Category: Community

Community interest news from Dillon County

American Legion Announces Boys State Delegates

The American Legion Palmetto Boys State Program will be held again at Anderson University in Anderson for the period of June 5 -11.

East Students Collect Pennies For Patients

The kindergarten students of East Elementary participated in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Patients program which raises funds to find cures for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma research, and for patient services.

Magnolia Garden Club Holds Breakfast

The ladies of the Magnolia Garden Club celebrated the end of the 2015-2016 term with a May Breakfast at Shuler’s Cypress Room.

Yellow Jessamine Garden Club Visits Moore Farms Botanical Gardens

The Yellow Jessamine Garden Club of Dillon met Saturday, May 21, at 8:30 a.m. to travel to Moore Farms Botanical Gardens in Lake City.  

Glove And Trowel Garden Club Wins Award

The Glove and Trowel Garden Club met on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. at the Dillon Wellness Center with Patricia Page as Hostess with fourteen members present.

Ribbon Cutting Marks Opening Of New KJ’s Grocery Store

The new KJ’s grocery store that is replacing Carl’s Food Center opened its doors on Wednesday.

Discount Pharmacy Of Dillon Holds Grand Opening

Discount Pharmacy of Dillon, located at 1115 Highway 301 North, Suite B, Dillon, held its grand opening this past Friday.

Local Teachers Tour McLeod

As part of the innovative new iSTEM experience, a group of local teachers recently toured McLeod Dillon.  

LVHS Students Participate In Boeing DreamLearners Program

Students throwing paper airplanes in the classroom is usually frowned upon.  However, schools are clamoring to have their students do just that as part of Boeing South Carolina’s DreamLearners program.

DAR Meets At Ashpole Presbyterian Church

It was great to have 16 daughters of the American Revolution, Rebecca Pickens Chapter, meet on May 10, 2016 at Ashpole Presbyterian Church in Rowland, NC.