori-

als may be made to the SocietyHill Presbyterian ChurchCemetery Fund, 308 PressleyAve, Society Hill, SC 29593.


Lott Williamson, Sr.Memorial services for Mr.

Lott Williamson, Sr. ofDarlington were held 2 p.m.Saturday, September 16, 2017at the Kingdom Hall ofJehovah’s Witnesses, 513Gilchrist Road, Darlington.

Mr. Williamson was born inDarlington, South Carolina tothe late Maggie McKayWilliamson and AlbertusWilliamson, Sr. He was the8th of 12 children.

Survivors are: his wife of64 years, Edell Williamson;four daughters: AngelaJohnson, Ramona Lovejoy,Sandra Graham and DeborahJ. Tims; one son, LottWilliamson, Jr. and daughter-in-law, Rose Williamson; sixgrandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three broth-ers, two sisters; nieces,nephews, and a host of otherrelatives and friends.

Arrangements are entrust-ed to Jordan Funeral Home,Inc.

The family received friendsat the residence, 448 PinevilleRoad, Darlington.

Priscilla “Dolores”La Cross

Priscilla “Dolores” LaCross, 74, passed away peace-fully Saturday, September 16,2017 a McLeod Health inFlorence, SC. Funeral serviceswere held at 4 p.m. onTuesday, September 19, at theLamar United MethodistChurch, with burial followingat Lamar Cemetery, directedby Belk Funeral Home.

Born April 5, 1943, inLamar, SC, she was a daughterof the late Keith P. Hicks, Jr.and the late Elsie WindhamHicks. Dolores was a memberof the Lamar UnitedMethodist Church where shetaught Sunday school for over30 years and she was active inthe Lamar United MethodistWoman. Dolores retired fromthe Darlington County SchoolDistrict after over 18 years of

service to the children ofLamar. She was also a memberof the Friends of the LamarLibrary.

Dolores was a devoted wifeof 47 years to her late husbandMarty La Cross. She was a lov-ing and selfless mother ofthree sons: Randy (Pam) LaCross of Florence, Corey(Michell) La Cross ofLexington, and Craig La Crossof Lamar. She experienced thejoy of being a caring “Noni”and serving as a role model ofGod’s love to 4 grandchildren:Tyler (Melissa), Jonathan(fiancé Jessie), Megan(Ryan), and Brandon; and 3great-grandchildren: Ethan,Martin, and Jesse.

Dolores loved her Lord andserved Him faithfully. Herwork in Lamar UnitedMethodist Church, a churchshe loved deeply since child-hood, and her church familywere a great source of pleas-ure and strength. God usedher to be a blessing throughher card ministry and herdaily interactions withfriends, family, and evenstrangers. Dolores’s faith wasevident in the compassionatelife she lived. Dolores was anavid reader and writer leavinga legacy of journals to herfamily. She loved givinginscribed books to family,friends, and others. Doloresloved God’s nature and cre-ation. Her yard is adornedwith blue birdhouses andbeautiful flowers. She lovedcaring for her cats and hervery special canine compan-ion “Bleu.”

Dolores was preceded indeath by a grandson, Ryan LaCross. She is survived by abrother, Keith P. Hicks(Veronica), a sister Sherea(Harmon) Greenway, severalnieces and nephews, and veryspecial cousin and best friendFran (Mrytis) Knotts.

The family received friendsfrom 6-8 p.m. Thursdayevening at Belk FuneralHome, Lamar.

In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made to theLamar United MethodistChurch or the Friends of theLamar Library Park.

A guestbook is availableonline at www.belkfuneral-home.com.

L i v i N g o N P u r P o s e

Diligence requires less talk and more action

By Dr. william holland

Success is not easilyunderstood or there wouldbe more of it! Learning anddemonstrating certain prin-cipals can make the differ-ence between watching oth-ers succeed and enjoying theblessings of success in ourown life. One of these funda-mental principles is thatyour God-given talent willmake room for you! Proverbs18:16 is a powerful state-ment that is worth consider-ing; “A man’s gift makesroom for him, and bringshim before great men.” Whatdoes this mean? If we willpursue and practice whatev-er we are good at to thepoint of becoming our best,others will recognize our tal-ent and will be more thanwilling to promote us anddeclare to the world aboutwhat we can do. Proverbs22:29 say’s, “Do you know aperson diligent in their busi-ness affairs? They shall bepresented before kings andshall not stand before meantyrants.” Allow me to includethat our talents are trulyopportunities but as we arereminded of the 10,000-hourrule, they must be devel-oped. Very similar to beingan athlete, it will requirevision, hard work, and deter-mination to become out-standing. How does amarathon runner increasetheir stamina andendurance? Certainly not bylaying on the couch and eat-ing Cheetos! They run everyday to build strength andfortitude.

Alexander Graham Bellbelieved that sound could beconverted into electricalimpulses transmitted bywire, and today, no oneremembers the long list ofthose who thought this ideaof communicating was crazy.He had a relentless passionwhich kept his vision aliveand his legacy is still greatlyrespected all over the world.If you are content with doingjust enough to get by, youwill always find yourselfhelping someone elseachieve their goals.However, when you decideto focus on your mission andput your entire heart into it,you can then begin to trustGod, live by faith, and fulfillyour mission. There are hugedifferences between leadersand followers and it beginswith knowing who God is,who you are and how seriousyou are within this personalrelationship. When anyonebegins to invest their life intowhat Jesus has died for themto be, they will be planted

firmly on the path to suc-cess. What is the catch? Wemust become pliable andwilling to surrender our willin order for the seed of God’sWord to be planted deepwithin our soul. This field ofdreams must be watereddaily with prayer and theawareness of His presence inorder to know our purposeand develop our spiritualwisdom.

Have you ever felt like theworld was passing you byand doesn’t even know youexist? Do you feel rejectedand discouraged becauseyou are not sure what direc-tion to go in or how yourdreams are going to cometrue? Each of us are bornwith a custom designedblueprint and it only makessense that our spiritual giftsand abilities are intended tobe an important part of thishighly detailed plan. Thequestion is how many peoplewill understand how all ofthis is going to come togeth-er? We have heard that noth-ing takes the place of perse-verance and hard work but isit how devoted we are help-ing someone else or is it howserious we are to embraceand focus on what God hascalled us to do? Just becausewe have some success doesnot always mean we are fol-lowing our own divine des-tiny.

Let’s consider a few syn-onyms for the word diligent;“Industrious, hard-working,responsible, conscientious,meticulous, painstaking,thorough, aware, persever-ing, persistent, tenacious,zealous, dedicated, deter-mined, committed, tireless,and undeterred.” Wow, doesthis describe you? These arewords we need to tape to ourbathroom mirror! How pow-erful and life-changing toincorporate these positiveinspirations into our dailyprayers and for them toeventually become imbed-ded into our conscience. Anelderly chaplain told me onetime that he loved his voca-tion so much that it neverseemed like work. If you willsubmit and ask God to leadyou, you will not have toworry about an audience,respect, recognition,finances, or God’s favor.When you discover your spir-itual blueprint, and becomewilling to do whatever ittakes to see it evolve, youwill accomplish your calling.

Learn more about his book,“A Lifestyle of Worship” andask for a free copy of his newCD, “Keeper of My Soul” at: bil-lyhollandministries.com

C h u r C hN e w s

Please send your church newsand photos to: [email protected].

Youth ChoirAnniversary

The Youth Choir of CenterBaptist Church, 3420 N SallyHill Rd, Timmonsville, will cel-ebrate its Anniversary, Sunday,September 24 at 4 p.m.Everyone is invited to attend.

RevivalDarlington Church of God of

Prophecy, 920 W. Smith Ave.,will hold a Revival Sept. 24-27.Sunday night will begin at 6p.m. Services Monday-Wednesday will begin at 7 p.m.Speaker will be pastor KevinHoward. Special singing night-ly.

Women Of WorthWomen of Worth, the ladies

of Great Commission Ministriesin Darlington, invites all ladiesto attend its monthly meetingon Monday, September 25 at6:30 p.m. The meeting will beat 757 Wire Road in Darlington.The Church is positioned at thecorner of Billy Farrow highwayand Wire RD. LightRefreshments, fellowship, anddevotional.

Singing Churchmen

ConcertThe 50-voice men’s chorus

of worship leaders from acrossSouth Carolina will be in con-cert Sept. 25 at Central BaptistChurch in Darlington. The freeconcert will begin at 7 p.m. andwill feature men’s chorus,instrumental ensemble, a cap-pella quartet, handbells, wor-ship band and southern gospelgroups.

Pastor Appreciation Great Commission

Ministries Darlington, 757 WireRoad in Darlington, will be cel-ebrating Pastor Appreciationon Saturday, September 30that 6 p.m. Please come andshow your appreciation forPastor Kyle and Pastor JamieMeyer as well as their lovelyfamily. All are welcome.

Pastor AppreciationDay

Bible Truth HolinessChurch, 5360 Indian BranchRoad, Lydia, SC will celebratePastor Appreciation Day forRev. Hazel Mixon October 1.Sunday School starts at 10 a.m.and Morning Worship begins at11 a.m. with a guest speaker.Lunch will be served around12:45 p.m. and special singingwill begin around 1:45 p.m.with Sis. Carla Rolla fromWallace, SC, along with ourlocal singers. Please come andlet Sis Hazel know what she

means to you. For more infor-mation call 843-332-3442 or843-858-1209.

The Upper Room HolyGhost Mission

Sunday morning worship isat 11 a.m. Bible study Thursdaynight is at 7 p.m. at 109 MainSt. in Darlington Come worshipunder the leadership of PastorWarren D. Spearman. Call 843-250-0418 for prayer.

Bible StudyBible study at Mt.Zion

Tabernacle Believers Church426 W. Broad St. Darlington,on Tuesday nights at 6:00 p.m.Bible study led by Rev.LarryScipio. Contact DeaconZ.Frierson at 843-992-3158 orchurch 843-992-8125. Comejoin us.

Covenant BaptistChurch Prayer Line

Anyone who needs prayerfor healing and deliverance iswelcome to call the CovenantBaptist Church Prayer Line at843-393-8555. The prayer lineis open Tuesdays andWednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3p.m.

Lawson Grove BaptistChurch

3585 Lawson Grove Rd,Hartsville. Sunday-- ChurchSchool at 9:45a.m. andWorship Service at 10:45a.m.

Wednesday-- Prayer 6:30 p.m.Bible study 7p.m.

Streaming Available at law-songrovebaptistchurch.com

Black Creek BaptistChurch

Black Creek 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; Youth BibleStudy, Children (Children InAction) 7:30 Adult ChoirPractice

Covenant BaptistChurch

Covenant Baptist Church,located at 628 Pocket Road,announces their hours: Sunday:10 a.m. Sunday School, 11a.m.Spoken Word Service.Wednesday: 6 p.m. Bible Study.Need a ride to church? Call 843-393-7872.

Mt. Zion TabernacleMinistries

Mt. Zion TabernacleMinistries 426 W. Broad St. inDarlington announces theirhours

1st/3rd Sunday PastoralSunday: Sunday School at 9:30a.m. Church Services 11:00Elder M. Frierson 2nd/4thSunday: Sunday School at 9:30

by Deacon Z. Frierson Service at11:00 a.m. Min.Gerald Green.The community is invited toattend. Come expecting to hearthe anointed Word. ContactDeacon.Z.Frierson 843-229-3158

The Lord CaresPlease continue to assist The

Lord Cares in caring for those inneed in the Darlington area.

T.L.C.’s food bank is located at201 Grove Street in Darlington.They are open Monday,Wednesday, and Thursday from10 a.m. until 12 p.m. Donationsof non-perishable food items(especially canned meats) areneeded, as are toiletries, bath-room tissue, and paper towels.Mail monetary donations to:The Lord Cares PO Box, 1457,Darlington, SC 29540.

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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! EveryThursday from 4 – 7 p.m.Location: Corner of 5th St. andCarolina Ave. in Hartsville.

Darlington ElksLodge

Tuesdays: Swing/Shagdance lessons, "New" linedance lessons from 8-10 p.m.

Wednesdays: Karaoke from8-10 p.m.

Thursdays: Bingo at 7:30p.m.

Darlington Elks Lodge islocated at 836 TimmonsvilleHwy. For more info: 843-393-1451

Paws to ReadPaws to Read is a literacy

program where emerging andreluctant readers can createpositive emotional connectionswith reading. Therapy DogsInternational with their train-ers come for one-on-one read-ing sessions on the firstSaturday and third Tuesday ofeach month at 12:30 pm. and3 p.m. respectively at theDarlington Library Branch.

Story Time Darlington: Thursdays at 10

a.m. Info: 398-4940 ext. 305. Hartsville: Tuesdays at 10

a.m. Info: 332-5115 ext. 7.Society Hill: Thursdays at

11:00 a.m. Info: 378-0026�Lamar: Thursdays at 11:30

a.m. Info: 326-5524

Library ProgramsYouth Summer Reading

Program - Tuesdays at 10 a.m.American Sign Language

Class - Mondays 6 – 8 p.m.Free Computer Classes (call

to reserve your spot) -Tuesdays 6 -7:30 p.m. andFridays 10-11:30 a.m.

Crochet & Knit ClubsLamar: each Monday at

4:30 p.m. 326-5524 Society Hill: each Friday

from 2-4 pm 378-0026 Darlington: 2nd Friday of

the month 10 a.m. - noon 398-4940

Hartsville: “The Stitchers”group meets the 1st & 3rdMondays and 2nd & 4thThursdays at 5 pm.

Pee Dee SCORE Pee Dee SCORE (Service

Corps of Retired Executives)offers Free confidential coun-seling to America's small busi-ness, serving Darlington,Florence and surroundingareas. Existing and start-upbusinesses can schedule 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 the HartsvilleAA Hut, 310 S. McFarlandStreet: 12 noon and 6 p.m.Monday/Wednesday; 12 noonand 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday; and 8pmSunday.

Al-Anon Meetings Al-Anon is a fellowship of

adult relatives and friends ofalcoholics for mutual support.Visitors are welcome.Childcare is not available. Al-Anon meetings:

Thursdays at 8p.m at theHartsville AA Hut, 310 S.McFarland Street. Info: 843-992-2981.

