CHECK WWW. 2A OPINION 4A OBITUARIES 7A SPORTS 2B PUZZLES 4B BOOKINGS 7B CLASSIFIEDS NEWSANDPRESS.NET FOR ELECTION RESULTS QUOTE ‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.’ EDMUND BURKE Vol. 142, No. 23 NTWO SECTIONS e• 16 PAGwES s&PreESTAs BLISHsED 1874 75¢ JUNE 15, 2016 Darlington, S.C. WWW.NEWSANDPRESS.NET County passes $34 million budget Tax Fund of $60,525, a Road the need for this provision, voted absentee. By Samantha Lyles Staff Writer Maintenance Fund of $1.6 mil - explaining that residents who Absentee voting numbers [email protected] lion, and a Hartsville Fire don't live near the Darlington normally rise during a presi - Darlington County Council Protection District Fund of registration office don't have a dential election year. Campbell convened their regular month - $475,000. nearby option for absentee vot - said that in 2012, over 6,500 ly meeting Monday, June 6 and The total for these budgets is ing. voters chose to cast absentee passed final reading for the $34,460,002. “I think it's unjust that those ballots. He noted that these 2016/17 fiscal year budgets. One amendment was added people do not get the services numbers have swelled dramati - The composite budget in prior to passage: Council mem - that we have in Darlington,” cally since 1992, when just over Ordinance 16-14 contained a ber Bobby Kilgo proposed said Campbell. 700 people voted absentee. General Fund budget of $24.8 adding $9,000 to place a sup - He added that absentee vot - Kilgo added that one reason for million, an Emergency plemental absentee voting box ing numbers vary widely in two this increase is that any citizen Telephone Fund of $831,059, a in Hartsville for the November of the county's biggest over 65 can now vote absentee County Library Fund of $1.3 general election. Le Flowers precincts: of about 2,600 voters and cast their ballot early, Blake Taylor of the SC Department of Corrections spoke to million, an Environmental seconded this motion. registered in Darlington #3, avoiding long lines at polling Darlington County Council about the importance of complying Services Fund of $3.2 million, a Hoyt Campbell, director of around 650 voted absentee, stations on election day. with federal PREA staffing requirements at the Darlington County Fire District Fund of $1.9 mil - Darlington County Elections while less than 200 of the regis - Corrections Center. PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES lion, a State Accommodations and Registrations, agreed with tered 2,450 in Hartsville #8 COUNTY ON 3A County called on carpet over PREA non-compliance person and in writing that By Samantha Lyles Staff Writer the county needs to take [email protected] action to shore up this deficit. At their June 6 meeting, Taylor noted that Darlington Darlington County Council County's 2016/17 fiscal year heard again of the urgent budget showed no funding need to add guards to the for jail staff increases, and he Detention Center to make the suggested that even adding facility compliant with feder - one or two positions a year to al PREA (Prison Rape show a good faith effort Elimination Act) standards. would be meaningful. Blake Taylor, director of “I don't think anyone Compliance, Standards, and expects you to fix the entire Inspections for the S.C. problem at once. That's not Department of Corrections, realistic. But to go another told council it was “critical fiscal year without address - that council at least begin ing it at all would be some - increasing the staff” at the thing that we couldn't jail, which is currently 12 defend,” said Taylor, adding officers short of compliance that continued neglect would levels. force the state to testify This number was deter - against Darlington County in mined by a staffing analysis any potential legal actions completed in April of 2014, stemming from its protracted and SC Corrections has non-compliance. repeatedly communicated in Nucor donates to Darlington County Free Medical Clinic PREA ON 3A otherwise might go without. In they staged a sporting clay Wade Baker, Edwards Barrett, By Samantha Lyles Staff Writer 2015, the Clinic provided over shoot at Moree's Sportsmans Melissa Bonnoitt, Eddie Cotten, [email protected] 900 patient/physician visits Preserve that proved so popular Terry Diggs, Tad Driggers, Man dies in shooting A generous $100,000 dona - and 579 specialist referrals, and and entertaining that it will Grant Etheredge, Ray Evans, tion from Nucor Darlington last their pharmacy provided 7,075 likely become a regular part of Stacy Evans, Kelly Fedewa, week will ensure that many new prescriptions. the spring charity drive week - Rudy Gainey, Cindy Graham, incident in Pine Ridge patients of the Darlington Ian Deeks, day supervisor at end. The 2016 event took place Billy Grant, Ryan Green, Angela One man is dead and being sought in connection County Free Medical Clinic con - Nucor, said the company's May 24 