MINUTES: Latta School Board-November 11, 2025
LATTA SCHOOL BOARD Minutes November 11, 2025 (Minutes submitted are unofficial until approved at the next month’s regular monthly meeting.) The Latta School Board of Trustees met for the regular…
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Marlboro County Adult Education Receives Top Awards for 2024-2025
Bennettsville, S.C. — The Marlboro County School District Adult Education Program is marking a year of distinguished achievement, having received statewide honors for the 2024-2025 school year. The program continues…
Lake View Middle and High School Get ‘Good’ Rating On SC School Report Card
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Yellow Jessamine Garden Club Has Informative Program On Blueberries
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Marlboro County Schools Earn Top Marks in Food Safety Inspections
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LVHS FFA Ties For First Place In Lower State Competition
Lake View High School FFA participated in the Gator Wars Competition. Lake View tied for 1st place in the Lower State competition on November 20, 2025 held at Blanchard Equipment in…
Hundreds Gather for 40th Annual McLeod Hospice Tree Lighting
December 10, 2025 – Florence, SC– McLeod Hospice celebrated its 40th Annual “A Light for Someone You Love” Tree Lighting Ceremony, presented by Signature Wealth Strategies, on Thursday, December 4,…
Latta High School Retires Jersey Of Rubylee Wright
On Friday, December 9, Latta High School announced the retirement of the jersey of one of their most distinguished student-athletes, RubyLee Wright, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the…
Clemson Livestock-Poultry Health Monitoring Multi-state Equine Herpesvirus outbreak; South Carolina Updates Import Requirements
Clemson University Livestock-Poultry Health (CULPH) officials are closely monitoring a multi-state outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) and its neurologic form, Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), linked to barrel racing and…
Pepperoni Pizza Is A Beloved Dish
Pizza is beloved across the globe. The National Association of Pizza Operators estimates that 350 slices of pizza are consumed every second in the United States. In addition, 93 percent…
Attorney General Alan Wilson Announces Two Dillon County Residents Charged With Stealing From Vulnerable Adult
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DJ Rowell And The DJ Rowell Foundation Delivers Backpacks For Hospitalized Children To McLeod Health Dillon
By Betsy Finklea DJ Rowell, the star, creator, and producer of “The Love Doctor” movie and the DJ Rowell Foundation returned to McLeod Health in Dillon again this to deliver…
There’s A New Flavor In Town
John, Quranah, and son, Quadeer of Q & J’s BBQ & More has introduced a new unique flavor in town, Q & J’s BBQ & More Sweet & Smokey Barbeque…
Christmas Cheer Abounds At DJ Rowell Foundation Bookbag Packing Event
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Volunteers Put Together Bicycles For Toy Drive
Bill Windham and Zach Sherman of the Blackwater Punishers came by the Dillon County News, LLC, recently to put together bikes for our annual toy drive. (Photos by Johnnie Daniels/The…
American Legion Post and Ladies Auxiliary Hold Annual Christmas Family Party
The American Legion Post 32 and The Ladies Auxiliary held their annual Christmas Family Party on Thursday, December 4, at the American Legion Hall on 2014 Hwy. 9 East, Dillon,…
Gifted and Talented Students Come To Visitor Center For Art Class
Rebecca Stager, the Gifted and Talented teachers for Gordon, Lake View, and Dillon Elementary, took her students on a field trip to the City of Dillon Visitor Center on Friday….