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0610_15 NewsandPress
2A OPINION
GRADUATES
SECTION B
4A OBITUARIES
6A BOOKINGS
7A SPORTS
8A PUZZLES
11A CLASSIFIEDS
News&Press
TWO SECTIONS • 24 PAGES
JUNE 10, 2015
QUOTE
‘All that is necessary for the
triumph of evil is that good
men do nothing.’
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Darlington, S.C.
W W W. N E W S A N D P R E S S . N E T
Council views
2015 - 2016
county budget
Tony Watkins
will not seek
fourth term
At their June 1 regular meeting, Darlington County Council
got their first look at a proposed $33.2 million budget for
fiscal year 2015/16, prepared
by
county
administrator
Terence Arrington and staff.
This first draft budget
includes a general fund of
$24,163,914, an Environmental
Services fund of $2,716,965, a
Fire
District
Fund
of
$1,963,370,
a
Road
Maintenance
fund
of
$1,675,000, a County Library
fund of $1,352,598, an
Emergency Telephone fund of
$804,966, a Hartsville Fire
Protection District fund of
$475,000, and a State
Accommodations Tax fund of
$60,525.
Council passed first reading
of Ordinance 15-21, which
incorporates these budget
Mayor
Tony
Watkins
revealed he would not seek a
fourth term during an
impromptu announcement at
the beginning of the Darlington
City Council meeting on
Tuesday, June 2.
In his inimitable, storytelling way, Watkins shared the
news as the second half a twopart announcement, after confirming that the sale of the
property behind Walgreens on
Main Street was “done deal” by
former owner Scott Bortz, and
that Bortz had indeed closed on
the property with Walmart.
“This will issue in a new economic transformation for
Darlington, that will come in a
different stages – one, the
arrival of Walmart. And two,
the arrival of other businesses
being attracted to this area by
Walmart.”
by Jana E. Pye
Editor
editor@newsandpress.net
by Samantha Lyles
Staff Writer
slyles@newsandpress.net
COUNTY ON 3A
Kalmia Garden Study Club celebrates National Garden Week
June 7 through 13 is National Garden Week, and members of the Kalmia Garden Study Club gathered Monday to distribute gorgeous
flowers and plants to Darlington businesses and city offices. The plants will remain on display for the week and perhaps inspire people
to beautify their yards and grow something beautiful this year. Pictured from left to right are Kalmia Garden Study Club members Diane
Langston, Carolyn Abbott, Donnie Bryant, Laura Burns, Sue Kilgo, Sally Psillos, Delette Jordan, Cathy Bailey, Ronda Duke Brown, and
Myra Bumgarner.
MAYOR ON 3A
PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES
Darlington Council hears
complaints about “The Ditch”
By Jana E. Pye
Editor
editor@newsandpress.net
Pictured at the ceremony are (left to right): Leo Bonaparte, Albert Muldrow, Joseph Cameron, Sean
Cannon, Paul Simon, Dexter Kirkland, Orlando Hudson,Kevin Williams, Kevin Brown, Ernest Brailey, and
William Wilson, Jr.
PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES
Speaking to Darlington
City Council during their
June 2 monthly meeting,
Mrs. Betty A. Mack spoke
during the public participation portion of the meeting
with a tremulous voice.
“You hear my voice,
right? I sleep with a sleep
apnea machine CPAP and
when I put it on at night, the
air I am breathing at night,
the scent is coming in- I have
to end up taking it off. It is
really important I sleep with
it, because I’ve had openheart surgery. But the ditch
is terrible. I don’t know how
many bags of lime they put
in it, but it’s not working. It
is stopped up somewhere
along the line- we can’t figure out what is coming in it,
there is something coming in
it to make it smell like that.
So I just want to know what
you are all doing and what is
the City going to do about it?
What can be done about it?”
Mack and her husband
live at 122 Chalmers Street,
and have resided there for
over 30 years.
Councilwoman Gloria
Hines asked, “How was the
odor after the tree fell?”
“The odor was the same
It just got stronger. It’s been
years, how many years have
we been over there?” she
turned back to her husband,
who said “Thirty.”
“Thirty some years,” she
continued. “When it rains,
it’s worse.”
Mayor Tony Watkins
asked, “That is what I wondered, what happens when it
rains?”
“It’s not moving. It’s filed
up more now.”
DITCH ON 3A
Humanitarian Award to Orlando Hudson
In a June 8 ceremony on the Public Square,
Darlington native and Major League Baseball
veteran Orlando Hudson was recognized for his
longstanding charitable work with autistic
youths.
ORLANDO HUDSON ON 3A
Unlocking the mysteries of teen angst
by Samantha Lyles
Staff Writer
slyes@newsandpress.net
If you've ever dealt with a
stubborn, grouchy, or hyperemotional teenager or adolescent, you may have asked
yourself, “Why are they
behaving like that?” Author
and teacher Dr. Dave Walsh
provided some insight on
that topic during a speaking
engagement June 5 at
Hartsville's Butler Heritage
Foundation, an event presented by Darlington County
First Steps and the South
Carolina
Campaign
to
Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
Walsh is one of the leading voices on matters of children, parenting, and family
life. He is a faculty member at
the University of Minnesota,
and the author of numerous
books – including one titled
“Why Do They Act That
Way?” - that tackles the science behind teen angst.
During his address at
Butler, Dr. Walsh explained
that although the external
factors of each kid's life can
vary greatly, their internal
struggles are nearly universal. He points out that the
cerebral cortex, the brain's
CEO that handles planning,
risk assessment, and impulse
Dr. Dave Walsh speaking at the
control, is still under conButler Heritage Foundation
struction during youth and
PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES
does not fully mature until an
individual reaches their middozen glands, all coursing
twenties.
through the adolescent’s
“The adolescent brain has brain and provoking unrest.
the gas pedal to the floor That unrest can take the form
with the brakes on back of mild surliness or dramatic
order,” said Walsh.
outbursts, depending on the
This precarious situation individual.
is largely fomented by horWalsh first outlined the
mones, fifty different chemi- role of hormones –
cal messengers secreted by a
TEEN ANGST ON 3A
Market on Darlington Square hosts 2nd Pet Parade
Dozens of dogs – and a few unflappable cats – turned out for the Pet
Parade at the June 6 Market on the Square. The event, staged by
Darlington Downtown Revitalization Association, offered a chance for
proud pet owners to show off their beloved animal companions.
Donations of food and supplies for the Darlington County Humane
Society were collected at the event. In photo, Emi Weaver, 8, served as
handler for her fancy friend Cleo, a four year-old Chinese Crested.
PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES
Church of the Week: Mt. Pisghah UMC
By Bill Segars
Guest Writer
When I was ask to put together some arti-
cles about churches in Darlington County, I
knew that at some point I’d like to venture out
of Darlington County to
CHURCH OF WEEK ON 5A
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Independently
Owned Newspaper
opinion
Word of the Week
commencement: the time when something begins; a
ceremony during which degrees or diplomas are given to
students who have graduated from a school or college.
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OP-ED
The Swimming
Hole (Wash-Hole)
By Bill shepard
“Home was a swimmin’ hole, a fishin’ pole, and the feel of a
muddy road between my toes.”
The lines above are borrowed from one of my favorite songs.
I wish I had written them first. They speak my sentiments well.
Say the word, swimming hole, in the presence of any group
of old folk who grew up on the old mill village in Darlington,
and minds go scurrying off to a spot on Swift Creek. One could
find a piece of Octagon soap lying on a log or stump most any
time. It would be where a previous bather had left it after taking a cool water of the creek.
It is doubtful that any person living today could find the
place, but at one time it was a popular spot.; the best recreation
place that could be found, especially in the summertime. One
person recently wondered if I had a picture of the wash hole,
and I do have but it is locked away in my mind. I remember the
place well, and in my childhood frequented the place every
chance I had. My memories of the place go back more than four
score years.
I was the youngest of the three Shepard boys; we were like
three peas in a pod. Where you saw one, the other two were
there also. Mama would never allow it to be any other way. If
one went to the wash-hole for a swim, the other two went
along. That was true when we were six, nine, and twelve. Our
sister was born when I was six years old, and she was a welcomed addition to our family, at least most of the time. I say
most of the time, but there were times when we wanted to go to
the wash-hole, and Mama would say, “Rock your sister to sleep
and then you can go.” My older brother would rock and sing
lullabies, but Jenny’s eyes would just get bigger. It was those
times we would have sent her back if we could have. Mama
would finally finish her work and come to our rescue. We would
be off to our favorite spot in the summer time. There was seldom a time one could go to the wash-hole and find no one
there. A huge cypress tree stood at the very edge of the water, it
was the place we would hang our overalls before plunging into
the water. There were dozens of nails driven into the tree for
that purpose. When there were enough boys present, a game
called “Alligator” would be in process. One boy would be the
alligator until he could tag another one. The one tagged would
then become the alligator.
At a place where the water was deepest a log lay across the
stream. It had been there longer than anyone could tell. Most
likely in decades past a storm had blown the tree down. That log
was designated as the “safe” place from the alligator when playing the game. Just a simple game, but hours could be spent
while playing.
For as long as I visited the spot, girls were not allowed. My
sister has informed me that after my time, girls began visiting
the place and she was among the number. It is doubtful that
anyone has been there in a long time, decades!
Memories of the place live on in the minds of those who
enjoyed swimming in the waters, and playing the game
Alligator. If anyone reading this article has memories of the
wash-hole, why not share them with the rest of us? We would
like to hear from you!
The Fishing Hole
By a slow moving creek in my home town,
Boys would come from the village around.
With a crooked cane pole and black flax line,
We would crowd the bank in the summer time.
School was out the last day of May.
In between chores there was time to play.
With a can of worms and a fishing pole,
We would head down to the old fishing hole.
When I was a boy, hours were spent,
Finding much pleasure and it didn’t cost a cent.
And I don‘t regret, now that I’m old,
The time that I spent at the old fishing hole.
The slow moving stream still flows along,
But beside its banks, there isn’t a throng.
For times have changed the boys that be…
They are at home, watching TV.
Poem by Bill
Mr. Shepard is a native of Darlington, S.C., and a current resident
of Piedmont, S.C. Signed copies of Mr. Shepard’s books “Mill Town
Boy” and “Bruised” are available for purchase at the News and Press
office. He has been sharing his tales of growing up in Darlington for
decades, and we are delighted to share them each week.
Cruelty to animals
People around the world
have been touched by the case
of Caitlyn, a dog found in
North Charleston with electrical tape wrapped so tightly
around her muzzle that it cut
off blood flow, damaging the
dog's mouth tissue and trapping her tongue between her
teeth for perhaps several days.
It's good news that a suspect in this case has been
arrested. Even though South
Carolina was recently ranked
45th for animal protection
laws out of 56 jurisdictions
studied by the Animal Legal
letters to the editor
Defense Fund, giving Caitlyn's
abuser a substantial sentence
that includes jail time, counseling, and a ban on owning
animals would send a strong
message that cruelty won't be
tolerated.
The link between cruelty to
animals and interpersonal
violence is undeniable. The
FBI uses reports of cruelty in
assessing suspected and
known criminals, and the
American Psychiatric
Association identifies cruelty
to animals as one of the diagnostic criteria for conduct disorders. Medical experts and
law-enforcement officials
agree: Cruelty to animals is a
big red flag.
I urge readers to report all
cases of cruelty to animals
immediately—for everyone's
safety. To learn more, visit
www.PETA.org.
Lindsay Pollard-Post
The PETA Foundation
Norfolk, VA
Christians, business persons,
citizens and all others to read
this quotation that is in this
paper every week. “All that is
necessary for the triumph of
evil is that good men do nothing.” And call, write, email or
text your police chief and ask
him why he will not give the
tapes that the mayor and city
manager told me that I will be
getting from the chief.
Johnson still seeks
tapes
Thanks in advance.
Uncle Albert Johnson
I Make the Famous Bar BQue Sauce
Darlington, S.C.
This is a quotation that I
want all religious leaders
including my pastor,
OP-ED
Why am I running for Mayor?
By Gloria C. hines
Growing up on Pine Street
in Darlington, S.C. watching
my mother, Mrs. Cropsy L.
Cheesboro helping people
throughout her lifetime, made
me want to do the same. My
mother, better known as Mrs.
Cropsy, was a caring person,
who always saw the good in
others. When she helped people, she never expected anything in return. Even after her
death, people would continue
to tell me about her kindness
around the community. While
this was my mother’s legacy, I
am continuing my own legacy
in the year 2015.
Let me introduce
myself, I am Gloria
Hines.
I am a motivator and a
leader. I’m an advocate for
those in need of someone to
speak for them. I am the voice
that is not afraid to speak the
truth even when the truth
sometimes hurts. God has
given me this opportunity to
run for mayor, and I am ready
to accept the challenge. I am
prepared for the role of
mayor. I have been a member
of City Council for the last 14
years, I play an integral role in
the Mayo Alumni Association,
I am the Vice President of
Federated Organizations of
Darlington, President of
Round-O Missionary Baptist
Church Pastor’s Aide, Member
of the League of Women
Voters, as well as being a volunteer with the Darlington
County Voting Commission.
While taking on these many
roles in this community, I am
also a business owner- since
1987.
My number one vision for
Darlington was to bring
Walmart to our city. I have
helped bring this to reality.
My vision now is to build up
an infrastructure to attract
even more new businesses.
Previously, two comprehensive plans were completed for
Darlington in order to stimulate growth in our city. We did
not use these plans or ideas to
grow our city. Our comprehensive plans were actually
used in Virginia successfully.
We must return to these
plans, which may add quaint
shops and businesses to
Darlington to bring downtown back to life. Yet, I cannot
do these things alone. It takes
the focus of the entire com-
munity to stand together and
help bring the “Pearl of the
Pee Dee” back and make
Darlington shine. We must
leave a broken past and come
into the future together as a
community.
We can do this by voting
for Gloria Hines for Mayor!
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County
Continued from 1A
figures as a starting point
and allows the county to make
appropriations and provide for
expenditures and revenues for
the coming budget year.
Arrington told council the
budget he has prepared is “balanced on paper,” but is subject
to input and changes during
the forthcoming budget worksessions. Council will meet
June 9 and 11 at 10 am in the
Fifth Floor courtroom of the
county courthouse for these
working meetings, which
Arrington estimated would last
about four hours each. The
budget worksessions are open
to the public.
Council also approved final
reading of Ordinance 15-12,
containing several incentives
for Sonoco Products Company,
which plans to expand its
Hartsville headquarters with a
$12 million research and development facility. Council voted
unanimously for a new Fee In
Lieu of Tax (FILOT) agreement
reducing the assessment ratio
on Sonoco's manufacturing
facility from 10.5 percent to 6
percent and locking in millage
for 30 years for each phase of
investment, a 30-year exten-
Teen angst
Continued from 1A
specifically the vital male
hormone testosterone - in
boys, noting that with the
onset of puberty, massive
surges of testosterone can
occur seven times per day.
Since the cerebral cortex is ill
equipped to handle these
surges, a lot of testosterone
winds up in receptors located
in the amygdala, a little
almond-shaped brain bit that
plays a key role in processing
emotions, especially fear
response and aggressive
behavior.
When testosterone surges,
Walsh says a young male's
brain is unable to rationalize
his emotional responses, so
he could shut down and withdraw from company, make
impulsive and irrational decisions, or be easily provoked
into fighting. Testosterone
surges also cause a heightened, sometimes embarrassingly persistent, interest in
sex.
In young females, the hormonal onslaught comes from
two messengers: serotonin (a
mood
stabilizer)
and
dopamine (which promotes
emotional bonding). Walsh
says these chemicals can
cause girls to feel overwhelmed by small crises –
finding no milk in the refrigerator, or being unable to
locate a favorite pair of pants
– and they can exaggerate the
depth of emotional connections in friendships or
romance.
Walsh shared a story from
a male student who recognized the role of hormonal
flux in his teen behavior. The
boy had ceased participating
in family activities and preferred to spend time alone in
his room, citing that he was
angry all the time and didn't
want to be around people.
When his mother questioned
him about his behavior, the
boy answered in a most hurtful way.
sion of an existing 50-percent
special source revenue credit
from 2006, and a new 50-percent credit to reduce property
taxes on the R&D expansion.
Other ordinances receiving
third and final reading
approval included:
No. 15-17, providing for the
issuance and sale of a $2.1 million general obligation bond to
purchase equipment for the
Darlington
County
Fire
Protection District, including
safety gear (breathing apparatus, thermal imaging cameras),
staff vehicles, a new dual-purpose tanker engine, and tanker
upgrades.
No. 15-16, laying out guidelines for regulating renewable
energy for residential, commercial, and other uses in the county.
Second reading approvals
included No. 15-18, which
would authorize Darlington
County Board of Elections and
Registration to conduct municipal elections for the Town of
Lamar.
Council also approved contracts with two vendors:
Intercontinental Commercial
Services (ICS) will provide janitorial services for county facilities at an annual cost of
$130,548; HMES will provide
“He told her, 'Mom, I just
don't like you,'” said Walsh,
adding that the student
planned to call his mom,
share what he had learned,
and apologize.
Dealing with adolescents
and teenagers who are barraged by neurochemical
impulses is no easy road, but
Walsh recommends early
preparation for this difficult
journey.
He notes that when a child
is born, only 17-percent of the
brain's 100 billion neurons
are pre-wired, meaning there
are 1,000,000,000,000,000
possible configurations available. That's a quadrillion
chances to set associations,
patterns of behavior, and
countless crucial qualities
that can help a child survive
and thrive.
“The neurons that fire
together, wire together,” said
Walsh. “Whatever the brain
does a lot of is what it gets
good at.”
So if a baby learns that crying out in distress prompts a
parent to hold them close and
soothe their fears, they may
be more apt to trust parents
during their teen traumas.
Conversely, a baby who cries
for help and receives hostility
or is ignored learns that no
one cares about their pain,
and that child may be more
likely to suffer through adolescence in silence, or to recklessly act out.
Walsh says parents who
are
present,
attentive,
attuned, and responsive can
give a child a great head start
on emotional health, and can
provide steady guidance until
the youth's cortex fully
matures and allows them to
self regulate.
To learn more about Dr.
Walsh, visit his website at
www.drdavewalsh.com.
Darlington County First
Steps serves children and
their families. To learn more
visit their website at:
www.darlingtoncountyfirststeps.org/
The Greater Darlington Chamber of Commerce
proudly presents
July 4th
4-10 p.m.
Darlington Raceway
1301 Harry Byrd Hwy, Darlington
Free Admission and Parking
Celebrate Independence Day at Darlington Raceway with
your family at Freedom Fest, hosted by the Greater Darlington Chamber of Commerce. Kids Zone will feature inflatable obstacle courses, slides, and moon bounces. Watch
Cruise-In participants take their lap around “The Lady in
Black”. Local musicians, Noah Stanley, Consumed, and
Morgan’s Road will open up for the internationally popular Sister Hazel. Finally, the night sky will light up over the
track with a magnificent display of impressive fireworks.
Enjoy it all- For Free!
For more information about becoming a vendor, a sponsor,
or a Cruise-In participant, contact Hannah Stanley at
(843) 393-2641. Or visit Darlingtonchamber.com.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 10, 2015 | PAGE 3A
medical services for the
Detention Center at an annual
cost of $402,300.
Arrington noted that HMES
cut their contract cost by
$5,000, and the ICS contract
includes
a
savings
of
$89,474.84 with the county
providing supplies rather than
purchasing them from the vendor.
Also at this meeting, Pee
Dee Regional Transportation
Authority director Chuck
McNeil and regular bus rider
James Stubbs appealed to
council to include some funding for PDRTA in the upcoming
budget.
