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

For the 36th consecutive year, the Center Theater in Hartsville will be the site for the Little Miss and Teen Miss Hartsville and Darlington County beauty pageants. This event is a double pageant with winners crowned in each category, one representing Hartsville and one Darlington County. Winners will represent each area for 2009-10 and go on to compete in the state pageant in June.

For the 36th consecutive year, the Center Theater in Hartsville will be the site for the Little Miss and Teen Miss Hartsville and Darlington County beauty pageants. This event is a double pageant with winners crowned in each category, one representing Hartsville and one Darlington County. Winners will represent each area for 2009-10 and go on to compete in the state pageant in June.

The Billie Hardee Home for Boys is having a yard sale from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. It will be at the home, located at 1133 Timmonsville Highway, Darlington.

Laurie Lawson has been appointed by the Obama administration as the South Carolina state executive director for the Farm Service Agency at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

DARLINGTON - A dedication ceremony for a state historical marker for the old Darlington County jail, now the home of the Darlington County Historical Commission offices, will take place at 1 p.m. Nov. 13 at the commission building at 204 Hewitt St., Darlington.

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.

A free college planning seminar will be offered at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Collegiate School, 5001 Hoffmeyer Road, Darlington.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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