For those who find it difficult to get to a Family History Center or the Marion Library, I was successful in borrowing the microfilm of the Marion Star through interlibrary loan from the South Carolininia Library in Columbia. Cost me the cost of the postage. That was years ago but feel certain you can still borrow it this way. I was looking for any info on my Marion County families of Munnerlyn, Eagerton, Phillips, Collins and a few others and to my surprise I found the obituary of my 3'rd great-grandfather, John Haile, who lived in Union County, SC. The Newspaper date was June 29, 1816. If I remember correctly there are a lot of years missing. But covers some of the years from early 1800's to after the Civil War, I believe. Real fun reading! Francine