Mayor
Continued from 1A
“It has been an honor and a
privilege to be your mayor all
these years,” said Watkins. “I
was on council for 15 years
before I became Mayor, so
that has been about 26 years.”
He went on to say that he
has been asked many times
when he will step down as
mayor, and he shared, “I first
said when I see some dirt
moving, but you know, I don’t
have to see that dirt moving. I
know it’s going to happen,
because I just heard from
someone I know and trust. It’s
a good time for me to say I am
not going to seek reelection as
your mayor for a fourth term,
and I do so willingly and happily and without any reservations. There are some things
I’m really proud of that I have
done in my life, been married
to the same woman for 45
years to one of the most special people in the world, my
wife, raised two wonderful
Ditch
Terence Arrington
PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES
Orlando Hudson
Continued from 1A
Members of the Ninth
Masonic District honored
Hudson with the Humanitarian
Award for works of the
C.A.T.C.H. Foundation (Curing
Autism Through Change and
Hope), a non-profit Hudson
founded in 2008 to provide
therapy, education, and activities for autistic children.
“I've known Orlando all his
life... I've watched him transform into a very humble,
exceptional young man who
has given of his time, resources,
and God-given abilities,” said
Kevin Brown, speaking on
behalf of the Ninth District
Masons.
“I have family members who
are Masons, and it's definitely
an honor to receive this award
from you guys,” said Hudson. “I
really appreciate it.”
For more information about
Hudson’s
C.A.T.C.H.
Foundation, visit:
www.orlandohudson1.com
First Church of God
Student Ministries
BBQ Fundraiser
A BBQ fundraiser will be
held on Thursday, June 18,
2015 for the Roots Student
Ministries of First Church of
God, 620 North Main Street in
Darlington. Plates will be
served from 11:00 am until
2:00 pm ONLY. Schoolhouse
BBQ of Scranton, SC will be
catering the meal. A donation
of $8.00 will get you a plate
loaded with delicious Pork
BBQ, rice with your choice of
liver hash or red gravy,
coleslaw, sweet potato soufflé
and bread. Dine in or take out,
free delivery of orders of 10 or
more plates. Baked goods table
with homemade sweets for
dessert. Proceeds help with
expenses for the student’s trip
to
International
Youth
Convention in San Antonio,
Texas.
Continued from 1A
Watkins asked if anyone
else would like to address
council, and greeted Miss Jett
as she approached the council.
“Good afternoon,” said
Jett. “We are on the same
road, with the ditch. I talked
to the man that was at the
ditch, and he said that some
waste was coming in there
from somewhere. So I’m just
asking you, did you all know
waste was coming in your
ditch? Why you didn’t tell
(those) where you live at? “
“We have to do some furthe... we are working with
DHEC right now to determine
what we suspect, to make
absolutely sure,” answered
Watkins. “We’ve done some
testing and we will get the
results of that. We will tell
you two that they are going ot
determine…we know there is
a source of what is coming in
there. Now, how we handle
that may become a legal act.”
Jett continued.
“I see y’all are at the one
point, but the ditch goes all
around and we’ve walked
back there. One day it was so
bad I called Gloria Hines, she
got off the job and we walked
all that way and we found a
pipe running and something
that was coming out of the
hole running in to that ditch,
did you take a picture? That it
is coming from the oil mill.
I’m not afraid to say it. That
drain was coming from the oil
mill running into that ditch
and that is why I am asking
you all to get DHEC on this. If
not, I’m going to call alone
somebody. Because if that’s
coming in that’s killing us in
our neighborhood. And I
think everybody back there is
about sick. Either got heart
problems, and if they ain’t got
heart problems they are pretty near on it. And it’s coming
from that ditch back there.”
Watkins explained that he
had driven by, and the odor
children and have four won- Walmart and I look forward to
derful grandchildren. I was in that with pleasure and vigor.”
“I think it’s good to leave
business for 37 years as my
own boss, and I really enjoyed when you are in good health
that. I served in the U.S. and sound of mind. I look forMarine Corps for four years ward to serving the rest of my
and served in Vietnam for 13 term. Its time to step aside and
½ months and made it back so let new faces vie for that posiI was able to raise that family. tion not only on council, but
And, all of those things are for mayor and bring in their
great accomplishments but I new ideas and, hopefully,
rank being Mayor right up some of those old ideas will be
there with them. To have that continued on.”
Watkins received a round
sort of trust placed in you, is
so humbling and gratifying of applause from council and
and makes me so appreciative attendees.
of all that I have experienced.”
In his retirement, Watkins
took on a second job at the
Darlington Library branch.
“This is the first time I have
had a job that I really, truly
love, and this is not my last
council meeting – don’t get me
wrong, I’m not going anywhere- I have over half a year
to serve, and I will be just as
happy, if not more and hopefully be involved with some of
Mayor Tony Watkins at June 2nd
the things that will come
council meeting.
along with the arrival of
PHOTO BY JANA E. PYE
was strong even through his
rolled up windows.
“If you will recall, that
morning I talked to you, and
you said something about
calling DHEC, I said please
do that. Because sometimes
in addition to what we are
going to do, as the administration, it does not hurt that
citizens call. Because they pay
very close attention to what
citizens say and they say we
are hearing this from so yes,
we are aware of that and we
are going toward that to ve
sure we have a very, very
good case at that and proven
by to see that it is.”
Councilwoman Hines
added, ”Well, I hope this time
we go all the way with it
because I brought to council
more than one time. We
talked about it in the work
session, and I told you before
I know Miss Jett and her family has a problem with it, they
live on it. And I’m on Pine
Street and as I told you my
son in law comes to town - he
has asthma so bad he can’t
stay at my house. We’ve had
to take him to the Emergency
Room twice.”
Watkins replied, “ I think
the odors I heard about were
particulate matter that were
being released into the atmosphere which is a little different situation than this. And
something and it’s not just an
isolated problem. It’s not
going to happen overnight.
And we can’t just fix your
problem because there is a
downstream and an upstream
and whet happens upstream
affects you, and when it goes
downstream, it affects others.”
City manager Howard
Garland asked Water and
Sewer Director to comment,
and he said that DHEC had
been down there and tested.
“Is there fecal matter?”
aksed Garland.
“Yes.”
In other public comments,
Linda Humprhies was victorious in saving her beloved Oak
tree on Oak Street in a plea to
have it removed from the list
of trees that may need to be
removed because of potential
falling due to decay or disease.
Council heard from the
Green Bulb Lighting with
their bid to replace interior
lighting at City buildings and
offices with considerable savings.
Councilman Wayne
Chapman proposed new
street signs with the city logo
for hisorical sections.
City Policy/Curbside
Furniture was addressed by
Mayor Pro Tem Coleman
Cannon; council agreed to
shorten time of items left on
curb to 10 days, with fee sent
to property owner for fee to
remove items if city must
incur the removal.
Council voted down First
Reading of Ordinance 201506 “Community Promotion
Budget Criteria”
Council approved First
Readings of: Ordinance 201507 “Approval of 2015-16 City
Budget”; Ordinance 2015-08
“Approval Tax Anticipation
Notice”; Ordinance 2015-09
“Master Bond Ordinance”;
Ordinance 2015-10
“Refinance Water/Sewer
Bond” Ordinance 2015-11
“Continuance of Tax Levy 125
Mills”; Ordinance 2015-12
“Continuance of Business Tax
License Tax”
Council approved Second
Reading Ordinance 2015-05
“Sale of Property at 101
Exchange Street” to Victor
Webster for $100.
Councilman Jimmy Cooper
asked council to consider
mentoring at the Darlington
County Intervention School.
Important dates: June 11,
6 p.m. Budget Work Session;
June 23, 6 p.m. Public
Hearing 2015-16 Budget;
June 25 7 p.m. Special City
Council Meeting; July 3: City
offices closed, observance of
Fourth of July Holiday; July
14: Regular Monthly Meeting
City Council, 7 p.m.
[Editor’s Note:
Further inquiry on
this topic will be
addressed in more
detail next week.]
Notice of Application
A meeting of the City of Darlington Historic Landmarks
Commission will be held in the conference room of the
City Administrative Building, located at 410 Pearl
Street, Monday, June 22, 2015, at 5:30 p.m. for the
purpose of those interested in the Application for a
Certificate of Appropriateness, as listed below.
Item # 1 (Case 06/01/15) Property of Bryan B. & Patricia W. Hobbs located at 301 Cashua Street, Tax Map
No. 164-15-03-083; bordered on the Northwest by
property of John Dexter & Faye Dowling, Tax Map No.
164-15-03-082; bordered on the Southwest by Spring
Street; bordered on the Southeast by Cashua Street;
and bordered on the Northeast by property of James
R. & Wendy A. McDonald, Tax Map No. 164-15-03084.
PROPOSAL: REQUEST TO MAKE MULTIPLE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR REPAIRS, RECONFIGURE
PORCHES, WINDOWS, ETC.
Individuals may submit comments in writing by Thursday, June 18, 2015, to City Planning Department, P.O.
Box 57, Darlington, SC 29540, or they may provide
comments in person at the Commission meeting. Info:
843-398-4000 x 103 or darlingtonplanner@gmail.com.
Russell F. Powell
Financial Advisor
146 Cargill Way, Suite A
Hartsville, SC 29550
www.TeamPalmetto.wrfa.com
843-332-1687
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and not to harm you, plans to give you
hope and a future.
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Gena Jordan
Campbell
Gena Jordan Campbell, age
80, passed away Monday, June
1, 2015. Funeral service was
held 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, June
3rd in the chapel at Belk Funeral
Home, followed by graveside
service at Grove Hill Cemetery. A
visitation was held 2:00 – 3:00
p.m. Wednesday at the funeral
home.
Born in Darlington County,
Gena was the daughter of the
late John Henry and Maude
Gainey Jordan. She worked for
Pee Dee Electric Cooperative for
over 30 years. Mrs. Campbell
was a member of Black Creek
Baptist Church, and served as a
Sunday school teacher for the
children. Gena traveled all over
the world, loved to cook, loved
to read, and was a member of
the Pilot Club.
Surviving are her husband,
Charles “Curly” Campbell of
Darlington;
her
brothers,
Charles (Judy) Jordan of
Florence, and John Jordan of
Timmonsville; her sister JoAnn
(Charlie) Brown of Florence;
several nieces and nephews; and
special
friend,
Ann
a
Weatherford.
Preceded in death are her sisters, Marion “Shine” Miller,
Mamie Grandy Brown, and Rae
Self; and her brother, John
Jordan.
The family would like to give
a special thanks to the staff at
McLeod Hospice House.
Memorials may be made to
Black Creek Baptist Church 137
Mont Clare Rd, Darlington, S.C.
29540.
A guestbook is available
online at www.belkfuneralhome.com.
James “Buddy”
Dudley
James “Buddy” W. Dudley,
age 75, died peacefully at his
home on Monday, June 1, 2015.
A funeral service was held 3:00
p.m. Thursday at Indian Branch
United Methodist Church, followed by burial in Wesley
Chapel Cemetery, directed by
Belk Funeral Home.
Born in Darlington County on
January 22, 1940, he was one of
fourteen children to the late
N.G. ‘”Tony” and Ura Mae
Stewart Dudley. Buddy worked
for and retired General Motors
and always enjoyed “piddling
around” and fixing things in his
shop. Mr. Dudley loved his wife
and family very much and will
be missed dearly. He was a member of Indian Branch United
Methodist Church.
Surviving is his wife, Margie
Rogers Dudley of Darlington;
three daughters: Wanda (Ricky)
Bowers of Camden, Vicki
(Kenny) Bowers of Kershaw, and
Pamela (Don) Dove of Tifton,
GA; step-children: John Miller of
Pensacola, FL, Angie (Johnny)
Deas of Darlington, Gary
(Candace) Elms of Florence, and
Michelle (Lewis) Jones of
Florence; fourteen grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren; siblings: Trubee
Dudley, George (Thelma)
Dudley, Paul Dudley, Wade
Dudley all of Darlington, Ray
(Arleen) Dudley of Florence,
and Ruth Iseman of Hartsville;
and a special cat, Tabby.
The family received friends
from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday at the funeral home.
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New Providence United
Methodist Church located at
4445 Hoffmeyer Rd., Darling-
Memorials may be made to
Indian Branch United Methodist
Church or the Darlington
County Humane Society, PO Box
503, Darlington, S.C. 29540.
A guestbook is available
online at www.belkfuneralhome.com.
Sammy Gandy
Boyette
Sammy Gandy Boyette, age
96, passed away Monday, June
1, 2015. Funeral service was
held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June
4th at Black Creek Baptist
Church, followed by a burial at
Black Creek Cemetery.
Born in Darlington, Sammy
was the daughter of the late
Samuel Boyd Gandy and Nellie
Winters Gandy Herring. She
graduated from St. John’s High
School, and then studied for one
year at Lander College before
studying at Columbia College in
business. Mrs. Boyette was a
member of Black Creek Baptist
Church and was involved in the
church for many years from
playing piano since she was 14
years old, and taught Sunday
school for all ages.
Mrs. Boyette is survived by
her children, Joseph LeGrande
Boyette, Jr. of Glenden Beach,
OR, Martha Boyette of
Weaverville, N.C., Patsy (Bill)
Summer of Aiken, and Jane
(Paul) Harrington of Florence
and Spartanburg; 13 grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren; and a special friend,
Frank Linder.
Preceded in death is her husband, Joseph LeGrande Boyette,
Sr,, and her daughter, Sara Joyce
Boyette.
The family would like to give
a special thanks to the staff at
McLeod Hospice House, and
Southland Health Care Center.
The family received friends
from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 3rd at Belk
Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to a
charity of one’s choice, or
McLeod Hospice House 1203 E
Cheves St, Florence, S.C. 29506,
or The Lord Cares 201 Grove St,
Darlington, S.C. 29532.
A guestbook is available
online at www.belkfuneralhome.com.
Jake Watford
Jake Watford, age 78, passed
away, Wednesday June 3, 2015
at his home. A memorial service
was held 3:00 p.m. Sunday,
June 7 in the Lamar chapel of
Belk Funeral Home. The family
received friends one hour prior
to the service from 2:00 - 3:00
p.m.
Born in Darlington County,
Jake was the son of the late
Elbert Eugene Watford and
Melissa Knotts Watford. He
served his country in the United
States Navy, worked at Sonoco
for ten years and then was selfemployed. Jake enjoyed his life
with music, and having Jake and
Jerry’s Combo singing with
Jake, Jerry and Jean. He was a
member of the Elks, Moose,
Shriners, V.F.W.; St. David’s
Lodge and attended Bethel
United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Terry
Dudley Watford of Lamar; two
sons, Jay (Robin) Watford, also
of Lamar, and Joe M. (Valerie)
Stephens, Jr. of Bishopville; one
daughter, Julie (Kyle) Stanley of
Lamar; six grandchildren, and
five great-grandchildren; also, a
sister, Debbie (Timmy) Kirven,
ton, will be having our Vacation
Bible School starting on June
15-19 from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Please come out and fellowship
with us.
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Anniversary
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located at 3420 Sally Hill Rd.
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Jake was preceded in death
by his son, Terry “Tony”
Watford; brother, Jerry Watford
and sister, Rebecca Jean Melton.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
are suggested to Alzheimer’s
Association, 3223 Sunset Drive,
Suite 100, West Columbia, S.C.
29169.
An online guestbook is
available at www.belkfuneralhome.com.
Minnie “Mincy”
Copeland
Minnie “Mincy” Hodges
passed
away
Copeland
Tuesday, June 2, 2015. A
funeral service was held 2:00
p.m. Friday, June 5 in Trinity
United Methodist Church with
interment following in Grove
Hill Cemetery, directed by
Belk Funeral Home. A visitation was held Thursday from
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the funeral
home.
Born September 14, 1915 in
Marion County, she was the
daughter of the late Robert
G.W. and Edith Othello Meggs
Hodges. Mincy graduated from
Winthrop College in 1936 with
a bachelor’s degree in Home
Economics. She taught in the
model school of the state of
South Carolina at BaronDeKalb School, in Westville,
South Carolina, along with others schools in the state. She was
a member of Trinity United
Methodist Church where she
served as youth worker,
Sunday school teacher, caretaker of Methodist Cemetery
on Orange Street and wrote the
church history. She was past
chairman of Darlington County
Historical Commission and a
member of the Darlington
County Historical Society. She
organized Girl Scouts of the
Pee Dee in Darlington in 1960,
working with scouting in various capacities for 10 years; she
was a volunteer for Hospice of
the Pee Dee for many years.
Mincy was a member of various
organizations
including:
National Society Colonial
Dames XVII Century, serving as
President General from 19811983; National Society Magna
Charta Dames and Barons, First
Families of South Carolina,
Jamestown Society, National
Society Huguenots of North
Carolina, Sovereign Colonial
Society-Americans of Royal
Descent, the Dames of the
Court of Honor and Society of
Descendants of Knights of the
Most Noble Order of the Garter.
Surviving is her son, Dr.
Frank P. Copeland, III. of
Darlington; her daughter, Mincy
Copeland Peterson and son-inlaw, Jim; granddaughters,
Shannon Copeland Burris, and
Britton Copeland (Bryan) Epps;
grandson, James W. “Trey”
Peterson, III.; seven great grandchildren; and her nieces, Sara
Hodges Horton and Kay Hodges
Heinrich.
Mincy is preceded in death by
her husband, Frank P. Copeland,
Jr.; her brothers, James L.
Hodges, Robert S. Hodges,
William Everette Hodges, and
Rupert “Pert” G. Hodges; and
her sisters, Charlotte “Polly”
Hodges, and Sallie H. Jordan.
Memorials may be sent to
Trinity United Methodist Church
Post Office Box 16, Darlington,
S.C. 29540 or SCCD XVII
Century
Mincy
Copeland
their Pastor, Rev. Jackie Boyd,
on Sunday, June 14 at 10:00
a.m. Speaker will be Rev.
Emanuel Simon, Pastor of
Bethany Baptist Church of
Lamar. All are invited.
Trinity
UMC
After
School Care
Program beginning August
17. For further information, call
tMelissa Young at 393-4852.
Scholarship Fund c/o Billie
Finklea 2701 Hoffmeyer Rd.
Florence, S.C. 29501-1928.
A guestbook is available
online at www.belkfuneralhome.com.
David “Dog Eye”
Gainey
David Thomas “Dog Eye”
Gainey, age 66, passed away
Friday, June 5, 2015. A funeral
service was held 4:00 p.m.
Monday, June 8th at Welsh Neck
Baptist Church in Society Hill.
Burial, with Military Honors, followed in Welsh Neck Cemetery.
Born in Darlington County,
David was the son of the late
David Burnice Gainey and
Vergia Jordan Gainey. He was a
Vietnam Veteran, serving in the
82nd Airborne. After the military, David worked in construction. He enjoyed fishing, laughing, and joking around with people. He was a member of Welsh
Neck Baptist Church. David was
known around Society Hill for
wearing his coonskin cap.
Surviving are his daughter,
Lisa (William) Skipper; his
grandchildren, Molly O’Neal
and Jodi O’Neal; his sisters,
Patsy (Mike) Bryant, and Rose
Mary McCallum, all of Society
Hill; and several nieces and
nephews.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by his
brothers, Richard “Runkus”
Gainey, and Billy Gainey.
The family received friends
from 5:oo -7:00 p.m. Sunday,
June 7th at Belk Funeral Home,
and other times at Davids home
at 807 Crowley Hill Rd. Society
Hill, S.C. 29593.
Memorials may be made to
the Wounded Warrior Project.
