A registered nurse with McLeod Health gives the first of two COVID-19 vaccination shots to a fellow employee. The first phase will continue until 70 percent of persons identified as phase one recipients have had the opportunity to be vaccinated.

Florence One Schools Superintendent Dr. Richard O’Malley, left, and F1S Board Chairperson Porter Stewart, right, accept the checks from Golden K Kiwanis Club President Robby Sisco.

Executive Director Wayne Jackson assists with a patient at Mercy Medicine Free Clinic in Florence. The clinic recently received a contribution of $7,500 from Delta Dental of South Carolina to help provide free dental care to uninsured adults and those with low incomes.