Columbia, S.C. – Gov. Henry McMaster has declared May as South Carolina Hurricane Preparedness Month. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division, county emergency managers, the National Weather Service, and all…
COLUMBIA, S.C.– South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that the state secured $66,833,057.18 in its share of the annual tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (“MSA”) Payment. In 1998, the Attorney…
From left to right: Dr. Hari Rajagopalan, Dr. Deborah Hopla, Dr. Matthew Hagler, and Dr. Kimberly McCuiston Francis Marion University recognized four faculty members for their outstanding work during the…
By The Honorable James E. Lockemy I am writing in the early morning hours of April 19, 2025. My thoughts are drifting to a small village in New England where…
The Dillon County Sheriff’s Office’s next Community event will be May 22nd, 2025 from 4:30-6:30 p.m., at the Oak Grove Fire Department. They will continue throughout the County in hope’s…
Dillon Middle School recently held its final Lunch Bunch Book Club meeting of the school year. The students who qualified to attend the meeting had read the featured book, The…
The Yellow Jessamine Garden Club freshens up the J.P. Camp Roadside Park on Tuesday, April 23. The Yellow Jessamine Garden Club ladies were hard at work this morning pulling weeds,…
The Latta Vikings edged the Lake View Wild Gators 4-3 in a conference varsity baseball game played in Latta on Wednesday, April 23. Latta got on the scoreboard with a…
The work has begun near the railroad track. It is getting some handicapped accessible upgrades. (Photo by Johnnie Daniels/The Dillon County News, LLC)
A new lift station is being installed at the corner of East Calhoun Street and 4th Avenue in Dillon, according to Dillon City Manager Burt Rogers. This will replace the…
Makayla Huggins signed at the next level in her education and softball career to attend Florence Darlington Technical College on Thursday, April 24. The signing took place at the Dillon…
Florence, S.C. – Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) is proud to announce that its Automotive Technician Training Program has once again received Master Automobile Service Technology Accreditation – the highest level…
BATON ROUGE, LA (04/23/2025)– Jacob Edwards of Latta, South Carolina, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline…
The Latta Lady Vikings shut out the Green Sea Floyds Lady Trojans 6-0 in varsity softball action played at Green Sea Floyds on Tuesday, April 22. Latta got onto the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) encourages residents to drop off unused, expired or unwanted prescription drugs during the upcoming National Prescription Drug Take Back…
MARCH 2025 The Prestige Funeral Home Staff respectfully announces the passing of Mr. Robert Ferguson. He departed this earthly life on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at McLeod Medical Center in…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jaremy Smith is also charged in the Phonesia Miandra (Machado) Machado-Fore. Her body was found in Dillon County. ALBUQUERQUE (APRIL 21, 2025) – Jaremy Smith has been sentenced…