Lamar News

The Darlington County School District Board of Education conducted a quick final meeting for the year on Monday at Rosenwald Elementary/Middle in Society Hill.

Senior citizens from across the county converged on Coach T.B. Thomas Center for a holiday meal, musical entertainment and socializing.

S.C. Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a wreck that killed one person Tuesday night in Darlington County.

More than seven out of 10 Darlington County high school students passed the state's exit exam on their first attempt in spring 2009, according to results released by the State Department of Education.

"We are a country that prides itself on power and weatlh, yet there are millions of children who go hungry every day.

Deputies arrested two Lamar women during an investigation of a Lamar business believed to be conducting Sunday alcohol sales illegally, Darlington County Sheriff's Capt.

Despite the rain Tuesday, Lamar High School had something to be happy about: breaking ground on a track.

The Darlington County School Board unanimously approved a new seven-period schedule for district high schools for 2010-11 during the monthly board meeting in Darlington.

A Lamar man was arrested Wednesday after deputies said several cars found at his home during a drug bust are stolen, Darlington County Sheriff's Capt.

A 25-year-old motorist involved in a high-speed chase was killed Monday evening after his car struck trees in the median of Interstate 20, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

Businessman Mel Pennington won an overwhelming victory in Tuesday's race for mayor of Hartsville with 65.5 percent of the vote to rival Pam Sansbury's 34.5 percent.

In four days, the campaigning ends. Now it's your turn. Don't take that for granted.

Pineland Country Club has been a recreational haven for Marion County residents for more than 35 years.

Lamar will play host to Carfest from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 3 in cooperation with the Greater Darlington Chamber of Commerce and the Lamar Special Events Committee.

Henry "Melvin" Walker, 66, husband of Sybil Christmas Walker, died Saturday, September 19, 2009 at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence.

A man who fell about 35 feet from atop of a Lamar building Tuesday morning is expected to survive his injuries, Darlington County Emergency Management spokesman Lynwood Epps said.

One of the biggest topics of the night at the Darlington County Board of Education meeting Monday was the fee schedule for renting school facilities.

A Bishopville man was arrested Thursday afternoon in Florence in connection with the Monday night shooting death of his younger brother, police said.

A man accused of shooting his brother to death over $15 is now in custody. Lee County deputies arrested 21-year-old Kareem Hickman just after 4:30 Thursday afternoon in Florence.

Someone shot a Bishopville man and left him in the road to die, Lee County deputies say.