BENNETTSVILLE — The team at the Herald-Advocate mourns the loss of Morrison Malachi, who passed away on March 16, 2025.

CLIO — Marlboro County residents took advantage of the warm Saturday weather at “The Bluff” in Clio.

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.