SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20449


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)   August 19, 2003
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                                Delta Mills, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    Delaware
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                 (State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

     333-376-17                                            13-2677657
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(Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer Identification No.)

P.O. Box 6126, 100 Augusta Street, Greenville, South Carolina         29606
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         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)

                                 (864) 255-4122
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               (Registrant's Telephone Number Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
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                         (Former Name or Former Address,
                          if Changed Since Last Report)











ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits.

         99.1     Press release issued by Delta Mills, Inc. on August 19, 2003.

ITEM 9.  REGULATION F-D DISCLOSURE.

On August 19, 2003, Delta Mills,  Inc. issued its financial  results release for
the fiscal quarter and year ended June 28, 2003. The financial  results  release
is set forth as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is  incorporated  herein
by reference.  Bill Garrett,  President and CEO, will hold an analyst conference
call on Wednesday August 20, 2003 at 9:30 A.M. eastern time to discuss financial
results  and give a  business  update.  The  conference  call will be  broadcast
through        the        Delta        Woodside        web        site        at
http://deltawoodside.com/investorrelations.htm.  A replay of the webcast will be
available  within one hour of the call and will be archived at the above address
for 30 days following the release.

The  information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit  attached  hereto shall not be
deemed  "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Act of 1934,  nor
shall it be deemed  incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933,  except as shall be  expressly  set forth by specific  reference in
such filing.


ITEM 12.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         The  information  set forth under Items 7 and 9 above are  incorporated
herein by reference.


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                             DELTA MILLS, INC.

Date:  August 19, 2003                       By: /s/ W. H. Hardman, Jr.
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                                             W.H. Hardman, Jr.
                                             Chief Financial Officer









                                    EXHIBITS

         99.1     Press release issued by Delta Mills, Inc. on August 19, 2003.