After an executive session, Marion City Council members appointed Patricia Speth as Municipal Judge. Speth will be sworn in at 4 p.m. on July 22 in the Marion County Courthouse on Main Street.

After finishing their season at 15 and 7 by knocking out number one Bishopville in a five to four victory, Marion’s Post 5 Junior Legion baseball team earned a number two seat in the state tournament that is being conducted in Marion this week.

During Tuesday night’s Marion City Council meeting, Police Chief Willie L. Smith reported that several young men were involved in an armed robbery at a Sav-Way Food Store on South Main Street on July 12 around 6 a.m.

Two teens were arrested Thursday in connection with the robbery of a Marion convenience store, Marion Police Lt. Farmer Blue said.

Marion County’s Carolina Entertainment Complex and MotoJam Racing are presenting the 2009 Great American Mud Race Series on July 11.

According to Maceo Nance, who was in Marion County earlier this week to speak to a group of business and industry leaders, the state’s Department of Commerce had to do several things for the first time this past year, when Marion County officials came to their office with a request.

Marion Post 1 and pitcher Ross White picked up the 4-2 victory over Mullins Post 89 Friday at Fox Field.

The man accused of killing long-time Marion County educator Rosa Geneva Towe has been declared mentally incompetent to stand trial, just a little more than two years after her death.

Marion Chamber of Commerce’s 10th annual Small Business Appreciation Breakfast honored Melia Berry.

A Marion police officer has been fired because of criminal charges he faces, Marion Police Chief Willie L. Smith said.

City of Marion Mayor Rodney Berry presided over his first city council meeting inside a packed council chamber at City Hall May 12. Though Berry said in his opening prayer he wanted the city to come together, his first vote turned out to be a divisive one.

Datwyler Rubber and Plastics in Marion is closing in October, Marion County Economic Development Director Rodney Berry confirmed Tuesday.

A 44-year-old Marion man has been arrested in connection with a weekend knife attack at a Mullins bar, according to Marion County Sheriff’s Office reports.

A 16-year-old Marion boy is being charged as an adult in connection with the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl, Marion Police Department reports show.

Three state-of-the-art emergency vehicles built in Marion have found new homes, thanks to the Fire Department Instructors Conference that ended April 25 in Indianapolis.