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By Bobby Bryant ing at 201 Pearl St. main reason for wanting to buy and the parking lot will be Editor It moved the town’s mail it. “This is a very important resealed and relined. [email protected] from 1915 until 2001, when a landmark in our town,” Sandy Beyond that, the Hardees Why did the family of new Post Office was built Hardee said. Added Templin said they plan to see what Darlington businessman Todd across the street from the Hardee: “It would be a shame develops once the property is Hardee decide to buy the 105- Darlington County School to allow it to continue to crum- prepared for a new life. year-old, 10,000-square-foot District headquarters and ble before our eyes.” Templin Hardee said, “I have former Post Office building on Darlington High School. Since The brothers said: several ideas but whatever it is, Pearl Street? It was a combina- then, the old Post Office has “Darlington is our home. We it will be beautiful and it will be tion of opportunity and duty, been mostly unused except for were born here and we are rais- in keeping with the betterment Hardee says. a period when small shops ing our families here. We were of the town.” Todd Hardee “Step up to the table,” says operated inside the building. taught that we are to leave emphasized that the building’s Hardee, who runs Kistler- Todd Hardee said they things better than we found future use “will be pleasing to Hardee Funeral Home and bought the building from a them. This is the beginning of the eye” and appropriate to the South of Pearl restaurant in Florence family who had that quest. Darlington, if we are town’s character. addition to serving as county acquired the old Post Office at to survive and continue to be Harriet Hobbs, president of coroner. “We’re all going to auction by its original owner, the Pearl of the Pee Dee, will the Greater Darlington have to chip in to make the federal government. He need everybody to help. The Chamber of Commerce, said Darlington what it once was.” declined to reveal the purchase Hardee Boys are all in!” the chamber is “extremely Hardee announced last price, but said the building’s The Hardees have no imme- excited” that the Hardees have week that he and his sons appraised value was about diate plans for the property acquired the old Post Office. Templin and Sandy Hardee, $500,000. except to “spruce it up.” Todd “They have a deep-down love who work with him at the Sandy and Templin Hardee Hardee said that the building for this town, and they want to funeral home, have purchased said in a statement that pre- will be cleaned, the front of the see Darlington continue to the massive Post Office build- serving the building was their property will be landscaped grow and flourish.” The old Post Office at 201 Pearl St. PHOTO BY BOBBY BRYANT Biden sweeps county, state

By Bobby Bryant 208 votes. Sixth was Editor Minnesota Sen. Amy [email protected] Klobuchar, with 1 percent, or 86 votes. Seventh was Hawaii Former vice president Joe Sen. Tulsi Gabbard with 0.8 Biden won a staggering 61 percent, or 55 votes. percent of Darlington Buttigieg dropped out of County’s vote in the the race on Sunday. Democratic presidential pri- Five Democratic candi- mary on Saturday, and car- dates on Darlington County ried South Carolina with ballots had quit the race after equal ease, finishing first the ballots were prepared, Postponed for a few weeks by bad weather, the Recreation Department’s annual Daddy-Daughter Dance stepped out Feb. 27. More photos, see statewide with 48 percent of and they got a smattering of Page 3. PHOTOS BY SAMANTHA LYLES the vote. votes even though precincts Out of 6,924 ballots cast in had signs up showing voters Darlington County’s 32 that they were already out of precincts, Biden got 4,231 the race. votes, beating his closest Those five “ghost” candi- rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie dates were Michael Bennet, Sanders, by a 4-1 margin. 13 votes; Cory Booker, 7 Sanders finished with 16 per- votes; John Delaney, 7 votes; cent of the Darlington County Deval Patrick, 4 votes; and vote, or 1,105 votes. Andrew Yang, 10 votes. No. 3 in Darlington County Statewide, the candidates was billionaire activist Tom still in the race finished in Steyer, with 13 percent (911 exactly the same order. votes). He quit the presiden- Unofficial totals reported by tial race shortly after the S.C. CNN showed Biden beating results were counted. his nearest rival, Sanders, Fourth in the county was more than 2-1 (48 percent to former South Bend, Ind., 20 percent). Unofficial mayor Pete Buttigieg, with 4 statewide results for the other percent, or 287 votes. Fifth in still-active candidates broke the county was down like this: Steyer, 11 per- Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, with 3 percent, or BIDEN ON PAGE 3 District focuses Remembering School board on fate of five ‘Lamar Riots,’ debates ‘clear bags’ ‘surplus’ schools 50 years later for sports events By Bobby Bryant Elementary. Editor -- In Lamar, Spaulding [email protected] By Bobby Bryant icy might not help. “A clear Elementary and Lamar Editor bag doesn’t do any good if [email protected] What do you do with five Elementary will be unused you wrap whatever you’ve got after their students move to the and you put it in the bag. Are “surplus” schools? The Darlington County new Lamar-Spaulding we also saying that we’re That’s what the Darlington school board was asked last Elementary. going to have people check- County School District is trying week to think about allowing to figure out. In all, the three new schools ing clear bags?” represent a $60 million invest- students and adult fans to “You’re going to have to After students this fall move carry only “clear bags,” made into the three new elementary ment (financed through a bond take that second step,” referendum). The five soon-to- of transparent plastic, into Hassler said. “Just putting schools that the district is athletics events at county building, five elementaries will be-vacant schools represent (things) in a clear bag is not both potential and problems. schools. going to do anything.” be vacant: “A lot of districts have -- In Darlington, Brunson- “There’s a lot of different obsta- She added that if this kind already implemented these Dargan Elementary will be cles and opportunities,” school of policy is eventually OK’d by policies,” Larry Johnson, empty after its students move district Superintendent Tim the district, it should apply Clarence Brunson, Ronald Bacote, Gov. Henry McMaster and assistant superintendent of to the new J.L. Cain Newman said during a Feb. 24 “across the board” to all ath- David Lunn in Columbia last year. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO administration and opera- Elementary. (The old J.L. Cain school-board work session. letics events. By Bobby Bryant tions for the county school Elementary, right next door, The district basically has On March 2, USC’s Center “Clear bag” policies are three options for the vacant Editor for Civil Rights History and district, told the board during will be demolished and turned [email protected] becoming more and more into a parking lot.) schools: Sell them, demolish Research planned to host a a Feb. 24 work session. “It’s common at public-school and -- In Hartsville, Washington them or use them for district Fifty years ago this week, conversation with three of the something that we wanted to college athletics events. Street Elementary and West programs. the town of Lamar was tossed black students aboard that look at and wanted to see Last fall, School District 5 Hartsville Elementary both will Selling them could be into the national news when a flipped-over bus – Ronald what the board’s interest is.” of Richland and Lexington be vacant after their students tough. Lamar Elementary, mob of about 200 white peo- Bacote of Virginia, Clarence He said “an incident at counties began such a policy move to the new Bay Road school board member Wanda ple turned over a school bus Brunson of Hartsville and Hartsville last year” started at all sporting events. Also, Hassler said, is in “horrible” to protest desegregating David Lunn of Detroit, Mich. discussions about a “clear- the district is using metal shape. Newman agreed that Darlington County schools. Last year, they were hon- bag-only” policy, at least for detectors at varsity sports demolition might be the best This week, the “Lamar ored by the S.C. Senate as football and basketball events at Chapin, Dutch Fork option for that school. Others Riots” are being remembered Hartsville Sen. Gerald Malloy games. “They just provide a and Irmo high schools. At the have other issues that could again, with events both in recounted what happened sense of safety for our fans same time, Columbia school make a sale difficult; some of Lamar and in Columbia at the March 3, 1970. and our students.” district Richland 1 started a University of South Carolina. Board member Wanda clear-bag policy for football SCHOOLS ON PAGE 3 LAMAR ON PAGE 3 Hassler said a “clear-bag” pol- and basketball games. Word of the Week The Pee Dee’s Oldest mendacious -- given to or characterized by deception or Independently falsehood or divergence from absolute truth Owned Newspaper Merriam-Webster.com MARCH 4, 2020 | PAGE 2 THE NEWS AND PRESS, DARLINGTON, S.C. opinWWW.NEWSANDPRESS.NETion

OP-ED OP-ED Living on the West The grandest End: Kite season By Bill Shepard carrier. His route included a open skies over the village. The portion of the mill village children made their own kites. slate of all “In like a lamb, out like a where we lived. The paper car- This writer made his own year lion; and if in like a lion, out ried the story of the kidnapping after year. The materials need- By Tom Poland an enterprising fellow who Earth to form the grandest like a lamb.” I heard that old and he always had an extra ed were easily obtained. A few will sell you a tombstone for slate of all. When Earth finally saying when I was a boy. March paper that he brought home. dried fennels from the pasture Rocks preserve our feel- dear old grandma. dies, when some apocalypse is just around the corner; by The story was a conversation nearby were used to make the ings, record important things, My father bought his own scorches all and the ice caps the time this article reaches the starter in most any group and frame and were tied together and tell others that someone mausoleum, two chambers, melt and the seas evaporate, newspaper, March will have continued for a long time! with string. dear once walked this green one for him and one for Mom. granite markers will still stand arrived! March ushered in an impor- Pages of a newspaper made Earth. They sleep forever now side by and should some supreme This writer welcomes March tant period for the boys in the an excellent covering over the To the dismay of some, side. They sleep and dream alien species come here they’ll with mixed feelings. Daylight village. It is not listed on the frame. If a newspaper wasn’t rocks commemorate unjust blue granite dreams. I stand know a literate, cultured civi- Savings Time arrives early in calendar but perhaps it should available, a large brown shop- wars but they’ve also elucidat- by them when I am at my lization once existed on this March, but the jury is still out be! It could be listed as ping bag from the grocery store ed and educated us. Teachers church and I talk to them. charred, blackened globe. as to whether the continuation “National Kite Flying Day.” Do I was sufficient. wrote on slate blackboards Through the dense blue Granite’s memory, how of that practice, begun during have any votes? Kite season Paste, made by mixing flour and students wrote on slate particles of mica, feldspar, and indelible. I will forever World War II, is worthy or not. came as regularly as March, and water, was used to glue the tablets in the famed little one- quartz, through this igneous remember James Agee’s Some states have already made and would be followed by mar- covering to the frame. A long room red schoolhouse when words in “Let Us Now Praise their decision. tail was used to balance the kite penmanship mattered. Famous Men,” for there he The first day of spring comes against the strong March Rocks give us a way to described a cemetery in early in March (the 19th), but winds. Pieces of scrap cloth tied express emotions. I see boul- “Shady Grove, Alabama, all who have lived through the together would suffice; a long ders spray painted with teen 1936.” On the back of a head- change of seasons as many strip of cloth from one of puppy love sentiments, foot- stone he saw the likeness of a times as I, know that there are a Mama’s worn-out sheets was ball logos, and graffiti, but 6-year-old girl. From its front, lot of winter days ahead. Some best, if available. The kite was tombstones and monuments he read 19 words a young of the largest snows that this now ready to sail. A 5-cent roll catch my eye the most, and mother and father had writer has ever witnessed hap- of grocer twine was needed to more often than not they’re engraved into that stone that pened in March and here in send my kite sailing in the blue slabs of hard, heavy, dense you, too, will recall forever Piedmont. My advice would be yonder! blue granite, with letters, henceforth. don’t put your warm jackets or The field near the large numerals, and art incised into “We can’t have all things in coats too far away just yet! cypress swamp was our air- them. life that please us. Our little I recall the incident that field. Dozens of village children Among my favorite tomb- girl, Jo Ann, has gone to shook this nation on the first would gather and sail their stones are those near Durham, Jesus.” day of March 1932. That was kites into the blue skies. Before N.C., where Fabius Page erect- I’ve not seen Jo Ann’s stone the day the Lindbergh baby was ble season. Both were well rep- March ended the tall cypress ed a cemetery for his beloved but I like to think it’s blue kidnapped. The baby was resented by the boys and girls trees inside the deep swamp mules and horses. “Maud, granite, blue indeed, bluer found dead a short time after- who lived on the village. would be the everlasting home Brown Mule, Very Gentle rock, once molten, my words than blue, blue as my father’s ward. The father, Charles In the days before March for many of the kites. 1906-1939.” “Lulu, Bay Mule, make it to them and I know eyes, blue as his mausoleum Lindbergh Sr., was one of the arrived, the display window at There they’d stay, blowing in Very Sweet.” they hear their first-born catching and holding the world’s great aviation heroes. McClellan’s Dime Store on the the wind until time had taken God bless Fabius Page for again. Georgia light day after day I was a 10-year-old boy at Square in Darlington would be its toll. I saw it all happen dur- leaving us his chapel in the Thanks to tombstones and until night drops and takes it the time and remember well filled with pretty kites, ing the years of my childhood. woods. I suppose his granite monuments, blue granite away only to gleam anew as listening to conversations designed to catch the eye of Marble season was next and tombstones came from Mount ascends from the bowels of the sun ascends yet again. among the older people. The those passing by. The price would be appearing at vacant Airy, which boasts the Columbia Record was a promi- ranged from 10 to 25 cents. spots over the village on any world’s largest open-face nent newspaper during that I do not recall ever seeing a day, but that’s another story! quarry. Here in Georgialina period and my brother was a store-bought kite sailing in the we can thank Elberton, Ga., The News & Press and Winnsboro for the copi- 117 S. Main St., Darlington, SC 29532 ous amounts of blue granite Phone (843) 393-3811 Fax (843) 393-6811 we see wherever we go. I’m no geologist but I can STAFF Ways that newspapers help students visualize massive veins of General Manager: Morrey Thomas [email protected] granite running from Editor: Bobby Bryant [email protected] Elberton beneath Clarks Hill Classrooms have come a 2. Newspapers improve and understand the world Staff Writer: Samantha Lyles [email protected] Lake, coursing beneath Design: Stephan Drew [email protected] long way since the days when reading skills. Like the old beyond their own communities Abbeville, below Lake Customer Service: [email protected] pioneering settlers would send adage says, “Practice makes and interests. 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– to stay alive. Black voters Biden had been expected to give Continued from page 1 him a major lift in South cent; Buttigieg, 8 percent; Carolina, and they did. Warren, 7 percent; “If Democrats want a nom- Klobuchar, 3 percent; and inee who’s a Democrat, a life- Gabbard, 1 percent. long Democrat, a proud “Thank you, South Democrat, an Obama-Biden Carolina!” Biden told sup- Democrat, join us,” Biden told porters in a tweet. “To all supporters Saturday night. those who have been knocked “We have the option of win- down, counted out and left ning big or losing big. That’s behind — this is your cam- the choice.” paign. Together, we will win This will be the only presi- this nomination and beat dential primary in South Donald Trump.” Carolina this year. The S.C. After weeks of poor show- Republican Party called off its ings in early primary and cau- own primary, saying there cus states, Biden had badly was no point, since President needed a big win in South Trump had no legitimate Carolina – his “firewall” state challengers within the GOP.

dilapidated, an eyesore,” Schools Newman said. “I think the Continued from page 1 intent is not to have empty, vacant buildings that would by African-American students the schools are next door be an eyesore to the commu- Lamar in Lamar captured headlines to other schools. nity.” “I want to make sure I’m Continued from page 1 around the nation. Now, 50 Newman said he’s talked years later, the (USC) center is following the wishes of the to Darlington County officials (For a transcript of Malloy’s pleased to provide a forum board,” Newman said. “I defi- about all of the schools that 2019 Senate speech, see Page where those who survived the nitely want to make sure we will be vacant and he’s had 6.) bus attacks can finally give do what’s best for the com- discussions with Darlington “We were the … people on their account of what tran- munities. … Each building in city officials about Brunson- the school bus that nobody spired,” said center Director each community is very Dargan. He said the county An example of posters put up by election officials at precincts asked about (later),” Lunn told Bobby Donaldson. unique.” seemed to have little or no Saturday, showing which candidates quit the race after ballots were the News & Press last year. “It And in Lamar, events were “I’ve heard from most of interest in the properties, prepared. Tom Steyer dropped out of the race after polls closed was almost like we were forgot- also planned this week. the folks at this (board) table although the city had “some Saturday night. Pete Buttigieg left the race Sunday. PHOTO ten.” At least three other people On March 3, Lamar that we don’t want to see a general interest” in Brunson- BY BOBBY BRYANT also were known to have been Community Healing planned a building become run down, Dargan. aboard the overturned bus – “Healing Vigil” at John Wesley Edward Lunn of Texas, United Methodist Church in Woodrow Wilson Jr. of Lamar. And this Saturday, PUBLIC NOTICE Columbia and Sally Wilds, now March 7, a “Healing TOWN OF LAMAR deceased. Symposium” was planned at NONPARTISAN MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION Malloy was to join in the the Lamar High School cafete- USC discussion Monday. The Town of Lamar announces the Special Election for a seat on Town Council to ria from 10 a.m. to noon, fol- be held on Tuesday, May 12th. . Any person wishing to register to vote in this elec- “In the spring of 1970, the lowed by a reception. tion must do so no later than Sunday, April 12, 2020. To register, contact the Dar- terror and trauma experienced lington County Board of Elections and Registration at 131 Cashua Street, Darlington SC or 843-398-4900.

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In lieu of flowers, please con- can be difficult. fact, Jesus said in Matthew It seems I’m always writ- Chapter 25 that whatever we Christine Loretta After graduating from the Jim served in the Navy at sider donating to the Habitat University of South Carolina in the end of World War II and for Humanity Coastal Fairfield ing about the struggles of do or fail to do for those Jackson Benjamin spiritual warfare, but we can- around us, is exactly the way DARLINGTON -- Funeral 1951, he moved to the worked most of his life at Dixie County or the Bigelow Center Bethlehem, Pa., area soon after Cup/American Can. He was a for Senior Activities in not deny the Christian life is we are treating Him. services for Mrs. Christine filled with battles. However, Jesus passionately loves Loretta Jackson Benjamin of starting his professional life. It huge N.Y. Yankee and Green Fairfield. was there he met his future Bay Packer fan, thoroughly there is good news! you and reminds us in The Lord is with us and is Philippians 4:13 that we can waiting to help us if we will do all things through Christ only allow Him to be in con- who strengthens us. The Lord trol of our life. goes before you, He watches I had a long conversation behind you and His angels are with a precious elderly lady all around you. Jane Windham’s Italian and she is struggling with Psalm 91:1-2 promises, negative emotions. She lives “He that dwells in the secret alone and is discouraged, place of the Most High, shall which is not all that unusual, abide under the shadow of Style Stuffed Chicken Breasts the Almighty. I will say of the but there is a way to learn each breast and secure the Serve over cooked pasta, how to rise above our feelings Lord, He is my refuge and my These stuffed chicken Butterfly each chicken sides together with several spaghetti sauce, zucchini zoo- of negativity. fortress, my God; in Him will breasts Italian style make a breast by cutting them almost wooden toothpicks. dles or sauteed spinach. I reminded her that we I trust.” quick fresh and flavorful week- in half horizontally but leaving Place in a 400 degree oven must make an investment if Is the devil attacking and night meal but are special a small hinge. Open up each and bake for 30-40 minutes Recipe Notes we want to enjoy the peace trying to discourage us? No enough for company. breast. (depending on the size of the To make the sauteed and joy of God’s presence. doubt about it! However, an important key to succeeding Hello friends! Today I’m Season each opened breast breasts.) spinach, place 1 tablespoon of What does this mean? Simply in spiritual warfare is to con- sharing a new recipe with you with salt, pepper, and dried Remove from the oven and olive oil in a skillet and add 2 that Christians must take the fess in faith what you want to that I think you’ll love as much Italian seasoning. turn the oven to broil (high.) minced garlic cloves, 1 small initiative to pray and read our as we did. Recently I made Add 2 slices of fresh moz- Mix together the grated diced onion, and 6 small sliced Bibles, and allow Him to be a stuffed chicken breasts Italian part of our lives. style that are so yummy! And if A beautiful passage to you love Italian food, you’re in remember is found in James for a treat since the The 4:8, “Draw near to God, and Cooking Housewives are shar- he will draw near to you.” ing their favorite Italian recipes This spiritual principle is at today which you’ll find at the the center of submitting our end of this post. will and implies that we invite These stuffed chicken God to take control. I realize breasts have all the full flavors we all want a “quick fix” that of a pizza without all the carbs. will make us happy, but our mission as a representative of Ingredients: His kingdom is accepting the 1 tsp avocado or olive oil responsibility to know Him. 2 large boneless chicken Sometimes we forget what see happen. Announce out- breasts butterflied God has called us to do. This loud to the enemy, “The joy of 1 tablespoon salt divided is clearly understandable the Lord is my strength” over 1 tablespoon pepper divided with so much of our time and over. 1 tablespoon dried Italian being given to all the things But, for how long? Until seasoning divided we love and enjoy. the devil gives up and runs 4 slices fresh mozzarella Nonetheless, the Bible away! God’s Word declares in cheese does not try to hide the fact James 4:7, “Submit your- 6 slices roasted red peppers that when we sincerely gave selves therefore to God. 6 leaves fresh basil our life to God and was adopted into His family, we Resist the devil and will flee 1/4 cup fresh Parmesan from you.” cheese grated also agreed to become a sol- dier who willingly fights the As long as we keep agree- 1/4 cup packaged mozzarel ing with the dark side about la cheese shredded good fight of faith. Ephesians Chapter 6 not our fears, the devil will keep 12 slices pepperoni cut into shooting his arrows as we small pieces zarella cheese on one side of fresh Parmesan cheese, the fresh mushrooms. only describes our spiritual each breast. shredded packaged Mozzarella Cook over medium heat armor but also explains the continue living in a cycle of Layer 2-3 slices of roasted cheese, and the chopped pep- until the onions become type of positive attitude we defeat. It’s time to make the Instructions: investment of faith in order to Preheat over 400 degrees. red peppers on top of the peroni. translucent. will need to be victorious. cheese. Top each breast with the Stir in fresh spinach and Our personal relationship break free from our misery. Pour 1 teaspoon avocado or The Holy Spirit wants to olive oil in a baking dish and Add 3 fresh basil leaves on cheese and pepperoni mixture cook for about 1 minute. with Christ has everything to top of the peppers. and broil until bubbly and Remove from heat. do with incorporating His comfort you and bring con- spread around in the bottom to tentment to your soul, but grease the dish. Fold over the other side of browned (about 5 minutes.) instructions within our mind and having a passion to obey until we truly believe that His voice. “Greater is He that is in us, than he that is in the world” 843-393-8555. Second Missionary Hartsville, invites you to attend It’s easy to become so con- CHURCH NEWS we are unable to take that Baptist Church cerned with our own Please send church news to: edi- its 2020 Women’s Conference, first step toward spiritual [email protected] Gospel in the Park Second Missionary Baptist “Hiding Behind the Mask,” thoughts and desires, that we neglect God and those peace. Gospel in the Park Series is Church, 212 W. Washington St., March 27-28 at the church. For around us. When we start Embrace God’s truth and Mechanicsville holding its First Women’s Hartsville, announces hours. 8 more, 843-992-0524, 843-453- praying and helping others, call upon Him today, He is Baptist Church History Month Joy Breakfast on a.m. early morning worship serv- waiting for you to make the 0006 or 843-245-4566. we will be less consumed March 21, 9-11 a.m., Marilyn’s ice, 9 a.m. church school service, first move. He is all-knowing 2364 Cashua Ferry Rd., about our own desires, anxi- Kitchen, 424 S. 6th St., 10 a.m. morning worship. and His power and authority Darlington. 843-393-1029. Preaching Mission eties, and disappointments. Hartsville. are infinite! His promises Sunday: 9:30 a.m.-Sunday The mirror can reveal Darlington Presbyterian cannot fail as boldly declare, School; 10:30 a.m.-Worship Covenant many things about us that Church is hosting a Preaching “Victory in Jesus, our Savior Service; 4 p.m.-Prayer Closet; Lawson Grove Baptist Church need to be changed, but if we Mission March 8-10. The guest forever.” 5:30 p.m. Evening Worship Baptist Church Covenant Baptist Church, are constantly infatuated Services; Monday: Monday 3585 Lawson Grove Rd., 628 Pocket Road, announces speaker is Joel Muddamalle, Night Ministry (MNM)-Youth Hartsville. Sunday - Church hours: Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday who will be preaching on the Fellowship & Meal School at 9:45 a.m.; Worship school, 11 a.m. Spoken Word topic “The God Who.” He is Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. - Old Service 10:45 a.m. Wednesday. Service. director of theology at Proverbs Fashioned Chapel Service 31 Ministries in Matthews, N.C. Black Creek Mt. Zion Tabernacle All events are open to the public. The Upper Room Baptist Church Ministries For more information, call 843- Holy Ghost Mission The church, 139 Mont Clare Mt. Zion Tabernacle 393-4851. Sunday morning worship is Road, Dovesville, announces Ministries, 426 W. Broad St. in at 11 a.m. Bible study Thursday, hours: Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday Darlington, announces hours: 7 p.m., 109 Main St., School, 11 a.m. Worship Services 1st/3rd Sunday Pastoral Darlington. and 6 p.m. Evening Worship. Sunday: Sunday School, The Lord Cares Wednesday: 6:30 Adult Bible 9:30 a.m. Please continue to assist The Church Prayer Line Study; Youth Bible Study, Lord Cares in caring for those in Anyone who needs prayer is Children (Children In Action) Women’s Conference need in the Darlington area. welcome to call Covenant 7:30 Adult Choir Practice The Women’s Fellowship of T.L.C.’s food bank is at 201 Baptist Church Prayer Line at Lawson Grove Baptist Church, Grove St. in Darlington. MARCH 4, 2020 | PAGE 5A THE NEWS AND PRESS, DARLINGTON, S.C.

