DARLINGTON 2A OPINION 4A OBITUARIES 7A SPORTS 2B PUZZLES 5B BOOKINGS 7B CLASSIFIEDS VENEER 1B QUOTE ‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.’ EDMUND BURKE Vol. 144, No. 17 NTWO SECTIONS e• 16 PAGwES s&PreESTAs BLISHsED 1874 75¢ APRIL 25, 2018 Darlington, S.C. WWW.NEWSANDPRESS.NET Open House Darlington to market local properties next meeting of the Chamber By Samantha Lyles Staff Writer board, homing in on the [email protected] potential for recruiting new Next month, local vacant businesses – and potential commercial properties will Chamber of Commerce mem - be put on display as bers – for downtown Darlington holds its first ever Darlington. The board voted city-wide open house. A unanimously to support the member of the Board of effort, dubbed “Open House Directors for the Greater Darlington,” and Brown Darlington Chamber of received further commit - Commerce, Ronda Brown ments for assistance and sup - says she first warmed to this port from Darlington idea while scouring the Downtown Revitalization Internet for stories of how Association and the City of other small towns remedied Darlington. the problem of unoccupied Brown began scouting downtown businesses. vacant commercial proper - DPW Woman of the Year Ronda Brown (left) with DPW's Amanda Boykin. “I ran across an article ties and working with real - about this one little town in tors Burt Jordan and the midwest that had a lot of Stephanie Benjamin to com - empty properties, and they pile a list of viable retail, Brown named DPW Woman of the Year decided to hold an open restaurant, office, and ware - Public Square, and she now including the City Planning that “this was my time to give By Samantha Lyles house for the whole town,” house options to market. The Staff Writer serves as a member of the Commission, President of the back, for all the women says Brown. “At the end of current list includes ten com - [email protected] Board of Directors for the Garden Club, member of the who've given their time before the article, it said that they mercial properties for sale Darlington Professional Greater Darlington Chamber Beautification and Tree me.” had sold one property and and one for lease, ranging in Women honored Ronda Duke of Commerce. Boards, and board member for She said she was surprised had commitments on two price from about $35,000 to Brown as “Woman of the Year “Rhonda is always working the Chamber. She researches to be singled out for recogni - others. That kind of stuck in $250,000. Award” during a luncheon to promote our little town, to new opportunities for the City, tion, and observed that all her my mind.” held Wednesday, April 18 at make it better, nicer, prettier, brings ideas, and will do the fellow DPW members meet She pitched the idea at the the Darlington Country Club. and to increase business to this legwork to make it happen,” such great challenges in their OPEN HOUSE ON 3A Since moving to Darlington area,” said DPW president said Boykin. “Beyond her pro - daily family and work lives – just over five years ago, Brown Amanda Boykin, while pre - fessional and City involve - raising children, working in has involved herself in numer - senting the award. ment, she is a great friend. She fields ranging from education ous revitalization and beautifi - “Hands down one of the will never turn away someone to finance to health care – that City seeks to regain cation efforts. She's worked best things to happen to in need if she can help, no each of them is deserving of an with the Darlington Garden Darlington in the last five matter how big the favor.” award. Club to enhance the entrances years is Ronda moving to Brown said that when she “Everybody here is a ownership of to the city, beaten the bushes town. She has picked up and first moved to town, she regu - Woman of the Year,” said to drum up donors for potted ran with project after project larly saw news articles about Brown. “But this is a great plants, ceramic pots and to enhance our city. She has local volunteers working in honor and I really do appreci - property sold in 2015 benches which now grace the stepped into numerous roles, the community and decided ate it.” agreed upon by the city and By Melissa Rollins Editor Webstar during the purchase. [email protected] The agreement signed by the Project on food waste lands Summers in ArtFields Budget season has arrived. two parties included a stipula - The first budget meeting of the tion that if the renovations were with a concentration in graph - By Melissa Rollins Darlington City Council was held not completed in the specified ic design, even earning honors Editor April 17 and included presenta - amount of time, the city had the [email protected] along the way. During his tions by the city fire department option to ‘reconvey the property When ArtFields opened journey he has tinkered with and police department, as well to the City of Darlington…free April 20 in Lake City, one piece several aspects of art, includ - as several miscellaneous items from all liens and encum - hanging in The Rob gallery ing photography, which is relating to past discussions of brances.’ was from an unsuspected what was accepted to council. One of those items was City manager Howard place: a forty-some-year-old ArtFields. the property at 101 Exchange Garland shared some back - Coker College student who “For the past two years, I Street. ground with the council because lives in Lamar. Robert was in the dark room,” In June 2015, the City of only councilman John Segars Summers said that he doesn’t Summers said. “I started with Darlington sold 101 Exchange and Mayor Gloria Hines were consider himself an artist but dark room photography and Street to Webstar Properties, LLC serving at the time of the agree - clearly someone does. then I did digital. I kind of did it for $100 upon ‘the condition that ment. After thirty-years working backwards; though, I guess, Webstar Properties, LLC shall “We basically gave this build - as a chef, a decade of those the old school way I did it for - renovate the building, beginning ing to Victor Webster for $100,” years in Costa Rica, Summers Robert Summers wards. I learned photography within one hundred eighty (180) Garland said. “It is the two-story said that he got the bug to do doing that analogue photogra - days from the Deed by the City.’ white building at the corner of something else. to Costa Rica’ and my wife said After enrolling at Florence- phy. I had the 35 mm; every During the budget session, coun - Exchange and Ward Streets. It is “I was in Costa Rica for all right. The restaurant there Darlington Tech to get some picture counts. You’re spending cil members learned that the the oldest standing structure in about ten years,” Summers just ran its course. I got tired of core requirements out of the money on film, on paper; building was never brought up to town and was built around said. “My wife and I went on a the restaurant business and way, he transferred to Coker you’re taking your time.” a state ‘reasonably suited for 1859.” honeymoon and six months decided to go to school for College. He is on the way to business or restaurant use within later I was like ‘We’re moving graphic design.” finishing his Bachelor of Arts eighteen (18) month period’ SUMMERS ON 3A CITY ON 3A Arborist and SCDOT Miss All-America City spreads message of resilience only better promote my plat - By Samantha Lyles engineers team to save trees Staff Writer form in the community, but ern standards would require [email protected] to also make a larger impact. By Samantha Lyles I felt that journaling would Staff Writer the removal of seven live oak At the age of 7, Hartsville's [email protected] trees, which would negatively Miss All-America City be a great tool for people impact the visual appearance Danielle Cottingham suffered dealing with tragic circum - Last month, representatives stance and hardship in our from SCDOT and design engi - of the North Main Street a serious – and scarring – entrance into Darlington. The injury to her face. Though community,” Cottingham neering firm Mead and Hunt says. met with concerned citizen and trees are located between the the accident left her with a bridge and the Darlington lingering q-shaped scar, it did She then teamed with the arborist Ben Williamson to dis - United Way of Hartsville and cuss the upcoming US-52 Library, on property owned by not damage her confidence executive director Joann (North Main Street) bridge the Darlington County School or self-esteem; in fact, the DeLong to distribute paper replacement project and the District. injury only galvanized her journals so others might effect it will have on nearby Project manager Tony mission to spread a message experience the cathartic ben - trees. Those discussions bore Steffee with Mead and Hunt of resilience through her pag - fruit and, thanks to a few explained that the new design eant career. efits of expressing their sto - design tweaks, most of the will save space near the trees by “My platform for Miss ries and feelings in written endangered trees will be eliminating a grass buffer South Carolina is called form. Danielle says the between the sidewalk curb and "Bounce Back,"” says United Way seemed like a spared. Danielle Cottingham holds up journals that she has distributed as the road. Cottingham. “It is all about natural collaboration to get Williamson had expressed part of her Journal zproject. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED concern that the expanded “I think we'll be able to save story telling and begins with the word out. right-of-ways necessary to con - all the trees but one along the my story: at 7 years old I was became resilient. I learned found online at “Ms. DeLong comes in con - struct the new bridge to mod - south side of the road,” said run over by an all-terrain how to cope with the event, www.bouncebackwith - tact with so many different Steffee, adding that the one vehicle, resulting in me hav - still have self confidence, and danielle.tumblr.com. people and their stories. I'm tree they can't save could be ing to get 40-plus stitches in continued to have a positive “While researching the proud to say she was just as replaced after construction my face as well as plastic sur - self image and overall out - steps to developing resilience excited about the project as I (slightly further back from the gery. Thanks to my amazing look on life.” for my blog and to begin con - am, and agreed to being the road) if the City of Darlington support group (parents, fam - Danielle initially began versation in the community, I point of distribution for the or DCSD wishes. ily, teachers at school, etc.), I sharing her story and views came across the process of journals,” says Cottingham. learned how to bounce back by creating a blog about journaling. I felt like this from this tragedy, and resilience, which can be would be a perfect way to not ARBORIST ON 3A MESSAGE ON 3A Word of the Week onomatopoeia: the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation The Pee Dee’s Oldest of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) Independently Owned Newspaper Merriam-Webster.com APRIL 25, 2018 | PAGE 2A THE NEWS AND PRESS, DARLINGTON, S.C. op iWWW.nNEWSANDPRESionS.NET

OP-ED O P - E D Alone in an age of total connection social media that they could is certainly no way back from feel alone; we should feel that By Danny Watson Shadows on the Wall never share with another per - the path that we were once we always have someone to It mystifies me how many By Bill Shepard son were they in that person’s on. That path no longer exists. reach out to. The reality of people can feel alone in the actual presence. Our inhibi - So how do we move forward this is that far too many peo - (The story behind the Poem) world that we live in today. tions for the harm that we in this brave new world of ple are alone and languish in Never in human history have cause can be somehow dimin - information without end that that loneliness when so many God had given Angel and me three beautiful children - for - people been more connected ished by the fact that we do truly has no limitations, no avenues of human connection give me, if I brag a little! Morris, our firstborn was a beautiful than at this very moment. not see the looks on peoples' sense of propriety, morality, are now available. So, has the baby boy. He was the first grandchild to both sets of grandpar - Ignorance of what is going faces when whatever combi - or care for the harm it causes social media generation ush - ents. He was dearly loved and as expected, spoiled from the around you can no longer be nations of hurtful words fly to others? Don't play the ered in a new age of connec - moment he entered into the world. Seventeen months later, a an excuse when information from someone's fingers on a game. Don't message when tion or something entirely little girl was sent to take her place beside her brother. Sharyn is so readily available to peo - keyboard or device. Fact and you are angry. Don't text or more sinister? People who was just as welcome, and as beautiful as her brother had been. ple of all walks of life. fiction become melded into put something out there you have always been reluctant to Maybe not as spoiled, a lesson had been taught and learned. Practically every man, woman some monstrosity where you are not absolutely sure that put themselves out there are Morris and Sharyn were a beautiful pair and loved each other and child has a cellphone. It can no longer tell the differ - you want the entire world to even more terrified to do so with a close love that was noticeable to all who observed rings, beeps, chirps or plays ence between the two. It has see for better or worse. Open because now the audience is them. The third child, a boy, was born approximately five the tune of your choice when become a game of sorts where warfare upon these sites will not just among our friends, years later, just as welcome, loved and beautiful. I will contin - it is notifying you of a you start a fire and see how continue on until the end of our family and our close ue my bragging- Snapchat, a Facebook notifi - many others will add fuel to it time no doubt. The choice not acquaintances but the entire Few parents have ever been blessed with children that were cation, a text message, an or simply pour gasoline upon to involve yourself in such world. So the shy and lonely more respectful to their parents than Angel and I. They were email or whatever the next it for the pure unadulterated frays is yours, however. In this are even more so, which is all and more than we could ever have thought. They were like new big social media manifes - delight of watching it burn. current age of information such a crime in an Age of three peas in a pod! We loved them dearly, beginning the first tation is or is yet to come. The world has changed; there and connection we should not Total Connection. day they came into our lives. Then, all too soon, the nest was People will share things on empty! They had left the nest in the same order in which they arrived- Morris left first, Sharyn followed, and then Darrell. They were off to college! The same schedule was followed into their marriages. Each finished college, married and chose their careers. OP-ED The nest was not only empty, but lonely. One night, while sitting in my den, silence prevailed the atmosphere, and the Facebook, privacy and you strict new privacy rules that and how is it used? And if a Zuckerberg’s appearance following lines began to play through my mind. Angel must By Eric P. Robinson, have been busy at something in another part of the house. I USC School of Journalism and Mass will go into effect in Europe in newspaper’s website charges before Congress. Two senators slipped from my chair and took a seat at my nearby desk. As Communications May, and will offer these con - for access, how secure is the have introduced a bill to give words began to flow through my mind, it seemed shadows Facebook and its chief exec - trols to users worldwide, not users’ payment information? users more control over their danced on the office wall, and my hand picked up a pen and utive Mark Zuckerberg are just in Europe. A number of This could also affect any data. Others have suggested began to write- being criticized far and wide lawsuits have also been filed website that has advertise - adoption of some of the forth - for the company’s lax privacy against the site over privacy ments. How are the ads coming European rules. practices after it was revealed issues and the Cambridge placed? What personal infor - Anyone that operates Shadows on the Wall that the political data firm Analytica incident in particular. mation about users is used to online—either as a user or a Cambridge Analytica had used You may be concerned determine which ads appear? provider—should stay aware of At evenings when night shadows fall, a seemingly innocuous person - about all of this if you have an How much personal informa - the debate over internet priva - Across the floor and upon the wall, ality test to collect data on 87 account on Facebook, or on tion do the advertisers get cy, and legislative attempts to Three smiling faces appear to me, million Facebook users, which other sites that follow similar when their ad appears to a par - address it. Shining and laughing with childish glee. it combined with data from business models of collecting ticular user? How much do Eric P. Robinson is an assis - other sources to develop psy - users’ data. (Which is virtually they get if the user actually tant professor at the USC All around these shadows come creeping, chological profiles that were all of them, including Google.) clicks on the ad? School of Journalism and Mass From every corner their faces come peeping, used in support of President But people in the newspaper And what platform hosts Communication, where he Faces of children happy at play, Trump’s 2016 campaign. business should also be con - your site? Researchers recently focuses on media law and Faces that bring memories of yesterday. In response, Zuckerberg has cerned about these develop - discovered that many web - ethics. He has worked in media apologized that the company ments, and the possible conse - sites—including of the larger law for more than 17 years, Three tiny faces from out of the past, had not sufficiently protected quences, for their businesses. news websites and platforms, and is admitted to legal prac - Come dancing around to make me laugh, its users’ data. “We have a Even though Facebook has such as Wordpress, that host tice in New York and New And sometimes even causing a tear, responsibility to protect your lately backed away from its smaller news organization’s Jersey and before the U.S. To fall upon my cheek, here and there. data,” he wrote, “and if we content partnerships with news sites—actually have the ability Supreme Court. This column is can't then we don't deserve to sites—the result of a previous to track all of users’ keystrokes. for educational purposes only; There's Morris with his timid eyes of blue, serve you.” He also accepted kerfuffle over the company’s It’s unclear if there will be it does not constitute legal With his arms around my neck saying, "I love you." personal responsibility for the practices in highlighting sto - any changes in the wake of advice. With a squeeze and a hug, he's off to bed, misuse of the data. “It was my ries—many news sites still And long after he's gone, I ponder the things he said. mistake, and I’m sorry,” he said require Facebook logins for in a statement before the their users. In fact, only a few The News & Press There's shy little Sharyn, with her trusting eyes, years ago requiring such logins 117 S. 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By requiring STAFF I’m responsible for what hap - General Manager: Morrey Thomas [email protected] pens here.” such logins, is a newspapers’ There's Darrell with his chubby little fingers and hand, website complicit in Facebooks’ Editor: Melissa Rollins [email protected] And Zuckerberg also out - Staff Writer: Samantha Lyles [email protected] Saying so proudly, "I'm Daddy's little man." privacy policies—and failures? lined changes that Facebook Design: Duane Childers [email protected] And my heart just swells with pride and joy, has and will take to protect its Even if news websites eschew Facebook’s logons and Advertising: Charlotte Berger [email protected] As I pat the head of my baby boy. users’ privacy. 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Students Recognized for their Commitment to STEM Education The Boeing Company, future,” said Christine BMW MANUFACTURING CO. Petrasch, Vice President of and the South Carolina Human Resources with BMW Manufacturers Alliance Manufacturing. recently recognized 92 South “SC STEM Signing day Carolina high school seniors was created because it is during the 2018 S.C. STEM important to recognize the Signing Day. Created by The fact that there’s so much tal - Boeing Company in 2017, ent and opportunity in South S.C. STEM Signing Day rec - Carolina,” said Sara Hazzard, ognizes students from across President & CEO of the South the state of South Carolina Carolina Manufacturers who have pursued STEM Alliance. “We are very proud (Science, Technology, to lift up and recognize the Engineering, and achievements and future Mathematics) education dur - steps of some of our state’s ing their high school tenure brightest minds – students and plan to continue their who will eventually lead the STEM education at two and way as we advance innova - four-year colleges. Students tion and technology in the were identified through the 21st century.” SC Future Makers initiative Local Students: using the STEM Premier plat - Tyler Coleman, Mayo form. Kayla Eldridge, Mayo “Boeing started this event Alexis Lewis, HHS last year to demonstrate our True-Allah Liles Mayo enduring commitment to Morgan McManus, GSSM STEM education and work - ZyAria Gary, Mayo force in communities across Jacob Howanich, Hannah- the state,” said Tim Keating, Pamplico High Executive Vice President of Jarshua Jackson, West After several years of work, the Trent Hill Center for Children and Families is officially open. The center held a ribbon cutting with the Greater Government Operations, The Florence High Hartsville Chamber of Commerce April 19. Boeing Company. “We have About The Boeing invested almost $2 million on Company – tomorrow’s innovators across Boeing is the world's South Carolina, and we make largest aerospace company Trent Hill Center holds ribbon cutting, this commitment to early and leading manufacturer of learning so every child has a commercial jetliners and chance to code – to create – defense, space and security marks official opening and to innovate.” systems. “Since technology is con - About BMW The Trent Hill Center for could take care of them. Now, Quinetta Buterbaugh,” helped the center open. stantly changing in the auto - Manufacturing Co., LLC: Children and Families hosted a Trent Hill will serve as that President of the Greater “Today I see so many faces motive industry, now more BMW Manufacturing Co., ribbon cutting April 19 with home. Hartsville Chamber of out there that have been part than ever, we must invest in LLC is a subsidiary of BMW the Hartsville Chamber of The Center will employ Commerce. “While I am so of the process from the begin - highly-skilled workers. AG in Munich, Germany and Commerce. trained and qualified social grateful for the jobs that you ning, which sometimes feels Investing in STEM education is the global producer of the By working in partnership workers and counselors to have created, I’m more grate - like it started ten years ago,” allows us to develop a pool of BMW X3 and X5 Sports with families, Darlington provide trauma-informed ful for the impact that you will Hill said. “It hasn’t been that talented young people who Activity Vehicles and X4 and County DSS, Guardian Ad treatment to children placed have on the children in long but it has been a journey will help sustain BMW’s X6 Sports Activity Coupe. Litem, and other community in their care. Their facility has Darlington County. Having a to get to where we are today. It agencies, the Center takes in the potential to house up to safe place for them to go is so exciting but even more so children who have been fourteen children if neces - where they can still go to their it is a privilege. I think many of removed from their homes sary. own schools and be around you know that we officially sadly unavailable to play because of abuse or neglect “Usually whenever we have their churches and not have to opened our doors last week Open House emcee for the tour, but Darlington County Council and will work to develop fami - a ribbon cutting, I’ll talk about leave the things that are famil - and children where placed Continued from 1A ly-centered plans for safe and the economic impact of the iar to them just because the here two days later and we are member and noted history healthy reunifications for fam - business that’s opening and adult in their life made a mis - expecting five or six more here Marketing materials and buff Bobby Kilgo agreed to ilies. Before, those children talk about the number of jobs take.” in the next few days. I feel con - invitations went out not just pinch hit and play tour guide would have been moved to that a business has created Founder Scottie Hill said fidant that we are responding throughout South Carolina, for guests. places as far away as Rock Hill and how grateful we are to that she was grateful for every - to a need. I feel honored and I but all up and down the east Open House Darlington is and Greenville because there have them in Hartsville and one who attended the ribbon feel humbled by all of you here coast. Brown hopes that scheduled for Thursday, was nowhere locally that Darlington County,” said cutting because many of them today.” somewhere out there, those May 10 from 1 until 6 p.m. invites will hit home with The day will be capped off people looking to retire to a with a wine and cheese small town and open a shop mixer at the Chamber, and wants to sell it; there is an inter - down or not.” to complete the work. Neither or restaurant, or relocate the first Bringing Downtown City ested party.” Garland said that a resident extended deadline was met. their current business, or Alive music concert at 7 The city came to own the sent the city a Freedom of “I don’t mind playing hard - move their offices to a wel - p.m., featuring Johnny Continued from 1A property when it was gifted Information request seeking ball and taking it back,” said coming community with Glenn and The Chasers play - Garland said that Webster’s from an estate and has tried information about the sale to councilman John Milling. “If it interesting and historical ing live on Liberty Lane. intentions for the building did unsuccessfully for more than a Webstar Properties, LLC. He gets sold, he can petition the property options. For more information, or not pan out. decade to make it a viable piece said that that person also city as to whether or not the To play up the local histo - to inquire about including “He has put probably of downtown. inquired about the city’s option city wants to give him some ry angle, Brown arranged a your properties in this event $30,000 to $35,000 into the “We’ve tried for the last thir - of taking the property back. consideration for any added bus tour (with a bus donated (free of charge), contact building,” Garland said. “He teen years to have something “If we take it back, what are value that he’s done. But I don’t from PDRTA) that will take Harriet Hobbs or Elizabeth was supposed to open up some - done to this building,” Garland we going to do with it,” Garland know that what he’s done has guests on a trek through sev - Gainey with the Greater thing like a delicatessen there said. “Someone had option on it asked. “I think her thing was, if actually added value to the eral locales of note. Darlington Chamber of or a bakery. Well, he was in for five years, didn’t do any - we take it back why don’t we building. If it is just money that Darlington County Commerce at 843-393-2641, partnership with some other thing with it. Victor Webster’s just sell it to whoever is going to he’s spent, then I’m sorry if he Historical Commission or visit them at 38 Public folks and he decided to open a had option on it for the last buy it? My response to her was made a bad investment.” director Brian Gandy was Square. bar there and they didn’t like it three years and has made some that he’s put a lot of money into Council decided to asked so they pulled out. He doesn’t improvements but hasn’t done it and he’s probably just getting City Attorney Kevin Etheridge have the funding to finish the anything with it specifically. He his money back out of it.” to start the paperwork to get sidewalk in the future. project. So, he’s put all this has someone that wants to buy Two extensions were given, the property back from Arborist SCDOT representatives and money in to the building and it. I don’t know if they’ll tear it one to get permits and another Webstar Properties, LLC. Mead and Hunt engineers have Continued from 1A also met with Darlington city On the opposite side of the manager Howard Garland on right.” “I put the food in containers and I road, at the intersection of this issue. Garland said all par - Summers The photo that was chosen for ArtFields hooked up a halogen on timers so it would North Main Street and North ties agreed that when the is off decomposing brussel sprouts and is burn like the sun and get all the moisture,” Street, designers reconfigured bridge project is bid out, the Continued from 1A part of a larger series entitled, Beautifully Summers said. “That moisture would start the radii of the curb and side - contractor will consult with the Summers said that having those limited Wasted. Summers said that the series focus - the process of the decay and the mold. walk to save the dogwood city's arborist regarding the resources helped him hone his skills. es on food waste. Everyone asked if I manipulated these but trees near the Darlington preservation of these trees. “It isn’t click, click, click and then you “It started with very small abstract pho - other than what I could do in the dark room, Library. In the case of one par - Steffee said that the US-52 pick which one,” Summers said. “You have tos and then I worked my way into larger I didn’t. I can’t do any better than nature ticularly large tree, bridge replacement project is to focus on composition and design. That ones,” Summers said. “People take what does with making these beautiful colors, Williamson said that during slated to begin construction helped with my eye and my composition they want from it but if people can look at it these shapes, these organic forms. I took construction it may be neces - early 2019 and could be com - within digital photography. I still take like and see the beauty and the magnitude of pictures everyday and sometimes it wasn’t sary to install a steel plate pleted by early 2020. During 5,000 digital photos, just because I can.” the visceral response, it might be vested in that compelling but you have to find some - underground to protect the construction, traffic will be Professor Jean Grosser, who encouraged them and then when they open up their thing about it that is.” tree roots and prevent them restricted to one lane, but the Summers and others to enter ArtFields, also fridge, they have a thought about food Starting over, following a new path, from troubling the road and road will remain passable. has a piece in the competition. waste and then maybe they wouldn’t waste Summers said it was his professors who “As a senior, really as any art major, get - that food. Maybe it makes people more pushed him to get where he is today. ting your work out there, having it seen, the aware. I grew up in an orphanage and I “They saw within me this artist quality process of doing that even if it isn’t shown, knew hunger. We ate but we didn’t eat well. and I think in the last three years they’ve that is part of it all,” Summers said. “I’ve At the time it didn’t occur to me but that pulled that out of me, except I still don’t con - entered probably a dozen shows and didn’t why I became a chef: I was hungry.” sider myself an artist,” Summers joked. “I get chosen but even if you get one accepted Summers’ project took a lot of time, guess I am now that I’m in the show. I guess that reinforces that you’re doing something everyday, to get the resulting images. that makes me an artist; I don’t know.”

