MARLBORO COUNTY — Members of the Bennettsville-Cheraw Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., along with members of Delta Academy, Delta GEMS and parents, attended a concert featuring the Watoto Children’s Choir on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at the Scotland High School Auditorium in Laurinburg, N.C.

BENNETTSVILLE — Bennettsville Police Chief Kevin Miller is retiring after eight years on the job, according to City Manager William Simon Jr., who made the announcement on March 1.

MCCOLL — Robert Outlaw narrowly defeated the town’s acting mayor, Brian Blue, in Tuesday’s special election for Mayor of McColl, according to unofficial results from the Marlboro County Office of Voter Registration and Elections.

MARLBORO COUNTY — The Marlboro County Museum will host a workshop entitled “The Right Stuff: Preserving Black History and Culture Through Historical Records and Documents” on Saturday, March 22, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Murchison School Auditorium.

BENNETTSVILLE — Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) members at Marlboro County High School (MCHS) proudly celebrated FBLA Spirit Week, an annual event that highlights leadership, career preparation and professional growth.

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.