Yoga for BeginnersYoga will be held at the

Darlington Library the 1st and3rd Saturday each month from12:30-2 p.m.

Darlington CountyCoordinating Council

The first Friday of everymonth at 11:30. February,April, June, September, andNovember at Carolina Pines;January, March, and May,August, October, andDecember at Medford NursingCenter in Darlington.

Hartsville PilotClub

Fourth Monday eachmonth at 6 p.m. at their club-house across from the LawtonPark Tennis Courts

Hartsville KiwanisClub

Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. atthe Hartsville Country Club

Hartsville Lions ClubThursdays at 12:30 p.m. at

Mr. B's Restaurant

Hartsville RotaryClub

Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. atHartsville Country Club

HartsvilleToastmasters

2nd and 4th Monday eachmonth at 7 p.m. at the BlackCreek Arts Center

Book ClubThe Darlington Library

Book Club meets the 3rdSaturday of each month 12pm-1 p.m. Stop by the library topick up each month's selection.

Darlington CountyBoard of EducationThe Darlington County

Board of Education meets onthe second Monday of eachmonth. Additional meetingsmay be called for worksessionsand information sessions. Themeeting will begin at 6 pm forregularly scheduled meetings.The Darlington County Boardof Education in the TrainingRoom of the AdministrativeOffice located at 120 E. SmithAvenue in Darlington, except

where noted on the schedule.Darlington

Professional WomenThe Darlington Professional

Women group meets at noonSept 20 at Darlington CountryClub.

Beautification BoardThe City of Darlington

Beautification Board will meetat 5 p.m. Sept. 20 at City Hall,400 Pearl St. Darlington. 843-398-4000.

Darlington CountyAmbulanceCommission

The Darlington CountyAmbulance Commission willmeet on Tuesday, September26 at 6 p.m. at the EMS/EPABuilding Courthouse Annex,1625 Harry Byrd Highway. Forquestions, contact: 843-398-4450.

St. John's HighSchool Class Of 1987

30th ReunionFriday September 29, 2017

– Meet and GreetSaturday September 30,

2017 – Dinner, Dancing andFellowship

Where: Wilds-EdwardsHouse, Darlington, SC

Facebook page: St. John'sHigh School Class of 1987

Darlington CityCouncil MeetingThe Darlington City Council

will hold their monthly meet-ing on October 3 at 6:30 p.m.in the City of DarlingtonCouncil Chambers at City Hall,located at 400 Pearl Street.

Market onDarlington SquareFirst Saturday of the month

May through October (noJuly) from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Visitwith the community, listen tolocal music, and enjoy a vari-ety of vendors and foodSaturday, October 7

Darlington CountyCouncil MeetingThe Darlington County

Council meets on Monday,October 2, 2017 at 6 p.m. andthe first Monday of eachmonth at 6:00 p.m., at theCourthouse Annex/EMSBuilding, 1625 Harry ByrdHighway (Highway 151),Darlington, SC. The Councilencourages citizen participa-tion and provides an opportu-nity for citizens to presenttheir concerns at the begin-ning of each regular meeting.Those wishing to make a pres-entation should contact theClerk to Council at 843-398-4100 or [email protected].

Williamson ParkCommittee

The City of DarlingtonWilliamson Park Committeewill meet at 5:30 p.m. on thesecond Tuesday of the month,October 10, November 14, andDecember 12 at DarlingtonLibrary, 204 N. Main St. 843-398-4000

American LegionAmerican Legion Post 13 of

Darlington will meet Thursday,October 12 at the Post onHarry Byrd Highway next tothe South Carolina NationalGuard Armory. A meal isserved at 6 p.m. and themonthly meeting follows. Thenation's largest Veteransorganization invites its mem-bers, eligible Veterans, andactive National Guard/Reservepersonnel to attend.

Yam Jam ConcertHeld in conjunction with

the S.C. Sweet Potato Festivalon Saturday, October 14 atPalmetto Furniture, 308 S.Main St. from 6 to 9 p.m.Bands include Level 10 andEagle Wing Band. Admission is$10 for adults, $5 for ages 12and younger, and free for ages2 and younger. Bring a chair ifyou like. Food and beveragesavailable for purchase. Nocoolers please.

Sweet Potato FestivalThis festival will be held on

Darlington Public Square Oct.14. A freshly baked sweet pota-to is like nature’s cupcake. Andthese treats are a solid sourceof vitamins A and C. That rightthere deserves a party. And theS.C. Sweet Potato Festival inDarlington, South Carolina,has that covered. This potatoparty is teeming sweet potatopie, crafts, food, music, a carshow and more.

Pumpkin FestivalPumpkintown, South

Carolina will celebrate the39th Pumpkin Festival onSaturday, Oct. 14 at theOolenoy Community Building.The theme this year is“Oolenoy Valley.” Activitiesinclude a parade, arts andcrafts booths, music, clogging,food and fun activities for chil-dren. The festival starts withthe parade at 9 a.m.

Darlington PlanningCommission

The City of DarlingtonPlanning Commission willmeet Tuesday, October 17 –Joint meeting at 6 p.m., andthe third Thursday of everyother month at 9 a.m. unlessnoted differently at theDarlington Library or at theconference room at City Halland as needed or requested byCity Council.

Darlington CountyDelegation Joint

MeetingDarlington County’s

Municipal Councils, CountyCouncil, Board of Education, &Legislative Delegation willmeet Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. Thelocation is to be announcedDarlington County will act ashost.

Spina Bifida BenefitEvent

So-Lina invites you to jointhem for the third annual Bidto Benefit Spina Bifida,Saturday, October 28. Wheelzfor Bryce Auto Show partici-pants need to be set up by 10a.m. If it goes, enter it into theshow. Commemorative dashplaques will be given to entrieswhile they last. Chicken bogserved 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Getyour tickets in advanced.Benefit auction begins at 2p.m. All proceeds and dona-tions benefit Spina BifidaAssociation (SBA). There willbe raffles and live music. Allactivities will take place at2085 Lamar Hwy. inDarlington. For more informa-tion, or to donate an item forthe auction, call 843-393-7631.

Speed and FeedThe 5th annual BBQ Cook-

off and Car Show is open to allyears and models. The eventwill be Oct. 28 at DarlingtonRaceway. There will be a clas-sic car cruise around theRaceway. Awards will be givenout in several categories,including President’s Choice,Best Truck and Best Rat Rod.For more information, callSarah Hill at 843-395-8808 oremail [email protected].


Council meets on Monday,November 6, 2017 at 6 p.m.and the first Monday of eachmonth at 6 p.m., at theCourthouse Annex/EMSBuilding, 1625 Harry ByrdHighway (Highway 151),Darlington, SC. The Councilencourages citizen participa-tion and provides an opportu-nity for citizens to presenttheir concerns at the begin-ning of each regular meeting.Those wishing to make a pres-entation should contact the

Clerk to Council at 843-398-4100 or [email protected].


Darlington will meet Thursday,November 9 at the Post onHarry Byrd Highway next tothe South Carolina NationalGuard Armory. A meal isserved at 6 p.m. and themonthly meeting follows. Thenation's largest Veteransorganization invites its mem-bers, eligible Veterans, andactive National Guard/Reservepersonnel to attend.

Darlington PlanningCommission

The City of DarlingtonPlanning Commission willmeet Tuesday, November 14(due to Thanksgiving) thethird Thursday of every othermonth at 9 a.m. unless noteddifferently at the DarlingtonLibrary or at the conferenceroom at City Hall and as need-ed or requested by CityCouncil.


will hold their monthly meet-ing on November 14 at 6:30p.m. in the City of DarlingtonCouncil Chambers at City Hall,located at 400 Pearl Street.

Darlington CountyAmbulanceCommission

The Darlington CountyAmbulance Commission willmeet on Tuesday, November28 at 6 p.m. at the EMS/EPABuilding Courthouse Annex,1625 Harry Byrd Highway. Forquestions, contact: 843-398-4450.


Council meets on Monday,December 4, 2017 at 6 p.m. atthe Courthouse Annex/EMSBuilding, 1625 Harry ByrdHighway. The Council encour-ages citizen participation at thebeginning of each regular meet-ing. Those wishing to make apresentation should contact theClerk to Council at 843-398-4100 or [email protected].


will hold their monthly meetingon December 5 at 6:30 p.m. inthe City of Darlington CouncilChambers at City Hall, locatedat 400 Pearl Street.

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Darlington will meet Thursday,December 14 at the Post onHarry Byrd Highway next to theSouth Carolina National GuardArmory. A meal is served at 6p.m. and the monthly meetingfollows. The nation's largestVeterans organization invites itsmembers, eligible Veterans, andactive National Guard/Reservepersonnel to attend.

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.comWeb 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.

Skylar is a precious young guy. He is described as avery sweet boy with typical young dog energy. If youhave a friendly, playful dog at home who would love abuddy, Skylar would be a great match! Black Lablovers sit up and take notice of this handsome boy! 7mos old; male; lab mix

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The Better BusinessBureau's warns consumers ofstorm chasers in the wake ofHurricane Irma.Beware of doing business

with individuals who comeinto your neighborhoods inunmarked vehicles and pushysales tactics claiming to begood contractors. In reality, the contractors

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Born 13 weeks premature weighing just one pound, Christina Feistel has been beating the odds since day one. “I couldn’t believe someone so tiny could survive. Her faint cry sounded like a kitten,” recalls her mother, Abby. Christina was born with severely under-developed and damaged lungs. As Christina entered the world, the expert McLeod Neonatal Intensive Care team went to work facing every challenge head on without ever giving up. Under the skilled care of Neonatologist Dr. Douglas Moeckel, Christina was given the life-saving care and support she needed to survive. Now a thriving three-year-old, Christina has an incredible story to tell, and her parents have a bundle of joy to love and cherish.

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St. John’sElementary APThosts Color RunThe students of St. John’s

Elementary APT will host theinaugural community wide MySchool Color Run on Saturday,October 28 at 9 a.m. to raisemoney for their school.The My School Color Run is

an untimed fun run for all agesand fitness abilities.Along the route, partici-

pants pass through vibrantcolor zones, making it a “color-ful experience.”Additionally, each pre-regis-

tered participant is providedwith a single powder colorpacket that will be thrown inthe air at the final color cele-bration at the finish line.“Rather than sell goods, we

want to engage the entire stu-dent body in a fitness initiativethat aims to encourage a life-long healthy way of living,”said APT President KarenNealey. Participants that regis-ter by Friday, October 13th,2017 will receive a t-shirt, racebib, and individual color pack-et.You can sign up for the run

by visiting StJohnAPT.eventbrite.com or by complet-ing a paper registration form.Business sponsorship oppor-

tunities are also available.Please contact the event organ-izer for more information.

Sheriff swears in deputySheriff Tony Chavis has swore in Clark Epps and has assigned him tothe Criminal Investigations Division. Investigator Epps is a native ofDarlington. He served 10 years in the United States Marine Corpsand has 18 years law enforcement experience. He previously servedwith the Darlington Police Department and the South CarolinaHighway Patrol. While with the SCHP he was assigned to the Multi-disciplinary Accident Investigation Team.

DarlingtonLibrary starts

Potluck,Cookbook ClubThe Darlington Library is

trying something new inSeptember and they want youto join them. On Sept. 27, from5:30 'til full, the first everPotluck/Cookbook Club will beheld.How does a

Potluck/Cookbook Club work?Each month a cookbook ortheme is chosen. Select a recipefrom the book (a copy will beavailable at the CirculationDesk) or pick a recipe thatmatches the month's theme.Cook it and bring it to thelibrary to share. Everyonebrings something to the table,just like a potluck.If you have any questions,

call 843-398-4940. Cook onedish, try many!

Businesses receive scam complaint notificationBusinesses throughout the

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The emailed communica-tions have been reviewed byBBB and are verified to be ascam. The notificationsreceived are not coming fromBBB as we do not report onLabor Standards. The type ofinformation described in thecommunication would comefrom the State Department ofLabor or Safety and Healthbased on where the businessis located and if necessarythe agency would reach outto businesses directly toaddress such allegations.Any businesses with con-cerns regarding issues withlabor should reach outdirectly to them for assis-tance. BBB would never con-tact a business regarding vio-lations of the Fair LaborStandards Act or The Safetyand Health Act. BBB reports on Consumer

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actions between businessesand its customers. AlthoughBBB does often receiveinquiries about labor issuesfrom consumers they are redi-rected to contact theDepartment of Labor, DHECor OSHA. Therefore the com-munication received is false.BBB of Coastal Carolina’scomplaint numbers do notstart with the series men-tioned in the email. All BBB’shave unique complaint num-bers and are able to be identi-fied throughout the BBB sys-tem. A BBB from another areawould not reach out to youunless you have dealingswithin that area also.Furthermore, when a businessis sent a notification of com-plaint they are provided 14days to respond not 24 hours.BBB advises businesses not

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The Darlington Falconsearly season struggles contin-ued Sept. 7 against theMarlboro County Bulldogs.

In its first game home gameof the year, not to mention atelevised game on CW-21,Darlington got behind theeight ball quick and was neverable to recover or get any typeof rhythm whether it wasoffense or defense as theBulldogs cruised to a 40-7 vic-tory.

“We have to make plays,”Darlington head coach JohnJones said. “We tell them allthe time that if you want to bea good football then you haveto make plays. Over and overand over people talk about ouryouth and the number ofinjuries we have right now.We’ve told our team all weekyou have to be the next manup, you have to stop makingexcuses; excuses don’t winfootball games. We continue towant to make an excuse hereand there and we can’t do it.We have to grow up and playthe game.”

The game was basically atale of one half as theBulldogs dominated their way

to 40-0 lead by halftime andput the game in cruise controlin the second half.

Marlboro had seven offen-sive possessions in the firsthalf and scored a touchdownon its first six before runningout of time on the seventhand final possession of thehalf. Five out of the six touch-downs were for 18 yards ormore and with three goingfor 39 yards or more.

It started on the first driveof the game. After having a34-yard touchdown nullifieddue to a holding and block inthe back penalty, theBulldogs struck gold on theirnext play, hitting a 45-yardstrike for the opening score ofthe game.

Three minutes laterMarlboro found the end zoneagain, this time with theBulldogs quarterback execut-ing a perfect zone and foolingthe entire Falcons defense fora 42-yard touchdown run.

