Category: Community

Community interest news from Dillon County

Dillon Native Named Mellichamp Elementary School Teacher Of The Year

Mellichamp Elementary School located in Orangeburg, South Carolina is extremely proud to announce that Jessica McCormick has been named the 2016-2017 Teacher of the Year.

LHS Junior Is Delegate To Congress Of Future Medical Leaders

Brianna Shelley, a junior at Latta High School of Latta,  was a Delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Lowell, MA on June 25-27, 2016.

Clemson Scientists Hot On The Trail Of ‘Crazy Ants’

A dangerously prolific invasive ant species, which first surfaced in the United States almost 15 years ago, has been spreading throughout the South ever since and now appears to be on the verge of entering South Carolina for the first time.

God’s Word Shines

This devotion is a monthly ministry of the Pee Dee Baptist Association, comprised of 31 Southern Baptist churches in Dillon and Marlboro Counties. For more information call 843-774-8062. Featured this month is Rev. Chris Alderman, the pastor of Little Rock Baptist Church, Little Rock.

ATEC Budget Balanced

Director Jerry Strickland presented the Dillon County ATEC budget at the Dillon County Board of Education’s meeting in June.

County Board Of Education Officers Elected

The Dillon County Board of Education voted unanimously to keep their same slate of officers at a recent meeting.

Camp Pinehill Counselors And Leaders Visit Mount Calvary Baptist Church

The counselors and leaders from Camp Pinehill, with Director Donald Foreman, conducted the evening services at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, at Mount Calvary Baptist Church.

Dillon Historic School Foundation Meets

The Dillon Historic School Foundation met on Tuesday, July 5 2016 at 7 o’clock p.m. in the conference room of the Dillon County Chamber of Commerce.

Anderson Brothers Named One Of The Highest-Performing Banks In The Country

Independent Bankers Magazine has named Anderson Brothers Bank as one of the highest performing banks in the country.

Dillon District Four School Board Approves Budget

The Dillon District Four School Board approved their 2016-2017 budget at a recent meeting.