given presentations on Coker College, double major - comfortable constantly being Message resilience, or my journey to ing in history and vocal per - on stage!” says Danielle. “I Miss South Carolina.” formance. She is a 2015 grad - got involved in pageants Continued from 1A All journals contain infor - uate of Hartsville High School because I saw it could provide “After gaining that part - mation about building as an International me with more performance nership, I realized that a place resilience, and instructions Baccalaureate Diploma recip - opportunities, scholarship where I love to volunteer, on how to journal effectively. ient. money for school, and oppor - Morningside Assisted Living So far, Danielle has pur - Cottingham says she chose tunities to serve my commu - of Hartsville, could also bene - chased all the journals that Coker because she participat - nity.” fit from this journal project. I have been donated, but she is ed in the PULSE program, and If your church group or civic dropped by Morningside and currently seeking a journal began taking music classes at organization is interested in donated a few journals to the sponsor for this project so Coker in 10th grade. having Hartsville’s Miss All- director for any specific resi - that she can increase its “This early introduction to America City visit for a speaking dents they felt could benefit impact and reach in the com - classical solo singing pushed engagement, or if you wish to from journaling. Additionally, munity. me to become a professional make a contribution to the I have given out some jour - A Hartsville native, vocalist. Had I never devel - Bounce Back Journal program, nals as door prizes at differ - Danielle is currently a junior oped resilience in life, I prob - email Danielle Cottingham at ent events which I have either in the Honors Program at ably wouldn't have become so [email protected]. QUOTE [ The Wisdom of God ] The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed FRIDAY DEADLINE FOR OBITUARIES email [email protected] for destruction! But we who are being call (843) 393-3811 or fax (843) 393-6811. saved know it is the very power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 APRIL 25, 2018 | PAGE 4A The news AnD Press, DArLingTon, s.C. obitWWuW.NEWSANDPRaESS.NET ries PLACELACE YYOUROUR ADAD ININ ISTLER 10101 SS.C..C. NNEWSPAPERSEWSPAPERS K anndd rreacheach mmoreore tthanhan 22.1.1 mmillionillion rreaderseaders ARDEE ussinging oourur smallsmall sspacepace ddisplayisplay aadd nnetworketwork H “Serving the communities of Darlington County for three generations” UNERAL OME Sttatewideatewide oror regionalregional bbuysuys aavailablevailable F H • Traditional Funerals with a Personal Touch • Funeral Pre-Planning & CREMATORY Allannaanna RRitchieitchie 8888.727.737788.727.7377 • Immediate Cremation and Cremation with Memorial Service “Darlington’s oldest scnewspapernetwork.comcnewspapernetwork.com • Aftercare Services - Social Security, Probate, funeral home since 1922” V. A. Paper Work & Insurance Claims

South Carolina 229 W. Broad St., Darlington 217 W. Main St., Lamar Ask us about our Veteran’s discount Newspaper Network 843-393-2824 843-326-5890 Woodrow Campbell directed by 843-393-3851 Funeral services for Mr. Jordan Living on PurPose Woodrow Campbell of Florence Funeral 315 Pearl Street, Darlington were held 11a.m. Friday, April Home, Inc. of 20, 2018 at New Providence Darlington. There are real heroes www.kistlerhardeefuneralhome.com United Methodist Church in The family Darlington. received Interment with Military friends at the all around us Do you know Darlington County? residence of October 1943 and taken to We had several correct guesses for last week’s picture. They Honors was held 1 p.m. By Dr. william holland his daughter and son-in-law, Gestapo headquarters were:Lacey Keith, Dolores Talbert, Carolyn Abbott, Rusty Strings, Monday, April 23, 2018 in Felicia and Ralph Ward, 3404 We hear a lot about where she was interrogated Bill Segars, James Powers, Cora Byrd and Joy Sparrow. Florence National Cemetery Marlington Road, Florence. heroes in this day and age. to surrender information Accomplished athletes are about the leaders of Zegota. seen as idols for throwing She endured severe beatings around a ball along with and as her legs and feet blockbuster fantasies that were broken, she was even - portray individuals who can tually driven away to be exe - Francis Marion professors honored fly and use their incredible cuted. With what many con - super-powers to save the sider to be a miracle from universe. However, in the heaven, a private deal was real world, it’s encouraging made between Zegota and to know there are humble her executioner and she was and hardly noticed heroes released. Irena was later all around us. These selfless found unconscious along individuals have no desire to the side of the road and had be praised or even recog - to use crutches the rest of nized. They are a special her life as a result of her group of human beings that injuries. One of the names are not only determined to in the jars was Michal accomplish what God has Glowinski, a professor of lit - called them to do but sin - erature. He said, “I fondly cerely willing to sacrifice think about her and owe my their life so that others can life to her.” With tears, live. The following story is Elzbieta Ficowska also an example of one of these agreed as she was smuggled heavenly secret-agents. out of the ghetto by Mrs. Irena Sendler was a Sendler inside a large tool - Polish nurse and social box when she was just five worker who worked in the months old. Mrs. Sendler Warsaw health department was eventually nominated during World War II. In a for the Nobel peace prize in short window of time 1997 and announced as the Several FMU faculty members were honored during the Scholarship, Dr. Sharon K. O’Kelly received the Award for between 1942 and 1943 she, 2003 winner of the Jan recent Faculty Awards Dinner. Dr. Russell Ward received the Excellence in Teaching and Dr. Matthew Turner received the along with a small band of Karski award for Valor and Charlene Wages Shared Governance Award, Dr. David M. Award for Excellence in Professional Service. co-workers, led a coura - Courage. Malakauskas received the Award for Excellence in Research and geous effort within the Unlike the German indus - Warsaw ghetto to secretly trialist Oskar Schindler, smuggle at least 2,500 who saved more than 1,000 Jewish babies and children Jews by employing them at Gospel in the Park Series 843-393-8555. The prayer line is open from facing the certainty of his Krakow factory and is PlCeaseh seund ryouCr chhurc hn newes wand spho t os The first Gospel in the Park event will be Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to the German concentration widely recognized thanks to to: [email protected] May 6, from 5 until 8 p.m. at Pride Park, 3 p.m. camps. She and her team an award-winning book and 630 S.6th Street, Hartville. The theme is St. Catherine's Episcopal Church were members of the film, Mrs. Sendler’s story Community Garden Bringing Unity into our Community. 3123 W. Palmetto St., Florence. Zegota, an underground remained relatively God’s Garden on Smith Avenue in Devotional service will be render by Pastor Worship Time: 11 a.m. (4th Sunday 8:30 organization established in unknown until a few years Darlington is ready for planting. For infor - A.D Robinson and The Ousleydale a.m.) Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.Phone: 1940 by the Polish govern - ago when it was discovered mation call 843-393-3540. Missionary Baptist Church Family. 843-601-3672 ment for the purpose of res - in America by a group of Entertainment provided by Trinity Facebook: St.Catherine’s EC Vicar: The cuing Polish Jews. With per - Kansas school children who Singing Inspirational Choir, Nora & Serenity of Rev. Jeffrey R. Richardson mission from the Nazi’s to wrote a play about it, called Oates Baptist Church, 3569 Oates Dillon, Willie Lewis &The Gospel Angels, enter the ghetto to help seg - “Life in a Jar.” The word Highway, Lamar, will welcome The Hodge Hopkins S.C., Smithville Adult Choir of Lawson Grove Baptist Church regate the city’s 380,000 spread very quickly and now Family from Ruby on Saturday April 28th Cheraw. Bring your Bibles, lawn chairs and 3585 Lawson Grove Rd, Hartsville. Jews, she came up with a the world is aware of her at 6 p.m. Please join us for a great night of a open heart. For more information, call Sunday-- Church School at 9:45a.m. and plan to secretly smuggle saving many defenseless vic - songs and worship. Admission is free, and Barbara Carraway at 843-409-5241. Worship Service at 10:45a.m. Wednesday- babies and young children tims of the Nazi ideology. open to everyone. If you have any ques - - Prayer 6:30 p.m. Bible study 7p.m. to safety. They used every She spent her last years in a tions you may contact Pastor Gerald Revival Service Streaming Available at lawsongrove - idea possible to rescue the Warsaw nursing home and McAlister at 843-307-6203. Bible Truth Holiness Church, 5360 baptistchurch.com innocent, which included passed away in 2008. When Indian Branch Road, Lydia, will hold a hiding them in toolboxes interviewed, she sternly Friends and Family Day Revival from May 8-10 with Bro. Kenny Black Creek Baptist Church and under gurney’s, sneak - insisted she did nothing spe - Darlington Church of God of Prophecy, Morris from Ellisville, MS. Services will Black Creek Baptist Church, located 139 ing them into ambulances, cial and is quoted, “I was 920 W. Smith Avenue, welcomes everyone begin at 7 p.m. each night. You won't want Mont Clare Road, Dovesville, announces taking them through sewer brought up to believe that a to their Friends and Family Day, April 29. to miss this opportunity to hear him their hours: Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday pipes or other underground person must be rescued The service will begin at 10 a.m. and the preach. For more information, call Pastor School, 11a.m. Worship Services and 6 passageways, wheeling when drowning, regardless speaker will be Bishop George Hazel Mixon 843-332-3442 or 843-858- p.m. Evening Worship. Wednesday: 6:30 them out in suitcases, and of religion and nationality. McLaughlin. Dinner will be served after 1209 Adult Bible Study; Youth Bible Study, leading them out through The thought of being con - the service. Children (Children In Action) 7:30 Adult an old courtyard which led sidered a hero irritates me May Singing Choir Practice to the non-Jewish areas. She greatly as I continue to have Women of G.R.A.C.E. Event Oates Baptist Church, located at 3569 carefully recorded the pangs within my conscience Oates Highway Lamar, will welcome The Central Baptist Church, 512 Spring Covenant Baptist Church names of the children on that I did so little. My emo - Singing Couriers from Bennettsville on Street Covenant Baptist Church, located at cigarette papers and sealed tions are overshadowed Sunday May 20 at 6 p.m. Please join us for Darlington, will hold their 2nd 628 Pocket Road, announces their hours: them in glass bottles which with the fact that my faith - a great night of songs and worship. Annual Women of G.R.A.C.E. Event Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday School, 11a.m. she buried in a colleague’s ful coworkers, who also con - Admission is free, and open to everyone. If (Godly Reaching Abiding Celebrating Spoken Word Service. Wednesday: 6 p.m. garden. After the war the stantly risked their lives, did you have any questions you may contact Encouraging) May 4-5. Bible Study. Need a ride to church? Call jars were dug up and the not live long enough to Pastor Gerald McAlister at 843-307-6203. Join us for a weekend of renewal as 843-393-7872. lists handed over to Jewish receive the honors that are we learn what it means to exude the representatives. Attempts now falling upon me.” sweet Fragrance of Christ and demon - Prayer Service Mt. Zion Tabernacle Ministries were made to reunite the strate the Fruit of the Spirit to others as St. James will hold a Noon Day Prayer children with their families Mt. Zion Tabernacle Ministries 426 W. Find out more about Dr. we strive to live for Him. The event Service every Wednesday. Please join us or but sadly most of the par - Broad St. in Darlington announces their Holland’s book, “A Lifestyle of Friday begins at 7 p.m. Saturday will be give your prayer requests to Judy ents had perished in the hours Worship” and his free scripture from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets are Alexander. Treblinka death camp. 1st/3rd Sunday Pastoral Sunday: CD offer at billyhollandmin - required for Saturday’s lunch and are She was arrested in istries.com $10. The guest speaker will be Gwen The Upper Room Holy Ghost Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Church Hollingsworth, a graduate of Mission Services 11:00 Elder M. Frierson 2nd/4th Jacksonville State University with a BS Sunday morning worship is at 11 a.m. Sunday: Sunday School at 9:30 by Deacon degree in Early Childhood Education. Bible study Thursday night is at 7 p.m. at Z. Frierson Service at 11:00 a.m. She has been a pastor's wife for over 30 109 Main St. in Darlington Come worship Min.Gerald Green. The community is invit - years. For more information, please call under the leadership of Pastor Warren D. ed to attend. Come expecting to hear the 843-393-8581 or email Spearman. Call 843-250-0418 for prayer. anointed Word. Contact [email protected]. Deacon.Z.Frierson 843-229-3158 Bible Study Sweet Vidalia Homecoming Service Bible study at Mt.Zion Tabernacle The Lord Cares Funds raised for Bible Truth Holiness Church, 5360 Believers Church 426 W. Broad St. Please continue to assist The Lord Cares Eye Exams and Glasses Indian Branch Road in Lydia, will have Darlington, on Tuesday nights at 6:00 p.m. in caring for those in need in the Onions their annual Homecoming on May 6. Bible study led by Rev.Larry Scipio. Darlington area. T.L.C.’s food bank is locat - Arrive May 9 To Place Orders, Call Sunday School starts at 10 a.m. and Contact Deacon Z.Frierson at 843-992- ed at 201 Grove Street in Darlington. They Mike Beckham 843-319-2764 preaching begins at 11 a.m. with Sis. 3158 or church 843-992-8125. Come join are open Monday, Wednesday, and 25lb. bag $18.00 John Tyner 843-393-5950 Stephanie Nesbitt. Dinner will start around us. Thursday from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. .00 12:45 p.m. and at 1:45 p.m. there will be a Donations of non-perishable food items 10 lb. bag $11 singing with Forever Redeemed from St. Covenant Baptist Church Prayer (especially canned meats) are needed, as Stephens, SC, and local singers. Come cel - Line are toiletries, bathroom tissue, and paper Order by April 28 ebrate 65 years of church ministry. For Anyone who needs prayer for healing towels. Mail monetary donations to: The more information call 843-332-3442 or and deliverance is welcome to call the Lord Cares PO Box, 1457, Darlington, SC 843-858-1209. Covenant Baptist Church Prayer Line at 29540. APRIL 25, 2018 | PAGE 5A THE NEWS AND PRESS, DARLINGTON, S.C.

