Darlington County News

An elite group of 31 S.C. Highway Patrol troopers have begun their mission to crack down on driving under the influence and save lives on state roadways.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 5:19 p.m. The Fourth of July holiday is cause for celebration.

A third-year student at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine who worked with Russ Page at his cattle embryo facility in Oconee County for three years died June 17 in a traffic accident in his hometown of Hartsville, S.C. The death ended a promising young man's career in the field that he loved since childhood, Page said.

The 2009 Dan Coker Memorial Golf Tournament raised $12,370 for the Alzheimer's Associ-ation South Carolina Chapter.

The Horry County wildfire has long been controlled, contained, and extinguished, but it's still on the minds of many.

Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 6:13 p.m. Thursday afternoon, deputies busted a Darlington County man on charges of dealing drugs and they confiscated equipment from his lawn care business.

Two state lawmakers from Darlington County said whatever effectiveness Mark Sanford had as governor of South Carolina is gone after the governor's revelation that he has been having an affair with a woman he visited on his recent secret visit to Argentina.

A crash in Hartsville Sunday evening killed a 48-year-old man after his car rolled over and hit a utility pole.

The Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal single-car crash in Darlington County.

Bikers angered over Myrtle Beach's efforts to end the rallies are banding together to, as they say, make a change in November.

The man police believe is responsible for a shooting at a Hartsville hotel on May 31 is now in custody at the Darlington County Detention Center, according to Hartsville Police Chief Tim Kemp.

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

A Darlington County jury returned a verdict of $9 million on Saturday after finding Progress Energy responsible in the wrongful death of 21-year-old Allen Toney.

Darlington County investigators arrested two people and seized firearms, money and drugs in a raid early Monday morning.

Four people have been arrested in a shooting that occurred at the Landmark Inn the night of Sunday, May 30, according to releases from the Hartsville Police Department.

Sue Rainey moved all across the country teaching school because her husband was a Coast Guard officer before he retired.

A 25-year-old Darlington man who is accused of gunning down a World World II veteran was released from jail just weeks before the slaying, according to state records.

Darlington County sheriff's deputies are asking for the public's help to find the third suspect in the attempted theft of an automatic teller machine from a Hartsville area convenience store.

Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 5:53 p.m. Police have arrested two people from Darlington County, including a 16-year-old, for killing a decorated war hero outside his motel room in Florence Monday morning.

Police have arrested two people from Darlington County, including a 16-year-old, for killing a decorated war hero outside his motel room in Florence Monday morning.