Darlington County News

Police in Lake City are searching for 40 people wanted on various charges, mainly drug offenses.

Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 7:13 p.m. A Darlington County parent is outraged with school district officials.

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 10-year-old dog who went missing in Darlington for a month and two days was found knocking on death's door.

A woman from Whiteville died in a car accident in South Carolina Monday night. The Darlington County coroner said 60-year-old Patricia White McPherson, died at a hospital from injuries in the accident that occurred on I-20. The accident is still under investigation, but authorities say it took place around 7pm near Highway 340.

Monday, November 02, 2009 at 10:51 p.m. The Westbound lane of Interstate 20 in Darlington County near the Florence County line is shut down Monday night.

Tobacco farming was once a way of life for many in the Pee Dee region. Today, farmlands in this area are no longer dominated by tobacco, though traces of the crops past dominance are evident.

The S.C. Department of Transportation has scheduled a public information meeting Thursday in Darlington County concerning the proposed bridge replacement on West Smith Avenue over Swift Creek.

Boy Scout Frankie Slemmer may have bitten off a big chunk as he started to restore a Shaw veteran Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star.

A Darlington County jury has convicted a man and his former girlfriend in connection with the abuse of her two children.

Darlington County First Steps held a Fun Fall Festival at Fairfield Inn on Thursday as part of the monthly parents as teachers meeting.

A second former Coker College baseball player has been charged in connection with a crash that killed a Hartsville woman four years ago.

Breast cancer does not discriminate. Women and men, young and old, people of all races and socioeconomic backgrounds develop breast cancer.

A Darlington County man and woman accused of committing multiple crimes against children will be tried on those charges today.

Darlington County Council addressed three ordinances as well as additional appropriations for the Darlington County Humane Society during its regular meeting Monday.

On Friday morning an armed robbery occurred about five miles outside of Bishopville at Sambo grocery, said Maj.

New South Lumber Co. announced its $7 million expansion in Darlington on Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and visit from Gov.

Grove Hill Cemetery in Darlington will have an unveiling and dedication of an historical marker at 5 p.m. Monday at the cemetery, at 405 S. Warley St.

The Darlington County Fire District Byrdtown Rural Fire Department Station 12 celebrated its 30th anniversary and honored Larry Stegner, who has been with the station since its beginnings in 1979.

Monday, October 19, 2009 at 3:52 p.m. Police are investigating two incidents in Darlington County where they say outlaw motorcycle gang members assaulted and intimidated other bikers in the county.