Following the run theBulldogs went back to theiraerial assault hitting a 26-yard touchdown pass, a 39-yard touchdown pass on atrick play and 18-yard touch-down pass that had followedanother nullified touchdown

play due to a holding penaltyby Marlboro.

With a 34-0 lead after thethree straight touchdownpasses, Marlboro went back tothe ground on its next drive,ending it with a three-yardtouchdown run at the 3:36 togo up 40-0.

The second half was filledwith little excitement asMarlboro basically went intoa conservative, clock runningmode and Darlington was stillunable to do anything offen-sively.

Overall, while Marlboromay have had more experi-ence to go along with a big-ger, faster and stronger team,it was the numerous mistakesand missed assignments bothon offense and defense thattruly crippled the Falcons.

“Tonight was an exampleof just too many mental mis-takes and too many plays notexecuted correctly,” Jonessaid. “At the end of the day itstill falls on me as a footballcoach to get that fixed, butsooner than later we have togrow up and start runningour plays and playing thegame the way we are sup-posed to.”

Defensively, two glaring

examples of these mistakeshappen on the zone readtouchdown and on the trickplay that resulted in a touch-down.

On the zone read theFalcons completely forgotabout containment and onthe trick play the defensiveback bit on the on the run tothe outside and allowed thereceiver to release wide openfor the easy touchdown.

Offensively the miscueshave to started and endedwith turnovers. Darlingtonthrew two interceptions, thefirst by quarterback SilasBarr and the other by BrianRobinson.

The Falcons also had fum-bling issues Javorius Williamsfumbled twice, including oneon a fourth down attempt.There was also a bad snap onthe another fourth down

attempt that ruined anychance of keeping the drivealive.

Darlington’s lone scorecame with 29.7 seconds leftin the game as Williams ran infrom two yards out.

The loss drops Darlingtonto 0-4 on the year. TheFalcons are at home this weekonce again as they prepare totake on the Lake CityPanthers.

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Darlington flips the script and humbles Lake CityBy Drake Horton

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This past Friday was anight of sweet revenge for theDarlington Falcons.

Sitting 0-4 on the year, andseemingly having nothing goright for them, the Falconsfinally got the goose egg off ofthe win column, defeating theLake City Panthers 36-8.

“It’s just the first win of theseason,” Darlington headcoach John Jones said. “Welost the first four, but wetalked to our guys all weekabout what we have to do isbe 1-0 every day from here onand that is 1-0 on Monday, 1-0 on Tuesday, 1-0 onWednesday, 1-0 on Thursday,1-0 of Friday and 1-0 on theweekend.”

Last year in Lake City, theFalcons found themselves onthe wrong end of a 39-0 out-come, but on this night theywere able to wash away all ofthose bad memories withsuch an impressive win.

The win is more than justrevenge for a loss last season;the win is a sign of improve-ment and a shot of confidencefor a team that has not hadvery many things go their waythis year.

“I can’t say enough aboutall the issues we’ve gonethrough the first four weeksand these kids, they just keepbattling,” Jones said.

Not wasting any time,Darlington put together a 10-

play drive ending with quar-terback Brian Robinsonrolling to his right and hittingwide receiver Nick Self for a36-yard touchdown.

The Falcons lined up forthe traditional extra point,but back to back offsidepenalties by the Panthers putthe ball on the one-yard lineand Darlington successfullyconverted a two-point conver-sion to go up 8-0 whenJavorius Williams trotted infrom the left side.

Holding the lead,Darlington wanted more andmore and that is exactly whatit got. Following the touch-down, Lake City began to puttogether a nice drive when abad snap out of the wildcatformation sailed over the run-ning back’s head and theFalcons were there to recover.

With the ball on Lake City’s45-yard line following theturnover, Darlington quicklymoved down the field andincreased its lead to 15-0 asDontae Jackson ran in from14 yards out.

Up by two scores after notholding the lead at any pointin the first four games of theseason, Darlington founditself in uncharted territoryfor this season and when LakeCity responded with a touch-down and two-point conver-sion of its own followingJackson’s touchdown it wasunclear on how the Falconswould respond.

Darlington responded with

great defense for not only therest of the first half, but forthe rest of the game, shuttingout the Panthers in the finalthree quarters.

It was the third quarterwhere the Falcons put thegame away for good. Stillclinging onto a 15-8 leadDarlington scored twice in thequarter with the first comingon a five-yard touchdown runby Robinson and the other ona 62-yard fumble return for atouchdown by Terry Frazier

off of a bad snap. Leading 29-8, Darlington

scored its fifth and finaltouchdown just three secondsinto the fourth quarter withMartrez Hunter’s six-yardtouchdown reception.

Darlington had been run-ning a two quarterback rota-tion for the first part of theseason with Robinson andSilas Barr rotating series,quarters, half or what felt likethe right call, but against thePanthers, Robinson, who was

responsible for three of thefive touchdowns went the dis-tance.

“Robinson was on a rolltonight,” Jones said. “Wewere moving the ball, but wehave been playing both quar-terbacks the whole time andin that situation we were justgoing to stay with him whilehe was hot.”

There was an interestingtwist in Darlington’s offenseagainst Lake City compared towhat it was in the other four

games this season.Usually running out the

spread in a four receiver set,the Falcons, while still operat-ing out of the spread,switched their formation toprimarily a two-back set andthat seemed to pay dividendsin the run game.

“We went to a two backsystem and they believe in it,”Jones said. “We still work our10, four wide personnel, butthey have seemed to graspand really like what we aredoing in our two back systemand they believe in it.”

Another bright spot for theFalcons was the defense.After getting outscored 97-13in the last two games and185-46 in the first four gamesaltogether the defense wasable to make huge stridesagainst a Panther offense thathung 39 on them last season.

“The last two weeks wedidn’t play great defensivelyor offensively,” Jones said. “Inthe beginning of the year Ithought we played greatdefensively; scores didn’tshow that, but against Wilsonwe had five trips to the redzone and no points, againstCheraw we had 17 drops and10 turnovers and we put ourdefense in a bind in that situ-ation.”

Darlington is now 1-4 onthe year and takes on SouthFlorence at home in the lastnon-conference game of theyear before region starts nextweek.

Marlboro too much for Darlington in first half, cruise to victory

Darlington served a bit of payback to the Lake City Panthers Friday, bringing home their first win.PHOTO BY DRAKE HORTON

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Friday morning,Darlington County Sheriff'sDeputies took RodneyThomas Pittman, Jr., 29, ofHartsville into custodyafter an early morningshooting that injured a 5year old child. The inci-dent occurred at a resi-dence on Folly Rd. inHartsville. The child laterdied. Pittman has beencharged with involuntarymanslaughter and posses-sion of a firearm by a con-victed violent felon. Bondwas set Sunday afternoonat $25,000. Pittmanremains at the W. GlennCampbell DetentionCenter.

Special Victims UnitInvestigators allege thatPittman fired a firearm thatultimately struck andinjured a 5 year old boyabout 2:30 a.m. Friday at ahouse on Folly Rd. Pittmanwas taken into custodyabout 3:30 a.m. Friday.The child succumbed to theinjuries and died Saturdayafternoon.

Attemptedmurder suspect

arrested withguns and drugs

On Thursday September14, Darlington CountySheriff's Investigatorsattempted to locate a personwanted for attempted mur-der at a residence in theKelleytown area ofDarlington County.Investigators were givenconsent to enter the resi-dence to search for thewanted person.Investigators located andarrested Antwaun TyreeStevenson, 25, of Hartsville,inside the residence.Investigators also discov-ered firearms in plain view.Stevenson is a convictedfelon barred from possess-ing firearms.

Investigators secured asearch warrant for the resi-dence and located a .40 cal-iber Glock with an extendedmagazine, an AK-47 riflewith an extended magazine,a Rossie shotgun / rifle com-bination and 14 grams ofcrystal methamphetamine.A black Ford F-150 was dis-covered outside the resi-dence and seized as evi-dence.

Stevenson is chargedwith two counts of attempt-ed murder for a shootingthat occurred on N. RollingRd. in Hartsville in March.Stevenson faces additionalcharges of possession of aweapon during a violentcrime and trafficking of ice,crank or crack. Stevenson isbeing held at the W. GlennCampbell Detention Centeron a $100,000 bond. Morecharges are expected.

COLUMBIA– The SouthCarolina Department ofConsumer Affairs (SCDCA) isencouraging consumers todemonstrate extreme vigi-lance regarding their personalidentifying information in thewake of Equifax breach affect-ing half the U.S. population.

Due to the scope andnature of the informationcompromised through thisbreach, SCDCA urges con-sumers to take an active rolein monitoring their financialaccounts and benefits state-ments for signs of identitytheft.

• Consider a securityfreeze. SC residents can placethe security freeze for free.The freeze prevents anyone

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• Know the terms of creditmonitoring offered. Manybreaches result in the offer offree credit report monitoringservices. Read the fine printcarefully and know what youare signing up for—or whatyou may be signing away.Weigh the costs and benefitsof providing your sensitivedata for this service.

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Filing closes for November election in Darlington County


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The filing period for severalmunicipal elections closed onSeptember 7, and a number ofcandidates got in just underthe wire to add their names tothe November 7 ballot.

Three seats on DarlingtonCity Council are up for grabs,including Wards 1, 2, and 3.Incumbent Mayor Pro TemColeman Cannon (Ward # 1)and incumbent City Councilmembers Elaine Reed (Ward #2) and John Segars (Ward # 3)have all filed for reelection.

Cannon will face oppositionfor the Ward # 1 seat fromchallengers Audrey DuboseGore and Sheila Baccus. Reedand Segars are running unop-posed.

In the Town of Lamar, sever-al incumbents will not be run-ning for reelection, includingMayor Randy Reynolds, Mayor

Pro Tem Jackie Thomas, andcouncilmember Willie Howell.Councilmember Mike Lloydresigned his seat at Lamar'sAugust 14 meeting, citing per-sonal reasons.

Three candidates filed forthe four-year Lamar TownCouncil seats: TamronMcManus, Sherry Besecker,and Lang Howell. One candi-date, Inez B. Lee, has filed forthe two-year remainder ofLloyd's unexpired term.

Guy Clements, who has pre-viously served as Mayor ProTem and councilmember, isrunning for the office ofMayor. Clements will faceopposition from fellowMayoral candidate DarnellByrd-McPherson.

In Society Hill, the office ofMayor and two Town Councilseats are up for election. MayorTommy Bradshaw has filed forreelection, and will face oppo-sition from councilmember

Michelle Steen. IncumbentsDenise Douglas and CarolynOliver have filed for re-elec-tion. Tammy Tucker Gandy hasalso filed for Society Hill TownCouncil.

Hartsville's incumbentMayor Mel Pennington is run-ning unopposed. For HartsvilleCity Council District #1,incumbent Adlena Grahamfaces challengers CarolynGovan and Tre Gammage. CityCouncil District #3 incumbentTeresa Mack will face candi-date Trevor McDonald. InCouncil District #5, incumbentBob Braddock is unopposed.

The filing period for allthese offices ended September7 at noon. Election Day isNovember 7.

For more information, con-tact the Darlington CountyOffice of Elections andRegistrations at 843-398-4900, or stop by the office at131 Cashua Street, Darlington.

Sheila Baccusannounces candidacy

for City Council Shelia Baccus, a native of

Darlington, will enter therace to be the next coun-cilperson for the Ward 1 seaton the Darlington CityCouncil. Baccus graduatedfrom Mayo High School, classof 1980 and attended AtlantaCollege of Business andTechnology in Atlanta,Georgia.

For over 22 years Baccus,has been employed by, H & RBlock Tax Service. For thelast 10 years as the Senior TaxAnalyst, she has been theManager of the tax prepara-tion branch. She was previ-ously employed in the payrolldepartment of McLeodHospital Systems. Prior tothat, Ms. Baccus worked atthe Roger West CPA Firm; herwork included applyingaccounting principles andpractices based on applicablelaws.

In addition, for over 20years, Baccus has ownedAthletic Casual Wear.

Over the years, Baccus hasserved as an active memberof the Darlington DowntownRevitalization. Through heryears as a community worker,Baccus has gained personalknowledge of the challengesand concerns of Darlingtonresidents and businesses.She has served theDarlington community withvigor, integrity, creativity andlove. She understands thatWard 1 needs a councilper-son who is connected to thecommunity, concerned aboutour quality of life, and com-mitted to improving the com-munity by empowering resi-dents

She is a member of theFraternal Order of the Elks ofFlorence and a member of theFaith Plus Ministries Church.

City of Florence Parks andRecreation, Girl Scouts ofEastern South Carolina, andBlue Choice Health Plan ofSouth Carolina will host itsannual Fall Festival onSaturday, September 23.

There will be crafts, games,prizes, music and communityvendors. The event will beheld from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.Parents will have the opportu-nity to learn more about busi-nesses and services in thecommunity. While there, youcan also check out the GirlScout information tablewhere you can sign up tobecome a volunteer and findout how to register yourdaughter in the Girl Scoutprogram.

The Fall Festival will be atthe Timrod Park, Florence

Playground Area (400 TimrodDrive).

Bring the family and enjoya fun, informative, and safeenvironment. If you wouldlike additional informationabout the event, contact AprilAlston at [email protected] or Benita Jacobs [email protected].

Girl Scouts of EasternSouth Carolina serves girlsand adults in 21 counties:Allendale, Bamberg,Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley,Calhoun, Charleston,Chesterfield, Clarendon,Colleton, Darlington, Dillon,Dorchester, Florence,Georgetown, Horry, Lee,Marion, Marlboro,Orangeburg andWilliamsburg.

Girl Scouts to hold Fall Festival


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The Darlington CountySchool District held its annualTeacher of the Year banqueton September 14 at MayoHigh School for Math, Scienceand Technology’s new confer-ence center, and the evening'shighlight came when PateElementary First Gradeteacher LaQuetta Johnson wasannounced as the county's topinstructor.

Johnson was selected afteran intensive judging periodthat included an application,video of her classroom instruc-tion and a face-to-face panelinterview. Brought to tears byher selection, Johnson offeredthanks to her family and Pateprincipal Emily Lunn for theirencouragement and support.She also had some words ofadvice for her fellow teachers.

“Remember that the stu-dents in your classrooms todayare the future leaders of ourworld,” said Johnson. “If youalways remember that, youwill always excel at what youdo.”

Johnson has been a teacherfor four years, and currentlyteaches a multi-age classroomof first and second graders.She graduated from CokerCollege with a Bachelor ofArts in Early ChildhoodEducation, and earned herMaster of Education inReading and Mathematics

degree from WaldenUniversity.

DCSD interim superintend-ent Dr. Bill Boyd noted thatthis is the second year in a rowthat Pate has garneredTeacher of the Year honors,with Hanna Hanlin havingwon the title last year. He reada quote from Pate Elementaryprincipal Emily Lunn thatspotlights why Johnson is sucha special teacher.

“Her positive attitude andengaging lessons are veryapparent at Pate. She looks forthe best in her students and isalways willing to try newthings in reaching her chil-dren. LaQuetta has become aleader in our school and sheregularly shares creative ideasand technical knowledge withour students and teachers,”said Lunn.

Judges for DCSD's Teacherof the Year include past win-ners, members of DCSDadministration, and communi-ty leaders. This panel choseJohnson from a group of fivefinalists, including JessicaMary Baker of DarlingtonMiddle School, Jenifer Goff ofHartsville High School,Margaret “Meg” Lane ofSpaulding Elementary School,and Heath Shirey of HartsvilleMiddle School.

This group will serve as thedistrict’s 2017-18 Honor RollTeachers of the Year.


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As football season headsinto a full tilt boogie, localsports lovers have a newoption for exciting live grid-iron action as the semi-proPee Dee Vikings take to thefield each Saturday night.

Founded in October of2016, this is the Pee Deeteam's first season with theCharlotte-based CentralCarolina Football League(CCFL), comprised of nineteams from North and SouthCarolina. For this initial tengame campaign, the Vikingscame ashore with furiousintent. With their latest victo-ry on September 16 – a 20 to12 triumph over the CarolinaThundering Herd – they havea record of six wins and twolosses, and are currently thirdin the CCFL standings.

Vikings head coach James“Jay” Charles andplayer/team partner AdrianBenjamin credit this strongresult the commitment ofteam members and supportfrom the community. Homegames are played at James E.Welch stadium in Darlington,and attendance has exceededexpectations.

“We've been packing thestadium pretty good and it'sbeen growing every week,”says Benjamin. “We've beendoing really well getting theword out through Facebookand just by word of mouth,and people are coming out tothe games, bringing theirkids, and watching grownmen play football.”

Fans flock to the gamesfrom several towns away tosee some hard-hitting actionand to check in on favoriteplayers who once wore thecolors of their local highschools. When they formedlast fall, the Pee Dee Vikingsraided talent from all over thefootball landscape, cullingplayers from Hartsville,Lamar, Marion, Darlington,and Timmonsville, as well asgridiron vets from Columbiaand Charlotte. Benjamin says

the fellowship and welcomingteam spirit of the Vikingsserves as a big draw for tal-ented players.

“We conduct our team as afamily, as one unit. We don'tdo the 'superstar' thing,” hesays.

With only two more gamesremaining before the end ofthe season, the Vikings arepoised to make the playoffs –an achievement made morespecial when you rememberthat this is their first year inthe CCFL. Benjamin andCharles believe this excellentperformance is a testament tothe rich vein of athletic talentin the Pee Dee.

While many of the olderplayers joined up to get backin shape and recapture thefun of playing a sport theylove, some of the youngerteam members have their eyesfixed on the future. Charlesand Benjamin say that theyhope playing for the Vikingscan hone skills, build confi-dence, and propel theseyounger players up to the nextlevel in football and in life.

“There is so muchuntapped talent, and some ofthem can move on to play incollege. Hopefully, some caneven make it to the pros orArena League. That's howwe're trying to gear our pro-gram, to try and show some ofthe younger kids that this is agood start, but they don'thave to stop here,” Benjaminsays. “Apply to some schools,try out at team walk-ons. Wewant our players to gain expe-rience here and try to succeedat a higher level.”

Charles says that oneViking – Mike McCallister –has just finished his degree atLimestone College and isplaying with the Pee Deesquad to keep his skills sharpbefore he leaves to play over-seas later this year. Severalother players are still eligibleto play college ball, andCharles is working to ensurethat they get enrolled andcontinue their educationalong with their footballcareers.

The team is also working

with the youth football pro-gram of Darlington AreaRecreation Department,coaching 9 and 10 year-oldsand giving them a groundingin proper skills that can helpthem excel – and keep themsafer – when they hit thefield. Benjamin says theteam's future goals includegreater integration withyouth programs in localschools, with the aim of pro-viding athletic outlets, men-torship, and positive rolemodels for students.

Coach Charles says theVikings want to feature moreyoung local talent performinglive during their home games,and anyone interested cancontact him at 843-472-6088or the Darlington Area RecDepartment at 843-398-4030.

At their next home gameon October 7, the Pee DeeVikings will host the TriadOutsiders from High Point,North Carolina. Kickoff is at 7p.m. and tickets are $5, withkids aged 5 and under admit-ted free. James E. Welch

Stadium is located at 400Wells Street in Darlington.

To learn more, visitwww.ccfl2015.wixsite.com/ccfl and check out the Pee DeeVikings on Facebook.

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2B SOCIETY3B BOOKING REPORT4B LEGAL NOTICES5B CLASSIFIEDS lifestylesDarlington County School District

names Teacher of the Year

Right: DCSD 2017/18 HonorRoll Teachers Heath Shirey,Jessica Mary Baker, Jenifer Goff,LaQuetta Johnson, andMargaret “Meg” Lane.

PHOTOS BY SAMANTHA LYLES

Left: Darlington County Boardof Education chair JamieMorphis, 2017/18 Teacher ofthe Year LaQuetta Johnson, andDCSD interim superintendentDr. Bill Boyd

Pee Dee Vikings bring next-level football to Darlington

PHOTOS COURTESY OF PEE DEEVIKINGS

The South CarolinaGovernor’s School for Science& Mathematics (GSSM) ispleased to announce thatresearch conducted by AbbieBowman, class of 2017, hasbeen accepted for publicationin that National High SchoolJournal of Science (NHSJS), apeer-reviewed journal for orig-inal research done by highschool students.

Though GSSM’s ScientificInvestigations (SI) program,Bowman researched the use ofC. elegans to model the effectsof Cystic Fibrosis and treat-ments.

“Being able to study CysticFibrosis means a lot to mebecause someone very close tome has Cystic Fibrosis and isimpacted by it every day,” saidBowman. “It is still hard tobelieve that my research isbeing published in NHSJS, butit shows how hard work andperseverance can go a longway.”

“Promoting studentresearch and providingresearch opportunities for stu-dents are core values atGSSM,” said Randy LaCross,VP for Outreach & Research.“The opportunities are provid-ed through summer researchpartnerships and most recent-ly through the ScientificInvestigations program duringthe academic year.”

SI is a two or more-semes-ter elective course in whichGSSM students develop andexecute original, scientificresearch on the GSSM campusduring the school year. An SIresearch project is designedby the student with guidancefrom GSSM faculty to addressa novel research question. Theresearch question is driven bystudent interest and curiosity.

In the first semester, stu-dents learn about the researchprocess and design theirresearch project with GSSMfaculty. In the followingsemesters, students conductthe designed research projecton campus with the guidanceof their faculty mentor andoften with collaboration fromoutside researchers. Studentspresent the results of theirresearch to the GSSM commu-nity.

Bowman’s research wasconducted at GSSM withguidance from Dr. JenniferTaylor, a microbiologist atGSSM and founder of the SIprogram.

"We are delighted aboutthe opportunity that Abbieand several other studentsfrom GSSM had to engage inresearch at our institution aswe develop our own in-house

research programs," said Dr.Hector Flores, GSSMPresident.

Now attending JohnsHopkins University, Bowmanis double majoring in neuro-science and molecular andcellular Biology. Her researchexperiences at GSSM helpedher secure a position as aresearch student in the JohnKim Lab where she is workingwith C. elegans, CRISPR, andRNA sequencing.

“We are proud of Abbie’saccomplishments and excitedthat her research experiencesare opening doors for her,”said LaCross. “She has apromising research careerahead of her.”

To read Abbie’s full researchpaper, visit:nhsjs.com/2017/using-c-ele-gans-to-model-the-effects-of-cystic-fibrosis.



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GSSM alumna published in NationalHigh School Journal of Science

Abbie Bowman and Dr. Jennifer Taylor at GSSM’s 2017Colloquium. Photo Contributed

The Beta Club, staff and stu-dents at St. John’sElementary School recentlywere presented with a certifi-cate from Chinel Boatengfrom Relay for Life. Withtheir fundraiser SJE was ableto raise $1,287.00 for Relayfor Life’s efforts to find acure for cancer and help payexpenses for treatments forthose battling the disease.

The Darlington CountySchool District’s TeacherForum announced recentlythe Teacher Feature win-ners for September. Theprogram recognizes oneteacher from each school tohonor excellence in educa-tion.

Teacher Feature is coor-dinated by the district’sTeacher Forum, which iscomprised of each school’sTeacher of the Year. Thepurpose of the TeacherForum is to foster profes-sional growth and teacherleadership.

Honorees receive freemeals at local restaurantsand recognition in theirschools.

The September hon-orees are:

· Chloe Spitzer,Brockington ElementaryMagnet School

· Brittany Johnson,Brunson-DarganElementary School

· Cindy Green, CainElementary School

· Kristine Byrd,Carolina ElementarySchool

· Carmen Roberts,Darlington County Instituteof Technology

· Anitra Caldwell,Darlington CountyIntervention School

· Dona Jo Brown,Darlington High School

· Jackie Lowery,Darlington Middle School

· Brandi Stewart,Hartsville High School

· Jennifer Woods,Hartsville Middle School

· CameronBridgeman, LamarElementary School

· Kristen Rebollar,Lamar High School

· Ruth Taylor, MayoHigh School for Math,Science and Technology

· Angelica Faucette,North HartsvilleElementary School

· Jennifer Dunn, PateElementary School

· Susan Owens,Rosenwald Elementary andMiddle School

· Morgan Gilbert,Southside Early ChildhoodCenter

· Keiada Holmes,Spaulding ElementarySchool

· Danielle Scanlon,Spaulding Middle School

· Nicole Weeks, St.John's Elementary School

· Sheila Wright,Thornwell School for theArts

· JordanWeatherford, WashingtonStreet Elementary School

· Sarah Davidson,West Hartsville ElementarySchool

DarlingtonCounty SchoolDistrict’s Sept.Teacher Feature

winners

The S.C. Baptist SingingChurchmen are full time,part time, and retired wor-ship leaders and ministersfrom across South Carolina.

They will perform a con-cert Sept. 25at CentralBaptist Church at 7 p.m.Everyone is invited to thefree show. The group hasperformed hundreds oftimes since its inception inthe early 1960’s. SingingChurchmen have sung con-certs in churches, confer-ences and conventionsacross the Southeast.

Members pay annualdues and travel at theirown expenses to all groupfunctions. With the mis-sions offerings, received ateach concert, theChurchmen have been ableto aid missionaries both athome and abroad by pro-viding them with neededinstruments and materials.

Singing Churchmento hold concert

Editor’s note: The bookingreport represents a list of personsarrested given to the media fromthe W. Glenn CampbellDetention Center under the S.C.Freedom of Information Act.

All people are presumed inno-cent until proven guilty. Pleasebe advised there are many peoplewith similar names.

If listed here erroneously,please contact the detention cen-ter, which will send us any cor-rections. If a person is found notguilty in a court of law, that per-son may have that printed hereas well by providing court docu-ments to us to that effect.

l Patricia Chatman, 66, of3017 Oates Hwy, Lamar,Refusing to Leave PublicPremises

l Estelle Dixon, 31, of 623Stable Dr, Hartsville, Fail toAppear Open Container; Fail toAppear Disorderly Conduct

l Elliott Rayquan JavardHunter, 21, of 429 TracksideDrive, Darlington, GrandLarceny >$2000 <$10,000;Burglary Second Degree

lMarlene Jackson, 36, of 411Sixth Street, Hartsville, Assaultand Battery 3rd Degree

l Taziyah RaekwonJefferson, 17, of 417 HowardStreet, Hartsville, Trespassing

l Derell O'Shay Johnson, 20,of 1009 Franklin St, Hartsville,Trespassing

lKinyetta Lashay Lindsey, 27,of 3301 New Hopewell Rd,Hartsville, Poss 28G or LessMarij/10G or Less Hash 1st

l Menny McCain Wright, 37,of 754 New York Ave, Kershaw,Weekender

l Rachele Ann Peterson, 37,of 404 Mayshack Dr, Hartsville,Pointing and PresentingFirearms at a Person; Pointingand Presenting Firearms at aPerson; Pointing and PresentingFirearms at a Person; Pointingand Presenting Firearms at aPerson; Pointing and PresentingFirearms at a Person; Pointingand Presenting Firearms at aPerson

l Myvaquis L'AundreaStevenson, 20, of 701 ClintonAve, Hartsville, Domestic Viol2nd Degree

l Heather Lee Adleeb, 36, of3030 Ithica Dr, Sumter, PettyLarceny <$2000; GrandLarceny >$2000 <$10,000

l John Anthony Anderson,37, of 133 Gardner Drive,Hartsville, Malicious Injury toProperty

l Gregory Lamont Benjamin,

32, of 917 Mandora St,Hartsville, Drugs/Man Dist Etcof Methamphetamine 1st; PossFirearm by Convicted ViolentFelon; Driving UnderSuspension; Open Container ofBeer/Wine; Resisting Arrest;Poss <1 Gram of Meth orCocaine Base 1st; Drugs/ManDist Etc of Methamphetamine1st; Bond Revocation

l Lerondie Bernard Ceasar,26, of 122 West Robinson Crt,Timmonsville, Poss 28G or LessMarij/10G or Less Hash 1st

l Latonia Durant, 42, of 111Genevia Dr, Darlington, PublicDisorderly Conduct

l Edgar Antoine Lucas, 31, of28 Lazy Acres, Bishopville,Driving Under the Influence;Transp Alcohol in Motor Vehw/Seal Broken

