ScienceSouth and Dooley Planetarium are hosting a Solar Observing event at ScienceSouth on Jan. 30 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. as part of NASA Saturdays in the Pee Dee. Participants will learn how to safely view the sun, our nearest star. Depending on weather

Athletic Hall of Fame inducts 2016 class

Underneath a large white tent adjacent to the current Delmae Heights Elementary School, the Florence One Board of Trustees will provide the local community with a symbolic groundbreaking for a new Delmae. This event is the first project in Phase Two of

A member of SCThrive’s staff will provide one-on-one assistance with individual tax returns at all four branches of the Darlington County Library. This expert will electronically file your return for you at the end of the session. This service is free and

Individuals struggling with sobriety could find help through a research program being conducted with psychology students at Francis Marion University. The FMU study is collecting data on the effectiveness of the Positive Approach to Addictions therapy

Florence County School District Two will operate on a two-hour delay on Friday, January 22, 2016, with schools starting at 9:45 a.m. All employees should report at 8:45 a.m.

Severe winter weather - including snow, ice, sleet and freezing rain - is expected throughout much of the Carolinas beginning early Friday through Saturday. North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has issued a state of emergency.

The Florence Tennis Association is dissappointed to announce that we have decided to cancel the Aussie Challenge Round Robin Social scheduled for this Saturday. Mother nature is simply not cooperating with our plans as the Weather Channel is calling for

Cooks for Christ will host a chicken bog benefit on Jan. 28 for Kevin Young. The menu includes chicken bog, green beans, slaw and bread. Plates are $7. Kevin Young is married to Robin Young, a teacher at Southside Middle School, and they have three girls.

Neil Dey, a student at Wilson High School, made a perfect score of 36 on the ACT. Neil is a current IB Junior. According to an ACT notification letter, less than one-tenth of one percent of all test takers earn the top score.

The Florence County Disabilities Foundation is busy preparing for its 2016 Celebrity Barbecue Benefit, which will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 2. They will serve from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Roger's BBQ in Florence and Schoolhouse in Scranton.

Bethea Retirement Community will host a Medicare Made Clear seminar, sponsored by UnitedHealthcare on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at noon in the Bethea Fellowship Hall.

Francis Marion University will host an International Holocaust Remembrance Program on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 4 p.m. in Cauthen Educational Media Center’s Lowrimore Auditorium on the FMU campus. The event is presented by the Multicultural Advisory Board

Did you know about a scholarship opportunity for high school seniors with a deceased parent? The James F. Byrnes Scholarship Program was established in 1949 to assist young South Carolinians who had lost one or both parents to obtain a college education.