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City of Hartsville names Jerry Thompson as Hartsville Police Chief

The City of Hartsville has named Jerry Thompson as the Hartsville Police Department’s new chief. A veteran law enforcement officer, Thompson has served the department as Acting Chief since January, when he stepped in to fill the position of outgoing Chief James Hudson.

Thompson’s long career has included time with the S.C. Highway Patrol, the S.C. Wildlife and Marine Resources Law Enforcement Division and the S.C. Law Enforcement Division. He began serving the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office in 2008 and […]

April 10th, 2015|News|Comments Off

West College Avenue lot to be restriped

The parking space re-striping work for the West College Avenue parking lot next to the Hartsville Memorial Library is taking place this Sunday morning, April 12.

April 8th, 2015|News|Comments Off

A Moment with the Manager – Launching the Hartsville Farmers Market

By Natalie M. Zeigler
City Manager

From the time that the Cargill Way development opened up a new sector of downtown Hartsville development years ago, it served as the home of Hartsville’s own open-air weekend market event, the Good Living Marketplace. The Marketplace evolved over time, always serving as a hub of weekend activity in town and a gathering point for community organizations, but it always could be found on Cargill, a secondary street. Often it was said that this location […]

April 3rd, 2015|News|Comments Off

Recyclers of the Month – March 2015

Roommates Jamie Ackerman and Rachel Randall and are the City of Hartsville’s Recyclers of the Month for March 2015.

As relatively recent college graduates now living on their own in a city with recycling services, they said they felt a responsibility to recycle.

“It was never a question of whether or not we were going to recycle,” Ackerman said. “It was accessible. We picked it up the second we got here.”

“I don’t think recycling is necessarily a choice anymore, it’s become […]

March 20th, 2015|News|Comments Off

A Moment with the Manager – The value of city services

By Natalie M. Zeigler
City Manager
Fairly often, residents bring us commendations for City of Hartsville employees who are helping people around our community. The Fire Department, for example, has recently taken part in inspecting and installing smoke alarms in targeted neighborhoods. Our police officers, meanwhile, are handling everything from wellness checks to crowd assistance for events in addition to their regular patrols and investigations. I’ve heard from residents who had downed limbs carried away by Environmental Services during this past […]

March 20th, 2015|News|Comments Off

City of Hartsville seeking committee volunteers

The City of Hartsville is seeking individuals who are interested in making the community an excellent place to live and work by serving on its boards, committees and commissions.

Click here for a list of current vacancies. For those interested in serving, applications are available in the City Clerk’s office, first floor of Hartsville City Hall, 100 E. Carolina Ave., Monday to Friday, or online. The deadline for applications is April 17, 2015.

March 19th, 2015|News|Comments Off

Hartsville Area Recreation Department to host Blood Drive

The Hartsville Area Recreation Department will host a blood drive at the Coach T.B. Thomas Sports Center, 701 W. Washington St., on Wednesday, April 1 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Donation times may be scheduled by contacting Darlene Brown at 843.339.2878, or visiting www.redcrossblood.org, with sponsor code “cityofhartsville.”

Generally, donors are eligible if they are in good health and feeling well, at least 17 years old, or 16 years old with parental consent, and weigh at least 110 pounds. Additional […]

March 19th, 2015|News|Comments Off

Tree removal and traffic closure taking place at East Carolina Avenue and Second Street on March 24

Crews are scheduled to remove two hazardous trees at the intersection of East Carolina Avenue and Second Street in Hartsville on Tuesday, March 24. The entire intersection will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic beginning at about 9 a.m. and lasting all day.

Traffic headed east on Carolina Avenue will be detoured right onto South Fourth Street, left on Railroad Avenue, left again on South First Street and resuming right onto East Carolina Avenue. Westbound traffic on East Carolina […]

March 17th, 2015|News|Comments Off

City Council meeting videos now available

Beginning with its March 10, 2015 meeting, videos of Hartsville City Council meetings will be made available online.

Click here for the video of the March 10 meeting.

March 13th, 2015|News|Comments Off

Tree removal taking place at East Home Avenue and Fourth Street on March 12

On Thursday, March 12, crews will be removing a hazardous tree at the intersection of East Home Avenue, Fourth Street and Laurel Oak Street in Hartsville. This work was originally scheduled to take place in February, and was postponed because of inclement weather.

Beginning at 9 a.m. and lasting for at least two hours, road closures for through traffic will be in effect on East Home Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets, as well as Laurel Oak Street at the […]

March 9th, 2015|News|Comments Off

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