Category: News

Golf Course

Would you support the city and county investing funds to make Twin Lakes a municipal golf course?

Friendly Advice

I recently wrote a WHAT IS LIFE? column.  Mostly it was about how unpredictable life can be (one ‘danged’ thing after another), one day you are sailing serenely, the other you are mired in deep depression because of some “by chance” circumstance. 

Wallace Is President-Elect Of SSHP

Caleb Robert Wallace, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Wallace of Little Rock, South Carolina, was recently selected to serve as President-elect of the Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SSHP) at the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy in Clinton, South Carolina.  

Three Station 9 Members Pass Firefighter II

FF/EMT Woody Shelley, Captain Chip Rogers and Engineer Larry Lane recently passed the Firefighter II course.

Local Group Asking Public To Observe World Autism Day

World Autism Awareness Day is Tuesday, April 2.  This day was agreed on by the United Nations in 2007 to bring awareness about Autism.

Easter Weekend Local Events And Activities

Listed are local Easter weekend events and activities from Thursday through Sunday.

Rice Schedules Mobile Office Hours In Dillon

Rep. Tom Rice (SC-07) released the following statement regarding the mobile office hours for the Pee Dee Region.

Company To Create 215 New Jobs In Marion County

Gov. Nikki Haley joined officials from Miami-based Essex Holdings Inc., a global resources company, today in announcing the company’s plans to establish a new facility in Marion County. The $54.4 million investment is expected to generate 215 new jobs.

State Museum Exhibit Shows Human Moments Of Civil War

Mort Künstler’s Civil War art is known around the world and is prized by collectors. The South Carolina State Museum’s exhibit of his exquisite paintings, For Us the Living: The Civil War Art of Mort Künstler, has drawn praise and high interest among art enthusiasts and historians alike.

Annual Literacy Leaders Awards Call For Nominations

Do you know individuals or groups that have had a statewide impact on literacy?  Nominate them for the South Carolina Annual Literacy Leader (ALL) awards for 2013.