MARLBORO COUNTY — With the 2025 filing season underway and the anticipated high demand for IRS phone lines around the Presidents Day holiday, the Internal Revenue Service today encouraged taxpayers to visit IRS.gov and use online tools to get immediate answers.

MCCOLL — Mems Design & Modeling 6th graders worked hard measuring each part of their skimmer with accuracy and assembling it to fly it across the floor in the hallway. We used the tiles in the floor to measure the distance it traveled. Now we are taking the data to create a Box & Whiskers plot chart in google sheets.

BENNETTSVILLE — The Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office provided assistance to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office in a vehicle pursuit that entered Marlboro County, according to MCSO officials.

• On February 1, 2025, Kasiya Yannaisa Deyonu Bostic and Kamari Yama’s McCoy were reportedly involved in an altercation resulting in the beating of a female victim at 139 Woods Avenue, Clio, SC. During the investigation, it was determined that the victim was at her residence when the two individuals approached her, attempting to initiate a physical confrontation. A verbal altercation ensued, leading the victim to attempt to retreat, at which time the subjects pursued the victim, and both individuals allegedly assaulted the victim, striking her several times about the face and body. Both individuals have been arrested and charged with assault by mob on February 5, 2025, and are currently being held at the Marlboro County Detention Center, awaiting a bond hearing.

BENNETTSVILLE — The Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Bennettsville Police Department, responded to a reported shooting incident on Jan. 27, within the city limits of Bennettsville.

• On January 12 law enforcement officials responded to a reported incident of burglary and larceny at a residence situated on old McColl-Clio Road. The victim indicated that he believed he was familiar with the identity of the individual responsible for stealing the four-wheeler. Following an investigation, facilitated by the victim’s assistance, the four-wheeler was successfully recovered. The investigation led to Christian Blake Fagala, who has been implicated in receiving stolen goods.

MCCOLL — The town of McColl’s finances became a focal point during a Town Council meeting this week after it was revealed the town is delinquent with its required annual audits to the state.

RALEIGH — The weather hasn’t been kind to North Carolina lately — so we really can’t afford the policy storm now brewing in the nation’s capital.

MARLBORO COUNTY — A local man is behind bars after allegedly pulling out a gun during a domestic violence incident on Christmas day.

SOUTH CAROLINA — Our winter storm is underway; roads will be slick over much of the state through Saturday morning.