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Won't you stop by today and see months between Carolina nity for citizens to present Council meets on June 4 at 6 how perfect Darla is? 4-5 yrs old; female; tabby Pines in Hartsville and their concerns at the begin - p.m. and the first Monday of Medford Nursing Center in ning of each regular meeting. each month at 6:00 p.m., at My book is wide open! I'm a happy, exuberant guy Darlington. Those wishing to make a pres - the Courthouse Annex/EMS who loves to play, play and yes, play some more. Got entation should contact the Building, 1625 Harry Byrd dogs? Please, let them meet me and I will teach them Darlington Library Clerk to Council at 843-398- Highway (Highway 151), a wonderful thing or two about playing! Cats seemed Needle Nuts - 2nd Fri. each 4100 or [email protected]. Darlington, SC. The Council a bit too tempting for me so a cat free home would be month encourages citizen participa - best for me and slightly older kids would also suit my Book Club - 3rd Sat. of each Hartsville City tion and provides an opportu - style in part due to my size and my wanting to share month Council Meeting nity for citizens to present my love with them! Volunteers called me a "Great City Council holds their reg - their concerns at the begin - Dog" and honestly, does this tag line get any better? Yoga for Beginners ular council meeting May 8 at ning of each regular meeting. 75lbs; 2-3 yrs old; shep mix; male Yoga will be held at the 5:30 p.m. in Council Those wishing to make a pres - The Darlington County Humane Society is located 0.5 miles Darlington Library the 1st and Chambers, found on the first entation should contact the from Darlington Raceway off Highway 151 in Darlington. 3rd Saturday each month from floor of City Hall, 100 E. Clerk to Council at 843-398- 12:30-2 p.m. 4100 or [email protected]. Have you lost or found a pet? Carolina Ave. Book Club Society Hill Town Darlington City If you have lost or found a pet, go online to www.darlingtonhumane.org and click on the The Darlington Library Council Meeting link Lost/ Found Pets . You will be directed to the www.thelostpets.com Web site where Council Meeting Book Club meets the 3rd The Society Hill Town The Darlington City Council you can register your missing pet. Saturday of each month 12pm- will hold their monthly meet - You will be able to provide a detailed description of your missing pet, as well as attach a photo. Council will hold their month - 1 p.m. Stop by the library to ly meeting May 8. All monthly ing June 5 at 6:30 p.m. in the Upon registering your lost pet, an e-mail alert will be sent to the Darlington Shelter’s e-mail pick up each month's selection. City of Darlington Council address. This will allow the Shelter staff to recognize your lost pet should it arrive at the facility. meetings will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall of Society Chambers at City Hall, located April 2018 Hill 280 South Main Street. at 400 Pearl Street. at 300 Russell Street, Room Area Happenings 207 in Darlington. Meetings Darlington County Darlington County Beautification Board Board of Education Board of Education are open to the public. For The Board will meet at 5 group meets the 1st & 3rd The Darlington County The Darlington County more information call 843- p.m. on Wednesday, April 25 Weekly Events Mondays and 2nd & 4th School District Board of School District Board of 393-0483. at City Hall, 400 Pearl St., Thursdays at 5 pm. Education will meet at 6 p.m. Education will meet at 6 p.m. Darlington. For information, Centennial Farmers May 14 in the Training Room June 11 in the Training Room Darlington County call 843-398-4000x103 or Market Pee Dee SCORE of the Administrative Office of the Administrative Office First Steps email This market features fresh, Pee Dee SCORE (Service located at 120 E. Smith located at 120 E. Smith 2nd Tuesday each month at [email protected] organic gourmet foods, free- Corps of Retired Executives) 5:30 pm in the Chamber of Avenue in Darlington. Avenue in Darlington. range eggs and homegrown, offers Free confidential coun - Commerce Boardroom, 214 N healthy foods including home - seling to America's small busi - DSS Meeting Lamar Town Council 5th St, Hartsville. The Monthly Meeting of the Lamar Town Council made breads and sweet treats ness, serving Darlington, Lamar Town Council will Lamar Town Council will and as always, live music and Florence and surrounding Darlington County Board of meet at 5 p.m. June 11 at town DC Disabilities and Social Services will be held meet at 5 p.m. May 14 at town entertainment! Every areas. Existing and start-up Special Needs Board hall. hall. Thursday from 4 – 7 p.m. businesses can schedule an April 25 at 9 a.m. in the con - Holds monthly meetings on ference room at the Hartsville Location: Corner of 5th St. and appointment by calling the the last Tuesday of each month Planning Hartsville City Carolina Ave. in Hartsville. Hartsville Chamber of DSS, 130 East Camden Council Meeting at 2 p.m. The public is wel - Avenue. Commission Commerce at 843-332-6401. come to come to the meetings. Meeting, 9 a.m. May 15, at City Council holds their reg - Darlington Elks ular council meeting June 12 The meetings are held at the Taste of Society Hill the Darlington Library, 204 N. Lodge Alcoholics Scott Center 201 N. Damascus Main St. For information, call at 5:30 p.m. in Council Tuesdays: Swing/Shag Anonymous The Taste will be Saturday, Chambers, found on the first Church Road in Hartsville. April 28 starting at 7 p.m. The 843-398-4000x103 or email dance lessons, "New" line Alcoholics Anonymous will [email protected] floor of City Hall, 100 E. dance lessons from 8-10 p.m. hold an open meeting of big Darlington Branch event will be held at the Carolina Ave. Wednesdays: Karaoke from book and traditions studies Society Hill Train Depot (near NAACP Palmetto Furniture) on Main DCEDP Board 8-10 p.m. weekly at 8 p.m. Monday The Darlington Branch Meeting Society Hill Town nights at Trinity UMC on Pearl Street in Society Hill. Tickets Thursdays: Bingo at 7:30 NAACP meets on the second The Darlington County Council Meeting Street. Use Orange Street are $20 on the website p.m. Tuesday every month, 7:00 Economic Development The Society Hill Town entrance. Info: 843-395-6897. (http://longbluff.com/taste.ht Darlington Elks Lodge is p.m. at 109 Pearl Street. New Partnership Board of Directors Council will hold their month - AA meets at the Hartsville ml) and $25 at the door. ly meeting June 12. All month - located at 836 Timmonsville members are always wel - will meet May 16 at the SiMT AA Hut, 310 S. McFarland Attendees must be 21 and ly meetings will be held at Hwy. For more info: 843-393- comed. For more information building, Executive Board 1451. Street: 12 noon and 6 p.m. over. Dress is business casual. 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall of contact President Anthony For more information, call Room, Suite 271 at 8 a.m. Monday/Wednesday; 12 noon Hall at 843-229-1274 or email Society Hill 280 South Main BNI and 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, committee chair Melissa Burch Street. to at 813-323-1445. Darlington County Meets each Tuesday at 7:30 Friday, Saturday; and 8pm [email protected]. Airport Commission Sunday. Beautification Board am in the conference room of Please visit our Facebook page: May 17, 8 a.m. at 313 G. May 2018 The Board will meet at 5 the TB Thomas Sports Center, Darlingtonnaacp. Graham Seagars Parkway, Al-Anon Meetings p.m. on Wednesday, June 20 at 701 W Washington St, Darlington. Call 843-393-9928 Al-Anon is a fellowship of City Hall, 400 Pearl St., Hartsville. Darlington for more information. adult relatives and friends of Professional Women Darlington City Darlington. For information, Hartsville Kiwanis alcoholics for mutual support. Council Meeting call 843-398-4000x103 or Darlington Professional The Darlington City Council Tree Board Club Visitors are welcome. Women (DPW) will meet on email Childcare is not available. Al- will hold their monthly meet - The City of Darlington Tree [email protected] Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. at the 3rd Wednesday of each Board meets at 5:30 p.m. the Hartsville Country Club Anon meetings: ing May 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the month at noon at the City of Darlington Council Monday, May 21 at City Hall, Thursdays at 8p.m at the Darlington Country Club. DPW Darlington County Hartsville Lions Club Hartsville AA Hut, 310 S. Chambers at City Hall, located 400 Pearl St. Airport Commission is an association for local busi - at 400 Pearl Street. Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at McFarland Street. Info: 843- nesswomen to share lunch, June 21, 8 a.m. at 313 G. 992-2981. Beautification Board Graham Seagars Parkway, Mr. B's Restaurant enjoy a presentation and net - Relay for Life The Board will meet at 5 work. Darlington. Call 843-393-9928 Hartsville Rotary Monthly Events Darlington County Relay for p.m. on Wednesday, May 23, for more information. Club Life will take place May 5 from at City Hall, 400 Pearl St., Historical Darlington. For information, Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at noon until 10 p.m. at Byerly Commission Meeting call 843-398-4000x103 or July 2018 Hartsville Country Club Hartsville Pilot Club Park. For more information 1st Thursday of the month, call Holly Froese at 843-309- email Fourth Monday each month 10 a.m. at the Historical Paws to Read at 6 p.m. at their clubhouse 5483 or Chinel Boateng at [email protected] Darlington County Commission, 204 Hewitt St., 843-245-8538. Paws to Read is a literacy across from the Lawton Park Darlington. Council Meeting Tennis Courts St. John’s High The Darlington County program where emerging and Reunion reluctant readers can create Historic Landmarks Council meets on July 2 at 6 American Legion St. John's High School Class positive emotional connections Hartsville Commission p.m. at the Courthouse Post 13 of 1968 will have an informal with reading. Therapy Dogs Toastmasters A meeting of the City of Annex/EMS Building, 1625 American Legion Post 13 of Darlington Historic Landmarks get-together on Friday, May International with their train - 2nd and 4th Monday each Darlington meets the second Harry Byrd Highway, ers come for one-on-one read - month at 7 p.m. at the Black Commission will be held in 25th, beginning at 6 p.m. at Darlington. The Council Thursday of each month at the City Hall, located at 400 Pearl Takis Diner. The reunion will ing sessions on the first Creek Arts Center Post on Harry Byrd Highway encourages citizen participa - Saturday and third Tuesday of Street, Monday, May 7 at 5:30 take place on Saturday, May tion and provides an opportu - next to the South Carolina p.m. 26th, beginning at 6 p.m. at each month at 12:30 pm. and Water and Soil National Guard Armory. A nity for citizens to present 3 p.m. respectively at the Conservation Board Darlington Country Club. their concerns at the begin - meal is served at 6 p.m. with a Darlington County Payment is due by May 10th. Darlington Library Branch. The Darlington Soil & monthly meeting that follows. ning of each regular meeting. 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PAGE 6A | WEDNESDAY APRIL 25, 2018 NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C. Local students place in state SkillsUSA competition During the week of March state. It has been serving stu - Technology Service: Joseph 22-24, trade and industry dents, educators and busi - Rhodes (DHS) – 1st students from across the ness and industry by keeping • Job Skill state attended the SkillsUSA up with both employers' Demonstration A: Landon state conference in needs and education man - Steen (HHS) – 1st Greenville. Event competi - dates and trends. • Electrical tions started in mid-March The Darlington County Construction Wiring: Mason and concluded during the Institute of Technology sent Grady (HHS) – 2nd conference. Students dis - twenty-one competitors to • Welding: Mason played their intelligence, the state SkillsUSA competi - Rogers (DHS) – 3rd poise, and leadership ability tive event. James Griggs, Each student placing in the while impressing the judges Jesse Flowers, Dennis top three received a certificate in a variety of competitive Johnson, Daren McKenzie, and a medallion. events including Automotive Jack Parker, Eric Tew, and Additionally, by placing 1st in Technology, Carpentry, Sandra White serve as local their events, Matthew Electrical Construction chapter advisors. Privette, Joseph Rhodes, and Wiring, Job Skill Landon Steen qualify to com - Demonstration, Machine Several DCIT students pete at the national SkillsUSA Tool Technology, placed in the top three in their conference in Louisville, KY in Information Technology respective events. June 2018. More than 16,000 Service, Graphics, Job • Electrical students, teachers, and busi - Interview, and Welding. The Construction Wiring: ness partners are expected to SkillsUSA Championship Matthew Privette (HHS) – 1st participate in the national started in 1967 in South • Information SkillsUSA conference. Carolina with only three events. There were 54 com - petitors in the first champi - onship. South Carolina now has more than 80 skill and leadership events and over 1,000 competitors each year. SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serv - ing people who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupa - tions. Formerly known as VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America), SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry repre - sentatives working together to ensure America has a skilled work force. The South Carolina association includes membership of over 3,500 students, advisors, and pro - fessionals throughout the

Noble releases his Coker College introduces its Corporate Partners Reform Energy Policy Graduate Scholarship in South Carolina Democratic Energy Reform Initiatives, as Gubernatorial Candidate, Phil Governor, would include: Noble has released his Radical On his first day in office, fire Management and Leadership Better Energy Reform Policy. the whole board of Santee Coker College recently Coker understands that future degree, valuing the scholar - gence," says Dennis Burke, Noble’s plan calls for radical Cooper and force the board of added its Corporate Partners success depends on a well-pre - ship at $9,750. Areas of focus business professor at Coker reforms in order to protect con - SCANA to resign as part of any Graduate Scholarship, which pared, passionate generation within the program include College. sumers and create a sustainable settlement going forward. covers 50 percent of total pro - of leaders to continue the good business strategy and decision- If you are an employee of energy future at the lowest pos - Allowing the governor to gram tuition for a Master of work of their predecessors. making, finance and business Carolina Pines Regional sible cost. appoint Public Service Science in Management and Coker College’s Master of analytics, negotiations, and Medical Center, Duke Energy, “Everything is on the table; Commission members, with the Leadership. The scholarship is Science in Management and leadership and team manage - McLeod Health, or Sonoco we need big, bold and radically consent of the Senate, to reduce available exclusively for Leadership is an online gradu - ment. The program consists of Products Company, and are better reforms” said Noble. “The the likelihood that senior legisla - employees of four designated ate program offering real- 10 six-week terms, or 15 interested in applying for the guiding principles are: 1) 100 tors use these appointments to local corporate world training for those inter - months, and is entirely online. Corporate Partners Graduate percent refund of consumers’ reward friends and to minimize partners––Carolina Pines ested in becoming proficient, "We focus on preparing our Scholarship, please visit money, 2) sending those guilty the influence of utility lobbyists Regional Medical Center, Duke innovative leaders in their students for success by linking http://degrees.coker.edu/cor - of crimes to jail, 3) creating the in choosing officials who over - Energy, McLeod Health, and fields. academic knowledge to the porate-partners-scholarship. regulatory and legal structures see the work of their clients; Sonoco Products Company. The Corporate Partners foundational principles of The next cohort starts to prevent another scandal and Creating a fully independ - Local industries help the Graduate Scholarship provides effectiveness and developing August 6, 2018 with an appli - 4) moving the state to a sustain - ent, adequately-funded utility Pee Dee region to thrive and 50 percent off tuition for the emotional and social intelli - cation deadline of July 1, 2018. able, renewable energy future.” Consumer Advocate whose What went wrong in SC with office exclusively represents the VC Summer and Santee Cooper? interests of ratepayers; The underlying reasons were: Reforming retail rate regu - Corporate leadership that lation so the utility makes a prof - was fundamentally dishonest, it based on service metrics Templeton unveils Notice of Application greedy and irresponsible. rather than capital investment The legislature has become (i.e., “Performance Based BUILD THE WALL A meeting of the City of Darlington Historic Land- a bought and paid for, wholly Ratemaking”). Energy efficiency marks Commission will be held in City Hall, located owned subsidiary of the utility measures should drive utility companies. profits, which, in turn, should Policy at 400 Pearl Street, Monday, May 7, 2018, at 5:30 A regulatory structure reduce overall system costs; p.m. for the purpose of those interested in the Appli- unable to put on the brakes Prohibit utilities companies, Republican gubernatorial South Carolina jobs, called out cations for Certificates of Appropriateness, as listed when the project went wrong the senior executives and their candidate Catherine corruption, and fired state and is still totally unaccountable principle suppliers of profession - Templeton unveiled her Build bureaucrats who were wasting below. today. al services from contributing to the Wall platform. taxpayer money. She is equally A system under which utili - any political parties, candidates Speaking during an event committed to fighting illegal Item # 1 (Case 04/16/2018) Property of Barry & ties make profit based on how or other political organizations at a retirement community in immigration in South Janet Clark, located at 210 Cashua St., Tax Map No. much they can spend on hard at any level; Oconee County last week, Carolina. infrastructure—not based on Prohibit members of the Templeton said she was one of As governor, Catherine 164-15-02-039; bordered on the West by Columbian performance. legislature, state constitutional the first people former Templeton will: Street; bordered on the North by Cashua Street; bor- A monopoly system devoid officers and their staffs and Governor Nikki Haley asked to Keep Illegal Immigrants of normal competitive pressures immediate family members help make it “a great day in Away from SC Jobs: dered on the East by the properties of Betty M. Kir- to control cost and improve serv - from owning stock in utilities South Carolina” as the Equip local law enforce - ven Family Trust, Tax Map No. 164-15-02-011, and ice. doing business in South Director of Labor, License, and ment to help enforce immigra - Lucky Dog Rentals LLC, Tax Map No. 164-15-02- What the governor and all Carolina; Regulation. tion laws, thus keeping illegals state legislators should do now? Prohibit members of the “Part of the reason was to from taking South Carolina 014; and bordered on the South by the property of Give back all utility money legislature, state constitutional protect South Carolina jobs jobs. Kay McCalla Pierson, Tax Map No. 164-15-02-0347. re campaign contributions officers and their staffs and from Big Labor unions and “It’s simple, really,” Disclose any ‘dark money’ immediate family members Obama’s National Labor Templeton said. “You enforce PROPOSAL: REQUEST TO REPLACE WOOD payments from utilities in con - from working for or on behalf of Relations board,” said immigration laws to their sulting or legal retainers. a utility while in office and for Templeton. “But also, to pro - fullest extent. I will do that by SIDING ON SOUTH FAÇADE WITH CER- Appoint a special prosecu - 10 years after they leave state tect South Carolina jobs from equipping local law enforce - TATRIM. tor to investigate for criminal government employment. illegals and those not permit - ment to help enforce immigra - wrongdoing. Radically expanding use of ted to work here.” tion laws, thus keeping illegals Item # 2 (Case 04/17/2018) Property of Derrick Wat- Establish an independent solar, wind and other alterna - Templeton made reference from taking South Carolina investigation, outside of the leg - tive energy sources to further to her role in writing, shaping, jobs.” ford, located at 385 W. Broad St., Tax Map No. 165- islature, to full determine what support South Carolina’s grow - and pushing one of the tough - Support President Trump’s 06-02-007; bordered on the West by the property of happened and who is responsi - ing infrastructure. est immigration laws in the Immigration Policy: ble – and develop a radical “These reforms would nation through the South Criminalize public officials Christian & Leslie Barnes-Young, Tax Map No. 165- reform plan to ensure that this immediately put pressure on Carolina legislature. In 2011, who offer sanctuary city status 06-02-056; bordered on the North by West Broad never happens again. the regulators to apply the Haley held a news conference to illegals or who boycott con - Street; bordered on the East by the property of “It is way past time to move brakes to projects that go stating Templeton had “start - tractors working on the border forward with the radically better wrong, insure greater public ed” the talks. wall. Caswel Miller, Tax Map No. 165-06-02-008; and reforms we know we need. accountability, and control “Under Governor Haley, I “I stand in 100 percent soli - bordered on the South by the property Helene Mor- These reforms should be aimed rates and improve service helped write the law that darity with President Trump’s genstern Colditz, Tax Map No. 165-06-02-060. at insuring abundant and afford - through meaningful consumer banned sanctuary cities, shut - immigration policy,” able energy for the state’s future representation in a monopoly down a business that hired Templeton said. “I will act like - growth and protecting citizens devoid of normal competitive illegal workers, and instituted wise on the state level by crim - PROPOSAL: REQUEST TO INSTALL FENCING. whose monthly utility bills are pressures,” said Noble. “But, E-Verify – a program that inalizing public officials who 18 percent higher because of the this is just the beginning and allows employers to determine offer sanctuary city status to Individuals may submit comments in writing by negligence of SCANA, Santee- we need to totally and radical an applicant’s immigration illegals or who boycott con - Thursday, May 4, 2018, to City Planning Depart- Cooper, and the regulators and reform of our energy policy to status,” said Templeton. tractors working on the border legislators who let it happen. make our state a national During her time as the head wall.” ment, P.O. Box 57, Darlington, SC 29540, or they What’s happened to energy con - leader in renewable, responsi - of two state agencies, Templeton will continue to may provide comments in person at the Commission sumers in South Carolina is a ble and honest policy that can Templeton fought big labor discuss her positions on a vari - crime,” Noble said. sustain our states’ economic and won, stopped the Obama ety of issues that are important meeting. Info: 843-398-4000 x 103 or darlington- Noble’s Key Radically Better future.” Administration from killing to South Carolinians . [email protected]. NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C. WEDNESDAY APRIL 25, 2018 | PAGE 7A Red Foxes keeping winning streak alive against Falcons extra outs they take advantage Malike Cooper, Gage By Drake Horton Contributing Writer of it, whether it is in our favor Weatherford and Jake Jones hit or against us. We gave them back to back to back doubles Darlington – History contin - some opportunities early.” resulting in two more runs and ued to repeat itself this past Down by five after just two the Falcons added the final run Tuesday, April 17 as the innings of play and having not of the inning when a throwing Hartsville Red Foxes defeated beaten the Red Foxes in such a error on Quay Gandy’s the Darlington Falcons baseball long time, it would have been grounder allowed Jones to team 8-5 on senior night. easy for the Falcons to roll over score from second. Starting the two-game and quit. That, however, was Down now only by one, it series in Darlington, the not the case in this matchup of was a whole new ball game, but Falcons were looking to snap a rivals. that feeling did not last long. five-year losing streak against After finally holding Over the next two innings, the Red Foxes and play them - Hartsville scoreless in the top Darlington’s offense went cold selves into third place in the of the third inning, the Falcons again and Hartsville added region. found offense in the bottom three more runs to its one-run Instead, Darlington fell half of the third inning, scoring lead, scoring one in the fourth behind 5-0 after two innings four runs and cutting the Red and two in the fifth. and spent the rest of the game Foxes lead to just one. The Falcons added a run in trying to check up; something Mike Dixon and Garrett the bottom of the sixth to bring that it was never able to do. Knight started the inning off the deficit back to three, but Starting the scoring off with for Darlington with back-to- that is where it would stay as long solo blast in the top of the back hits, a double by Dixon neither team scored any runs first inning by Weider Wilfong, and a RBI single by Knight. for the remainder of the game. Hartsville pushed three runs As promising as the start of “I’m real proud of the guys across the plate in the inning the inning was, it looked fighting back,” Gearhart said. and added two more in the sec - doomed right after Knight’s “I thought overall we hit ok, but ond inning. RBI single as a lucky bounce when you dig yourself a hole Even after trying to stage a comeback, Darlington didn’t have what it took to overcome an early Red Fox “They took advantage of us from Keyshawn Taylor’s it’s hard to get out of sometimes domination during their game again Hartsville April 17. PHOTO BY DRAKE HORTON early,” Darlington head coach ground ball allowed Hartsville and we just didn’t quite have Dennis Gearhart said. “We gave to turn a 6-3 double play, but enough tonight to get out of it.” two-RBI double down the left- later to end the game. past Friday on the road to them some extra opportunities. with two outs and the top of There was a bit of controver - field line, but it was instead Hartsville. Every time we are having a con - the lineup coming up, sy in the bottom of the seventh, ruled foul by the home plate Weekly Recap The Red Foxes were able to versation it seems to be when Darlington found some rhythm however. Chase Weatherford umpire and Weatherford ended Darlington lost its last regu - walk away with a 2-1 win and you give good baseball teams and a little magic. had hit what looked to be a up striking out two pitches lar season game of the year this third place in the region.

