Lighthouse Ministries wants to thank our more than 40 active volunteers for all they do to strengthen our community, and for supporting Lighthouse Ministries mission. The work they do is truly extraordinary. National Volunteer Week, April 10-16, is a

Sometimes you don’t realize how blessed you are to have someone until he or she is gone. When I looked at an email alert Wednesday, I realized that feeling. Ed Robinson’s early and unexpected death was shocking and saddening to me. He once said, “Will

Why must the Republican leaders in Congress copy the Democrats? Why can’t they think for themselves? Why is a question I’ve been asking for years in regards to the Republicans in Congress. “Why” and “what on earth are they thinking?” President Obama has

A recent opinion letter said that government is not a business and as such should not be run like one. As I see it, if a government is run by competent people that are held accountable for their actions, that may be true.

I want to say a huge thank you to all who packed shoeboxes for Operation Christmas child in 2015. Operation Christmas Child is the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind that uses gift-filled shoeboxes to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to

Most Americans are pleased that Donald Trump has aroused the anger and frustrations of the ineffective Obama administration. Trump’s rancorous rhetoric actually portrays the same frustrations that all the GOP candidates feel about the Democrats’ rush

I am writing concerning the unfair permanent alimony laws in South Carolina. There is an unjust weight being placed on those forced to pay permanent alimony. When the law says “permanent alimony” it means that this payment is for the rest of your life

Dear brothers and sisters of Florence, Two weekends ago, I was blessed to preside over what I pray becomes an annual event for our city. As part of our celebration for the Feast of Epiphany, the Transfiguration of Our Savior Greek Orthodox Church gathered

Another Christmas season has passed and the generosity of so many volunteers from businesses, clubs and churches was overwhelming for Florence County Disabilities Foundation’s annual “Making a Difference at Christmas” gift project. Over 750 gifts were

A big thank you from Toys For Tots, a program supported by the Marine Corps League Julian D. Dusenbury Detachment 410 in this area. We would like to thank all the businesses, volunteers, and people who donated their time, money and new toys this year to

If you would like to get an idea of what another Clinton White House could look like read, “Dereliction of Duty” by Lt. Col. Robert Patterson USAF (retired). Buzz, as he is called, carried the nuclear football for Clinton so he was privy to lots of things

In October, the remnants of Hurricane Patricia -- the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere -- rolled into Texas.

Have you looked at your cellphone bill lately? The taxes and fees on my two phone bill are 18.5%. I also have a VoIP line with TWC, along with TV cable, and the tax is 9.5%. Is a personal telephone a luxury or a necessity?

At the end of September some “Good Advice,” I would have said “excellent advice,” was published locally on inner happiness.

The flood events in South Carolina brought much attention to our state. With countless state responders working with out-of-state and national agencies, the lives of many were spared.