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Letters To Santa Are Due Dec. 13th

Letters To Santa are due on December 13th by 5 p.m. The cost to place a letter is $10 per letter.

Pullie Elected SCAGPO President

Members of the South Carolina Association of Governmental Purchasing Officials (SCAGPO) have elected Stephen Pullie, CPPB to serve on the Board of Directors as 2014 President.

Man Sentenced For Involuntary Manslaughter

Craig Alexander Bellmon of Dillon  pled under N.C. v. Alford to the involuntary manslaughter of James Gregory McLellan of Dillon on Tuesday in front of Judge Steven John.

Pastor At Local Church Charged with Illegal Use Of Telphone

By Betsy Finklea
A pastor at a local church has been charged with unlawful use of telephone, according to a booking report from the Dillon County Detention Center.
William Randell Nesbit, 58, 110 Neal Lane, Myrtle Beach, was booked on November 12.
According to a report from the Dillon County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred on July 24, 2013. A deputy was present with the victim when Nesbit, the pastor at Fork Chapel Baptist Church, called the victim.
The pastor allegedly asked the victim if he could be her boyfriend and said he had been watching her for a long time, according to the report.  The victim told him not to call back. On August 3, the pastor allegedly called again after being told not to do so, but the victim did not answer her phone, according to the report by Sgt. John Willie Brown.

Detention Officer Facing Charges

Dillon County Detention Center officer, Tirrell Devon Abraham, has been charged with two counts of misconduct/misconduct in office, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance and two counts of sex/first degree sexual misconduct with the inmate of a correctional facility.

Lt. Lorenzo Owens

Lt. Lorenzo Owens of Dillon died Monday November 25, 2013 at MUSC in Charleston.

Joan Humphrey Hursey

Joan Humphrey Hursey, 63, died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Cardinal Care Center in Hendersonville, NC. 

Harold Cleo Bullard

Harold Cleo Bullard, 89, died Saturday, November 23, 2013, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence.

Lela Mae Brooks

Funeral services  for Lela Mae Brooks were held Saturday November 23, 2013,  at Millers Chapel AME Zion Church.

Kenneth Johnson

Kenneth Johnson died on Monday, November 25, 2013 at McLeod Medical Center in Florence.