The annual South Carolina Pecan Festival will take place in downtown Florence on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Admission is free.

The Florence Veterans Park will host its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m.

William H. Hester, M.D., will give a talk on Vietnam – A Different Perspective – at Live@Central on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at Central United Methodist Church.

The ladies and children from the House of Hope are riding in high style these days. A brand new shuttle van, wrapped with the ministry’s logo, was given to the House of Hope during a special reveal pm Wednesday.

McLeod Orthopedic & Spine Specialists will host a Lunch and Learn on Life After Joint Replacement on Nov. 18, at 12:30 pm at The McLeod Health & Fitness Center.

Dedicated Community Bank has opened a full-service bank branch at the Florence Mall. It is located at 2016 Hoffmeyer Road near the intersection of Hoffmeyer and Evans Street.

The 2015 Pee Dee Fiction & Poetry Festival at Francis Marion University will bring to campus four award-winning authors on Nov. 5-6. Aaron Hartzler, Honorée Jeffers, Kay Ryan and Emily St. John Mandel will participate in readings, lectures and

McLeod Regional Medical Center has long been known for its excellence in diabetes care and outstanding work in community diabetes education.

Cooks for Christ will host a chicken bog benefit for 10 year old Clara Zigler on Thursday, Nov. 12, at the West Florence Fire Station on Pine Needles Road. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and dinner from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m.

Ready for Thanksgiving? You can win a free turkey just by entering our drawing online or filling in the coupon in The News Journal! Ten turkeys will be given away by drawing on Friday, Nov. 13.

The Florence Fire Department would like to help residents be safe during Halloween by sharing a few fire safety tips with residents:

COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) has announced counties eligible to receive Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) Assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Ac

Another downtown building has received a major facelift and is now home to two local companies. Med-Enroll and Employee Reward Solutions moved last week into the newly renovated Rainwater Building at 151 West Evans.

In observance of Domestic Violence Awareness month, Limestone College will hold events at Extended Campus locations throughout South Carolina on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

Florence After Five features the Rick Strickland Band on Friday, Oct. 30. The event starts at 5:30 p.m., band at 6 p.m.