The third annual Health Promotion and Community Leadership Excellence Awards Conference was held on Saturday, October 25, at the City of Dillon Wellness Center. This was a program of the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — October marks both Safe Sleep Awareness Month and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month. The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH), in collaboration with South…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) has launched a new webpage that shares positive rabies cases in animals with the public. The launch of this…
Miracle Temple Family Fellowship is held their annual community health fair today. Various vendors are there serving those in attendance. PHOTO GALLERY Photos by Johnnie Daniels/The Dillon County News, LLC
The Help For Veterans Health Fair is set for October 16th. There will be vendors, health screenings, giveaway items, and more. Veterans will receive a free meal while it lasts….
Sixteen new graduate nurses attended a McLeod Health Celebration Signing Day event at the Marina Inn at Grande Dunes on Thursday evening, September 25. The nurses attending represented the new…
An Evening of Hope to benefit the HOPE (Helping Oncology Patients Everyday) Fund at the McLeod Center for Cancer Treatment and Research in Florence was held on Thursday, September 18,…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Sept. 2, 2025) − The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has received three grants from The Duke Endowment totaling $7 million to support three initiatives aimed at…
McLeod Health has been recognized once again by Forbes as one of the Top 10 Best Employers By State. Forbes, a global media company that focuses on business, technology and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Every year, about 1 in 33 babies born in the United States has a birth defect, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, many…
The McLeod Health Foundation has received two grants from The Duke Endowment totaling $1,145,000 to expand the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program and to support staffing costs for the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – As a new school year begins, the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is sharing information about the serious risks of youth e-cigarette use/vaping. Flavored e-cigarettes/vapes…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – As part of National Immunization Awareness Month, the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) and Prisma Health held a press conference today at Prisma Health Children’s…
It’s Time To Sign Up For The Help For Veterans Health Fair! The Help For Veterans Health Fair is scheduled for Thursday, October 16, 2025 from 11 a.m. until 1:00…
By Betsy Finklea The Dillon County Clemson Extension Growing Health series continued recently with a class on growing collards led by Carmen Ketron and Justin Foxworth. “The best is yet…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a case of measles in an Upstate resident. This is the first confirmed case of measles reported…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina today announced the launch of South Carolina Health Compass — an…
DILLON, SC – A proud Dillon native, Lucy Owens is serving her hometown community as the Pharmacist in Charge at CSC Community Pharmacy, part of CareSouth Carolina. Owens brings a…