Coker field hockey Tech Stingers clinch Lady Stingers sit atop returns after 40-Year No. 1 seed in Region Region 10 at 10 Tournament season’s end hiatus, inks first signee The No. 9 nationally ranked walks and 12 hits. Before even stepping onto I wanted to play at the colle - The Florence-Darlington Sunday, the Tech Stingers held Florence-Darlington Technical Shelby Cox was 4-for-6 at the Coker Athletic Field, giate level." Technical College baseball USC Salkehatchie scoreless in College Lady Stingers finished the plate. Kristina Lee was 2- Kaleigh Cordrey's name is in the According to author and team clinched the No. 1 seed in the 3-0 victory. Evan Odum the 2018 regular season first in for-4 with a solo homerun, a history books of Coker Athletics staff/provost emeritus, Dr. Region 10 after sweeping USC earned the win as he struck out Region 10. The Lady Stingers double and three RBI. Lee was as the Navy and Gold's first field Malcolm Doubles (2008) in his Salkehatchie (8-4, 5-2, 3-0 and five batters and allowed five beat region rival Pitt also walked and hit by a pitch. hockey signee since discontinu - book titled, In Quest of 3-1) Saturday and Sunday on hits in four innings. Price Community College 10-9 on In the second game of the ing the sport back in 1977. Excellence: A History of Coker the road. earned his second save of the the road in the first game of the double header, the Lady "I'm thrilled to have Kaleigh College on its Centennial, Coker The Stingers kicked off the weekend. Connor Pett was 2- doubleheader, then lost 6-5. Stingers lost 6-5 in seven joining our team as our official offered 'class teams', which four-game series on Saturday for-3 with a RBI. Tanner Mann During the first game on innings. Tyndall lost on the first member," says Coker's included field hockey dating with an 8-4 win. Mullins’ added a RBI, and Williams had Friday, the Lady Stingers won mound. Tori Alexander started head field hockey coach, Kat back to 1930. Doubles (2008) Weston Rogers earned the win a double. 10-9 in extra innings. It took 10 the game on the mound and Heterbring. "She is an excellent states, "By 1955, Coker teams as he pitched for 4.2 innings, The weekend ended with innings for the game to come her and Tyndall alternated the student and will play a role in were venturing out to compete striking out four batters and the Tech Stingers winning 3-1 to a conclusion. Pitcher, workload each inning. our success on the field." against teams within the state. allowing seven hits and three in the second game on Sunday. Marissa Tyndall won on the Combined, they only allowed Cordrey is from Selbyville, The field hockey team went to runs. Latta’s Jackson Williams Ryan Smith earned the win on mound, but she also batted in four hits and a walk. Del., where she attends Indian Rock Hill to compete against was 3-for-4 with two home - the mound. Smith pitched for the game-winning run in the Alexander was 2-for-3 at River High School. She is a Winthrop". Field hockey was runs. Cross Holfert was 3-for-4 five innings, striking out a bat - 10th inning with a single. the plate. Riley Boyle was 2- member of the field hockey discontinued as a Coker spon - with two doubles. Michael ter and allowing three hits and Tyndall was 2-for-6 with three for-4 with a triple and two RBI. team for the Indians and was sored sport in 1977. Elijah, Dax Roper and Harrison a run. Price earned his third RBI at the plate, and on the The Lady Stinger finished named to the honor roll for 11 Field hockey becomes the Hawkins of Bishopville each save of the weekend. mound, she struck out 12 bat - out the regular season 34-7 quarters. On the field, Cordrey ninth Coker intercollegiate added two hits. Cottingham was 2-for-3 at the ters and only allowed five overall and 25-2 in Region 10. earned First-Team South sport added since 2010. The Mark Leonard earned the plate. Elijah had a RBI double. Henlopen All-Conference hon - others were men's lacrosse win on the mound in the 5-2 Williams and Austin were 1- ors during her junior and senior (2011-12), men's volleyball victory in the second game on for-3 with a run and a RBI. seasons. Additionally, Cordrey (2012-13), women's lacrosse Saturday. Leonard pitched for The Tech Stingers are now Darlington High athletics director was named Most Valuable (2013-14), wrestling (2013-14), six innings as he struck out five 40-11, finishing the regular announces resignation Player for the Indian River High men's and women's outdoor batters and allowed only two season 19-3. hits. Dillon’s Josh Price earned The Region 10 Tournament School field hockey team in track & field (2014-15) and Phil Jones, athletics director for Darlington High School, has the save. Holfert was 2-for-4 at will be held at the Lexington 2017. men's and women's indoor announced that he will resign his position at the end of the aca - the plate. Gabe Austin added a County Baseball Stadium, May "It's extremely exciting to be track & field (2016-17). demic year in order to pursue other professional opportunities. homerun, and Florence’s 5-7. The Tech Stingers will the first signee for the Coker Additionally, eSports was Jones joined Darlington High School in 2013 and has worked to Grayson Cottingham had a open May 5 at 5 p.m. as the No. field hockey program," said added this year and will start provide and advance many posi tive opportunities for student- three RBI double. 1 seed to play the winner of the Cordrey. "Since I've started competing in the fall of the 18- athletes. He also worked to improve athletic facilities at the During the first game on No. 4 vs. No. 5 game. playing field hockey, I've known 19 academic year. school. The search for a new AD will begin soon.

Darlington High School Honor Roll A Honor Roll Aeryn Paige Cottingham, Deaven Marie Larymore, Jazmin Dayachia Coe, Malik DeAndre Giles-Gregg, ShaKira Brionna Mills, Akira Nikendra Dials, DéMarcus Tyshawn Keith- Jernay Nasiriyah Foster, Malika Shabazz Depugh, Shaleah Luvenia Foster, Areyana Nicole Henry Alexis Nicole Hough, Graham, Johnathan David Finnell, Maliyah Laquasia Taylor, Shania Latasia Reed, Aspen Marie Witherspoon Alina Celest Munoz, Demeatrius Tyrell Gilbert, Johnny David James, Margaret Ravenel Godbold, Shaniya Monae Brown, Caroline Alexis Floyd Alphonso Samuel Josey, Destiny Renae Sowells, Jordan Michelle Blackmon, Maria Felicita Munoz, Shaniya Tierra Jackson, Christina Haley Wenteler Alyssa Ariel Celia Gee, Devin Thomas Bryant, Jordyn Carroll Poole, Matthew William Sharda Elouise Brown, Dana Makayla Joe Alyssa Renee Graves, Devion Delaunte Brown, Joseph Perry Rhodes, DeMaurice, Shy'Asia Kanesha Peterkin, Deborah Rose Jernigan Andrew George Stokes, D'Nia Christine Price, Joshua Malik Jones, McKenzie Allison Jordan, Stephen Andrew Williams, Destinee Shabrayah Dukes Aneilya Keiana Rush, Dravion Dewayne Foster, Joshua Max Ward, Michelle Elizabeth Sydney Tatum Flowers, Ebony Christine Wingate Anthony Neil Hopkins, Dylan Bryant Munn, Justin Elliott Nicholson, Mayfield, Tacorria Ja'Nea West, Emily Grace Wenteler Ar'Tyianna La'enza Quillin, Ella Tindall Watford, Kadasia Brianna Evans, Monica Faith Johnson, Tamira Zandria-Troy Houston Givenchy Pierre Ashia Ja'Kayla Vanessa Erionna Wy'Torius Dubose, Kadasia Ieshia Damon, MonTrail Lee Dewitt, Partridge, Jacob Cole Anderson Hodges, E'Yanna Oniqua McElveen, Kaitlyn Denise Callahan, Montrel Carnell West, Tamma Zha-Kyra Cooper, Jacob Joel Jones Ashlee Windham, Gabriel James Luke Howle, Kamryn Jhanari Aldrich, Mya Nicole Bess, Tamya Marionna Bennett, Jasmine Millette Ashonee Ty'Keia Brown, Garrett Brooks Knight, Ka'Naya Barteisa Jones, Naomi Gabrielle Louis, Tanajia Shavesta Washington Ashton Mikaela Truett, Gary Benjamin Britt, Karlyn Marianna Griggs, Nathaniel Dean Wideman, Washington, Jessica Rose Matthews Austin John Chappell, Gervonnea Azeonya Mack, Katrina Louise Woodle, Nathaniel Joe, Tanner Brooks King, Jonathan Paul Bryant Austin Tyler Lee Hatmaker, Gladys Sha'Diamond Kavon Jamal Mullins, Nia Imari Harrison, Tatianna Lee Perry, Jordyn Lee Ekdahl Avery James Williamson, McDowell, Keanna Dalaisa McMillan, Ny'Asia Janell Williamson, Taylor Brionna McKever, Joshiya Kiara Durant Ayreonna Iashja Sellers, Gracelyn Hannah Nichols, Ke-Ce-Lonta Daymorris NiAsia Lanay Wingate, Taylor Nicole Howard, Joshua Paul Byram Benjamin Mathison Jordan, Gracie Diane Epps, Zackery Russell, Nicholas Isaiah Joyner, Tiara LaFaye Bishop, Katherine Marissa Hudson Breanna Monique Hakeem Rashad Williams, Kelaija Diamond Graham, Nikeya Sharde' Wharton, Tichera Quentiana Grant, Kayla Melissa Turner McFadden, Heather Colby Emery, Kenynon Vakeim Deaujae Niklas Trogrlic, Tiffany Michelle Evans, KéZiyah Niketa Williamson Breasia Alexis Timonica Hope Evyonne Richardson, Scott, Nysir Ty'Lik Bailey- Tiera Lashai Mumford, Kierra Tionne Alford Keith, Hunter Alexander Odom, Keyonna Tenice Gurley, Richardson, Trevion Lavonte Brown, Kyra Imani March Brently Logan Tiller, Imani Diamond Edwards, Khadijah Niqurya-Johnae Olivia Raye' Vacanti, Trinity Elaine Small, Labreshia Moná Samuels Brianna Lacharah Scott, Jacob David Wiatrowski, Goodman, Omega Sue O'Neal, Trinity Dasani Jones, Laine Wilson Ward Brianna Nicole Graham, Jacob Gene McKendall Khlajah Aundrel Goosby, Patrick Michael Campbell, Tristen Savannah James, Lisa Christine Pulter Bruno Henrique AraKaki, Morris, Kimberlee Madisyn Britt, Quaineisha Tybrea Mullins, Tyler Benjamin Berry, Logan Bryce Evans Cadasha Pearson, Jacques De'Andre' Brown, Knowledge Aubria Aaro Quaneisha Ja'Quilla Tyler Kenneth Greene, Mariah Tierra Cameron Matthew Graham, Jada Renee Coefield, Carroway, Harkless, Ty'Quel Demetric Graham, Hudson Carson Grace Yarborough, Jade Oceanna Rogers, Konstance MyAsia Cannon, Quanmesha Nykeya Ty'sha Unique Harmon- Matthew Jace Watford Carson Morelle Edwards, Jaiden Symone Lyde, Laci Lynn Back, Hickmon, Dubose, Sarah Anne Williams Cassy Taylor Lloyd, Jaimesha Alise McKenzie, LáDiamond Shaquasia Quavion Jaryre McFadden, Tyvin Jamarl Jeffery, Selina Fath Cayci Naomi Smith, Jalyse Mo'Nae Harrell, Reed, Raven Kelli Douds, Tyvonna Latrice Thames, Shanelle Ashaya Maxwell Cesar Gomez, Ja'Mari Charles, Lar'Quavius Gernard Ray Egleston Norwood, Unique Linn Marquita Woodbury Ceyana Cammaren Kendall, James Gage Weatherford, Gandy, Rebecca Breeann Tyner, Echevarria, Shannon Denise Edwards Chauncey Ryan Goodson, James Ny'Gel Jackson, Larry Jecolby McCall, Richard Deleon Turner, Valencia Patrice Alford, Sidnyah Mauricia Player Cheleas Ariel Graham, Ja'Niqua Shonta McFarland, La'Shanti Avionna Gattison, Samone Petrice Green, Vishva V Patel, Stone Rivers Godbold Cheyanne Lee Edwards, Janiyah Arian Rush, Lillie Thompson Baumbach, Sara Ellen Hanna, William Tucker, Yasmene Kristall Wingate Chloe Rose Bateman, Janyiah Ireona James, Mackenzie Brooke Sarah Page Stokes, William Zackery Morse, Za'Layia Chanitta Robinson Chloe Marissa Street, Jarius Chestnut, Weatherford, Savannah Elizabeth Xavier Tirrell Smith, Claire Angalee McLennan, Jasmine Keyaria Gilbert, Madelynn Cole Andrews, Anderson, Yazmynn BreYanna Kitt, A-B Honor Roll Clinique Lor'rea'l Poole, JáTavia Chaidez Neta Madelyn Kristine Duncan, Savannah Kathryn Odom, Zakiyra Kendra Green, Aalijah Ny'Ree Howard Daisha Monik Jones, Goins, Madison Amaya Marie Sean Aaron Streett, Za'Layia Alexis Coleman, Aaliyah Samoné Frazier Da'Mon Anthony Andrews, Jayla Eden Back, Smith, Seokkyu Yoon, Zayah Nicole Davis, Abreanna Tylika Jett Dantrell Rasheed Douglas, Jayla Shree Hyman, Madison Desireé Grant, Shadirah Aaliyah Davis, Zikierra Tenée Warren, Adam Legrand Strickland Darian Braxton Smith, Jazalyn Blake Anderson, Madison Marche DuBose, Shakima Ta'Karra Dubose, Zykell Maurice 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Girls of Character Royal Celebration

