The City of Darlington Water Department in South Carolina is urging all water customers to voluntarily reduce water usage due to severe drought conditions.
- Scott Chancey
Red Foxes 1 victory from winning Lower State crown and reaching SCHSL 4A's state finals.
- Emmy Ribero
FCSO made six arrests after executing a search warrant on McMillian Drive in Florence for narcotics and firearms.
- Scott Chancey
Hartsville won 9-3 over May River to earn a spot in this year's SCHSL 4A Lower State finals against Airport, the defending state champion.
- Scott Chancey
Hartsville builds 6-0 lead and withstands May River rally.
- From staff reports
The 2A and 3A track & field state championships were held Friday in Columbia and Marion's Darrion Baccus came away with a state crown.
- Justin Driggers
The South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association released its list of all-state teams Friday and two players and a coach from the Pee Dee were among the top honorees.
COLUMBIA, S.C. − The Pee Dee saw three individual track & field state champions crowned Thursday evening at the 4A State Championships held at Richland Northeast High School.
Jason English, the current assistant principal at Darlington Middle School, has been selected as the new principal by the Darlington County School District.
Darlington Raceway announced Tuesday that Airbnb has become an official track partner for the 2027 NASCAR season.
Bryce Segars' walk-off RBI single lifted Hartsville baseball to a victory over May River on Wednesday in the series opener.
- From FMU reports
The Francis Marion University softball program, the automatic qualifier from Conference Carolinas, learned on Monday morning that it will host one of the two NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Tournaments this Thursday through Saturday.
- From FMU reports
For a second straight month, FMU's Logan Davis was chosen as the Conference Carolinas baseball Freshman of the Month.
- Staff Report
A person lost their life when a 2016 Ford Explorer collided with a disabled 1996 Ford RV on E. Bobo Newsom Highway in Darlington County at 1:50 p.m. on a Sunday.
- From FMU reports
The Francis Marion University baseball program received an at-large bid and the fifth overall seed in the upcoming Southeast Regional of the NCAA Tournament following the release of the bracket on the selection show on Sunday night.
- GENE ZALESKI Staff Writer
Unemployment rates in Florence, Darlington, and Marion counties decreased in March, as reported by the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce on May 6.
- Special to The Morning News
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics and the GSSM Foundation received the largest private donation in the school’s history from Harris E. and Louise H. DeLoach, who donated their home in Hartsville.
- Justin Driggers
A late rally by the Florence-Darlington Tech baseball team fell just short Saturday as Harford Community College took Game 3 of the East District championship to advance to the JUCO World Series.
- Scott Chancey
Florence-Darlington Tech and Harford Community College met Friday for Games 1 & 2 of the East District championship.
- Scott Chancey
Perkins was Hannah-Pamplico's football coach in 2015.
- SPECIAL TO THE MORNING NEWS
Florence-Darlington Technical College's 2026 commencement ceremony is set to take place on Thursday, May 14, at the Florence Center, celebrating the achievements of 983 undergraduate students who have earned associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates.
- Special to The Morning News
The Darlington County School District recently revealed the 19 exceptional educators chosen as the 2026-27 School Teachers of the Year, selected by their peers for their dedication and commitment to providing meaningful learning experiences for students.
- Scott Chancey
Next, the Stingers enter the district tournament with NJCAA World Series appearance on line.