The Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) and the Florence County Library are offering consumers FREE e-mail fraud alerts. Consumers can receive tips on the latest scams by sending an e-mail saying “sign me up” to florencefraudalerts@gmail.com.
Deadline Nearing For Independent Foreclosure Review
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The Federal Reserve Board has released a new video to remind consumers about the opportunity for an Independent Foreclosure Review, as the application deadline is July 31, 2012.
Everything You Always Wanted To Know…
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…about the Little Pee Dee River in Dillon County. Well, maybe not quite EVERYthing.
Reader Recipe: Apple Spritzer
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A non-alcoholic refreshing drink provided by Trinity Behavioral Care.
Camp 1576 Holds Memorial Service
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The Col. E. T. Stackhouse Camp 1576 of Latta recently held their annual memorial service.
Sales Tax Holidays Are August 3-5
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Code Section 12-36-2120(57) provides for an annual three-day sales tax holiday for sales taking place from 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August and ending at midnight on the following Sunday. Accordingly, the 2012 sales tax holiday weekend will begin Friday, August 3, 2012 at 12:01 a.m. and end Sunday, August 5, 2012 at midnight.
Overstreet Wins Awards From CCA
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The 2012 Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) Contest winners were revealed at a luncheon on Monday, June 4, during the CCA’s Annual National Institute in Tucson, Arizona.
County News Briefs
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Brief news regarding Dillon County
Salkehatchie Campers Working Here
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Seventy-five youth and their adult supervisors arrived at Main Street United Methodist Church in Dillon this past weekend to begin their sixth Salkehatchie Harvest Camp mission here, helping to repair and improve six houses of underprivileged families.
Three-Year-Old Drowns In Pool
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A three-year-old child from Maryland has died after drowning in an above-ground pool at a home on No. 9 West outside of Dillon.