WE WANT COMMUNITY NEWS Email [email protected], call (843) 393-3811 or fax (843) 393-6811. Subject: COMMUNITY NEWS communityWWW.NEWSANDPRESS.NET PETS Of THE WEEk posted monthly. of Foreign Wars Meetings: April 30, May 28, The Darlington chapter of City of Darlington Well balanced and happy to make your acquaintance! June 25, July 30, Aug. 27, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW Tree Board Nessie is such a lovely girl to have by your side! This "black Sept. 24, Oct. 29, Nov. 26. "GREY/FARROW" Post 3609, Monday, May 11 at 5:30 velvet" is softly snuggly, kissy and has never met a stranger. No meeting in meets the first Tuesday of each p.m. at City Hall, 400 Pearl Nicely leaving the kennel area and making no fuss as she December. month at 7 p.m. at Taki’s Street, Darlington walked the walk, she is a kind and considerate as a Restaurant, 609 Pearl St. in meeter/greeter to other dogs and easy enough to manage. Darlington County Darlington Williamson Park She really turned into a superstar when we let her loose First Steps Committee with a young pup and another shy dog. Terrifically mixing 2nd Tuesday each month at Tuesday, May 12 at 5:30 p.m. at Harmon Baldwin with both dogs, she had such a grand time and we in turn 5:30 pm in the Chamber of March 2020 had a grand time watching her have so much fun. Well- Recreation Center, 300 Commerce Boardroom, 214 N Sanders Street, Darlington mannered, curious and alert, Nessie would love to go and 5th St., Hartsville. Williamson Park do and explore trails Committee Darlington County or simply check out Darlington County Tuesday, March 10 at 5:30 Planning the streets in her Historical p.m. at Harmon Baldwin Commission new neighborhood. Commission Recreation Center, 300 Meeting Kids would enjoy Meeting Sanders Street, Darlington Tuesday, May 19 at 9 a.m. Nessie's company Darlington County at City Hall, 400 Pearl Street, and feel as though they had found a new best friend. Nessie Historical Commission meets Speed & Feed Darlington has all A's in her pet resume and is hoping soon to head on at 10 a.m. on the first BBQ Festival home! 46 pounds; 2 years old; lab mix; female Thursday of each month at the It's back and better than City of Darlington Darlington County Historical before! Our annual Speed and Beautification Feel like a champion with black lab Champ by your side! Commission at 204 Hewitt Feed BBQ Festival has gotten Board This super-friendly, affectionate friend to all loves to be the Street in Darlington. an upgrade (with a new Wednesday, May 20 at 5 center of attention and is not shy about sharing kisses and Spring date) and now has p.m. at City Hall, 400 Pearl hugs to all. A warm and very loving boy, Champ loves pleas- Darlington Kiwanis become a two-day festival Street, Darlington ing people and is ready to go and do. Champ hopes you'll Club Board Meeting filled with live music, a car stop by soon to see how perfect he could be for you and your The Board of Directors for cruise-in, entertainment, June 2020 family. Male; lab mix; 1-2 years old the Darlington Kiwanis Club amusement rides, food trucks, will meet at 6 p.m. on the sec- and - the obvious - a BBQ Darlington Have you lost or found a pet? ond Tuesday of the month at cook-off! Join us Friday, County Council Taki’s Diner or a board mem- March 13 and Saturday, If you have lost or found a pet, go online to www.darlingtonhumane.org and click on the Monday, June 1 at 6 p.m. ber's home. March 14 at the Darlington link Lost/ Found Pets. You will be directed to the www.thelostpets.com Web site where at Courthouse Annex/EMS Raceway. Building, 1625 Harry Byrd you can register your missing pet. Darlington County You will be able to provide a detailed description of your missing pet, as well as attach a photo. Highway (Highway 151), Humane Society City of Darlington Darlington Upon registering your lost pet, an e-mail alert will be sent to the Darlington Shelter’s e-mail Board of Directors Beautification address. This will allow the Shelter staff to recognize your lost pet should it arrive at the facility. Darlington County Humane Board Darlington City Society Board of Directors Wednesday, March 18 at 5 Council offers Free confidential coun- meet at 6 p.m. on the second p.m. at City Hall, 400 Pearl Tuesday, June 2 at 6:30 seling to America's small busi- Monday of each month at Street, Darlington p.m. at City Hall, 400 Pearl Street, Darlington Area Happenings ness, serving Darlington, Hartsville Memorial Library at 147 W. College Avenue in Williamson Park 7:30p.m., Darlington Elks Florence and surrounding Joint Meeting of All Hartsville. City of Darlington Committee Weekly Events Lodge is located at 836 areas. Existing and start-up Tuesday, June 9 at 5:30 Timmonsville Hwy. For more businesses can schedule an Boards Darlington Thursday, March 19 at 6 p.m. at Harmon Baldwin info: 843-393-1451. appointment by calling the Recreation Center, 300 Downtown p.m., scheduled by the Hartsville Chamber of Sanders Street, Darlington Alcoholics Development Planning Commission Anonymous Darlington Library Commerce at 843-332-6401. Association Board Alcoholics Anonymous will Programs of Directors Meeting City of Darlington Summer Reading Program, Story Time Beautification hold an open meeting of big The DDRA Board of April 2020 Darlington Library, Darlington: Thursdays at Board book and traditions studies Directors will meet at City Tuesdays at 10 a.m. 10 a.m. Info: 398-4940 ext. 305. Wednesday, June 17 at 5 weekly at 8 p.m. Monday Administration, 410 Pearl Family Movie - Thurs. at 4pm Hartsville: Tuesdays at 10 Darlington p.m. at City Hall, 400 Pearl nights at Trinity UMC on Pearl Street, at 8 a.m. on the first Accelerated Reader Testing, a.m. Info: 332-5115 ext. 7. County Council Street, Darlington Street. Use Orange Street Tuesday of the month, except Available ALL Summer Society Hill: Thursdays at Monday, April 6 at 6 p.m. entrance. Info: 843-395-6897. in July and September. at Courthouse Annex/EMS Al-Anon is a fellowship of Potluck Club [What the 11:00 a.m. Info: 378-0026 Fork?], Monthly Event, 4th Lamar: Thursdays at 11:30 Building, 1625 Harry Byrd July 2020 adult relatives and friends of Free Vision Highway (Highway 151), alcoholics for mutual support. Wednesday at 5:30 pm, bring a.m. Info: 326-5524 Screenings one dish and feast on Darlington Visitors are welcome. Free Medical Clinic of many…theme changes month- Darlington Childcare is not available. Al- Darlington County and the ly, call 843-398-4940 for more Monthly Events Darlington City County Council Anon meetings: Darlington Lions Club are information. Council Monday, July 6 at 6 p.m. at Thursdays at 8 p.m at the American Legion sponsoring free vision screen- Tuesday, April 7 at 6:30 Courthouse Annex/EMS Hartsville AA Hut, 310 S. ings, third Wednesday of each p.m. at City Hall, 400 Pearl Building, 1625 Harry Byrd McFarland Street. Info: 843- Darlington American Legion Post 13 of Darlington meets second month, 1-4 p.m. at Free Street, Darlington Highway (Highway 151), 992-2981. Kiwanis Club Medical Clinic of Darlington Darlington Every other Thursday at 1 Thursday of each month at the County, 203 Grove St. You do p.m. at the Darlington Post on Harry Byrd Highway. Williamson Park Al-Anon Meetings not have to be an FMC patient. Committee Darlington City Al-Anon is a fellowship of Country Club. Members often Council come a little early for fellowship. City of Darlington Tuesday, April 14 at 5:30 adult relatives and friends of Board of Zoning Head Start p.m. at Harmon Baldwin Tuesday, July 7 at 6:30 p.m. alcoholics for mutual support. Darlington County Head Recreation Center, 300 at City Hall, 400 Pearl Street, Visitors are welcome. Hartsville Appeals Darlington 5:30 p.m. on Mondays on Start program policy council Sanders Street, Darlington Childcare is not available. Al- Kiwanis Club meetings, fourth Monday of Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. at an as-needed basis, coordinat- Anon meetings: each month, 5:30 p.m. at Williamson Park the Hartsville Country Club ed through the Codes City of Darlington Thursdays at 8 p.m at the Butler Head Start Center, 1103 Committee Enforcement Office Beautification Tuesday, July 14 at 5:30 Hartsville AA Hut, 310 S. S. 6th St., Hartsville. Board McFarland Street. Info: 843- Hartsville Lions p.m. at Harmon Baldwin Darlington Branch Darlington County Community Wednesday, April 15 at 5 Recreation Center, 300 992-2981. Club Action Agency board meetings, Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at NAACP p.m. at City Hall, 400 Pearl Sanders Street, Darlington 4th Thursday every month at Board of Zoning Mr. B's Restaurant The Darlington Branch Street, Darlington NAACP meets on the second 5:30 p.m., Butler Head Start Darlington County Appeals Center. Planning 5:30 p.m. on Mondays on Hartsville Tuesday every month, 7 p.m. May 2020 Rotary Club at 109 Pearl St. For more, Commission an as-needed basis, coordinat- Small Business Meeting ed through the Codes Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at please contact President Professionals Darlington County Hartsville Country Club Anthony Hall at 843-229-1274. Tuesday, July 21 at 9 a.m. Enforcement Office. Roundtable Historic Landmarks at City Hall, 400 Pearl Street, Commission City of Darlington These monthly Roundtable Darlington Business Network Paws to Read sessions, held on the second Monday, May 4 at 5:30 Paws to Read is a literacy Design Review International Tuesday of every month from p.m. at City Hall, 400 Pearl program where emerging and Board August 2020 BNI meets each Tuesday at 8-9 a.m. at the Greater Street, Darlington reluctant readers can create Meets on an as-needed from 7:30-9 a.m. at Black Hartsville Chamber of positive emotional connec- basis, coordinated through the Creeks Art Council, 116 W Commerce, will give small Darlington Darlington County tions with reading. Therapy Codes Enforcement Office College Ave in Hartsville business professionals an County Council Historic Landmarks Dogs International with their Monday, May 4 at 6 p.m. at opportunity to explore best Commission trainers come for one-on-one Darlington County Courthouse Annex/EMS Centennial practices for tackling day-to- Monday, Aug. 3 at 5:30 reading sessions on the first Disabilities and Building, 1625 Harry Byrd Farmers Market day issues and achieving long- p.m. at City Hall, 400 Pearl Saturday and third Tuesday of Special Needs Board Highway (Highway 151), Street, Darlington This market features fresh, term business goals. The ses- each month at 12:30 pm. and The Darlington County Darlington organic gourmet foods, free- sions will be facilitated by 3 p.m. respectively at the Disabilities and Special Needs Darlington City range eggs and homegrown, Coker University's Business Darlington Library Branch. 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During 2018 and 2019, the New Providence United Methodist Church community held semi-formal banquets and is looking forward to a 2020 banquet. The Pastor Parish Relations Committee sponsored the 2018 appreciation banquet for Rev. Alfred Griffin. The Advocates for Change Committee sponsored the 2019 banquet honoring Darlington Police Chief Kelvin Washington. In horizontal photo, left to right: Kelvin Washington, Patricia Washington, Rev. Alfred Griffin, Joan Griffin, Lillie Wingate, Willie Brown Jr. In vertical photo, left to right: Rev. Alfred Griffin, Lillie Wingate, Eva Pinckney, Shirley Pierce, Joan Griffin, William Dubose Jr., Walter Mae Dubose, Ada Hamlin, Roberta Balthrop. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS Capitol Report Sen. Malloy’s speech

By Rep. Robert Q. Williams also required for employees petition the county solicitor for S.C. House District 62 working in residential facilities, dismissal of the alleged offense such as child caring institu- that has not been adjudicated about the Lamar Riots The House of tions, emergency shelters, by trial or guilty plea, or other- Representatives amended, group homes, and wilderness wise disposed of or dismissed, military. And then the Rev. Darlington County for their approved and sent the Senate These are remarks by therapeutic camps. after five years. Hartsville Sen. Gerald Malloy David Lunn, who resides in role in the fight for desegrega- H. 4940, a joint resolution cre- The legislation also expands If the petitioner has no other on the Senate floor April 30, Detroit, Mich. He’s been a pas- tion and for their outstanding ating a temporary Electricity this foster home, adoptive pending charges unrelated to 2019, as he introduced three of tor, a servant there for 36 resilience in the face of trau- Market Reform Measures Study home, and residential facility the subject charge and no crim- the former students who were years, also served in the mili- ma; Committee to examine background screening by inal convictions subsequent to aboard a bus overturned by a tary. They got their orders at “Whereas, the members of whether the Legislature should requiring a check of the reg- the alleged offense, the solici- mob in March 1970 in Lamar. the same time that the bus the S.C. Senate are honored to adopt market reform measures istry of child abuse and neglect tor must approve the dismissal For more on the incident, see was turned over. They (were) recognize this group of citi- affecting the provision of elec- in every state where an individ- of the offense charged and story, Page 1. 