Girl Scouts celebrate founding of organization The Girl Scout organization History month studied about The week was capped off by you’d like your group of friends • Daughter of God – Churches and schools were was started 106 years ago on women in general who exhibit participating in a Girl Scout to be or accomplish.” She took They were reminded that they encouraged to sponsor troops, March 12, 1912. In honor of courage, confidence, and char - Sunday celebration. The girls the letters in SQUAD and needed to always remember adults were encouraged to vol - the occasion, Mayor Gloria acter. Courageous women sang hymns and selections, encouraged the girls to live up that first and foremost, who unteers, girls who were not cur - Hines proclaimed the week of from the Bible studied included prayed, read scriptures and to the following character they were and whose they rently Girl Scouts were encour - March 11-17 as Girl Scout Miriam, Deborah, and Esther. poems and both the leaders traits: were. aged to join and girls who were Week to coincide with similar They learned about the charac - and girls participated in reded - • Strong – Don’t allow Though the church service already Girl Scouts were pronouncements made nation - ter of women who put others ication ceremonies that peer pressure to force them lasted less than 2 hours, service encouraged to be more inten - wide. first by fighting for racial and reminded them of the meaning into making bad decisions. to the community is on-going. tional about their involvement. Local troops participated in gender equality such as Harriet and value of the Girl Scout • Qualified – Work hard Girls were asked to donate Current Girl Scouts were a variety of activities. The Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt, organization. Additionally, the to earn good credits. Continue canned goods for Girl Scout reminded of the badges, week began with a kickoff cele - Susan B. Anthony and Rosa girls were able to hear an inspi - your education. Do community Sunday and these were donat - awards, scholarships, skill bration where girls from Troop Parks. They were inspired by rational message from a true service to gain experience in ed to Harvest Hope Food Bank. building, career exploration, 423 and Troop 778 met to plan the confidence of girls and girl of courage, confidence, and area of interest. Girls collected donations dur - and community service that are for the upcoming Girl Scout women like Helen Keller, who character: former Girl Scout, • Unique – Don’t try to ing cookie season to support our foundation. For more celebration. Girls also studied triumphed despite being deaf Minister Deidrell Sansbury. be like someone else. Be the their Gift of Caring recipient – information on Girl Scouts, the history of Girl Scouts and and blind and Alex Scott who She spoke with the girls about best you that you can be. the Darlington Sheriff’s please visit the purpose of Girl Scout started raising money for can - Squad Goals. According to the • Appealing or Department who were gifted http://www.girlscoutsesc.org Sunday. They did not just learn cer research at age 4 and prior Urban Dictionary, squad goals Attractive – An emphasis was 31 boxes of cookies. A call to or contact Benita Jacobs at the about Girl Scouts in isolation, to her death at age 8 had raised represent “an inspirational or placed on looking your best action was issued however to Florence Girl Scout Service but in honor of Women’s $1 million. aspirational term for what without showing too much individuals and groups. Center at 843-669-5174. 2B SOCIETY 5B BOOKING REPORT 6B LEGAL NOTICES 7B CLASSIFIEDS

APRIL 25, 2018 | PAGE 1B THE NEWS AND PRESS, DARLINGTON, S.C. liWfWW.NEeWSANDPRsESS.NET tyles Darlington Veneer celebrates 100 years The year 2018 marks the to our finished, grooved interior 100-year anniversary of wall paneling. Darlington Veneer Company. DVC is currently under the third 1955 By this date, generation leadership of the Darlington Veneer employs 200 Ramsey Family. Being part of people and is boasting sales by this long heritage and tradition offering pre-finished panels. is a source of great pride for our Three new buildings are added employees, families, customers and new equipment is pur - and community. chased along with purchasing timberland and acquiring new 1918 Darlington Veneer species of hardwood. Company opens a single ply Darlington Veneer Company veneer mill with logs purchased emerges as a premier supplier from local farms that are peeled to builders, architects, and on a rotary lathe. One of the first customers was Radio Corp craftsmen across the nation of America/Victor Talking who appreciates the quality of Machine. DVC had 15 employ - our hardwood panels. ees. 1965 To keep up with the 1923 Ford Motor Company ever-growing demand, new ply - chooses Darlington Veneer for wood pressers and sanders are their vehicle detailing and run - purchased. During this era, ning boards. Darlington Veneer Company’s product offerings ranged from 1930 As veneer furniture upholstered frame stock and becomes more fashionable, hardwood plywood to prefin - Darlington Veneer responds ished, grooved paneling and with increased production. architectural custom doors. American Tobacco Company is a good customer with their 1976 A fire broke out in need for hardwood plywood to Plant 3 due to a faulty electric construct their cigar boxes. motor. The local city fire depart - They also began creating stock ment fought the blaze for 24 panels for the building trade. hours finally bringing it under control in the wee hours in 1937 On January 5th, a dev - morning the following day. astating fire destroys Plant 1. Thousands of veneer faces were The fire began in the dry kiln lost however, Darlington Veneer and was past the point of recov - was lucky; the skilled firemen ery by the time the firemen were able to keep the flames arrived. However, the fire department was able to keep from spreading and burning the the flames from spreading to mill to the ground. the other buildings. At the time of the first newspaper publica - 1986 Darlington Veneer is tions reporting the fire, it was named one of the Top 100 unknown if Darlington Veneer Privately Owned Companies in would rebuild. South Carolina. Ranked 24th, based on sales volume, which 1943 Darlington Veneer approached $100 million annu - joins the war effort. With the ally, they also had the distinc - rampage of World War II, the tion of being the highest ranked US Government call on in the Pee Dee area of the state. Darlington Veneer to build ply - wood to be used in the Navy’s 1991 As technology new Liberty Ships. Darlington advances, so does Darlington Veneer answers the call by ship - Veneer with the addition of new ping railcar loads of the hard - saws and sanding equipment. wood plywood to aid in the war effort and is awarded for 2000 With the era of the “Excellence in Production” by personal computers being ush - the United States War Office. ered in, Darlington Veneer joins the Information Age and installs 1946 After the war, with a PC for everyone in the office. machinery easily available The office staff is sent to again, a complete moderniza - Columbia for training. tion of the mill begins, just in Salesmen take on the responsi - time to meet the demand of the post-war building flourish tak - bility of order entry and no ing place across the country. longer rely on assistants for the The building boom was so great task. that letters would arrive at the mill stating, ‘send a (train) car - 2017 After 47 years with the load of plywood, any species, company, Reggie Hubbard any grade,’ with no mention or retires as the General Manager question as to price. of Darlington Veneer. Pat Lynch is hired as his replacement. 1950 Darlington Veneer Company acquires the trade 2018 Darlington Veneer cel - name ‘Permawood’ in reference ebrates its first 100 years.

John Ramsey, left, with his brother Jim. Old family and company photos contributed by Darlington Veneer Company. GOT SOCIETY NEWS? email [email protected] or call Melissa 843-393-3811. APRIL 25, 2018 | PAGE 2B tHe NeWS aNd PreSS, darLINgtON, S.c. socWWW.NEWiSANDePRESS.NET ty Mayo High School Barkins CROSSWORD brings home Prom Court 2018 hammer throw record COLUMBIA- Striding through the wind and rain, the Coker College women's track and field team used split squads and pushed through at the Gamecock Invitational in Columbia, S.C. and at the Johnson C. Smith Invitational in Charlotte, N.C. Friday and Saturday, April 6-7. Kaylah Ruff and Deonzha Jackson ran in the 100-meter preliminaries and finished in times of 14.76 and 15.17 sec - onds respectively. Ruff's mark ties her for the second- fasted time for the Navy and Gold. Meanwhile, Tamara McMichael, Erin Chan, and Caterra Barkins took their talents to compete in the Johnson C. Smith CLUES ACROSS 49. Ballplayer 19. Sound unit Invitational. McMichael 1. Genus of beetles accessory 23. Dab brought home a new Coker 5. Time units 50. Sword 24. Puzzlement record in the hammer throw (abbr.) 55. Swiss river 25. Defensive with a distance of 114' 6", fin - 8. Fiddler crabs 56. Comedienne nuclear weapon ishing sixth overall in the 11. Remove Gasteyer 26. Actress Ling event. Chan and Barkins weapons from 57. Beat icon 27. Natural solid placed eighth and ninth 13. Express delight Ginsberg material overall respectively. Chan's 14. Energy 59. Clinches a vic - 28. Burmese ethnic distance of 101' 10" put her 15. Roman general tory group second all-time at Coker, 16. Returned mate - 60. Split lentils 29. Puts within while Barkins' toss of 99' 10" rial authorization 61. Jewish spiritual 34. Belonging to us ties her for third. (abbr.) leader 35. They __ Barkins threw in the dis - cus event as well, claiming 17. Mortgage group 62. Book of the 36. One of twelve the second-best mark at (abbr.) Bible (abbr.) sons of Jacob Coker with a distance of 105' 18. Parts 63. Electronic war - 37. Grab a seat 4" placing fifth overall. 20. Leavened bread fare-support meas - 39. Rich fabric McMichael also competed cooked in a clay ures 40. Fruits in the javelin throw, finishing oven 64. Fibrous plant 41. Very fast air - sixth overall with a throw of 21. Type of cloth material plane 103' 1", the third-best mark 22. Frankness 42. Large primates 25. Causes disgust CLUES DOWN 44. Flammable Mayo High School for Math, Science and Technology students recently held their “Starry Night” at Coker. or hatred 1. Annoy jelly prom at the Darlington Country Club. The Cobras will be in back 30. A member of 2. Two-toed sloth 45. Less common The 2018 Prom Royalty were: in action on Friday and Prom Prince: McKinley Gilbert Saturday, April 13-14, at the the British order of 3. Precipitation 46. Supplements Prom Princess: Erica Douglas Aggie Invitational in honor 4. Barbary sheep with difficulty Prom King: True-Allah Liles Greensboro, N.C. Results 31. Folk singer Di 5. Large stinging 47. Chinese auto - Prom Queen: Morgan Malloy from the event can be found Franco paper wasp motive company by visiting www.cokerco - 32. One’s looks 6. Balkan country 48. Every one of bras.com. 33. Provokes 7. __ Doherty, two or more things 38. Partner of flow actress 51. Swiss river miles (37 light-minutes) from bous Moon. 41. Japanese war - 8. Arm bones 52. Speak inces - Backyard Earth. Jupiter is a great tele - In March I was shocked to rior 9. Women’s under - santly 43. Easy to per - garment 53. Italian Island Stargazer scopic object too with its learn that theoretical physi - cloud belts, Great Red Spot, cist Professor Stephen ceive 10. Genus of dab - 54. Fighters May 2018 and its four largest moons. Hawking had passed away. City of 45. Meet with bling ducks against authority In twilight on the 17th, The world will surely miss his one’s agreement 12. Time zone 58. Egg of a louse By Francis Hartsville hires 47. Bird’s jaw 14. Newts Parnell you can't miss sparkling brilliant intellect and insight Venus about 5-degrees to the concerning all things cosmo - Neptune Island right of the waxing crescent logical. He had one of the With both Moon. best quotes I've ever read, Waterpark GM WORD SEARCH Jupiter and At dusk on the 20th, daz - "Remember to look up at the The City of Hartsville is Saturn zling Venus is less than 1- stars and not down at your excited to announce the becoming degree right of the beautiful feet." Great advice for all; hiring of a General evening open star cluster M35 in that's why I've always closed Manager for the Neptune objects in May, if you own a GEMINI, the Twins. At 2,800 with...."Keep looking up!" Island Waterpark. small telescope, it's time to light-years away, M35 is a Juan Encarnacion is get it out and do some planet neat sight in binoculars or at Francis Parnell of originally from San Juan, watching. And if you've low power in a small tele - Darlington has been an ama - Puerto Rico residing there never seen Saturn with its scope. teur astronomer for over 46 until 2000, when he moved ring system in a telescope, Look for Regulus, the years, and was on the staff and to Las Vegas, Nevada. In you will never forget that brightest star in LEO, less helped out at the Francis March of 2018 he has again first-time amazing view! than 1-degree south of the Marion University Observatory embarked on a cross-coun - Looking south one hour first-quarter Moon on the from 1982 until 2006 by show - try move, this time to before sunrise on the 4th, and 21st. ing visitors "what's out there." Hartsville as General above the Teapot of SAGIT - The almost full Moon is With the help of a friend, Mr. Manager of the multi-mil - TARIUS, look for Saturn 6- just over 5-degrees left of Ernest Lowry, he built his own lion dollar expansion proj - degrees lower left of the wan - bright Jupiter on the evening telescope in 1986. And, ect, Neptune Island ing gibbous Moon. of the 27th. because of light pollution, for Waterpark. Neptune Island Rising at sunset on the 8th Just before midnight on the last 31 years he has been is expected to open for the and visible all night long, the 31st, look southeast to advocating for the advantages summer 2018 season. bright yellow Jupiter is at spot Saturn about 3-degrees of using fully-shielded lighting In Las Vegas, opposition, 409,005,550 to the right of the waxing gib - at night. Encarnacion most recently served as the Senior Manager of Admissions, Revenue and Sales at Aanuke Mounahbi (Boone) AUDIENCE HEADLINER SET Wet’n’Wild Las Vegas, a BIT HECKLE SHOW was the first place winner of waterpark with a capacity the 25 mile American BOOKING IMPROVISED SHTICK of over seven thousand BRINGER JOKE SKETCH Endurance Ride Conference guests. Encarnacion’s race held at H. Cooper Black CLUB LAUGHING SKIT experience in aquatic and COMEDIAN OPENER SLAPSTICK Memorial Field Trail in other similar start-up facil - Patrick, S.C. on April 7th. COMEDY OPEN MIC SOCIAL ities began over eight years COMIC PERFORMANCE STAGE Boone, an 8 year old Arabian, ago. is owned by Mark and Marie CROWD PREMISE TAG “This project is very FEATURE RIFF VENUE Sobiski of Darlington, S.C. special to me and I am and was ridden by Erin FUNNY ROOM beyond excited to be part GAG SATIRE Elizabeth Hudson of of the amazing team,” Fredericksburg, M.D. Erin is Encarnacion said. “As Answers on 7B the daughter of James and General Manager, I serve Emily Hudson of Cheraw. The every single guest that race drew 47 entries from comes through our front ™ Georgia, Florida, South gate. Their safety, experi - Carolina, North Carolina, ence, and well being will Virginia, Tennessee and all always be my top priority. over the southeast region. Neptune Island Waterpark will create over 100 new “Simply the Best for Less” jobs, teach valuable life VISIT OUR SHOWROOM AT skills to our employees, ay 131 Causey Street Myrtle Beach, SC and generate more tourism Call Tod and awareness for the City for a FREE www.windowworldofmyrtlebeach.com of Hartsville and its resi - Estimate (843)445-9921 445 - 9921 dents.” 800-NEXT-WINDOW NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C. WEDNESDAY APRIL 25, 2018 | PAGE 3B McCall Family Grant period open for Darlington County Reunion to be held The McCall Family Reunion will be held Education Foundation teacher grants Thursday, June 28 through Sunday, July 1, 2018 start - With the sole mission to lence and creativity in nificant and lasting impacts, • In awarding grants, con - via letter to the applicant. All ing at the Florence Hilton promote quality education in Darlington County School and it will give priority to grant sideration will be given to the applicants may request and Gardens Inn with main the Darlington County School District. The Darlington applicants for programs that availability of funds and the receive feedback. activities at the Florence District, the Darlington County Education Foundation will receive ongoing support impact of the amount request - • At the completion of the Civic Center and ending at County Education Foundation recognizes teachers' passions from the applicant. ed. grant period, any unexpended the Mt. Rona Baptist honors exceptional teachers and commitment to improve • Prospective grantees are funds will be returned to The Church. and outstanding students by their skills and increase their encouraged to provide innova - Application Guidelines Darlington County Education All descendants of Willie focusing on three key objec - effectiveness in providing a tive collaborations and part - • Applications should clear - Foundation. and Henrietta McCall, who tives: better learning environment nerships, which respond to the ly and concisely describe the raised their family in the • Recruiting Quality for Darlington County stu - needs of Darlington County project, number of students Accountability Society Hill area during the Educators in every classroom dents. It is the intent of the students. who will benefit each year for • The Darlington County mid-1800s, are encouraged in the district Darlington County School the grant's duration, and antic - School District may request a to participate. • Retaining High Quality, District that these grants con - Funding Guidelines ipated positive benefits. site visit. For more details, email Experienced, and Passionate tinue to inspire teachers and • Individual teacher grants, • The Darlington County • Audits may be required of [email protected] Educators serve as a catalyst for a life - not to exceed $500, will fund Education Foundation will all grants. or contact B. B. Lowe or • Rejuvenating Meaningful, time of learning. unique learning opportunities acknowledge each grant appli - • Grantees will be asked to Marie McCall McPhail. Purposeful, and Challenging for students and teachers. cation it receives. Once grant conduct a formal self-evalua - Student Learning Priorities • Grants for innovative materials have been received, tion at the end of the grant Coker now offering These objectives will be • Grants will favor proposals instructional programs, not to they remain the property of the period including a written achieved through grants for specific projects and pro - exceed $1,500, will be funded Foundation. report. Reports may be Master of Science awarded to district faculty and grams, rather than general involving a designated school • Applications are evaluated required at other times during staff for district-sanctioned operations, that will serve the site group or collaborative according to a weighted scor - the grant period as well. in Criminal and activities which are outside teachers and students while team. ing process by a committee. • The grant applications are the financial support of the enhancing the quality of life in • School-based grants for During this process, additional made with the understanding Social Justice Policy school site and/or general Darlington County. programs with a building-wide information may be requested and approval that representa - Coker College is now operating budget. The pur - • Proposals should empha - impact, not to exceed $3,000, from the applicant or school tives of The Darlington County offering a Master of Science pose is to provide grants to size help to the students to will be funded. administrators. Once scored, Education Foundation may in Criminal and Social Justice support teachers in enhancing become more productive citi - • Special project grants, not the Committee will make rec - make unannounced visits to Policy program. This online the education experience for zens with sound personal val - to exceed $10,000, for pro - ommendations for awards to your school and/or office to degree is geared toward students through research- ues and the ability and desire to grams with a district-wide The Darlington County review your records and other those who desire to become based best practices and activ - make positive contributions to emphasis will be funded. Education Foundation Board of operational information. policymakers in their com - ities that would otherwise be Darlington County. • Awards will be granted Directors. The deadline is April 27, munities. Students will be unavailable. Educators will be • The Darlington County only to schools and personnel • Grant award notifications 2018. A copy of the grant appli - equipped to enter a variety of rewarded for making a differ - Education Foundation seeks to of the Darlington County will occur via email. Grant cation can be found at fields, including community ence by demonstrating excel - fund grants that will have sig - School District. award declinations will occur www.thedcef.org/grants.html development, policy writing, human services, investiga - tion, and education. Lacey Rice-Serafin, Director of Graduate Gentle Care Adult Day Care holds ribbon cutting ceremony Admissions for Coker The Darlington County The home care, doctor College, said a key outcome Chamber welcomes Gentle appointments, and making of this program will be the Care Adult Day Care to the sure he remained social student’s growth in commu - community. The day care became challenging. His nication skills, both oral and provides a home away from passion in life was to serve written, as well as their abili - home environment for those people and help put a smile ty to write policy in need of supportive care on their face. He was a “This program is for peo - during the day, which source of companionship and ple who see issues in our sys - include socialization oppor - encouragement for the many tem and want to make tunities, arts and crafts, com - seniors whom he delivered changes, but need an puter games, and much meals to daily while working advanced degree to be influ - more. for Meals on Wheels out of ential in their role,” she The idea for the day care Florence. In his honor, we explained. “Students do came out of a need experi - look forward to serving the extensive critical thinking enced by LeAndria Savage community and providing and writing in this program and her family in late 2014. loving, caring, and nurturing to be able to identify social After her grandfather, support for seniors and dis - equity issues in the criminal Burnice Bristow Sr., sudden - abled persons as part of our justice system and learn how ly took ill, the family discov - Gentle Care family. to draft policies for change.” ered the struggles faced when caring for a loved one.

