Funeral services for Albertha McNair will be held Saturday, June 1, 2013.
Honor Servicemen On Memorial Day
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The 1968 Uniform Monday Holiday Act officially changed Memorial Day from the traditional date of May 30th to the last Monday in May.
Memorial Day: The Story Of Eli Williamson
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Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service.
Cancer Survivor Loses Battle
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A few days after this article originally ran, we had Relay For Life 2011. When we met at the field to select campsites, I was very surprised that I was the second person there. Dwight was there waiting for us. I had no idea that he would be there, given his recent surgery.
District Three Awarded Summer Program Funds
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The South Carolina Department of Education announced 22 programs in 15 South Carolina school districts will receive approximately $720,000 for summer academic and career development projects to combat “summer reading loss.”
Lunch Bunch Meets
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Thirty-six Dillon Middle School students met in the school’s media center for lunch and a discussion of the book The Running Dream by Wendelin van Draanen, which they had all read.
Libby’s Recipes: Chocolate Lasagna
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How about a decadent chocolate dessert this week?
Locklear Enlists
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Civilian Wyatt M. Locklear, son of Jennifer L. Hullings of Lumberton, N.C. and Leon Locklear, Jr. of Rowland, N.C., recently enlisted in the United States Navy under the Delayed Entry Program at Navy Recruiting District, Raleigh, N.C.
Pyerian ‘Golden Hearts’ Visit Pearl Fryar Topiary Gardens
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Recently, the Golden Hearts group of Pyerian Baptist Church visited the world famous Pearl Fryar Topiary Gardens in Bishopville, SC.
Seat Belts Save Lives
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Some 40,000 people die each year in car crashes, the leading cause of death for people age 3 through 34. Seat belts can prevent fatalities in about half of these crashes.