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…
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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…
Humane Society And Others Join Forces To Assist Citizens With Rising Costs Of Feeding Pets
Dillon Mayor Tally McColl, along with Sheriff Jamie Hamilton, Dillon County Councilman Robbie Coward, and Mary McDaniel with the Humane Society of Dillon County have joined forces to assist Dillon…
Car And Truck Show Event To Benefit Homeless And Less Fortunate Veterans
A car and truck show was held in the Roses’ parking lot on Saturday, May 25. Buster Furniss was in charge. Furniss and many volunteers including some motorcyclists from Florence…
Several Gather For Coffee And Talk
Coffee and Talk was held today (Wednesday morning) at the City of Dillon Visitor’s Center. Guests enjoyed beverages from Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee and breakfast casserole, honeybun cake, and more. Guests…
Pastor James Orr and The Gideons International Hold Special Prayer for Sheriff’s Office
Pastor James Orr and the Gideons International had special prayer for the Dillon County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, May 22, at the Dillon Judicial Center on the Old Latta Highway,…