December 17, 2008

2 NC men arrested in Dillon Wal-Mart robbery

Two Maxton, N.C., men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at Dillon’s Wal-Mart on Tuesday night.


December 13, 2008

Three apartments damaged in Dillon fire

Two families are without shelter and one person is being treated for burns at the Augusta Burn Center following a Saturday morning fire at the Maplewood Apartments in Dillon.


December 12, 2008

Bond set for Dillon suspect in dog’s oven death

A judge set a $50,000 surety bond for a man police say broke into a Dillon woman’s home and killed her dog by trapping it in a heated oven.


December 05, 2008

Case dropped against former Dillon police officer

A case against a former Dillon police officer has been dropped because of a lack of cooperation by the victim who is now on the run from authorities, 4th Circuit Deputy Solicitor Kernard Redmond said. Donnie “Bubba” Grimsley was a suspect in a 2005 excessive force case being handled by his office.


December 01, 2008

Suspect gets away with 58 cents in Dillon florist burglary

Someone broke into The Florist in Dillon during the weekend and got away with less than a dollar in cash, Dillon police said.


November 24, 2008

New food pantry aims to help Dillon County residents

It’s called Helping Hands — and that’s exactly what officials hope the new food pantry, located on West Calhoun Street in Dillon, offers local residents.


November 21, 2008

Free turkeys given to 100 Dillon families

Hundreds of people lined up Friday afternoon in Dillon to get a free turkey just in time for Thanksgiving.


November 17, 2008

Judge sets bond in Dillon County boy’s scalding

A judge has set bond at $150,000 for a Latta woman accused of forcing her 5-year-old stepson to take a hot bath, causing the child to receive severe burns, WBTW News13 reported.

Dillon County company joins Apprenticeship Carolina

WIX Filtration Corp. in Dillon County has joined the growing number of companies in the state establishing a federally recognized apprenticeship program through Apprenticeship Carolina.


November 15, 2008

Storms do $300,000 damage to Dillon community

More than $300,000 in damage was reported in Dillon County the morning after a line of severe thunderstorms moved through the Pee Dee.


October 29, 2008

Dillon woman’s dog killed in oven, PETA offers reward in arrest

Dillon police continue looking for the suspects who broke into a woman’s home and killed her dog. The burglars ransacked Bonnie Bowens’ Owens Street home a week ago while she was at church, put her dog Penny inside the oven and turned it on.


October 28, 2008

Woman whose dog was killed burglarized again

A woman whose dog was put into a oven during a home invasion last week has been burglarized again, Dillon Police Sgt. Jason Turner said.


October 14, 2008

Latta woman seeks to close lounge, site of two murders

A weekend slaying in Dillon County has some residents on edge and concerned about the safety in their community. Authorities say Duane Alexei Ricketts used a knife to slit the throat of Elford Jones at the F&R Lounge.


October 09, 2008

Harmon cleared of murder, convicted of kidnapping

A Dillon County man accused of killing his 10-year-old stepdaughter 15 years ago has been aquitted of murder, but convicted of kidnapping.


October 07, 2008

Trial of man accused of killing stepdaughter nears end

Both the prosecution and the defense in the murder trial of a Dillon County man accused of killing his 10-year-old stepdaughter 15 years ago concluded their cases Wednesday.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement