Our Community Events

**SCAAHC Annual Conference & Awards Ceremony**

Mark your calendars for April 20-21, 2022, as the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission will host its annual Conference and "Preserving Our Places in History"Awards Luncheon Registration Opens March 14. Registration fee is $50 Per person

**Democratic Women’s Council of Darlington County Monthly Meeting**

Democratic Women’s Council of Darlington County is on the move. Come join us for our monthly meeting , Monday February 28,6pm at The Gathering Place 1909 W. BoBo Newsome Hwy.

**Special Darlington City Council Meeting March 15**

Darlington City Council will hold a Public Hearing and Special Meeting for the second and final reading of an Ordinance to expand the Cashua-Spring Street Historic District at 6 p.m. March 15, 2022, in the courtroom at City Hall, located at 400 Pearl Street. The Ordinance would add 14 additional properties on North and Oak Streets to the Cashua-Spring Street Historic District as recommended by the City Historic Landmarks Commission and S.C. Department of Archives & History and as requested by the property owners in 2018.

You may review documents related to the expansion at City Hall, 400 Pearl St., or online at www.CityofDarlington.com.

First Reading of the ordinance was approved at Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, meeting. Public Hearing of the ordinance will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 15.

**McLeod Regional Medical Center Establishes Forensic Nurse Examiner Program**

(Florence, SC, February 9, 2022) – For the first time, victims of sexual assault in the Pee Dee have access to specialized, trauma-informed care without having to leave the region with the establishment of the McLeod Health Forensic Nurse Examiner (FNE) Program. This program, years in the making, will serve adult and pediatric victims alike, at first operating out of McLeod Regional Medical Center, but with plans to eventually expand to all McLeod Health hospitals.

The McLeod FNE Team provides 24/7/365 forensic nurse coverage for victims of violence and neglect, utilizing the most-up-to-date evidence-based, trauma-informed and patient-centered forensic nursing practices.

Forensic Nurses are specifically trained to treat victims of sexual assault in a compassionate and understanding manner. They help with the physical, psychological and social trauma faced by someone who has been assaulted or abused.
CRISIS HOTLINE:

Toll Free – 1-800-273-1820

Florence – 843-669-4600

**Native Tree Giveaway**

Darlington County Extension Office will hold a Native Tree Giveaway in collaboration with PowerPlantSC through the South Carolina Floodwater Commission. Residents of Darlington County can register to pick up two bare-root trees, either an Overcup Oak or Buttonbush. Pick up from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Kalmia Gardens Parking lot, 1624 W. Carolina Ave., Hartsville, and from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Williamson Park, Spring Street, Darlington. Pre-registration required. Contact Carmen Ketron at 843-944-8586 or cketron@clemson.edu.

**Are You Ready To Run For Public Office?**

Please help us identify top-tier candidates from across the state to run for office at every level, from the county council to the Governor’s Mansion. The 2022 candidate filing period opens in six weeks.

To begin this process, we’ve created a candidate recruitment form we hope you will share with your friends, family, neighbors, church congregations, fraternity and/or sorority members, and beyond.

Have you ever considered running for office? Do you know individuals in your community who would make outstanding candidates? Please take a minute and provide names by completing our candidate recruitment form.

Additionally, SCDP has posted a candidate tool kit filled with campaign resources; anyone considering running for office can start the planning process.

Lastly, SCDP will soon announce our 2022 Campaign Training series. We hope you will sign up for these sessions as we work to equip our candidates and the most passionate supporters with the necessary skills and resources to elect Democrats up and down the ballot.

We must have candidates and run robust campaigns if we want to win. Every day we witness failed Republican leadership in South Carolina. Let’s give the voters a choice