The Swamp Fox Quilters Guild monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 3 at 9:30 a.m., at John Calvin Presbyterian Church, 2000 Marsh Ave., (corner of 3rd Loop Road and Marsh Ave.) in Florence. Visitors and new members are welcome.

ScienceSouth will host a viewing party on July 28. This event is free and open to the public. Join the ScienceSouth team to view celestial objects in the day and evening sky. Interested in learning more about the solar eclipse in August? We’ll have all y

Miss Darlington Sarah Floyd, right, and Miss Darlington Teen Saviah Miller, left, have been very busy since being crowned in May. Above, the girls helped hand out trophies at the Cruise-In Car Show at Joe's Grill in Darlington.

The College and University Trustee Screening Commission is accepting letters of intent to begin screening and qualifying candidates for the following vacant seats: Francis Marion University 5th Congressional District – seat 5 - term expires June 30, 2018

HOPKINS – Staff at Congaree National Park and community members in Lower Richland are busy preparing for a total solar eclipse which is set to occur on Monday, Aug. 21. The path of the eclipse, also known as the “Path of Totality” will include South Carol

Thirty-three students in the International Baccalaureate Program in the Wilson High School Class of 2017 received their International Baccalaureate (IB) diplomas. This is the largest number of diplomas ever awarded to a Wilson High School class. An Intern

The Florence County Library will be having registration for fall programs beginning Aug. 1 through Aug. 31. The library has planned a variety of programs for children. For more information and to register for the programs, please call the Greenberg Childr

A meeting of the Florence area Parkinson’s Disease Support Group will be held Tuesday, Aug. 8, between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at 121 E. Cedar Street, Florence. Christopher Brennick, Pharmacy Manager, Wal-Mart, will speak about Parkinson’s Disease medicat

Senior Citizens Association in Florence County (SCA) will be hosting an indoor/outdoor yard aale on Saturday, Aug. 5, 7 a.m. until noon. The yard sale will be held at the Leatherman Senior Center, 600 Senior Way. Proceeds from the yard sale will benefit M

Children in the Boys and Girls Clubs in Hannah Pamplico and Hemingway spent a week exploring their artistic voices, interests and skills in Ignite, an outreach program hosted by the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities and funded b

JAMES “MARCH OF DIMES” JONES, left, gets an autograph by an unidentified lady while Florence Mayor Haskel Thomas assists holding the book. Others two men unidentified. Photo, circa 1949, courtesy of David C. Hewitt.

Mercy Medicine “free” clinic is kicking off a fund-raising campaign, “Magnify Mercy’s Mission” this Friday. By John Elwood Owens, MD, JD Volunteer Physician Mercy Medicine Free Clinic (MMFC) has been a great asset to the greater Florence area for alm

The Pee Dee region is a hot bed for pageant winners and over the last month that has been no exception. Two girls from the region have won pageant titles, one on the national and one on the international level. Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School rising fres

McLeod Health announces the appointment of Rachel Turner Gainey to the position of Administrator and Vice President of McLeod Health Clarendon. Gainey’s service with the McLeod Health system dates back to her role as a teen volunteer. She officially joine

Chick-fil-A and the Florence County Library System will celebrate reading on Tuesday, July 25, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Chick-fil-A at Southside Commons at 2016 S. Irby Street. The celebration will include face painting, storytelling and balloon scu