In communities and towns and small cities all across South Carolina, in the sometimes out of the way places that increasingly divergent populations call home – in the place where you grew up, or where your grandparents, perhaps, once tilled the soil on the family farm – the single common denominator binding these individual places together is the local community newspaper.
Category: Opinion
Editorials and opinions from the editor of The Dillon Herald, Dillon, SC, guest columns, and letters to the editor
What’s Your Opinion?
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What’s your opinion? Why do you think people should shop locally?
Latta Schools Foundation Tops $1 Million Mark In Fundraising
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The Latta Schools Educational Foundation recently announced that it has topped the $1 million mark in gifts and pledges to the initial phase of its 2012 Capital Campaign.
Why Would You Do That?
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We live in the country. It’s a nice neighborhood, nice neighbors, and it’s quiet. Is that why our road was chosen? Or did you know us? Why?
Playoff Updates: Dillon, Latta Play for State Titles
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Dillon and Latta both captured Lower State Titles on Tuesday, and tonight they’ll open the State Title series.
A Terrible Day For Dillon In More Ways Than One
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Since when did the clouds of dust and the crash of demolition on Dillon’s Main Street come to symbolize what was once this city’s proudly displayed slogan, “Quietly Progressive”?
Opinion: Questions For Candidates
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Filing is underway, and candidates are already knocking on doors.
Op-Ed: Stand Up For Your Rights
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It’s Sunshine Week, a week to promote open government. Since you are reading an editorial column in this newspaper, you likely care about what is going on in your community and with your government. This is a good thing and unfortunately not common enough.
Playoff Update: Wildcats Eliminated, DCS to face Spartanburg Day
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Click to view the updated schedule for our local teams!
Editorial: Focusing On Truancy
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When one thinks of Family Court, the first thing that may come to mind is a divorce or child custody, but one of the most important issues that the Family Court handles is truancy.