17 -- they were being drafted zens who, as children during tric service in South Carolina ual has previously resided, must do so within 30 days of right in the middle of the school desegregation in and study the public benefits rather than those states where receipt of the petition. “I rise today for what I school term. Lamar, South Carolina, with- associated with such measures. “(Among the people not stood devastating injustice an individual has lived within The listed offenses include think is probably one of the The legislation provides for most important and profound present today,) there’s one by and cruelty including a violent the past five years. third degree simple assault and the study committee’s member- days in our history. And today the name of Woodrow Wilson, attack on their two school The House amended and battery, public intoxication, ship of six legislators, three I have the proud distinction of who was a pharmacist and buses in 1970; Rev. Dr. David gave second reading approval disorderly conduct, breach of members of the House of introducing some … people also served in the military. Lunn, Edward Lunn, Clarence to H. 4974, a bill providing for trust with fraudulent intent, Representatives, all serving ex from my county. And Mr. Edward Lunn, who is Brunson, Ronald Bacote, more circuit court and family open containers of alcohol in officio, appointed by the “ … I would welcome my in Texas. They could not be Woodrow Wilson and the late Chairman of the House Labor, court judges. The legislation motor vehicles, trespassing, wife, Davita, back to the here. Sally Wilds were among the Commerce and Industry provides for the election of two misdemeanor fraudulent check Senate, my wife of 30 years, “They were saying that children in one of the buses; Committee and three members additional resident circuit offenses, misdemeanor Davita, would you please sometimes they could not let it “Whereas, on March (3), of the Senate, all serving ex court judges: one for the 14th shoplifting, driving under sus- stand and be recognized. Not go. There’s a story that has not 1970, a mob of 200 white been told. ... This story needs men, armed with ax handles, officio, appointed by the Circuit and one for the 15th pension, simple possession of too long ago, Davita told me, ‘There’s a group that you need to be told. Rev. Lunn said that heavy chain link, screwdrivers Chairman of the Senate Circuit. The legislation pro- controlled substances, and sim- vides for the election of two ilar local and state offenses that to recognize here in the this story is about grace, and sharpened to a point and Judiciary Committee. Senate, and it’s something what he’s thankful for is that bricks, stormed school buses The committee includes a additional resident family are similar to these listed court judges: one for the 1st crimes, in the opinion of the that happened almost 50 he is alive. ... He has taken this carrying young black children non-voting advisory board years ago.’ journey, this difficult time, to the newly desegregated made up of representatives Circuit and one for the 16th prosecutor. Circuit. Upon dismissal of the “ … Many of you above that and actually took it on for high school; police used tear from the electrical power gas to force the mob back and The House amended, offense, the solicitor is required age will remember the 1970s, good. So what it says is that industry, alternative energy when we had integration of during difficult times ... peo- to get children off the bus, but approved, and sent the Senate to notify the State Law and renewable power develop- schools. It happened for me in ple go on to lead productive the men were relentless, pelt- ers, consumer groups, perti- H. 3066, a bill making provi- Enforcement Division and the 4th grade. I was in lives.... ing the police with stones, nent government agencies, sions for the destruction of SLED is required to remove the Chesterfield. I (was sent) to a “I know that sometimes turning over two buses and economic sectors, and conser- arrest records in cases of mis- pending charge from the peti- school that was identical to these things are harsh to be breaking out the windows; vation advocates. Provisions taken identity. This legislation tioner’s criminal record within my school on the other side of heard as to what was happen- “Whereas, the anger that are made for the study commit- establishes requirements for 10 days. Additionally, any town, and it was peaceful in ing in our history, but the bet- gripped Lamar over racial tee to engage third party, inde- the destruction of records of arrest and booking records, my area, but in some places, it ter part of that story is to be integration was pervasive dur- pendent, expert consultants. those arrested because of mis- associated bench warrants, was not. inspiring. And what they were ing these turbulent times, and The legislation sets a deadline taken identity, establishing a mug shots, and fingerprints of “Right in Darlington telling me during lunch was angry whites formed of Jan. 12, 2021, for issuing a 180-day deadline following the the person must be destroyed County, we had an instance that you cannot look into your gauntlets to harass black chil- report to the General Assembly completion of investigations and no evidence of the record that obviously sometimes we rear-view mirror into the dren trying to enter schools and provides for the study com- that prove arrests were due to pertaining to the charge or need to talk about. But not future. You’ve got to end up with mean, vile epithets and mittee to dissolve after making mistaken identity. associated bench warrants may just about what happened, going forward to make things profanities; happen. ... This is what they “Whereas, as children its final report. No investigating authority be retained by any municipal, about what happened after that. have done. these men and women experi- The House returned S. 601, can charge or collect fees for county, or state agency. An “Schools were being inte- “(During the Lamar inci- enced unthinkable trauma, a bill subjecting employees of these arrest record destruc- employee who intentionally tions. Provisions are included violates these requirements is grated in Lamar, South dent,) there was tear gas. and the harassment and abuse residential child care facilities Carolina, and there were six There’s rocks. There’s ax han- these individuals faced was that authorize law enforce- guilty of contempt of court. to criminal background check children, young people, on a dles. They were told that (the not isolated to that Tuesday; requirements, to the Senate ment and prosecution agencies The House amended, bus. That bus was overturned late) Miss Wilds was hit in the “Whereas, in spite of over- with amendments. to retain arrest and booking approved, and sent the Senate as they were trying to inte- face. ... I would ask unani- whelming odds this group of The legislation enacts rec- records, associated bench war- to H. 5062, a bill that allows grate schools. Guess what? mous consent on behalf of citizens has shown incredible ommendations of the Joint rants, mug shots, and finger- the option of obtaining hard You’ve not heard from them Miss Sally Wilds and her fami- strength in overcoming racial Citizens and Legislative prints under seal so that this card hunting and fishing licens- since. They have been found. ly that the next day that the barriers, and in bravely per- Committee on Children to information is exempt from dis- es and other wildlife permits They have come back so that Senate has available that we sisting in the face of adversity, bring South Carolina into com- closure, except by court order. and tags from the Department we can welcome them in a will adjourn in her memory. these men and women have pliance with federal require- The legislation also estab- of Natural Resources that are way that they should be wel- “ ... As we had lunch today gone on to serve their country ments by extending the crimi- lishes a protocol for dismissing made of plastic or similar mate- comed here in our state. and we talked, it was very and their state as community nal background checks that are charges for certain offenses left rials so that they will be more “I will tell you before we go emotional for them. … It’s leaders, pharmacists, public required before the unresolved for more than five durable than paper versions. through the introductions hard for them to tell the story servants, teachers and exem- Department of Social Services years and destroying records Those who select this option that they have led distin- now. … At some point in time plary citizens; may place a child in a foster relating to arrests. Under the are subject to a $6 fee of which guished careers. And so, as we you have to let go. I think that “Whereas, it is this resilien- home or adoptive home so that legislation, someone charged the issuing vendor may retain get ready to introduce them, I these folks, they did let go in cy and progress that continues these background checks are with certain listed offenses may $1. would ask that Mr. Clarence some regard many years ago. to redefine the state of South Brunson, Mr. Ronald Bacote, It is evident by the lives that Carolina and breathe hope (Rev.) Dr. David Lunn all they have led. … One person into the hearts of many; come stand front and center. said, ‘At last. Here we are. We “Whereas, recognition of PLACEYOURADINPLACE YOUR AD IN “They were three of the six get a chance to end up having these incredible citizens is far that (were) on the bus. There some acknowledgment at last. overdue, and the members of 9797 S.C. NEWSPAPERS were three buses. One bus I’ve held the story in for all the S.C. Senate extend their passed by early. It was let go. these years and now part of warmest appreciation for the and reach more than 2.1 million readers The second bus with only chil- the story can be told.’” pride that these sons and using our small space display ad network dren, they let them go. (The daughters of South Carolina three men here who were on THE RESOLUTION have brought to their state; the last bus) were 17 years of “Now therefore be it Statewide or regional buys available age, at least. This is the resolution hon- resolved, the Senate and “ ... I will tell you a little bit oring the Lamar Riots sur- members of the South Randall Savely 888.727.7377 about Mr. Brunson. He resides vivors as read into the record Carolina Senate by this resolu- in Hartsville, South Carolina; by the S.C. Senate clerk April tion recognize an incredible scnewspapernetwork.comscnewspapernetwork.com he worked at A.O. Smith, 30, 2019: group of citizens from retired after 27 years. Here is Darlington County for their Mr. Ronald Bacote, who “Whereas, this is a Senate role in the fight (for) desegre- retired as a utility mechanic resolution to recognize an gation and for their outstand- South Carolina ing resiliency in the face of Newspaper Network supervisor for (a) city (in) incredible group of South Virginia; he also served in the Carolina citizens from trauma.” NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C. WEDNESDAY MARCH 4, 2020 | PAGE 7A LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS date of the first publication any uncertainty as to the said Petitioner on the sub- COUNTY OF lot of land lying, being and sit- open for thirty (30) days pur- Pernell Haynesworth, Jr., OF ESTATES of this Notice to Creditors or claim and a description of scriber at 504 South Coit DARLINGTON uate in the County of suant to Section 15-39-720, Carolyn Williamson, Cheryl All persons having claims within one (1) year from any security as to the claim. Street, Post Office Box 2527, IN THE COURT OF Darlington, State of South Code of Laws of South Kasey, Lamar Grant and against the following estates date of death, whichever is Estate: John Henry Gene Florence, South Carolina COMMON PLEAS Carolina, being shown and Carolina, 1976; provided, Tyrone James, all Unknown MUST file their claims on earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et O’Neal 29503, within thirty (30) days SUMMONS designated as Lot 2 on a plat however, that the Court recog- Heirs of Deceased Defendants, Form #371ES with the seq.), or such persons shall Date of Death: 02/07/2020 from the service hereof, exclu- CASE NO. 2019CP1601137 prepared for River Gee Court, nizes the option reserved by and all other persons entitled Probate Court of Darlington be forever barred as to their Case No: 2020ES1600091 sive of the date of such service; (Deficiency Judgment dated April 27, 1998 by Nesbitt the Plaintiff to waive such defi- to claim under or through County, the address of which claims. All claims are Personal Representative: and if you fail to answer to the Waived) Surveying Co., Inc. and ciency judgment prior to the them being a class designated is Room 208 Courthouse, required to be presented in Doris Renee Elmore Petition within the time afore- (Mortgage Foreclosure) recorded in Plat Book 182 at sale, and notice is given that as Mary Roe; All Unknown One Public Square, written statements on the Address: 587 Gilchrist Rd., said, Petitioner will seek an (Mobile Home Repossession) Page 91 in the office of the the Plaintiff may waive in writ- persons with any right, title or Darlington, SC 29532, within prescribed form (FORM Darlington, SC 29532 Order of the of the Court Non-Jury Clerk of Court for Darlington ing the deficiency judgment interest in the real estate eight(8) months after the #371ES) indicating the (33p3 leave in thru 3-11-20) granting the relief demanded Vanderbilt Mortgage and County. prior to the sale; and that described herein, being a class date of the first publication name and the address of the NOTICE TO CREDITORS in the Petition. Finance, Inc., Plaintiff, -vs- This being the same property should the Plaintiff elect to designated as Jane Doe; also of this Notice to Creditors or claimant, the basis of the OF ESTATES Gena Phillips Ervin Katherine B. Longshore; The conveyed to the Mortgagor waive a deficiency judgment, any Unknown persons who within one (1) year from claim, the amount claimed, All persons having claims Attorney for Plaintiff Estate of James C. Longshore; herein by deed of Patricia Gee without notice other than the may be in the military service date of death, whichever is the date when the claim will against the following estates NOTICE OF FILING all Unknown Heirs of Baker, Angela V. Gee, Bernard announcement at the sale and of the United States of earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et become due, the nature of MUST file their claims on PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Deceased Defendants, and all Gee, Harold Gee, Henry L. notice in writing to the debtor America, being a class desig- seq.), or such persons shall any uncertainty as to the Form #371ES with the the Petition in the above enti- other persons entitled to claim Gee, Jr., Jerry Gee, LeRoy Gee, defendant(s) that a deficiency nated as John Doe; and Any be forever barred as to their claim and a description of Probate Court of Darlington tled action, together with the under or through them being a Lavern H. Gee, Vernita T. Gee judgment has been waived Unknown minors, persons claims. All claims are any security as to the claim. County, the address of which Summons, of which the fore- class designated as Mary Roe; and Judy Ann Gee Moses and that the sale will be final, under a Disability or persons required to be presented in Estate: Joseph M. Rollings, Jr. is 1 Public Square, going is a copy and the Lis All Unknown persons with any recorded in the office of the the bidding will not remain incarcerated, being a class des- written statements on the Date of Death: 01/19/2020 Darlington, SC 29532, within Pendens, of which the forego- right, title or interest in the real Clerk of Court for Darlington open after the date of sale, but ignated as Richard Roe, prescribed form (FORM Case No: 2020ES1600064 eight(8) months after the ing is a copy, were filed in the estate described herein, being County on December 14, compliance with the bid may YOU ARE HEREBY SUM- #371ES) indicating the Personal Representative: date of the first publication Office of the Probate Court for a class designated as Jane Doe; 2000. be made immediately. MONED and required to name and the address of the David Rollings of this Notice to Creditors or Darlington County on January also any Unknown persons Crawford & von Keller, LLC. