Lake View News

LaVerne Ard arrived at Sandy Bay with two pies and a dog that looked like a wharf rat that looked like it had been baptized with a hair dryer.

Miracle Temple Family Fellowship will hold its first Parade of Churches on Saturday at 10 a.m. in Lake View.

Hannah Perry, 13, was one of many students who were excited about the first day of school Monday because it marked the beginning of new experiences and cooperative learning sessions with peers.

“It's SEC football; it's close to home and I love the coaches and facilities.”

Appears every Monday Read Phil Kornblut's recruiting reports on GoGamecocks.com USC HIT THE Atlanta area for its newest commitment. via The State

A Lake View High School teacher was arrested on charges that he used a fraudulent prescription to obtain a controlled substance from a Dillon pharmacy, according to an arrest warrant filed with the Dillon ... via WBTW

“He gets you thinking about what you have to do to get there - to reach your goals”

Joining the Army seemed like the right thing to do for Carson Turner's 17-year-old son. via The State

A Lake View man has pleaded guilty to failing to turn over collection of insurance premiums, according to a press release from South Carolina Insurance News Service. via WBTW

A 70-year-old Coward woman was killed Monday when her car crashed in a log truck near Lake View, according to S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. via Myrtle Beach Online

“It was a vote that we feel like was overdue in Dillon County. We asked for help (from the community), and they stepped up to the plate”

Dillon County's $60 million bond referendum that would help Dillon School Districts 1, 2 and 3 improve facilities, won by at least 70 percent of the votes, according to unofficial poll results Tuesday night. via Morning News

“I look forward to people saying how we took responsibility for our schools”

Millions for schools on ballot today Dillon County voters go to the polls today to decide whether to extend the extra penny sales tax and raise up to $60 million to build and improve schools. via The State

“We want to shed that stigma of being in the 'Corridor of Shame'”

Dillon County voters go to the polls today to decide whether to infuse as much as $60 million into construction of public schools that serve Lake View, Latta and Dillon.

At issue is whether county residents support using money generated by a local one-penny-on-the-dollar sales tax to leverage loans for building new schools or additions in all three communities.

The centerpiece is a proposed middle school for Dillon 2, which uses a mixture of buildings that date to the late 19th and early 20th century. J.V. Martin Junior High is featured prominently in a 2005 documentary about substandard conditions of rural schools along Interstate 95 in eastern South Carolina. Read more

One man has died and another was injured as the result of a crash on Fordtown Road near Lake View, S.C. Highway Patrol reports show. via Morning News