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1 month ago | postandcourier.com | G.E. Hinson

DARLINGTON — The State Law Enforcement Division has charged a former Darlington Police Department sergeant with breach of trust with fraudulent intent — value more than $2,000 and less than $10,000 — and misconduct in office. Mark Anthony Hayes Jr., 39, was charged April 17. Hayes was employed at the Darlington Police Department as a certified law enforcement officer when he allegedly gave a confidential informant vape pens from a seizure he conducted weeks earlier.

2 months ago | postandcourier.com | Abby Ann Ramsey |G.E. Hinson

DARLINGTON COUNTY — The city of Hartsville pays 16 of its employees more than $100,000, according to records obtained by The Post and Courier. Through records requests, the newspaper gathered the salaries of officials at Darlington County, the city of Darlington and Hartsville. To show readers how their taxes are used, The Post and Courier has previously taken a closer look at public salaries across the state, including Florence, , Greenville and Spartanburg.

Feb 10, 2025 | postandcourier.com | G.E. Hinson

FLORENCE — The Florence County Sheriff’s Office arrested four people in connection to child abuse at Florence’s Maranatha Christian School. A day care worker at the school, 73-year-old Laurin B. Boyce, repeatedly slammed a child’s head into a crib, covered the child’s head with a blanket, pressed down on the child’s head and dragged the child out of the room, according to a press release from the Florence County Sheriff's Office. The release did not list the child's age. Boyce was arrested Feb.

Jan 31, 2025 | postandcourier.com | G.E. Hinson

FLORENCE — South Florence High School has been named a finalist for the Palmetto’s Finest award. It’s the third time in a row a school in Florence 1 Schools has been named a finalist for the S.C. Association of School Administrators Award. Delmae Heights Elementary School took the award last year, becoming one of four schools honored statewide in 2024. South Florence High School Principal Shand Josey, the district’s principal of the year, surprised staff and students with the announcement Jan. 30.

Jan 17, 2025 | postandcourier.com | G.E. Hinson

FLORENCE — Walgreens on the corner of Irby Street and Cherokee Road is closing, according to a company spokesperson. The location at 726. S. Irby St. will shut down for good Jan. 21. Its closure is a part of the company’s October 2024 decision to shutter 1,200 of its stores over three years, a Walgreens spokesperson said in an email.