City of Hartsville – 2015

Recycler of the Month – December 2015

Greta Godbey is the City of Hartsville’s Recycler of the Month for December 2015.

For years, she has sought to make sure that limited resources will be reused, she said, recycling paper, cans and bottles, and even maintaining a compost pile.

“If you reuse it, you don’t have to get new material out of the earth,” she said. “We have to think of our children, grandchildren, and great-great-great-great grandchildren, that they will still have something too.”

As the Recycler of the Month, […]

December 30th, 2015|News|Comments Off

The City of Hartsville’s 2015 in review

From downtown development to the Butler Historic District, 2015 was another year of significant progress for the City of Hartsville. These 10 stories from across the last 12 months highlight some of the efforts and projects taken on by the City in the past year.

1. South Hartsville Heritage Alive: A Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy

In January, a Community Planning Assistance Team brought together its research in the Butler Heritage District to create the planning document South Hartsville Heritage Alive: A Neighborhood […]

December 30th, 2015|News|Comments Off

Hartsville High School Class of 1965 gives gift of downtown sidewalk bench to City of Hartsville

On the occasion of its 50th class reunion, Hartsville High School’s Class of 1965 has donated a new downtown sidewalk bench to the City of Hartsville.

Class committee member Brenda Newsome said the idea to provide the gift came when the committee realized that they had remaining funds after their reunion took place.

“We brainstormed about what to do with the funds,” Newsome said. “We wanted something memorable, like the ‘H’ on the former Hartsville High School campus, now the location […]

December 29th, 2015|News|Comments Off

2016 Trash Pickup Schedule Changes

Below are the changes for all trash pickup schedule changes for 2016. Please note that this is for trash only, recycling will be collected on the regular day the following week.

For additional information, please contact Environmental Services at 843.383.3019.

New Year’s Day: Fri., Jan. 1 moved to Thurs., Dec. 31, 2015
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Mon., Jan. 18 moved to Tues., Jan. 29
Presidents’ Day: Mon., Feb. 15 moved to Tues., Feb. 16
Good Friday: Fri., Mar. 25 moved to Thurs., Mar. […]

December 25th, 2015|News|Comments Off

A Moment with the Manager — Looking back on the successes of 2015

By Natalie M. Zeigler
City Manager

Earlier this week, when downtown development organization Main Street Hartsville organized a ribbon cutting at Retrofit sip-n-seat, a specialized wine bar and upcycled furniture shop located on Mantissa Row when Mayor Mel Pennington joked that downtown ribbon cuttings are nearly happening on a weekly basis now. We have seen, looking back to January, 14 new businesses opened in the downtown district, many of them in the back half of this year. This count includes new […]

December 25th, 2015|News|Comments Off

Business license renewal forms for the City of Hartsville to be sent out in February 2016

City of Hartsville business license renewal forms are expected to be sent out to in-city businesses in February 2016, later than they have been sent in previous years, after an upcoming Hartsville City Council meeting in which Council may determine the new due date for the forms.

City Council has approved on first reading Ordinance 4226, which would modify the portion of City of Hartsville Code governing the Business License Program and move the due date for business license renewals […]

December 22nd, 2015|News|Comments Off

Trash, recycling pickup changes for Christmas and New Year’s holidays

Several of the City of Hartsville’s trash and recycling pickups will move from their normal days to a new day during the Christmas and New Years holidays. The changes will be as follows:

Christmas Eve: Thurs. Dec. 24 moved to Tues. Dec. 22
Christmas Day: Fri., Dec. 25 moved to Wed., Dec. 23
Monday After Christmas: Mon., Dec. 28 moved to Tues., Dec. 29
New Year’s Day: Friday, Jan. 1 moved to Thurs., Dec. 31

December 21st, 2015|News|Comments Off

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

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