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October 27, 2009
Hartsville Furniture Co. celebrates 75 years
The Hartsville Furniture Co., 133 E. College Ave., celebrated its 75th anniversary Thursday with birthday cake, balloons and bargains throughout the store.
PET OF THE WEEK: Wiggles
Wiggles is a fun little teen who is super with other cats and friendly. She lost her tail due to an injury but has sprung back and is as active as ever! Please stop by the Darlington County Humane Society shelter to visit with Wiggles and all of her friends.
October 23, 2009
Hartsville YMCA offers many activities
Hartsville YMCA Happenings
School board reviews goals during retreat
The Darlington County Board of Education reviewed district achievement goals during a retreat Friday at Hartsville Memorial Library.
Lady Red Foxes head to region
The regular season came to a close on Monday for the Hartsville Lady Red Foxes varsity volleyball team on a low note with a loss to Carolina Forest at home. The final scores were 18-25, 26-24, 20-25 and 19-25.
Sorority hosts breast cancer walk Sunday
Breast cancer does not discriminate. Women and men, young and old, people of all races and socioeconomic backgrounds develop breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society’s Breast Cancer Facts and Figures for 2007-08, one in eight women will get breast cancer this year.
Softball continues at Byerly Park
In the co-ed softball league, Celebrities won the 2009 Lower Bracket Tournament. They beat the Castaways 8-2 in the championship game Tuesday night. The Upper Bracket Championship game pits the Mudhole Stompers against Chix & Stix at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Everybody Calls Me Jana Banana: Autumn is the year’s last, loveliest smile
Thank you to all of you who expressed kindness to my family on the death of my brother and the birth of my little niece. The circle of life continues to amaze us, and spending time at the service, cleaning out his home and welcoming little Brooklynn Lee Lair from the hospital are memories that continue to affirm that each day is a gift.
Worship this week
Hartsville Area Church News
October 22, 2009
New center offers hope for abused, neglected children
Nearly two years of preparation, planning, hand wringing and hard work culminated with the formal opening and dedication of the new Durant Children’s Center 4th Judicial Circuit Satellite in Hartsville.
EDITORIAL: Thanks to Coker, Center for Research for forum
Thanks are due Coker College and the Center for Research in Leadership and Community Development at Coker for sponsoring and hosting Tuesday night’s public forum for the candidates for mayor of Hartsville.
HEALTH: Obstructive lung disease can be treated
Many lung diseases have an element of obstruction to air flow leaving the lungs and are grouped into the general category of “obstructive lung disease.“ Chronic bronchitis, emphysema and asthma are the three main forms of obstructive lung disease. Of these, only asthma is reversible.
Stimulus money flows to South Darlington Watershed Project
For decades, south Darlington residents and businesses have faced severe flooding after heavy rains. Ditches regularly overflow, causing damage to property and creating unhealthy living conditions. Finally, some help has arrived.
Ebony Pearls will be presented at banquet
The National Council of Negro Women Darlington County Section is presenting Ebony Pearls of the Pee Dee Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. Nov. 7 at Hartsville High School cafeteria, 703 Lewellen Ave.
Coker alumnus Kirven will perform in Hartsville
Former Coker College student, Jack Kirven, will find his way back to Hartsville on Nov. 7, making a path once again down College Avenue, this time in the direction of the Black Creek Arts Center on College Avenue.
From Where I Sit: 34 years later
Lately, my column, like weddings and engagements, has started appearing in the Wednesday or the Friday edition of the newspaper.
Council tables resolution on broadband study
Hartsville City Council voted to table a resolution for a feasibility study for a possible fiber optic network in the city until its next regular meeting on Nov. 10.
County’s jobless rate slips 13 percent in September
Darlington County’s unemployment rate decreased in September from 13.2 percent in August to 13.0 percent, bucking a statewide upward trend.
New South Lumber to expand in Darlington County
New South Lumber Co., a member of the Canfor group of companies, officially announced the expansion of its Darlington facility during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday.
Lulu’s celebrates anniversary, award
Brandi Wheeler of Hartsville started working in her grandmother’s shop when she was a little girl. She would help customers, unpack boxes, clean and redesign displays.
Coker president bowls against his coaches
On Wednesday, Coker College President Dr. Robert Wyatt challenged the college’s fall and winter sports coaches to a bowling match at Lee All Star Lanes in Florence and won with only a 14-point margin, 913 to 899.
October 21, 2009
EDITORIAL: First Amendment hangs in the balance of net neutrality fight
This Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is scheduled to vote on a notice of proposed rule-making. An affirmative vote would set the FCC on the path toward approving formal net neutrality rules.
Rodeos, roping a family affair for the Wrights
When Ryan Wright turned 17 and got his driver’s license, he didn’t want a car. He wanted a calf horse. “This is what he does all the time,” Stacy Wright, his mother, said.
Children’s author to sign books at Wesley
Author Lucy Nolan will be speaking, reading and signing copies of her new children’s book “Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys and Gulls” in Hartsville from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at an author meet and greet in at Wesley United Methodist Church, 145 E. College Ave., hosted by Burry Bookstore and the Beta Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa.
Back-to-back festivals Saturday
“Cotton is King” again in Hartsville during twin, back-to-back festivals honoring the town’s agricultural heritage, according to Marty Driggers, volunteer coordinator of the 2009 Coker Farm’s Fall Festival.
People & Events Oct. 21
People & Events
Holiday art contest winner selected
Hagen Collins, a senior at Lamar High School, was chosen as the winner of Darlington County School District’s annual Holiday Card Art Contest. Collins’ picture will be featured on the cover of the district’s holiday card.
Sonoco Board Declares Regular Quarterly Common Stock Dividend
The Board of Directors of Sonoco (NYSE: SON) declared on Monday a regular quarterly dividend of $.27 per common share. This 338th consecutive quarterly dividend will be payable Dec. 10 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 20.
Hartsville sprints past Conway, 48-21
The Hartsville Red Foxes (7-1) bolted out to a 34-7 halftime lead, and absorbed a brief second half surge from Conway, to emerge victorious 48-21 at home Friday night to win their second region contest.
October is Adopt a Shelter Dog month
The month of October is Adopt a Shelter Dog month. Darlington County Humane Society staff encourages everyone to visit their local animal shelter to adopt a homeless pet. There are so many wonderful animals eagerly awaiting your arrival. Please make your way to your local animal shelter and meet the dog of your dreams!