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed answer the Complaint in this claimant, the basis of the Address: 937 Windham within one (1) year from 30, 2020. who may be in the military PO Box 4216 is not a warranty deed. action, and to serve a copy of claim, the amount claimed, Town Rd., Lamar, SC 29069 date of death, whichever is Gena Phillips Ervin service of the United States of 1640 St. Julian Place (29204) Interested bidders should sat- your Answer on the sub- the date when the claim will (32p3 leave in thru 3-4-20) earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et Attorney for Plaintiff America, being a class desig- Columbia, SC 29204 isfy themselves as to the quali- scribers at their offices, 1640 become due, the nature of NOTICE TO CREDITORS seq.), or such persons shall ORDER nated as John Doe; and Any Phone: 803-790-2626 ty of title to be conveyed by St. Julian Place, Columbia, any uncertainty as to the OF ESTATES be forever barred as to their IT IS SO ORDERED that the Unknown minors, persons Email: obtaining an independent title South Carolina 29202, within claim and a description of All persons having claims claims. All claims are Summons herein, a copy of under a Disability or persons [email protected] search well before the foreclo- thirty (30) days after service any security as to the claim. against the following estates required to be presented in which is annexed to be served incarcerated, being a class des- Attorneys for Plaintiff sure sale date. hereof, exclusive of the day of Estate: Olin Preston Winburn MUST file their claims on written statements on the upon all Respondents ignated as Richard Roe, (34c3 leave in thru 3-18-20) The successful bidder will be such service; except that the Date of Death: 01/10/2020 Form #371ES with the prescribed form (FORM unknown to the Petitioner and Defendant(s) STATE OF required to pay interest on the Case No: 2020ES1600042 Probate Court of Darlington #371ES) indicating the her attorney, if any, having or TO THE DEFENDANT(S), SOUTH CAROLINA amount of the bid from the United States of America, if Personal Representative: County, the address of which name and the address of the claiming to have any interest in Katherine B. Longshore; The COUNTY OF HORRY date of sale to date of compli- named, shall have sixty (60) Sharon W. Thomson is 1 Public Square, claimant, the basis of the or lien upon the property Estate of James C. Longshore; IN THE COURT OF ance with the bid at the rate of days to answer after the serv- Address: 3913 Eureka St., Darlington, SC 29532, within claim, the amount claimed, described in the Petition by all Unknown Heirs of COMMON PLEAS 3.970% per annum. ice hereof, exclusive of the day Columbia, SC 29205 eight(8) months after the the date when the claim will publication of the same once a Deceased Defendants, and all FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL Benjamin D. Moore, Esquire of such service; and if you fail (32nc3 leave in thru 3-4-20) date of the first publication become due, the nature of week for three (3) successive other persons entitled to claim CIRCUIT Special Referee for Darlington to answer the Complaint with- NOTICE TO CREDITORS of this Notice to Creditors or any uncertainty as to the weeks in the News and Press, a under or through them being a DOCKET NO.: County in the time aforesaid, the OF ESTATES within one (1) year from claim and a description of newspaper published in class designated as Mary Roe; 2019CP2607069 Theodore von Keller, Esquire Plaintiff in this action will All persons having claims date of death, whichever is any security as to the claim. Darlington County, South All Unknown persons with any SUMMONS B. Lindsay Crawford, III, apply to the Court for a judg- against the following estates earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et Estate: William Albut Oldland Carolina which the newspaper right, title or interest All KARL THEODORE KOESTER, Esquire ment by default granting the MUST file their claims on seq.), or such persons shall Date of Death: 01/28/2020 is hereby designated most like- Unknown persons with any II, PLAINTIFF, VS. FREDERI- B. Lindsay Crawford, IV, relief demanded in the Form #371ES with the be forever barred as to their Case No: 2020ES1600087 ly to give notice to said right, title or interest in the real CO NAJEE PAGE, DEFEN- Esquire Complaint. Probate Court of Darlington claims. All claims are Personal Representative: unknown Respondents. estate described herein, being DANT. Christopher B. Lusk, Esquire TO MINOR(S) OVER FOUR- County, the address of which required to be presented in Jeannette O. Stender IT IS FURTHER ORDERED a class designated as Jane Doe; TO THE ABOVE NAMED Columbia, South Carolina TEEN YEARS OF AGE, is Room 208 Courthouse, written statements on the Address: P. O. Box 58, Bat that Elizabeth Biggerstaff also any Unknown persons DEFENDANT: Attorney for Plaintiff AND/OR TO MINOR(S) One Public Square, prescribed form (FORM Cave, NC 28710 York, Esquire be, and hereby is who may be in the military YOU ARE HEREBY SUM- Email: UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS Darlington, SC 29532, within #371ES) indicating the (33p3 leave in thru 3-11-20) appointed Guardian ad Litem service of the United States of MONED and required to [email protected] OF AGE AND THE PERSON eight(8) months after the name and the address of the STATE OF NISI for the Respondents who America, being a class desig- answer the complaint herein, a (34c3 leave in thru 3-18-20) WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) date of the first publication claimant, the basis of the SOUTH CAROLINA are infants or otherwise under nated as John Doe; and Any copy of which is herewith NOTICE TO CREDITORS RESIDE(S), AND/OR TO PER- of this Notice to Creditors or claim, the amount claimed, COUNTY OF disability, whose names and Unknown minors, persons served upon you, and to serve OF ESTATES SON UNDER SOME LEGAL within one (1) year from the date when the claim will DARLINGTON addresses are unknown to the under a Disability or persons a copy of your answer to this All persons having claims DISABILITY, INCOMPETENTS date of death, whichever is become due, the nature of IN PROBATE COURT Petitioner, if any, having or incarcerated, being a class des- complaint upon the sub- against the following estates AND PERSONS CONFINED earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et any uncertainty as to the CASE NO.: 2020-ES16-59 claiming to have any interest in ignated as Richard Roe, scriber, at the address shown MUST file their claims on AND PERSON IN THE MILI- seq.), or such persons shall claim and a description of Mary C. Poole, Petitioner, vs. or lien upon the Estate of Dora YOU ARE HEREBY below, within thirty (30) days Form #371ES with the TARY: be forever barred as to their any security as to the claim. Cyslesia Edwards Holmes, Coe or the property described SUMMONED and required to after service hereof, exclusive Probate Court of Darlington YOUR ARE FURTHER SUM- claims. All claims are Estate: James Edward Cysvera Edwards Sttatyon, in the Petition for the purposes answer the Complaint in this of the day of such service, and County, the address of which MONED AND NOTIFIED to required to be presented in Williams, Jr. Ernest Edwards, Howard of this action, unless such action, and to serve a copy of if you fail to answer the com- is 1 Public Square, apply for the appointment of a written statements on the Date of Death: 08/29/2019 Edwards, James Edwards, II, Respondents who are infants your Answer on the sub- plaint, judgment by default Darlington, SC 29532, within Guardian ad Litem within thir- prescribed form (FORM Case No: 2020ES1600076 Kathleen Edwards Boyd, John or otherwise under disability, scribers at their offices, 1640 will be rendered against you eight(8) months after the ty (30) days after service of #371ES) indicating the Personal Representative: Edwards, Keith Edwards, Rose or any of them, or someone on St. Julian Place, Columbia, for the relief demanded in the date of the first publication this Summons and Notice name and the address of the Dorothy Louise Williams Edwards, Allen Coe, Gloria their behalf, shall, within thir- South Carolina 29202, within complaint. of this Notice to Creditors or upon you. If you fail to do so, claimant, the basis of the Address: 1324 Larrys Drive, Coe, Gregory Coe, Deborah ty (30) days after service of thirty (30) days after service s/ Ian D. Maguire within one (1) year from application for such appoint- claim, the amount claimed, Darlington, SC 29532 Coe, Shari Coe, Bernadette this notice upon you move hereof, exclusive of the day of Ian D. Maguire, Esquire date of death, whichever is ment will be made by the the date when the claim will Attorney: Kelsey Willey Coe, Judge Coe, Jr., Daisy Mae upon the Court for the such service; except that the SC Bar No.: 66587 earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et Plaintiff. become due, the nature of Address: P. O. Box 313, Coe, Caprice Rogers, Tercel appointment of a Guardian ad United States of America, if P. Brooke Eaves Wright, seq.), or such persons shall NOTICE OF any uncertainty as to the Sullivans Island, SC 29532 Rogers, Marquis Rogers, Julie Litem, Petitioner will apply to named, shall have sixty (60) Esquire be forever barred as to their FILING COMPLAINT claim and a description of (32p3 leave in thru 3-4-20) Rogers, Lorraine Rogers, Akil have the appointment of the days to answer after the serv- SC Bar No.: 102021 claims. All claims are YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE any security as to the claim. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Rogers, Amari Rogers, Vernon Guardian ad Litem NISI ice hereof, exclusive of the day MAGUIRE LAW FIRM required to be presented in NOTICE that the Summons Estate: Jerel B. Graham III OF ESTATES Rogers, Daniel Rogers, Stanley Elizabeth Biggerstaff York, of such service; and if you fail 1600 North Oak Street, Suite B written statements on the and Complaint in the above- Date of Death: 02/03/2018 All persons having claims Rogers, Bobby Smith, Juanity Esquire whose address is P.O. to answer the Complaint with- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina prescribed form (FORM captioned action were filed on Case No: 2019ES16435 against the following estates Smith, Lavell Smith, Dianne Box 9 Darlington, SC 29540 in the time aforesaid, the 29577 #371ES) indicating the July 15, 2019, in the Office of Personal Representative: MUST file their claims on Smith Allen, Gwendolyn made absolute for them or any Plaintiff in this action will Telephone: (843) 361-7549 name and the address of the the Clerk of Court for Quanketa Douglas Form #371ES with the Adekanbi, Patricia Coe Rozier, of them. apply to the Court for a judg- Facsimile: (843) 361-7048 claimant, the basis of the Darlington County, South Address: 1414 Orange Circle, Probate Court of Darlington Miriam Coe Goodrum, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED ment by default granting the ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF claim, the amount claimed, Carolina. Florence SC 29506 County, the address of which Michael Willoughby, Keith that this Order shall be forth- relief demanded in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina the date when the claim will NOTICE OF ORDER Attorney: B. Scott Suggs is 1 Public Square, Willoughby, Gladys with served upon said Complaint. Date: November 1, 2019 become due, the nature of APPOINTING GUARDIAN Address: The Suggs Law Darlington, SC 29532, within Willoughby, Elzena Coe Respondents who are infants TO MINOR(S) OVER FOUR- (34c3 leave in thru 3-18-20) any uncertainty as to the AD LITEM NISI AND Firm, P.C., P.O. Drawer 591, eight(8) months after the Turner, Scottie Bostic a/k/a or otherwise under disability TEEN YEARS OF AGE, STATE OF claim and a description of NOTICE A GUARDIAN AD Florence, SC 29503 date of the first publication Scotty Bernard Bostic, Theresa by publication of the same AND/OR TO MINOR(S) SOUTH CAROLINA any security as to the claim. LITEM APPOINTED (33c3 leave in thru 3-11-20) of this Notice to Creditors or T. Bostic, Verma Lee Bostic, once a week for three (3) suc- UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS COUNTY OF Estate: Bonnie T. Ward PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT NOTICE TO CREDITORS within one (1) year from Lottie Bostic, Patrick Dupree, cessive weeks in the News and OF AGE AND THE PERSON DARLINGTON Date of Death: 01/27/2020 an action involving real prop- OF ESTATES date of death, whichever is Sedrick Epps, Nazalina Bostic, Press, a newspaper published WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) IN THE COURT OF Case No: 20-ES-16-060 erty known as 137 Pepper All persons having claims earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et Lillian Bostic Jackson, Pecolia in Darlington County, South RESIDE(S), AND/OR TO PER- COMMON PLEAS Personal Representative: Drive, in which you may have against the following estates seq.), or such persons shall Parri Bostic, Eugene Bostic, Jr., Carolina which the newspaper SON UNDER SOME LEGAL CASE NO. 2019-CP-16-00228 Carlene Martin an interest, has been com- MUST file their claims on be forever barred as to their Curtis Lee Bostic, Robert is hereby designated as the DISABILITY, INCOMPETENTS NOTICE OF SALE Address: 4221 Hoffmeyer Form #371ES with the claims. All claims are Joseph, Walter Joseph, Tyrone most likely to give notice to the AND PERSONS CONFINED First-Citizens Bank & Trust Rd., Darlington, SC 29532 menced in the Court of Probate Court of Darlington required to be presented in Joseph, Naomi Turner, Iesha Respondents who are infants AND PERSON IN THE MILI- Company, Plaintiff, -vs- John Attorney: John M. Ervin III Common Pleas for Darlington County, the address of which written statements on the Wilson, John Doe and Richard or otherwise under disability, TARY: H. Haire, III and SC Housing Address: 50 Public Square, County, South Carolina and is 1 Public Square, prescribed form (FORM Roe, as Representatives of all if any. YOUR ARE FURTHER SUM- Corp., Defendant(s) Darlington, SC 29532 that, by Order of the Clerk of Darlington, SC 29532, within #371ES) indicating the persons unknown claiming IT IS SO ORDERED. MONED AND NOTIFIED to BY VIRTUE of a judgment (34p3 leave in thru 3-18-20) Court filed therein on , Kelley eight(8) months after the name and the address of the any right, title, estate, interest Gena Phillips Ervin apply for the appointment of a heretofore granted in the case STATE OF Yarborough Woody, Esquire date of the first publication claimant, the basis of the in or lien upon the real estate Attorney for Plaintiff Guardian ad Litem within thir- of First-Citizens Bank & Trust SOUTH CAROLINA has been appointed as the of this Notice to Creditors or claim, the amount claimed, described in the Complain (33c3 leave in thru 3-11-2020) ty (30) days after service of Company vs. John H. Haire, III COUNTY OF attorney to represent any within one (1) year from the date when the claim will herein, including, but not lim- NOTICE TO CREDITORS this Summons and Notice and SC Housing Corp., I, DARLINGTON unknown Defendants that date of death, whichever is become due, the nature of ited to any unknown owners, OF ESTATES upon you. If you fail to do so, Benjamin D. Moore, Esquire IN THE COURT OF may be in the military service earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et any uncertainty as to the unknown heirs, or unknown All persons having claims application for such appoint- Special Referee for Darlington COMMON PLEAS represented by the class desig- seq.), or such persons shall claim and a description of devisees of Dora Coe, or any against the following estates ment will be made by the County, will sell on April 6, DOCKET NO.: 2019-CP-16- nated as John Doe and be forever barred as to their any security as to the claim. other person, any unknown MUST file their claims on Plaintiff. 