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Upgrades of public parking lot on East Carolina Avenue coming Dec. 19 – 20

Downtown Hartsville visitors will see infrastructure improvement work in the public parking lot on East Carolina Avenue, near the Hartsville YMCA, on Saturday, Dec. 19 and Sunday, Dec. 20, as the lot is sealcoated and restriped.

The portion of the lot closest to Cargill Way, Jones Family Eyecare and Waddell & Reed, Inc. is scheduled to close early Saturday morning, Dec. 19 to allow crews to sealcoat the lot. The area will close again Sunday morning for the lot to […]

December 16th, 2015|News|Comments Off

City of Hartsville honors South Carolina’s Arbor Day with new tree planting in Pride Park

Members of City Council and City staff observed the City of Hartsville’s Arbor Day on Dec. 10, 2015 with the planting of a new Southern Sugar Maple tree in Pride Park, located at 630 S. Sixth St.

Mayor Mel Pennington, joined by other Council members, thanked representatives from the Public Service Department and Arborworks Tree Company for their efforts in developing and maintaining Hartsville’s trees.

“We want to thank all of you for taking part in this and helping us maintain […]

December 11th, 2015|News|Comments Off

A Moment with the Manager – Making Christmas magical in Hartsville

By Natalie M. Zeigler
City Manager

A recent listing of the “top Christmas towns in South Carolina” gained extremely strong attention here because the City of Hartsville appeared on the list. This came as a gratifying recognition because of how much City staff and our residents want this season to show off much of the best of everything we have to offer, and our staff works hard to make this happen.

Hartsville’s Christmas Parade serves as the obvious example, and standing out […]

December 10th, 2015|News|Comments Off

Hartsville Christmas Parade to bring together marching bands, dance groups and many other community organizations Saturday, Dec. 12

The Hartsville community’s greatest holiday tradition will arrive next Saturday, Dec. 12 as the Hartsville Christmas Parade rolls onto South Fifth Street with more than 50 schools, churches, businesses, and other local organizations. The 2015 parade, sponsored by SPC Credit Union, North Industrial Machine and Sonoco, will step off at 10:30 a.m.

This incredible community spectacle, which also celebrates Hartsville’s first responders, marching bands, dance groups, elected officials and local Shriners organizations, will feature the JROTC cadets of Hartsville High […]

December 7th, 2015|News|Comments Off

Pride Park to receive new tree Dec. 10 in honor of South Carolina’s Arbor Day

The City of Hartsville will honor South Carolina’s Arbor Day on Thursday, Dec. 10 by planting a new Southern Sugar Maple tree in Pride Park, found at 630 S. Sixth St. Anyone interested is invited to attend the ceremony, which will begin at 11 a.m.

In addition to the tree planting ceremony, Hartsville City Council issues an annual Arbor Day proclamation highlighting the important role of trees in reducing the community’s topsoil erosion as well as reducing heating and cooling […]

December 7th, 2015|News|Comments Off

City Council meeting Dec. 8, 2015

Hartsville City Council will have a meeting Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, 5:30 p.m. at Hartsville City Hall, 100 E. Carolina Ave. Click here for the meeting agenda.

December 4th, 2015|News|Comments Off

City of Hartsville to begin using CodeRED Emergency Notification system

The City of Hartsville has contracted with Emergency Communications Network to license its CodeRED high-speed notification system. CodeRED provides City officials the ability to deliver important or critical messages to phones in targeted areas or throughout the city quickly.

CodeRED allows in-city residents and businesses to receive critical messages from their local government about emergencies, or some general notifications if desired, by phone, text or email. The system uses a telephone database, although not all in-city phone numbers have necessarily […]

December 1st, 2015|News|Comments Off

A Moment with the Manager – Developing Hartsville’s parks

By Natalie M. Zeigler
City Manager

In city government, we carefully examine and act on the issues with which we aren’t yet satisfied. We ask ourselves how we can improve services and make them more comprehensive, and how we can build Hartsville up as a community. Even so we must always remember, this week and the rest of the year, for how much we have now for which we can be thankful, and for how many economic, cultural and recreational assets […]

November 26th, 2015|News|Comments Off

Recycler of the Month – November 2015

Mamie Kelley is the City of Hartsville’s Recycler of the Month for November 2015.

She said she has been careful to recycle items for a long time, especially plastic bottles and paper, and keeps a bucket in her kitchen to collect recyclables until she’s ready to move them to her outside roll cart.

“It’s very easy to carry it out in a bag, and it helps keep things clean around your house,” Kelley said.

As the Recycler of the Month, Kelley received […]

November 24th, 2015|News|Comments Off

Choirs, dance groups and the Lizardmen to perform at the City of Hartsville Christmas Tree Lighting Dec. 4

The City of Hartsville Christmas Tree has received a bigger and bigger welcome ceremony in recent years, and 2015 will bring together the greatest event yet when dance groups, singers, and the members of the local band the Lizardmen take part in the annual City of Hartsville Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday, Dec. 4, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The Tree Lighting is moving this year from its former home in Burry Park to Centennial Park, the downtown park located at […]