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News from the local area

City Defines Hours For Shooting Fireworks

The Dillon City Council passed the second reading of an ordinance limiting the time during which fireworks can be discharged.

Man With Gun At Dillon Doctor’s Office Pleads Guilty

Carl Stephen Elkins, the man who had a gun in Dillon Family Medicine on November 11, 2010, pled guilty to four charges on Monday.
Assistant Solicitor Shipp Daniel said that Elkins was charged with assault and battery first degree and three counts of pointing and presenting a firearm.

Police Investigating Body Found In Latta

Latta Police are investigating a body found at 210 Short Street in Latta.

Man Charged With Armed Robbery In Lake View

A man has been charged in an armed robbery in Lake View, according to Lake View Police Chief James T. McDaniels.

Police Seeking Woman Who Took Lost Bag From Cart

The City of Dillon Police Department is seeking the identity of a black female who removed a lost bag from a cart in the Wal-Mart parking lot, according to a report by Sgt. James Hayes.

Dillon Man Takes Part In Second Honor Flight

Nineteen electric cooperatives joined Honor Flight of South Carolina yesterday to fly 85 veterans including a Dillon man to Washington, D.C., to visit the memorial built in their honor and other historic sites.

County’s Unemployment Rate Drops, State Basically Unchanged

The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 9.6 percent in August.

City Thinking About What To Do With Main Street Lots

In the mayor’s report at the Dillon City Council’s September meeting, Mayor Todd Davis said the city needed to think about what they planned to do with the vacant lots on Main Street, which were formerly occupied by the Dilmar buildings.

Pee Dee Land Trust Getting New Director

The Board of Directors of the Pee Dee Land Trust is pleased to announce that David Harper will join the Pee Dee Land Trust as the organization’s new executive director effective October 9th.  

Hospital Auxiliary Working On Books Program

In partnership with the Dillon County Library, the McLeod Medical Center Dillon Volunteer Auxiliary’s “Grow with Books” Literacy Project stimulates an interest in reading at an early age.