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Lt. Terry McArthur recently celebrated his 25th year of service at the Dillon County Detention Center on May 15. Lt. McArthur has been loyal to Dillon County, serving all of…

By Betsy Finklea Dillon County District Four Councilman T.F. “Buzzy” Finklea announces that a new housing development is coming to the Oak Grove area. The development will be located on…

LATTA, S.C. (May 21, 2024) — U-Haul Co. of South Carolina, Inc. is pleased to announce that J&H Truck Service and auto repair signed on as a U-Haul® neighborhood dealer…

Members of the Dillon American Legion Post along with members of the Dillon County Republican Party placed flags on the graves of veterans at several cemeteries this past weekend. Flags…

Columbia, S.C. (May 17, 2024) – At their meeting yesterday, the South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission approved the Agency’s 2025 Pavement Improvement Program by adding another $719 million to…

Hardee’s in Dillon is under construction and is expected to open in late summer. The Hardee’s in Dillon originally opened in September 1972. It was remodeled and drive-thru service added…

COLUMBIA, S.C. — In advance of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially begins on June 1, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is joining partners…

The swimming area at the Little Pee Dee State Park is open. Swimming is open from 9 a.m. until one hour before sunset. The park is open from 9 a.m….

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson wants consumers to understand the importance of having their hearing tested this May during Better Hearing and Speech Month. “As a long-time member of…

The 2023-2024 season for harvest of oysters, mussels, clams and all other bivalves from South Carolina’s State Shellfish Grounds and Public Shellfish Grounds will close on Monday, May 27, 2024…

TRAFFIC ALERT! A crash has been reported on I-95 North at mile marker 196. At 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday (today), all lanes were blocked. Initial reports indicate that it was…

Inland Port Dillon and Inland Port Greer provide daily dedicated rail service to and from the Port of Charleston. (Photo/SC Ports/Matt Peacock) CHARLESTON, SC — MAY 14, 2024 — Retailers,…

A new Dollar General DG Market is now under construction at 911 Highway 301 South in Dillon. At this time, a store opening is slated for late summer 2024, but…

A man who was in the custody of the Dillon County Detention Center has died, according to Sheriff Jamie Hamilton. The man was taken to the local hospital on Sunday…

Dillon County Coroner Donnie Grimsley has identified the man involved in a fatal traffic accident as John Robert Costello, a 21-year-old white male from Florence, SC. The accident occurred on…

The case against Steven Bradley Coward on a charge of domestic violence first degree was nol prossed on May 7, 2024, according to the South Carolina Case Records Search. The…

DILLON — On Saturday, May 18, 2024, thousands will unite through the World Vision Global 6K for Water, the world’s largest such event. Participants will walk or run 6 kilometers…

ARMY SOLDIER BACK HOME: At its May 9th meeting, the Dillon VFW welcomed Army Staff Sergeant Daniel Carmichael home from his June 2023 deployment with the South Carolina Army National…