and 25, with the golf Hamilton, Rachael Harding, another remains in critical with the crimes: tinue to receive care. annual donation to the Free tournaments staged at The Jackie Helms, Heather condition at an area hospital “It's incredible, the effort Medical Clinic – a tradition dat - Palms and The Traces in Huggins, Brent Jernigan, following a shooting • Zackery Sanders, a 21- and expense they are willing to ing back more than a decade – Florence. Ronnie Johnson, Tammy Kelly, incident early Saturday year-old white male of Alcolu, support so they can give the started with more modest “We had about 64 people James Kizziar, Robert morning off Lunn Drive in SC, is wanted for Murder. funds to the community. That's fundraiser proceeds of about participate in (the sporting clay Nesselrode, Brantley Norris, the Pine Ridge area of literally their goal, to help the $3,800 in the first year, but the shoot)... and about 168 people Mary Odom, Andrew Schless, Hartsville. • Jason Gadson, a 29-year- patients,” said Kathy Baxley- company's commitment to in both golf tournaments, so we Prather Silverthorn, Wanda According to reports from old black male of Manning, Hancock, director of the Free building their May charity filled up both courses. We're Springs, Zachary Stroman, the Todd Hardee, Darlington SC, is wanted for Murder. Medical Clinic. “Their drive has event has paid off with strong out there having fun, but the Mary Wiggins, Paul Woodham, County Coroner and the so much to do with the integrity participation from employees end result is we raise some and Rick Young. Darlington County Sheriff’s The incident is still an and the character of the people and vendors, even during an money,” said Deeks. “And the The Free Medical Clinic of Office, the victim, a 31-year- ongoing investigation, and that work here at Nucor, and less-than-stellar year for the steel market is looking better Darlington County has clinical old man, was pronounced additional charges are forth - the belief they have in what steel industry. for Nucor, so we're hoping that facilities in Darlington at 203 dead around 2:00 a.m. coming. we're doing.” Nucor's fundraising effort next year we can raise the bar Grove Street, and in Hartsville Details from the autopsy If anyone has information, For sixteen years, the Free added a bit more fun this year. even more.” at 500 West Carolina Avenue. were not available by press they are asked to please con - Medical Clinic has provided In addition to the annual Nucor employee volunteers For more information, call 843- time on Monday. tact the Darlington County medical care and prescription employee/vendor dinner, silent at this year's events included 398-0060 in Darlington and According to Sheriff J. Sheriff’s Office at: 843-398- drugs to needy patients who auction, and golf tournaments, Jacob Adelman, Dale Anderson, 843-332-0422 in Hartsville. Wayne Byrd, two men are 4501 or 843-398-4920. Darlington City Council vote fails to oust longtime city municipal judge as follows: Uh, I understand the function, By Jana E. Pye Editor “As you know if you look at and…” [email protected] your handbooks and look at the “You want to amend the A motion failed during the ordinance, the municipal judge motion?” said Hines. June 7th meeting for the the age is 72 for retirement, “No, First Reading is fine, we Darlington City Council to oust ….but there’s nothing set in would need a Second Reading,” longtime city municipal judge place for the municipal judge. said Milling. But I want to be with a 3 – 3 tie vote and one So we want to put that on out sure that we do not step on any abstention. and get a First Reading and vote codes, and any violations or any In a list of 16 agenda items on it. Can I get a motion for stay of federal statutes …that for the June monthly meeting, that? say you can’t discriminate two revolved around the pres - Council member Carolyn against people based on age. I Bruce made a motion, which don’t think that it would, but it Pictured here is one Community Changers team that worked at a home on Red Street in Darlington. ent municipal judge, a seat cur - PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES rently held by Daniel B. Causey, was seconded by fellow council wouldn’t hurt for the Attorney III : member Elaine Reed. General’s office to take a look at 12. First Reading of Hines continued; “All in favor it before…it’s a free service that Community Changers summer outreach program for voting on it by saying aye?” is provided to…” Ordinance 2016-07: Retirement even bigger and better.” Reed, Bruce, and Hines all Mayor Hines said, “The only By Samantha Lyles Age for Municipal Judge; and Community Changers traditionally teams said “Aye.” thing that we are doing is just Staff Writer 15: Vote to Open Application for [email protected] youth volunteers with adult supervisors who have “Nays have the same right,” starting the same that um, Municipal Judge.