0 By Landry Collins Wildcats 2024 Football Preview Dillon: Last season, the Dillon Wildcats went 10-2 (5-0) and won the 3A Region 7 championship. Unfortunately, they were not able to get past Camden in the second round of the playoffs. The Wildcats are hoping to make a deeper run in 2024. Dillon will have some…
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Tom Scott Spoke At Dillon Rotary Club Meeting On Wednesday, July 17th
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0 Tom Scott Talks about his Experience as a Rotary Graduate Fellow In 1972 Tom Scott was awarded a Rotary Graduate Fellowship to do one year of graduate study at the University of Otago, in Dunedin, New Zealand. On Wednesday, July 17, he spoke at the club that sponsored him 52 years ago. He first…
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0 By Lawrence Cooper Jordan, Jr. In the late Spring, the nearshore reefs in the ocean come alive with the presence of spadefish and cobia. Ryan Stephens and I were both at the beach with family for the weekend and we planned a trip to fish for these species at one of the reefs, about…
Everybody Complains About the Weather, But Nobody Does Anything About It
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0 The topic of my article today is a famous saying that was penned by one of America’s most prolific and prominent writers, Samuel Longhorn Clemens (alias Mark Twain). Only the Almighty can control the seasons and weather. I have to keep my mouth from complaining about the intense heat and humidity that we are…
Coffee & Talk Held At The Dillon Visitor Center
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0 By Vickie Rogers “Coffee and Talk” at the City of Dillon Visitor Center sponsored by Anderson Brothers Bank was a great event! Held on Wednesday morning, July 24 from 7:30-9:00 a.m., it offered a casual setting for local business owners and community members to connect, start conversations, and network. Attendees had the opportunity to…
Gracen Grainger Will Compete For Miss USA Title On August 4th
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0 Contributed Grainger heads to the national stage for a second time Gracen Grainger, a native of Dillon County, SC, will be competing for the title of Miss USA on Sunday, August 4th, in Los Angeles, CA. Grainger was crowned the new Miss SC USA this past Saturday, in North Charleston, out of thirty-eight competitors.…
Mayor McColl Congratulates “Youth Of The Year” Jerrion Ross
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0 Contributed By Mayor Tally McColl Congratulations to Mr. Jerrion Ross. He has been named “Youth of the Year” on behalf of Body of God by Faith Apostolic, Inc. Mr. Jerrion Ross raised over three hundred dollars in great endeavors to win this award during the 2024 State Youth Convention. Not only did Jerrion win an…
Scrubby’s Car Wash Opens
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0 By Vickie Rogers Scrubby’s Car Wash is now open for business. It is located at 1110 Hwy. 301 North, Dillon. The hours of operation will be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Scrubby’s Car Wash features state-of-the-art technology, including the Scrubby’s Express Tunnel, which promises to wash cars in just three minutes, allowing up…
Congratulations And Appreciation From The Herald Group
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+59 By Myers Jordan 2024 has been quite an eventful election year, with promises and campaign platforms covering a wide array of topics and issues both nationally and locally in our own county. Many local candidates run on our very real need for economic impact, new business development, reducing crime, tourism, and the revitalization of…
A Dream Realized: Dillon County’s New State-Of-The-Art Elementary School
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+153 By Vickie Rogers In the heart of Dillon County, South Carolina, a vision decades in the making has finally come to fruition with the opening of a brand-new, state-of-the-art elementary school. Representative Jackie Hayes and Superintendent Ray Rogers, both pillars of the community, shared their excitement and pride during a recent discussion about this…