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Dillon District Chosen As Grant Finalist

Winning a grant of $10,000 or $25,000 can enhance educational opportunities for a school district in a rural community. Dillon School District 2 in Dillon was recently named as a finalist to receive consideration for an America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education℠ grant. Dillon School District 2 is one of six finalists in South Carolina.

Seeing To The Details: Soldiers Form Force For Camp Tasks

At this camp, the Angels are in the details, and those Angels are the troops of the First Sergeant’s Detail.

An Individual Initiative

I do not know what to make of the recent political campaign quote/gaff, “If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that.” Was the speaker saying that businesses are only successful because of what government provides and that individual initiative is secondary or was he simply and quite frankly speaking extemporaneously without the aid of his Teleprompter about his own personal ideological beliefs?

Lewis Voyne Stepp, Sr.

Lewis Voyne Stepp, Sr. of Dillon, SC passed away peacefully on August 1, 2012 after a long illness with his family by his side.

Gertrude M. Dunson

Gertrude M. Dunson of Dillon (Tall Pines Community) died July 30, 2012 at McLeod Hospice House in Florence.

Willie Mae “Billie” Knott Murray

Willie Mae “Billie” Knott Murray, 86, died at Heritage Heathcare at the Pines, Thursday, July 26, 2012. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M.

Morris James Cook

Morris James Cook, 65, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at McLeod Medical Center in Dillon. Memorial services will be held 4:00 p.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home Chapel.

Maggie L. Strickland Wiggins

Maggie L. Strickland Wiggins, 87, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at the Pines Nursing Home in Dillon.

Margaret Louise Stone

Margaret Louise Stone, 72, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at her residence.

Ruth Davis Blackmon Long

Ruth Davis Blackmon Long, 86, died Sunday, July 29, 2012 at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence.