It takes the efforts of municipal and county employees, teachers and support staff, law enforcement officers and politicians, to make Marion County, every day, what it can be. Everyone showing up, everyone doing his or her part.

Infection Control Nurse at Marion Regional Healthcare System, cautions the community to be aware of H1N1 flu symptons.
The virus, referred to as “swine flu,“ is a new strain of influenza virus and has caused illness in an estimated 70 countries. Recently, the World Health Organization declared the virus a pandemic.

Gov. Sanford needs to do the honorable thing, the right thing, and step aside so politics in South Carolina can resume its usual rhythm of “I’ll help you pass your bill if you’ll help me pass mine.”

What do we do with our wayward Governor? Call for his resignation? Forgive him when he apologizes?

The United Fund of Marion County benefits county residents through its support of firefighters, the Council of Aging, and the Department of Social Services Bare Cupboard and Traveler’s Aid programs, among many others. The books for the 2008-09 Campaign need to be closed out. Give a donation today!

Preserve this county’s, region’s, state’s, nation’s tremendous Revolutionary War and Civil War heritage, but somehow help protect Marion County’s future at the same time.

Tax-deductible contributions are necessary, immediately, to help one of the county’s most important resources become what it can be ...

To recover from losing it all is difficult but the help of others is a salve to a healing wound. First it was the comaraderie of firefighters from all departments and areas of the state that helped stem the tide of the seemingly relentless fire. In more recent days, it has been good to see that those needing help are getting it from their fellow citizens…

About 40 folks from Marion County, with Marion County’s well-being and future at the heart of their discussions, gathered with an international tourism group’s officials on March 25. Similarly interested folks in other areas gathered on March 26 in Dillon and in Kingstree, meeting with the same international officials.

Workers are preparing to begin taking the 2010 census and residents should prepare to be available to be counted.

This past week’s winds and rains and Monday’s threat of tornados reminded us that any disaster can happen to any family, home or business at any time. Preparedness is the key to recovering well from such disasters.

When he died on March 22 from complications of a heart attack, Marion’s Bobby Gerald was likely still thinking of ways to improve Marion, the city and county, and ways in which to enhance the life for its residents and those who visit and work in his home town. It is his legacy that will outlive him.

Writers want clarification, to say thanks and to say no to new taxes

This week, in addition to giving a third reading and sending to the House the Ports Restructuring bill, we took up a resolution that attempted to dictate foreign policy to President Obama.

This week, let’s discuss the economy, yours, mine, the county’s, the state’s and beyond ... So, the questions are: Where do you pinch pennies?