l Michelle Ann Byrd, 26, of1351 Auburn School Rd,Darlington, Operating MotorVehicle w/o License

l Justin Allen Carraway, 24,of 607 N Magnolia St, Sumter,Public Disorderly Conduct

l Jared Brett Eves, 32, of 50Wilderness Trail, Wakefield RI,Open Container of Beer/Wine

l Donald G Hickman, 40, of406 Law Street, Bishopville,DUS (License Not Susp DUI) 2nd

l Delia Shandrica Johnson,28, of 2205 Sunnyfields Dr,Hartsville, Weekender

l Tyree M Mack, 25, of 2031Leavensworth Rd, Darlington,Operating Motor Vehicle w/oLicense; Fail to Stop for BlueLight

l James Patrick McKenna III,23, of 101 Lisbon Ct, Islamorada

FL, DUI/Driving Under theInfluence .08 1st; Driving UnderSuspension (DUI) 2nd Offense;Open Container of Beer/Wine

l Emanuel R Montgomery,42, of 75 Bay Crossing,Columbia, Driving Under theInfluence

l William David Powell, 39,of 106 Anne Park, Sumter, PublicDisorderly Conduct

l Lakisha DanielleStephenson, 37, of 839 W BillyFarrow, Hartsville, OpenContainer of Beer/Wine;Driving Under Suspension;Failure to Possess RegistrationCard; Fail to Maintain Proof ofInsurance in Vehicle

l Sam J Yater, 63, of 447Marsh Pointe Dr, Hilton Head,DUI/Driving Under theInfluence .08 1st; TranspAlcohol in Motor Veh w/SealBroken

l William Zackery Jackson,33, of 303 Palmer Dr,Darlington, DUI/Driving Underthe Influence .08 1st

l Christina Maria Ramirez,18, of 2211 Wildcat Rd,Florence, Driving UnderSuspension

l William Zackery Jackson,33, of 303 Palmer Dr,Darlington, DUI/Driving Underthe Influence .08 1st

l Kimberly Marie Johnson,31, of 1162 Old Mill Pond Road,Darlington, Traffic/NonRegistered Vehicle

lDiamond Danielle Kelly, 23,of 2585 Syracuse CommunityRd, Darlington, Fail to AppearSimple Poss Marijuana/Hash;Fail to Appear; Fail to AppearDUI

l Christina Maria Ramirez,18, of 2211 Wildcat Rd,Florence, Driving UnderSuspension

l Lillie Barr, 68, 4101Hoffmeyer Rd, Darlington, Useof 911 Number Unlawfully

l Eric Shawn Blakney, 39, of1237 Swinney Dr, Hartsville,DUI/Driving Under theInfluence .08 1st; Hit and RunAccident with Property Damage;Driving Under Suspension;Driving Under Suspension

l Shaneka Renee Brown, 24,of 2461 Westridge Dr, Hartsville,Speeding >10 but <15 MPHOver the Speed Limit; DrivingUnder Suspension;Traffic/Expired Vehicle License;Uninsured Motor Vehicle FeeViolation

l Lawrence Edward Camper,52, of 802 8th St, Hartsville,Transp Alcohol in Motor Vehw/Seal Broken; Driving Under

Suspension; Uninsured MotorVehicle Fee Violation

l Harry Lee Coe Jr., 53, of3135 Marcus Dr, Hartsville,Driving Under Suspension;Public Disorderly Conduct

l Michele Lee Gaido, 45, of1104 Greenleaf Rd, Hartsville,Entering Premises AfterWarning; Shoplifting <$2000

l Lamar Glendon Graham,41, of 312 Allen St, Darlington,Sex Offender Registry Violation1st Offense

l Jennifer Lynn Gregory, 28,of 231 JC Barefoot Rd, Patrick,Fail to Appear Shoplifting

l Christopher Lamont Ham,34, of 2627 N Rolling Rd,Hartsville, Drugs/Dist SellManuf or PWID Near a School;Drugs/Man Dist Etc of CocaineBase 1st; Drugs/Man Dist Etc ofCocaine Base 1st; Drugs/ManDist Etc of Methamphetamine1st

l Scott James Heisler, 31, of1933 Gardens Dr, Hartsville,Shoplifting <$2000

l Roger Kirkland Hodge, 53,of 200 Woodberry Rd, WColumbia, DUS (License NotSusp DUI) 3rd or More;Speeding >15 but <25 MPHOver the Speed Limit; HabitualTraffic Offender

l Brantley JohnathanHopkins, 41, of 2736Underground Branch R,Hartsville, Entering PremisesAfter Warning; Shoplifting$2000 or Less (Enhance 16-0-157); Shoplifting <$2000;Entering Premises AfterWarning

l Brandon Gunter Kelley, 24,of 404 Gunther Dr, Darlington,Criminal Sexual Conduct ThirdDegree

l Donald Eugene Lee Jr., 53,of 1641 Catawba Dr, Hartsville,Shoplifting <$2000

l Kenneth Brian Turner, 32,of 332 Rhodes Com Rd,Darlington, Safekeeping

l Amy Ann Chaplin, 21, of2681 Indian Branch Rd,Darlington, Violation ofProbation (Used by PPP Only);Poss Sched I B C LSD/Sched II1st

l Danny Edward Hill Jr., 33,of 515 Alexander St, Darlington,Assault and Battery 3rd Degree;Assault and Battery 3rd Degree

l Alizer Clinton Lee Jackson,19, of 231 S Darlington Ave,Lamar, Entering Premises AfterWarning

l Charilisa LashawnJohnson, 34, of 570 Cactus Ln,Hartsville, DUS (License notSusp DUI) 2nd; Transp Alcoholin Motor Veh w/Seal Broken;Unlawful Carrying of Weapon

l Kenneth NMN McFadden,62, of 912 McKeithan St,Hartsville, Pedestrian UnderInfluence of Alcohol or Drugs

l Keishawn Quintell Oneal,27, of 307 Arnold St, Darlington,Domestic Viol 2nd Degree

l Victoria Danay Robinson,23, of 437 Primus Park,Hartsville, Giving FalseInformation; Driving UnderSuspension

l Draper Antoino Samuel,39, of 147 Creek Crossing Rd,Darlington, Non Support

lMarcus Antoino Tedder, 33,of 2548 Thousand Oak Drive,Hartsville, Fail to Appear DUS;Transp Alcohol in Motor Vehw/Seal Broken; Fail to Appear;Fail to Appear; Fail to Appear

l Eduarda Bernave Ventura-Crisostomo, 20, of Syracuse Rd,Darlington, Safekeeping

l Charles Paul Black, 33, of2024 Sheridan Oliver Road,Ruby, Driving Under theInfluence

l Jimmie Laverne Blackmon,55, of 501 Alexander St,Darlington, Pedestrian Underthe Influence of Alcohol orDrugs

l Tracey Darrell Cain, 45, of706 Camellia Lane, Hartsville,Poss 28G or Less Marij/10G orLess Hash 1st

l Terry Lane Johnson, 55, of1420 Fontana Ave, CharlotteNC, DUI Less Than 10 butGreater Than 16 3rd Off;Driving Without a License

l Charles Barney Lloyd, 44,of 2524 Summer Breeze Dr,Hartsville, Traffic/Nonregistered Vehicle; DrivingUnder Suspension

l Stephen Lee Lowery, 55, of500 Swift Creek Road Apt 18,Hartsville, Poss 28G or LessMarij/10G or Less Hash 1st;Drugs/Possession of Cocaine 1st

l Terrence Antonio McCants,38, of 405 Tobacco Road,Timmonsville, Poss 28G or LessMarij/10G or Less Hash 1st;Poss Other Controlled Sub inSched I to V 1st; Poss Firearm byConvicted Violent Felon; Poss<1 Gram of Meth or CocaineBase 2nd Off; Drugs/Possessionof Cocaine 2nd Offense

l Dandriques Jaquan Roary,22, of 431 Bell Avenue,Hartsville, Driving UnderSuspension

l Antwaun Tyree Stevenson,25, of 536 Cornelia Dr,Hartsville, Attempted Murder;Poss of Weapon During ViolentCrime; Attempted Murder; Failto Appear DUS; Fail to AppearDUS; Trafficking Ice CrankCrack >10 G But <28G 1st

l Dandriguez Torrez AllenJr, 18, of 79 Camille Lane,Hartsville, Assault/BatteryHigh and Aggravated Nature;Poss of a Weapon DuringViolent Crime

l Stacie Leigh Cagle, 27, of2739 Mt Olivet Rd, Hartsville,Non Support; Traffic/Too Fast

for Conditionsl Waltaisha Johnson, 23, of

214 Chappell Dr, Bishopville,Shoplifting <$2000;Shoplifting <$2000

l Travis E Kirkland, 54, of208 Plaza Rd, Lamar,Weekender

l Bianca Monique Leeks, 26,of 2012 E Bobo Newsome Hwy,Hartsville, Driving UnderSuspension

l Patricia Sue Lussier, 50, of211 Lakegrove Dr, Darlington,Assault and Battery 3rd Degree

lMenny McCain-Wright, 37,of 754 New York Ave, Kershaw,Weekender

l Rodney Thomas Pittman,29, of folly Rd, Hartsville, PossFirearm by Convicted ViolentFelon; InvoluntaryManslaughter

l Monterrio Jordon Tedder,18, of 1605 S 5th St, Hartsville,Accessory After the Fact toFelony

l Trevion NMN Tedder, 19,of 605 S 5th St, Hartsville,Accessory After the Fact toFelony; Shoplifting <$2000

l Jamaal Devonte Wallace,17, of 141 W Lawrence Ave,Hartsville, Accessory After theFact to Felony

l Bennie Wilson Jr., 57, of2058 Stony Brook Dr,Hartsville, Entering PremisesAfter Warning; PedestrianUnder the Influence of Alcoholor Drugs

l Eric Lenard Jacobs, 35, of305 Ault Road, Hopkins,Driving Under the Influence;Driving Under Suspension(DUI) 2nd Offense

l Jacorey Malik Miller, 19, of421 Pineville, Darlington,Discharging Firearms into aDwelling; Discharging Firearm

l Benjamin NMN Abarca DeLa Cruz, 43, of 220 Howle Ln,Loganville GA, Public DisorderlyConduct

l Tristan Morgan Adams, 21,of 524 Roller Rd, Bennetsville,Fail to Appear Simple PossMarijuana/Hash; MaliciousInjury to Personal Property<$2000; Petty Larceny <$2000

l Alizer Clinton Lee Jackson,19, of 231 S Darlington Ave,Lamar, Shoplifting <$2000;Entering Premises AfterWarning

l Delia Shandrica Johnson,28, of 2205 Sunnyfields Dr,Hartsville, Weekender

lCraig Alexander Rakestraw,29, of 3328 N GovernorWilliams Highway, Darlington,Driving Under the Influence

l Johnny Andre Williams, 20,of 3627 Flat Creek Rd,Darlington, Poss 28G or LessMarij/10G or Less Hash 1st

l Ralph NMN Bishop, 62, of605 Society Ave, Hartsville, Useof 911 Number Unlawfully

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Public's assistanceneeded in locatingburglary suspect

Darlington County Sheriff'sInvestigators, with the CriminalInvestigations Division, are requestingthe public's assistance to locateDetrick Shanta Gibbons, 33, ofDarlington. Investigators allegeGibbons unlawfully entered a resi-dence on Middle Branch Rd. inDarlington, taking firearms fromwithin the residence during the day-time hours of September 13.

Gibbons is charged with burglary,first degree, and grand larceny, value$2,000 or more. If you have any infor-mation about Gibbons' whereaboutsyou are asked to contact DarlingtonCounty Sheriff’s Investigators at (843)398-4501 or Crime Stoppers of thePee Dee at 1-888-CRIME-SC or text tipnumber 274637 (CRIMES). You do nothave to reveal your identity to leaveinformation.

Felon arrested twice,both times with handgun

Darlington County Sheriff TonyChavis announced the arrest ofGregory Lamont Benjamin, 32, ofHartsville who has been charged withpossession of a firearm by a convictedviolent felon, possession of metham-phetamine, resisting arrest, drivingunder suspension, open container. Hewas also served with warrants for twocounts of distribution of methamphet-amine. Benjamin is currently beingheld at the W. Glenn

Campbell Detention Center on a$68,950 surety bond.

At 4 a.m. Saturday morning, aDarlington County Sheriff's patroldeputy stopped Benjamin for a trafficviolation on N. 5th St. in the Hartsvillearea of Darlington County. Benjaminpulled into a driveway, crawled intothe backseat, leaving the vehicle inreverse, causing it to strike patrol vehi-cle. The patrol vehicle sustained no

damage. Benjamin attempted to fleeon foot but was quickly apprehended.

Deputies recovered from the vehi-cle a loaded .40 caliber Sig Sauerhandgun, multiple rounds of .22 cal-iber ammunition, multiple packagesof illegal narcotics, a weight scale andan open container of alcohol.

Sheriff Chavis says, Benjamin wasreleased on a $10,000 surety bond inMarch having been charged withassault and battery, first degree, andhas since been indicted. Benjaminwas released a week ago on an$11,000 surety bond having beencharged with distribution of cocainebase, possession of less than one gramof meth, possession of a firearm by aconvicted violent felon, and simplepossession of marijuana.

Investigatorsrecovered guns afterLamar area shootings

Darlington County Sheriff's

Investigators are currently investigat-ing four shootings that occurred,overnight Sept. 7, in the Lamar area ofDarlington County. Deputiesresponded to three residences sus-tained gunshots, one residence didnot. Evidence was collected fromeach scene, including 5.56mm shellcasings.

Just after midnight, an investigatorapproached two males at theCambridge Apartments, near wherethe shootings occurred. The twomales fled the scene and droppedthree weapons including an 5.56mmcaliber AR-

15 rifle. The rifle recovered waspreviously stolen from a vehicle in theLamar area. Investigators believe theshootings are not random and arerelated.

If you have any information youare asked contact Darlington CountySheriff’s Investigators at (843) 398-4501 or Crime Stoppers of the PeeDee at 1-888-CRIME-SC or text tip

number 274637 (CRIMES). You donot have to reveal your identity toleave information.

