COVID-19 has not stopped local charities in their efforts to help their communities and Pee Dee Electric Cooperative has certainly not stopped supporting those organizations in a time of great need

Manna House director begins a new chapter For the last two decades, Daphine Tedder has been serving meals to the needy and operating the food pantry at the Manna House in Florence.

BLACKBERRY PICKING TIME – Jerry Lee of Florence with sisters, Pat and Ann Lee, are ready to pick blackberries during the summer of 1942. Photo courtesy of Jerry Lee. Do you have an old photo you would like to submit for The News Journal’s Do You Remember?

SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS: Eight fifth and sixth grade students represented All Saints’ Episcopal Day School at the 2012 South Carolina Independent School Association’s State Science Fair held in Orangeburg. SCISA winners from All Saints’ were, from left, firs

Photo courtesy of Joyce Kirby RAH-RAH SIS-BOOM-BAH! Members of the 1963 Southside High School varsity cheerleading squad pose for a yearbook photo. Members of the squad are Jane Sansbury, Bobbie Carter, Arlene Bridges, Joyce Kirby, Jackie Hewitt, Vicki

Photo courtesy of Tom Kirkland READY TO GO – This boy scout troop, sponsored by First Presbyterian Church, is pictured before heading down the Little Pee Dee River to earn the 50-Miler Award. The troop left from Fair Bluff, N.C. on a three-day river trip

DRIVE-IN MOVIES: A photo taken in the 1970s of the marquee outside the Palmetto Drive-In on West Lucas Street. The Palmetto, which had a car capacity of three hundred, opened on Sept. 18, 1952. The first movie shown on the big screen was “Al Jennings of O

Closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, the ownership of Julia 4 Value Cinemas have taken advantage of their doors being closed and made numerous renovations to the theatre complex. Management has remodeled the complex’s four auditoriums, outf

Francis Marion University’s nursing program has received initial accreditation from the prestigious Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The CCNE is an autonomous agency, recognized by the United States Department of Education as a national accredi

The Rev. Leo Woodberry, pastor of the Kingdom Living Temple, joined award-winning actor Mark Ruffalo for the premiere episode of a new livestreamed show on climate justice. The program aired Tuesday on The Solutions Project’s Facebook and YouTube accounts

Florence One Schools Superintendent Dr. Richard O’Malley announced a round of executive appointments on June 15. These individuals are current employees of the district who will transition to new roles. “After review of their historical impact in educatio

The Florence One School District recently announced the list of community locations for Thursday and Friday meal pickups as part of the F1S Summer Feeding Program. The program is open to students up to 18 years of age. Meals can be picked up by an adult w

Florence-Darlington Technical College recently announced its President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2020 Spring Semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, a full-time student must carry a 3.5 GPA or higher. A President’s List student must achieve a 4.0 GPA.

Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School recently released its honor rolls for the 2020 academic year. Each student who received Honor Roll designation must have maintained no less than 90 average for the “A” Honor Roll and no less than 80 average for the “A/B” H

Although typically held on the Trinity-Byrnes campus with students and parents in attendance, this year, the Trinity-Byrnes Award Day was held virtually through YouTube and Facebook. Students, families, and friends were able to log in to see the ceremony