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Two People Charged In Homicide By Child Abuse Case

Two people have been charged with murder/homicide by child abuse for an incident that occurred on April 11, 2006.

Mary Elizabeth Berry Usher Crosland

Services for Mary Elizabeth Berry Usher Crosland will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Latta Presbyterian Church with burial in Magnolia Cemetery directed by Cooper Funeral Home.  Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

First Steps Honorary Chairs Announced

Dillon County First Steps announces the 6th Annual Business Fundraiser Honorary Chairs.

Eight-Year-Old Collects Food For Needy For Her Birthday

For her 8th birthday on August 16, Nakiyah Graves, the daughter of John and Quranah Graves of Hamer, collected food items for three weeks from her church and others.

Gracie Turner

Services for Gracie Turner will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery.  Visitation will be held 10:00-11:00 a.m. prior to the service.

Foster Bass Bethea, Jr.

   Services for Foster Bass Bethea, Jr. will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Latta Baptist Church with burial in Magnolia Cemetery directed by Cooper Funeral Home.  Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Boy Scouts Attend National Jamboree

Three local scouts attended the 2013 National Boy Scout Jamboree.  Ellison Rourke (Eagle Scout Troop 761), John Rourke (Troop 761) and Tanner Williams (Troop 763) made the inaugural event at the Summit Bechtl Reserve in West Virginia.

William Leverne Hunt

William Leverne Hunt, 62, died Wednesday, August 28, 2013. In keeping with Mr. Hunt’s wishes there will be no services.

Ray Garrett Boyd

Mr. Ray Garrett Boyd, 76, of Rowland, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at Southeastern Hospice House of Lumberton.

Happy Labor Day!

The first observance of Labor Day was likely on Sept. 5, 1882, when some 10,000 workers assembled in New York City for a parade.