Deputies investigatingLydia area shooting

Darlington County Sheriff'sDeputies were dispatched Sept. 12 at6:45 p.m. to a shooting that occurredin the Lydia area of Darlington Countynear the intersection of Lydia Hwy.and Indian Branch Rd. One personwas wounded but the condition of thevictim is unknown. Investigators arelooking for a newer model black FordF-150 with black rims.

If you have any information you areasked contact Darlington CountySheriff’s Investigators at (843) 398-4501 or Crime Stoppers of the Pee Deeat 1-888-CRIME-SC or text tip number274637 (CRIMES). You do not have toreveal your identity to leave informa-tion.

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: John Edwin WindhamDate of Death: 8/27/2017Case No: 2017ES1600425Personal Representative:Cynthia W CollinsAddress: 3776 Oates Highway,Lamar, SC 29069

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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: Sharon A Davis AKASharon Anderson DavisDate of Death: 10/11/2016Case No: 2017ES1600419Personal Representative:Marcia Anderson ReinhardtAddress: 218 PomptonAvenue, Goose Creek, SC29445



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: Aileen D OdomDate of Death: 7/23/2017Case No: 2017ES1600413Personal Representative: JudyOdom StewartAddress: 1133 Potato HouseRoad, Darlington, SC 29532



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: Eula Parnell McCaskillDate of Death: 8/4/2017Case No: 2017ES1600422Personal Representative:Charles M Parnell, JrAddress: 2319 S Point Road,Effingham, SC 29541

(8p3 leave in thru 9-20-17)SUMMONS and NOTICE(Termination of Parental

Rights)STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF DARLINGTONIN THE FAMILY COURT

FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

Docket Number: 2017-DR-16-464

South Carolina Department ofSocial Services,Plaintiff,vs.Sherlwin Carter and JohnDoe,Defendants.ANDJ.A.C., DOB: xx/xx/2016Minor under the age of 18.TO: Sherlwin CarterJohn DoeYOU ARE HEREBY SUM-MONED and required toanswer the complaint for ter-mination of your parentalrights in and to the minorchild in this action, the origi-nal of which has been filed inthe Office of the Clerk ofCourt for DARLINGTONCounty, One Public Square,Darlington, South Carolina,29540, a copy of which ishereby attached; and to servea copy of your answer to thecomplaint upon the under-signed attorney for the plain-tiff at 107 South Parsonage St.(Post Office Box 47),Bennettsville, South Carolina29512, within thirty (30) daysfollowing the date of serviceupon you, exclusive of the dayof such service; and if you failto answer the complaint with-in the time stated, the plaintiffwill apply for judgment bydefault against the defendantfor the relief demanded in thecomplaint. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE thatyou have the right to be pres-ent and represented by anattorney. If you cannot affordan attorney, the court willappoint an attorney to repre-sent you. It is your responsi-bility to contact the Clerk ofCourt’s Office, One PublicSquare, Darlington, SouthCarolina 29540, to apply forappointment of an attorney torepresent you if you cannotafford an attorney (take all ofthese papers with you if youapply). This is a new action.YOU MUST APPLY FOR THEAPPOINTMENT OF ANATTORNEY IMMEDIATELY.IF YOU DO NOT APPLY FORAN ATTORNEY WITHINTHIRTY (30) DAYS OFRECEIPT OF THE COM-PLAINT, AN ATTORNEY WILLNOT BE APPOINTED FORYOU.Refer any questions to theattorney for Plaintiff, (843)479-6863.Delton W. Powers, Jr.Attorney for PlaintiffPost Office Box 47Bennettsville, South Carolina29512Phone: 843-479-6863Fax: 843-479-7222SC Bar Number: 4549

(8c3 leave in thru 9-20-17)SUMMONS AND NOTICESTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF DARLINGTONIN THE PROBATE COURTPROBATE NO.: 2011-ES16-

00480IN THE MATTER OF:THE ESTATE OF ERNESTRUSSELL, JR.Ernestine Wingate as thePersonal Representative of theEstate of Ernest Russell,Petitioner,Vs.Jordan Jackson, John Doeand Richard Roe as represen-tatives of all persons unknownclaiming any right, title orinterest in the described inmatter described in thePetition herein including, butnot limited to any unknownheirs or unknown devisees ofErnest Russell, Jr., anyunknown persons designatedas John Doe and anyunknown infants or personsunder disability or persons inthe military service designat-ed in a class as Richard Roe,Respondents.

SUMMONSYOU ARE HEREBY SUM-MONED and required toanswer the Petition in thisaction, a copy of which isherewith served upon you,and to serve a copy of yourAnswer or other responsivepleading to said Petition onthe subscriber at 504 SouthCoit Street, Post Office Box2527, Florence, SouthCarolina 29503, within thirty(30) days from the servicehereof, exclusive of the date ofsuch service; and if you fail toanswer to the Petition withinthe time aforesaid, Petitionerswill seek an Order of theCourt granting the reliefdemanded in the Petition.Gena Phillips ErvinATTORNEY FOR PETITION-ERNOTICE OF FILING PETI-

TIONJohn Doe and Richard Roe asRepresentatives of all personsunknown and all persons orentities unknown claimingany right, or entities unknownclaiming any right, title, orinterest in the Estates ofErnest Russell: You will pleasetake notice that the originalSummons and Petition in theabove entitled action werefiled in the Office of theProbate Court for DarlingtonCounty, South Carolina onJune 22, 2017 at 3:07 p.m. Gena Phillips ErvinATTORNEY FOR PETITION-ER

ORDERIT IS SO ORDERED that theSummons herein, a copy ofwhich is annexed to be servedupon all Respondents

unknown to the Petitionerand his attorney, if any, hav-ing or claiming to have anyinterest in or lien upon theproperty described in thePetition by publication of thesame once a week for threesuccessive weeks in the Newsand Press, a newspaper pub-lished in Darlington County,South Carolina, which saidnewspaper is hereby designat-ed most likely to give notice tosaid unknown Respondents. IT IS FURTHER ORDEREDthat Eugene P. Warr, Jr.,Esquire be, and hereby isappointed Guardian Ad LitemNisi for the Respondents whoare infants or otherwise underdisability, whose names andaddresses are unknown to thePetitioner, if any, having orclaiming to have any interestin or lien upon the propertydescribed in the Petition forthe purposes of this action,unless such Respondents whoare infants or otherwise underdisability, or any of them, orsomeone on their behalf,shall, within thirty (30) daysafter service of this Orderupon them, exclusive of thedate of such service, Eugene P.Warr, Jr., Esquire to beappointed as a Guardian AdLitem Nisi for them or any ofthem.IT IS FURTHER ORDEREDthat this Order shall forthwithbe served upon saidRespondents who are infantsor otherwise under disabilityby publication of the sameonce a week for three succes-sive weeks in the News andPress, a newspaper publishedin Darlington County, SouthCarolina, which said newspa-per is hereby designated asthe most likely to give noticeto the Respondents who areinfants or otherwise underdisability, if any.Gena Phillips ErvinATTORNEY FOR THE PETI-TIONER

(8c3 leave in thru 9-20-17)NOTICE TO CREDITORS


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: Justine ColemanDate of Death: 9/11/2016Case No: 2017ES1600440Personal Representative:William Coleman, JrAddress: 25 Trenton Drive,Elgin, SC 29045



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 GlennFreeman, SrDate of Death: 6/6/2017Case No: 2017ES1600400Personal Representative:William G Freeman, JrAddress: 1013 Huntington Dr,Hartsville, SC 29550



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 amount

claimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Rogers Adair JeffordsSrDate of Death: 8/16/2017Case No: 2017ES1600429Personal Representative:Elizabeth A JeffordsAddress: 109 Holly Drive,Hartsville, SC 29550



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: Hannah JeanBonaparteDate of Death: 7/11/2017Case No: 2017ES1600428Personal Representative: CarolEvette RobertsAddress: PO Box 7551,Florence, SC 29502



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: Joanne B CarterDate of Death: 10/9/2016Case No: 2017ES1600176Personal Representative: TerryCarterAddress: 118 Vaughan Street,Darlington, SC 29532Attorney: Gena Phillips ErvinAddress: PO Box 2527,Florence, SC 29503-2527

(9p3 leave in thru 9-27-17)NOTICE OF SALE

Docket No. 2017-CP-16-0331By virtue of a decree hereto-fore granted in the case of TheBank of New York Mellonf/k/a The Bank of New York,as trustee for Mid-StateCapital Trust 2010-1 againstOctavis L. Gillespie andNaomi L. George, I, the under-signed Special Referee forDarlington County, will sell onMonday, October 2, 2017, at11:00 A.M., at the DarlingtonCounty Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington,South Carolina, to the highestbidder: All that certainpiece, parcel, or lot of land,with the improvements there-on, situate, located, lying andbeing in the County ofDarlington, State of SouthCarolina, the same beingshown and delineated as Lot 2containing (1.50) acres, moreor less, upon a plat preparedby J.E. Tucker, RLS, datedMay 15, 2000, recorded in theOffice of the Clerk of Court forDarlington County in PlatBook 186 at page 15, whichplat is incorporated herein byreference; and also beingshown and delineated upon aplat prepared for Levern andBetty James by ProsserSurveying Co., RLS, datedFebruary 25, 2008, recordedApril 11, 2008 in Plat Book201 at page 793; which plat isincorporated herein by refer-ence; and having such bound-aries and measurements asshown thereon, more orless.This being the same prop-erty conveyed to Octavis L.Gillespie and Naomi L. Georgeby deed from Green TreeServicing LLC dated January17, 2015 and recorded in theOffice of the Clerk of Court forDarlington County onFebruary 13, 2015 in Book1074 at page 6563.TMS No.116-00-01-049. Currentaddress of property is¬¬3337 E. Old CamdenRoad, Society Hill, SC29593. SUBJECT TO ASSESS-MENTS, DARLINGTONCOUNTY TAXES, EXISTINGEASEMENTS, EASEMENTSAND RESTRICTIONS OFRECORD, AND OTHER SEN-IOR ENCUMBRANCES, IFANY. TERMS OF SALE: The

successful bidder, other thanthe Plaintiff, will deposit withthe Special Referee, at theconclusion of the bidding,Five per cent (5%) of the bidin cash or equivalent, as evi-dence of good faith, same tobe applied to the purchaseprice in case of compliance,but to be forfeited and appliedfirst to costs and then toPlaintiff's debt in the case ofnon-compliance. Should thelast and highest bidder fail orrefuse to make the requireddeposit at time of bid or com-ply with the other terms of thebid within thirty (30) days,then the Special Referee mayresell the property on thesame terms and conditions onsome subsequent Sales Day(at the risk of the said highestbidder.) No personal or defi-ciency judgment beingdemanded, the bidding willnot remain open after thedate of sale, but compliancewith the bid may be madeimmediately. Purchaser to payfor preparation of the SpecialReferee's deed, documentarystamps on the deed, recordingof the deed, and interest onthe amount of the bid fromdate of sale to date of compli-ance with the bid at the rateof 8.875% per annum. Eugene P. Warr, Jr.As Special Referee forDarlington CountyPlaintiff's Attorney:J. Kershaw Spong [SC Bar #5289] SOWELL GRAY ROBINSONSTEPP & LAFFITTE, LLCP.O. Box 11449Columbia, SC 29211(803) 929-1400Email:[email protected]

(9c3 leave in thru 9-27-17)SPECIAL REFEREE'S

AMENDED NOTICE OFSALE

BY VIRTUE of a decree hereto-fore granted in the case of:TD Bank, N.A., Successor bymerger to Carolina First Bankv. Charles B. Baxley, as thePersonal Representative of theEstate of Frank Edward Floyd,et. al, Civil Action Number2017-CP-16-159, W. HaighPorter, Special Referee forDarlington County, hasordered that following proper-ty, which is the subject of theabove action, be sold onOctober 3, 2017, at 12:30 p.m.at the Darlington CountyCourthouse, 1 Public Square,Darlington, to the highest bid-der:Real Property:All that certain parcel or lot ofland with improvementsthereon situate and being inthe City of Hartsville, Countyof Darlington, State of SouthCarolina, and being more par-ticularly shown on that platprepared for Frank E. Floyd byJ. H. Walker & Associatesdated December 11, 1996,and found recorded in theoffice of the Clerk of Court forDarlington County in PlatBook 152 at page 189; saidproperty bounded as follows:NORTHEAST by U.S.Highway 15 (5th Street);SOUTHEAST and SOUTH-WEST by property now or for-merly of Hartsville, SouthCarolina Joint Venture, a part-nership; and NORTHWEST byPoole Street (S.C. Highway S-16-198).TOGETHER WITH a perma-nent, non-exclusive easementappurtenant for vehicular andpedestrian egress and ingressas is more particularly definedand shown in the deed toFrank E. Floyd dated January13, 1988, and found recordedin the office of the Clerk ofCourt for Darlington Countyon January 14, 1988, in Book923 at page 82.This being the same propertyconveyed to Frank E. Floyd bydeed of Hartsville, SouthCarolina Joint Venture, aTennessee general partnershipof Richard A. Rice, Robert F.Koehler and 6116 PropertyCompany, Ltd., recorded inthe Office of the Register ofDeeds for Darlington Countyon January 14, 1988 in Book923 at Page 82. Frank E.Floyd died testate on August16, 2015, conveying his inter-est in the property Charles B.Baxley as Trustee of the FrankE. Floyd Trust. TMS No.: 056-14-04-074Property Address: Corner ofS. 5th Street and Poole StreetPersonal Property:(1) Equipment. All equip-ment including, but not limit-ed to, all machinery, vehicles,furniture, fixtures, manufac-turing equipment, farmmachinery and equipment,shop equipment, office andrecordkeeping equipment,and parts and tools. All equip-ment described in a list orschedule which I give will alsobe included in the Property,but such a list is not necessaryfor a valid security interest inmy equipment. (2) Specific Property. ALLFURNITURE, FIXTURES ANDEQUIPMENT located at theReal Property.Equipment, Brand, S/NWALK-IN COOLER VOLL-RATH 880280120R FR-1WALK-IN FREEZER VOLL-RATH 880280120R FR-1MULTIPLEX (DRINKMACHINE) MULTIPLEX 888-000802 FRYER EXHAUSTHOOD GAYLORD GESID4527-020288 BROILER

