Blue Cross-Blue Shield of S.C. presents hospital with mural, check for $50,000 as part of ‘Live Fearless’ campaign. Representatives from BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina presented McLeod Children’s Hospital with a $50,000 contribution and a larg

Madame Arcati, left, played by Lisa Hawkins, and Mrs. Bradman, played by Dawn Porter, take part in a dinner party held in the home of at the home of the Condomines during the first act of Blithe Spirit, performed Thursday at the Florence Little Theatre. A

Annual fundraiser to be held Nov. 21-23 at Hellenic Center. The sweet aroma of desserts baking has been drifting from the kitchen at the Transfiguration of Our Savior Greek Orthodox Church these past few weeks in preparation for the annual fundraiser. Th

Florence-Darlington Technical College has launched an Office of Apprenticeships to serve the workforce development needs of the Pee Dee. The launch of the new office comes just in time for National Apprenticeship Week (Nov. 11-17). The new initiative will

Florence County Museum Curator Stephen W. Motte will offer a lecture on American artist Charles Ephraim Burchfield Thursday at 5:30 p.m. The free event is open to the public. This lecture will focus on the often overlooked art created by Burchfield in Sou

The valve clinic team of McLeod Regional Medical Center, along with the operating room staff, recently completed its 125h Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure. The minimally invasive procedure, offered at McLeod since 2017, provides pa

Francis Marion University’s year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary year goes into full swing Thursday with “Doug’s Day,” its first-ever founder’s day event. Doug’s Day is named in honor of FMU’s founding president, Dr. Doug Smith. It’s a celebratio

Francis Marion University is taking another step towards making high quality higher education accessible with the establishment of a new financial award aimed at next fall’s incoming freshman. The new FMU Freshman Supplement will make it possible for all

Nicole Echols has been named executive director for Harvest Hope Food Bank of the Pee Dee. Echols has served as Harvest Hope’s donor development manager for the last five years. In her new role, she has overall responsibility for the operation and day-to-

A Gold Star Families Memorial Monument will be dedicated during a ceremony at Florence Veterans Park on Veterans Day. Etched on the back of the memorial is an image depicting a flag being presented to a mother or widow or daughter of a fallen service memb

The Doctors Bruce and Lee Foundation Library will host two SC Codes meetups, the first on Thursday and the second on Nov. 21. Both will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Dunlap Hopkins Technology Training Room on the second floor. Attendees will be able to

HopeHealth, the American Cancer Society, the Housing Authority of Florence, and 1-800-QUITNOW have partnered to sponsor the Great American Smokeout event at Parkview Plaza on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The American Cancer Society Great Ameri

Back by popular demand, the Carolina Food Truck Rodeo will roll back into town this weekend for “Fall Fest” event at Florence Center. Event hours for Friday are 5 p.m.-10 p.m. with extended hours on Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Admission and parking is free t

More than 30 business leaders and elected officials attended an Economic Equity and Inclusion Roundtable event sponsored by the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce and held Oct. 29 at the MUSC Floyd Conference Center in Florence. Keynote speaker Rhonda M

Writer Tayari Jones, author of the critically acclaimed An American Marriage, will be the headliner at the 14th annual Pee Dee Fiction and Poetry Festival at Francis Marion University. The annual two-day festival will be held on campus Nov. 7-8. It featur