By Charlotte Berger Fourteen years of my life have passed since I was diagnosed with breast cancer on November 12, 2003, when I lived in Florida. Life is like a vapor in the wind. Where does time go? In March 2003, I had my annual mammogram and thought e

Casey Humber, Store Manager of Lidl, made care packages for the City of Florence Police department and the County of Florence Sheriff’s Department on Thursday, October 4. The care packages had coffee, energy drinks, fresh fruits, four dozen cookies, and f

McLeod Nurse Practitioner Jason Hewett was named the September DAISY Award recipient for McLeod Regional Medical Center on October 1. Hewett was nominated by Kellie James for the care he provided to her 12-year-old niece Sierra James in the Emergency Depa

Dr. Richard O’Malley, the Superintendent of Florence School District One announced on Friday, October 5, that “We are one is our motto this year to bring us together. However, to help bring our community together and show a tremendous amount of support,

Chuck Baker is 63 years old and is in need of a liver transplant. He was diagnosed at McLeod Health with two tumors in his liver and was transferred to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston where they started treatments. He was tol

By Karen Williams My life as I had known it changed on December 2012. We have all heard, seen, or interacted with someone who has/had cancer. Often times, however, do we ever think ‘that could be me’. I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Like so many peop

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On Wednesday October 3, tragedy struck the Florence area. A violent standoff took place that resulted in several police officers being injured and the death of one officer. Sgt. Terrence Carraway was the officer that lost his life during the stand off. Ca

On September 28 South Carolina Federal Credit Union had a volunteering event at the Florence Area Humane Society. This was a part of their initiative for the community and for some of our four-legged residents.

Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories when Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment comes to your hometown!

Florence Elks Lodge #1020 is known for their hard work and dedication to Florence and the surrounding areas.

I was 48 years old when I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer.

Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) welding students will have nearly 13 tons of donated steel to learn their art. FDTC’s Education Foundation arranged for the donation of 25,000 pounds of donated steel from NUCOR Steel of Darlington County.

On September 29 the 32nd annual doll and toy show was held at the Florence-Darlington Technical college’s SiMT building. The event is sponsored by the Pee Dee Doll Club, which has been around since the early 1980’s.