Mark Roth, vice president of the Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology at Florence-Darlington Technical College has been named board chairman by the. S.C. Business Incubator Association. SCBIA is an initiative of the South Carolina Resea

FloSK8, the community organization that is working in partnership with the city’s parks and beautification department to bring a new skateboard park to Florence, recently announced 5th Pocket Skateparks and Jesse Clayton have been awarded the contract to

Youth can explore the world with the Florence County Library System during the 2020 Summer Reading Program. This year’s theme, “Imagine your Story!” encourages children and teens to discover the world and other cultures through reading. The Summer Readin

Horton is a fun-loving male kitten that is just 10 weeks old. He will be a lively addition to your family! Come in and meet him. Lady is hoping for an adoption and a family that will love her. She is two and a half years old and spayed. Make her dreams co

The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce’s second quarterly CEO Breakfast meeting will take place Thursday at 7:30 a.m. This month’s meeting will be held at Florence Country Club. This is an invitation only session sponsored by Willcox, Buyck, & Williams.

Cody J. Slaughter has been named the new athletic director at South Florence High School. He replaces Bob Wilson, who is retiring from the position at the end of this school year. For the past five years Slaughter has worked at Bluffton High School in Be

On most mornings, the slap of pickleball paddles and tennis-like matches fill the courts at Timrod Park. The impact made by the super-size hearts of these pickleball players reverberates far beyond the courts. The members of Florence Pickleball Club have

Cornelius Snead will join the Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School athletic department as the school’s new head girl’s basketball coach. Snead comes to TBCS from Middleburg Academy in Virginia where he was the head girls’ basketball coach. He has also served

Darlington Raceway, Sport Clips Haircuts, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW) will host “Track Laps’ on June 20, giving fans the opportunity to drive their personal vehicles on the famed 1.366-mile track in support of service members and ve

BATTERY D., 713TH AAA GUN BATTALION AT THE S.C. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD SUMMER CAMP IN CAMP STEWART, GA. IN 1949 Guardsmen that have been identified include Joe Griffin, Marion Kirven, Jack Murchison, Rock DeVane, Ed Newsome, Robert Williams, Sidney Smith, Fr

COLE’S CROSSROADS: Known locally as Cole’s Crossroads, The Cole’s Gro and Sta was located on the corner of South Irby and Second Loop Road. The Cole’s home and store was located on the south side of the intersection while Munn’s Supply Store was located o

More than 1,000 seniors from Florence One School District moved the tassels on their mortarboards from right to left upon graduating during recent high school commencement ceremonies held in the parking lot of the Florence Center. South Florence’s ceremon

“This was one graduation we will all remember because of the circumstances taking place in the world right now,” said Head of School Ed Hoffman, “but we could not be more proud of this talented class of Trinity-Byrnes students.” Typically held at the Fran

ORIGINAL BOARD: Members of the first board of directors for the Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation are shown in this photo submitted by Dr. Coleman Buckhouse. The board members shown are: Standing, left to right - Bobby O’Harra, Henry Swink, Dr. Eddie Floyd,

History of downtown landmark dates back more than a century At the northwest corner of Darlington and Dargan streets in Florence is a lone brick building with a largely forgotten past. Known as the Streater Building, it is the northernmost remaining archi