Hartsville Native Frazier Honored by City Imparting His Experience and a While
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SOCIETY HILL 2A OPINION 4A OBITUARIES 7A SPORTS 2B PUZZLES 3B BOOKINGS 5B CLASSIFIEDS TASTE 1B QUOTE ‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.’ EDMUND BURKE Vol. 143, No. 20 NTWO SECTIONS e• 14 PAGwES s&PreESTAs BLISHsED 1874 75¢ MAY 17, 2017 Darlington, S.C. WWW.NEWSANDPRESS.NET Hartsville native Frazier honored by city imparting his experience and a while. So for us to have the authorization for stop-work By Samantha Lyles Staff Writer skills to the next generation of opportunity to show off how our orders, the authority to directly [email protected] potential champions. town has grown...was really very issue notices of corrective action, Hartsville City Council's May 9 Pennington presented Frazier exciting.” and to disconnect utility service meeting began with a little extra with a framed proclamation The evening-long party took for vacant properties. These energy as Mayor Mel Pennington declaring May 16, 2017 as “Larry place along College Avenue, with changes will bring city codes up did his best ring announcer Frazier Day” in the City of numerous food and beverage to the current industry standard. impression in honor of special Hartsville. vendors – like Hartsville's own Council approved Resolution guest, Hartsville native and veter - During guest comments, Mezzo Forte, Bizzel's, Vintage 05-17-02, authorizing applica - an boxer Larry Frazier. Audrey Childers, communica - Craft Beer and Wine Boutique, tion for a $12,256 FEMA Fire A member of the South tions director for the Darlington Bottle & Tap, and The Lighter Prevention grant to acquire new Carolina Boxing Hall of Fame and County School District, offered Side – serving up potent potables fire extinguishers made specifi - recent inductee into the Marine thanks to the city for helping and gourmet-level meals and cally for safety training. By utiliz - Corps Boxing Hall of Fame, make the annual “Go Big: treats. ing lasers, the training extin - Frazier began fight training at the Hartsville 2017” event a success. On the regular agenda, guishers are “safer, cleaner, and age of 11 with local coach Don Childers said the April 29 multi- Council held public hearings and cost effective,” according to the Atkinson. Frazier went on win year Hartsville High School final readings for two ordi - resolution. If the grant is the Carolina Golden Gloves at reunion event drew about 1,500 nances: received, the city's required age 16, then enlisted in the people from across five states, Ordinance 4289 leases seven match would be $612. Marines after high school. with many of them staying office spaces at 147 West Carolina Resolution 05-17-01 also overnight in local hotels to Avenue to the Governor’s School passed without objection; this While in the Corps, Frazier Hartsville Mayor Mel Pennington (left) congratulated Hartsville won the All Marine explore the city's growing down - for Science and Mathematics for measure authorizes a mutual town district and reconnect with $600 per month; the spaces were native and veteran boxer Larry Frazier on his recent induction into the aid agreement between the Championship in 1977 and 1978, Marine Corps Boxing Hall of Fame. PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES and amassed a record of 38 wins old friends. previously used by the Hartsville Hartsville Police Department and 5 losses over three years. “The Hampton, Fairfield, and Community Foundation for co- this space from the city since First reading of Ordinance and the City of Bishopville Frazier fought professionally for a the Mantissa were all one hun - working space. 2012 and their contract includes 4291 also met with unanimous Police Department. time after his service was up, dred percent occupied...and the Ordinance 4290 agrees to sell an option to purchase the prop - approval. This measure would Also at this meeting, Mayor compiling a respectable record of Quality Inn and Landmark the Cargill Building located at erty if they so choose. amend city codes related to nui - Pennington read proclama - 9 wins and 3 losses. Currently, reported higher than normal 201 South 5th Street to No citizen spoke during the sance properties and revise tions naming the month of Frazier coaches boxing at One occupancy rates,” said Childers. CareSouth Carolina, Inc. for fair public hearings, and Council enforcement provisions for nui - May as “Peace Officers More Round in Darlington, “These are folks, many of whom, market value, received Council voted unanimously to approve sance violations. Changes Memorial Month” and haven't been back to Hartsville in approval. CareSouth has leased both ordinances. include allowing the city explicit “Building Safety Month.” FDTC and CAT Dealer Academy Council gives first celebrate new grads reading to budget budget, just $700 was allo - By Samantha Lyles