Members of the Greater Darlington Chamber welcomed Gentle Care Adult Day Care to Darlington County. FOLLOW US ON Coker Enactus named Regional Champion, TWITTER will compete at National Exposition @ NEWS_AND_PRESS Coker College Enactus was ness leaders, recruiters and ing three credit hours at Coker recently named a regional sponsors who rank them on College, completely free of champion at the Enactus how successful they are at charge for all participants. NOTICE OF ELECTION United States Regional using entrepreneurial concepts • Ubuntu-Blox is a wooden STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA - DARLINGTON COUNTY Competition held on April 16 in to improve the quality of life press that turns recyclables into The Republican and Democratic parties will hold primaries on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Any necessary runoffs will be held Dallas, Texas. and standard of living for those sturdy bricks that can then be on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Any person wishing to vote in the primaries and runoffs must register no later than Sunday, May The event is one of five in need. used for construction purposes, 13, 2018. Voter registration by mail forms will be accepted if postmarked by Monday, May 14, 2018. regional competitions and one During this academic year, including building houses. Voters will be asked to provide one of the following Photo IDs at their polling place: virtual competition held Coker College Enactus is The Coker Enactus team • S.C. Driver's License throughout the country in the involved with a variety of proj - that traveled to Dallas for the • ID Card issued by S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles spring. As an Enactus U.S. ects: competition included Olivia • S.C. Voter Registration Card with Photo regional champion, the Coker • Aquaponics in Myanmar, a Avery, Evan Bachman, Hannah • Federal Military ID College team will advance to sustainable ecosystem where Baird, Gary Baker, Alexa • U.S. Passport If you have one of these IDs, you are ready to vote. Voters should remember to bring one of these IDs with them to the compete at the Enactus U.S. fish and plants are grown Baughman, Gabriel Castro, polling place. Voters without Photo ID can get one free of charge from the Department of Motor Vehicles or their county National Exposition in Kansas together in one environment, Luke Elliott, Destany Gause, voter registration office. Voters who encounter an obstacle to getting a Photo ID should bring their paper voter registration City, Mo., May 20-22. has meant improved food secu - Henrik Hellbe, Katie Jordan, card without a photo with them to their polling place. These voters can then sign an affidavit swearing to their identity and "Every day, our Enactus stu - rity and helped raise much- Matthew Kron, Kendra to their obstacle to obtaining a Photo ID and vote a provisional ballot. This ballot will count unless the county board of dents work to improve the lives needed funds for a local non- Lambert, Edward Leitgeb, voter registration and elections has grounds to believe the affidavit is false. For more information on Photo ID, visit of others,” says Gabriel Mens, profit center. Suzanna Mickey, Kyle Ocker, scVOTES.org or contact your county board of voter registration and elections. director of Coker College • Clean Water in Myanmar John Peagler, Bethany At 9:00 a.m. on June 12, the County Board of Voter Registration and Elections will begin its examination of the absentee Enactus. “It was awesome to has provided five gallons of Prochnow, Jennifer Ruetten, ballot return envelopes at the Darlington County Board of Elections and Registration office 131 Cashua St. Darlington S C see those same students repre - clean water every day to 70 Joao Victor Santos, Sydney 29532. Telephone # 843-398-4900. sent themselves, the people families, improving 350 lives. Shull, Grayson Seth Spell, they have impacted, and Coker • Women’s Empowerment William Vanhook, and Frank At 10:00 a.m. on June 14, the County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in this election. This hearing will be held at the Darlington County Board of Elections and Registration office College in Dallas this weekend. in Myanmar consists of Velez. 131 Cashua St. Darlington S C 29532. I am very proud of everything installing a local business for The six presenters for the The following precincts and polling places will be open during the primaries and runoffs from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.: they have accomplished and producing low-cost sanitary regional competition were cannot wait for them to repre - napkins, which will reduce the Hannah Baird from Fort Mill, Precinct Polling Place Address sent their work on an even big - risk of illness, create a new South Carolina, Lexi Antioch Antioch Recreation Center 2462 Antioch Rd. ger stage in Kansas City this business, empower women Baughman from Frederick, Auburn Centerville Fire Station 2380 N. Center Rd. May." with consistent income, and Maryland, Gabriel Castro from Bethel B Bethel United Methodist Church 2423 Bethel Rd. Enactus is an international help remove the shame women Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Henrik Black Creek - Clyde Lake Robinson Rescue Squad 2364 W. Old Camden Rd. Burnt Branch Hartsville Middle School 1427 Fourteenth St. organization that connects stu - of the country have surround - Hellbe from Stockholm, Darlington # 1 City Hall 400 Pearl St. dent, academic and business ing their monthly menstrual Sweden, Kyle Ocker from Darlington # 2 Pate Elementary School 1010 Indian Branch Rd. leaders through entrepreneur - cycles. Chicago, Illinois, and Joao Darlington # 3 High School Ninth Grade Bldg. 501 Spring St. ial-based projects that empower • Rent-a-Fridge allows Victor Santos from Brasilia, Darlington # 4 Cain Elementary School 607 First St. people to transform opportuni - Coker students to rent a mini- Brazil. Darlington # 5 Mayo High School Gym 364 Chestnut St. ties into real, sustainable fridge during the academic Additional Coker Enactus Darlington # 6 Brunson Dargan Elementary School 400 Wells St. progress for themselves and year, providing a more afford - team members include Dovesville Dovesville Fire Station 511 Mont. Clare Rd. Hartsville # 1 First Presbyterian Church 213 W Home Ave. their communities. Guided by able and convenient option for Nicholas Beiers, Ethan Cairns, Hartsville # 4 Outreach Center (Fourth St. Entrance) 404 S. Fourth St. academic advisors and business students as well as recurring Bryson Conner, Taylor DuBray, Hartsville # 5 T. B. Thomas Sports Center 701 W. Washington St. experts, the student leaders of revenues to support ongoing Deanna Faile, Jake Johnson, Hartsville # 6 Old Butler Gym 1103 S. Sixth St. Enactus create and implement Enactus projects. Mary Kooper, Reilly Hall, Hartsville # 7 Scott Center 201 N. Damascus Church Rd. community empowerment proj - • Kids Can partners with Kiisha Hilliard, Chauntress Hartsville # 8 North Hartsville Elementary School 110 School Dr. ects around the globe. Coker is Carolina’s Kids, a local non - Like, Emma Lindenmuth, Hartsville # 9 American Legion Hut 135 Society Ave. High Hill South Darlington Fire Station 4793 Hoffmeyer Rd. one of more than 450 active profit, to enhance funding Giancarlo Martinez, Brandon Indian Branch Indian Branch Community Center 2070 Indian Branch Rd. Enactus teams in the United needs and nutritional values of Mullins, Jay Novoa-Miralles, Kelleytown West Hartsville Elementary School 214 Clyde Rd. States and currently has 44 par - the organization’s weekend Eion Riley, Federico Scaglioni, Lake Swamp Lake Swamp Fire Station 6140 Oates Hwy. ticipating students. food bag initiative for local Anthony Salas, Makayla Shore, Lamar # 1 Lamar Town Hall 117 W. Main St. The regional competition children, as well as created and Bret Shurina, Tiffany Taylor, Lamar # 2 Lamar High School 216 N. Darlington Ave. gives teams the chance to rep - launched a food pantry at Connor Yost. Lydia Lydia Community Center 5069 Indian Branch Rd. Mechanicsville Mechanicsville Fire Station 1932 Cashua Ferry Rd. resent the collective impact of Hartsville High School. For more information about New Market Pond Hollow Fire Station 2225 Ruby Rd. their community outreach • Summer Business Coker College Enactus, please Oates St. Johns United Methodist Church 214 W. Seven Pines St. efforts through a combined Academy, sponsored by Wells contact Gabriel Mens at Palmetto Palmetto Fire Station 1304 E. McIver Rd video and oral presentation. Fargo, jump-starts high school - [email protected] or Society Hill Society Hill Town Hall 280 S. Main St. Projects are evaluated by busi - ers’ college education by earn - 843-383-8361. Swift Creek Swift Creek Fire Station 137 N. Center Rd. PAGE 4B | WEDNESDAY APRIL 25, 2018 NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C. Pilot Club distributes Pick-Me-Up bags

Darlington Pilots assembled Pick-Me-Up bags at their April meeting so that they could be presented to the School Crossing Guards, Sheriff’s Department and workers at the Darlington County Emergency Services. This project is done to show appreciation to persons in our community who care for others in their everyday lives. Contributed photos

Sonoco ThermoSafe and Cathay Pacific Cargo Launch Global Partnership ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill-- contract with Sonoco Sonoco ThermoSafe, a unit of ThermoSafe. The PharmaPort Sonoco and a leading global 360 will provide another active provider of temperature assur - container solution to the ance packaging, and Cathay impressive Pharma LIFT port - Pacific Cargo, one of the folio of Cathay Pacific Cargo, world’s largest air cargo carri - offering more choice and serv - ers, has announced a global ice to customers worldwide. partnership agreement for the “Sonoco recently topped leasing of the PharmaPort 360 the list of Fortune’s World’s temperature controlled bulk Most Admired Companies in shipping container. The agree - the packaging sector. Its repu - ment enables pharmaceutical tation for quality perfectly shippers to lease PharmaPort aligns with our own high stan - 360 containers directly from dards for service delivery,” said Cathay Pacific Cargo. Frosti Lau, general manager of The PharmaPort 360 uti - cargo service delivery for lizes proprietary hybrid tech - Cathay Pacific Cargo. “We are nology to provide extremely delighted to have this unique precise, long duration +5C and world’s-first partnership temperature control for trans - with Sonoco ThermoSafe, and porting high value cargo for we are confident this collabo - the world’s leading biopharma - ration will provide our cus - ceutical companies. Once tomers with a consistent solu - charged, the PharmaPort func - tion for the transportation of tions like an active temperature vital and life-saving pharma - controlled container without ceutical products.” the energy consumption, heat “We are delighted to part - discharge or temperature vari - ner with a high-quality and ability of other compressor- service-oriented carrier such as based technologies. The Cathay Pacific Cargo which has The team from SteelFab of South Carolina wins the professional division of FDTC’s Welding Rodeo. Their winning entry was based on this PharmaPort’s hybrid technolo - one of the most extensive net - year’s competition theme of the Olympics. gy allows it to operate on bat - works in the world. This part - tery power substantially longer nership enables the pharma - than competing active units ceutical supply chain to now used for bulk air shipments, directly lease from Cathay FDTC Welding Rodeo crowns winners and it also eliminates the need Pacific Cargo the best-in-class for refrigerated trucks for PharmaPort 360 temperature lengthy truck lanes. control containers on a one- during FMU Arts International Festival Additionally, the PharmaPort way lease basis across the 360 is the only container in the Americas, Europe and Asia- The familiar sounds of clanking metal teams had nine hours to create their work dive.” The competitors picked out scrap industry that contains a fully Pacific regions,” said Vishal returned to Francis Marion University’s of art. This year’s theme was the Olympics. metal to mold into their Olympic sculp - integrated, FAA (Federal Khushalani, director of global Arts International Festival Saturday, April Competing in this year’s rodeo were tures. Aviation Administration) marketing & business develop - 14 during Florence-Darlington Technical teams from Dillon County Applied A three-person panel of judges picked approved telemetry system, ment for Sonoco Protective College’s ninth annual Welding Sculpture Technology Center, Duke Energy, FDTC, the best pieces and the artwork was auc - providing real-time, cloud- Solutions. “Additionally, Rodeo. This year’s contest featured two Frazier Industrial of Darlington County, GE tioned afterwards to benefit scholarships based data on payload and Sonoco’s 300+ global loca - new winners in the professional and stu - Healthcare, Richland County’s Heyward for students at Tech. SteelFab’s creation ambient temperature and key tions allow the Sonoco dent division. Florence’s SteelFab of South Career and Technology Center, SteelFab, was sold for a bid of $500. mechanical components, pre - ThermoSafe division to effi - Carolina won for the pros, while the team Darlington County Institute of Technology For more information about the ninth cisely synchronized with GPS ciently expand the depot net - from FDTC won the amateur rodeo. and Williamsburg Technical College. annual FDTC Welding Sculpture location. work for leasing PharmaPort For five years, the daylong festival has The contest, which was held behind the Competition, contact Lauren Dorton with Cathay Pacific Cargo, which units across the globe.” Visit hosted FDTC’s welding sculpture competi - FMU Smith University Center, started at the Foundation office via email at is CEIV-certified, is the first car - www.thermosafe.com/pharm tion. Both the professional and student 7:30 a.m. with teams running in a “scrap [email protected] or 661-8002. rier in the world to sign a direct aport to learn more.

Representative James Smith critical of actions taken on solar bill GREENVILLE-- Democratic not corporate special interests, are South Carolinians across the Gubernatorial Candidate put first. We need to eliminate the Palmetto State, which we all Representative James Smith subsidies given to the utility com - know are too high,” Smith said. recently met with solar industry panies who have betrayed the “Now is the moment to stand up employees at Summit Solar in trust of ratepayers across the for South Carolinians. To stand downtown Greenville to discuss state. This week’s critical job-sav - up for the families who are living the recent events at the ing legislation was brought down in fear of losing their jobs. To Statehouse. by highly-paid, corporate lobby - stand up for the ratepayers and Speaking with reporters, ists funded by the ill-gotten gains move this state forward by put - Representative James Smith of SCANA and Duke Energy.” ting the interests of the people emphasized that, “We must come “Lifting the cap on solar ener - ahead of the interests of corpo - together and find a solution that gy production will not only create rate greed. It’s time to put parti - will move South Carolina forward - but save - over 3,000 jobs, as san politics aside and put the peo - and ensure that its citizens, and well as lower the utility rates for ple of South Carolina first.”

Scott statement on Lydon's nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of S.C. WASHINGTON –U.S. “I was proud to recommend law firm to serving as a feder - Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) the President nominate al prosecutor, Ms. Lydon pos - released the following state - Clemson and University of sesses an incredible amount of ment after the President South Carolina alumna, experience that will serve our announced the nomination of Sherri Lydon, to serve as state and our nation well. I Sherri Lydon for U.S. Attorney United States Attorney for the hope to see her nomination for the District of South District of South Carolina. swiftly confirmed by the Carolina: From establishing her own Senate.” NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C. WEDNESDAY APRIL 25, 2018 | PAGE 5B Darlington Veneer’s Red Letter Day With the onset of World Before the presentation War II, Darlington Veneer Co. began, a flight of Army aided the war effort. The war Bombers circled the mill while had brought on shortages of the Florence Air Base Band saw-logs which were needed provided patriotic music for to build trucks, freight cars, the gathered crowd of well freight planes and cargo ships over 250 persons. When the to rush food and supplies to ceremony began, South the battlefront. Darlington Carolina Governor Olin D. Veneer placed advertising in Johnston spoke to the crowd the local papers urging timber praising Darlington Veneer for owners to ‘Cut them NOW.’ exceptional contributions to One such ad is quoted as read - the war effort. Sherman ing, ‘Trees cut from farm Ramsey was awarded the red woodlands will help win the and blue ‘E’ pennant by Major war as much as weapons in Frank Monaghan on behalf of the hands of our fighting the War Department, men.’ The local farmers and Washington, D.C. Lieutenant landowners responded and J. Lyles Boyd, US Naval vast quantities of heavy duty Reserves of the Sixth Naval plywood panels were manu - District, Charleston, SC, pre - factured in our mill for the sented Darlington Veneer Maritime Commission. These employee with a coveted ‘E’ panels were used as bulkhead lapel pin. panels in the hardy Liberty It was certainly a day of Ships. patriotism and pride for the It was for that effort and employees and owners of patriotism that on July 23, Darlington Veneer Company, a 1943 Darlington Veneer feeling that continues today. Company was awarded the Army-Navy award for Excellence in War Production. It is the highest honor that can Top Center: On July 23, 1943 be given to a business in war Darlington Veneer Was awarded time and was referred to as a the Army-Navy Award for ‘red letter day’ by the local Excellence in War Production. press. DVC was the first and The celebration included a pres - only plant in Darlington to be entation of pins and pennants to recognized to this degree, and the company and its employees. the first in this region of South Carolina. The ceremony Bottom Left: The Darlington and celebration was described Veneer Company water tower by local papers as being ‘out - standing and spectacular’ and Bottom Right: Sherman and ‘unlike anything which has Helen Ramsey ever occurred in the Pee Dee (region of South Carolina) prior to this time.”

