With healthy lifestyles as one of the three most important goals of the Boys and Girls Club of the Pee Dee, a partnership with the nursing program at Francis Marion University is a perfect fit. Students from FMU’s “Population Focused Nursing and Health

R. Brenton Dana of Darlington has announced his candidacy for Darlington County auditor following the retirement of longtime county auditor, Rosa Hudson. He will seek the nod and the responsibility from the citizens of Darlington County beginning in

Dr. Ben Carson, Presidential candidate in the Republican Primary will be in Florence for a Town Hall meeting at the Florence Civic Center on Friday, Feb. 19, at 3:30 until 4:30 p.m. The meeting place was changed from Wholly Smokin’ Restaurant to the

TED CRUZ, Presidential candidate seeking the Republican Party’s nomination, speaks about his conservative record to a crowd of over 600 people at a rally Monday evening held in the SiMT building on the Florence-Darlington Technical College campus.

MARCO RUBIO, a candidate vying for the Republican nomination for President, brings his message of conservatism to Florence on Monday, speaking to a crowd of about 700 at the Francis Marion University’s Performing Arts Center at 1 p.m. Joining him on the

South Florence math teacher Lindsey Bibler had a big surprise when State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman came to Florence to present her the Milken Educator Award during a school assembly of Feb. 9. Spearman described this honor as an “Oscar

The South Carolina Presidential Primaries will be held this month. The Republican Presidential Preference Primary will take place on Saturday, Feb. 20. The Democratic Presidential Preference Primary will be held on Saturday, Feb. 27. Registered voters may

Following are the Florence County precincts. Please note location changes for Brookgreen

CAMPAIGN TRAIL – The Florence Civic Center was nearly filled to capacity Friday evening when Republican Primary Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump came to Florence to rally support. He was introduced by S.C. Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster.

Phil Kornblut, recruiting reporter with the SportsTalk Radio Network, was the guest speaker at the Florence Kiwanis Club luncheon meeting on Feb. 4 at the Florence Country Club. The meeting followed College Football National Signing Day. In introducing

Two services will be offered at Cross and Crown Lutheran Church, 3123 W. Palmetto, on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10. The first service will be at noon with the Rev. Jeffrey R. Richardson, vicar of St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church.

The Trinity-Byrnes Middle School Math Team, sponsored by Teri Geddings, traveled to Sumter on Tuesday, Jan. 19, to compete against 32 other middle school teams in the SCISA Middle School Math Meet. The seventh grade team included Eleanor Farrell

Join ScienceSouth and Dooley Planetarium for a Planetary Exploration Workshop on Feb. 20. The workshop is free and will be held from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Dooley Planetarium at Francis Marion University. Children under the age of 15 must be

Florence School District 1, Francis Marion University, and the City of Florence announced a collaborative effort on Feb. 3. The partnership included the renovation and redevelopment of the McClenaghan School building and the Poynor building downtown, as w

Please join the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce for the 2016 Spring Legislative Breakfast. This year’s event will feature presentations from area legislative leaders about the future of economic growth and what’s on the horizon in 2016 for the busine