March 12, 2010
High-speed chase ends with Marion crash, deputy injured
MARION — The S.C. Highway Patrol is investigating a four-vehicle crash resulting from a high-speed chase that left a sheriff’s deputy and two other motorists injured late Friday afternoon.
March 04, 2010
Dillon County crash kills two brothers
FLOYDALE — Troopers are investigating a crash that killed two brothers late Wednesday night in Dillon County.
March 03, 2010
15-year-old to be tried as adult in Dillon woman’s slaying
DILLON — A 15-year-old among the three teens charged in connection with the death of a 75-year-old Dillon woman reported missing Aug. 18 will be tried as an adult. The 15-year-old, whom Kernard Redmond, 4th Circuit deputy solicitor in Dillon County, would not name, is charged with murder, kidnapping, first-degree burglary, armed robbery and criminal conspiracy.
February 26, 2010
Leaders, students celebrate funding for new Dillon Middle School
DILLON — Local and state leaders gathered Friday in Dillon to celebrate the promising future that lies ahead after struggling to fund a new school to replace J.V. Martin Junior High School.
Judge upholds former Dillon deputy’s sentence
DILLON — Twelfth Circuit Court Judge Michael Nettles has denied a request by Robert Paul Grimsley’s attorneys to lower Grimsley’s sentence for crimes against a former girlfriend.
J.V. Martin School celebrates new facility coming
DILLON—Friday was a day of celebration at South Carolina’s oldest school, J.V. Martin Junior High in Dillon. The century-old school received federal loans and grants to get a new facility built. Three people who helped the school get those grants are being specially recognized at the celebration meeting.
Dillon deputies arrest suspect in fatal nightclub shooting
DILLON — Deputies have arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal shooting outside a Dillon County nightclub Feb. 6.
February 25, 2010
Former Dillon deputy asks judge to reconsider sentence
DILLON — A former Dillon County sheriff’s corporal sentenced to serve five years in jail on obstruction and assault charges is asking the judge to reconsider his sentence.
February 19, 2010
Former Dillon deputy pleads guilty to obstruction, domestic violence charges
A former Dillon County sheriff’s corporal accused of tampering with police evidence and assaulting his ex-girlfriend will serve five years in jail.
Dillon County residents team with sheriff’s office for reserve deputy program
DILLON — The Dillon County Sheriff’s Office has created a program officials hope will cut down on both crime and expenses. The sheriff’s office was facing a budget shortfall because of strained economic conditions throughout the county, as well as a consistent amount of property crimes and even some murder cases.
February 09, 2010
Dillon County students load bottled water to aid Haiti relief effort
DILLON—Dillon High School students spent Tuesday afternoon not in class, but loading more than 1,600 cases of donated water onto a truck that leaves today to Haiti.
February 06, 2010
One shot in head, killed outside Dillon County club
DILLON – One person is dead and a second is being sought by Dillon County investigators following an early Saturday morning shooting.
February 05, 2010
Dillon County celebrates 100 years
DILLON — Dillon County hit the century mark Friday, and not even rain and mud could stop residents from celebrating the occasion. The county has been around for 100 years, and in honor of the milestone, hundreds gathered for a Centennial Gala behind the historic Dillon County Courthouse in Dillon.
February 04, 2010
Dillon County schools collect water for Haiti
DILLON—Many people suffered broken hearts when watching news coverage of the earthquake that killed thousands in Haiti last month. But the cracks that ran through the heart of Lori Jones were deeper than most.
February 03, 2010
Mobley appointed Dillon County administrator
DILLON—David Mobley, who has been serving as interim Dillon County administrator, has been given the position on a permanent basis. The decision comes five months after Dillon County Council appointed him to the post and eight months after it unseated former county administrator Charles Curry.
