The Florence County Library System welcomes Flow Circus next week as part of Summer Reading 2016. Flow Circus captivates audiences with his unique blend of contagious energy, quirky characters, spectacular juggling, and comedy magic. With plenty of

Deborah Sorenson is Club Lion of the Year for the Florence Evenings Lions Club. The honor is in recognition of her ongoing commitment to provide needed humanitarian service to citizens of the local community. A Lion for 15 years, Sorenson has participated

The Downtown Farmers Market is a bee hive of activity every Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The market features local farmers and artisans from the surrounding cities and counties. Farmers offer a variety of fresh produce, fruit, meat, dairy and

Claire Derakhshan, a West Florence High School student, was awarded a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) scholarship for 2016-17. Claire will study Persian (Tajik) in Tajikistan for the summer. Claire is one of only approximately 600

Reigning 2015 Miss South Carolina, Daja Dial, visited the Chrysalis Center Monday, June 6 to share a few motivational and inspirational thoughts with the women residents. The Chrysalis Center, located at 1430 South Cashua Drive, is a substance abuse

Tony Melton of Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service will share gardening tips and yard care information at the Doctors Bruce and Lee Foundation Library on June 21, at 6:30 p.m. Titled “Extreme Gardening” for the variety of topics covered in a

Kinsley Odom, 16, and a rising junior at West Florence High School, will represent the S.C. Sweet Potato Festival at the 2015 Miss South Carolina Teen pageant from June 21-25 in Columbia. The pageant is part of the Miss South Carolina Scholarship

The Florence County Library System will welcome the Wagsters for Summer Reading 2016. This year’s theme, “On Your Mark, Get Set…Read!” seeks to discover the world of reading. The Wagsters are not your typical magic act. With over 20 years of theatrical

The Florence Regional Arts Alliance will introduce a new exhibition to the Florence County Museum’s Waters Gallery June 27-Sept. 30. The exhibition will feature the work of Ms. IlaSahai Prouty and includes an opening in the Waters Gallery Sunday afternoon

Florence Mayor Haskell Thomas, 1947-1951, buys the first Buddy Poppy of the season. Others with him are not identified. The red paper flowers were assembled by disabled and needy veterans, beginning in 1923, and sold annually before Memorial Day by

The Darlington Downtown Revitalization Association (DDRA) brings downtown alive Friday night, June 10, with a free concert from The Recollections Band. The free admission event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. June 10 at the Liberty Lane Walk of Fame on

As the summer solstice approaches, a special event to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s Disease will be held on June 20, “The Longest Day.” The Longest Day is a team event to raise funds and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Association. Held annually on the

The Florence Duplicate Bridge Club is hosting an Alzheimer’s Association Longest Day Card Party on June 20, at 11:30 a.m. at the Leatherman Senior Center. The cost is $20 for a table of four players each. The bridge club meets weekly at the Leatherman

The Carolinian Retirement and Assisted Living Community will be hosting an Alzheimer Association’s “Longest Day” fundraising event on June 20. This is an annual fundraising event hosted on the Summer Solstice (the longest day of the year) where groups

Impact Christian Children’s Theatre is now registering for “Broadway Bootcamp,” a musical theatre intensive summer camp for students age 10-18. There will be two sessions on June 27–July 1 and on July 25-29 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Students will take the