IRS Announces First Day Of 2026 Filing Season
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced Monday, January 26, 2026, as the opening of the nation’s 2026 filing season. This year, several new tax law provisions of the One,…
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Undercover Operation Leads To Arrests
On 01/07/2026, agents with the Dillon County Sheriff’s Office and South Carolina Law Enforcement Division conducted an undercover operation at 114 Covington Street in Latta. This operation led to information…
Sheriff’s Office Chaplains Pray Over And Anoint Office
Dillon County Sheriff Jamie Hamilton met with their Chaplains at the Sheriff’s Office for a time of prayer as a new year starts. They prayed over the deputies, courtroom, holding…
Fried Egg, Bacon, Cheese and Tomatoes on a Bread Roll Breakfast Sandwiches Are An Early Morning Comfort Food
Comfort food is often associated with dinner fixtures like meatloaf and baked ziti. But comfort also can be served up at the breakfast table. Breakfast sandwiches are wildly popular and…
City of Dillon Selected for Statewide Rural Strategic Planning Initiative Led by South Carolina Department of Commerce
Dillon, SC — The City of Dillon has been selected by the South Carolina Department of Commerce to participate in its Rural Development & Strategic Planning Initiative, a statewide program…
SCDOT Reports Significant Progress – Looks to the Future on Priorities and Funding
Columbia, S.C. (January 5, 2026) – The South Carolina Department of Transportation made tremendous progress in the last year, hitting major milestones in the 10-year plan designed to recover the…
Duke Energy Foundation Presents $10,000 Donation to FDTC to Support Welding Program
FLORENCE, S.C. — The Duke Energy Foundation has donated $10,000 to Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) to directly support its Welding Program, strengthening workforce development in the region. Over the past…
Latta Wins 48-44 Over Hemingway
The Latta Vikings won 48-44 over the visiting Hemingway Tigers in varsity boys basketball action played in Latta on Tuesday, January 6, in the conference game. Latta led 10-5 after…
McLeod Health Carolina Forest Hospital on Schedule to Open in 2026
In 2026, we expect to complete construction of the $56 million, four-story, 48-bed McLeod Health Carolina Forest Hospital that will serve the growing population of Horry County and the Grand…
US DHHS Secretary Kennedy, USDA Secretary Rollins Unveil Historic Reset of U.S. Nutrition Policy, Put Real Food Back at Center of Health
(Washington, D.C., January 7, 2026) – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins today released the Dietary…
Local Musicians Entertained Visitors at McLeod for the Holidays
The Department of Volunteer Services at McLeod Regional Medical Center arranged for musicians from the community to entertain staff and visitors with “Joyful Sounds of the Season” during the month…
SNHU Announces Fall 2025 Dean’s List
MANCHESTER, NH (01/06/2026)– It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Fall 2025 Dean’s List. The fall terms…
SNHU Announces Fall 2025 President’s List
MANCHESTER, NH (01/06/2026)– It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Fall 2025 President’s List. The fall terms…
South Carolina ETV and Public Radio Provides Comprehensive Coverage of the 2026 Legislative Session
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV) will offer extensive, accessible and transparent coverage of the 2026 legislative session which begins on Jan. 13. Through a combination…
Lake View Wild Gator Varsity Football Players Named All-Region
Congratulations to the following Lake View Wild Gator Varsity Football players that were named All-Region for the 2025-26 school year: Pictured (Left to Right): Keawe Jackson, Seth Deese, Landon King…
DPH Confirms Season’s First Pediatric Flu-related Death in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) announced today that the state has suffered its first pediatric flu-related death of the season. “We regret having to…
LMS Art Students Create 3D Gingerbread Houses and Festive Ornaments
Prior to Christmas Getting into the Christmas spirit, Miss Rogers’ art students at Latta Middle School created 3D gingerbread houses and painted festive ornaments!
Death Notices: 1/7/2026
James Nathaniel Cobb transitioned on Monday, December 29, 2025, at the McLeod Hospice House in Florence. Public Viewing for James Nathaniel Cobb will be held on Friday, January 9, 2026,…