Swimming Area At Little Pee Dee State Park Is Open
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….
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First Farmers Market Of The Season Held In Downtown Dillon
By Betsy Finklea The first Farmers Market of the season was held in downtown Dillon in the South Plaza on Monday. The theme was “Gifts From The Garden.” There were…
Latta Edges East Clarendon 6-5
The Latta Vikings defeated the East Clarendon Wolverines on Tuesday, May 14, in the varsity baseball playoffs. East Clarendon was sat down in 1-2-3 fashion in the top of the…
Main Street Methodist Church And Latta Methodist Church Joint Youth Group Holds Fundraiser
A fundraiser was held Tuesday for the Main Street Methodist Church and Latta Methodist Church joint youth group. The purpose of the fundraiser was to raise funds for mission opportunities…
Lake View Lady Gators Edge Out Lady Vikings 4-3
The Lake View Lady Wild Gators edged the Latta Lady Vikings 4-3 in varsity softball played in Latta on Monday, May 13. Lake View jumped out to an early 2-0…
Lake View Defeats Latta, 1-0
The Lake View Wild Gators defeated the Latta Vikings 1-0 in varsity baseball playoff action in Latta on Monday, May 13. The only score of the game came in the…
Dillon High School’s Brenden Miles To Play Baseball At St. Andrews University
Dillon High School’s Brenden Miles will continue his childhood dream and play baseball at the next level for St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, N.C. Miles has played baseball since the…
Historic Marion Revitalization Association Receives Spark Good Local Grant
The Historic Marion Revitalization Association, SC, is honored to receive a check for the $2,000 Spark Good Local Grant. HMRA would like to give a special thank you to Holly,…
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month
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…
Mother And Son Charged With Criminal Sexual Conduct With A Minor
Elizabeth Rhoda Holden, 41 years old, of Hope Mills, North Carolina, and her son, Robert Oren Helms, III, 21 years old of Marion, have been arrested by the Marion County…
22-Year-Old Darlington Man Charged With Criminal Sexual Conduct With A Minor Third Degree
Asa Douglas Singletary, 22 years old, of Darlington, has been arrested by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division. Singletary is charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor…
Sheriff’s Office Makes Drug Arrest
On 05/13/2024 while on patrol, agents with the Dillon County Violent Crime Task Force noticed a tan 1995 Chevy Caprice traveling north on Highway 301. The driver of the vehicle…
State Treasurer Curtis Loftis Announces National 529 Day Celebration With $529 College Savings Grants
COLUMBIA, S.C. (May 15, 2024) – State Treasurer Curtis Loftis announced the return of the PalmettoBaby Grant Program in celebration of National 529 Day. Observed annually on May 29 (5/29),…
Shellfish Harvesting Season Closes May 27
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…
Mr. P’s Pools Opens Store In Florence
From the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce Keith & Christina Poston, owners of Mr. P’s Pools along with family members, staff and Chamber Ambassadors cut their ribbon joining the Greater…
Fatal Crash Reported on I-95
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…
SC Ports’ Inland Ports Benefit Cargo Owners’ Supply Chains
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,…
Attorney General Alan Wilson Joins Two Lawsuits To Stop Electric-Truck Mandates
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Attorney General Alan Wilson is part of two lawsuits to stop both the Biden administration and the State of California from imposing electric-vehicle mandates on truck owners…