News

By: Russell Slatton
Public Services Director

One of the main services that our City provides to residents is its public services: water, trash, and sewer. Although it is the Public Services department’s responsibility to ensure that trash is collected on time, city water is running, and storm drains are clear of debris, it is a shared responsibility with residents to keep our community clean and beautiful.

Our department has conducted extensive research and trial runs into the efficiency of a better collection […]

The EMPOWER initiative (Employing Ministry and Police to Overcome Walls and End Racism) will continue efforts to improve the community in the Historic Butler District. A fourth residence, located at 324 Lincoln Avenue, will receive landscaping and minor exterior repairs on Aug. 19, beginning at 9 a.m.

Founded in the fall of 2016, this partnership between the Ministerial Alliance, the Community Outreach Division of the Hartsville Police Department, and the City of Hartsville, works to make positive impacts in the […]

Motorists traveling on North Fifth Street will see the next phase of downtown street improvements as work will begin on the street’s multiple intersections on the morning of Aug. 7. The work will continue through the following eight weeks, subject to weather conditions. Traffic may be delayed or be rerouted during this period.

These improvements are a continuation of the development to Hartsville’s downtown area, expanding on the work already completed to College Avenue. The current bricked crosswalks at these […]

On Sat., Aug. 5, the City of Hartsville’s first responders invite the community to join them at Burry Park, 131 Cargill Way, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for National Night Out. The event will feature free hotdogs while supplies last and kid’s activities such as a game trailer, balloon animals, bubbles, face painting, and more. The area’s first responders including Hartsville Police Department, Hartsville Fire Department, Darlington County EMS, Darlington County Sheriff’s Department, and Department of Natural Resources […]

Beginning Aug. 14, City of Hartsville Environmental Services will be operating under a new collection route for trash, recycling, and yard debris. Trash, recycling, and yard debris collection will now be on a four day schedule. Trash and yard debris will be collected every week, while recycling will be collected every other week. Additionally, glass will no longer be accepted as a recyclable material. Residents should place roll carts curbside by 7 a.m. on their assigned collection day to […]