Two Florence-Darlington Technical College students were recently awarded Ken Cox Faculty Senate Scholarships. The scholarship is named for the late English instructor, Ken Cox, and is funded by faculty donations made to the FDTC Educational Foundation. Shown above, left to right, are Faculty Senate President Winfield Brown, student Maria Sierra Rico, Instructor Max Everhart, student Tabitha Martin and Instructor Brantlee Haire.

Shown with his traveling companion, a schnauzer/terrier mix named Atticus, 63-year-old Randy Roscoe is peddling his bicycle across America to raise awareness and funds for The Wounded Warrior Project. He’s been making the journey across the country for seven years and has raised more than $150,000 for the organization. Roscoe, who lives in El Paso, Texas, has been staying at Bible Temple in Coward.

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S.C. Chamber of Commerce President Ted Pitts speaks during the Grassroots Breakfast held Monday, Sept. 12 at SiMT.

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Francis Marion University will be celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Country music superstar Brantley Gilbert will come to the Florence Center April 22.

Members of the Florence Evening Lions Club will be selliing brooms at Sam’s Club this weekend.