Public Service

Phyllis Griggs is the City of Hartsville’s Recycler of the Month for December 2014.

A longtime recycler, she said she pays careful attention to what kinds of packaging can be recycled, and keeps a bin in her kitchen set aside for those items. Her recycling roll cart, she said, fills up more often than her garbage bin.

“I guess I just feel like it’s the right thing to do. Why throw something away that can be reused?” Griggs said.

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Hartsville City Council recognized winners of the 2014 Arbor Day Poster Contest at its Dec. 9 meeting. From left: City Arborist Stephen Wild, 1st place winner Leah Duncan, Jasmine Hodge and Alyssa Poston.

The City of Hartsville marked South Carolina’s 2014 Arbor Day on Dec. 5 with a poster contest, seeking to increase awareness among local 5th grade students of the important role which trees play in the community.

In its Dec. 9 meeting, Hartsville City Council recognized Leah Duncan, a […]

Dell Gandy is the City of Hartsville’s Recycler of the Month for October 2014.

She said she has been recycling for a long time, always sorting out any plastic bottles, boxes and packaging which can be recycled, and keeps a bag of recyclables in her kitchen to periodically empty into her roll cart.

“I enjoy recycling because I know it benefits our community, the environment and the planet,” she said. “I also feel it is our civic responsibility.”

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The City of Hartsville is hosting an art competition open to all local 5th grade students. The contest is taking place in honor of South Carolina’s Arbor Day on Dec. 5, aiming to increase awareness of the vital role that trees play in our environment and City. The contest will select a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, who will be recognized by Hartsville City Council in December. The 1st place winner will have their work displayed in City […]