By Melissa Rollins Staff Writer Editor cated for health insurance; [email protected] [email protected] in the 2017-2018 budget, that cost is $24,000. Florence-Darlington Society Hill Town Council Mayor Tommy Bradshaw Technical College (FDTC) and passed first reading of their addressed the rising costs, the Caterpillar Dealer Academy 2017-2018 budget, Tuesday, saying that council has celebrated the achievements of May 9 at their monthly meet - worked to create a budget new program grads at a May 10 ing. Overall, the budget is that does the most with what banquet held at the Country smaller than the one for the is available. Club of South Carolina. current fiscal year. “We understand that we A cooperative two-year col - The total budget is have to do all of these things lege level student technician expected to be just over the best we can, given our education program, the $300,000, nearly $60,000 budget,” Bradshaw said. “All Caterpillar Dealer Academy less than the previous year. you have to do is cut on the provides graduates with an Several line items show a t.v. every night and you’ll see Associate in Applied Science substantial loss in revenue, that health insurance is degree with a major in including fines and bond, high. Retirement is high. All Caterpillar Service the local government fund of those things are affecting Technology. By teaming up and the accommodations every budget on every level, with sponsoring Caterpillar tax. as well as us.” dealers Blanchard Machinery Other areas in the town’s Bradshaw said that dur - of Columbia, Carolina CAT of meager budget saw an ing a work session, council Charlotte, and Gregory Poole increase in costs, most discussed the things that of Raleigh, FDTC administers noticeably the police depart - they would like to see the program activities and con - ment. Salaries have town focus on. ducts classes in a dedicated increased by $11,000 but the campus facility. Since the biggest jump was in health Dealer Academy is exclusively insurance. In the 2016-2017 COUNCIL ON 3A by and for the sponsoring Caterpillar dealers, students are all but guaranteed immedi - ate employment upon success - ful completion of the program. The program is accredited by Stephen Murphey speaks during the CAT Dealer Academy banquet. PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES Associated Equipment Distributors. shops with skilled, reliable Murphey. “In a group of twenty erate over $3.3 million in labor. CAT Dealer Academy direc - employees. graduates, you will generate on “That's a big number to take tor and head instructor “It's been an honor to have a average $100 an hour of labor in, but don't sell yourself short. Stephen Murphey lauded the group of young people that that will be sold in the work - We want you to live up to that dedication of his students and come into the program, and in place.” Caterpillar name and take noted that after graduation, two years they've transformed Murphey estimated that pride in your work and what they will proceed into solid, their lives potentially, and the over the next fiscal year, the you do,” said Murphey. good paying careers – and also opportunities that they give FDTC Caterpillar Dealer Pete Robyn addresses Society Hill Town Council. will provide area Caterpillar our shops are amazing,” said Academy class of 2017 will gen - CAT ON 3A PHOTO BY MELISSA ROLLINS Lamar citizens discuss drainage Moving Washington St. Elementary a concern in Hartsville look at purchasing 75 acres of project architects. the way and do that which is By Melissa Rollins troubles during council meeting Editor land on Washington Street to Rev. J. D. Blue of Second right, not only for a particular for help and receive little or no [email protected] By Samantha Lyles build the new school. Baptist Church spoke next. group of people but for all Staff Writer response. During the May 8 meeting of “What we are saying is if “A lot of our children and people…I am here tonight to [email protected] “We're left pretty much hav - the Darlington County Board of there is a possibility that the grandchildren attend that tell you that it is going to be a Lamar Town Council's May 8 ing to fend for ourselves...we're Education, two Hartsville pas - school can relocate and still be school and it means a lot to fight because we are really monthly meeting focused mainly being bounced back and forth,” tors expressed interest and con - built in the Washington Street south Hartsville,” Blue said. concerned and we are tired of on the concerns of several citi - said McFadden. cern about where the district area we would be all for it,” “All around the world, if a every time a school has to zens, who asked what Council Mayor Randy Reynolds will build the new elementary Frazier said. “We want the best school closes the first to close close, it has to be one of ours.” was doing to help with drainage replied that the town has repeat - school in Hartsville.