A Marion woman was arrested Tuesday after police said she stole her former employer’s daughter’s identity.

Blumenthal Mills Inc., which operates a jacquard damask weaving plant in Marion, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, company officials said Wednesday.

The Marion Police Department is offering a $1,000 reward in the case of the shooting death of 64-year-old George Pat Staggers.

Marion Fire Department firefighters and Marion County EMS staff paid visit to several schools this past week, part of their Fire Prevention Week efforts.

Gasoline prices continue to drop in the eastern Carolinas, following a national trend.  As of Monday afternoon, AAA Carolinas said the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded stood at $3.20. South Carolina’s average was $3.23.

Marion Police are investigating a murder. It happened Friday night at an apartment complex just before 10 p.m.

The Marion Police Department is stepping up patrols in the wake of recent crimes and concern from city residents.

A fifth teen has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl, Marion police said.

Marion Police are looking for a man they say participated in the gang rape of a 13-year old female.

The Marion Fire and Rescue Squad has received its newest and best equipped dual purpose truck, the only one of its kind in the state.

The 117th session of the Northeast Annual Conference and the first series of annual conferences for this new quadrennial season (2008-12) of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church is being conducted in Marion this week. For a complete listing of the conference activities, visit http://www.AME7.org.

The Marion-Dillon County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs has opened a new thrift shop, Twice as Nice of Marion, at 306 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

The Marion Police Department is investigating what it thinks might be a drug deal gone bad. According to Lt. Farmer Blue, authorities responded to a call of shots fired at 1000-C Mason Court inside Northside apartments, early Saturday morning.

A Marion man was arrested after deputies said he used an electric saw take dozens of catalytic converters off vehicles.

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