Lamar News

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.

A 21-year-old Bishopville man was gunned down Monday evening and left to die on Thomas Street, just outside the city limits, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office.

The results from the 2009 Scholastic Aptitude Test represent a milestone for the Darlington County School District.

Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 7:37 p.m. A Pee Dee man is on his way to jail after pleading guilty to dealing in firearms.

The Darlington County Combine Drug Unit along with the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force, raid two locations at the same time in Lamar Friday morning in search of drugs.

Old Time Country Church: Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. at the Center Theater. Features Rev. H. E. Dixon, Friendship Community Choir and Lil Larry and Friends.

Samuel Wright spent Tuesday afternoon doing what he does on many summer afternoons - earning a few extra dollars cutting grass.