“I slept better than I have in many nights,” commented Mike Mouzon after his first night in his new home. Mouzon moved into a newly constructed house on Carolina Avenue last week after a dedication ceremony hosted by the Greater Florence Habitat for Human

More than 60 people attended the Medicare Made Clear Seminar held at the Bethea Retirement Community on Jan. 27. Sponsored by UnitedHealthcare, Joel Iacopelli presented the luncheon program explaining how Medicare, supplemental policies and drug

If you are reading this now, then you probably understand the importance that vision plays in our lives. What one may not realize is that vision is a learned skill. A child learns to see, just as he learns to walk. Children grow at different rates, and

Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. Executive Committee has named office managing shareholders and practice group leaders as part of its efforts to align operations with the firm’s strategic plan. “By empowering these leaders to make day-to-day decisions

Clemson University is renovating its Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence to quicken its development of crop varieties with improved resistance to drought, disease and pests. The center also has added a research plot to focus on high-value

A meeting of the Florence area Parkinson’s Disease Support Group will be held Tuesday, February 9, between 5:30 and 6:30 pm. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 121 E. Cedar Street, Florence, and are open to people with Parkinson’s,

The McLeod Health Foundation announces that its Annual Employee Campaign has reached an historic level of giving with more than $1 million raised for patient services and programs. McLeod employees pledged $1,007,718 for 2016, demonstrating how dedicated

The Annual Meeting of the Friends of Florence County Library will be held on Sunday, Jan. 31, at 3 p.m in the Doctors Bruce and Lee Foundation Library’s Stukes Meeting Room. Mrs. Mary Ellen Donovan Fuller will be the guest speaker. Mrs. Fuller is the

The Florence Little Theatre is offering a two-night gala event which includes a reception, play and silent auction. The FLT Gala featuring “Tuesdays with Morrie” will be presented on Friday, Feb. 5, and Saturday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m. The play is based on

Guest artist Adrienne Woods will join the Fleur de Lis string orchestra Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. for the Live@Central series at Central Methodist Church. This orchestra is comprised of the top young string players from the Florence area and is conducted by Be

The State President Mary Armstrong attended the brunch meeting of the Peedee Chapter Colonial Dames XVII Century at Florence Country Club on Jan. 16, hosted by Florence Ervin and Martha McGee of Florence. One of the missions of the Colonial Dames XVIIC is

South Florence High School held its first Student Health Fair on Jan. 20 in the media center. The health fair was designed to increase student awareness of health issues. Stations included blood pressure checks, blood sugar checks, BMI calculation, dental

The American Red Cross urgently needs blood donors to make an appointment to give this winter. Eligible blood donors of all types are needed, especially those with O, AB, B negative and A negative.

ScienceSouth and Dooley Planetarium are hosting a Solar Observing event at ScienceSouth on Jan. 30 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. as part of NASA Saturdays in the Pee Dee. Participants will learn how to safely view the sun, our nearest star. Depending on weather

The Swamp Fox Quilters Guild monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 4, 9:30 a.m., at John Calvin Presbyterian Church, 2000 Marsh Ave, (corner of 3rd Loop Road and Marsh Ave.) in Florence. The program will be presented by Jennifer Amor, internation