Category: Area

News from the local area

Man Charged With Drugs, Guns

The Dillon County Sheriff’s Office, the Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office and the Dillon Police Department executed a search warrant on June 8th at 4540 Hwy. 57 North in Dillon County.

Chef Griffey Featured In State Vacation Guide

Patty Griffey, chef and co-owner of The Dining Room at Abingdon Manor, is one of six featured chefs in the South Carolina Official Vacation Guide.

McLeod Annual Cancer Survivor’s Day Celebration Is June 9

The McLeod Cancer Center will host its Annual Cancer Survivor’s Day Celebration on Saturday, June 9, 2012, in the cafeteria of McLeod Regional Medical Center at 9 a.m.

Asbestos Removal Appears To Have Begun At Old Belk Building (Updated 6/10)

The asbestos removal at the old Belk/Carolina Furniture building on Main Street in Dillon appears to have begun. On Saturday, a crew from Applied Abatement Demolition, which specializes in asbestos removal and interior demolition, were working at the building. Since it was Saturday, no one was available at city hall for comment as offices were closed.

Unemployment Rate Falls Slightly

Dillon County’s unemployment rate fell from 13.4 percent in the month of March to 13.1 percent during the month of April, according to the latest figures.

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is celebrated annually the last Monday of May which is the 28th this year.

Joel Lee Named Director Of Engineering At McLeod Dillon

McLeod Dillon is pleased to announce that Joel Lee has been named Director of Engineering.

In Memoriam: Dr. William Harry Muller, Jr.

Some of the most memorable times of my life were awakened this week when I read the obituary of Dr. Harry Muller, who died in Richmond at the age of 92.

McKinnon Completes Navy Basic Training

Navy Seaman Apprentice Byron A. McKinnon, II, son of Robin A. Thomas of Latta, S. C. and Byron A. McKinnon, of Norfolk, Va., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

Dillon County Finalizing Reassessment

Dillon County is in the process of finalizing a reassessment for the 2012 year.
Dillon County was last reassessed in 2006 and was scheduled to implement a new reassessment in 2011.