‘I’m a purpose-driven leader.’ — An interview with Rick Saunders
“I never wanted to be an entrepreneur,” says Rick Saunders, 66. “It was not part of my life's ambition to be a bank CEO. I was perfectly fine being a banker to the community.”
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Public turns out for Chesterfield County veterans park dedication
About 40 veterans, residents and officials gathered outside the Chesterfield County courthouse for a ceremony dedicating the County’s new veterans park on June 15.
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Bennettsville, Dillon bolster infrastructure with MPD tax credits
The cities of Bennettsville and Dillon have allocated funding from MPD Electric Cooperative toward infrastructure projects. Bennettsville will apply the $50,000 in utility tax credits it received from MPD toward a survey of its utility poles. Dillon will put the $100,000 in funding it received toward covering the cost of a pumping station near Dillon Elementary School.
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‘I didn’t think I’d enjoy it as much as I did.’ — An interview with Boyd Rankin
Having completed his freshman year at Coker University and won the 2026 Pee Dee Idea Challenge, 19-year-old Boyd Rankin has returned to his home in Tallahassee, FL, for the summer. In a few months he will return to Coker in Hartsville to study cybersecurity.
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