Bennettsville News

“I'm here to say, you're doing God's work”

The Homeless Coalition for the Pee Dee hopes to increase its services and entice more groups to join through a $425,827 grant it has received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. via Morning News

“This is our land and we have to continue our fight to protect it”

Citizens from Marlboro County, S.C. met with residents of Richmond and Scotland counties Tuesday at Waymon Chapel Church to continue organizing against a proposed landfill between Hamlet and Bennettsville, S.C. ... via Richmond County Daily Journal

Frank B. Rogers III of Bennettsville was elected the 17th president of Southern Cotton Growers Inc. via The Times and Democrat

The Marlboro County School District is working with the state Department of Education to establish a Teach House, a place where new teachers can live together for a cheaper rate. via WBTW

“The Reverend is a visionary who is continually developing”

The man arrested in the slaying of a North Carolina University student had been a pastor for more than 20 years and faced criminal sexual charges. via WFMY 2 Greensboro

A Bennettsville man will spend more than 15 years in prison for selling crack cocaine to a confidential informant in Bennettsville last year, according to a press release issued by U.S. Attorney Reginald I. ... via WBTW

Agents with South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond's offce worked with Bennettsville Police officers to arrest two men and seize more than a quarter million dollars in counterfeit goods. via WBTW

Former Brown trustee avoids going to jail An attorney for a former trustee of soul singer James Brown's estate says his client has avoided going to jail even though he failed to pay $433,000 as ordered by a ... via The State

“It is just a thought, but if we must have a dump, this would keep us from having to deal with the trash from other locations.”

Waste Management and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control will present information on a proposed landfill in Marlboro County at 6 p.m. Thursday, at Marlboro County High School in ... via Richmond County Daily Journal

“Obama's South Carolina victory will be hailed as proof that he won the African-American vote. Such block voting will trigger the white backlash Sen. Clinton needs to win.”

MY GRANDMOTHER used to tell a story about when she was a very little girl living in the Washington area.

Her family was from South Carolina. Her father was an attorney working for the federal government. One of their neighbors was a U.S. senator from South Carolina. When her parents learned that she had visited the senator in his garden, sitting on his lap and begging for a peek under his eye patch, they were shocked and appalled.

The senator was 'Pitchfork Ben' Tillman, the state's former governor, and a vehement advocate of lynching who had participated in the murders of black South Carolinians as a 'Red Shirt' vigilante. Read more

Democratic presidential candidate former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards sings "Amazing Grace," during a campaign event at in Bennettsville, S.C., on Wednesday. via NPR

Marlboro County sheriff's deputies are investigating an armed robbery that happened during the weekend near Bennettsville. via Morning News

“School grounds are still the safest place for a young child to be”

Teachers should be charged if they have sex with students, no matter how old the students are, lawmakers said Wednesday. via The Times and Democrat

“I will not forget where I came from”

BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. - Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards criticized rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday for leaving South Carolina in the run-up to the state's primary, saying residents should ... via KOB-TV

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is traveling around the state again Wednesday, looking for votes in Saturday's primary. via WIS-TV Columbia

A Clio man was killed Monday when he lost control of his truck, S.C. Highway Patrol reports show. via Morning News

“We've organized several fundraisers locally, and have been pleased with the response”

Nearly 50 area Barack Obama supporters boarded buses Saturday morning and headed to Florence, S.C. to work for the Obama campaign. via NBC17.com