Blanche Capps Celebrates 98th Birthday
The 98th birthday of Mrs. Blanche Capps was celebrated at the Floyd Dale Senior In-Crowd meeting Thursday, June 27, 2024 at the Floyd Dale Fire Department. This was a surprise…
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Blueberry Cooking Contest To Be Held At Farmer’s Market On July 8th
A Blueberry Cooking Contest will be held on July 8th at the Farmer’s Market in downtown Dillon. Bake your best blueberry recipe for a chance to win. Prizes will be…
Let It SHINE For Collin 5K Glow Run Held
The Let It SHINE For Collin 5K Glow Run was held on Saturday, June 22, at Latta Baptist Church. The event was a fundraiser for Collin Fore, a baby who…
Dillon VFW Installs New Officers
On June 13th, State Senator Kent Williams was at the Dillon VFW to administer the VFW Oath of Obligation to its newly elected and appointed officers. Current Post Commander John…
The Bethea Family 53rd Reunion Is Sunday, June 16, 2024
The Bethea Family 53rd Reunion is Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Dothan Church, Dillon County. Every descendant of “English” John Bethea, whether named Bethea or not including husbands, wives, and…
Mount Calvary Baptist Church To Hold VBS
For this year’s VBS, Mount Calvary Baptist Church presents “Scuba, Diving Into Friendship With God.” Each day children and youth gather at Sing and Play Splash for songs, dances, skits,…
Latta Rotary Club Recognizes Latta Baseball Team For Accomplishments
The Latta Rotary Club recognized the Latta Baseball Team for their accomplishments this season. While the team got off to a slow start losing to Dillon in the pre-season, the…
Latimer High School Class Of 1964 Holds Reunion
The Latimer High School Class of 1964 held a reunion luncheon at Abingdon Manor recently. Prior to the reunion, several class members attended a meeting about the preservation of the…
Dillon Garden Club Places Plant At Courthouse For National Garden Week
In honor of National Garden Week, June 2-8, 2024, the Dillon Garden Club honored Gwen Hyatt, Dillon County Clerk of Court on her upcoming retirement with a plant.
Delta Kappa Gamma Society Installs Officers, Awards Membership Pin, and Celebrates Important Milestones
Dillon County’s Alpha Lambda Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International installed officers, awarded a membership pin, and celebrated several important milestones at its April meeting: the 46th birthday…
Johnnie Daniels Speaks To Floyd Dale’s Senior In Crowd
Johnnie Daniels spoke to The Senior In Crowd in Floyd Dale today about his new venture, The Dillon County News, LLC, an online publication, www.dillonnews.org and the page on Facebook,…
Community Clean-Up Set For June 29th
A Community Clean-up is scheduled for Saturday, June 19th, from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 noon at East Dillon Baptist Church, 702 South 16th Avenue, Dillon. Registration is from 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. The…
Memorial Day Program Remembers The Fallen
By Betsy Finklea The solemn occasion of Memorial Day was observed with a program of those who lost their lives in service to our country. Dillon County Veterans of the…
American Legion Sells Poppies
Some members of the American Legion and the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary sold poppies on Saturday at KJ’s IGA on West Main Street in Dillon. The donations were to be…
Local Couple Promotes ‘Poppies For America’
John and Coleen Harlow were at the Dillon Post Office this morning promoting Poppies for the American Legion Auxiliary. Thank you to the many who stopped to donate for Veterans…
Dillon VFW Post Visits Veterans Village
VFW NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE: On 5/21/2024, the Dillon VFW Post was at Veterans Village in Florence to visit with local Veterans at this State Veterans Home. Post members met…
Missing Man Table On Display At KJ’s
“The Missing Man Table”, sometimes referred to as the “Fallen Comrade Table” reminds us of the fallen, missing, or imprisoned United States military service members, is located at KJ’s IGA…