Classifieds, News, Business and Events in Dillon County, South Carolina
Classifieds, News, Business and Events in Dillon County, South Carolina
Admin 2David Earl Page, 54, of Maxton, North Carolina was sentenced to 293 months in prison for carjacking resulting in serious bodily injury after forcing a woman into a car at knifepoint and driving her to a remote location where he sexually assaulted her and then stabbed her when she attempted to escape. Page pled guilty on January 3, 2023.
Admin 2The Children on Parade mural, with artist Jason Best, began on Monday, March 20th with the plan to host the Community Art Project Day on Saturday, March 25th for the community to add their personal touches.
Admin 2Leslie McKenzie received the Quilt of Valor on Sunday, March 26, at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, at the morning worship service at 11:00 presented by Lorene Arnette of the Quilt of Valor Society.
Admin 2Private First-Class Carroll Gene Minshew, United States Marines, was honored and presented with the Quilt of Valor on February 26, 2023 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, surrounded by family and friends.
Admin 2The Dillon County Transportation Committee met recently and decided which roads would be resurfaced in 2023-2024.
Admin 2SCDOT recently began repairs to the SC-41 bridge over the Little Pee Dee River in Dillon County as part of the agency’s Strategic 10-Year Plan to repair and replace bridges throughout South Carolina.
Admin 2The big check was presented for the Dillon Historic School Foundation Auditorium Project from Frank Hursey. Hursey made a contribution of $308,000.
Admin 2FLORENCE, AL – Dena Strickland Kitts, the First Lady of the University of North Alabama and a former resident of Latta, South Carolina, was recently named as one of 25 honorees for this year in the “Women Who Shape the State” program.
Admin 2Latta Police Department is participating in the National Child Safety Council’s Safetypup® program for our 23rd year.
Admin 2Judge Lee Casey Manning has retired from the bench after serving for 28 years.