2020, at 12:30 pm, at the 00434 Guardian ad Litem Nisi for all claims. All claims are Estate: Edward Mauldin adult being in a class designat- Form #371ES with the NOTICE OF Darlington County NOTICE OF HEARING minors and persons under required to be presented in Date of Death: 05/02/2019 ed as John Doe and any Probate Court of Darlington FILING COMPLAINT Courthouse, One Public KENNETH HICKS, Plaintiff, legal disability as a class desig- written statements on the Case No: 2019ES16497 unknown infants or persons County, the address of which YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE Square, Darlington, SC 29532, VS. ALAYSHIA D. THOMAS, nated as Richard Roe, prescribed form (FORM Personal Representative: under disability or persons in is 1 Public Square, NOTICE that the Summons to the highest bidder: Defendant. Defendants herein. #371ES) indicating the Barbara M. Springs the military service designated Darlington, SC 29532, within and Complaint in the above- LOT 62 A damages hearing has been PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, name and the address of the Address: 706 Cashua St., in a class as Richard Roe as to eight(8) months after the captioned action were filed on All that certain piece, parcel or set in the above entitled action unless you or someone on your claimant, the basis of the Darlington, SC 29532 the property designated as date of the first publication October 31, 2019, in the Office lot of land with the buildings on Monday, April 6, 2020, at behalf apply to the Court for claim, the amount claimed, (32p3 leave in thru 3-4-20) Darlington County Tax Map of this Notice to Creditors or of the Clerk of Court for and improvements thereon, 9:30 AM. You are hereby noti- appointment of a suitable per- the date when the claim will NOTICE TO CREDITORS Number 145-00-02-034, within one (1) year from Darlington County, South lying and being near to and fied to be present in the son to act as Attorney or become due, the nature of OF ESTATES Respondents. date of death, whichever is Carolina. West of the City of Hartsville, Darlington County Guardian ad Litem herein, any uncertainty as to the All persons having claims LIS PENDENS earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et NOTICE OF ORDER County of Darlington, State of Courthouse, located at 1 within thirty (30) days after claim and a description of against the following estates NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: seq.), or such persons shall APPOINTING GUARDIAN South Carolina and designat- Public Square, Darlington, SC service by publication of this any security as to the claim. MUST file their claims on An action is being commenced be forever barred as to their AD LITEM NISI AND ed as Lot 62 on plat of subdivi- 29532 at that time. Notice, the appointment of Estate: Kelly Ann Wyatt Form #371ES with the by the Petitioner, above- claims. All claims are NOTICE A GUARDIAN AD sion of the Cannon lands made February 25, 2020 Kelley Yarborough Woody, Date of Death: 11/21/2019 Probate Court of Darlington named, against the required to be presented in LITEM APPOINTED by T. E. Wilson, C.E. dated May Florence, SC 29501 Esquire as Guardian ad Litem Case No: 2020ES1600014 County, the address of which Respondents, above-named, written statements on the PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT 5, 1919 and recorded in Plat Linward D. Edwards II, Esq. shall be made absolute. Personal Representative: is 1 Public Square, Determine the Heirs of Dora prescribed form (FORM an action involving real prop- Book 4 at Page 305. Lot being 821 West Evans St. LIS PENDENS Justin W. Wyatt Darlington, SC 29532, within Coe and their respective own- #371ES) indicating the erty known as 2525 Gee Valley in the shape of a rectangle Florence, SC 29501 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Address: 1929 E. Old eight(8) months after the ership interest in certain real name and the address of the Drive, in which you may have measuring 100 feet more or (34c3 leave in thru 3-18-20) that an action has been com- Camden Rd., Hartsville, SC date of the first publication property obtained by Deed claimant, the basis of the an interest, has been com- less along its northern and STATE OF menced and is now pending in 29550 of this Notice to Creditors or recorded in Deed Book 248 at claim, the amount claimed, menced in the Court of southern boundaries and 178 SOUTH CAROLINA this Court upon the Complaint (32p3 leave in thru 3-4-20) within one (1) year from Page 180 in the Office of the the date when the claim will Common Pleas for Darlington feet, more or less, along its COUNTY OF of the above-named Plaintiff NOTICE TO CREDITORS date of death, whichever is Clerk of Court for Darlington become due, the nature of County, South Carolina and eastern and western bound- for the foreclosure of a certain OF ESTATES earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et County. The description of the any uncertainty as to the that, by Order of the Clerk of aries and bounded as follows: DARLINGTON IN THE COURT OF COM- mortgage of real estate given All persons having claims seq.), or such persons shall premise subject to this action is claim and a description of Court filed therein on , Kelley NORTH: By College by James Haynesworth and against the following estates be forever barred as to their described as follows: any security as to the claim. Yarborough Woody, Esquire Avenue, formerly Avenue C; MON PLEAS CASE NO. 2019CP1600753 Josephine Haynesworth to MUST file their claims on claims. All claims are All of that certain tract of land, Estate: Marion Crocker has been appointed as the EAST: By Lot No. 61 on CMH Homes, Inc. d/b/a Form #371ES with the required to be presented in with the improvements there- Date of Death: 01/08/2020 attorney to represent any said plat; SUMMONS (Deficiency Judgment Clayton Homes dated July 17, Probate Court of Darlington written statements on the on, in School District 2-2, Case No: 2020ES1600077 unknown Defendants that SOUTH: By Lot 55 on said 2000, and recorded in the County, the address of which prescribed form (FORM Darlington County, South Personal Representative: may be in the military service plat; Waived) (Mortgage Foreclosure) Office of the Clerk of Court for is 1 Public Square, #371ES) indicating the Carolina, containing 124.50 Mildred B. Crocker represented by the class desig- WEST: By Lot No. 63 on Darlington County on August Darlington, SC 29532, within name and the address of the acres, more or less, which is Address: 202 Moses Drive, nated as John Doe and said plat. (Mobile Home Repossession) Non-Jury 7, 2000 at 3:42 pm in Book eight(8) months after the claimant, the basis of the more fully shown on a plat of Darlington, SC 29532 Guardian ad Litem Nisi for all See Deed Book 400 at Page M480 at Page 52 The premis- date of the first publication claim, the amount claimed, property formerly of P.W. (33p3 leave in thru 3-11-20) minors and persons under 405 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc, Plaintiff, -vs- The es covered and affected by the of this Notice to Creditors or the date when the claim will Watson, made by T.E. Wilson, NOTICE TO CREDITORS legal disability as a class desig- TMS #: 056-09-02-002 said mortgage and the foreclo- within one (1) year from become due, the nature of C.E., September 14, 1933, OF ESTATES nated as Richard Roe, SUBJECT TO DARLINGTON Estate of James W. sure thereof, were, at the time date of death, whichever is any uncertainty as to the recorded in Darlington County All persons having claims Defendants herein. COUNTY TAXES Haynesworth; and The Estate of making thereof and at the earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et claim and a description of Plat Book 8 at Page 222, against the following estates PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, TERMS OF SALE: The suc- of Josephine Haynesworth; time of the filing of the Lis seq.), or such persons shall any security as to the claim. according to which this tract is MUST file their claims on unless you or someone on your cessful bidder, other than the Janice Jett Murray, Jenise Jett, Pendens, as described on the be forever barred as to their Estate: Don Edward Ansell bounded Northwest by lands Form #371ES with the behalf apply to the Court for Plaintiff, will deposit with the Michael Jett, Nikki attached Exhibit "A". claims. All claims are Date of Death: 01/27/2020 of Parrott and Ervin, Northeast Probate Court of Darlington appointment of a suitable per- Special Referee at conclusion Haynesworth Samuel, EXHIBIT "A" required to be presented in Case No: 2020ES1600092 by lands of Federal Land Bank County, the address of which son to act as Attorney or of the bidding, five (5%) of his Shadiqua Brown, Tyshem ALL that certain piece, parcel written statements on the Personal Representative: and McCoy lands, South of is 1 Public Square, Guardian ad Litem herein, bid, in cash or equivalent, as Brown, Malika Haynesworth, prescribed form (FORM Frances Della Ansell lands of Dargan, Southwest by Darlington, SC 29532, within within thirty (30) days after evidence of good faith, the Jasmine Haynesworth, Pernell or lot of land lying, being and #371ES) indicating the Address: 103 Providence Swift Creek and West by lands eight(8) months after the service by publication of this same to be applied to purchase Haynesworth, Jr., Glenda situated in the County of name and the address of the Rd., Lamar, SC 29069 of A. M. Sompayrac, this being date of the first publication Notice, the appointment of price in case of compliance, Taylor, Carolyn Williamson, Darlington, State of South claimant, the basis of the (33p3 leave in thru 3-11-20) the same tract of land con- of this Notice to Creditors or Kelley Yarborough Woody, but to be forfeited and applied Cheryl Kasey, Lamar Grant, Carolina, being shown and claim, the amount claimed, NOTICE TO CREDITORS veyed to Grantor by O.B. within one (1) year from Esquire as Guardian ad Litem first to costs and then to Tyrone James and James designated as Lot No. 18, Block the date when the claim will OF ESTATES Davis, received, by deed date of death, whichever is shall be made absolute. Plaintiff's debt in the case of Haynesworth, heirs-at-law of “C” on a plat of Pepper Ridge, become due, the nature of All persons having claims recorded in Darlington County earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et LIS PENDENS noncompliance. Should the the Deceased Defendants; all Phase II, dated May 27, 1981, any uncertainty as to the against the following estates Deed Book 202 at Page 148. seq.), or such persons shall NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN last and highest bidder fail or Unknown Heirs of Deceased prepared for Kenneth Saleeby claim and a description of MUST file their claims on SAVING AND EXCEPTING be forever barred as to their that an action has been com- refuse to make the required Defendants, and all other per- and Larry N. Prosser by Ervin. any security as to the claim. Form #371ES with the therefrom property previously claims. All claims are menced and is now pending in deposit at the time of the bid or sons entitled to claim under or Engineering Co., Inc., said plat Estate: Walter R. Langley, Jr. Probate Court of Darlington conveyed in Deed Book 866 at required to be presented in this Court upon the Complaint comply with the other terms or through them being a class being recorded in the office of Date of Death: 9/22/2019 County, the address of which Page 370, Deed Book 550 at written statements on the of the above-named Plaintiff the bid within twenty (20) designated as Mary Roe; All the Clerk of Court for Case No: 2020ES1600458 is 1 Public Square, Page 529 and Deed Book 550 prescribed form (FORM for the foreclosure of a certain days, then the Special Referee Unknown persons with any Darlington County in Plat Personal Representative: Darlington, SC 29532, within at Page 534. #371ES) indicating the mortgage of real estate given may resell the property on the right, title or interest in the real Book 88 at page 33. Eleanor Jane Howle Langley eight(8) months after the This being the same property name and the address of the by James C. Longshore and same terms and conditions on estate described herein, being This being the same property Address: 137 North St., date of the first publication conveyed to Gideon Coe and claimant, the basis of the Katherine B. Longshore to some subsequent Sales Day (at a class designated as Jane Doe; conveyed to James and Darlington, SC 29532 of this Notice to Creditors or Dora Coe by Deed of claim, the amount claimed, Chase Manhattan Bank USA, the risk of the former highest also any Unknown persons Josephine Haynesworth by Attorney: John Jay James, II within one (1) year from Valeria B. Howle December the date when the claim will N.A. dated December 8, 2000, bidder). who may be in the military deed of Barbara A. Grant Address: P. O. Box 507, date of death, whichever is 22, 1947 and recorded become due, the nature of and recorded in the Office of Should the Plaintiff, or one of service of the United States of dated March 7, 1990 and filed Darlington, SC 29540 earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et January 6, 1948 in Deed Book any uncertainty as to the the Clerk of Court for its representatives, fail to be America, being a class desig- for record on March 8, 1990 in (32c3 leave in thru 3-4-20) seq.), or such persons shall 248 at Page 180 in the Office of claim and a description of Darlington County on present at the time of sale, the nated as John Doe; and Any Deed Book 987 at page 444, NOTICE TO CREDITORS be forever barred as to their the Clerk of Court for any security as to the claim. December 14, 2000 at 9:38 am property is automatically with- Unknown minors, persons Darlington County Records. OF ESTATES claims. All claims are Darlington County. Estate: William Elbert Catoe in Book 502 at Page 205 The drawn from said sale and sold under a Disability or persons Crawford & von Keller, LLC. All persons having claims required to be presented in TMS No.: 145-00-02-034 Date of Death: 09/02/2019 premises covered and affected at the next available sales day incarcerated, being a class des- PO Box 4216 against the following estates written statements on the SUMMONS Case No: 2020ES1600095 by the said mortgage and the upon the terms and conditions ignated as Richard Roe, 1640 St. Julian Place (29204) MUST file their claims on prescribed form (FORM YOU ARE HEREBY SUM- Personal Representative: foreclosure thereof, were, at as set forth in the Judgment of Defendant(s) Columbia, SC 29204 Form #371ES with the #371ES) indicating the MONED and required to Kasey Nicole McCormick the time of making thereof and Foreclosure and Sale or any TO THE DEFENDANT(S), The Phone: 803-790-2626 Probate Court of Darlington name and the address of the answer the Petition in this Address: 622 Spruce St., at the time of the filing of the Supplemental Order. Estate of James W. Email: County, the address of which claimant, the basis of the action, a copy of which is here- Hartsville, SC 29550 Lis Pendens, as described on A personal or deficiency judg- Haynesworth; and The Estate [email protected] is 1 Public Square, claim, the amount claimed, with served upon you, and to (33p3 leave in thru 3-11-20) the attached Exhibit "A". ment having been demanded of Josephine Haynesworth; Attorneys for Plaintiff Darlington, SC 29532, within the date when the claim will serve a copy of your Answer or STATE OF EXHIBIT "A" by the Plaintiff, the sale of the Janice Jett Murray, Shadiqua (34c3 leave in thru 3-18-20) eight(8) months after the become due, the nature of other responsive pleading to SOUTH CAROLINA All that certain piece, parcel or subject property will remain Brown, Tyshem Brown, GOT SOCIETY NEWS? email [email protected] or call 843-393-3811. MARCH 4, 2020 | PAGE 8A t He NeWS aNd Pr eSS, d ar LINg t ON, S.c . societyWWW.NEWSANDPRESS.NET ‘Gun Sense’ group plans meeting Moms Demand Action for College Ave. Gun Sense in America will For more, contact Brenda hold its monthly meeting Ferguson at March 9 from 6-7:30 p.m. at [email protected] or the Hartsville Library, 147 W. 843-339-1748.