EXHAUST HOOD GAYLORD FRYER #1 (PRICED AS AGROUP) FRYMASTER88021B10106 FRYER #2 FRY-MASTER 88021B0105MULTIPOT #1 FRYMASTER88021B0108 MULTIPOT #2FRYMASTER 88021B0107FRYER COMPUTER #1(TIMER) (GROUP PRICE)FRYMASTER 89962 FRYERCOMPUTER #2 (TIMER)FRYMASTER 89985 MULTI-POT COMPUTER #1(TIMER) FRYMASTER 90009MULTIPOT COMPUTER #2(TIMER) FRYMASTER 90013FRYER FILTER MACHINEFRY DUMP STATION FOODSERVICE 874810288 EGGGRILL LANG BROILER NIECO 7031304STEAMER (INCLUDEDW/PREP COUNTER) HATCO4105709502 MAIN PREP,COUNTER 853850288HEAT CHUTE MICROWAVE#1 AMANA 9609139641MICROWAVE #2 PANASONICAB8195002446 MICROWAVE#3 SHARP 05164MICRO WAVE #4 SHARP05175 STAINLESS STEELWORK TABLE FOOD SERV-ICE HATCO #1 COLLECTRA-MATIC SPECIALTY FREEZERBROILED CHICKENTHAW/DISPENSER BENRYEAIR 1213314 1213314MEAT FREEZER WELL FOODSERVICE FRONT COUNTERREFRIGERATOR HH353367-A ICE MACHINE #1 ICEONATIC A815-00075-W ICEMACHINE #2 HOSHIZAKIKM-1200SRE BISCUIT OVENVULCAN 8802570 CREST-COR BISCUIT HOLDERDRIVE-THRU SERVICECOUNTER FOOD SERVICE DRIVE-THRU ICE BIN FOODSERVICE DRIVE-THRUDRINK TOWER DRIVE-THRUCUP DISPENSER 3M COM-MUNICATION SYSTEM 3MHME DRIVE-THRU TIMERHME 42484 FRONT SERVICECOUNTER FOOD SERVICE0942288 MENU BOARD(FRONT COUNTER) MENU BOARD (DRIVE-THRU) FASFAX POS SYSTEMFASFAX LA1333 SELF-SERV-ICE DRINK BAR FOOD SERV-ICE REMCOR ICE DIS-PENSER #1 REMCOR REM-COR ICE DISPENSER #2REMCOR DRINK HEADS #1 DRINK HEADS #2 TAYLORSHAKE MACHINE 5454 TAY-LOR DINING ROOM PACK-AGE PLAYGROUND EQUIP-MENT SOFTPLAY PLAY-GROUND TABLE/CHAIRSFOOD SERVICE CDI PLAYER007247VCR (TV & VCR PRICED ASSET) 054181233169 TV722475501 SAFE TIMECLOCK LEVEL LIGHT BARSYSTEM WASH/RINSE/SAN-ITIZE SINK SALAD PREP.SINK HAND SINK #1 HANDSINK #2 PARAPET BANDSBUILDING LETTERS BUILD-ING LOGO SIGN #1 BUILD-ING LOGO SIGN #2 POLESIGN WITH MARQUISSMALL WARES/MISC STAIN-LESS RACKS ETC. PRINCE CASTLE TOASTERPRINCE CASTLE BISCUITOVEN TIMER SPECIALTYTABLE FOOD SERVICE FRONT COUNTER CUP DIS-PENSER REACH-IN REFRIG-ERATOR (BACK)SILVER KING360553 DRIVE-THRU CAU-TION/CLEARANCE SIGNSHEALTHSUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS,DARLINGTON COUNTYTAXES, EXISTING EASE-MENTS, EASEMENTS ANDRESTRICTIONS OF RECORD,AND OTHER SENIORENCUMBRANCES.TERMS OF SALE: The suc-cessful bidder, other than theplaintiff, will deposit with theSpecial Referee at conclusionof the bidding, five percent(5%) of his bid, in cash orequivalent, as evidence ofgood faith, same to be appliedto purchase price in case ofcompliance, but to be forfeit-ed and applied first to costsand then to plaintiff's debt inthe case of non-compliance.Should the last and highestbidder fail or refuse to makethe required deposit at time ofbid or comply with the otherterms of the bid within twenty(20) days, then the SpecialReferee may resell the proper-ty on the same terms and con-ditions on some subsequentSales Day (at the risk of thesaid highest bidder). PersonalDeficiency being demanded,the bidding will remain openfor 30 days, but compliancewith the bid may be madeimmediately. Purchaser topay for documentary stampson Deed. The successful bid-der will be required to payinterest on the amount of thebid from the date of sale todate of compliance with thebid at the rate of 4.0% perannum. Plaintiff may waiveany of its rights, including itsrights to a deficiency judg-ment, prior to sale.W. Haigh PorterSpecial Referee, DarlingtonCountyNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP B. Keith Poston Attorney for PlaintiffP. O. Box 11070Columbia, SC 29211(803) 799-2000

(9c3 leave in thru 9-27-17)Notice of Sale

C/A No: 2017-CP-16-00418BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of

the Court of Common Pleasfor Darlington County, SouthCarolina, heretofore issued inthe case of Pingora LoanServicing, LLC vs. Caleb W.Jones; Home-Net, Inc., I theundersigned as SpecialReferee for DarlingtonCounty, will sell on October 2,2017 at 11:00 AM, at theCounty Court House,Darlington County, SouthCarolina, to the highest bid-der:Legal Description andProperty Address:ALL THAT CERTAIN piece,parcel or lot of land withimprovements thereon, situ-ate lying and being Northeastof Hartsville, County ofDarlington, State of SouthCarolina, and being designat-ed as Lot 2, Section C, ofSherwood Forest Subdivisionas shown on plat made by W.R. Banks, RLS, recorded inplat Book 39 at Page 93. Saidlot also being shown on anindividual plat prepared forRose Marie Goyeneche andJonathon Diven by Lind,Hicks & Associates, Surveyors,Inc., recorded in Plat Book198 at Page 619, DarlingtonCounty Records. Referencebeing held to the aforemen-tioned plats for a more com-plete and accurate descriptionof metes and bounds.THIS BEING the same proper-ty conveyed to Caleb W. Jonesby virtue of a Deed fromHome-Net, Inc. datedDecember 15, 2015 andrecorded December 21, 2015in Deed Book 1077 at page4070 in the Office of the Clerkof Court for DarlingtonCounty, South Carolina.127 Robinhood RoadHartsville, SC 29550 TMS# 055-03-01-041TERMS OF SALE: For cash.Interest at the current rate ofFour and 750/1000 (4.750%)to be paid on balance of bidfrom date of sale to date ofcompliance. The purchaser topay for papers and stamps,and that the successful bidderor bidders, other than thePlaintiff therein, will, 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 asevidence of good faith in bid-ding, and subject to any resaleof said premises under Orderof this Court; and in the eventthe said purchaser or pur-chasers fail to comply with theterms of sale within Thirty(30) days, the Special Refereeshall forthwith resell the saidproperty, after the due noticeand advertisement, and shallcontinue to sell the same eachsubsequent sales day until apurchaser, who shall complywith the terms of sale, shall beobtained, such sales to bemade at the risk of the formerpurchaser. Since a personal ordeficiency judgment iswaived, the bidding will notremain open but compliancewith the bid may be madeimmediately. If the Plaintiff orthe Plaintiff's representativedoes not appear at the above-described sale, then the saleof the property will be null,void, and of no force andeffect. In such event, the salewill be rescheduled for thenext 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________, 2017Hutchens Law FirmP.O. Box 8237Columbia, SC 29202803-726-2700

(9c3 leave in thru 9-27-17)NOTICE

OF APPLICATIONNotice is hereby given that

Marhti Sunand Inc. intends toapply to the South CarolinaDepartment of Revenue for alicense/permit that will allowthe sale and off premises con-sumption of Beer, Wine at 162S. Main Stree, Society Hill, SC29593. To object to theissuance of this permit/license,written protest must be post-marked no later than Oct. 6,2017. For a protest to be valid,it must be in writing, andshould include the followinginformation:

(1) the name, address andtelephone number of the per-son filing the protest;

(2) the specific reasonswhy the application should bedenied;

(3) that the person protest-ing is willing to attend a hear-ing (if one is requested by theapplicant);

(4) that the person protest-ing resides in the same countywhere the proposed place ofbusiness is located or withinfive miles of the business; and,

(5) the name of the appli-cant and the address of thepremises to be licensed.

Protests must be mailed to:S.C. Department of Revenue,Attn: ABL, PO Box 125,Columbia, S.C. 29214; or faxedto: (803) 896-0110.( 10p3 leave in thru 10-4-17 )NOTICE TO CREDITORS


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: Norris BacoteDate of Death: 8/24/2017Case No: 2017ES1600449Personal Representative:Gladys Bacote HunterAddress: 848 Cashua FerryRoad, Darlington, SC 29532(10p3 leave in thru 10-4-17)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

All persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Hugh Wilson BerryDate of Death: 8/18/2017Case No: 2017ES1600450Personal Representative: JillBerry SinclairAddress: 19 Huntwick Ct,Columbia, SC 29206(10p3 leave in thru 10-4-17)


All persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Carolyn Elaine BacoteDate of Death: 1/30/2017Case No: 2017ES1600404Personal Representative: AlvinW BacoteAddress: 3707 ThomassonCrossing Dr., Triangle, VA22172(10p3 leave in thru 10-4-17)


All persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of which isRoom 208 Courthouse, OnePublic Square, Darlington, SC29532, within eight(8)months after the date of thefirst publication of this Noticeto Creditors or within one (1)year from date of death,whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such personsshall be forever barred as totheir claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on the pre-scribed form (FORM #371ES)indicating the name and theaddress of the claimant, thebasis of the claim, the amountclaimed, the date when theclaim will become due, thenature of any uncertainty as tothe claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Dennis GrahamDouglasDate of Death: 5/5/2017Case No: 2017ES1600299Personal Representative:Denise Douglas KingAddress: 314 Brantley Drive,Hartsville, SC 29550Co-Personal Representative:Donald Hampton DouglasAddress: 1652 Lakeview Blvd,Hartsville, SC 29550Co-Personal Representative:Graham Vick DouglasAddress: 4052 Porter Road,Bethune, SC 29009(10p3 leave in thru 10-4-17)

NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C.PAGE 4B | WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

FMU again ranked among U.S. News’ "Best Colleges"Francis Marion University once again

is ranked among U.S. News & WorldReport magazine’s top RegionalUniversities in the South.

The 2018 edition of U.S. News &World Report’s “America’s BestColleges,” one of the oldest of the

dozens of college rating sites on theInternet, is available online. The infor-mation also will appear in the maga-zine’s print editions later this month.FMU has been a regular member of thetop-ranked Regional Universities fornearly two decades.

Dr. Fred Carter, president of FrancisMarion, says the ranking confirmsFMU’s commitment to providing a qual-ity education for its students.

“We are honored to be selected againthis year as one of America’s BestUniversities in the 2018 edition of the

U.S. News & World Report,” Carter says.“This ranking highlights our continuedcommitment to scholarship and teach-ing and is a tribute to the dedication andprofessionalism of our wonderful facul-ty.”

The U.S. News & World Report rank-

ings are divided into categories. FMU isclassified as regional university, a schoolthat provides a full range of undergrad-uate majors and graduate-level pro-grams. FMU, which has long-offeredmaster-level programs, will begin itsfirst doctorate level program next year.

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NOON FRIDAY AD DEADLINECall 393-3811,fax 393-6811or [email protected].

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PAM T. SHERRILLBIC/Owner/Auctioneer SCAL#3103 - Cell: 339-7505

Real Estate � Appraisals � Auctions

CHARLES WATSON Appraiser CR-2868Cell: 245-3103

JESSICA EVANSRealtor

843-206-4187

JENNIFER BYRDSalesman

843-495-3630

Pam T. Sherrill & Co.

CASEY RHEUARK Realtor

843-307-4035

2200 Lides Spring Road--Beautiful 2 story Victoria home sitting on 4 acresof land. Home was built in 1920 with lots of character and charm. 3,485 sq ftof living area with 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths and 2 half baths. Fireplaces in allbedrooms and living spaces. 4 working fireplaces. Beautiful original hardwoodfloors located throughout. Master bedroom has private bath with Jacuzzi tuband fireplace. Spacious 40 X 80 detached garage/workshop. If you are lookingfor peaceful country living, then this home is for you. Call today to view thishome. $249,900

3217 Winding Way Dr, Florence--New construction with all the bells andwhistles. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths with 1,248 sq ft of living area. Granite countertops and stainless steel appliances in kitchen. Ceramic tile in the bathrooms.Large master bedroom with walk in closet & private bath. Priced at$116,900

3221 Winding Way Dr, Florence--New construction with split layout. 3bedrooms, 2 baths with 1,248 sq ft of living area. Granite counter tops andstainless steel appliances in kitchen. Ceramic tile in the bathrooms. Large mas-ter bedroom with walk in closet & private bath. Priced at $116,900

www.pamsherrill.net

4818 Lullwater Drive- 3 bedrooms, 2baths, 2.066 sq ft--$209,900548 Mineral Springs Rd--3 bedrooms,2 baths, 1,609 sq ft---$174,900122 Columbian St---3 bedrooms, 2baths, 2,608 sq ft $174,900104 Florida Dr--3 bedrooms, 2 1/2baths, 2,217 sq ft ---$174,900485 Anderson Drive-3 bedrooms, 3baths, 1,967 sq ft, inground pool--$159,900405 Chatham Place, Florence---3bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,700 sq ft, $1,000decorating allowance with acceptableoffer. --$134,000

4854 Lullwater Dr -- 3 bedrooms, 2baths, 1,460 sq ft -- $139,900107 Laurel Ave---3 bedrooms, 2 bath,1,400 sq ft--$134.900403 N. McCall St -- 3 bedrooms, 2baths, 1,582 sq ft, $2,500 decoratingallowance with acceptable offer. --$125,9003213 Winding Way, Florence--3 bed-rooms, 2 bath, 1,248 sq ft $116,5001724 S. Center Rd -- 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,279 sq ft---$79,500 301 S. McFarland St (Hartsville) - 2bedrooms, 1 bath 1,400 sq ft -- $30,900

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To view these properties visit www.pamsherrill.net

Twins Lane-Timmonsville-49.96 acres -Farm land and wooded land $125,000Bobo Newsome Hwy (Hartsville)--22.51 acres of wooded land. $66,7003053 Marcus Drive-(Hartsville)--1.98acre lot. Lot has a home on it that hasburned. Sold "AS IS" Priced at $19,900

Lot K Jeffords Mill --- .69 acres cleared ---$12,000Redwood Drive--Nice lot located off ofMcIver Road .92 acres-$13,500.00West McIver Rd -- .58 acres, wooded lot --$5,000

UNDER CONTRACT

SOLD

UNDER CONTRACT

Owner financing available on some lotsLAND AND LOTS

100 Exchange St., Darlington843-393-3231

2244 Harry Byrd Hwy - Commercial bld. 11,684 sq ft metal building. Sits on 4+ acresof land. 6 ft fence around perimeter of property. Currently used as an office, warehouse, &Restaurant/ lounge. Plenty of office area. 5 restrooms. Lots of potential uses. Convenientlylocated 4 miles from Darlington Raceway. Close to Hartsville and I-20. Owner will financewith a $150,000 down payment. Call today to see this property. Priced at $750,000

REDUCED - Motivated seller, bring all offers

1110 Lamar Hwy--2,299 sq ft bld currently used as a barber shop. Separate office and workshop with roll up door in rear of bld. $60,000

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NEW LISTINGS

ODOM’S MINI STORAGE1009 N. Main St., Darlington

(843) 393-1327AUCTION: Tuesday,October 3 at 2 p.m.

