Bishopville News

There was a time when Reginald Williams would text while driving, but that time ran out Tuesday.

Randy Burns / The Item Lavern Grantham, automotive technology instructor, supervises students as they build a race car out of the chassis of a 1999 Mustang.

Mr. and Mrs. Steve and Diane Millen of Rembert, SC and Mr. and Mrs. Preston and Teresa Gainey of Hartsville, SC proudly announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashleigh Delane Millen to Jamie D. Gainey, son of Ms.

Aging is taking me deeper into this creative process where I am finding more and more parts of me that want to express themselves.

Voters will go to the polls on March 30 to fill two vacancies on Town Council. The vacancies were created by the Dec.

City Council received good news about its financial condition at its meeting Tuesday night at the Colclough Building.

Lee County's celebration of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday on Monday brought back memories of the energy and excitement common in the early days of the observance, said Merdis Bryant, chairwoman of the committee that organized the event.

The students and staff of the Lee County School District are saying thank you to the Lee County School Board in January as part of the school district's annual observance of School Board Recognition Month.

A group of Lee County residents is working to secure a regular bus route in Bishopville and Lee County.

Members of the public met with the Sumter legislative delegation this week, where they had an opportunity to voice concerns and ask questions.

COLUMBIA a ' With little debate and no fireworks, the House voted this morning to formally rebuke Gov.

Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Green DesChamps, II of Bishopville announce the engagement of their daughter, Julia Duvall DesChamps, to Christopher Barrett Burley, son of Mr.

A Bishopville retiree known for her paintings and professional work in interior design has authored a cookbook that is sure to expand her presence in the community.

Item File Photo Bayler Teal, 7, is fighting neuroblastoma. Recent months have not been easy for 7-year-old Bayler Teal of Bishopville as he continues to battle neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer that has attacked his liver and bone marrow.

Stuff is important and a lot of it should be kept for future generations. That's the message to be heard at the next meeting of the Lee County Historical Society, scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the South Carolina Cotton Museum, 121 W. Cedar Lane in Bishopville.

City Council addressed a light agenda at Tuesday's regular meeting. City Administrator Gregg McCutchen said he had no new information on the city's $65,000 project of the Back Lot parking lot located at the southwest block of North Main Street.

Cynthia Davis, 50, a native of Lee County, is in her 30th year as an employee of the Lee County School District.

The plants in our gardens have interesting pasts. Let's follow the history for some of these.

The holiday season did not slow down the city of Bishopville's war against drugs, according to Bishopville Police Chief John Ewing.

The nationwide economic crisis made its presence known locally in 2009 as people lost their jobs and struggled to make ends meet.