Society Hill News

A memorial service for Alvin E. "Gene" Davis Jr. will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 27, 2009, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4440 Jackson Blvd., Columbia, South Carolina.

A new public library for Society Hill moved a step closer to becoming a reality Monday when Darlington County Council unanimously agreed to accept a loan for as much as $787,200 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development agency.

Christ Episcopal Church will celebrate its 150th anniversary at 10 a.m. June 7. S.C. Bishop Mark Lawrence of Charleston will lead the service at the quaint church, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Hartsville High School choirs will present their Spring Concert on Thursday, May 28, at 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.

Funds from the federal Recovery Act have begun to flow into Darlington County, U.S. Rep.

Jennifer O'Shesky, a teacher from Rosenwald Elementary/Middle School in Society Hill, was named Darlington County's Outstanding First Year Teacher during Monday night's board meeting.

Rosenwald Elementary School in Society Hill planned a special day Wednesday just for mothers.

Representatives of the Durant Children's Center and the Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault held a mid-project open house Thursday for the new Hartsville satellite facility to show the progress made toward renovating and opening the facility.

Darlington County's new Multi-jurisdictional Task Force and other law enforcement officers arrested 21 people Tuesday on an array of drug charges.

The Right Rev. Mark J. Lawrence will be the guest preacher during the annual service at Trinity Episcopal Church in Society Hill at 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

Two Hartsville men are now members of the Florence-Darlington County Commission for Technical Education after being appointed by the legislative delegations of Florence and Darlington counties, officials at Florence-Darlington Technical College announced this week.

Local families having difficulty gaining access to primary and specialty healthcare services will be benefited by a charity motorcycle ride on Saturday sponsored by the CareFIRST Carolina Foundation.

The heads of five law enforcement agencies in Darlington County and the Fourth Circuit solicitor announced the formation of a new multi-jurisdictional task force to combat drug and other vice crimes in the county.

If you've heard of the Teacher Advancement Program before, chances are it's been mentioned during a conversation about performance-based pay for teachers.

Egypt, Europe and South America aren't the only places where 11,000-year-old artifacts can be discovered.

"Claude HartEarly Commercial Photographer," is open in the Hartsville Museum Showcase Gallery until May 28.

Darlington County Council approved an agreement between the county and Florence-Darlington Technical College that will allow the two entities to share resources and assist each other in training firefighters.

Darlington County School District officials and the county Board of Education meet at 12 p.m. today to continue looking for ways to make up a nearly $13 million funding gap for the coming budget year.

Darlington County Council elected Wesley Blackwell of Hartsville as its new chairman Tuesday during the council's first meeting of 2009.

Today features part two of The Messenger's review of the events that made local headlines in 2008.