Category: Community

Community interest news from Dillon County

Manning Baptist Church Selects Veteran Of The Quarter

Manning Baptist Veterans’ Ministry has selected Angela Thompson as Veteran of the Quarter.

Who Controls The Dillon County School System?

One man does not control the Dillon County School System—that is just one of the points that Dillon Board of Education Chairman Richard Schafer stressed in a recent interview with The Dillon Herald.

Theatre Awarded One-Time Grant

The Dillon County Theatre has been awarded a one-time grant from the South Carolina Arts Commission for the purpose of installing a projector and retractable screen to enhance their future programs.

Planter’s Row: Attracting Beneficial Insects

While some insects and related organisms are pests that feed on plants in our yards, other insects and related organisms help keep these pests under control. Those that help us are referred to as beneficial insects or just ‘beneficials’.

Planter’s Row: There’s More Than One Way To Water The Vegetables

A good many gardeners in Dillon County haven’t had to worry about it in recent days, but there is more than one way to water the vegetables when skies shower down nothing but sunlight.

High Quality Strawberry Crop Offers Ray Of Hope for S.C. Fruit Farmers

A late freeze has claimed part of the Upstate peach crop, but strawberries have dodged the bullet and may provide a much-needed infusion of cash for fruit farmers.

Rice Agriculture Tour Stops Here

Congressman Tom Rice (R-SC) brought his  Seventh District Agriculture Tour to Dillon County on Friday, April 11.

Photo Gallery: National Day Of Prayer

Here is a photo gallery from the National Day of Prayer Service held at the Dillon County Courthouse on May 1st.

Photo Slideshow: Mount Calvary Baptist Church Sunrise And Easter Services

Photos from the Mount Calvary Baptist Church sunrise and Easter services

Photo Slideshow: Dillon Pentecostal Holiness Church Sportsman Day

The Dillon Pentecostal Holiness Church recently held a Sportsman Day.