Dillon County News

Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 7:09 p.m. Read more: Local , Deputy , Arrested , Dillon , County NewsChannel 15 has learned a Dillon County Sheriff's Deputy has been arrested.

The unemployment rate in South Carolina rose nearly half a percentage point in October, to 12.1 percent.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 10:04 a.m. Read more: Local , Clio , SC Home Invasions , Marlboro County The Marlboro County Sheriffs Office is asking for help with an investigation into three recent home invasions that have occurred in the Clio area of Marlboro County.

A 44-year-old man is recovering after a group of people opened fire in the parking lot of a Dillon business on Tuesday night.

The Pee Dee's future depends on the creation of jobs and a community spirit that keeps the most vulnerable in mind year-round, not just at the holidays.

DILLON, SC Dillon County will honor those who served our country with a special celebration on Veterans Day.

The following are Veterans Day festivities being held in honor of the servicemen and women from around the Grand Strand and Pee Dee: FLORENCE The Florence Veterans Park will hold its 2nd annual Veterans Day Ceremony at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10:54 p.m. A Dillon County man has been found not guilty for the murder of his friend.

A 16-year-old has been charged in connection with a shooting that happened almost a month ago, Dillon County Capt.

Dillon County sheriff's deputies have arrested three Dillon men in connection with an armed robbery Thursday night at a business on S.C. 57.

Myrtle Beach police are investigating a report of a Kentucky Fried Chicken night manager taking money from the business, according to a police report.

A 29-year-old Dillon County man is facing charges after police said he engaged in sexual acts with a 13-year-old girl in Marion, according to a press release issued Friday by the State Law Enforcement Division.

Dillon County could have a new coroner in place as early as next week. Gov. Mark Sanford's office is in the process of appointing a new coroner, Ben Fox, governor's spokesman, said.

A 5th grade student is recovering in Dillon County after being hit by a school bus early Friday morning.

On Monday, Dillon County lost Dan Grimsley, its coroner of nearly 25 years. By all accounts, Grimsley didn't have the personality one might expect of a county coroner.

The Marlboro County Sheriff's Office announced the arrests of Dewayne Everett Quick and Kimberly Dawn Brigman, after responding to a burglary on Highway 83 outside of Clio, which led to a brief manhunt for Quick.

A Dillon woman told police her husband of 22 years married another woman in Myrtle Beach earlier this year, according to a police report.

Posted on Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 9:50 p.m. Searchers and police are gearing up for a renewed search effort for 18-year-old Brittanee Drexel who vanished April 25th from Myrtle Beach.

Posted on Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 11:42 a.m. CloudsA will gradually decrease through the afternoon as a cold front moves through the area.

A key promoter of the Memorial Day Bikefest in Atlantic Beach says next year's event may move to a location outside of South Carolina.