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Take a wild guess contest

on Tuesday, 04 October 2016. Posted in Good life, News, Local News

Take a wild guess contest

JUST TAKE A WILD GUESS FOR A CHANCE TO WIN IN THIS CONTEST BENEFITING HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK

During the month of October, patients at Florence Pediatric Dentistry, and the public, may guess how many cans are in the McCall Farms canned goods tower for the “Take a Wild Guess” contest. Whichever patient or patients come the closest will win a gift

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Golden K Kiwanis install new officers

on Tuesday, 04 October 2016. Posted in Good life, News, Local News

Golden K Kiwanis install new officers

NEW OFFICERS – From left are Tim Fisher - past president, Ed Melton - secretary, Dave Campbell - Club Board Director, Benton Dargan - President, Pete Hoogendonk, District Trustee who conducted the installations, Jay Black - Club Board Director, Gene Whisnant - past treasurer.

The Florence Golden K Kiwanis installed new club officers at their breakfast meeting on Sept. 27 at Venus restaurant. The officers are Benton Dargan, president, Tim Fisher, past president, Ed Melton, secretary, Gene Whisnant, past treasurer, Dave Campbell

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Parkinson’s Disease group

on Tuesday, 04 October 2016. Posted in Good life, News, Local News

A meeting of the Florence area Parkinson’s Disease Support Group will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11, between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at 121 E. Cedar Street. Margaret Barnett, Parkinson’s Disease-Advocates, will speak on Living Well with Parkinson’s Disease.

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Marine Corps League

on Tuesday, 04 October 2016. Posted in Good life, News, Local News

The Marine Corps League reminds members of their next general meeting, Oct. 11. Also remember the birthday dinner will be coming up soon. The League invites any honorably discharged Marine veteran, FMF corpsman or FMF chaplains to the meeting to see what

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Vino and Vendors tickets on sale

on Tuesday, 04 October 2016. Posted in News, Arts & Culture, Local News

The Florence Little Theatre Friends, FLT’s volunteer organization, will host its third annual Vino And Vendors in the theatre’s lobby and rehearsal hall on Thursday, Oct. 20, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person for this wine and

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Mental Health Symposium

on Tuesday, 04 October 2016. Posted in Good life, News, Local News

The Second Annual Florence Mental Health Symposium, presented by Lighthouse Care Center of Conway and Pee Dee Mental Health will be held on Oct. 5 at New Ebenezer Baptist Church, SHEREC Center. The church is located at 312 South Ravenel St. The symposium

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Domestic violence clients pledge to change behavior

on Tuesday, 04 October 2016. Posted in Good life, News, Local News

Local domestic violence clients have made pledges and declarations of non-violence to change their behavior and are sharing their pledges with others. Clients involved in the domestic violence intervention sessions are referred by the upper and lower

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The Exchange offers a safe place for buyers, sellers

on Tuesday, 04 October 2016. Posted in Good life, News, Local News

The Exchange offers a safe place for buyers, sellers

JOY GOWAN RELAXES AT THE EXCHANGE, A SAFE PLACE AT THE MISSION MART FOR PEOPLE SELLING ONLINE TO MEET

By BRENDA HARRISON Editor of The News Journal Florence, S.C. Have you thought about selling or buying items online but don’t want the hassle or fear of meeting strangers at random places? Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a safe place to meet? Well, now

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Central ladies plan barbecue

on Tuesday, 04 October 2016. Posted in Good life, News, Local News

Central ladies plan barbecue

PREPARING TAKE-OUTS – From left, Lindy Pietila, Peggy Knight and Frances McIntosh

The United Methodist Women at Central United Methodist Church invite the public to enjoy a barbecue meal and help the needy at the same time. The ladies will host their 14th Annual Barbecue fund raiser on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at the church in downtown

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YMCA youth basketball

on Tuesday, 04 October 2016. Posted in News, Local News, Sports

The YMCA basketball youth program emphasizes fun while working on the fundamental skills and strategies of basketball. Each child plays at least one half of every game. The purpose of the pre-school program is to introduce the game of basketball in a safe

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Charity golf tournament

on Tuesday, 04 October 2016. Posted in News, Local News, Sports

A charity golf tournament to benefit the Veterans Resource Center is planned for Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Country Club of South Carolina. This is a Captain’s Choice Tournament. Registration is from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A shotgun start is at 12:30 p.m.

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Carolina Food Systems support high school athletics

on Tuesday, 04 October 2016. Posted in News, Local News, Sports

Carolina Food Systems support high school athletics

FROM LEFT – Brian Huggins, CFO, Carolina Food Systems, presents the $3,000 check to Florence One Athletic Departments. Accepting the $1,000 donation are Gerald Herbert, Athletic Director Wilson High School; Bob Wilson, Athletic Director, South Florence High School; and Trey Woodberry, Athletic Director, West Florence High School.

Carolina Food Systems, Incorporated, offered its support of each of the Florence School District One athletic programs last week. Chief Financial Officer Brian Huggins of Carolina Food Systems (independent owner and franchisee of Hardee’s Restaurants, LLC

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Sydney Hill named Commended Student

on Tuesday, 04 October 2016. Posted in News, Education, Local News

Sydney E. Hill of Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School has been named a Commended Student in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program,

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EVENING OF HOPE

on Tuesday, 04 October 2016. Posted in News, Arts & Culture, Local News

EVENING OF HOPE

The Davis Family Choir performs as the finale of the McLeod Evening of Hope Cancer Benefit on Thursday evening, Sept. 28, at the Florence Little Theatre. Photo by Sidney Glass/McLeod

The Davis Family Choir performs as the finale of the McLeod Evening of Hope Cancer Benefit on Thursday evening, Sept. 28, at the Florence Little Theatre. Photo by Sidney Glass/McLeod

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Voter checklist

on Tuesday, 04 October 2016. Posted in News, Local News

scVOTES.org offers the following Voter Checklist Register! • You must register by Oct. 8 to vote in the General Election. • Online at scVOTES.org or through the My scVOTES app (requires Driver’s License or DMV ID). • Download and print an application at

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