COLUMBIA – The South Carolina State Fair announces the official call for entry registrations for the 2016 Competitive Exhibits. A state fair wouldn’t be complete without competition pies, quilts, paintings, giant pumpkins, and everyone’s favorite animal

ORANGEBURG – South Carolina Independent School Association Executive Director Larry Watt announced that David Wolff, head of school at The King’s Academy, Florence, recently completed the two-day SCISA Heads’ Institute. “This is one of the many programs

How Great Thou Art Music and Art Camp is accepting children who have completed grades two through six. The cost is $50 and pre-registration is required. You may register online at fbcflorence.org. Registration closes at midnight on July 13. The camp will

Florence School District One has announced its policy for free and reduced price meals for children served in schools under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. Children from families whose income is at or below predetermine

McLeod Child Reach and McLeod Heart Reach ambulances, McLeod Air Reach helicopter and McLeod Safe Kids made a visit to Camp Pee Dee Pride at Francis Marion University on Tuesday, June 21. McLeod Safe Kids educated the 100 participating campers on the

TAYLOR – The Florence Track Club continues to make it presence known in the state as they competed in the USATF Jr. Olympic State Championships the weekend of June 10-12. Twenty-three Florence Track Club records were broken by athletes on the team who too

DARLINGTON - The storm on the afternoon and evening of Thursday, July 7, took down several trees in the City of Darlington. One tree at 501 E. Broad St. is blocking East Broad Street between South Ervin and Vaughan Streets. That block is closed until the

McLeod Health announces the promotion of Adam Ploeg, ATC, Ed.D., to director of McLeod Sports Medicine. In this role, Ploeg is responsible for the daily operations of McLeod Sports Medicine including the Outpatient Sports Medicine Facility and 25

Incoming City Councilwoman Pat Gibson-Hye Moore held a press conference last Thursday, urging for calm among the city and nation’s young black males. The people of the City of Florence are fortunate to have good leadership for our police force and many of

First base rate increase in South Carolina in nearly three decades GREENVILLE – A growing service area and expanded customer energy needs have led Duke Energy Progress to seek its first base rate increase in 28 years for its 168,000 South Carolina

A meeting of the Florence area Parkinson’s Disease Support Group will be held Tuesday, July 12, between 5:30 and 6:30 pm at 121 E. Cedar Street, Florence.  Shardae Portee will give a presentation on assistive devices and clothing.  Meetings are held the

The brick work edging the new concrete sidewalks along South Dargan Street is underway downtown. The new sidewalks are part of the city’s downtown streetscape project in the core downtown area. New sidewalks, lighting, trees, landscape and street asphalt

Jeffries Creek, from Palmetto Street near Naturally Outdoors to Jeffries Creek park on Hillside Drive, has been cleared for kayaks and canoeing. Boy Scout Gafton Keefe has been working with Chuck Pope and the City of Florence to clear the main creek bed

How Great Thou Art Music and Art Camp is accepting children who have completed grades two through six. The cost is $50 and pre-registration is required. You may register online at fbcflorence.org. Registration closes at midnight on July 13. The camp will

MYRTLE BEACH, SC, June 28, 2016 – The American Red Cross of Eastern SC is pleased to announce that Don Leonard will be representing the local chapter on the state-wide Regional Advisory Council. “It’s with great pleasure we welcome Don Leonard to our