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The “Forever Plaid” singers and actors AND dancers were at it again to provide excellent entertainment at the Dillon County Theatre on Saturday night, December 20th. These four super-talented “Plaids” were Shaw Thompson, Kevin Carter, David Boyd and Frankie Sullivan.\ Directed by Arlene Boyd and with piano accompaniment by super-talented Robin Thompson, there was...
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The Annual Lee-Jackson Luncheon of the Ann Fulmore Harlee Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will be held in the Thistle Room of the Kintyre House on Saturday, January 10th, 2009 at noon. This is a Dutch luncheon. The guest will be Mrs. Phillip Lesser of Florence. Mrs. Lesser is the Pee...
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There are two things that every born-again, blood-washed child of God should be doing, and that is . . . we should be serving the Lord, and we should be singing unto the Lord. This is made known to us by the psalmist in Verses 1 and 2 of Psalm 100.\ This declaration to...
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On December 15, the Dillon Rotary Club was blessed to have Pastor Mike Rouse of The Main Street Methodist Church, and his wife, Beth sing Christmas carols in honor of the birth of Jesus Christ. \ Pictured are Mrs. Beth Rouse, Program Chairperson Mike Rouse, and Immediate Past President of the Dillon Rotary Club,...
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We read them every year \’d0 the accounts of Jesus\’d5 birth as recorded in Matthew and Luke. We know the contents of the story; like commercials n TV, we have encountered them so much that we think we know them inside out. However, sometimes amid the expected, we forget to notice the unexpected. There...
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The Yellow Jessamine Garden Club met Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 at Shoney\’d5s Restaurant for our Christmas Social and Gift Exchange. The meeting was called to order by President Ethel Taylor. Mrs. Zee Loftus introduced our guest for the evening. Mrs. Shirley Gundry gave the blessing. Roll-Call as then initiated with Mrs. Earline Moody asking...
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The Rose Garden Club members enjoyed a splendid Christmas meeting on Monday, December 1st, 2008 with Eunice Stephens as hostess and program chair for the luncheon. The season of Advent began with prayer.\ President Rena Alford presided and Hazel Blasser read the minutes (approved) and then the roll was checked with each member\’d5s favorite...
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Getting geared up for Christmas? Decorations, cards, advertising, sales, gifts, music, parties, programs, cantatas, glitz, and glitter \’d0 yet most who are caught up all in this really miss Christmas completely. It was no different the night Jesus was born. People then missed the first Christmas. \ One such person was the innkeeper in...
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The Dillon Rotary Club presented dictionaries to third grade students at Lake View Elementary School recently. Pictured are Rotarian Alvin Nobles and (l-r) Lucas Callahan, De\’d5Ante Bridgett, Robert Noel Miller, Lyric Lane, and Amber Davis. (Contributed Photo)
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On Sunday, December 14th, from 3:30 \’d0 5:30 pm, members of the Friends of the Edwards House will be treated to a Christmas Drop-in at the house. \ The Fall/Christmas social is always one the high points of membership in the organization. The house will be decorated for Christmas thanks to the efforts of...
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On Tuesday, December 1, Mount Calvary Baptist Church celebrated its annual Senior Adult Christmas Banquet. Seniors were honored with a delicious meal and gifts. A message was delivered from Isaiah 9:6-7 which uses four names to describe the greatest gift God has ever given. The promised Messiah was to be the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty...
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