The trial Sam Harmon, accused of killing a 10-year-old girl in 1993, began today in Dillon County. Police charged him with murder, kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct in August of 2005.

The murder trial of a Dillon County man accused of killing his 11-year-old stepdaughter 15 years ago will begin Monday.

A day after Mohawk Industries announced it will shut down its manufacturing facility in Dillon, some local business owners are assessing how the closing will affect them.

Mohawk Industries Inc. announced plans Tuesday to close its yarn manufacturing facility in Dillon within 60 days.

Dillon County deputies are searching for a suspect after a woman was shot in the leg as she was getting into a car Friday.

The Summer Celebrity Street ball Classic will be in Dillon this Sunday. At half-time, gospel artist Kendra Smith of Dillon and the Dillon High School Band will perform. The event is a fundraiser for Smith and the band and tickets are $13 in advance and will be $18 at the door.

A 13-year-old Dillon boy was arrested after officers said he took his interest in law enforcement too far by joyriding in a stolen police car.

GILBERT — Behind three home runs and six strong innings from Travis Murphy, Dillon took game two on the road Wednesday to send the Class 2A baseball state championship series to its final game with a 5-1 win.
The Wildcats tied the best-of-three series at 1-1. Game three is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday at West Florence High School.

Seventh-grade students from Southside Middle School will discuss Breed Specific Legislation and why it should never be considered in Florence County at Florence County Council’s regular meeting today held in the Florence City-County Complex.

An early morning house fire claimed the lives of four people including three children in Dillon Tuesday. A fire official said that once firefighters were able to get in the home, they found the bodies of one adult and three children inside.

Dillon City Council approved an ordinance Monday night that defines the pit bull as a dangerous animal and gives pit bull owners stricter guidelines.