Dillon County News

TODAY'S OBITUARIES Robert F. CharonRuth L. Eskew Samuel W. Graham Jr. John E. Jardel Brittie C. Jordan Max Kauffman Bernard Martin Miriam C. Martin Joseph P. Pancurak Jr.

Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 7:25 p.m. Five of the six people charged in connection to the armed robbery and murder of an Aynor man made an initial court appearance Sunday morning for a bond hearing on their ...

Police have arrested a sixth suspect in the shooting death of an Aynor man early Thursday morning.

Dillon County deputies are investigating a shooting. It happened just after midnight Friday morning on Highway 9 East.

Aug. 10--As of Tuesday, 31,452 South Carolina residents have received emergency unemployment benefits in the 24 days since Congress enacted the plan to bring relief to people who are out of work.

The McLeod Hospice House is set to begin offering volunteer training starting Aug.

A man was rescued from under a trash bin Wednesday morning in Dillon County after what deputies called an attempted copper theft gone wrong.

Authorities say a man who was trying to steal $10 worth of copper spent 12 hours stuck under a trash bin at a Dillon County landfill.

A man was rescued from under a trash bin in Dillon County Wednesday morning after what deputies say was an attempted theft gone wrong.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 2:14 p.m. The man who was kicked repeatedly by a state trooper during his arrest is suing the trooper and the Department of Public Safety.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 2:14 p.m. The man who was kicked repeatedly by a state trooper during his arrest is suing the trooper and the Department of Public Safety.

Authorities know who is responsible for a makeshift grave that appeared in a Dillon cemetery three weeks ago, said Dillon County Chief Deputy Sheriff Douglas Pernell.

Three Pee Dee counties are on the hunt for economic development directors. Darlington, Dillon and Marion counties have acting directors in some capacity but are in need of full-time directors for their economic ...

A Chesterfield judge said Wednesday he would not decide immediately if an 11-year-old Dillon boy accused of shooting his sister in the face was competent to stand trial.

Authorities have captured the two men accused of breaking into a Latta policeman's home and stealing the officer's gun, Dillon County Sheriff's Detective DeWitt Coleman said.

A Charleston native is returning to the Lowcountry to help attract new industry and new jobs to Berkeley County.

The economy has slowed and many families have cut back. For those who can no longer quite pay the car bill, a visit from the repo man is possible.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 6:52 p.m. The latest numbers from the South Carolina Employment Security Commission show two counties in our area are in the top 10 highest rates in the state.

Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 6:51 p.m. In D illon C ounty investigators are looking into a weekend shooting that left one man dead.

Dillon County sheriff's deputies are searching for clues and a suspect after a man was gunned downed Friday outside a former nightclub, Dillon County Chief Deputy Sheriff Douglas Pernell said.