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Members of the Darlington Anchor Club joined fellow Anchors from across South Carolina for their annual state convention Feb. 22. Host club for the event was the Anchor Club of Dillon Christian School. The meeting took place at the Dillon Wellness Center. Accompanying the Anchors from Darlington were DonaJo Brown, faculty advisor, Mary Scott, Pilot youth coordinator, and three additional Pilot members, Angie Dority, Melissa Schwier and Missy McKnight. Anchors participated in a community service project — donating and packaging stuffed animals and writing cards for children in local hospitals. Jayla Back, Darlington Anchor Club Junior, was elected secretary/treasurer for the South Carolina District for 2020-21. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Darlington ACROSS being kept 28. Mountain Miller named DCSD 1. Yields Manila secret range in China County hemp 57. Hobbies 29. Payroll com- 6. A type of gin 58. One-time pany 10. Japanese Korean ruler 30. A way to Democrats ankle sock 59. Sudden pack together director of personnel 14. Swiss city attack 31. Business 15. Applied to 60. Born of designation Chuck Miller has been trict offers tremendous oppor- Miller the facilitator of special 17. Achievements 61. Assists continue 33. Thyroid- appointed the Darlington tunities for our students, and it programs for Darlington 19. Japanese stimulating hor- County School District’s new is also an extremely rewarding County Adult Education. There title DOWN director of personnel. place to work.” he served various roles, includ- delegate 20. Possesses 1. Ancient mone (abbr.) Miller, who is currently the Miller began his education ing GED instructor for the 21. Belgian city Greek sophist 35. Forage fish district’s director of Adult career in the Darlington Under 18 Program, a Computer 22. Child 2. Famed com- 36. Greek temp- process poser Education, is replacing C. County School District as a sub- Skills instructor and the coordi- 23. Great le pillars delight 3. Spore-bear- Matthew Ferguson and will nator for the South Carolina The Darlington County 37. Internet 24. Petty quarrel ing fungi cells transition to his new role April Virtual School Program. Democratic Party will hold mgmt. company its Precinct Organization 26. Gathered 4. Chief execu- 39. Rouse one- 1. Ferguson recently became In 2012, the Darlington 29. Zoroastrian tive officer executive director of the South County Board of Education Meeting and County self Convention at Jerusalem concept of holy 5. Defunct Carolina Education Oversight named Miller the director of 42. In a way, Baptist Church in Hartsville fire Syrian political Committee. Darlington-Lee Adult covered March 14 beginning at 10 31. Path party Education Superintendent Education. Since, he has served 43. Elaborate a.m. 32. Legendary 6. Thin wood Tim Newman described Miller as an adjunct professor at the The convention will be a hoops coach 7. Polynesian silk garment College of Charleston and the as an excellent fit for the posi- critical part of the delegate Riley garlands 44. Cooling unit tion. district’s Interim Pupil selection process. South 34. A citizen of 8. Fluid 46. Riley and As director of personnel, Personnel Supervisor. Carolina Democrats who Denmark replacement O’Brien are two Miller will develop and manage He holds a Bachelor of want to be chosen for the 35. Flat (abbr.) 47. __ fide: gen- screening, recruitment, reten- Science in Elementary national convention must 37. Upper-class 9. Flammable uine tion, and employment evalua- Education from Francis Marion first be elected a delegate or young women hydrocarbon 48. Ancient 38. Payment gas tion practices. He will assist in University and a Master of alternate to represent their Incan sun god (abbr.) 10. Multi-lev- all facets of the district’s Education in Educational counties at the South 49. Poker stake Human Resources domain. Administration from the Carolina Democratic Party 39. Distort eled 40. Affirmative! 11. Influential 50. Miller said he looks forward University of South Carolina. Convention May 30. This stitute teacher in 1996. Two (slang) diarist Trigonometric to serving the Darlington A Darlington County native, convention will determine years later he became a fourth 41. One who 12. Gambles function County community in a new Miller is a deacon at Welsh who will represent South grade teacher at St. John’s has a child 13. Many sub- 51. Interesting and exciting role. Neck Baptist Church in Society Carolina in Milwaukee. Elementary School, where he 43. Without consciousnesses tidbit “I am thrilled to have this Hill. He also serves as the chair- For more information 45. Workplace 16. Current unit opportunity to work more served until 2007. man of the board for Rubicon about the Darlington 52. Adieus safety agency 18. Illumination closely with the employees of Miller also spent time as an Family Counseling Services, County Democratic Party 53. U.S. assistant football coach at 46. Political unit Treasury posi- the Darlington County School and he is a Pee Dee Workforce Precinct Organization action commit- 22. Tantalum District,” he said. “It’s been one Darlington High School. In Development board member. Meeting and the tion 2005, he began working as a tee 23. Steps lead- of the great honors of my pro- Additionally, he is secretary Convention, contact Sen. 54. Midway part-time instructor for the dis- 47. Period of ing down to a fessional career working with and treasurer of the South Gerald Malloy at 843-339- between east trict’s Adult Education pro- plant and ani river the Adult Education teachers Carolina Association of Adult 3000 or gmalloy@bell- and southeast gram. mal life 24. Kids love and staff while seeing the suc- Education Directors. south.net. 55. Doctors’ In 2008, the district named 49. Swiss river him cess of our students. Our dis- 50. Sino-Soviet 25. Before group block (abbr.) 27. Fencing 56. Women’s __ 53. State of swords movement Backyar d Star gazer WORD SEARCH AIRBALL CHARGING LAYUP ASSIST CLOCK OFFENSE Coming this month: A Supermoon BACKBOARD COURT PASS BASKET DEFENSE PLAYERS BENCH DUNK PRESS By Francis Parnell utes before sunrise on the 18th, One hour before sunrise on bright Venus. On the 28th, the BOUNCE FORWARDS REBOUND the waning crescent Moon, red the 20th, look southeast to spot Moon is almost 10 degrees to BOX FOUL TRAVELING There are a number of close Mars, and yellow Jupiter form a brilliant Jupiter and red Mars in the left of Venus. CARRY GUARDS TURNOVER celestial pairings in March that tight triangle, with yellow conjunction, less than 1 degree will be fun to observe. Saturn 7 degrees to the left of apart! Great sight with a tele- The full Moon on the 9th will the trio. scope or binoculars. be a Supermoon! It's the largest At 11:50 p.m. on the 19th, At dusk on the 24th, Venus is and closest this year at 221,904 the Sun is at the Equinox and at Greatest Elongation, 46 miles. Watch it rise behind dis- spring officially begins in the degrees east of the Sun. In a tel- tant trees or houses and experi- northern hemisphere and escope it resembles a first quar- ence the Moon illusion! Autumn in the southern hemi- ter Moon. Looking southeast, 45 min- sphere. An hour before sunrise on the 26th, observe bright Jupiter and yellow Saturn 7 degrees apart with Mars midway Donate A Boat between them and slightly lower. The trio hasn't been this or Car Today! close in 20 years! Like a challenge? On the 26th at dusk, look west, find Venus, then look below along One hour before sunrise on “2-Night Free Vacation!” the twilight line to spot a very the 31st, catch Mars less than 1 slim crescent Moon just 62 degree south of Saturn! Another neat sight with a telescope or hours old. 800-700- BOAT binoculars. (2628)(2628) At dusk on the 27th, the thin Enjoy spring and "Keep look- waxing lunar crescent is about www.boatangel.com ing up!" sponsored by boat angel outreach centers STOP CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN 10 degrees to the lower left of Answers on 11 NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2020 | PAGE 9A Lawyer-lawmakers Santee Cooper’s largely control who $100,000-plus club becomes a judge; doubles in less here’s their latest than 10 years By Rick Brundrett plan by Virginia-based hikes for then-SCE&G cus- The Nerve Dominion Energy to manage the tomers for the now-abandoned utility, and a third reform pro- project, made possible by a 2007 As lawmakers consider sale posal by the utility itself. state law quietly approved by power play and management proposals Santee Cooper, headquar- legislators. involving Santee Cooper, one tered in Moncks Corner in The 170-member Legislature issue that likely won’t get much Berkeley County, provides elec- is expected to choose from attention is the growth in recent By Rick Brundrett Means member; Luke Rankin, R-Horry, a tricity directly and indirectly, among the sale and manage- years of well-paid workers at the ment proposals involving The Nerve -- Bruce Bannister, R- lawyer who is chairman of the through the state’s 20 electric state-owned utility. cooperatives, to about 2 million Santee Cooper. Gov. Henry Greenville, a Ways and Means JMSC and controls three of its Of Santee Cooper’s approxi- Ten S.C. House members member; South Carolinians. The utility is McMaster, who has publicly who are lawyers are pushing appointments. Senate presi- mately 1,650 full-time employ- overseen by a 12-member board pushed to sell the utility, is sup- -- Russell Fry, R-Horry, a dent Harvey Peeler, R- ees, 312, or 18.9 percent of the legislation to create two cir- House Judiciary member; of directors appointed by the porting NextEra’s purchase bid, cuit and two family court Cherokee, controls two total, receive a base annual governor after being qualified according to media reports. -- Rosalyn Henderson- salary of $100,000 or more, seats – and several of the bill’s Myers, D-Spartanburg; and appointments to the 10-mem- by a powerful legislatively con- Following are the 18 Santee according to utility records pro- Cooper employees with the co-sponsors would play large -- Chris Hart, D-Richland ber JMSC, which by law must trolled panel known as the State vided to The Nerve under the highest total annual compensa- roles in who gets nominated The bill’s other co-sponsors include six legislators. Regulation of Public Utilities to those positions. state Freedom of Information Review Committee (PURC). tion, including state health are House majority leader Under state law, the The lead sponsor of the bill Act. As part of its proposal to pur- insurance and retirement contri- Gary Simrill, R-York; and Legislature can elect only fam- is House Speaker Jay Lucas, R- Throw in employer contribu- chase Santee Cooper, NextEra butions, and other benefits such Reps. Jimmy Bales, D- Darlington, an attorney who ily, circuit and appellate court tions for state health insurance plans to reduce Santee Cooper’s as car allowances, according to Richland; Cal Forrest, R- controls half of the appoint- candidates nominated by the and retirement benefits, and current workforce by about 740 utility records: Saluda; Jerry Govan, D- ments to the 10-member com- JMSC. South Carolina and other perks including car positions in a “phased approach Mark Bonsall, president and Orangeburg; Bill Hixon, R- mittee that nominates judges Virginia are the only states allowances for 20 top execu- through 2024,” NextEra spokes- CEO: $1,160,652; Aiken; and Brandon Newton, for election in the Legislature. where their legislatures play tives, and the number of woman Debbie Larsson said in Charles Duckworth, deputy R-Lancaster. employees with a total annual The bill was introduced Jan. primary roles in electing an email to The Nerve. That rep- CEO and chief of planning: The Ways and Means compensation of at least 21 and overwhelmingly judges. resents about 45 percent of $618,661; passed the full House last Committee has passed a $32.3 $100,000 grows to 636, or 38.5 Santee Cooper’s current work- Pamela Williams, senior vice The Nerve has repeatedly week. billion state budget plan for percent of the utility’s work- force. president and CFO: $497,394; Yet neither S.C. Supreme fiscal 2020-21, including $2.1 pointed out lawmakers’ con- force, records show. The lowest Larsson didn’t specifically John Baxley, senior vice pres- Court chief justice Donald million for the four additional trol over the judiciary. For base salary among the group is answer whether any $100,000- ident and general counsel: Beatty, who heads the state judges and related startup example, The Nerve in July $74,553. plus employees would lose their $428,833; Judicial Department, nor Gov. costs. The committee’s pro- revealed, following the selec- Santee Cooper president and jobs under the proposal, though Rahul Dembla, vice presi- posed total Judicial Henry McMaster requested tion of ex-House member CEO Mark Bonsall’s total annual she said generally that “we dent, planning and pricing: Department budget is $111.5 the additional judges in their Mike Pitts as a Laurens County compensation is $1,160,652, believe we can achieve any nec- $361,597; million – an 8.6 percent including a $1.1 million base formal budget proposals for magistrate, that one senator essary position reductions Michael Crosby, senior vice next fiscal year, which starts increase over this fiscal year salary and a $12,540 car through eliminating open posi- president, nuclear energy: in 12 of the state’s 46 counties July 1. and a nearly 57 percent hike allowance. tions, voluntary attrition and $338,759; Ten of the House bill’s 16 since fiscal 2017, state budget controls all of the magistrate He also is eligible to receive a offering an enhanced retire- Arnold Singleton, senior vice sponsors are lawyers. Besides records show. appointments in those coun- maximum $250,000 “incentive ment plan,” adding, “Our final president, power delivery: Lucas, they include: The Ways and Means budg- ties. opportunity” at the discretion of step, if necessary, would be $336,141; -- Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, et version also would give In 2018, lawmakers elected the utility’s board of directors, involuntary separations.” Dominick Maddalone, senior chairman of the House Ways another $10 million to the Rep. McCoy’s wife and ex- while most of the 636 employ- Larsson said some proposed vice president, technology serv- and Means and Ethics com- Judicial Department for Rep. Walt McLeod’s son to cir- ees are eligible for an additional job reductions would be “direct- ices/chief information officer: dozens of additional court maximum $5,800 payout if cer- mittees, and vice-chairman of cuit court seats. And legisla- ly