CHELSEE MCRAEStorage #6 - MISCTotal Due: $180.00

PHILIP SAUNDERSStorage #223 - HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

Total Due: $455.00

PATRICIA THOMASStorage #190

BAGS, HOUSEHOLD ITEMSTotal Due: $195.00

JEANISE DARGANStorage #39HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

Total Due: $265.00

TERMS: Cash Day of Sale*No Partial Payments* NO CHECKS

117 Erinvine Court, Darlington, SC 29532843-393-4010

FOR FULL LISTINGS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION,CALL 393-4010 OR LOG ONTO WWW.BURTJORDAN.COM

GingerPerryRealtor

307-1428Angie Stone Godbold

Realtor758-0472

138 North Street—3 BR, 1 BA,1419 SF—$94,900111 Maryland Drive—4 BR, 3BA, 2962 SF—$189,500419 N. Main Street—4 BR.2F/2H BA, 2689 SF—$149,9001044 Harmony Hall—4 BR, 2.5BA, 2475 SF—$195,000102 Wyandot Street—4 BR, 3BA, 2589 SF—$239,9002129 Anderson Farm Rd—3 BR,2 BA, 1557 SF—$166,000102 Woodcreek Road—3 BR,2.5 BA, 1896 SF—$179,900150 Nez Perce Drive—3 BR, 3BA, 3772 SF, 3 AC—$267,000

1172 Harry Byrd Highway—4BR, 3 BA, 2738 SF—$129,900116 N. Spain Street—3 BR, 2.5BA, 1957 SF—$179,900919 Gibson Street—Hartsville,3BR, 2 BA, 1121 SF—$44,900505 Cagle Street—3 BR, 2 BA,1300 SF—$43,900512 Mallard Duck Drive—3 BR.1.5 BA, 1121 SF—$45,000401 Church Avenue-Hartsville, 5BR, 4.5 BA, 4783 SF—$350,000106 Buchanan Street—3 BR, 1BA, 1161 SF—$24,900111 Virginia Drive—5 BR, 4 BA,4290 SF—$343,000

1011 Pearl Street—1.59 Acres—$89,900117.89 Acres New HopewellRd—$295,000Timmonsville Highway—25.74—$128,700TBD S. Main Street—.56 Acres—$20,000TBD Pink Dogwood Street—2Lots—$24,000 Per LotHarry Byrd Hwy—9.62 Acres—$110,800Harry Byrd Hwy—7 Acres—$80,500Lot 43 Nez Perce Drive—1Acre—$30,000Lot 65 Nez Perce Drive-1.2Acres—$40,000

TBD Swift Creek Road—60+Acres—$223,90000 Swift Creek Road—3.47Acres—$24,900Lot 1 Wyandot—1.35 Acres—$45,000Lot 17 Wyandot-1.07 Acres-$40,000Wildshall Subdivision-Call forinfoTBD Evangeline-.31 Acre-$25,000Tract A, 52 By-Pass & Rd 409—.70 Acres—$12,000Tract B, 52 By-Pass & Rd 409—1.38 Acres—$25,000TBD Smith Avenue—7 Acres—$325,000

447 W. Broad Street—$34,750307 Washington Street—$34,900207 Siskron Street—$125,000321 N. Main Street—$84,900142 Cashua Street—$74,900

103-105 Russell Street—$95,000213 N. Marquis Hwy—$690,0001005 E. McIver Road—$129,900

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PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE FOR INFO ON ALL OF OUR LISTINGS!

COMMERCIAL

2129 Anderson Farm RoadLot 65 Nez Perce DriveTimmonsville Highway

116 N. Spain Street138 North Street

UNDER CONTRACT

123 Erinvine Court—$850.00/Monthly213 S. Main Street—$2,500/Monthly

FOR LEASE

OFFICE FOR RENT!123 Erinvine Court—Office building with reception area, 3 offices andlots of storage. Office is located inside the Country Club on Erinvine Court(first turn to the right after turning in DCC). $850.00 per month plussecurity deposit.

REDUCED1172 Harry Byrd Highway—Large 4 bedroom, 3 bath home on 3.8 acresof land. There is approx. 200' of road frontage. Large 1 car garage/workshopat rear of home. Front porch & rear screen porch.—$129,900

Burt JordanBroker-In-Charge

260-4138TommyBryantRealtor

615-1795

1009 N. Main St. Darlington, SC

393-1327 or 393-9071

Odom’s Mini Storage

Rewardfor arrest and conviction of personor persons involved in theft of$500.00 cash and a Smith & Wesson stainless 357 and a 12gauge Goose shotgun. Please call843-616-2386 or Sheriff's office.

Guns Ammunition TrailerFurniture Glassware

1300 Whippoorwill Rd., Hartsville, SC

Guns: 50 +/- Guns will be offered at Absolute Auction. Hand Guns (Pistols), Long Guns (Rifles, Shotguns, Assault). For a list check our website, damonshorttproperties.com or Auctionzip.com

Part. List of Other Items:

of Magazines, Ammo Boxes, Yard Tools, Flags, Morris Recliner, 2 French Living Room Chairsone w/ matching Ottoman, Household Furniture,

China Sets, Crystal, Art Glass & much more!

Terms: Complete settlement the day of the auction. A 10%

right to pull any of the personal property off the auction block at any time.

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PalmettoPride, your anti-lit-ter and beautification organiza-tion, is hosting an inauguralchildren’s book contest!Beginning September 5, thecontest is opening to all adultsand children across SouthCarolina.

PalmettoPride’s mission is toeradicate litter and promotebeautification in South Carolinausing four key methods.Changing the behavior of thosethat litter begins with educa-tion.

Interested writers can sub-mit an “Anti-Litter” themedstory for consideration, with anapplication to follow. The grandprize for this contest is a real

published book that will bedonated to schools, libraries,and also available for purchasefrom PalmettoPride.

Criteria to enter contest:• The writer must live in

South Carolina• The writer must have an

original story about littering• The story must feature

Louie the Lion, PalmettoPride’smascot

• The book must not be morethan 30 pages

This is an adult or childrenfriendly contest, anyone can sub-mit an idea. For more informa-tion, please contact Sarah Lylesat [email protected] or803-758-6034.

PalmettoPride announceschildren’s book contest

NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C.PAGE 6B | WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Sharing, Caring, Committed, and Sold-Out Men of God reaching across all barriers.

SPEAKERS

PRAYERS

SCRIPTURES

SINGING

FELLOWSHIP

Let everything that hath breath,

PRAISE THE LORD,

In the Courthouse Yard!

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 4:00PM – 7:00PM

Featuring Local Pastors and Groups!

Come out! Be Blessed & Strengthened!

God

Wants

YOU! TO KNOW YOUR PURPOSE

COMING TOGETHER IN UNITY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

10:00AM – 4:00PM DARLINGTON COURTHOUSE YARD MENMEN

CONTACT: PASTOR HENRY L. CHAPMAN

RESTORATION OUTREACH MINISTRIES (843) 230-5140

[email protected]

God can restore broken dreams, marriages, relationships. He can fix anyone and anything!

Building the Kingdom, one man at a time.

A CALL FOR REAL MEN

Restoration Outreach Ministries Presents:

ADAM, WHERE ART THOU?

Let us take our places at home, at church,

and within our communities!

Do you know Darlington County?August flew by at lighting speed. The first day of school, the Great American Solar Eclipse and the Bojangles’ Southern 500 are in the rearviewmirror. We’ve missed a few weeks of Do You Know Darlington County because of all of the excitement but today you will find another locationshot from Darlington County. Do you know where it is? Please let us know by sending your guesses to:[email protected] or call 843-393-3811. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday. Good luck!

The 2017-18 Darlington County School District Teacher of theYear was named during a banquet Sept. 14 at Mayo High School.Individual school Teachers of the Year for DCSD are:

• Adrienne Smith, Brockington Elementary Magnet School

• Kristen Sherman, Brunson-Dargan Elementary School

• Taylor Byrd, Cain Elementary School

• Elizabeth Hance, Carolina Elementary School

• Kenneth Sandifer, Darlington County Institute of Technology

• Amanda Howell, Darlington County Intervention School

• Megan Ellen Pearce, Darlington High School

• Jessica Mary Baker, Darlington Middle School

• Jenifer Goff, Hartsville High School

• Heath Shirey, Hartsville Middle School

• Krystina Himes, Lamar Elementary School

• Alphine Bradley, Lamar High School

• Rembert Cook, Mayo High School for Math, Science &Technology

• Pamela Joni Gilbert, North Hartsville Elementary School

• LaQuetta Johnson, Pate Elementary School

• Desiray Rushing, Rosenwald Elementary/Middle School

• Rachel Marino, Southside Early Childhood Center

• Margaret Lane, Spaulding Elementary School

• Nicole Lester McCary, Spaulding Middle School

• Niddreta Johnson, St. John’s Elementary School

• Jason Abraham, Thornwell School for the Arts

• Jarriel Jacobs, Washington Street Elementary School

• Scott Mixon, West Hartsville Elementary School

The Sisters of CharityFoundation of South Carolinais pleased to share GovernorMcMaster's proclamationdeclaring September 2017Kinship Care Month acrossthe Palmetto State. Theproclamation is supported bymembers of the Foundation'sStatewide Kinship CareAdvisory Council, includingSouth Carolina's LieutenantGovernor's Office on Agingand South Carolina's JointCitizens and LegislativeCommittee on Children. Theofficial proclamation reads asfollows:

"State of South Carolina– Governor's Proclamation

· Whereas, SouthCarolina is steadfast in itscommitment to promote thesafety and well-being of ourchildren, including provid-ing a loving, stable, nurtur-ing home for all youth inwhich they can be nur-tured, succeed and thrive;and

· Whereas, relation-ships with family are cru-cial for children and it isour responsibility to pro-mote and preserve kinship,sibling and other familialconnections for childrenhelping them retain theircultural heritage, familyand community ties whilepreserving their safety andprotecting them from abuse

and neglect; and· Whereas, more than

57,000 children throughoutour state are raised ingrandparent-headed house-holds and other kinshipfamilies where no parent ispresent, including beingcared for by aunts, uncles,other extended familymembers and relatives,close family friends or fic-tive kin, such as godparentsor other non-related adults;and

· Whereas, kinshipcaregivers have steppedforward out of love and loy-alty taking on primaryresponsibility for the careof these children, providingthem connection, security,positive identity, belongingand higher levels of perma-nency; and

· Whereas, kinshipfamilies residing across allof South Carolina oftenface daunting challenges;therefore partnershipsamong the education, legal,social services, mentalhealth, justice, child wel-fare, medical and other sys-tems are important toensure access to servicesthat can enable kinshipyouth to f lourish in allfacets of their lives; and

· Whereas, KinshipCare Month helps increaseawareness and understand-

ing of the positive familyenvironment that kinshipfamilies offer many chil-dren in the Palmetto State.

· Now, therefore, I,Henry McMaster, Governorof the great State of SouthCarolina, do hereby pro-claim September 2017 asKINSHIP CARE MONTHthroughout the state andencourage all SouthCarolinians to honor kin-ship caregivers and lift upthe accomplishments ofcountless youth throughoutour state who, with the sup-port of kinship caregivers,have successfully navigatedtrauma and parental sepa-ration."

Foundation VicePresident of Initiatives andPublic Policy, Dr. StephanieCooper-Lewter states, "Weappreciate GovernorMcMaster's recognition ofthe important role kinshipcaregivers play in our stateand will continue throughour Foundation's KinshipCare Initiative to work toincrease permanency, sta-bility and livelihood of kin-ship families so that chil-dren in our state live insafe, loving homes."

Throughout the monthof September 2017, kinshipfamilies will be celebratedand recognized in SouthCarolina. The Palmetto

Association for Childrenand Families (PAFCAF),alongside the SouthCarolina Department ofSocial Services, Helpingand Lending OutreachSupport (HALOS), TheDuke Endowment and theFoundation will hold threeKinship Care Summits forkinship caregivers andchild welfare providers inColumbia (September 12,2017), Greenville(September 13, 2017) andCharleston (September 15,2017). At each Kinship CareSummit, the Foundationwill present Unsung HeroAwards to outstanding kin-ship caregivers from acrossthe State to honor the cru-cial positive impact theyhave had on the lives of thechildren in their care.

About the Sisters ofCharity Foundation ofSouth Carolina

The Sisters of CharityFoundation of SouthCarolina, established in1996, is a ministry of theSisters of Charity HealthSystem. The Foundation iscommitted to addressingthe needs of the poor andunderserved in all 46 SouthCarolina counties, andstrategically uses resourcesto reduce poverty throughaction, advocacy and lead-ership.

Governor McMaster proclaimsSeptember Kinship Care Month

in South Carolina

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