Road, Pageland, Mal Injury To Pointing and Presenting Drugs/Man, Dist, Etc of Personal Property >$200 Firearms at a Person, Poss Of A Methamphetamine 1ST, Poss l Dearis Danielle Crummy, Weapon During Violent Crime, 28G or Less MariJ/10 or Less 25, of 3735 Hartsville Hwy., Attempted Murder Hash 1ST Darlington, Phillip Anton Franklin, 28, Mary Carolina McIntosh, BOWO. GLENNK CAMPBIELLN DETENTGION CENSTER A PRILR 16 THREOUGHP APRIL O23, 2018 RT l l INMATE NAME/AGE/BOOKING OFFENSE Domestic/Domestic Violence, of 707 S 8th St., Hartsville, 45, of 68 N Collie Loop, Editor’s note: The booking 39, of 2166 Ousleydale Rd., 1ST Degree, Petit Larceny Attempted Murder, Attempted Cheraw, Poss 28G or Less report represents a list of persons CHARGES Hartsville, Public Disorderly $2,000 or Less Enhancement Murder MariJ/10G or Less Hash 1ST, arrested given to the media from Conduct, Violation of City 120972, Malicious Injury To l Talvin Jerod Robinson, 39, Drugs, Man, Dist, Etc of Personal Property <$2,000, of 403 Jasper Ave., Hartsville, the W. Glenn Campbell ABHAN : Assault Ordinance Methamphetamine 1ST Neglect By Legal Custodian Shoplifting <$2,000 Detention Center under the S.C. and battery, high and Joseph Robert Brown, 30, l Sterling Lajuan Stansbury, l Annette Loretta Dixon, 59, Ezra Franklin Wallace, 40, Freedom of Information Act. aggravated nature of 353 Hawkins Rd., Hartsville, l l 39, of 1210 S. 6th St., of 206 Lawson Road, of 141 W Laurens St., All people are presumed inno - DUAC : Driving under Violation of Probation (Used by Hartsville, Driving Under The Darlington, Abuse/Neglect Hartsville, Assault and Battery cent until proven guilty. Please unlawful alcohol PPP only), Violation of Influence Great Injury Vulnerable Adult 2ND Degree, Assault and be advised there are many people concentration Probation (Used by PPP only) Arndra Jorel Williams, 41, Tamiym Naqiy-Reya Fox, Battery 2ND Degree l with similar names. DUI : Driving Emanuel Tony Graham, l of 847 Bay Branch Road, l 30, of 424 Sterling Dr., Ricky Tramone Brown, 26, If listed here erroneously, under the influence 25, of 2724 Mt. Olive Rd., l Lamar, Non Support Florence, Breach of Trust of 648 Grooms Dr., Lamar, Poss please contact the detention cen - DUS : Driving Hartsville, Poss 28G or less Nicole Dean, 37, of 1424 W/Fraud Intent >$10,000, 28G or Less MariJ/10G or Less l ter, which will send us any cor - under suspension MariJ/10G or less Hash 1ST, Indian Branch Road, Steal Hash 1ST rections. If a person is found not CDV : Criminal domestic Unlawful Carrying of Weapon, Darlington, DUI 2ND, Open Vessel/Boat/Canoe/Equip>$2 Antonio Marquell Wilds, guilty in a court of law, that per - violence Assault Police Officer While l Container of Beer/Wine son may have that printed here CDVHAN : Criminal Resisting Arrest ,000<$10,000 26, of 3637 Flat Creek Dr., Cleveland Lee Hudson, 63, Frank Dewayne Hamilton, Darlington, Driving Under l as well by providing court docu - domestic violence, high Willie James Gunnell, 19, l of 411 Marlboro Ave., l 40, of 4354 Gilbert Rd., Suspension, Resisting Arrest ments to us to that effect. and aggravated nature of 526 Cornelia Dr., Hartsville, Hartsville, Driving Under Hartsville, DUS (License Not Richard Mortimer PDC : Public disorderly Use of 911 Number Unlawfully l Suspension, Driving Under The Susp DUI)- 3RD or more, Anderson IV, 38, of 2849 Mozelle Blackmon, 41, of conduct Michael Dewayne Horton, Influence l l Operate Vehicle W/O Patrick Rd., Hartsville, Poss 1408 Jasper Ridge Dr. Fort Mill, PWID : Possession with 48, of 1012 Robinson St., Joseph Bryan Kirven, 51, Registration And License 28G or Less MariJ/10G or Less l SC, Driving Under the intent to distribute Hartsville, Public Disorderly of 1825 Pinedale Dr., Shaneil Malik McClain, 18, Hash 1ST SPOM : Simple l Darlington, Poss 28G or Less Influence Conduct of 1025 Bird St., Hartsville, Jacob Whitney Blackstock, Jermaine Keith Fludd, 28, possession of marijuana William Wages King Jr., l MariJ/10G or Less Hash 1St, l l Poss 28G or less MariJ or less 31, of 603 Johnson Street, of 80 Springway Dr., Columbia, 57, of 1120 Catawba Springs Hash1st, Unlawful Carrying of Hartsville, Public Disorderly Public Drunk Suzanne Leigh McCauley, Operating Uninsured Motor Road, Hartsville, Non Support Weapon Conduct l 34, of 613 Southern Pine St., 34, of 107 Stonewall Rd., Vehicle – 1STOFF, Driving l Davijon Khalil McCall, 22, Joseph Samuel Opalka, James David Futrell, 51, Darlington, Discharging l l Under Suspension, Operating of 328 Bell Ave., Hartsville, 29, of 2900 Patrick Hwy., 741 Patrick Fire Tower Rd., Hartsville, DUS (License Not Firearms Into A Dwelling, Unsafe Vehicle Weapon/Sale/Poss By Certain Hartsville, Safekeeping Patrick, Non Support Susp DUI) -3RD or More, Probation Violation l Lisa Marie Froese, 38, of Persons/Stolen Gun RSG Value Juquavis Rahyeem Bailey, Lontae Demarro Hamlin, Uninsured Motor Veh Fee Jeffery Thomas Tallman, l l 1011 Stuckey Bottom Rd., l $2,000 or Less 23, of 103 Anhow St., 40, of 2853 Southborough Rd., Violation 2ND Offense, Fail To 49, of 4783 Ousleydale Hwy., Hartsville, Grand Larceny l Keanu Michelle Owens- Darlington, Manuft, Possess Darlington, DUI/DUI 10 But Stop For Blue Light, Poss Sched >$2,000 < $10,000 Hartsville, Driving Comm Veh Tingen, 26, of 1164 Hannah Other Sub SCH I, II, III WITD- Less Than .16 1ST Offense I (B)(C) LSD/Sched II 1ST, Enhancement 120972, Poss <1 W/License Sus Non DUI 1ST, Drive, Florence, Non Support 1ST, Unlawful Carrying of Natalie Holloman, 36, of Drugs/Man, Dist, Etc of Giving False Information l Gram of Meth of Cocaine Base l Angela Michelle Quick, Weapon 1010 W. Billy Farrow Hwy., Methamphetamine 1ST, 1st l Teonna Tyshae Tedder, 18, 25, of 1705 N Fifth Street, Paul Bear Bryant, 34, of Hartsville, Operating Manuft, Possess Other Sub Sch of 121 Sanders St., Darlington, l l Jeremy Demetrius James, Hartsville, Financial 1104 Sandwood Dr., Hartsville, Uninsured Motor Vehicle – 1ST I, II, III WITD-1ST Public Disorderly Conduct 37, of 109 Pine Street, Transaction Card Fraud >$500 Non Support Off, Poss 28G or Less l Cari Renee Shaw, 27, of Darlington, Driving Under Bacia Jaleen Wallace, 18, Michael Douglas Smith, 112 Stonewall St., Hartsville, l l l Chris Nunn Foxe, 55, of MariJ/10G or Less Hash 1ST Suspension, Non Support of 2752 Welling Farm Road, 26, of 2365 Green Garden Dr., Drugs/Man, Dist, Etc of 2404 E. Lydia Hwy., Hartsville, l Ellis Ronald Jones Jr., 30, l Tony Levern Mason, 48, of Darlington, Public Disorderly Darlington, Driving Under Public Disorderly Conduct of 10201 Katelyn Drive, Methamphetamine 1ST, 423 Bell Ave., Hartsville, Non Conduct Suspension, Operating Manuft, Possess Other Sub Sch l Phillip Anton Franklin, 28, Charlotte, NC, Driving Under Support l Markus Antonio Williams, Uninsured Motor Vehicle – of 707 S 8th St., Hartsville, The Influence, Operating I, II, III WITD-1ST l Tony Levern Mason, Jr., 23, of 209 Brockington Rd., 1STOFF, Improper Vehicle Murder, Attempted Murder, Motor Vehicle W/O License, l Jacob Fason Atkinson, 21, 27, of 423 Bell Ave., Hartsville, Darlington, Driving Under License Attempted Murder, Attempted Open Container of Beer/Wine of 3121 Crystal Springs Rd., Non Support, Non Support Suspension l Wyatt Austin Lee Murder, Discharging Firearm, l Rhonda Lloyd, 26, of 1220 Darlington, Driving Under The l James Quashone Scott, l Jermaine Michael Wright, Williams, 18, of 26 Pete Knight Unlawful Carrying of Weapon, Broach St., Hartsville, Influence

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Variety of sizes available $25.00 - $50.00/month Call (843)393-8084 PAGE 6B | WEDNESDAY APRIL 25, 2018 NEWS AND PRESS | DARLINGTON, S.C. Researchers to examine what attracts, discourages Black students in engineering education A team of Clemson researchers al policies and practices that pro - expand access to these fields for address this challenge by employ - interest in other topics or was it a depth interviews they will con - is using a $398,263 award from mote greater retention of Black different student groups,” Mobley ing unique data collection tools discouraging experience?” duct with students and college the National Science Foundation’s students in engineering fields. said. “If we learn what might and identifying individuals who Mobley said. “Finding those stu - administrators at these four insti - Broadening Participation in She hopes to emerge with recom - cause someone to stay in or aban - interact with students during the dents will be a challenge, but it tutions. Engineering program to examine mendations that higher educa - don the path to a career in a STEM change-of-major process. Mobley will be worth it because it will Marisa Orr, co-investigator factors that both encourage and tion institutions can use to recruit field, we can get one step closer to said the researchers expect to gain strengthen our research find - and assistant professor in discourage Black students from more individuals from underrep - ensuring that diverse groups are valuable information by talking to ings.” Clemson’s departments of engi - pursuing education in engineer - resented groups into these fields. successful in these professions.” students who have either The interdisciplinary team will neering and science education ing fields. Researchers will also Background research has Instead of solely focusing on remained in engineering or who use the Multi-Institution and mechanical engineering, the examine how different academic shown that underrepresented success stories from fields includ - have stepped off the engineering Database for Investigating MIDFIELD data largely motivated pathways in engineering vary by groups face continuous barriers to ing electrical, computer and path. The team will also collect Engineering Longitudinal the current study. The extensive gender and institution type for engineering education and the mechanical engineering, the data from key informants at the Development (MIDFIELD) to data set revealed that challenges Black students. engineering economy, Mobley researchers hope to shed light on four study institutions and examine data from two historical - in attracting and retaining Black Catherine Mobley, a professor said. She indicates that if the rea - factors that contribute to attrition. through a content analysis of ly black colleges and universities students changed depending on in Clemson’s sociology, anthro - sons why aren’t fully understood, Mobley said there is little data in institutional documents and web - and two predominantly white the engineering discipline in pology and criminal justice society stands to lose a significant the forms of interviews and first - sites. institutions in the southeastern question. A discipline could simul - department and principal investi - pool of human and social capital hand accounts from students who “We want to paint a full picture U.S. What the researchers learn taneously excel in attracting Black gator on the project, said the in the engineering workforce. opt out of engineering. by investigating why these stu - from their initial analysis will students and struggle with retain - research will examine institution - “It’s incredibly important to The researchers plan to dents left engineering; was it inform how they shape the 100 in- ing them or vice versa.