Send donations on their website
www.woundedwarriorproject.o
rg, or to the Florence Veterans
Honor Guard, PO Box 12771
Florence, S.C. 29501.
A guestbook is available
online at www.belkfuneralhome.com.
“Our family serving yours since 1922”
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KeepiNg the Faith
Keep Moving
Imagine that you are on
your way to a much anticipated beach vacation. After
hours of hard traveling you
rub your bloodshot eyes and
see a glorious sign that says,
“Beaches.” You are overjoyed.
But how strange would it be,
if when you saw that sign you
immediately stopped the car
and began unloading all of
your vacation wares as if you
had actually arrived at your
destination?
How bizarre, if you and
your family started setting up
beach chairs and umbrellas,
if you began unpacking coolers, baiting fish hooks, and
slathering on the sun block
right there beneath the sign?
Would it not be false to start
calling and texting everyone
back home to tell them that
you were safe at the beach,
when in fact you were only
camping at a mile marker
along the way?
Of course it would, yet
many people of faith do
exactly this sort of thing
when it comes to reading
their Bibles. They see the
Scriptures as the end of their
spiritual journey, not the
road sign along the way,
pointing them to a much
more magnificent destination. What exactly is the Bible
pointing us toward? In a
word, Jesus.
In one of the more lofty
concepts of the New
Testament, John wrote, “In
the beginning was the Word.
The Word was with God and
was God. That Word became
flesh and dwelt among us.”
The true Word of God, by the
Bible’s own testimony, is not
a written document. It is a
Person. It is the one we call
Jesus. Thus, the Bible is
always pointing to him as the
supreme authority for faith.
He is “The Word of God for
the People of God.”
Let there be no doubt,
road signs will point you in
the right direction, but you
can’t camp out in the median.
If you do, you might get run
over; distract other travelers
along the way; create a good
deal of confusion; and you
certainly aren’t going to get
anywhere. In fact you’ll miss
out on what this journey is
about.
It is right to be called
“People of the Book,” that is,
lovers of the Bible. But let us
remember that we are not
Biblicists, because the Bible
itself isn’t the end of our convictions. We are Christians,
followers of Jesus who are
always heeding his voice and
moving in his direction, the
author, sustainer, and perfecter of our faith.
Ronnie McBrayer is a syndicated columnist, blogger,
pastor, and author of multiple
books. Visit his website at
www.ronniemcbrayer.net.
Anointed Outreach
Ministries
1032 N. Governor
Williams Hwy., Darlington
Pastors Richard &
Shirley Henry
843-469-6990
Wed. - 7 p.m.
Sun. - 10 a.m.
Sunday - June 14, 2015 - 6 p.m.
Southside Free Will Baptist Church
153 E. McIver Rd, Darlington
For more information call,
Pastor Doug Snipes, 843-260-9850.
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Church of the
Week
Continued from 1A
talk about many other
impressive churches that all
South Carolinians should see
and learn more about. Today
starts that expansion, it’s time
to venture out a bit and learn
more about beautiful church
buildings that you may have
seen or certainly should see, as
well as learn a little about
them. Don’t worry though, we
still have more in Darlington
County to discover, so keep
reading, we will come back
home.
Invariably when someone
around here finds out that I
know something about old
churches they will ask about
two churches in particular. I
can hear them now, “Oh you
look for old churches do you?
What do you know about the
one on the back road to
Florence, near the interstate?”
Knowing full well which one
they are asking about I’ll say,
“What’s the name of it?” Their
reply is like a recording, “I don’t
know the name, but it’s that
pretty white church with the
red roof.”
“That pretty white church
with the red roof” is our subject
for this week and its name is
Pisgah United Methodist
Church.
Pisgah’s striking
appearance and its highly visible location does indeed make
it hard to forget, even though
its name may not be known by
all that drive by it. Along with
its “post card setting”, Pisgah
also have many interesting historical facts and the past and
present congregation is to be
commended for their efforts to
retain those records and to
maintain their building for all
to enjoy.
The founding fathers of
Pisgah had their roots deeply in
grained in this area, which was
a part of the Darlington District
even before the Revolutionary
War. Their attempt to organize
into any type of church or religious affiliation seemed to be
somewhat scattered and held
several different names until
February 6, 1806. The name of
Pisgah is not associated at all
with this date, but there is
record of the Darlington
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District Court reading a “citation” on the estate of a
deceased person at “Russell’s
Church”. A “citation” was
always read at the nearest
“church” or “religious gathering place” to where a deceased
person lived.
So where did the name
Pisgah come from, stay with me
we’ll get there. In December of
1813 Dempsey Russell gave
land for a building to be built
and used as a church. A one
room meeting house was soon
built and the congregation
began to gain new members
and grow with enthusiasm.
Between 1814 and 1840 this
congregation is mentioned in
records as “Russell’s Meeting
House”, or the “Society at
Russell’s”. As the political climate in America began to
change so did the climate and
personalities in most churches.
By 1840 there was not a single
Russell on the church roll here.
The name of “Pisgah” was
adopted, possible because the
31 members felt like it sounded
more Biblical. From here forward the name of Pisgah, in
one form or another, has
appeared in the official records
of this church.
Now that we all know the
name of “That pretty white
church with the red roof”, lets
learn about the building. Even
though the membership of
Pisgah experienced a slight
decline in enrollment after the
War Between the States when a
new church was formed at
Wilson’s Crossroads, soon to be
Florence, the original Russell
land was maintained and a new
one room church building was
built in 1878 or 1879 for $850.
In November of 1913, one hundred years after the first land
was donated by the Russell
Family, the Hoffmeyer family
donated 4 more acres of land
for the purpose of building the
present building.
This wonderful Carpenter
Gothic church building was
made basically ready for its
first service on Easter Sunday,
April 12, 1914; but not without
problems. The first problem
occurred very early into the
building process, even as the
lot was being cleared for the
new building. A tree that needed to be removed was accidentally dropped on the 1879
church building, partially
demolishing it, so the congregation had no place to worship
during the construction of the
new building. In spite of a few
minor setbacks as a result of
the ongoing WW I, progress
began to appear until work
stopped in October of 1913.
The original builder quit, just
walked off the job, never to
return. So the next challenge
was to find another builder.
Lucius Patrick Raines, a local
builder who had recently finish
Mt. Elon Baptist Church in
Lydia, was talked into completing Pisgah for the fee of $1,075.
In December of 1913 work
resumed.
A big plus for Mr. Raines to
be able to finish the building,
that someone else started, was
that the building committee
did have a good set of building
plans to build by. A local mail
carrier, L. McDuffie Hicks, had
a sincere interest in architecture and had recently completed a correspondence course to
become a trained architect. As
one of his first projects, he
drew a detailed set of plans for
the present Pisgah Church.
Even with the first service
being held on Easter Sunday of
1914, the building was not
completely finished until June
28, 1914 when the congregation celebrated with a
Centennial Celebration Service
in their new building, which at
that time had a value of
$10,000.
As with many
churches, this figure may not
have been a completely accurate figure; because many
members gave time, talents
and materials towards the completion of their beloved church
building.
The present congregation,
in keeping with its over 200
year tradition of loyalty to their
church, continues to do an
exemplarily job of maintaining
their building at 621 N.
Ebenezer Rd., many times over.
Hopefully now after learning
more about the trials & tribulations that have faced this
church; next time you view it, it
will be seen as more than “That
pretty white church with the
red roof”, and you will not need
to wonder “What’s the name of
it?”
Bill Segars is a contractor and
historian in Hartsville.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Date:
Time:
Location:
Current
Fiscal Year
Revenue
8,370,523
Current
Fiscal Year
Expenditures
7,962,038
Pursuant to Section 6-1-80 of the S.C. Code of
Laws, public notice is hereby given that
Darlington City Council will hold a public hearing on the
Municipal budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal year.
June 25, 2015
6:00 P.M.
Council Chambers of City Hall, 400 Pearl Street
Projected
Revenue
2015-2016
10,131,318
Projected
Expenditures
2015-2016
10,131,318
Percentage
Change In
Revenue
+21%
Percentage
Change in
Expenditures
+27%
Estimated Millage Equals $125.00 per $1000 of Assessed Property Value
Current
Fiscal Year
Mileage
125 MILLS
Estimated
Mileage for
2015-2016
125 mills
Susan Johnson Memorial
Scholarship Grant awarded to
Stephen C. Parker
The Susan Johnson
Memorial Fund Committee
has announced that Stephen
Clayton Parker has been
awarded the 2015 Susan
Johnson Memorial
Scholarship Grant in the
amount of $4000.00. This
non-repayable grant is
awarded annually to a graduate or former graduate of
Darlington High School
(Formerly St. John’s High), or
a graduate or former graduate from the Darlington Area
Attendance Zone of Mayo
High School for Math,
Science, and Technology,
Trinity Collegiate School who
intends to pursue further
education or training leading
to a career in health care.
Factors considered in the
selection of the annual recipient of this award include academic standing, extra-curricular activities, character, and
recommendations from the
principal and/or faculty of
the schools mentioned.
Stephen Clayton Parker
lives with his father and
mother and is graduating at
this time from Mayo High
School for Math, Science and
Technology in the Class of
2015. Stephen is active in the
community by participating
in Earth Day, Salkehatchie
Summer Service, and completed a project at Bethea
Retirement Community for
his Eagle Scout service project. He is a member of the
National Honors Society,
President of the Mu Alpha
Theta Math Honor Society,
Star Student and Junior
Marshal at Mayo High School
for Math, Science and
Technology for the Class of
2014.
Stephen plans to attend
Presbyterian College in
Clinton, and major in PreMed/Biology, and has later
plans to attend medical
school with the desire to specialize in pediatrics.
He indicates there are several reasons why he wants to
enter the health care field.
“The primary reason for
me wanting to be a pediatrician is that I have a passion
for children,” said Parker. “I
believe that children are society’s future. I also feel this
career field would always
have something new and
exciting to see and deal
with.”
The Susan Johnson
Memorial Fund was established in 1968 in memory of
Miss Susan Johnson, who at
the time of her death was an
outstanding senior at St.
John’s High School and was
active in her church and community. Miss Susan Johnson
was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. Richard (Dot)
Johnson.
This fund is administered
by a committee operating
under the supervision of the
Session of the Darlington
Presbyterian Church.
BOOKINGS REPORT
PAGE 6A | WEDNESDAY JUNE 10, 2015
NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C.
DARLINGTON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER JUNE 1 THROUGH JUNE 8, 2015
INMATE NAME/AGE/BOOKING OFFENSE
Editor’s note: The booking
report represents a list of persons arrested given to the media
from the Darlington County
Detention Center under the S.C.
Freedom of Information Act.
All people are presumed
innocent until proven guilty.
Please be advised there are
many people with similar
names.
If listed here erroneously,
please contact the detention center, which will send us any corrections. If a person is found not
guilty in a court of law, that
person may have that printed
here as well by providing court
documents to us to that effect.
l T'Andre La'Quan Allen,
20, of 2734 Welling Farm Rd,
Darlington, Public Disorderly
Conduct
l Leonard William
Baldwin, 52, of 1209 Cowboys
Ln Apt D, Hartsville, Violation
of City Ordinance
l Evan Patrick Freeman, 28,
of 501 Red Street, Darlington,
Bench Warrant Family Court
l Charles Howard Jerry Jr,
36, of 245 Congaree Rd Apt
509, Greenville, Driving Under
Suspension; Seatbelt
l Hykeem Ramel Mack, 20,
of 411 Pine St, Darlington,
Petty Larceny <$2000;
Burglary 3rd Degree 2nd
Offense
l Carrie Lee Mazon
Stuckey, 35, of 1204 Farm
Lane Drive, Hartsville,
Commitment (SPOM)
l Danielle Alana Vaughan,
31, of 509 Weaver St,
Darlington, Shoplifting
<$2000
l Angela Leigh Brown, 39,
of 334 Chinaberry Dr,
Hartsville, DUI/Driving Under
the Influence .08 1st
l Faye Byrd, 55, of 619
Chapman Road, Cheraw,
Failure to Possess Registration
Card; Driving Under
Suspension; Transp Alcohol In
Motor Veh w/Seal Broken
l Oscar Tyrone Dolford, 45,
of 307 Campbell St, Hartsville,
Driving Under Suspension
l Princeton Renaldo
Graham, 17, of 2512 Thousand
Oaks Dr, Hartsville, Public
Disorderly Conduct
l Jonathan Boyd Howle,
43, of 1025 Byrd St, Hartsville,
Poss 28G or Less Marij/10G or
Less Hash 1st
l Eric Lenard Jacobs, 33, of
405 Shagbark Avenue,
Columbia, Contempt of Family
Court; Contempt of Family
Court
l Toby Lornza June, 49, of
500 Howard St, Hartsville,
Public Disorderly Conduct
l Stacie Sonia Odom, 37, of
1024 W Billy Farrow Hwy,
Hartsville, Shoplifting <$2000
l Stephen Deshon Segars,
22, of 916 W Washington St,
Hartsville, Manuft Poss Sch V
CHARGES
ABHAN: Assault
and battery, high and
aggravated nature
DUAC: Driving under
unlawful alcohol
concentration
DUI: Driving
under the influence
DUS: Driving
under suspension
CDV: Criminal domestic
violence
CDVHAN: Criminal
domestic violence, high
and aggravated nature
PDC: Public disorderly
conduct
PWID: Possession with
intent to distribute
SPOM: Simple
possession of marijuana
Drugs w/Intent to Dist 1st;
Poss 28G or Less Marij/10G or
Less Hash 1st
l Cleveland Slater Jr, 51, of
1836 N 5th St, Hartsville,
Public Disorderly Conduct
l Christy Darlene
Weatherford, 41, of 1427
Sidney Lane, Hartsville,
Shoplifting <$2000
l Melissa Ann Baird, 48, of
1647 Cashua Ferry Rd,
Darlington, Manuft Possess
Other Sub Sch I II III WITD
2nd; Manuft Possess Other
Sub Sch I II III WITD 2nd;
Manuft Possess Other Sub Sch
I II III WITD 2nd; Manuft
Possess Other Sub Sch I II III
WITD 2nd; Manuft Possess
Other Sub Sch I II III WITD
2nd
l Willie Junior Clark, 54, of
1035 N Ham Rd,
Timmonsville, Poss 28G or
Less Marij/10G or Less Hash
1st
l Jaquawn Davion Forte,
21, of 1111 Robinson St,
Hartsville, Malicious Injury to
Personal Property <$2000
l Darryl Sean Hatch Jr., 33,
of 401 Emmary St, Hartsville,
Public Disorderly Conduct;
Resisting Arrest
l Dexter Alan Howard, 54,
of 111D Ave, Darlington,
Driving Under Suspension;
Disregarding Yield Sign
l Erwin Travis Hyman, 33,
of 508 Limit St, Darlington,
Bench Warrant (Family
Court); Bench Warrant
(Family Court)
l Justin Bryan Kirven, 24,
of 2527 W Old Camden Rd,
Hartsville, DUI/Driving Under
the Influence .08 1st
l Nathaniel Lowery Jr., 49,
of 274 Pleasant Grove Rd,
Lynchburg, Receiving Stolen
Goods <$2000
l Jerry Murray, 55, of 415
N Main Street Apt G-6,
Darlington, Violation of City
Ordinance
l Catarino Romero-Rios,
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44, of 979 Phillippi Church Rd,
Raeford NC, Poss Other
Controlled Sub In Sched I to V
1st
l Chassidy Leanne Soles,
19, of 820 Green Pastures
Drive, Hartsville, Shoplifting
<$2000
l Jose A Urquin, 27, of 109
Rogosin, Rockingham NC,
Operating Motor Vehicle w/o
License; Speeding >10 But
<15 MPH Over the Speed
Limit
l Richard Mortimer
Anderson IV, 35, of 2849
Patrick Rd, Hartsville, Bench
Warrant (Family Court)
l Precious Crystal Brown,
33, 106 Rice Meadow Circle,
Columbia, Driving Under
Suspension; Fail to Return
Drivers License After
Suspension
l Kimberly Brooke
Chapman, 22, of 1619
Hamapond Rd, McBee, Poss
28G or Less Marij/10G or Less
Hash 1st
l Ernest Gattison, 51, of
3404 Charles Dr. Lot 10,
Darlington, Speeding >10 But
<15 MPH Over the Speed
Limit; Driving Under
Suspension
l Everette Alexander
Gattison, 48, of 3404 Charles
Drive, Darlington, Bench
Warrant (Family Court);
Bench Warrant (Family Court)
l Salvador Gomez, 36, of
1361 Olanto Hwy, Lake City,
Driving Without a License;
Traffic/Driving on Wrong Side
of Road
l Ed Gerald Howell, 65, of
2024 Sports Dr, Hartsville,
Criminal Domestic Violence
1st Offense
l Patrick Sean Johnson, 44,
of 177 Cedar Ridge Rd,
Dovesville, Sentenced by
General Sessions Court;
Sentenced by General Sessions
Court; Sentenced by General
Sessions Court
l Anthony Jamal McAllister,
23, of 902 Hibiscous Rd,
Lamar, Malicious Injury to
Personal Property <$2000
l Quinlan Odarel
McClendon, 37, of 743
Stonehill Rd, Hartsville,
Driving Under Suspension
l Kay Fancis Melton, 36, of
1444 York Sq, Darlington,
Criminal Domestic Violence
1st Offense
l Dana Davis Moore, 51, of
1976 Harry Byrd Hwy,
Darlington, Fail to Collect
Account for or Pay Over;
Failure to Collect Account for
or Pay Over
l James Franklin Polson,
60, of 1924 Lot 2 Indian
Branch Rd, Darlington,
Commentment (Bench
Warrant Poss Stolen Goods);
Commentment (Bench
Warrant Opp Uninsured
Vehicle); Commentment
(DUS)
l Heather Kaylin Pratt, 23,
of 3293 N Center Rd,
Hartsville, Poss Other
Controlled Sub in Sched I to V
1st
l Tommy Walker Quick, 66,
of 1979 Holly Bush Road,
Timmonsville, DUI/Driving
Under the Influence .08 1st;
Failure to Yield Right of Way
l Jarrell NMN Washington,
48, of 434 Brewer Avenue,
Hartsville, Bench Warrant
(Driving Under Suspension)
l Altarique Caine Williams,
20, of 118 Bacote St,
Darlington, Speeding More
Than 25 MPH Over the Speed
Limit; Minor/Purchase or Poss
Alcoholic Liquors; Uninsured
Motor Veh Fee Violation 2nd
Offense
l Isaiah Addison, 42, of 434
Timberchase Dr, Hartsville,
Violation of City Ordinance
l Dmario Kurt Anderson,
25, of 212 B Ave, Darlington,
