Bennettsville, South Carolina

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Bennettsville

Fair
Temperature: 33.8 °F

Humidity: 80 %
Wind Speed: 5 mph SW
Pressure: 30.12 "

Dew Point: 28 °F
Gusts: 5 mph NNE
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• Christmas display lights hearts and minds in McColl
  

  Michael Adams of McColl, S.C. fulfilled a lifelong dream when he made his drive-through Christmas display a reality.

• Chesterfield collision kills one, injures two
  

  Thursday, November 27, 2008 at 10:40 a.m. A two-car collision claimed the life of one woman and sent two men to the hospital Wednesday afternoon.

• Winners of miniature art competition at Florence Museum announced
  

  Winners of the 20th Annual Miniature Art Competition at Florence Museum have been announced.

• Tonya Brown
  

  Tonya Brown is a General Assignment Reporter here at WPDE NewsChannel 15. She attended Morris College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications.

• Jubliee offers beautiful, whimiscal art
  

  Residents who made their way to the 33rd Annual Jubilee Arts Festival just before noon Saturday were greeted by the sound of melodies played by the Marlboro County High School marching band.

• MIghty small
  

  Florence Museum is opening itself up to a world of pint-sized art with the 20th Annual Miniature Art Competition beginning Tuesday and continuing through Dec.

• Troops in Iraq Like Their 'Green Beans'
  

  Staff Sgt. Michel Sauret Special to American Forces Press Service Nov. 7, 2008 - Every major city in the world has its hotspots -- the places people go to set aside work and spend a few good hours with friends.

• At black colleges, students rejoice
  

  Monika McGee, of Indianapolis, Ind., reacts with other Benedict College students during a celebration rally for President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday in Columbia.

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  I'm originally from the small town of McColl, which is out in the woods somewhere between Clio and Bennettsville.

• Victor C. Barrington Jr.
  

  Services for Mr. Victor C. Barrington, Jr., 81, will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 1, 2008, at First Baptist Church of Clio.

• Police make murder arrest after victim dies from injuries
  

  McColl police arrested a man they say beat a North Carolina man so severely it caused masive brain damage that led to his death almost two months later.

• Candidate Bios: S.C. House of Representatives
  

  Numerous attempts by the Gazette to reach Adams were unsuccessful. Kenneth Hodges, D Age: 56 Residence: Green Pond Occupation: Pastor Political experience: S.C. State House Representative, August 2005 to ...

• Rex's '4-day-school-week' idea
  

  Here's a memo that I got last week from Jim Foster on the subject: TO: News media Dr.

• Department finishes plans for northern section of I-73
  

  S.C. Department of Transportation Leaders finalized plans Wednesday that will continue the northern section of Interstate 73.

• Flakeboard's South Carolina MDF plant receives FSC certification
  

  The Rainforest Alliance SmartWood Program has granted Flakeboard's Bennettsville, S.C. MDF plant certification to its Forest Stewardship Council's Chain-of-Custody and Controlled Wood standards.

• Shorter sessions to be proposed
  

  COLUMBIA a ' Sen. Darrell Jackson believes that if the Legislature would cut down on the time it spends in the Statehouse, at least $1 million could be put aside and state workers' jobs could be saved.

• Bennettsville church reaches out
  

  Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 10:54 p.m. Saturday, a Marlboro County church reached out to their community.

• Bennettsville police arrest stabbing suspect
  

  Police have arrested a man in connection with the stabbing of a 15-year-old boy, Bennettsville Police Investigator Larry Bowman said.

• Myrtle Beach man faces charges for 2001 attack
  

  A Myrtle Beach man serving 12 years for a 2005 attack on a 7-year-old girl was charged Tuesday with criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping in connection with a 2001 case from Horry County.

City Description

Bennettsville is a city in and the county seat of Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 9,425 at the 2000 census. Bennettsville is located at 34°37′17″N, 79°41′5″W (34.621270, -79.684830). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.2 square miles (16.1 km²), of which, 5.6 square miles (14.5 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (10.13%) is water. The city of Bennettsville was founded in 1819 and named in honor of Thomas Bennett, the then governor of South Carolina. The city became one of the richest agricultural areas in the state. Legend says that the land is so rich it once sold by the pound instead of the acre. Because of this importance to its early history, the State of South Carolina gave Bennettsville the designation of its first "G.R.E.A.T. Town" (Governor's Rural Economic Achievement Trophy). In 1865, during the Civil War, the city was occupied by Union troops. During this time, the Jennings-Brown House and the first County Courthouse was used as the headquarters for General William T. Sherman. Hugh McColl, former president of the Bank of America and Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the

City Contained By:

• Marlboro County
• South Carolina

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 16.0579262841 km squared

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