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS the claim and a description of Motion for an Order appoint - THE GEHEREN FIRM, P.C. at the Darlington County Patel a/k/a Ashmita papers and stamps, and that of the bid from date of sale to OF ESTATES any security as to the claim. ing Marissa Jacobson, Esquire, 4828 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., Courthouse, One Public Maganbhai Patel by Deed of the successful bidder or bid - date of compliance with the All persons having claims Estate: Harget D Gainey as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, 2nd Floor Square, Darlington, SC 29532, Albert A. Gray dated October ders, other than the Plaintiff bid at the rate of 5.75% per against the following estates Date of Death: 12/18/2017 THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, Atlanta, GA 30338 to the highest bidder: 10, 2013 and recorded therein, will, upon the accept - annum. The sale shall be sub - MUST file their claims on Case No: 2018ES1600063 DEVISEES, GRANTEES, 678.587.9500 All that certain piece, parcel or October 11, 2013 in Book 1070 ance of his or her bid, deposit ject to assessments, Darlington Form #371ES with the Personal Representative: ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CRED - Attorney for Plaintiff lot of land lying, being and sit - at Page 6809, in the Office of with the Special Referee for County taxes, easements, Probate Court of Darlington Harget David Gainey, Jr ITORS, TRUSTEES, OR (39c3 leave in thru 4-25-18) uate in the County of the Register of Deeds for Darlington County a certified easements and restrictions of County, the address of which is Address: 317 Arabian Street, OTHER CLAIMANTS CLAIM - NOTICE TO CREDITORS Darlington, State of South Darlington County, South check or cash in the amount record, and other senior Room 208 Courthouse, One Darlington, SC 29532 ING BY THROUGH, UNDER OF ESTATES Carolina, being shown and Carolina. equal to five percent (5%) of encumbrances. Public Square, Darlington, SC (39p3 leave in thru 4-25-18) OR AGAINST SUSAN H. All persons having claims designated as Lot No. 6, as 307 West College Avenue the amount of bid on said GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC 29532, within eight(8) NOTICE TO CREDITORS DUPREE A/K/A SUSAN against the following estates shown on a map of Converse Hartsville, SC 29550 premises at the sale as evi - 1703 Laurel Street months after the date of the OF ESTATES MARTENZIE HARRELSON MUST file their claims on Court II of Converse Estates TMS# 056-10-01-005 dence of good faith in bidding, P. O Box 11682 first publication of this Notice All persons having claims DUPREE, DECEASED (includ - Form #371ES with the dated December 13, 2002, and TERMS OF SALE: For cash. and subject to any resale of Columbia, SC 29211 to Creditors or within one (1) against the following estates ing all unknown minors; all Probate Court of Darlington to be recorded herewith in the Interest at the current rate of said premises under Order of (803) 233-1177 year from date of death, MUST file their claims on unknown persons under other County, the address of which is Office of the Clerk of Court for Four and 25/100 (4.25%) to this Court; and in the event the By:______whichever is earlier (SCPC 62- Form #371ES with the legal disability; all unknown Room 208 Courthouse, One Darlington County. Reference be paid on balance of bid from said purchaser or purchasers W. Haigh Porter 3-801, et seq.), or such persons Probate Court of Darlington defendants in the military Public Square, Darlington, SC being had to said map for a date of sale to date of compli - fail to comply with the terms of Special Referee for Darlington shall be forever barred as to County, the address of which is service), was filed in the Office 29532, within eight(8) more complete and accurate ance. The purchaser to pay for sale within Thirty (30) days, County their claims. All claims are Room 208 Courthouse, One of the Clerk of Court for DAR - months after the date of the description. papers and stamps, and that the Special Referee shall forth - Edward L. Grimsley required to be presented in Public Square, Darlington, SC LINGTON County. first publication of this Notice This being a portion of the the successful bidder or bid - with resell the said property, Benjamin E. Grimsley written statements on the pre - 29532, within eight(8) YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE to Creditors or within one (1) same property conveyed to ders, other than the Plaintiff after the due notice and adver - Attorneys for the Plaintiff scribed form (FORM #371ES) months after the date of the NOTICE that unless THE year from date of death, Nanee Sparks by deed of therein, will, upon the accept - tisement, and shall continue to (40c3 leave in thru 5-2-18) indicating the name and the first publication of this Notice UNKNOWN HEIRS, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62- James E. Atkinson dated ance of his or her bid, deposit sell the same each subsequent NOTICE address of the claimant, the to Creditors or within one (1) DEVISEES, GRANTEES, 3-801, et seq.), or such persons 03/31/03 and recorded with the Special Referee for sales day until a purchaser, OF APPLICATION basis of the claim, the amount year from date of death, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CRED - shall be forever barred as to 04/22/03 in book 1026 at Darlington County a certified who shall comply with the Notice is hereby given that claimed, the date when the whichever is earlier (SCPC 62- ITORS, TRUSTEES, OR their claims. All claims are page 9052 in the Darlington check or cash in the amount terms of sale, shall be Across Town, Inc. intends to claim will become due, the 3-801, et seq.), or such persons OTHER CLAIMANTS CLAIM - required to be presented in County Records. equal to five percent (5%) of obtained, such sales to be apply to the South Carolina nature of any uncertainty as to shall be forever barred as to ING BY THROUGH, UNDER written statements on the pre - TMS #: 180-00-07-006 (land) the amount of bid on said made at the risk of the former Department of Revenue for a the claim and a description of their claims. All claims are OR AGAINST SUSAN H. scribed form (FORM #371ES) 180-00-07-006.001 (mh) premises at the sale as evi - purchaser. Since a personal or license/permit that will allow any security as to the claim. required to be presented in DUPREE A/K/A SUSAN indicating the name and the Mobile Home: 2000 CLAY dence of good faith in bidding, deficiency judgment is waived, the sale and on premises con - Estate: Judy Cranford written statements on the pre - MARTENZIE HARRELSON address of the claimant, the VIN: N02011981TNAB and subject to any resale of the bidding will not remain sumption of beer, wine, and Date of Death: 6/9/2017 scribed form (FORM #371ES) DUPREE, DECEASED (includ - basis of the claim, the amount SUBJECT TO DARLINGTON said premises under Order of open but compliance with the liquor at 117 W. Camden Ave., Case No: 2018ES1600135 indicating the name and the ing all unknown minors; all claimed, the date when the COUNTY TAXES this Court; and in the event the bid may be made immediately. Hartsville, SC 29550. To object Personal Representative: Betty address of the claimant, the unknown persons under other claim will become due, the TERMS OF SALE: The suc - said purchaser or purchasers If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's to the issuance of this Jackson basis of the claim, the amount legal disability; all unknown nature of any uncertainty as to cessful bidder, other than the fail to comply with the terms of representative does not appear permit/license, written protest Address: 1205 Bernice Street, claimed, the date when the defendants in the military the claim and a description of Plaintiff, will deposit with the sale within Thirty (30) days, at the above-described sale, must be postmarked no later Darlington, SC 29532 claim will become due, the service), shall within thirty any security as to the claim. Special Referee at conclusion the Special Referee shall forth - then the sale of the property than 5/10/2018. For a protest Attorney: Carl A Saleeby nature of any uncertainty as to (30) days after service of Estate: Marilyn P Lesser of the bidding, five (5%) of his with resell the said property, will be null, void, and of no to be valid, it must be in writ - Address: PO Box 400, the claim and a description of notice of this order upon them Date of Death: 3/11/2018 bid, in cash or equivalent, as after the due notice and adver - force and effect. In such event, ing, and should include the fol - Hartsville, SC 29551 any security as to the claim. by publication, exclusive of the Case No: 2018ES1600186 evidence of good faith, the tisement, and shall continue to the sale will be rescheduled for lowing information: (39p3 leave in thru 4-25-18) Estate: Calvin Grady Hill day of such service, procure to Personal Representative: same to be applied to purchase sell the same each subsequent the next available sales day. (1) the name, address and NOTICE TO CREDITORS Date of Death: 3/21/2018 be appointed for them, or Robert T Lesser, Jr price in case of compliance, sales day until a purchaser, Plaintiff may waive any of its telephone number of the per - OF ESTATES Case No: 2018ES1600168 either of them, a Guardian ad Address: 610 Lucky Run, Latta, but to be forfeited and applied who shall comply with the rights, including its right to a son filing the protest; All persons having claims Personal Representative: Litem to represent them for SC 29565 first to costs and then to terms of sale, shall be deficiency judgment, prior to (2) the specific reasons against the following estates Linda O Hill the purposes of this action, the (40p3 leave in thru 5-2-18) Plaintiff's debt in the case of obtained, such sales to be sale. Sold subject to taxes and why the application should be appointment of said Guardian noncompliance. Should the made at the risk of the former assessments, existing ease - MUST file their claims on Address: 203 Westover Dr, NOTICE TO CREDITORS denied; ad Litem Nisi shall be made last and highest bidder fail or purchaser. Since a personal or ments and restrictions of Form #371ES with the Hartsville, SC 29550 OF ESTATES (3) that the person protest - absolute. refuse to make the required deficiency judgment is waived, record. Probate Court of Darlington Attorney: Andrew M Privette All persons having claims ing is willing to attend a hear - JASON M. TAROKH, ESQ. deposit at the time of the bid or the bidding will not remain Eugene P. Warr, Jr. County, the address of which is Address: PO Box 100, against the following estates ing (if one is requested by the S. CAROLINA BAR # 72837 comply with the other terms or open but compliance with the Special Referee for Darlington Room 208 Courthouse, One Hartsville, SC 29551 MUST file their claims on applicant); THE GEHEREN FIRM, P.C. the bid within twenty (20) bid may be made immediately. County Public Square, Darlington, SC (39p3 leave in thru 4-25-18) Form #371ES with the (4) that the person protest - 4828 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., days, then the Special Referee If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's Darlington, South Carolina 29532, within eight(8) NOTICE TO CREDITORS Probate Court of Darlington ing resides in the same county 2nd Floor may resell the property on the representative does not appear ______, 2018 months after the date of the OF ESTATES County, the address of which is where the proposed place of Atlanta, GA 30338 same terms and conditions on at the above-described sale, Hutchens Law Firm first publication of this Notice All persons having claims Room 208 Courthouse, One business is located or within 678.587.9500 some subsequent Sales Day (at then the sale of the property P.O. Box 8237 to Creditors or within one (1) against the following estates Public Square, Darlington, SC five miles of the business; and, Attorney for Plaintiff the risk of the former highest will be null, void, and of no Columbia, SC 29202 year from date of death, MUST file their claims on 29532, within eight(8) (5) the name of the appli - SUMMONS AND NOTICE bidder). force and effect. In such event, 803-726-2700 whichever is earlier (SCPC 62- Form #371ES with the months after the date of the cant and the address of the OF FILING OF AMENDED Should the Plaintiff, or one of the sale will be rescheduled for 3-801, et seq.), or such persons Probate Court of Darlington first publication of this Notice (40c3 leave in thru 5-2-18) premises to be licensed. COMPLAINT its representatives, fail to be the next available sales day. shall be forever barred as to County, the address of which is to Creditors or within one (1) SPECIAL REFEREE’S SALE Protests must be mailed to: Foreclosure-Deficiency present at the time of sale, the Plaintiff may waive any of its their claims. All claims are Room 208 Courthouse, One year from date of death, CASE NO. 2017-CP-16-0739 S.C. Department of Revenue, Judgment Waived property is automatically with - rights, including its right to a required to be presented in Public Square, Darlington, SC whichever is earlier (SCPC 62- BY VIRTUE of a decree hereto - Attn: ABL, PO Box 125, (NON-JURY) drawn from said sale and sold deficiency judgment, prior to written statements on the pre - 29532, within eight(8) 3-801, et seq.), or such persons fore granted in the case of Columbia, S.C. 29214; or faxed STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA at the next available sales day sale. Sold subject to taxes and scribed form (FORM #371ES) months after the date of the shall be forever barred as to South Carolina State Housing to: (803) 896-0110. COUNTY OF DARLINGTON upon the terms and conditions assessments, existing ease - indicating the name and the first publication of this Notice their claims. All claims are Finance and Development IN THE COURT OF COMMON as set forth in the Judgment of ments and restrictions of (41p3 leave in thru 5-9-18) address of the claimant, the to Creditors or within one (1) required to be presented in Authority against Charles PLEAS Foreclosure and Sale or any record. NOTICE TO CREDITORS basis of the claim, the amount year from date of death, written statements on the pre - Wright, I, the Special Referee FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Supplemental Order. Eugene P. Warr, Jr. OF ESTATES claimed, the date when the whichever is earlier (SCPC 62- scribed form (FORM #371ES) for Darlington County, will sell C/A #: 2016CP1600129 No personal or deficiency Special Referee for Darlington All persons having claims claim will become due, the 3-801, et seq.), or such persons indicating the name and the on Monday, May 7, 2018, at CHAMPION MORTGAGE judgment being demanded, County against the following estates nature of any uncertainty as to shall be forever barred as to address of the claimant, the 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the COMPANY, the bidding will not remain Darlington, South Carolina MUST file their claims on the claim and a description of their claims. All claims are basis of the claim, the amount Darlington County Plaintiff, open after the date of sale, but ______, 2018 Form #371ES with the any security as to the claim. required to be presented in claimed, the date when the Courthouse, Darlington, vs. compliance with the bid may Hutchens Law Firm Probate Court of Darlington Estate: Kenneth Lee Rhames, written statements on the pre - claim will become due, the South Carolina, to the highest THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, be made immediately. P.O. Box 8237 County, the address of which is Sr scribed form (FORM #371ES) nature of any uncertainty as to bidder: DEVISEES, GRANTEES, NOTICE: The foreclosure deed Columbia, SC 29202 Room 208 Courthouse, One Date of Death: 3/11/2018 indicating the name and the the claim and a description of All that certain piece, parcel or ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CRED - is not a warranty deed. 803-726-2700 Public Square, Darlington, SC Case No: 2018ES1600170 address of the claimant, the any security as to the claim. lot of land, with improvements ITORS, TRUSTEES, OR Interested bidders should sat - 29532, within eight(8) Personal Representative: basis of the claim, the amount Estate: Heyward W Gainey, Sr (40c3 leave in thru 5-2-18) thereon, lying, being and situ - OTHER CLAIMANTS CLAIM - isfy themselves as to the quali - months after the date of the Kenneth Lee Rhames, Jr claimed, the date when the Date of Death: 3/7/2018 Notice of Sale ate in the County of ING BY THROUGH, UNDER ty of title to be conveyed by first publication of this Notice Address: 1579 Valparaiso claim will become due, the Case No: 2018ES1600180 C/A No: 2017-CP-16-00239 Darlington, State of South OR AGAINST SUSAN H. obtaining an independent title to Creditors or within one (1) Drive, Florence, SC 29501 nature of any uncertainty as to Personal Representative: Betty BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of Carolina containing 3.54 acres DUPREE A/K/A SUSAN search well before the foreclo - year from date of death, (39p3 leave in thru 4-25-18) the claim and a description of Watkins Gainey the Court of Common Pleas for located in Darlington County, MARTENZIE HARRELSON sure sale date. whichever is earlier (SCPC 62- NOTICE TO CREDITORS any security as to the claim. Address: 542 Stanley Circle, Darlington County, South South Carolina being that DUPREE, DECEASED; CINDY The successful bidder will be 3-801, et seq.), or such persons OF ESTATES Estate: Adrienne H Rogers Darlington, SC 29532 Carolina, heretofore issued in property described as Tax DUPREE WOODHALL F/K/A required to pay interest on the shall be forever barred as to All persons having claims Date of Death: 3/12/2018 the case of RoundPoint Parcel 126-00-01-008 (ref. DB CINDY WOODHALL, AS AN (40p3 leave in thru 5-2-18) amount of the bid from the their claims. All claims are against the following estates Case No: 2018ES1600162 Mortgage Servicing 670, Page 91), as shown on HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS date of sale to date of compli - required to be presented in MUST file their claims on Personal Representative: Corporation vs. Bobbie Jessup; plat prepared for Charles SUSAN H. DUPREE A/K/A OF ESTATES ance with the bid at the rate of written statements on the pre - Form #371ES with the Charles Hamilton Rogers, Jr , I the undersigned as Special Wright by Nesbitt Surveying SUSAN MARTENZIE HAR - All persons having claims 7.00% per annum. scribed form (FORM #371ES) Probate Court of Darlington Address: 112 Nez Perce Drive, Referee for Darlington County, Co., Inc. dated July 14, 2006 RELSON DUPREE, against the following estates Martin S. Driggers indicating the name and the County, the address of which is Darlington, SC 29532 will sell on May 7, 2018 at and recorded in the Office of DECEASED; DEDICATED MUST file their claims on Special Referee for Darlington 11:00 AM, at the County Court the Clerk of Court for address of the claimant, the Room 208 Courthouse, One (39c3 leave in thru 4-25-18) COMMUNITY BANK; HILL - Form #371ES with the County House, Darlington County, Darlington County in Plat basis of the claim, the amount Public Square, Darlington, SC NOTICE OF ORDER SHIRE, INC.; DISCOVER Probate Court of Darlington B. Lindsay Crawford, III (SC South Carolina, to the highest Book 202 at Page 99. claimed, the date when the 29532, within eight(8) APPOINTING GUARDIAN BANK; THE SECRETARY OF County, the address of which is Bar# 6510) bidder: This being the same property claim will become due, the months after the date of the AD LITEM NISI HOUSING AND URBAN Room 208 Courthouse, One Theodore von Keller (SC Bar# Legal Description and conveyed to Charles Wright by nature of any uncertainty as to first publication of this Notice Foreclosure-Deficiency DEVELOPMENT, AN OFFICER Public Square, Darlington, SC 5718) Property Address: deed of Kay Y. Matkins and J. the claim and a description of to Creditors or within one (1) Judgment Waived OF THE UNITED STATES OF 29532, within eight(8) Sara C. Hutchins (SC Bar# ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, Stephen Young dated July 28, any security as to the claim. year from date of death, (NON-JURY) AMERICA, months after the date of the 72879) parcel or lot of land, together 2006 and recorded July 28, Estate: Earle B Wilson, Jr whichever is earlier (SCPC 62- IN THE COURT OF COMMON Defendants first publication of this Notice B. Lindsay Crawford, IV (SC with improvements thereon, if 2006 in the Office of the Clerk Date of Death: 3/30/2018 3-801, et seq.), or such persons PLEAS TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, to Creditors or within one (1) Bar# 101707) any, situate, lying and being of Court for Darlington Case No: 2018ES1600208 shall be forever barred as to FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEVISEES, GRANTEES, year from date of death, Columbia, South Carolina located in the County of County, South Carolina in Personal Representative: their claims. All claims are STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CRED - whichever is earlier (SCPC 62- Attorney for Plaintiff Darlington, State of South Book 1044 at Page 7203. Charles Wilson required to be presented in COUNTY OF DARLINGTON ITORS, TRUSTEES, OR 3-801, et seq.), or such persons (40c3 leave in thru 5-2-18) Carolina, being shown and TMS#: 126-00-01-008 Address: 4444 Jason CT, written statements on the pre - C/A #: 2016CP1600129 OTHER CLAIMANTS CLAIM - shall be forever barred as to Notice of Sale delineated as Lot 5, on a plat of Property Address: 2108 Harry Wilmington, NC 28405 scribed form (FORM #371ES) CHAMPION MORTGAGE ING BY THROUGH, UNDER their claims. All claims are C/A No: 2018-CP-16-00014 Gilchrist Subdivision, record - Byrd Highway (41p3 leave in thru 5-9-18) indicating the name and the COMPANY, OR AGAINST SUSAN H. required to be presented in BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of ed February 5, 2002, in the Darlington, South Carolina NOTICE TO CREDITORS address of the claimant, the Plaintiff, DUPREE A/K/A SUSAN written statements on the pre - the Court of Common Pleas for Office of the Clerk of Court for 29532 OF ESTATES basis of the claim, the amount vs. MARTENZIE HARRELSON scribed form (FORM #371ES) Darlington County, South Darlington County in Plat TERMS OF SALE: The suc - All persons having claims claimed, the date when the THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DUPREE, DECEASED (includ - indicating the name and the Carolina, heretofore issued in Book 192 at Page 53. Said cessful bidder, other than the against the following estates claim will become due, the DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ing all unknown minors; all address of the claimant, the the case of Lakeview Loan property fronts on Gilchrist plaintiff, will deposit with the MUST file their claims on nature of any uncertainty as to ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CRED - unknown persons under other basis of the claim, the amount Servicing, LLC vs. Road for a distance of 141.66 Special Referee for Darlington Form #371ES with the the claim and a description of ITORS, TRUSTEES, OR legal disability; all unknown claimed, the date when the Dushyantkumar Jashbhai feet and is bound on the County at conclusion of the Probate Court of Darlington any security as to the claim. OTHER CLAIMANTS CLAIM - defendants in the military claim will become due, the Patel; Ashmita Maganhai Patel Southwest by said Gilchrist bidding, five percent (5%) of County, the address of which is Estate: Gaile L Freeman ING BY THROUGH, UNDER service) nature of any uncertainty as to a/k/a Ashmita Maganbhai Road; on the Northwest by Lot the bid, in cash or equivalent, Room 208 Courthouse, One Date of Death: 2/24/2018 OR AGAINST SUSAN H. YOU ARE HEREBY SUM - the claim and a description of Patel; Kirit Shah, I the under - 4 for a distance of 277.31 feet; as evidence of good faith, Public Square, Darlington, SC Case No: 2018ES1600167 DUPREE A/K/A SUSAN MONED and required to any security as to the claim. signed as Special Referee for on the Northeast by other same to be applied to the pur - 29532, within eight(8) Personal Representative: MARTENZIE HARRELSON answer the Amended Estate: Jessie L Rogers Darlington County, will sell on property for a distance of chase price in case of compli - months after the date of the Tracy Freeman Horvath DUPREE, DECEASED; CINDY Complaint in this action, a Date of Death: 1/17/2018 May 7, 2018 at 11:00 AM, at 51.37 feet and 93.38 feet; and ance, but to be forfeited and first publication of this Notice Address: 6301 Knotts Landing DUPREE WOODHALL F/K/A copy of which is herewith Case No: 2018ES1600114 the County Court House, on the Southeast by property applied first to costs and then to Creditors or within one (1) Road, Florence, SC 29506 CINDY WOODHALL, AS AN served upon you, and to serve Personal Representative: Darlington County, South of Philip R. Anderson for a dis - to plaintiff's debt in the case of year from date of death, (39p3 leave in thru 4-25-18) HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF a copy of your Answer to the George Washington Green IV Carolina, to the highest bid - tance of 208.11 feet. Aforesaid non-compliance. If the whichever is earlier (SCPC 62- SUSAN H. DUPREE A/K/A NOTICE TO CREDITORS said Amended Complaint Address: 1948 Spring Valley der: plat is specifically incorporat - Plaintiff’s representative is not 3-801, et seq.), or such persons SUSAN MARTENZIE HAR - OF ESTATES upon the subscribers, at their Road, Hartsville, SC 29550 Legal Description and ed herein and reference is in attendance at the scheduled shall be forever barred as to RELSON DUPREE, All persons having claims office, The Geheren Firm, P.C. (40p3 leave in thru 5-2-18) Property Address: made thereto for a more com - time of the sale, the sale shall their claims. All claims are DECEASED; DEDICATED against the following estates 4828 Ashford Dunwoody AMENDED NOTICE OF All that certain piece, parcel or plete and accurate description be canceled and the property required to be presented in COMMUNITY BANK; HILL - MUST file their claims on Road, 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA SALE lot of land together with the of the metes, bounds, courses sold on some subsequent sales written statements on the pre - SHIRE, INC.; DISCOVER Form #371ES with the 30338, within thirty (30) days STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA buildings and improvements and distances of the property day after due advertisement. scribed form (FORM #371ES) BANK; THE SECRETARY OF Probate Court of Darlington after the service hereof, exclu - COUNTY OF DARLINGTON thereon, situate, lying and concerned herein. Be all Should the last and highest indicating the name and the HOUSING AND URBAN County, the address of which is sive of the day of such service; IN THE COURT OF COMMON being in the Town of measurements a little more or bidder fail or refuse to make address of the claimant, the DEVELOPMENT, AN OFFICER Room 208 Courthouse, One and if you fail to answer the PLEAS Hartsville, in the County of less. the required deposit at time of basis of the claim, the amount OF THE UNITED STATES OF Public Square, Darlington, SC Amended Complaint in the CASE NO. 2017-CP-16-0771 Darlington, State of South THIS BEING the same proper - bid or comply with the other claimed, the date when the AMERICA, 29532, within eight(8) time aforesaid, judgment by Vanderbilt Mortgage and Carolina, and being bounded, ty conveyed to Bobbie Jessup terms of the bid within thirty claim will become due, the Defendants months after the date of the default will be rendered Finance, Inc. now or formerly, as follows: by virtue of a Deed from Mark (30) days, the deposit shall be nature of any uncertainty as to TO: THE UNKNOWN first publication of this Notice against you for the relief Plaintiff, NORTH by College Avenue for Estates, LLC dated March 30, forfeited and the Special the claim and a description of HEIRS, DEVISEES, to Creditors or within one (1) demanded in the Amended -vs- a distance of 63 1/2 feet, more 2016 and recorded April 5, Referee for Darlington County any security as to the claim. GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, year from date of death, Complaint. Nannee Sparks a/k/a Nanee or less; EAST by property, now 2016 in Deed Book 1078 at may re-sell the property on the Estate: Eleannor Annette LIENORS, CREDITORS, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Sparks; South Carolina or formerly, of the Estate of page 1453 in the Office of the same terms and conditions on McKelvey TRUSTEES, OR OTHER 3-801, et seq.), or such persons that the original Complaint in Department of Motor Vehicles, W.C. Stokes, for a distance of Register of Deeds for some subsequent Sales Day (at Date of Death: 10/17/2017 CLAIMANTS CLAIMING BY shall be forever barred as to the above entitled action was Defendant(s) 169 feet, more or less; SOUTH Darlington County, South the risk of the said highest bid - Case No: 2018ES1600195 THROUGH, UNDER OR their claims. All claims are filed in the office of the Clerk BY VIRTUE of a judgment by lot, now or formerly, of W.B. Carolina. der). As a deficiency judgment Personal Representative: AGAINST SUSAN H. DUPREE required to be presented in of Court for DARLINGTON heretofore granted in the case Gay, for a distance of 63 1/2 404 Gilchrist Road is being Demanded, the bid - Lorene McKelvey A/K/A SUSAN MARTENZIE written statements on the pre - County on March 9, 2016 and of Vanderbilt Mortgage and feet, more or less; and WEST Darlington, SC 29532 ding will remain open thirty Address: 4613 Lawson Grove HARRELSON DUPREE, scribed form (FORM #371ES) the Amended Complaint was Finance, Inc. vs. Nannee by property, now or formerly, TMS# 145-00-03-125 days after the date of sale. Road, Timmonsville, SC 29161 DECEASED (including all indicating the name and the filed in the office of the Clerk Sparks a/k/a Nanee Sparks; of Foxworth, for a distance of TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Purchaser shall pay for prepa - Attorney: James T McBratney, unknown minors; all address of the claimant, the of Court for DARLINGTON South Carolina Department of 169 feet, more or less. Interest at the current rate of ration of deed, documentary Jr unknown persons under other basis of the claim, the amount County on November 14, Motor Vehicles, I, Martins S. This being the same property Four and 25/100 (4.25%) to stamps on the deed, and Address: PO Box 3890, legal disability; all unknown claimed, the date when the 2016. Driggers, as Special Referee conveyed unto be paid on balance of bid from recording of the deed. The suc - Florence, SC 29502 defendants in the military claim will become due, the JASON M. TAROKH, ESQ. for Darlington County, will sell Dushyantkumar Jashbhai date of sale to date of compli - cessful bidder will be required (41p3 leave in thru 5-9-18) service) nature of any uncertainty as to S. CAROLINA BAR # 72837 on May 7, 2018, at 12:30 pm, Patel and Ashmita Maganhai ance. The purchaser to pay for to pay interest on the amount PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a NOON FRIDAY AD DEADLINE Call 393-3811,fax 393-6811or e-mail APRIL 25, 2018 | PAGE 7B [email protected]. THE NEWS AND PRESS, DARLINGTON, S.C. classWWW.NEiWSANfDPRESSi.NET eds

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