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Local Nurses Earn Palmetto Gold

McLeod Dillon is pleased to announce that Crystal Hodge, RN, Intensive Care Unit, Christie Hunt, RN, Surgical Services, and Pamela Salmon, RN, Women’s Services, have been selected to receive the 2013 Palmetto Gold Award. Overall, seven McLeod Health Registered Nurses were selected to receive the 2013 Palmetto Gold Award.

Purple Martins Arriving

In the birding world, few species generate more excitement than does the “Purple Martin,” a swallow that is arriving now in the Carolinas, with reports of “scouts” logged almost daily online.

LHS Ranked Nationally

Latta High School is ranked nationwide in the 2013 US News & World Report’s seventh annual list of America’s Best High Schools.

Dillon Men Sentenced On Counterfeit Check Charges

United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated that Eduardo Nelson, James Quashaun Scott, both age 27 and of Dillon, SC, were sentenced in federal court in Florence, for conspiracy to manufacture and pass counterfeit securities, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. 

Easter Reading Contest Underway

The Dillon County Library System presents the 2013 Easter Reading Contest from March 11-April 1. Ask for more information at your local library.

Shots Fired In Latta

Shots were fired at a mobile home on Legare Street on Wednesday night.

Two Men Arrested For Taking Funeral Home Tents

Two men have been arrested with taking two funeral home tents from the Magnolia Cemetery in Latta recently.

County To Assist Latta With Funds For Infrastructure

The Dillon County Council voted to use $686,184.59 in capital sales tax project funds to assist the Town of Latta with infrastructure issues.

Convenience Site Decal Policy Taken Up At Council Meeting

The decal policy for the convenience (trash) sites was taken up at the Dillon County Council meeting last week.

Town Of Latta Receives $344,828 SCRIA Grant

The South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has awarded nearly $3.8 million in grants for 14 water, sewer and drainage projects in 13 counties across the state. These projects will benefit more than 8,000 residents.