Contempt Order (Family
Court)
l Christopher Deleon Boaz,
36, of 2312 Cashua Ferry Rd,
Darlington, Malicious Injury to
Real Property <$2000
l John Thomas Brown, 47,
of 519 Phillips Street,
Darlington, Bench Warrant
(Family Court)
l Linda Delores Hawkins,
48, of 323 Chinaberry,
Hartsville, Public Disorderly
Conduct
l Jack Donovan Lewis, 44,
of 1749 Hwy 9, Bennettsville,
Shoplifting <$2000
l Carrie Lee Mazon
Stuckey, 35, of 1204 Farm
Lane Drive, Hartsville,
Unlawful Neglect of
Child/Helpless Person;
Unlawful Neglect of
Child/Helpless Person;
Unlawful Neglect of
Child/Helpless Person;
Unlawful Neglect of
Child/Helpless Person;
Unlawful Neglect of
Child/Helpless Person;
Unlawful Neglect of
Child/Helpless Person
l Adrian Denise McDaniel,
37, of 2516 Persimmors Road,
Hartsville, Public Disorderly
Conduct; Assault and Battery
3rd Degree
l Laquinsha Michelle
Sanders, 24, of 425 Murray
Street, Hartsville, Entering
Premises After Warning;
Unlawful Neglect of
Child/Helpless Person;
Unlawful Neglect of
Child/Helpless Person
l Ronnie Antonio
Washington, 41, of 408 Pine
St, Darlington, Operating
Motor Vehicle w/o License;
Uninsured Motor Vehicle Fee
Violation; Driving Under
Suspension
l Jeffrey NMN Wesley, 30,
of 2447 Trails Edge Dr, Lamar,
Assault and Battery 3rd
Degree; Criminal Domestic
Violence 1st Offense; Burglary
Second Degree
l Derrick Lavonne
Abraham, 39, of 305 Jasper
Ave, Hartsville, Open
Container of Beer/Wine;
DUI/Driving Under the
Influence .08 1st
l Lamont Keith Bivens, 50,
of 121 Richmond St,
Darlington, Driving Under
Suspension
l Dwayne Junior Brown, 37,
of 3131 Lamar Hwy,
Darlington, Criminal Domestic
Violence 1st Offense
l William Roy Brown III,
33, of 38 Short Eason Rd,
Ruby, Shoplifting <$2000
l James Franklin Crowley,
52, of 2628 New Market Rd,
Hartsville, Drugs/Possession of
Cocaine 1st
l Stacey Yvette Davis, 41, of
603 Southern Pine,
Darlington, Violation of City
Ordinance
l Demetro Luna De Jesus,
31, of 2506 W Sumter St,
Florence, Violation of City
Ordinance; Driving Without a
License; Oper Vehicle Without
Lights During Nightime
l A'Ryon Quantta Dudley,
18, of 941 Breakwater Circle
Unit 308, Darlington, Poss 28G
or Less Marij/10G or Less Hash
1st
l Tabatha Goodwill, 36, of
308 Orange St, Darlington,
DUI/Driving Under the
Influence .08 1st; Open
Container of Beer/Wine
l Ricky Harris, 52, of 280
River Birch Rd, Bishopville,
DUI/Driving Under the
Influence .08 1st
l Amber Rea Hill, 27, of
1650 Winding Ridge Drive,
Hartsville, Shoplifting <$2000
l Angel Patrice Jackson, 33,
of 915 G Street, Hartsville,
Shoplifting <$2000;
Shoplifting <$2000;
Shoplifting <$2000;
Shoplifting <$2000
l Gerald Kenneth Johnson
Jr., 33, of 6912 Coleman Road,
Florence, DUI/Driving Under
the Influence .08 1st; Driving
Under Suspension Open
Container of Beer/Wine;
Receiving Stolen Goods
>$10,000
l Shawn King, 48, of 305
Campbell Street, Hartsville,
Violation of City Ordinance;
Violation of City Ordinance
l Dwight Junior Littles, 50,
of 822 Ripley Station Rd,
Hartsville, Shoplifting <$2000
l Hykeem Ramel Mack, 20,
of 411 Pine St, Darlington,
Petty Larceny <$2000;
Burglary 3rd Degree 2nd
Offense
l Otis Dwayne Mullins, 49,
of 310 Society Hill Rd,
Darlington, DUI/Driving
Under the Influence .08 1st
l Joshua Simensen, 32, of
2205 Vance Drive, Florence,
Grand Larceny >$2000
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l John Simpson, 50, of 916
Crowley Dr, Hartsville, Poss
28G or Less Marij/10G or Less
Hash 1st; Driving Under
Suspension
l Christopher Russell
Smith, 47, of 312 Mumford
Lane, Cheraw, Open Container
of Beer/Wine; DUI/Driving
Under the Influence .08 1st
l Brett Tedlea Stratton, 26,
of 729 Menory Ln, Hartsville,
Entering Premises After
Warning; Shoplifting <$2000
l James Henderson Barr,
35, of 304 Farm St, Darlington,
Safekeeping
l Jada Tiera Brunson, 17, of
1716 Drill Sergeant Ln,
Darlington, Littering
l Donna Faye Crowley, 39,
of 1016 Darmoss Drive,
Hartsville, Violation of City
Ordinance
l James Alvin Dixon Jr, 36,
of 2382 Gallowaytown Rd,
Hartsville, DUS (License Not
Susp DUI) 3rd or More;
Habitual Traffic Offender;
Shoplifting <$2000
l Aaron Christopher Hall,
19, of 309 Farm Street,
Darlington, Poss 28G or Less
Marij/10G or Less Hash 1st;
Transp Alcohol in Motor Veh
W/Seal Broken; Unlawful
Carrying of Weapon
l Cynthia Denise Holmes,
51, of 223 Marion Ave,
Hartsville, Pedestrian Under
Influence of Alcohol or Drugs
l Robert Lee Jackson, 56, of
3931 East Old Camden Rd,
Society Hill, DUI/Driving
Under the Influence .08 1st
l Tommy Lee Johnson, 63,
of 919 Gibson St, Hartsville,
Assault and Battery 3rd
Degree
l Demetria Marshall
Lowery, 36, of 513 Jessamine
St, Darlington, Public
Disorderly Conduct
l Tiesha Michelle Marshall,
19, of 513 Jessamine St,
Darlington, Public Disorderly
Conduct
l Laura Mae Pooler, 42, of
2370 Calvary Road, Hartsville,
DUI/Driving Under the
Influence .08 1st; Driving
Under Suspension
l Alfred Sims, 22, of 3304
Angelwing Dr, Darlington,
DUI/Driving Under the
Influence .08 1st; Driving
Under Suspension
l Monty L Thomas, 37, of
2141 Leavensworth Road #3,
Darlington, DUI/Driving
Under the Influence .08 1st
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 10, 2015 | PAGE 7A
Post 13 baseball opens 2015 season
By Mike Weatherford
Contributing Writer
@darlingtonpride
Gearhart new DHS varsity baseball coach
Dennis Gearhart
will be the new varsity
Baseball Coach at
Darlington
High,
school
officials
announced
today.
Gearhart, who teaches
fifth grade St. John’s
Elementary School,
has been Darlington
High’s head junior varsity baseball coach
since 2008.
“Coach Gearhart
has been part of the
Falcon family through
coaching for more
than eight years now.
He knows our program, our students,
and our focus,” said
Dr. Greg Harrison,
principal of Darlington
High School. “Coach
Gearhart has the skills
and knowledge to take
our baseball program
to the next level. I’m
excited to see the next
chapter in Darlington
baseball under his
leadership.
He’s
proven himself to be a
hard worker and dedicated to our students.
We believe he is the
perfect fit for where
our program currently
is, and to help us fulfill
the vision we have for
Darlington
High
School baseball.”
“This is always
something I’ve wanted
to do,” said Gearhart.
“I’ve always loved
baseball and have
played my entire life. I
feel this is the best way
for me to give back to
the game I love, and to
instill that love in my
players. I was lucky
enough to be a part of
Darlington
High’s
coaching staff straight
out of college and I’ve
seen the way the program has grown. I look
forward to helping it
continue to grow.”
Gearhart, a math
and science teacher,
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believes academics are
a key part of a successful team and he plans
to work closely with
his players and their
teachers to make sure
his players are as successful off the field as
on, in terms of both
academics and discipline.
He has extesive
coaching experience
at Darlington High. He
served as the head junior varsity and assistant varsity baseball
coach since 2008; and
also an assistant varsity and head junior varsity football coach
Post 13 Junior Legion baseball sponsored by the
American Legion opened in
Darlington this week with two
close losses from drastically
different styles of games. Post
13 lost to Post 53 from
Hartsville in a 2 to 0 pitcher’s
duel on Monday the 1st. Then,
on Friday June 5th, they lost
to Post 1 from Florence 18 to
15 in an eight inning shootout.
Monday’s game saw Post
13, coached by recently
appointed Darlington High
School varsity baseball coach
Dennis Gearhart, held to 5 hits
and no runs in 7 innings, after
being held in check by
Hartsville pitcher Garrett
Gainey. Two of those hits were
collected by leadoff man Jared
Boswell, who along with his
two singles, made an unbelievable diving play in center
in the 5th inning to stop a
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Darlington trailed the
majority of the game but tied
things up at 14 in the 7th with
a gutsy suicide squeeze call by
Coach Gearhart with catcher
Cameron Norris at the plate.
Norris laid down a perfect
bunt to score Jake Jones who
was three quarters down the
line when the bunt went down
and scored easily.
“We showed a lot of fight.
We never gave up and we
never will”, Coach Gearhart
was quoted as saying.
Pitching duties were handled by Brycen Brown, Rylan
Weatherford and Jake Jones
who combined to strike out 5
on the night.
Post 13 next plays home
against Marlboro on Monday
the 8th and then Wednesday
the 10th at home against
Cheraw. The remaining home
games are Monday the 15th
against Bishopville and Friday
the 26th against South
Florence. Admission is $5 and
the concession stand is second
to none.
Post 13 is coached by
Dennis Gearhart, Danny
Williamson and Barry Brown.
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and Tommy Williams picked
up the other three Post 13 hits.
Jake Jones and Bryant
Huggins handled the pitching
duties. They combined to give
up only 4 hits while striking,
out 7.
“We were right there in it
the whole time. We just have
to get those timely hits. We
will be fine though and no one
will out work us.” Coach
Gearhart said after the game.
Friday’s game was a little
more offensive minded with
Post 13 scoring 15 runs on 15
hits after trailing 9 to 0 after
the first inning of play. Again,
Darlington was led by leadoff
man Jared Boswell who singled and scored on three separate occasions, and made a
running catch on a well hit
ball to center field with his
back to the infield. Other contributors were Matthew
DeMaurice who went 2 for 5,
Jake Jones at 2 for 6, Eric
McElveen at 3 for 5, Cameron
Norris at 2 for 4, Rylan
Weatherford at 1 for 3 and
Bryant Huggins at 2 for 4.
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the city line. 14 ft ceilings, hardwood/tile floors,
wood paneled den with fireplace. 18’X 36’ inground cement pool. Pool house. Huge pecan
trees. 2 stall horse barn with tack room. $198,000
Motivated Seller!
40+ adjacent acres with bass fishing pond available for sale.
Call Kathy McCutcheon Karavan with
Carolina Resorts Realty@843-222-3942.
$28,124,887
$28,124,887
FY 14/15 Millage, in Dollars (Estimated)
FY 15/16 Millage, in Dollars (Projected)
Library Fund
FY 14/15 (Current) Budget Revenues (Estimated)
FY 14/15 (Current) Budget Expenses (Estimated)
FY 15/16 (Projected) Budget Revenues
FY 15/16 (Projected) Budget Expenses
FY 14/15 to FY 15/16 Budget Total Percent Change
FY 14/15 Millage, Library Fund
FY 15/16 Millage, Library Fund
FY 14/15 Millage, in Dollars (Estimated)
FY 15/16 Millage, in Dollars (Projected)
Environmental Services Fund
FY 14/15 (Current) Budget Revenues (Estimated)
FY 14/15 (Current) Budget Expenses (Estimated)
FY 15/16 (Projected) Budget Revenues
FY 15/16 (Projected) Budget Expenses
FY 14/15 to FY 15/16 Budget Total Percent Change
FY 14/15 Millage, Environmental Services Fund
Area excluding the Cities of Darlington & Hartsville
Cities of Darlington & Hartsville
FY 15/16 Millage, Environmental Services Fund
Area excluding the Cities of Darlington & Hartsville
Cities of Darlington & Hartsville
FY 14/15 Millage, in Dollars (Estimated)
FY 15/16 Millage, in Dollars (Projected)
FY 14/15 (Current) Recycling/
Solid Waste Service Charge Revenues (Estimated)
FY 15/16 (Projected) Recycling/
Solid Waste Service Charge Revenues (Projected)
-14.084%
$12,611,216
$12,688,261
$1,367,418
$1,367,418
$1,352,598
$1,352,598
-1.084%
5.9668 MILLS
6.0635 MILLS
$1,127,278
$1,134,165
$2,987,986
$2,987,986
$2,716,965
$2,716,965
-9.070%
2.5087 MILLS
2.5493 MILLS
$473,956
$476,852
$2,006,625
$2,235,950
FY 14/15 Solid Waste Fee (Estimated)
FY 15/16 Solid Waste Fee (Projected)
$53
$53
FY 14/15 (Current) Budget Revenues (Estimated)
FY 14/15 (Current) Budget Expenses (Estimated)
$2,003,750
$2,003,750
FY 14/15 to FY 15/16 Budget Total Percent Change
-2.015%
County Fire District
FY 15/16 (Projected) Budget Revenues
FY 15/16 (Projected) Budget Expenses
FY 14/15 Millage, Fire District Fund
FY 15/16 Millage, Fire District Fund
FY 14/15 Millage, in Dollars (Estimated)
FY 15/16 Millage, in Dollars (Projected)
Hartsville Fire Protection Fund
FY 14/15 (Current) Budget Revenues (Estimated)
FY 14/15 (Current) Budget Expenses (Estimated)
FY 15/16 (Projected) Budget Revenues
FY 15/16 (Projected) Budget Expenses
FY 14/15 to FY 15/16 Budget Total Percent Change
FY 14/15 Millage, Hartsville Fire Protection District
FY 15/16 Millage, Hartsville Fire Protection District
FY 13/14 Millage, in Dollars (Estimated)
FY 14/15 Millage, in Dollars (Projected)
$1,963,370
$1,963,370
13.4816 MILLS
13.7000 MILLS
$1,553,377
$1,578,542
$475,000
$475,000
$475,000
$475,000
0.000%
13.4816 MILLS
13.7000 MILLS
$475,000
$475,000
This notice is provided as required by S.C. Code of Laws, Section 6-1-80.
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Around
town
Gomillion - Byrd
Miss Kayla Rebecca Gomillion of Auburn, Alabama, and Wesley
Richard Byrd of Dallas, Texas, were united in marriage on May 9,
2015, at Kiesel Park in Auburn, Alabama. Pastor Brandon Isbell performed the ceremony.
The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Max (Janie) Gomillion of Jay,
Florida. She is granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Max Ray
Gomillion of Jay, Florida, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wesley
Porter of Florence, Alabama.
The bride received a BA degree in Human Development and
Family Studies at Auburn University. Before her marriage, the bride
worked as a transition job coach at Opelika High School and
Auburn High School. She is pursuing her masters degree in School
Counseling from Auburn University.
The bride wore an ivory lace-overlay mermaid gown with sweetheart neckline, traditional lace straps, and re-embroidered lace
appliques. The bride’s bouquet was wrapped and flowing with tatting hand- made by her great-great grandmother, the late Mrs.
Mattie Mason Hendrix of Florence, Alabama.
The groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wesley (Susie) Byrd of
Darlington, South Carolina. He is grandson of Mrs. Richard G.
Williams and the late Mr. Williams of Darlington, South Carolina,
the late Mr. and Mrs. Bryant H. Harrill of Bennettsville, South
Carolina, and the late Mr. S. Wesley Byrd of Darlington, South
Carolina.
The groom received a BS degree in Construction Science and
Management from Clemson University. He is employed as superintendent with Robins & Morton at Children’s Medical Center of
Dallas, Texas.
The bride’s sister, Mrs. Summer Gomillion Walker, served as
Matron of Honor. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Kirby Byrd Boyce, sister of
the groom, Miss Krista Mia Autrey, Miss Katie Michele Dougherty,
Mrs. Courtney Patrick Henson, cousin of the bride, Miss Brittnay
Renee Hammac, Miss Jenna Nicole Nash, Mrs. Jane Dowling Smola,
Miss Margaret Louise McFarlane, Mrs. Stacie Brooke Turberville,
and Miss Alison Dale Westmoreland.
Mr. Ronald Wesley Byrd, father of the groom, served as best
man. Groomsmen were Mr. William Austin Boyce, brother-in-law of
the groom, Mr. Wesley Franklin Woodard and Mr. Michael Tyson
Woodard, cousins of the groom, Mr. Edwin Fuller Bryant, Mr.
Jonathan Sterling Holder, Mr. Kenneth Wayne Richardson, Mr. Kipp
Norman Stone, and Mr. Andrew Burton Young.
Flower girl was Miss Tallulah Jane Williams, cousin of the
groom. Ring bearers were Master Wesley Austin Boyce and Master
William Porter Boyce, nephews of the groom, and Master Andrew
Palmer Henson, cousin of the bride.
A reception followed at Kiesel Park. The couple honeymooned in
St. John’s, Antigua. They currently reside in Dallas, Texas.
A rehearsal dinner party was given by the parents of the groom,
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wesley Byrd, in honor of Miss Gomillion and
Mr. Byrd on Friday, May 8 at Kiesel Park.
Friends:
It is that time of year
again, my favorite of all
time, magolia, hydrangea
and gardenia season!
And, I must admit, I
swipe magnolia blossoms
and have been known to
swipe a gardenia or two.
I’ve only swiped a
one...okay, two hydrangeas
in my nefarious past, only
because they are noticeable
when swiped, so I only have
snipped two from homes
that were for sale.
Now, swiping gorgeous
blooms is not anything to
brag about. Especially not
publically, and in a paper
that prints the booking
reports.
But, I have such a strong
love of the scent of magnolia blooms, and gardenias,
that I just - can - not - resist.
I try to walk away without taking one when I take
my little white Schnoodle
Taffy on her early morning
walks. But then, I get
tempted, and I turn back for
one long inhale of whichever heavily fragranced bloom
that is within reach.
And, I tell myself, just
one.
And I am careful to only
snip the gardenias on bushes that have an overabundance and take the one
closest to the ground, or
way behind the bush that
won’t spoil the view for others who enjoy them as
much as me.
And, as far as magnolia
branches are for someone
to reach that barely graces
5’5” in my preferred walking shoe, white Keds or flip
flops, I rarely manage to
reach one, but when I do, I
take great care to only take
one that is again, hidden
from view and from a tree
that has plenty more for
others to enjoy.
When I confess my sins
to others, many roll their
eyes and say, “Magnolia
trees are so messy! Why on
earth do you love THEM?”
And I answer...”You have
obviously never smelled one
up close!”
When challenged, my
magnolia hating friends are
surprised.
The scent of a magnolia
blossom is heavy, sweet,
and lemony. It is what I
imagine heaven will smell
like each morning as the
angels fly among the puffy
clouds on their way to choir
practice.
And the gardenia, well,
that scent is timeless. My
great-grandmother had
many little tiny bottles of
the scent from the 1920’s
that were saved when she
died much too young from
a tuberculosis update when
my Mum was only 3 years
old, and her little brother
was barely 6 months old. I
have one of Grandmother
Josephine’s tiny gardenia
perfume bottles on my
dresser.
And as legend goes, she
used to swipe tomatoes
fresh off the vine on her
way to school some mornings and eat it like an apple.
So, I blame my impulsive
bloom swiping on her, and
pray that God forgives me.
I am really sorry, God.
See you next week!
Jana Banana
NCNW participates in Mary
McLeod Bethune Walk
The National Council Of
Negro Women (NCNW) Of
Darlington County recently
participated the Mary
McLeod Bethune Walk
starting from downtown
Bishopville, ending at Mary
McLeod Park in Maysville.
The walk was a celebration
of Bethune starting the
NCNW, and promoting education to the level of
Bethune-Cookman College
in Florida.
