Manning Earns Doctorate Of Education Degree

Miranda Elaine Manning graduated from Argosy University in Sarasota , Florida during its commencement exercises on Saturday, July 31, 2010 with a Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) degree.

Constitutional Amendment Questions To Appear On November Ballot

The following Constitutional Amendment Questions will appear on November 2, 2010 General Election ballots.

State Plans To Seek Death Penalty In Swaner Murders

The State served notice on defendant, Robert Lee Nelson, of their intention to seek the death penalty at a hearing a General Sessions Court on Thursday.

$200,000 Surety Bond Set On Mayor Pro-Tem (Updated)

Judge Howard King set a $200,000 surety bond on Dillon Mayor Pro-Tem Randolph Gurley during a hearing this (Thursday) afternoon.

Local Woman Killed In Wreck

A local woman was killed in a wreck on Monday (Labor Day).

Graves Graduates From Level II Institute Of Government

Andrew “Deboy” Graves from the Dillon County Council was among 53 county officials who graduated on Sunday, Aug. 1 from Levels I and II of the Institute of Government for County Officials at the 43rd Annual Conference of the South Carolina Association of Counties (SCAC), held Aug. 1 – 4.

Former Mayor Appeals Prison Sentence

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has confirmed that former Latta mayor Lenneau Berry has filed an appeal of his federal prison sentence.

Dillon Resident Wins $1 Million Dollars

COLUMBIA, SC (August 30, 2010) – When the telephone rang for Charlie Jackson at work last week, he wondered who would be calling him on his lunch break? It was the Lottery. An entry Jackson had submitted just won $1 MILLION in the Cash Bonanza Bonus Second-Chance Promotion.

Bond Denied On Mayor Pro-Tem Gurley

A magistrate judge denied bond on Mayor Pro-Tem Randolph Gurley on Friday morning. Gurley will now have to go before a circuit court judge to have bond heard again.

Warrants show that Gurley was charged on Thursday with attempted murder, two counts of distribution of a controlled substance near a school, and two counts of distribution of marijuana. The Dillon County Detention Center confirms that he was also arrested on a charge of open container.