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)   March 26, 2004
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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 5.  Other Events.

Delta Mills, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Woodside Industries, Inc.,
has appointed Mr.  Patrick  Danahy to the position of Vice  President of Quality
Assurance  for Delta Mills,  reporting to W. F.  Garrett,  President  and CEO of
Delta Mills, Inc. and Delta Woodside Industries,  Inc. Mr. Danahy is currently a
director of Delta  Woodside  Industries,  Inc.  and serves on the  Compensation,
Compensation Grants and Audit Committees of the Delta Woodside Industries,  Inc.
Board of  Directors.  Mr.  Danahy  will  retain his seat as a director  of Delta
Woodside Industries, Inc. but will resign his committee assignments. Mr. Michael
Harmon, a director of Delta Woodside  Industries,  Inc., will replace Mr. Danahy
on all three committees.

Mr. Garrett  commented "Pat Danahy is currently serving as a director and brings
a wealth of knowledge in the  manufacturing  arena,  specifically in the area of
quality  and  yield  performance.  This  move is in line  with our  strategy  to
position the company to be more competitive as 2005 approaches."







                                   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:  March 26, 2004                /s/ W. H. Hardman, Jr.
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                                     W.H. Hardman, Jr.
                                     Vice President and Secretary