With more than two-thirds of the funding needed, the Friends of Starr Ward and Beverly Hazelwood commissioned sculptor Alex Palkovich to proceed with a statue he conceived honoring them. The statue has Beverly sitting in front of a floating piano keyboard

On March 17, 2016, House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) and Chairwoman Rita Allison (District 36-Spartanburg) of the Education and Public Works Committee hosted the Education Reform Student Advisory Council (ERSAC) at the State House in

The South Carolina Governor's School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is pleased to announce that Representative Jenny Horne will address students and faculty during an upcoming SmartChat speaking engagement. Her presentation regarding law and politics

The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics will honor Milliken & Company with the 2016 Townes Award during the School’s 24th annual Townes Toast with a Twist event. The event will take place on Thursday, March 17, 6-9:30 p.m. at Daniel

Francis Marion University professor emeritus of History Dr. Peter T. Whelan will deliver the 10th William C. Moran Address on Thursday, March 31, at 4 p.m. in the Lowrimore Auditorium (room 114) of the Cauthen Educational Media Center

The new officers of the Marine Corps League, Julian D. Dusenbury Detachment #41, for 2016-2017 are Commandant Don Jones, Senior Vice Commandant Jim Williams, Junior Vice Commandant Morris Williams Jr,. Judge Advocate Thomas Robinson, Pay Master Henry King

A coalition of South Carolina nursing organizations has named the state’s top 100 nurses designating them Palmetto Gold. Five of those nurses are from Carolinas Hospital System: Neva Lawson, Surgical Services; Calperta Green, 9th Floor; Ashley Hudson

YMCA offers a Lifeguard Certification Course. The Y Lifeguards learn leadership skills, responsibility and find great summer jobs. Participants must be at least 16 years old and have excellent swimming skills – a swim test is required to enter the course.

The annual McLeod Sports Medicine Challenge Run/Walk will be held Saturday, March 19. The race day begins at 9 a.m. with the 5K and 10K Run/Walk and the one-mile Fun Run begins at 9:05 a.m. The races take place at Briggs Elementary School, located at 1012

The Florence League of Women Voters invites the public to join them for a program on Watershed Protection For The Pee Dee and Winyah Bay Basins at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 21, at St. John’s Fellowship Hall, 252 S. Dargan Street. The guest speaker will

The Florence Elks Lodge #1020 picked up 26 bags of trash along their three adopted roads of Beltline Drive, Jody Road and a portion of Hoffmeyer Road on Feb. 20. The Florence Elks remain the Florence County winner in the SCDOT Adopt-a-Highway program by

Florence Evening Lions Club members will be at Sam’s Club, Friday, March 18, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., selling Lion brooms to raise funds to meet humanitarian needs in the local community. Through their efforts, an improved quality of life is afforded to

The Florence Chamber’s 2016 Building Bridges Diversity Summit will be held on March 21 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Floyd Conference Center at Carolinas Hospital. Nika White, VP for Diversity and Inclusion at the Greenville Chamber of Commerce will be

The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) reminds the public about the Driver Suspension Eligibility Week for drivers with certain license suspensions. Driver Suspension Eligibility Week is March 14‑18, 2016

State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announced that Dr. Leah Barley, a teacher at Royall Elementary School in Florence School District One, is a finalist for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year award.“ Leah is deserving of this special