Category: News

PTI Meeting Held

Our first week PTI (Pre Trial Intervention) meeting was held on Monday, September 26, 2011, 7:00 p.m. at the Riverdale Community Center.

Local Festivals

Over the weekend of Sep. 30 – Oct. 1, I attended the Rock Around the Clock Festival in Winnsboro, S.C.

Dillon Furniture Manufacturing Announces Expansion

Dillon Furniture Manufacturing Co. has announced plans to expand its current operations in Dillon County. The $2.6 million investment is expected to generate 107 new jobs.

Smith To Receive Thirty-Third And Last Degree Of Masonry

Grand Inspectors General (ELECT) Kenneth L. Smith of Dillon will receive his Thirty-Third and Last Degree of Masonry from the United Supreme Council at the 125th United Supreme Council, 33rd of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction, United States of America, during their annual session which will be held in Atlanta, Georgia 8 Oct.-11 Oct. 2011, at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta Hotel.

Awareness Is Key To Reducing Domestic Violence

Awareness is the key to reducing domestic violence, says a local expert on the topic

Dillon County Ducks Unlimited Holds 2011 Green Wing Event

Outdoorsmen in Dillon SC passed on the hunting tradition by teaching boys and girls shooting and archery skills on September 10, 2011, at Bryant Farms in Dillon, SC, where 13 youth and their families enjoyed a day of outdoor sports.

Dillon Family Medicine Awarded CT Accreditation

Dillon Family Medicine, PA, has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in computed tomography (CT) as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

Halloween Observance Announced

The City of Dillon will hold trick-or-treat on October 31st from 6-8 p.m.

Lung Cancer Declines Nationwide

The rates of new lung cancer cases in the United States dropped among men in 35 states and among women in 6 states between 1999 and 2008, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Eight Missing New York Children May Be In S.C.

The New York City Police Department has requested assistance from numerous South Carolina law enforcement agencies, including the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, in finding eight missing children that may be in South Carolina.