The nexgt regular meeting of the National Council
Of Negro Women (NCNW)
Of Darlington County will
be held, Tuesday, 5:30 pm,
June 16th, 2015 at the
Darlington County Library
in the Allard Alston
Conference Room, 204
North Main Street,
CROSSWORD
Across
1. Admission
7. Diagonal-moving
chess piece
13. Fitting a metal
plate to a horse's
hoof
15. Dry gulches
16. In a hypocritically righteous
manner
18. Appear
19. Austere
20. Order to
attack, with "on"
21. Achy
23. "Come in!"
24. "Portnoy's
Complaint" author
25. Animal catcher
27. Manages
28. Impossible to
figure
34. After expenses
35. Chapel at
entrance to
medieval English
church
36. Death on the
Nile cause, perhaps
39. Unconditional
authority (2 wds)
41. Head of city
government
44. Hyperion, for
one
45. Microwave, e.g.
46. Larceny
51. Gentle
52. Oolong, for one
53. Atomic no. 92
55. Formerly
known as
56. Arrangement
of music for an
orchestra
59. Power failures
60. Wandering
61. Fit together
62. Hardly ever
24. ___ v. Wade
26. "Enigma
Variations" composer
27. Traction aid
29. "Wheels"
30. Final: Abbr.
31. Deception
32. Priestly garb
33. ___ canto
36. Any of a series
Down
of radioactive ele1. Murderer
ments
2. Old dance in
37. Kerogen oil (2
Spain
wds)
3. Agreement
38. Condition of
between two parawaiting a decision
ties
39. Voting "nay"
4. Common Market 40. Game with
inits.
matchsticks
5. Takes a seat
41. Formal propos6. Marsh bird
al put to a vote
7. Pipe material
42. Park, for one
8. "Pumping ___"
43. Leavening
9. Former French
agents
coin
46. Aligned
10. European mint 47. Radio operators
used in perfume
48. Charlotte-to11. Sedimentary
Raleigh dir.
rock consisting of
49. Certain
tiny spherical
Scandinavian
grains
50. Coach
12. Puts into right 53. Advocate
frame of mind
54. Mother (infor14. Fed (hyphenat- mal)
ed)
57. Sylvester, to
15. A chip, maybe Tweety
17. Crumb
58. Toni Morrison's
22. Victorian, for
"___ Baby"
one
WORD SEARCH
Darlington.
We welcome interested
individuals to attend our
meetings and fulfill the
mission of NCNW. To learn
more, call Louise Jordan:
393-0743, Liz Samuel: 3932186, Ralphine Boston:
395-6115, Dorothy Heatley:
332-4522, Carolyn Marine:
332-5732, Carolyn
Benjamin: 332-4568.
Aging
Ahead
Anger
Apron
Armor
Ashes
Atlas
Badger
Basin
Board
Cargo
Cases
Chalk
China
Clever
Cranes
Dashed
Dress
Employ
Export
Friction
Friday
Harder
Hearty
Knock
Leave
Missed
Moist
Moths
Normal
Pears
Perpendicula
r
Pound
Pumped
Quite
Rises
Seems
Seize
Answers on 11A
Darlington American Legion Post 13 presents
Good Citizen Citations
The Darlington American Legion Post 13 presented its Palmetto Boys
State selectees with Good Citizen Citations during the Post's May meeting.
From left to right: Brycen Brown, Jacob Wynn and Garrett Revell.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
Miss Falcon Murphy Lee at Marlboro
County Summerfest
Miss Falcon Murphy Lee appeared at the Marlboro County
Summerfest recently in Bennettsville and pictured with her
Local Executive Director Will Isgett. Murphy will compete in
the Miss South Carolina pageant from June 23-27 in Columbia
at the Township Auditorium being the first ever representative
to represent Darlington High School.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
Shoes
Skills
Skunk
Smell
Soils
Thumps
Truth
Tying
Unload
Unseen
Verse
Wisdom
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PETS Of THE WEEk
must register for trips at least
two days prior to trip dates.
Lunch is on your own for all
trips. For questions or to register, call Programs Director
Crystal Gibson at 843-3984030.
Totally captivating with dramatic eyeliner to set off
her huge puppy dog eyes, ALL heads turn to see
what all the fuss is about when it comes to
MaryAnn. A mild mannered, super sweet gal, she is
terrific with other dogs and has a very gentle, peaceful energy as she sashays your way to say "hi."
Female, 1 yr old; boxer mix; no cats please
Turn 3 Theater
Due to its overwhelming
success last summer,
Darlington Raceway is bringing back its family fun Turn 3
Theater Presented by Raceway
Ford Chevrolet. This year’s free
movie lineup will feature
Paramount Pictures’ famed
1978 motion picture Grease on
June 19. The event will once
again be FREE and take place
in the track’s hospitality village. For more information,
visit DarlingtonRaceway.com.
Cara is a sporty, athletic girl with an infectious outlook on life. Playful and bouncy with other dogs, she
was high-fiving the other dogs as she led her new
walking buddy out to the open field. Cara is youthful and affectionate and knows how to welcome
everyone into her wonderful world. We think she's
the "bomb,” and we know you will too! 43 lbs;
female; 1-2 yrs old;
The Darlington County Humane Society is located 0.5 miles
from Darlington Raceway off Highway 151 in Darlington.
Have you lost or found a pet?
If you have lost or found a pet, go online to www.darlingtonhumane.org and click on the
link Lost/ Found Pets. You will be directed to the www.thelostpets.com Web site where
you can register your missing pet.
You will be able to provide a detailed description of your missing pet, as well as attach a photo.
Upon registering your lost pet, an e-mail alert will be sent to the Darlington Shelter’s e-mail
address. This will allow the Shelter staff to recognize your lost pet should it arrive at the facility.
Area Happenings
Weekly Events
Story Time at the
Library
Darlington: Thursdays at
10 a.m. Info: (843) 398-4940
ext. 305.
Hartsville: Tuesdays at 10
a.m. Info: (843) 332-5115 ext.
7.
Society Hill: Thursdays at
11:00 a.m. Info: (843) 3780026
Lamar: Thursdays at
11:30 a.m. Info: 326-5524
Library Youth
Programs:
Darlington Tuesdays at
4:00 p.m.
Lamar Family Movie Day:
Tuesdays 4:00 p.m.; Youth
Program: Thursday at 4:00
p.m.
Crochet & Knit Club
at the Library
Lamar: each Monday at
4:30 p.m. (843) 326-5524
Society Hill: each Friday
from 2-4 pm (843) 378-0026
Darlington: 2nd Friday of
the month 10 a.m. - noon
(843) 398-4940
Hartsville: “The
Stitchers” group meets the 1st
& 3rd Mondays and 2nd & 4th
Thursdays at 5 pm.
Pee Dee SCORE
Pee Dee SCORE (Service
Corps of Retired Executives)
offers Free confidential counseling to America's small business, serving Darlington,
Florence and surrounding
areas. Existing and start-up
businesses can schedule an
appointment by calling the
Hartsville Chamber of
Commerce at 843-332-6401.
Alcoholics
Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous will
hold an open meeting of big
book and traditions studies
weekly from 7 - 8 p.m.
Thursdays at Trinity UMC on
Pearl Street. Use Orange Street
entrance. Info: (843) 3956897.
Hartsville AA Hut, 310 S.
McFarland Street: 12 noon and
6 p.m. Mon./Weds.; 12 noon
and 8 p.m. Tues., Thurs., Fri.,
Sat.; and 8pm Sun.
Darlington meets June 11, the
second Thursday of each
month at the Post on Harry
Byrd Highway next to the
South Carolina National Guard
Armory. A meal is served at
6:00 p.m. with a monthly
meeting that follows. The
nation's largest Veterans
organization invites its members, eligible Veterans, and
active National Guard/Reserve
personnel to attend.
Movie on the Square:
“Tangled”
Enjoy the movie “Tangled”
Presented by the City of
Darlington Recreation
Department on Friday, June
12th on the Public Square
Courtyard, in front of the
Darlington County
Courthouse. Movie is free and
begins at dusk. Be sure to
bring lawn chairs or blankets
for seating.
Hartsville Farmer’s
Market
The Hartsville Farmer’s
Market is June 13th, second
Saturday of each month, 9
a.m.-1 p.m. on East Carolina
Avenue. The market is a juried
show featuring locally sourced
produce as well as unique,
handmade and homemade
quality products made by local
artists, chefs and farmers. For
more information about
becoming a vendor, visit
www.mainstreethartsville.org
or call Suzy Moyd at 843-3833015.
Screen on the Green
The City of Hartsville’s
Screen on the Green free
movie series will continue
Saturday June 13th,“Annie”
(2014) sponsored by Sheriff
Wayne Byrd. The movie showing will take place in Burry
Park, 131 Cargill Way, at dusk,
8:35 p.m. or later. Moviegoers
are invited to bring chairs and
blankets to Burry Park. In the
event of rain, the showing will
move to Byerly Park’s Coach
T.B. Thomas Sports Center,
701 W. Washington St. in
Hartsville.
Darlington Rec. Dept
Trip: Edventure
Go on a trip June 16 Edventures. For kids age 8-12.
Outdoor Movie at
Bethea
Depart at 9 a.m. Cost: $15.
You must register for trips at
least two days prior to trip
dates. Lunch is on your own
for all trips. For questions or to
register, call Programs Director
Crystal Gibson at 843-3984030.
GARB Meeting at CRC
The Golden Age Resource
Bank (GARB) is meeting
Tuesday, June 16 from 10:00
a.m. – 5:00 p.m., third
Tuesday of each month, at the
CRC Vision Center, 302 Pearl
Street in Darlington for meetings, workshops and planning
for all generations.
Refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact:
843-393-9762 or 843-3950431. Mrs Irene Singletary,
GARB Leader, Wilhelmina P.
Johnson, Executive Director.
JUNE 17 - 23
Darlington
Professional Women
Darlington Professional
Women (DPW) will meet on
June 17, and the 3rd
Wednesday of each month at
noon at the Darlington
Country Club. DPW is an association for businesswomen in
the Pee Dee Area, with a focus
in Darlington County, allowing
members to share lunch
together, enjoy a presentation,
and network with other professional women. Meetings are
generally one hour in length.
To learn more, visit their
Facebook page, Darlington
Professional Women.
Alcohol & Drug
Citizens Advisory
Committee June 18
The Darlington County
Alcohol & Drug Citizens
Advisory Committee will meet
June 18 at 4 p.m. tat the
Rubicon facility at 510 E.
Carolina Ave., Hartsville.
Remaining meetings will be:
June 18, or as called. All meetings open to the public for
more info: Rubicon, Inc. at
332-4156.
Darlington Rec. Dept
Trip: Columbia
Farmer's Market
Go on a trip June 19 Columbia Farmer's Market.
Depart at 9 a.m. Cost: $7. You
Bethea Baptist Retirement
Community will host an
Outdoor Movie (family friendly) Friday June 19th 8:15pm
FREE and open to the public.
popcorn and water will be provided. Please bring a blanket
or lawn chair. Contact Shane
Bailey at 843-395-4402 or
sbailey@scbma.com for more
information.
Darlington Soil &
Water Conservation
District Board
The Darlington Soil &
Water Conservation District
Board will meet June 22 at
7:00 p.m., the fourth Monday
of the month in the Clemson
Extension Kitchen at 300
Russell Street, Room 207,
Darlington. Info: 393-0483.
JUNE 24 - 30
One Stop Shop
Thursday, June 25, from 101 p.m. at the Hartsville Boys
and Girls Club, 1103 S. 6th St.,
Darlington County
Coordinating Council (DC3)
One Stop Shop (1SS) will open
for the county's needy. Human
service member agency representatives will be present physically or through their information forms/ flyers to help
those who attend.
Screen on the Green
The City of Hartsville’s
Screen on the Green free
movie series will continue
Saturday June 27 – “The
Boxtrolls,” sponsored by
Carolina Pines Regional
Medical Center. The movie
showing will take place in
Burry Park, 131 Cargill Way, at
dusk, 8:35 p.m. or later.
Moviegoers are invited to
bring chairs and blankets to
Burry Park. In the event of
rain, the showing will move to
Byerly Park’s Coach T.B.
Thomas Sports Center, 701 W.
Washington St. in Hartsville.
Darl. Rec. Dept Trip:
SC Military Museum
Go on a trip June 30 - SC
Military Museum. Depart at 9
a.m. Cost: $7. You must register for trips at least two days
prior to trip dates. Lunch is on
your own for all trips. For
questions or to register, call
Programs Director Crystal
Gibson at 843-398-4030.
DCDSNB Board of
Directors on June 30
Darlington County
Disabilities and Special Needs
Board of Directors will meet
the last Tuesday of each month
(except December) at the Scott
Center in Hartsville at 5:30
p.m. The public is always welcome. The remaining dates for
2015 will be: June 30, July 28,
August 25, September 29,
October 27, & November 24.
No meeting in December. The
Darlington County Disabilities
and Special Needs Board is
located at: 201 N. Damascus
Church Rd. Hartsville. For
more info: 843-332-7252
www.dcdsnb.org
JULY 1 - 7
Freedom Fest
The Greater Darlington
Chamber of Commerce holds
the 2nd Freedom Fest at
Darlington Raceway. Everyone
is invited to this free admission
event on Saturday, July 4th
from 4 to 10 p.m. Sister Hazel
will headline, with local
favorites Noah Stanley,
Consumed, and Morgan’s
Road beginning the night.
Some of the night’s plans
include a Cruise-In sponsored
by Raceway Ford and
Chevrolet, in which the participants will take a lap around
the “Lady in Black.” A Kids
Zone will feature bounce houses, bounce obstacle courses, a
rock climbing wall and more!
Darlington County Sheriff
Wayne Byrd and his deputies
also plan to bring the department’s K9 Unit, will be offering to finger print children,
and will be displaying tactical
vehicles. The chamber plans
on special military appreciation events. The evening will
end with the most spectacular
fireworks show in all of the
Pee Dee; East Coast
Pyrotechnics’ display will last
over 20 minutes. Advanced
purchase VIP parking and
food/beverage tickets are
available on darlingtonchamber.com.
Contact Hannah Stanley at
843-393-2641 for more information.
Darlington County
Council Meeting
The Darlington County
Council meets on Monday, July
6, and the first Monday of
each month at 6:00 p.m., at
the Courthouse Annex/EMS
Building, 1625 Harry Byrd
Highway (Highway 151),
Darlington, SC. The Council
encourages citizen participation and provides an opportunity for citizens to present
their concerns at the beginning of each regular meeting.
Those wishing to make a presentation should contact the
Clerk to Council at 843-3984100 or jbishop@darcosc.com.
JULY 8 - 14
American Legion
Post 13
American Legion Post 13 of
Darlington meets July 9, the
second Thursday of each
month at the Post on Harry
Byrd Highway next to the
South Carolina National Guard
Armory. A meal is served at
6:00 p.m. with a monthly
meeting that follows. The
nation's largest Veterans
organization invites its mem-
bers, eligible Veterans, and
active National Guard/Reserve
personnel to attend.
Hartsville Farmer’s
Market
The Hartsville Farmer’s
Market is July 11, second
Saturday of each month, 9
a.m.-1 p.m. on East Carolina
Avenue. For more information
call Suzy Moyd at 843-3833015.
Screen on the Green
The City of Hartsville’s
Screen on the Green free
movie series will continue
Saturday July 11th,
“Paddington,” sponsored by
North Industrial Machine. The
movie showing will take place
in Burry Park, 131 Cargill Way,
at dusk, 8:35 p.m. or later.
Moviegoers are invited to
bring chairs and blankets to
Burry Park. In the event of
rain, the showing will move to
Byerly Park’s Coach T.B.
Thomas Sports Center, 701 W.
Washington St. in Hartsville.
Lamar Town Council
Lamar Town Council will
meet July 13th at 5 p.m. the
second Monday of the month
at town hall.
School Board
The Darlington County
School District Board of
Education will meet July 13th
at 6 p.m. the second Monday
of the month in the
board/community conference
room at the Darlington County
School District Administrative
Annex I in Darlington.
Hartsville City
Council Meeting
City Council holds their regular council meeting on July
14th on the second Tuesday of
each month at 6 p.m. in
Council Chambers, found on
the first floor of City Hall, 100
E. Carolina Ave.
Society Hill Town
Council Meeting
The Society Hill Town
Council will hold their monthly meeting on July 14th and
the second Tuesday of each
month. All monthly meetings
will be held at 6:30 p.m. at
Town Hall of Society Hill 280
South Main Street.
Darlington Branch
NAACP
The Darlington Branch
NAACP meets July 14th and on
the second Tuesday every
month, 7:00 p.m. at 109 Pearl
Street. New members are
always welcomed. For more
information contact President
Anthony Hall at 843-229-1274
darlingtonnaacp@yahoo.com.
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Council Meeting
The Darlington City Council
will hold their monthly meeting on July 14, 2015* and the
first Tuesday of each month at
7:00 p.m. in the City of
Darlington Council Chambers
at City Hall, located at 400
Pearl Street. *note change
from regular meeting date this
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5:30 p.m and 6:30 p.m. at 121
E Cedar Street, Florence For
more info. call 843-673-0854.
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experience, strength, and hope
for mutual support. Visitors
are welcome. Childcare is not
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Thursdays at 6 p.m. at St.
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Dr., Hartsville. Info: 843-9922981.
Thursdays at 8 p.m at the
Hartsville AA Hut, 310 S.
McFarland Street.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estates
MUST file their claims on
#371ES with
the
Form
Probate Court of Darlington
County, the address of which is
Room 208 Courthouse, One
Public Square, Darlington, SC
29532,
within
eight(8)
months after the date of the
first publication of this Notice
to Creditors or within one (1)
year from date of death,
whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons
shall be forever barred as to
their claims. All claims are
required to be presented in
written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES)
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as to
the claim and a description of
any security as to the claim.
Estate: John F Wilson
Date of Death: 5/12/2015
Case
Number:
2015ES1600214
Representative:
Personal
Jessica Megan Silvers
Address: 64F Cedar Bluffs
Drive, Hendersonville, NC
28792
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estates
MUST file their claims on
Form
#371ES with
the
Probate Court of Darlington
County, the address of which is
Room 208 Courthouse, One
Public Square, Darlington, SC
29532,
within
eight(8)
months after the date of the
first publication of this Notice
to Creditors or within one (1)
year from date of death,
whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons
shall be forever barred as to
their claims. All claims are
required to be presented in
written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES)
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as to
the claim and a description of
any security as to the claim.
Estate: Joyce Hill Hoffman
Date of Death: 4/3/2015
Case
Number:
2015ES1600187
Personal
Representative:
Karen Sprott
Address: 310 Wyandot Street,
Darlington, SC 29532
Attorney: Karl H Smith
Address: 508 South Fourth
Street, Hartsville, SC 29550
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estates
MUST file their claims on
Form
#371ES with
the
Probate Court of Darlington
County, the address of which is
Room 208 Courthouse, One
Public Square, Darlington, SC
29532,
within
eight(8)
months after the date of the
first publication of this Notice
to Creditors or within one (1)
year from date of death,
whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons
shall be forever barred as to
their claims. All claims are
required to be presented in
written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES)
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as to
the claim and a description of
any security as to the claim.
Estate: Heyward Charles
Parker
Number:
Case
2014ES1600461
Personal
Representative:
Dedicated Community Bank
Address: PO Box 502,
Darlington, SC 29540
Attorney: Albert L James, III
Address: PO Box 507,
Darlington, SC 29540
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estates
MUST file their claims on
Form
#371ES with
the
Probate Court of Darlington
County, the address of which is
Room 208 Courthouse, One
Public Square, Darlington, SC
29532,
within
eight(8)
months after the date of the
first publication of this Notice
to Creditors or within one (1)
year from date of death,
whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons
shall be forever barred as to
their claims. All claims are
required to be presented in
written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES)
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as to
the claim and a description of
any security as to the claim.