related to our clean genera- $336,141 personnel, which Beatty tain corporate goals are met, tion plan, which involves shut- Suzanne Ritter: vice presi- the judicial nominating com- tors last year elected the mittee, known as the Judicial sought in his budget request. according to records. ting down Santee Cooper’s coal dent and controller: $324,578; daughter of Rep. Bill Clyburn, Merit Selection Commission McMaster’s state budget ver- Bonsall’s salary is double generation and adding clean James Poston, vice president, (JMSC); sion contains no money for D-Aiken, as a circuit court what former CEO Lonnie Carter generation sources.” retail operations: $323,657; -- House minority leader additional judges or court per- judge. was making before his 2017 In an email, Santee Cooper Jane Hood, vice president, Todd Rutherford, D-Richland, sonnel. The bill that passed the retirement – which included a spokeswoman Mollie Gore said environmental/water system who sits on the JMSC and Lawmakers last year gave House last week would six-figure golden parachute – the utility’s reform proposal calls mgt: $312,337; Ways and Means; judges a 33 percent base pay increase the state’s total num- following the collapse of the $9 for the “reduction of 116 posi- Kenneth Lott, vice president, -- Peter McCoy, R- hike proposed by Beatty, as ber of circuit judges from 49 billion V.C. Summer nuclear tions” with the planned closing human resources management: The Nerve previously report- construction project in Fairfield $300,707; Charleston, chairman of the to 51 and the number of fami- of the Winyah coal power plant House Judiciary Committee, ed. Annual salaries currently County. near Georgetown. Stephen Pelcher, deputy gen- ly court judges from 60 to 62. which amended and passed range from $183,237 for fami- And the number of Santee Gore said the proposed eral counsel, nuclear/regulatory the bill on Feb. 5, just over two ly court judges to $208,000 It would not allow the JMSC Cooper employees receiving a reductions include those compliance: $293,541; weeks after it was introduced; for Beatty. to begin the nominating base salary of at least $100,000 employees with least $100,000 Daniel Camp, vice president, -- House speaker pro tem- The House bill, which process for the new seats until has doubled since 2011, which, in total annual compensation, real estate: $290,494; pore Tommy Pope, R-York; passed the full House on Feb. additional funding has been as The Nerve reported then, though she couldn’t provide a Michael Brown, vice presi- -- David Weeks, D-Sumter, 13 by a vote of 105-5, is now in given final approval. stood at 149 workers, or 8.2 per- specific number, adding, “In dent, wholesale/industrial serv- the Ethics Committee vice- the Senate Judiciary All six legislative members cent of the regular workforce. general the plan is to eliminate ices: $287,722; The current six-figure club also chairman and a Ways and Committee, chaired by Sen. of the JMSC are lawyers. the Winyah positions gradually Thomas Curtis, vice presi- is bigger compared to two years to give the people in them the dent, generating stations: There are 34 attorney-law- ago when The Nerve reported time to retire or leave for other $282,858; Serving The Grand Strand and Pee Dee area makers in the House and 19 that 284 workers, or 16.2 per- reasons or take another position Charles Bennett, vice presi- lawyer-legislators in the cent of the 1,745-employee within Santee Cooper that dent, administration: $270,389; Senate; together, they make workforce, were at that salary opens up in the interim.” Victoria Budreau, vice presi- Celebrating up 31% of the 170-member level. Questions about Santee dent, fuels strategy/supply: General Assembly. In comparison, the state per- Cooper’s future took on more $265,342 20 Years! Brundrett is the news editor of capita income last year was urgency following the failed V.C. Brundrett is the news editor of

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By Rick Brundrett $907.2 million estimated cost Another $23 million in esti- increasing the percentage of Longtime Sen. Hugh 19.33 percent); The Nerve of all such projects. No new mated surplus funds was desig- “good” rural roads, described Leatherman, R-Florence, last Fairfield: $2.1 million paving projects were complet- nated for paving rural roads as “farm-to-market” roads, year created a Senate panel, (19.16 percent); While House budget writers ed in 40 counties from the end through County Transportation from 19 percent in 2016 to 40 called the “Special Interstate Richland: $5.3 million have designated an extra $100 of December. Committees (CTCs), which percent by 2026. In compari- Subcommittee,” to study accel- (18.01 percent); million next fiscal year for In 16 counties, the total dol- largely are controlled by county son, the agency plans to erating interstate expansion. Bamberg: $1.5 million paving rural roads statewide, lar amount of completed legislative delegations. increase the percentage of Leatherman, who is chairman (16.69 percent); the S.C. Department of paving projects was less than The action by Ways and “good” interstate “pavements” of the budget-writing Senate Anderson: $6.9 million Transportation is sitting on a 20 percent of the collective esti- Means comes after The Nerve from 65 percent in 2016 to 92 Finance Committee, sits on the (15.62 percent); separate surplus of more than a mated cost of all such projects repeatedly has pointed out that percent by 2026. State Transportation Charleston: $4.5 million half-billion dollars, newly in those counties as of Jan. 31. relatively few major repaving In passing the gas-tax-hike Infrastructure Bank (STIB) (15.34 percent); released DOT records show. That list included the larger or road reconstruction projects law, which raised the state gas board, which over the years Barnwell: $1.7 million As of Jan. 31, a special fund counties of Richland, have been completed since the tax 12 cents per gallon over six funneled several billion dollars (14.74 percent); created with the state gas-tax- Charleston, Horry and gas-tax-hike law took effect. years and increased other vehi- to large construction projects in Laurens: $2.6 million hike law had a cash balance of Lexington, which ranked at the “Although we have passed a cle taxes and fees, lawmakers select counties. (13.78 percent); nearly $500.6 million, accord- bottom at 3.9 percent. gas tax, I want to remind every- promised that the money The South Carolina Policy Allendale: $880,954 ing to agency records. That rep- And few major paving proj- body we’re only halfway would be used to fix South Council, the parent organiza- (13.04 percent); resented 46 percent of the ects have been completed in through the implementation of Carolina’s deteriorating roads tion of The Nerve, has contend- Orangeburg: $2.9 million $1.08 billion in total collected most rural counties, The the gas tax,” Ways and Means and bridges. DOT has said 80 ed the gas-tax-hike law was (11.10 percent); revenues since the law took Nerve’s review found. As of chairman Murrell Smith, R- percent of the state’s approxi- written in a way to allow DOT Georgetown: $2.7 million effect July 1, 2017. Jan. 31 in Calhoun and Sumter, said in a (Charleston) mately 42,000 miles or roads to divert revenues to the STIB (10.61 percent); And although overall collec- Hampton counties, for exam- Post and Courier story. “But needs resurfacing or rebuild- to pay off bond debts. Horry: $6.4 million tions represented more than 82 ple, less than 7 percent of the what I hope to do today is ing, and identified 465 out of Following is a list of the 16 (9.02 percent); percent of total project “com- total estimated cost of all iden- accelerate some of those plans 750 “structurally deficient” counties in which the total dol- Calhoun: $553,581 mitments” listed by DOT, less tified “pavements” projects in so we can try to move things bridges to be replaced. lar amount of completed “pave- (6.69 percent); than 44 percent of the revenues those counties was designated forward.” Yet as of Jan. 31, DOT had ments” projects was less than Hampton: $586,041 – about $475.4 million – had as completed, records show. As The Nerve previously has designated a total of 3,256 20 percent of the overall esti- (6.38 percent); been paid to vendors for com- As part of the fiscal reported, the state is expected miles of “pavements” projects mated cost of all such projects Lexington: $1.3 million pleted work in the first 31 2021 state budget version to have a general fund surplus statewide, which represented in those counties as of Jan. 31. (3.9 percent) months of the law, records passed last week by the House of at least $1.8 billion for the less than 10 percent of the total The breakdown, based on DOT show. Ways and Means Committee, fiscal year that starts July 1. state-maintained roads that the records, shows the total dollar Brundrett is the news editor of The Nerve’s latest review $77 million in projected sur- The Ways and Means agency says needs to be fixed, amount of completed projects The Nerve (www.thenerve.org). found that identified “pave- plus revenues was appropriat- Committee last week passed a record show. And the agency and the corresponding comple- Contact him at 803-254-4411 or ments” projects totaling about ed to DOT for paving rural $32.3 billion state budget ver- has earmarked more than $257 tion percentage in parentheses. [email protected]. Follow him $287.5 million were completed roads, identified in the budget sion, which includes state, fed- million, or about 19.5 percent on Twitter @RickBrundrett. in the state’s 46 counties as of as the “Accelerated Statewide eral and “other” funds. of the total $1.3 billion in over- Greenwood: $3.5 million Follow The Nerve on Facebook Jan. 31, which represented less Farm to Market Paving In its 2018-20 “Strategic all project “commitments,” for (19.33 percent); and Twitter @thenervesc. than 32 percent of the total Program.” Plan,” DOT set a goal of interstate widenings. Newberry: $3.2 million ( Democratic Answers from 8 Women’s Council plans event

The Democratic Women’s St., Hartsville. Council of Darlington Keynote speaker is Rep. County’s Annual Women’s Mandy Powers Norrell. History Month Trailblazer For more information call Award Luncheon will be held Davita Malloy, 843-339-8967, March 28. Brenda Ferguson, 843-339- The event will take place 1748, Elaine Reed, 843-307- from noon to 2 p.m. at 7087, Barbara Carraway, Jerusalem Baptist Church 843-409-5241. Fellowship Hall, 301 S. 6th PAGE 12A | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2020 NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C.

Pee Dee Electric Cooperative’s energy-efficiency representative, Chris Port, has been touring elementary schools across the Pee Dee with the “Power Town” educational and electrical safety demonstration for over a year and a half now. He’s visited 15 schools and over 1,000 students. Port gives a fun and interactive safety demonstration that drives home the message of electrical safety. Students get to see live electricity arcing through- out part of the demonstration and pass around some lineman equipment. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Carolina Bank staff and contractors worked over the weekend to move safe deposit boxes and office necessities from their old location at 104 Orange St. to the new bank at 103 North Main St. PHOTOS BY SAMANTHA LYLES Carolina Bank move bittersweet for longtime employees by Samantha Lyles Bank staff gathered on Street. a pleasant space to conduct [email protected] Saturday to make the leap to “We're moving into our new business. their new work home, transfer- building after being here for Once both of the old build- Carolina Bank's new ring office equipment, furnish- about 70 years,” Morphis said. ings are dropped and cleared Darlington branch began serv- ings, and personal items to new “We started about 85 years ago away, the new bank will be ing customers on Monday, and offices. Contractors had the in Lamar, and this building was accessible via North Main, while the sleek new building tough task of emptying the old our second branch. We had our Orange and Park streets. makes a handsome addition to vault and moving heavy safe administrative offices here The old Carolina Bank main the Public Square, longtime deposit boxes loaded with vari- early on, but as we grew we building was slated for demoli- employees admitted that the ous valuables to their new moved those offices across the tion during the week of March move is a bittersweet affair. secure quarters. The street into the Belk building. 2, and employees already had “It's so hard! We started Darlington Police Department Then after the administration plans to fetch souvenirs from here!” said Gaby Dove. “I've had officers on site to safe- offices moved to Florence, we the rubble. been here for 39 years. We're guard the transition. decided to make a new addi- “I want a brick,” said Coker. happy and looking forward to Jamie Morphis, senior vice tion to Darlington and we “Just a brick from the building the new way of banking, but president of business develop- thought a new bank on the itself, to keep and remember there's so much nostalgia in ment for Carolina Bank, said Square would be great.” the place.” this place.” the move from the old bank to Morphis said that with mod- Paula Coker, with Carolina the new building will take ern technology – such as online Bank for 37 years, said leaving about two months to finalize. banking, Internet bill paying, their venerable old workplace Customers can use the North and mobile banking apps – the makes her reflect on colleagues Main Street entrance to enter new bank's footprint is slightly past and present. the bank building, but the new downsized. The bright interior “You think a lot about co- drive-through lanes will not be has a clean, open layout with workers, some of whom have open for another three weeks. lots of windows and white sur- come and gone, some are still Temporarily, those services will faces. Morphis said the simple with you,” Coker said. “There's be offered only at the old drive- floor plan fulfills all the bank's just lots of memories coming through lanes facing Park needs while offering customers up.”

The Darlington Police Department needs your help in identifying a man who robbed the Sav-Way at 102 Lamar Highway about 2 a.m. Friday. The clerk said a black man wearing khaki pants, a navy blue jacket and a dark shirt on his head came up to her, pointed a weapon and demanded money. The department is asking anyone with any information about the incident to call 843-398-4920 or 843-398-4026. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO