Gary Quick Sr. will remain in place as mayor of McColl, a small Marlboro County town near the Carolinas’ state line

A Marlboro County man charged with hitting his father and then setting him on fire pleaded guilty to involuntary man slaughter Wednesday morning, according to an official with the 4th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.

The company behind plans for a proposed landfill in Marlboro County has appealed the week-old decision by two county committees to ban the project.

At a public meeting held Tuesday evening, both Marlboro County Council and the county’s Planning Commission voted unanimously against re-zoning for the controversial megadump in Wallace.

The death of a man whose body was found Wednesday afternoon in McColl appears to have been caused by a heart attack, Marlboro County Coroner Tim Brown said.

A strong armed robbery suspect was picked up by police after he was seen walking along a road naked and covered in feces, Bennettsville Police Sgt. Larry Turner said.

Musashi South Carolina Inc. in Bennettsville will close its doors for good by the end of the year, leaving more than 150 people out of work.

A a coalition of agencies dedicated to helping residents in Marlboro and Chesterfield counties has received a $375,000 grant to assist in their efforts to spread knowledge through the area about health and well-being.

Federal law enforcement officials say a home burglary ring that operated for several years in North Carolina and Marlboro County has been dismantled.

A Marlboro County man on probation for involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his son has had his probation revoked.

A Blenheim couple who were found dead after a murder-suicide apparently were shot to death long before the three-hour standoff with law enforcement began.

A man apparently killed his wife, then himself at their Blenheim home Wednesday, according to the Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office.

Marlboro County schools are welcoming students and their parents back to school with two days of open houses.

Seven Bennettsville men face charges in connection with a series of armed robberies in Marlboro County during the past year and a half.

A Blenheim man who pleaded guilty in July to involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his son is back in jail.