Estate: May Caldwell Reid
Date of Death: 4/11/2015
Case
Number:
2015ES1600218
Personal
Representative:
Chesley John Daniel Caldwell
III
Address: 808 Coates Lane,
Beaufort, SC 29902
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estates
MUST file their claims on
Form
#371ES with
the
Probate Court of Darlington
County, the address of which is
Room 208 Courthouse, One
Public Square, Darlington, SC
29532,
within
eight(8)
months after the date of the
first publication of this Notice
to Creditors or within one (1)
year from date of death,
whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-
3-801, et seq.), or such persons
shall be forever barred as to
their claims. All claims are
required to be presented in
written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES)
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as to
the claim and a description of
any security as to the claim.
Estate: Edward Eli Saleeby, Jr
Date of Death: 3/26/2015
Number:
Case
2015ES1600186-2
Personal
Representative:
Eugene P Warr, Jr
Address: Lucas, Warr & White,
2917 West Palmetto Street,
Florence, SC 29501
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SUMMONS AND NOTICE
OF
FILING COMPLAINT
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF DARLINGTON
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS
Case No.: 2015-CP-16-0275
Green Tree Servicing LLC,
Plaintiff,
v.
Corey
McFarland
and
Sharonica McFarland,
Defendants.
TO
THE
DEFENDANTS
COREY MCFARLAND AND
SHARONICA MCFARLAND:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to
answer the Complaint in the
above entitled action, a copy of
which is herewith served upon
you, and to serve a copy of
your Answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 1901
Main Street, Suite 1200, Post
Office Box 944, Columbia, S.C.
29202, within thirty (30) days
after service thereof upon you,
exclusive of the day of such
service, and if you fail to
answer the Complaint within
the time aforesaid, judgment
by default will be rendered
against you for the relief
demanded in said Complaint.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE
NOTICE that the undersigned
attorney on behalf of the
Plaintiff herein, will seek the
agreement and stipulation of
all parties not in default for an
Order of Reference to the
Special Referee for Darlington
stipulating that said Special
Referee may enter a final judgment in this case. NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above
entitled action was filed in the
office of the Clerk of Court for
Darlington County on April 13,
2015.
J. Kershaw Spong
ROBINSON, MCFADDEN &
MOORE, P.C.
Post Office Box 944
Columbia, S.C. 29202
(803) 779-8900
May 20, 2015
LIS PENDENS. NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that an action
has been commenced by the
Plaintiff above named against
the Defendants above named
for the foreclosure of a certain
mortgage given by Corey
McFarland and Sharonica
McFarland to Walter Mortgage
Company, LLC dated the 5th
day of November, 2010 and
recorded the 30th day of
November, 2010 in the Office
of the Clerk of Court for
Darlington County, in Book
1061 at Page 3102, and subsequently assigned to the
Plaintiff. The description of
the premises as contained in
said mortgage is as set out in
Exhibit "A" attached hereto
and made a part hereof.
J. Kershaw Spong
ROBINSON, MCFADDEN &
MOORE, P.C.
Post Office Box 944
Columbia, S.C. 29202
(803) 779-8900
Attorney for Plaintiff
April 6, 2015
Exhibit A. All that certain
piece, parcel or lot of land,
with the improvements thereon, situate, located, lying, and
being in the County of
Darlington, State of South
Carolina, the same being
shown and delineated as a Lot
containing (1.081) acres, more
or less, being the eastern onehalf of Lot 2 upon that certain
Plat prepared for Leroy Bruce
by Prosser Surveying, Inc.,
RLS, dated February 26,
2007and recorded in the office
of the Clerk of Court for
Darlington County in Plat
Book 207 at page 539, which
plat is incorporated herein by
reference; and having the following boundaries and measurements: Northwest by a portion of Property N/F Tom Coxe
Lumber, whereon it measures
(122.22') Feet; Northeast by
Lot 3, whereon it measures
(387.00') Feet; Southeast by
Lide Springs Road whereon it
measures (122.26') Feet;
Southwest by the remainder of
Lot 2, whereon it measures
(383.85') Feet; all measurements being a little more or
less. Being the same property
conveyed to Corey McFarland
and Sharonica McFarland by
deed from Walter Mortgage
Company dated November 5,
2010 and recorded in the
Office of the Clerk of Court for
Darlington
County
on
November 30, 2010 in Book
1061 at page 3097. TMS#:
212-00-01-043.
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ORDER APPOINTING
GUARDIAN AD LITEM
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF DARLINGTON
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS C/A NO: 2015-CP-1600325 Bank of America, N.A.,
Plaintiff, vs. Joyce T. Hodge,
individually and as Personal
Representative of the Estate of
Jack O. Hodge, Jr. aka Jackie
Owens Hodge, Jr.; Jackie O.
NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C.
LEGAL NOTICES
Hodge, Sr., and any other
Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of
Jack O. Hodge, Jr. aka Jackie
Owens Hodge, Jr., Deceased,
heirs,
Personal
their
Representatives,
Administrators, Successors
and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through
them; all unknown persons
with any right, title or interest
in the real estate described
herein; also any persons who
may be in the military service
of the United States of
America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any
unknown minors or persons
under a disability being a class
designated as Richard Roe and
SC State Credit Union,
Defendants. It appearing to
the satisfaction of the Court,
upon reading the Motion for
the Appointment of Kelley Y.
Woody, Esq. as Guardian ad
Litem for all unknown persons
and persons who may be in the
military service of the United
States of America (which are
constituted as a class designated as “John Doe”) and any
unknown minors and persons
who may be under a disability
(which are constituted as a
class designated as “Richard
Roe”), it is ORDERED that,
pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP,
Kelley Y. Woody, Esq. is
appointed Guardian ad Litem
on behalf of all unknown persons and persons who may be
in the military service of the
United States of America (constituted as a class and designated as “John Doe”), all
unknown minors or persons
under a disability (constituted
as a class and designated as
“Richard Roe”), all of which
have or may claim to have
some interest in the property
that is the subject of this
action, commonly known as
1640 Anderson Farm Road,
Darlington, SC 29532, that
Kelley Y. Woody, Esq. is
empowered and directed to
appear on behalf of and represent all unknown persons and
persons who may be in the military service of the United
States of America, constituted
as a class and designated as
“John Doe”, all unknown
minors and persons under a
disability, constituted as a class
and designated as “Richard
Roe”, unless the Defendants,
or someone acting on their
behalf, shall, within thirty (30)
days after service of a copy of
this Order as directed below,
procure the appointment of a
Guardian or Guardians ad
Litem for the Defendants constituted as a class designated
as “John Doe” or “Richard
Roe”. IT IS FURTHER
ORDERED that a copy of this
Order shall be served upon the
unknown Defendants by publication in the News and Press, a
newspaper of general circulation in the County of
Darlington, State of South
Carolina, once a week for
three (3) consecutive weeks,
together with the Summons in
the above entitled action.
SUMMONS AND NOTICE TO
THE DEFENDANT(S) ALL
UNKNOWN PERSONS WITH
ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE
DESCRIBED HEREIN; ALSO
ANY PERSONS WHO MAY BE
IN THE MILITARY SERVICE
OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, BEING A CLASS
DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE;
AND
ANY
UNKNOWN
OR
PERSONS
MINORS
UNDER A DISABILITY BEING
A CLASS DESIGNATED AS
RICHARD ROE; YOU ARE
HEREBY SUMMONED and
required to answer the
Complaint in the above action,
a copy of which is herewith
served upon you, and to serve
a copy of your Answer upon
the undersigned at their
offices, 2838 Devine Street,
Columbia, South Carolina
29205, within thirty (30) days
after service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service,
and, if you fail to answer the
Complaint within the time
aforesaid, judgment by default
will be rendered against you
for the relief demanded in the
Complaint. NOTICE: NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
original Complaint in this
action was filed in the office of
the Clerk of Court for
Darlington County on April 24,
2015. NOTICE OF PENDENCY
OF ACTION: NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that an action
has been commenced and is
now pending or is about to be
commenced in the Circuit
Court upon the complaint of
the above named Plaintiff
against the above named
Defendant for the purpose of
foreclosing a certain mortgage
of real estate heretofore given
by Jack O. Hodge, Jr. to Bank
of America, N.A. bearing date
of August 25, 2010, and
recorded August 30, 2010 in
Mortgage Book 1060 at Page
5619 in the Register of Mesne
Conveyances/Register
of
Deeds/Clerk of Court for
Darlington County, in the original principal sum of One
Hundred Forty Four Thousand
Sixty and 00/100 Dollars
($144,060.00). Thereafter, by
assignment recorded on
January 23, 2015 in Book 1074
at Page 4952, the mortgage
was assigned to Bank of
America, N.A., and that the
premises effected by said
mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof are situated in the
County of Darlington, State of
South Carolina, and is
described as follows: All that
certain piece, parcel or tract of
land, with improvements
thereon, situate, lying and
being in the County of
Darlington, State of South
Carolina, being known and
designated as 1.955 acres as
shown on a plat of property
surveyed by J.E. Tucker dated
March 30, 1989 and recorded
in Plat Book 123 at Page 35
and as shown on a plat made
by Lind, Hicks & Associates
Surveyors, dated March 22,
1990 and revised August 23,
1990 and recorded in Plat
Book 130 at Page 53 in the
Office of the Clerk of Court for
Darlington County. Said property being bounded on the
North, South and West by
property of Winston Sawyer
and on the East by State Road
S-16-1249. Said plats are
incorporated herein and made
a part and parcel hereof.
Reference is hereby made to
said plats for true metes and
bounds and for a more complete and accurate description.
Less and Except: That portion
of the property described in
Exhibit "B" of that certain condemnation notice and tender
of payments contained in Case
No. 04-CP-16-556, Darlington
County Records. TMS No. 16700-01-094 Property Address:
1640 Anderson Farm Road,
Darlington, SC 29532 RILEY
POPE & LANEY, LLC, Post
Office Box 11412, Columbia,
South Carolina 29211 (803)
799-9993
Attorneys
for
Plaintiff, 1143184 5/27, 6/3,
06/10/2015
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NOTICE
OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that
Vincenzo Monterosso DBA
Mamma Mia intends to apply
to the South Carolina
Department of Revenue for a
license/permit that will allow
the sale and on premises consumption of beer and wine at:
114 Ward St., Darlington, SC
29532. To object to the
issuance of this permit/license,
written protest must be postmarked no later than June 19,
2015. For a protest to be valid,
it must be in writing, and
should
include
the
following information:
(1) the name, address and
telephone number of the person filing the protest;
(2) the specific reasons
why the application should be
denied;
(3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the
applicant);
(4) that the person protesting resides in the same county
where the proposed place of
business is located or within
five miles of the business; and,
(5) the name of the applicant and the address of the
premises to be licensed.
Protests must be mailed to:
S.C. Department of Revenue,
PO Box
125,
Attn: ABL,
Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed
to: (803) 896-0110.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estates
MUST file their claims on
#371ES with
the
Form
Probate Court of Darlington
County, the address of which is
Room 208 Courthouse, One
Public Square, Darlington, SC
within
eight(8)
29532,
months after the date of the
first publication of this Notice
to Creditors or within one (1)
year from date of death,
whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons
shall be forever barred as to
their claims. All claims are
required to be presented in
written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES)
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as to
the claim and a description of
any security as to the claim.
Estate: Tammy W Lighty
Date of Death: 9/17/2014
Case
Number:
2015ES1600220
Representative:
Personal
Elaine Lighty
Address: 3904 Hartsville
Highway, Darlington, SC
29532
Attorney: Terrence A Quinn
Address: PO Box 519,
Hartsville, SC 29551
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estates
MUST file their claims on
Form
#371ES with
the
Probate Court of Darlington
County, the address of which is
Room 208 Courthouse, One
Public Square, Darlington, SC
29532,
within
eight(8)
months after the date of the
first publication of this Notice
to Creditors or within one (1)
year from date of death,
whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons
shall be forever barred as to
their claims. All claims are
required to be presented in
written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES)
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as to
the claim and a description of
any security as to the claim.
Estate: Harold A Dowdy
Date of Death: 12/30/2014
Case Number: 2015-ES16-69
Personal
Representative:
Linda N Boucher
Address: 250 W. Huntington
Drive, Bogart, GA 30662-1749
Attorney: Gena Phillips Ervin
Address: PO Box 2527,
Florence, SC 29503-2527
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estates
MUST file their claims on
Form
#371ES with
the
Probate Court of Darlington
County, the address of which is
Room 208 Courthouse, One
Public Square, Darlington, SC
29532,
within
eight(8)
months after the date of the
first publication of this Notice
to Creditors or within one (1)
year from date of death,
whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons
shall be forever barred as to
their claims. All claims are
required to be presented in
written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES)
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as to
the claim and a description of
any security as to the claim.
Estate: Stephanie Denise
Washington
Date of Death: 12/28/2014
Number:
Case
2015ES1600036
Representative:
Personal
Uriah Washington
Address: PO Box 524,
Hartsville, SC 29551
Attorney: Jason B Turnblad
Address: PO Box 13057,
Florence, SC 29504
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estates
MUST file their claims on
Form
#371ES with
the
Probate Court of Darlington
County, the address of which is
Room 208 Courthouse, One
Public Square, Darlington, SC
within
eight(8)
29532,
months after the date of the
first publication of this Notice
to Creditors or within one (1)
year from date of death,
whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons
shall be forever barred as to
their claims. All claims are
required to be presented in
written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES)
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as to
the claim and a description of
any security as to the claim.
Estate: Maxie Lee Jackson
Date of Death: 5/13/2015
Case
Number:
2015ES1600224
Personal Representative: Janie
McCall Jackson
Address: 2517 Groundhog
Drive, Hartsville, SC 29550
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estates
MUST file their claims on
#371ES with
the
Form
Probate Court of Darlington
County, the address of which is
Room 208 Courthouse, One
Public Square, Darlington, SC
within
eight(8)
29532,
months after the date of the
first publication of this Notice
to Creditors or within one (1)
year from date of death,
whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons
shall be forever barred as to
their claims. All claims are
required to be presented in
written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES)
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as to
the claim and a description of
any security as to the claim.
Estate:
Frances
O’Neal
Edwards
Date of Death: 5/12/2015
Number:
Case
2015ES1600221
Personal Representative: Faye
O Lewis
Address: 111 Cotton Street,
Darlington, SC 29532
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estates
MUST file their claims on
#371ES with
the
Form
Probate Court of Darlington
County, the address of which is
Room 208 Courthouse, One
Public Square, Darlington, SC
29532,
within
eight(8)
months after the date of the
first publication of this Notice
to Creditors or within one (1)
year from date of death,
whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons
shall be forever barred as to
their claims. All claims are
required to be presented in
written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES)
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as to
the claim and a description of
any security as to the claim.
Estate: Jacqueline A Harrelson
Date of Death: 4/23/2015
Case
Number:
2015ES1600231
Personal
Representative:
Randall Jarvis Harrelson
Address: 3524 W Bobo
Newsom Highway, Hartsville,
SC 29550
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PROPOSED ORDER
In The Court of Common
Pleas
For the 12th Judicial Circuit
In the State of South Carolina
County of Florence
Case No: 2013-CP-21-1552
Rose Desarno,
Plaintiff(s)
v.
Town of Timmonsville, Mayor
Derrick Jackson, and Former
Mayor James Beard
Defendant(s).
This matter came before the
Court pursuant to a Motion to
be Relieved filed by Roy T.
Willey, IV, Eric M. Poulin, and
Ryan
C.
Andrews
for
Anastopoulo Law Firm, LLC,
attorneys for Plaintiff Rose
Desarno, seeking to be
relieved as counsel.
I find, that Anastopoulo Law
Firm, LLC, and its attorneys
should be relieved as attorney
for Rose Desarno.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED:
Anastopoulo Law Firm, LLC;
and its attorneys shall be and is
hereby relieved as attorney for
Rose
Desarno.
Plaintiff
Plaintiff Rose Desarno shall
obtain substitute counsel, if
desired, or notify the Court of
her intent to proceed pro se
within forty-five (45) days of
the date of this Order or this
matter shall be stricken without prejudice from the Court
docket.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s
The Honorable
Presiding Judge, 12th Judicial
Circuit
Dated this 19 day of June,
2014
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NOTICE
OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that
MHS, LLC intends to apply to
South
Carolina
the
Department of Revenue for a
license/permit that will allow
the sale and off premises consumption of beer and wine at:
914 S Fifth St., Hartsville, SC
29550. To object to the
issuance of this permit/license,
written protest must be postmarked no later than June 26,
2015. For a protest to be valid,
it must be in writing, and
should
include
the
following information:
(1) the name, address and
telephone number of the person filing the protest;
(2) the specific reasons
why the application should be
denied;
(3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the
applicant);
(4) that the person protesting resides in the same county
where the proposed place of
business is located or within
five miles of the business; and,
(5) the name of the applicant and the address of the
premises to be licensed.
Protests must be mailed to:
S.C. Department of Revenue,
PO Box
125,
Attn: ABL,
Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed
to: (803) 896-0110.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estates
MUST file their claims on
#371ES with
the
Form
Probate Court of Darlington
County, the address of which is
Room 208 Courthouse, One
Public Square, Darlington, SC
29532,
within
eight(8)
months after the date of the
first publication of this Notice
to Creditors or within one (1)
year from date of death,
whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons
shall be forever barred as to
their claims. All claims are
required to be presented in
written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES)
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as to
the claim and a description of
any security as to the claim.
Estate: Sara S Kelley
Date of Death: 5/30/2015
Number:
Case
2015ES1600235
Representative:
Personal
Katherine H Rivers
Address: 424 Tarte Street,
Hartsville, SC 29550
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estates
MUST file their claims on
Form
#371ES with
the
Probate Court of Darlington
County, the address of which is
Room 208 Courthouse, One
Public Square, Darlington, SC
29532,
within
eight(8)
months after the date of the
first publication of this Notice
to Creditors or within one (1)
year from date of death,
whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons
shall be forever barred as to
their claims. All claims are
required to be presented in
written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES)
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as to
the claim and a description of
any security as to the claim.
Estate: Joseph M Rollins, Sr
AKA Joseph Monroe Rollings
Date of Death: 5/5/2015
Case
Number:
2015ES1600217-2
Representative:
Personal
Brenda Rock Rollings
Address: 1663 Indian Branch
Road, Darlington, SC 29550
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estates
MUST file their claims on
#371ES with
the
Form
Probate Court of Darlington
County, the address of which is
Room 208 Courthouse, One
Public Square, Darlington, SC
29532,
within
eight(8)
months after the date of the
first publication of this Notice
to Creditors or within one (1)
year from date of death,
whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons
shall be forever barred as to
their claims. All claims are
required to be presented in
written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES)
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as to
the claim and a description of
any security as to the claim.
Estate: Joseph Wesley O’neal,
Sr
Date of Death: 4/20/2015
Number:
Case
2015ES1600236
Personal
Representative:
Joyce Howell O’Neal
Address: 325 S Center Road,
Hartsville, SC 29550
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
OF ESTATES
All persons having claims
against the following estates
MUST file their claims on
#371ES with
the
Form
Probate Court of Darlington
County, the address of which is
Room 208 Courthouse, One
Public Square, Darlington, SC
29532,
within
eight(8)
months after the date of the
first publication of this Notice
to Creditors or within one (1)
year from date of death,
whichever is earlier (SCPC 623-801, et seq.), or such persons
shall be forever barred as to
their claims. All claims are
required to be presented in
written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES)
indicating the name and the
address of the claimant, the
basis of the claim, the amount
claimed, the date when the
claim will become due, the
nature of any uncertainty as to
the claim and a description of
any security as to the claim.
