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What Is The Digital Television Transition, and How Will This Impact Me?
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Census 2010 may seem far away, but it is actually just around the corner. \ County and municipal officials needs to begin making plans now on how to get the most accurate count possible of every single person in Dillon County. We can\’d5t depend on someone else doing it for us.\ The census count...
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More than 80 refurbished instruments were delivered to J.V. Martin Junior High School on Tuesday by Batesburg-Leesville band students and leaders.\ The instruments were collected as part of what is being called Musi c Replay.\ A photograph in The State newspaper inspired the drive. \ As people dropped off their old instruments, Eric Lifchez,...
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Lake View\’d5s first African-American town councilman, William Henry (W.H.) Bethea, died on Tuesday, April 15th at his residence in Lake View.\ Bethea was sworn in as Lake View\’d5s first African-American councilman on July 20, 1995. \ Bethea spent approximately 38 years in the upholstery business and had his own shop at his home where...
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The Dillon District Two School Board heard the School Renewal Plans and accomplishments from various schools at their meeting recently.\ \ Stewart Heights\ The School Renewal Plans for Stewart Heights Elementary School were presented by Jayne C. Lee, Principal. \ The 2008-2009 Goals and Strategies for Improvement are: \ - Continue to Address the...
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The Latta School Board of Trustees met for the regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 8, in the Latta Middle School Library. \ Barbara Smith presented a status report on the General Fund budget stating that the district was in good standing. \ A motion was made by Donald MacPherson and seconded by Edward...
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Like numerous places across the country, Dillon County has been plagued by copper thefts. No one has been exempt\’d1individuals, businesses and even churches have been struck by copper thieves. \ An important piece of legislation that will help curb copper thefts has been introduced in the legislature. We must show our support for this...
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SCDOT (South Carolina Department of Transportation) has given approval for a request to name Exit 190 along Interstate 95 as Ben Bernanke Interchange.\ Bernanke, who grew up in Dillon County, is chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.\ The Dillon County Chamber of Commerce and the Dillon County Legislative Delegation worked together to get the...
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Every county in South Carolina receives appropriations from the South Carolina Education Lottery Account directed by the legislature. \ Since the South Carolina Education Lottery\’d5s startup in January 2002, the following has been appropriated to Dillon County (total dollars since start-up):\ \’a5 K-12 Funds: $4,654,058.29\ \’a5 Scholarship Awards: 3,184 \ \’a5 Scholarship Amounts: $4,033,...
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Two shooting incidents have resulted in an arrest.\ On April 9th at a residence at 2465 Cardinal Drive in Hamer, a 20-year-old man and his brother were talking when a black male driving a reddish vehicle pulled into the yard and accused the victim and his brother of shooting at his mother\’d5s residence. The...
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A lot has happened since my last writing in early January.
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