Services for Charlotte Pauline Whitaker will be held 3:00 p.m Thursday in Cooper Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Pyerian Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation was held 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Schools Get Technology Grants
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The South Carolina Department of Education’s Office of eLearning announced technology grants totaling $1.3 million dollars to seven school districts in South Carolina.
Letter To The Editor: A Bunch Of Hungry Hogs
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They’re back, Citigroup, Coca-Cola, IBM, Merck, and dozens of other major US corporations are back in Washington like hogs at the trough demanding to be fed another tax boondoggle. This is not the first pig-out for these oinkers.
Letter To The Editor: Proactive Fire Department
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Today I witnessed a proactive fire department in action.
Editorial: Spend Your Dollars In Dillon County
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This sales tax free holiday weekend is Friday through Sunday, and many people will be doing their back-to-school shopping.
Sales Tax Holidays Are This Weekend
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The annual sales tax free holidays are this weekend.
Three Arrested In Robbery-Shooting At Porky’s Truck Stop
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Three have been arrested in connection with the robbery and shooting at Porky’s Truckers’ Store on Saturday, according to the Dillon County Sheriff’s Office.
Handwriting
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In 2011, the American state of Indiana announced that its schools will no longer be required to teach cursive writing, and instead will teach “keyboard proficiency”. (Wikipedia) This caused me to think about my handwriting experiences way back then and now thus this column.
Fork On Postal Study List
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As more customers choose to conduct their postal business online, on their smart phones and at their favorite shopping destinations, the need for the U.S. Postal Service to maintain its nearly 32,000 retail offices — the largest retail network in the country — diminishes.
Dillon Middle School Construction (with pics)
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Shown in these photos is the construction occurring for the new Dillon Middle School, which will be located on the campus of the existing Dillon High School.