Estate: Paul Wilson, Jr
Date of Death: 5/15/2015
Number:
Case
2015ES1600237
Personal
Representative:
Christine Renea Wilson
Address: 622 Barefoot Street,
Hartsville, SC 29550
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DARLINGTON COUNTY
COUNCIL
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
JULY 6, 2015
6 P.M.
COURTHOUSE ANNEX/EMS
BUILDING
1625 HARRY BYRD HIGHWAY {HWY 151}
DARLINGTON, SC
843-398-4100
www.darcosc.com
Notice is hereby given that
there will be a Public Hearing
held before the Darlington
County Council on the date
and time above stated for the
purpose of providing an
opportunity for citizens to
become acquainted with the
proposed Rural Development
Project consisting of new
equipment purchase(s) for
Darlington County Airport,
County
Darlington
Services
Environmental
Department,
Darlington
County
Information
Department,
Technology
Darlington County Parks and
Recreation
Department,
Darlington County Prison
Farm, Darlington County
Sheriff’s Department, and
Darlington County Roads and
Bridges Department.
Citizens will have the opportunity to comment on such items
as economic and environmental impacts, service area, and
alternatives to the project.
Assistance will be provided to
accommodate the special
needs of handicapped persons
attending the meeting upon
request. Special assistance
requests should be made to J.
JaNet Bishop, Clerk to Council,
at 843-398-4100, seventy-two
hours prior to the scheduled
public hearing.
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DARLINGTON COUNTY
COUNCIL
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
JULY 6, 2015
6 P.M.
COURTHOUSE ANNEX/EMS
BUILDING
1625 HARRY BYRD HIGHWAY {HWY 151}
DARLINGTON, SC
843-398-4100
www.darcosc.com
Notice is hereby given that
there will be a Public Hearing
held before the Darlington
County Council on the date
and time above stated to
receive comments on the following proposed ordinances:
Ordinance No. 15-20, An
Ordinance
To
Amend
Darlington County Code Of
2
Ordinances, Chapter
(Administration), Article V.
(Finance), Division 7 (Fees),
To Add A Section Establishing
The County's Fee Schedule
And The Effective Date Of This
Ordinance
Ordinance No. 15-22, An
Authorizing
Ordinance
Darlington County Board Of
Elections And Registration To
Conduct The Town Of Society
Hill Municipal Elections
Anyone wishing to present an
opinion on these ordinances
may do so at this time.
Assistance will be provided to
accommodate the special
needs of handicapped persons
attending the meeting upon
request. Special assistance
requests should be made to J.
JaNet Bishop, Clerk to Council,
at 843-398-4100, seventy-two
hours prior to the scheduled
public hearing.
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SUMMONS AND NOTICE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF DARLINGTON
IN THE FAMILY COURT OF
THE
FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
South Carolina Department of
Social
Services,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Sandra Onita Bell,
Jody Christopher Holden,
AND:
Jodi Breanna Holden DOB:
12/29/96
Defendants.
Docket No.: 2015-DR-16-359
TO: THE DEFENDANT SANDRA BELL:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to
answer the Complaint in this
action, the original of which
has been filed in the Office of
the Clerk of Court for
Darlington County, on the
30th day of January, 2014, a
copy of which will be delivered
to you upon request; and to
serve a copy of your Answer to
the said Complaint upon the
undersigned, Attorney for the
Plaintiff, at Post Office Box
186, Darlington, SC 29540,
within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon
you, exclusive of the day of
such service; and if you fail to
answer the said Complaint
within the time stated,
Plaintiff will apply for
Judgment by Default against
said Defendants for the relief
demanded in the Complaint.
The Final Hearing in this matter is scheduled for July 30,
2015 at 12:00 p.m.
NEWTON I. HOWLE, JR.
Attorney for Plaintiff
S. C. Bar No. 2729
100 St. Johns St.
Post Office Box 186
Darlington, SC 29540
Telephone: 843-395-1519
Telefax:
843-393-0342
________, 2015
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
Darlington County is requesting proposals for Runway
Lighting Rehab, check the
county website for more information, www.darcosc.com/
purchasing .
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1177 Wildshall Rd --- 4 bedrooms, 4
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505 Cashua St-3,486 sq ft 3 or 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, in-ground pool
$269,900
110 Virginia Dr -- 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2
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202 Woodhaven Dr- 3 bedrooms, 2
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1640 Anderson Farm Road – 4
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$155,000
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NT RA
R CO
UN DERoad
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109 Evans St -- 3 bedrooms, 2 baths,
1,652 sq ft -- $79,900 REDUCED
3621 N. Governor Williams Hwy--3
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NT RA CT-- 3
R CO
UN DE2 baths,
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1,646 sq ft needs TLC
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SOLD
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Owner financing available on some lots
Lot F Jeffords Mill Rd---cleared, .70 acres--3680 Winlark Rd - 2 acres - $25,000
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NT
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Cr--1.55
acres
–$12,000
septic tank - $15,000
R CO
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Brandon
Teal,
Chesterfield High School
(Francis Marion University)
•
Madeline McKenzie
Gaskins, Chesterfield High
School (USC – Columbia)
•
Hannah
Elizabeth
Owens, Mayo High School for
MST
(Francis
Marion
University)
Darlington Lions Club awards scholarship to Weesner
As one of the most-well
known volunteer organizations
in the country, the Lion’s Club is
also the sponsor of Lions club
scholarships that benefit college-bound youth each year.
With nearly 1.5 million members serving in 200 countries,
Auctions
2244 Harry Byrd Hwy - Commercial bld. 11,684 sq ft metal building. Sits on 4+ acres
of land. 6 ft fence around perimeter of property. Currently used as an office, warehouse,
& Restaurant/lounge. Plenty of office area. 5 restrooms. 5 car detached garage at rear of
property. Lots of potential uses. Conveniently located 4 miles from Darlington Raceway.
Close to Hartsville and I-20. Owner will do some financing with a substantial down payment.
Call today to see this property. Priced at $895,000
Carolina Pines RMC Auxiliary awards scholarships
The Auxiliary of Carolina
Pines Regional Medical Center
offers annual scholarships to
area students from Darlington
and surrounding counties who
are enrolled in a college program seeking a degree in the
medical profession. Applicants
are required to complete a simple two-page application form,
provide three references, show
acceptance into a program of
higher learning and write an
essay on why they should be
Appraisals
Historically, the Lions have
strongly stressed the importance
of community service and strive
to improve their local communities in a variety of manners.
Providing Lions club scholarships to deserving youth is just
one such example of the way
local Lions work to provide community service.
This year, the Darlington
Lions’ Club is awarding a Five
hundred ($500.00) dollars
scholarship to William Jacob
Weesner, a most deserving senior at Hartsville High School.
121 Sanders Street – 16 unit apartment complex. 2 bedrooms and 1 bath,
871 sq ft in each unit. Great Investment opportunity. 100% occupied with
great rental history. Property also has office space available. Apartment
complex is on the corner of Sanders and Wells Street. Within walking
distance to downtown Darlington. – Priced at $530,000. Bring all offers.
PAM T. SHERRILL
To view these properties visit www.pamsherrill.net
BIC/Owner/Auctioneer SCAL#3103 - Cell: 339-7505
CASEY RHEUARK
Realtor
843-307-4035
CHARLES WATSON
Appraiser CR-2868
Cell: 245-3103
Answers from 8A
Endless Yard Sale
makes filming stop
in Florence
The
Great
American
Country television show
Endless Yard Sale will make a
stop in downtown Florence
on June 20th 8am - 2pm. Yard
sale vendors are invited to
participate.
The South Carolina
episode of Endless Yard Sale
will feature three teams of
shoppers on their adventure
to find unusual antiques and
collectibles. Teams will start
their journey in Florence,
head over to Georgetown,
make a stop in Berkeley
County,
and
end
in
Charleston.
Teams will be searching
for the best bargains and
receive on the spot appraisals
for antiques, vintage items,
and memorabilia. Vendors
will line Dargan and Cheves
Streets with their best-kept
items up for sale.
The team that has the
highest appraisal on their
purchases will have a head
start in picking out their next
treasure. In the end, one team
will prove that they're the
smartest bargain hunters.
"Our office is always excited to hear that Florence will
be included in film productions,"
notes
Florence
Convention and Visitors
Bureau
director
Holly
Beaumier. " The Endless Yard
Sale
airing
on
Great
American Country is a great
way to build awareness of
Florence,"
Beaumier says there is an
opportunity to build off of
this this one time filming by
extending the stops along
Highway 52, similar to the
Longest Yard Sale that runs
along Highway 127 from
Michigan to Tennessee. "In
the future, we may coordinate an annual Highway 52
yard sale running from
Mount Airy, NC to Charleston
- tying together all the towns
along the way."
The Florence CVB is seeking vendors for the filming on
June 20th. If you have
antiques, collectibles, or
unique items that you would
like to sell, here’s your chance
to be in the spotlight. Booth
spaces can be reserved with a
$15 fee which benefits
Harvest Hope Food Bank and
takes care of the garage sale
license. Please contact the
Florence Convention and
Visitors Bureau to reserve
your booth space, or visit
www.visitflo.com.
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Darlington High School’s Class of 2015
Ayana Addison
Jamal Addison
Mia Addison
Tavon Addison
Lavaris Alford
Da'Quan Alston
Shaikiel Andrews
Aaryona Baccus
Shakia Baker
Jerry Barber II
Simone Barr
Kevin Benjamin
Joshua Black
Joseph Bladel
Collin Bonnoitt
Lucas Bonnoitt
Pasha Boone
Oregon Brooks
Alexia Brown
Cornelius Brown
Krystal Brown
Tanija Brown
Tyheim Brown
Kaywanna Brunson
Kayla Bruton
Pedro
Campos-Thomas
Kendrick Chapman Kenneth Chapman
Joshua Coogler
RaDesha Cooper
Jessica Cox
Standford Crawford Corey Crosby
Jadasia Dallas
Christopher Damon Billy Darby
Laura Davis
Xavier Davis
Melquan DePugh
Kelisha Dewitt
Traquan Dubose
Jessica Dundy
Tashikie Eaddy
Blaine Eads
Taylor Edwards
Kylie Ennis
Jana Faulkner
Asia Fox
Anthony Fullard
Nicholas Gainey
Angel Gale
Asia Gattison
Bree Gattison
Sha'Kira Gattison
Anna Godbold
Heather Godbold
Faith Graham
Nonah Grant
Brandon Gregg
Margaret Grier
Robert Gulledge
Aaron Haffner
Kierston Hallums
Derika Hamlin
Landen Hardy
Chante' Harmon
Javia Harrison
Dallas Hayes
Kayla Hicks
Deanna House
Congratulations
to all 2015 graduates!
From the team at Darlington Raceway
www.darlingtonraceway.com
Byron Free
Jonathan Free
Shenquia Goodman Gabrielle Gosnell
Lontavia Hamlin
Christian
Hammonds
GOOD
LUCK
TO ALL AREA GRADUATES!
Justin Hunter
Byron Jackson
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Chalita Jackson
Justin Jackson
Alexander H. Cohen, M.D.
Elizabeth H. Jeffords, M.D.
Brian M. Heaster, M.D.
Alice D. Caldwell, FNP-C
James D. McInnis, M.D.
Valerie K. Barrett, DNP, FNP-BC
Karen J. Fulwood, DNP, FNP-C
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 10, 2015 | PAGE 3B
Darlington High School Class of 2015
Remarks from Dr. Greg Harrison, Principal
Heart of the Falcon
The Heart of the Falcon
Award is presented to the one
senior that demonstrates
Falcon PRIDE. Perseverance,
Respect,
Integrity,
Dependability, and Excellence
are qualities that this senior
possesses.
I would like to share some
teacher comments about this
student:
“He is one of my best students, he always has a smile.
He’s polite, compassionate,
and a role model for others”.
“This young man is a true
example of being humble, and
I enjoyed working with him
this year.”
“He leads by example by
showing others confidence as
a leader.”
“His motto is: Work hard to
be the best, strive to stay the
best, be the one to look up to,
enjoy yourself through it.”
As the Principal, I personally will miss this young man’s
leadership around school. He
truly is a perfect example of
Falcon PRIDE, and every time I
see the JROTC uniform
around campus or the presenting of the colors at a game, I
will think of this young man.
I am honored to present the
2015 Heart of the Falcon recipient Michael Rice.
To the Class of 2015:
It has been a great year at
Darlington High School.
For the first time in school
history, Darlington High
School earned national recognition by earning a Bronze
award by the U.S. News and
World Report, as being one of
the Best High Schools in
nation, and State of South
Carolina.
Darlington High School
received an Excellent report
card rating from the South
Carolina State Dept of
Education; a 5 star rating, for
the 3rd straight year in a row.
We have a 93% graduation
rate, one of the highest in the
state of South Carolina.
We were awarded the
Palmetto Gold Award from
State Dept of Education for
Academic Achievement and
Closing the Achievement Gap
for the 3rd consecutive year.
For first time in school history, one of our graduates will
represent Darlington High
School in the Miss South
Carolina Pageant. We wish
you the best of luck to Murphy
Lee.
Our senior class, Class of
2015, was awarded more than
5.1 million in scholarships.
This was a school record.
Students in the Early
College Program can earn an
Associate’s degree, a 2 year
college degree, while on the
campus of Darlington High
School and taught by our
highly qualified teachers. This
is at no cost to parents, a savings of up to $20,000 to
$75,000 in college tuition
fees.
Our students were also
involved in giving back to our
community through service
projects:
•
We raised over $7000
and 175 volunteers served
more than 108 needy families
a meal at Christmas.
•
Students raised $800
for a mammogram scholarship at McLeod Cancer
Treatment Center.
•
Students raised over
$1,800 for Darlington County
Relay for Life, American
Cancer Society.
•
Students volunteered
at local nursing homes playing
bingo and giving out prizes to
residents.
•
Students organized a
bake sale for UNICEF, which
provided 88 vaccines to children in 3rd world countries.
•
Students volunteered
at local elementary schools
awards programs, field days,
and reading activities.
•
Thanksgiving carnival for Salvation Army,
Hospice Care, care packages
for U.S. soldiers across seas,
Darlington Christmas Parade,
and Red Cross blood drives,
recycling, Anti-Bully Orange
out week, Voter Registration,
and who can forget “Flo the
Purple Toilet” that visited
many homes in our community to raise money for Relay for
life. The list goes on and on.
To the graduates, as you
leave Darlington High School
ask yourself: What am I doing
to increase hope in the world?
What am I doing to teach
someone else what I’ve
learned? Am I demonstrating
Falcon PRIDE?
A great scholar once stated,
that a long journey begins
with a single step.
The
graduates
from
Darlington High School Class
of 2015 are taking a giant step
in the right direction.
Darlington
County
Board
of
Education
Scholars
Jerry Mark Barber
Blaine Ashleigh Eads
Anna Ravenel Godbold
Heather Ravenel Godbold
Danielle Reid Kriss
Samantha Murphy Lee
Taylor Preston Poston
Jeremy Craig Standish
DHS Honor Graduates
Asia Rosalind Fox
Kristen Mae Warr
Darlington High School’s Class of 2015
Kabria Jackson
Shakera Jackson
Crystal James
Jazmynn James
Larry Jefferson
Jessica Jeffords
Christopher
Johnson
Shaquasha Johnson
Amber Junkins
Erin Kelley
Tyriece Kennedy
Quintasiah Ketter
Dustin Knotts
Danielle Kriss
Cameron Lane
Samantha Lee
Savana Lemmer
Andrea Lighty
Dominique Lucky
Davina Lundy
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Darlington High School’s Class of 2015
Karissa Lunn
Tionna Lunn
Arturo Marcus
Daniel Mathews
Caleb Matthews
Courtney McElroy
Shatoya McFarland
Kadajah Mckay
Kadejah McKay
Heidi McNeil
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Ethan McDonald
Courtney McKenzie Andrew McMillan
Brandon McMillan
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Michael McMillian
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Mycala Montrose
Moesha Mouzon
Jasalyn Muldrow
Kayla Neal
D'Angelo Nero
Shakari Nettles
Taylor Poston
Michael Rice
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Austin Riffle
Jessica Roberts
Brandon Robinson
Jasmine Robinson
Michael Robinson
Zedekiah Robinson Briana Rollerson
Joshua Rosario
Jo'khil Ross
Kendrick Ross
Nikima Rouse
John Salmon
Aaliyah Scipio
Aaron Shields
Nasir Simmons
Stephanie Smalls
Adrian Smith
Destiny Smith
Makayla Staggers
Jeremy Standish
Moesha Stevenson
Kemberlee Still
Jamekia Thomas
Shakeem Thomas
Trayvon Thomas
Craig Walker
John Wallace
Deonta Washington Laquesha
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Adrianna
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Kristen Weatherford Andrew Westbrook
Terry Wheeler
Austin White
Jahnae Wilder
Matthew Wilkerson Jasmine Williams
Justyce Williams
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Hartsville High School’s Class of 2015
Lyndsey Aberenethy Jaleek Addison
Celia Alton
Richard Anthony
Stefan Arthur
Caroline Auman
Anthony Bachus
Courtney Barfield
Jordan Barfield
Rebekah Barilla
Bradley Barrett
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Hartsville High School’s Class of 2015
Tyquez Gattison
Breeya Gibson
Brooks Haley
Kurtis Glenn
Eriana Glover
Kellisha Goodson
Edward Harrington Cameron Harrison
Morris Harrison
John Hungerpiller
Cameron Hyatt
Ty Insall
Allen Johnson
Brandon Johnson
Dallas Keith
Alston Grantham
Brianna Green
Drake Griggs
Connor Guest
Kionndhay Hawkins Tyquerria Hawkins
Zachary Hayden
Kathryn Hensley
Dominique Hicks
Kayla Hubbard
Shacalia Jackson
Rondrekas Jacobs
Shaquon Jacobs
Telesha Jeffery
Kelly Jenkins
Ivan Jimenez-Ortiz
Alexis Johnson
Cody Johnson
Jenna Johnson
Maxwell Johnson
Monesha Johnson
Courtney Jones
Nicholas Jordan
Brittany Joyce
Christina Kawa
Rachel Kelley
Nathan Kelly
Savannah Kelly
Kaylean King
Michaela Kirk
Felicia Kirkland
Erin Knight
Tori Lacosse
Jaime Lester
Javieus Lighty
Jamaal Mack
Collin Manuel
Nicholas Martin
James Mays
Tyshon Mccants
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Kelsey Mccracken
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Hartsville High School’s Class of 2015
Harrison Muns
Brooke Myers
Jessica Neel
Henry Norris
Harlee Northcutt
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Chance O'Neal
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Emiley Ross
Max Sherman
Alterric Singletary
Courtney Smith
Makayla Smith
Mitchell Smith
Charles Snyder
Hayden Snyder
Acura Spears
Kari Steen
Barbie Stephens
Skylar Stokes
Malachi Swiger
James Teal
Keeley Terry
Kenya Thomas
Vanquasia Thomas
Courtney
Thompson
Grant Thompson
Tytiaunnia
Thompson
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Luke Valle
Morgan Vance
Erica Waiters
George Walden
Alex Waldrop
Lace Wall
James Wallace
Tristan Walters
Mckenli Watson
Janae Webbs
Christopher
Weekley
Joy Weaver
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2015 GRADUATES
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Williamson
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PAGE 8B | WEDNESDAY JUNE 10, 2015
HHS Principal’s Remarks
“Loving Hands”
by Dr. Charlie Burry
To the Hartsville High
School Class of 2015
Each morning during the
school year we have a cdharacter education quote or
Thought for the Day that we
include with the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag and our
Red Fox Pledge of Honor. It
also has been my practice to
ask the senior class to endure
one last Thought for the Day
during
the
principal’s
remarks at their graduation
ceremony.
Many of you are probably
thinking right now the same
thing that the church congregation thought when the
preacher stepped to the pulpit
and said, “I’ve got so much to
say that I don’t know where to
start,” and a voice from the
back of the church responded,
“Somewhere near the end
would be good.”
Well, I won’t start somewhere near the end, but I will
try to be brief and to-the- point
with my message to you.
Tonight, as I did at last year’s
graduation, I’m going to tell you
a story. The story is not mine; I
got it from a Facebook post by a
friend of a friend.
I’ve
researched it, but have not
been able to determine the
identity of the original author.
I have changed the story just a
bit to suit my writing style, but
most of it is closely paraphrased from the Facebook
post. So, give it a listen and
maybe you’ll see a little of your
past . . . and your future . . .
somewhere in it. The story goes
like this.
A young man who had just
graduated from college was
applying for an important position with a large company. He
did well in the first interview
and had been called back to
meet the company president for
the final interview that would
determine whether or not he
got the job. The company president looked at the young man’s
resume’ for a few minutes, and
was pleased with what he saw.
Then he asked him, “Did you
receive a scholarship to help
you pay for college?” The
young man replied, “No.” The
older man continued, “So, it
was your parents who paid for
your studies?” “Yes,” the young
man replied. “Where do your
parents work?” the company
president asked. The young
man answered, “My father has
his own shop, and he’s a carpenter. My mother is a housewife, and she keeps a big garden for our family.” The older
man then asked the young man
to show him his hands. The
young man’s hands were soft
and perfect.
The company
president asked, “Have you ever
helped your father in his shop,
or worked with your mother in
her garden?” The young man
replied, “No sir, never, my parents always wanted me to study
so that I could go to college.”
The company president said, “I
have a request. When you go
home today, ask your parents to
let you wash their hands for
them. Then come back to see
me tomorrow morning.” The
young man left feeling that his
chances of getting the job were
good, but he was puzzled about
the
company
president’s
request.
When the young man
returned home, he first asked
his mother if she would allow
him to wash her hands. His
mother thought it was a strange
request, but she agreed, so with
mixed feelings she showed
her hands to her son.
The young man slowly
washed his mother’s hands. It
was the first time he noticed
that they were rough and hard,
that they had so many scars,
and that her fingernails were
torn and ragged.
Then he went to his father
and asked if he would allow
him to wash his hands.
That’s when he saw that his
father’s hands were much
rougher, with big callouses,
and even more wounded than
his mother’s hands.
After washing his father’s
hands, the young man went to
his room in silence and in deep
thought. He thought about why
his parents’ hands were so
rough and hard, and what had
made them that way. It was the
first time that the son had ever
realized what it had meant for
his parents to work hard every
day to pay for his education, his
school activities and his future.
Later that night, the young man
and his parents talked for a
long, long time. The next
morning the young man went
back to the office of the company president. The older man
noticed tears in the young
man’s eyes when he asked him
what he had learned when he
went home the night before.
The young man replied, “I
learned that without my parents, I would not be where I am
today. I learned of the hard
work and the sacrifices that my
parents made for me, and that
a person does not get anywhere
in life without the help of others. I gained a greater appreciation for family, and teachers
and others who have helped
me throughout my life.”
Then the company president
said, “That is what I look for in
my employees. I want to hire
people who appreciate the help
of others, people who are
grateful for the hardships of
others on their behalf, and people who are willing to help others in return. The job is yours.“
As you’re maybe taking a
look at your own hands right
now, we should keep in mind
that in today’s world of work,
this story is not a perfect analogy. In our present economy,
there are many jobs that
require long, hard hours in difficult working conditions that
might not involve real physical
labor. Instead of rough and
wounded hands, the labor
might manifest itself in mental
fatigue or emotional stress.
That kind of work, so demanding over a period of many
years, also takes a harsh physical toll on a person in ways not
as easy to see as a pair of calloused hands.
Keeping that in mind, let’s
think for a minute about the
people who have had a hand in
bringing us to where we are
tonight. None of us got where
we are by ourselves.
We had biological parents
who gave us the genes and the
characteristics that made each
one of us a uniquely talented
person in an interestingly
diverse population. We are
products of our experiences
with those who cared for us
throughout our childhood
years.
We have been influenced by those in our extended
families, church groups, educational
experiences
and
extracurricular activities, and
maybe even the world of work.
We have had people in our lives
that set examples for us and
inspired us. There are those in
our lives who disciplined us to
be who we should be, and
challenged us to be better than
we thought we could be.
How have your parents’
hands or the hands of others literally or figuratively helped
you to be the person you are
now, and the person that you
will be in the future? In addition to working for your wellbeing, did they also work on
your character? Did they insist
that your behavior meet their
expectations with your personal and social life, and have
there been consequences when
you failed to do that? If you got
in trouble at school, did they
encourage you to accept the
responsibility and learn from
it? Did they ever take away any
of your privileges or restrict
what you were allowed to do?
Did your parents teach you the
value of money by setting limits
on your spending and telling
you to get a part time job if you
wanted more? Did they insist
that you show them proper
respect, and by doing that also
teach you to respect your teachers and other adults? Did they
encourage you come to school
on time, have good attendance,
and do the best that you could
in your schoolwork? Here at
school, did your teachers have
high expectations of you in the
classroom? Did they require a
strong work ethic, and encourage you to read and write and
think when you really didn’t
want to? Did your coaches and
instructors push you to be more
successful than you thought
you could be? Looking forward, the most important question is this: What kind of person, citizen, spouse, parent,
employee and life-long learner
will those hands have helped
you to be? And finally, when I
asked a minute ago if those
who helped you worked for
your wellbeing as well as on
your character, are those two
things really any different?
Tonight when you meet your
parents and other family members after the ceremony, take a
look at their hands. They may
or may not be visibly wounded
or rough to the touch, but I
hope they will always remind
you -as the young man seeking
the job in tonight’s story
learned -to appreciate the help
of others, to be grateful for the
hardships endured on your
behalf, and to be willing to help
others in return. If you live
your life based on those ideals,
you will help make our world a
better place, which is what a
truly educated person should
do. Now, as you commence on
the next leg of your life’s journey,
remember
whose
rough…and loving …hands
helped to set you on your way.
Tonight those hands applaud
you, wish you Godspeed, and
they are folded in silent prayer
hat a greater being will continue to hold you . . . in the palm
of His hand.
Darlington
County
Board
of
Education
Scholars
Courtney Elizabeth Barfield
JaBria Donyea Bishop
Toby Nicolas Burchfield
Brittany Kiana Chukes
Danielle K. Cottingham
Victoria Rebecca Davis
Karen Marie Dixon
Bennett Lynn Gainey
Alston Ryan Grantham
Connor Franklin Guest
John Colin Hungerpiller
Brittany Lyn Joyce
Rachel Hunter Kelley
Erin Pate Knight
Collin McRae Manuel
Jordan Nicole McCoy
Chandler Sawyer Melton
Gillian Shae Munoz
Courtney Madison Smith
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Jaime Nichelle Lester
Benjamin N. McLeland
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 10, 2015 | PAGE 9B
Mayo High School’s Class of 2015
Alex Acosta
Alex Anderson
Brittni Anderson
Paige Anderson
Bryan Andrews
Jared Ball
Brandon Boggs
Charles Boyd
Austin Boyle
Kiyla Brown
Tykia Brown
Kali Collier
Jazmia Cornell
Logan Creel
Alexandria Curtis
Chassidy DuBose
Eric DuBose
Brian Farrell
Tyrone Gregg
Kayla Haas
Donald Harper
Jaareshiah Mack
Lamberto Martinez Erin McDaniel
Stephen Parker
Lio Porter
Shonquenese Scipio Anna Shaw
Alexandra Barber
Austin Blackman
Brandon Boatwright Matthew
Boatwright
Anne-Drew Bullard Candaice Burkhart
D'Ondre Cannon
Maci Catoe
Megan Chapman
Makaila Davis
Makayla Davis
Regan Dease
Chelsea Dials
Cora Dickey
Heather Dodson
De'Azhia Flynn
Tychiana Ford
Carolyn Fox
Dakota Goff
Elizabeth Goodman Christopher
Graham
Elijah Greenawalt
Lyric Harris
Kenneth Hellmig
Gene Huckabee
Harper Hutson
Diona Jamison
Nia Lavington
Kaitlyn Lee
Angelica McDonald Caitilin McPhatter
Justin McWhorter
Haley Miller
Josh Moan
Kelly Nutter
Hannah Owens
John Powell
Gloria Rawls
Sierra Richards
Ashley Robinson
David Robinson
Laparis' Rogers
Shabozz Russell
Bryan Santana
Philip Sowell
Kellie Stokes
Kathryn Sturgeon
Dana Tolson
Precious Toney
Rakeem Waiters
Sara Weeks
Maxwell Wheeler
To A Prosperous Future
Class of 2015
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Kelsen Williams
Kaniya Williamson
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Lamar High School’s Class of 2015
Labradford Abson
Kelsey Allen
Melanie Anderson
Milton Anderson
Brianna Beauford
Christopher Bell
Wallace Bennett
Jaquan Brown
Key'Shawn Brown
Heather Bryant
Robert Collins
Kevin Cooper
Carly Copeland
Shakayla Damon
Kristopher Dargan
Chynna Durant
Tonoria Durant
Sha'Daijah Epps
Brandon Fender
Robert Ferrell
Jacy Freeman
Malik Gardner
Ronnisha Gilbert
Makyla Gilmore
Christian Grant
Katlyn Hanna
Kayla Hayes
Zachary Howell
Brooks Huneycutt
Brianna Jacobs
Brandon Knotts
Devin Lee
Marquavius Lowery Dominque Mack
Zachary Mack
Wyatt Mahek
Jasmine Martin
Tyqueshya Martin
Jamelia McClain
Justice McCullough
Jasmine McDowell
Ladaris McFadden
Tre'Von McGrew
Brianna Melton
Carolin Morris
Carson Price
Rodric Ramsey
Norman Robinson
Yasmine Samuel
Austin Smith
Hunter Smith
Tyler Smith
Raven Spann
Nyshombia Tedder
Jessica Thomas
Benton Timmons
Dequincy Timmons John Walker
Dylan Ward
Hunter Ward
Cheryl Watford
Tanahnya Whatley
Dataija White
Mario White
Kianna Williams
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 10, 2015 | PAGE 11B
Mayo Graduation
Recipients of Mayo
Honors Diploma
Carolyn Windrose Fox
Elijah Ross Greenawalt
Stephen Clayton Parker
Darlington
County
Board
of
Education
Scholars
Brittni Lenoir Anderson
Alexandria Michelle Curtis
Elijah Ross Greenawalt
Stephen Clayton Parker
Sara Logan Weeks
Darlington
County
Board of Education Honor
Graduates
Bryan Stephen Andrews
Anne-Drew Meggs Bullard
Carolyn Windrose Fox
Kayla Lynn Haas
Donald Wilson Harper, III
Shonquenese L. Scipio
Anna Rose Shaw
Kellie Anne Stokes
South
Carolina
Academic
Achievement
Honors Award: Austin Daniel
Boyle
Perfect
Attendance
Award for 12 Years: Brandon
Edward Boggs
Distinguished Alumni
Award: Dr. Adrienne Van
Vlake, Class of 2002
Remarks by Principal
Mrs. Arlene B. Wallace:
We are celebrating 19 years
of academic excellence. Before
the doors opened in 1996, this
school was only a dream. Now
we are listed as one of America’s
Best High Schools in U.S. News
and World Report. We are
ranked among the best high
schools in the nation as a
National Blue Ribbon School.
We are proud of our standing in
the state with our graduation
rate and report card ratings.
Tonight we are here to thank our
graduates and commend them
for their extraordinary achievements. They made all of this possible.
During the past four years,
we have watched them grow
into fine young men and
women. They have contributed
much to our school and that this
contribution has helped
At Mayo, students develop
opportunities to develop leadership, scholarship, service and
character- the springboard to
successful higher education and
professional life experiences. We
are proud to say this class will
have 100% graduation rate.
Class of 2015, you will leave
good memories. Here are a few
of them.
Field day, and the field day tshirts donated by the academic
booster club.
This year’s Senior Tailgate,
one of the best.
Fall Festival
Back to School Bash
State Fair trips.
LHS Graduation
Winning the Powderpuff
Game.
Phoenix Phame, awesome
productions.
Drama class productions.
Economic Class Weddings.
Senior Citizen Day.
The Senior Rap after the
Senior Breakfast.
Birthday cupcakes.
The Mayo Men and the Mayo
Lady Talk.
Raise your ID. Tuck your shirt
in.
Mr. Mayo and Miss Mayo.
Prom.
The Taste of Mayo at the
Darlington Raceway.
“Make it a great day, or not,
the choice is yours.”
“You are writing your resume
every day.”
“We’ve got work to do.”
Many of our accomplishments are due because, “Hard
work pays off.”
The Senior Beta Club members worked a total of 3,4081.6
service hours over the course of
three years.
Also, 90 % of these graduates
leave us with a 3.0 or higher
GPA.
I am pleased to announce
that this class has been offered
$5 million, 51 thousand, 668
dollars in scholarship offers.
Your hard work has paid off.
Class of 2015, thank you for
the memories and the great
times. We are so proud of you,
and I am truly going to miss all of
you.
Three Darlington County students graduate from
SC Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics
Anya Bali, Nathan Pignone
and Brandi Windham, all from
Darlington County, graduated
from the SC Governor’s School
for Science & Mathematics
(GSSM) on Saturday, May 30,
2015, in Hartsville.
Anya Bali, daughter of Drs.
A.J. & S.C. Bali, will attend
University.
Nathan
Duke
Pignone, son of Marty & Terri
Pignone,
will
attend
Washington University in St.
Louis. Brandi Windham, daughter of Wendy & Gordon
Windham, will attend Clemson
University in the fall.
GSSM, recently named one
of the Top-Performing U.S.
Schools by The Washington
Post, specializes in the
advanced study of science, technology, engineering and math,
as well as an emphasis on economics and entrepreneurship.
A statewide public, residential
high school for juniors and
seniors located in Hartsville,
GSSM offers 48 STEM courses
annually.
Grades 7 - 12
The 111 students in the
GSSM class of 2015 represent
28 different counties in South
Carolina. Sixty-five percent of
the school’s graduating seniors
will attend South Carolina colleges and universities in the fall.
Notable out-of-state schools
they will attend include Duke
University, Georgia Institute of
Technology, University of Notre
Dame, Vanderbilt University,
Washington University in St.
Louis and University of
Pennsylvania.
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Lamar High School convened a graduation ceremony
for the Class of 2015 on June
3 at 7 pm at a packed Donald
R. Poole Stadium. Family,
friends, and loved ones
cheered
as
graduates
received their diplomas from
principal Kathy Gainey and
assistant principal Carlos
Burgess, turned their tassels,
and bid a fond farewell to
their years as Silver Foxes.
Guests heard moving
speeches from scholar graduates Robert Hunter Collins and
Carly Van Copeland, with senior class president Copeland
sharing
recollections
of
Lamar's kindness and generosity after her family lost nearly
everything in a fire.
The Lamar High School
Class of 2015 included five
scholar graduates: Robert
Hunter Collins, Carly Van
Copeland, Melanie Heylan
Anderson, Tyler Harlee Smith,
and Jessica Riley Thompson;
Yasmine Teiria Samuel graduated with honors. Carly Van
Copeland served as class president, Nyshombia Nashae
Tedder as vice president, and
LaCourtney Deira Williams as
secretary.
Maranatha
Christian School
Brandon Leon Abbott,
of Darlington
Nicholas Joel Bradberry,
of Florence
Taylor Rose Carter,
of Timmonsville
Chelsea Meagan Johnson,
of Florence
Kaitlan Elise Lee,
of Florence
Hustin Ray Melton,
of Timmonsville
Ashley Michelle Snipes,
of Darlington
Congratulations,
Congratulations,
Ad
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Ave.
Harrttsvilillle, SC 29550
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THE CLASS OF 2015 EARNED MORE
THAN $2.6 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS
Congratulations Class of 2015
Francis Sto. Domingo
*Wake Forest University
(Valedictorian)
Grant MacPherson
*Clemson University Honors
(Salutatorian)
Meghan Curran
*Wofford College
(Honor Graduate)
Katie Carawan
*Coker College
Katherine Farrell
*University of South Carolina
Honors College
Will Freeman
*DePauw University
Sarah Isgett
* University of
South Carolina
George Jebaily
*University of South Carolina
- Capstone
Taylor Jones
*Clemson University
Blake Kirby
*Clemson University
Samantha Lee
* Winthrop University
Jack Lynn
*Clemson University
Khaleef Matthews
*Benedict College
Tony McElveen Jr.
*Coker College
Tyron McElveen
*Clemson University
Joe McLean
*College of Charleston
Margaret Jane McNiel
*Clemson University
Andrew Reynolds
*University of
South Carolina Honors
Meredith Scott
*University of South Carolina
Ashley Stokes
*University of South Carolina
Madison Terry
*Clemson University
Haley Winstead
*Clemson University
Universities and Colleges that Trinity-Byrnes College School’s seniors
were accepted to for 2015-2016:
University of Michigan
Virginia Polytechnic University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
North Carolina State University
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Northeastern University
Franciscan University
Wofford College
Goucher College
University of Kentucky
College of Charleston Honors
Clemson University
University of South Carolina - Aiken
Coastal Carolina University
Wingate University
St. Joseph’s University
Presbyterian College
Stetson University
High Point University
University of South Carolina
University of the South
University of Alabama
Francis Marion University
St. Joseph’s University
Centre College
NC State University
Converse College
The King’s College
Hampden-Sydney College
Anderson University
Furman University
Coker College
Auburn University
For an individual tour contact April Munn:
843-395-9124; amunn@trinitybyrnes.org
5001 Hoffmeyer Road, Darlington, SC 29532
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Congratulations from the employees of Nucor –Darlington
to the Nucor Scholarship Recipients
each student will receive up to $3,200 per year for four years
Courtney Alcorn
Daughter of Russell Alcorn
Alex Anderson
Son of Gary Anderson
Th omas Benton
Son of Thomas Benton
Bailee Berg
Daughter of Barry Berg
Lucas Bonnoitt
Son of Melissa Bonnoitt
and Garth Bonnoitt
Austin Byrd
Son of William Byrd
Rauss Collins
Son of James Collins
Victoria Davis
Daughter of Frankie Davis
K el sie Hanna
Daughter of Kelvin Hanna
Whitney Hemby
Daughter of Joseph Hemby
Cameron Hyatt
Son of Tony Hyatt
Catherine King
Daughter of Joey King
Came ron Lu dl um
Son of John Ludlum
Ethan McDonald
Son of James McDonald
Casey Moody
Son of Richard Turner
Weston Moore
Son of Chad Moore
Carolin Morris
Daughter of Charles Morris
Leslie Odom
Daughter of Barney Odom
Mason Park
Son of William Park
David Robi nson
Son of Thomas Robinson
Tyler Rogers
Son of Carl Davison Jr.
Brid gett Shoe make
Daughter of Josh Stokes
Ivy Wilson
Daughter of Wayne Wilson
Richard Young
Son of Rick Young