Shown, left to right, at the unveiling of the William H. Johnson statue in downtown Florence are City Council member Glynn Willis, Johnson’s nephew William Cooper, Johnson’s niece Isla Willette Myers, City Council member Teresa Myers-Ervin, sculptor Alex Palkovich, City Council member Pat Gibson Hye-Moore, and City Council member George Jebaily.

Jaxon Avant, second from right, receives a certificate as the winner of the Daughters of the American Revolution Samuel Bacot Chapter’s ‘Good Citizen’s Essay’ contest. Pictured with Avant, left to right, are NSDAR Samuel Bacot Regent Ruth Barnett, left, Johnsonville High School Guidance Counselor Tracey Washington, and NSDAR Committee Chairperson Donna O’Brien. Standing behind Avant is his father Harris Avant.

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In his remarks during the Annual Evening of Hope at the Florence Center, actor Kirk Cameron said the House of Hope of the Pee Dee was ‘the real deal.’

Florence Chief Allen Heilder, second from left, Captain Mike Brandt, right, and Accreditation Coordinator Katie Schafer, second from right, accept the department’s thee-year state accreditation award.