CHOIR ENTRANCE: The choir of St. John's Episcopal Church enters the sanctuary in this photo taken early 1900s.

THREE LITTLE PIGS PRODUCTION: Members of the cast of the Florence Little Theatre’s 2010 School House Player’s production of “The Three Little Pigs.” They are Tede LaBarron, left, Marcia Snowden, Phyllis Ewald, Lynne Langston, and Kathy Moore.

Photo courtesy of Aphrodite Palles THE BEACON DRIVE-IN – Mitchell Chris Palles stands with his cousins visiting from New York in 1963. The Beacon, located on S. Irby Street, was owned and operated by Mr. Palles and his brother-in-law Pete Costas. It open

MCCLENAGHAN HIGH SCHOOL GOLF TEAM – The McClenaghan High School golf team of 1960. Shown, left to right, are Coach Grant Bennett, Jack Lewis, Ralph Miller, Kirk Ham, David Bennett, Roy Turner, Jimmy Simmonds, Jay Stein, Bobby Kennedy, Richard Glass and Bi

FRIENDLY DISAGREEMENT – Umpire Wylie Caldwell discusses call with player Buddy Thomas while catcher Stanley Flowers listens. The game was being played on the VFW ballfield at the old Royall School in the early 1960s. Photo courtesy of David C. Hewitt. Do

Photo courtesy of the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce AT THE FAIR – The midway of th Eastern Carolina Fair at the Florence Airport Fairgrounds in 1950. The photo was taken from atop the ferris wheel. Do you have an old photo you would like to submit

LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE – First Presbyterian Church members Van Ervin, Edwin Brooks, David Lawson, Leonard Hutchinson, T.B. Young, Lou Quattlebaum, Helen Johnson, Eleanor Sparrow, Dr. Myers Hicks, Dr. W.G. Foster, Alex Quattlebaum, Dan McEachin, P.W. Mc

BLACKBERRY PICKING TIME – Jerry Lee of Florence with sisters, Pat and Ann Lee, are ready to pick blackberries during the summer of 1942. Photo courtesy of Jerry Lee. Do you have an old photo you would like to submit for The News Journal’s Do You Remember?

STATE CHAMPS OF1943: The Florence American Legion Post 1 state championship baseball team of 1943 poses for a photo at the old Legion Stadium. The Florence squad defeated a team from Spartanburg in a best-of-five series to win the title. Do you have an ol

SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS: Eight fifth and sixth grade students represented All Saints’ Episcopal Day School at the 2012 South Carolina Independent School Association’s State Science Fair held in Orangeburg. SCISA winners from All Saints’ were, from left, firs

Photo courtesy of Joyce Kirby RAH-RAH SIS-BOOM-BAH! Members of the 1963 Southside High School varsity cheerleading squad pose for a yearbook photo. Members of the squad are Jane Sansbury, Bobbie Carter, Arlene Bridges, Joyce Kirby, Jackie Hewitt, Vicki

Photo courtesy of Tom Kirkland READY TO GO – This boy scout troop, sponsored by First Presbyterian Church, is pictured before heading down the Little Pee Dee River to earn the 50-Miler Award. The troop left from Fair Bluff, N.C. on a three-day river trip

DRIVE-IN MOVIES: A photo taken in the 1970s of the marquee outside the Palmetto Drive-In on West Lucas Street. The Palmetto, which had a car capacity of three hundred, opened on Sept. 18, 1952. The first movie shown on the big screen was “Al Jennings of O

JUNIOR, SENIOR DANCE at Wilson High School in 1962. From left are Maurice Austin, Edward Anderson, Monya Reese, Henry Thomas, Alphonsa Davis, and Patricia Timmons. The dance theme was ‘Fantasy of the Sea.’ Photo from the 1962 Wilsonian Yearbook. Do you h

BATTERY D., 713TH AAA GUN BATTALION AT THE S.C. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD SUMMER CAMP IN CAMP STEWART, GA. IN 1949 Guardsmen that have been identified include Joe Griffin, Marion Kirven, Jack Murchison, Rock DeVane, Ed Newsome, Robert Williams, Sidney Smith, Fr