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

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.

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

MIKE ELLIS, NEW STORE MANAGER AT KIMBRELL’S FURNITURE, APPLIANCES AND ELECTRONICS IN THE SHOWROOM

FRESHMAN BASKETBALL TEAM AT FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1919. Team members include Epps Jones, Mamie Haigh, Catherine Harper, Julie Brunson, Claude Gregg, Louise Williamson, Mary Elizabeth Wysong, Marie Ragsdale, captain, and Johnnie Claire Harrell. Photo from the school yearbook.

TONY MELTON HOLDS FIVE POUND SWEET POTATO Photo by Jonathan Veit/Clemson University

DARGAN PRESERVE UNVEILS PICNIC AREA AND NEW KIOSK