LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE – First Presbyterian Church members Van Ervin, Edwin Brooks, David Lawson, Leonard Hutchinson, T.B. Young, Lou Quattlebaum, Helen Johnson, Eleanor Sparrow, Dr. Myers Hicks, Dr. W.G. Foster, Alex Quattlebaum, Dan McEachin, P.W. Mc

BLACKBERRY PICKING TIME – Jerry Lee of Florence with sisters, Pat and Ann Lee, are ready to pick blackberries during the summer of 1942. Photo courtesy of Jerry Lee. Do you have an old photo you would like to submit for The News Journal’s Do You Remember?

STATE CHAMPS OF1943: The Florence American Legion Post 1 state championship baseball team of 1943 poses for a photo at the old Legion Stadium. The Florence squad defeated a team from Spartanburg in a best-of-five series to win the title. Do you have an ol

SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS: Eight fifth and sixth grade students represented All Saints’ Episcopal Day School at the 2012 South Carolina Independent School Association’s State Science Fair held in Orangeburg. SCISA winners from All Saints’ were, from left, firs

Photo courtesy of Joyce Kirby RAH-RAH SIS-BOOM-BAH! Members of the 1963 Southside High School varsity cheerleading squad pose for a yearbook photo. Members of the squad are Jane Sansbury, Bobbie Carter, Arlene Bridges, Joyce Kirby, Jackie Hewitt, Vicki

Photo courtesy of Tom Kirkland READY TO GO – This boy scout troop, sponsored by First Presbyterian Church, is pictured before heading down the Little Pee Dee River to earn the 50-Miler Award. The troop left from Fair Bluff, N.C. on a three-day river trip

DRIVE-IN MOVIES: A photo taken in the 1970s of the marquee outside the Palmetto Drive-In on West Lucas Street. The Palmetto, which had a car capacity of three hundred, opened on Sept. 18, 1952. The first movie shown on the big screen was “Al Jennings of O

JUNIOR, SENIOR DANCE at Wilson High School in 1962. From left are Maurice Austin, Edward Anderson, Monya Reese, Henry Thomas, Alphonsa Davis, and Patricia Timmons. The dance theme was ‘Fantasy of the Sea.’ Photo from the 1962 Wilsonian Yearbook. Do you h

BATTERY D., 713TH AAA GUN BATTALION AT THE S.C. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD SUMMER CAMP IN CAMP STEWART, GA. IN 1949 Guardsmen that have been identified include Joe Griffin, Marion Kirven, Jack Murchison, Rock DeVane, Ed Newsome, Robert Williams, Sidney Smith, Fr

COLE’S CROSSROADS: Known locally as Cole’s Crossroads, The Cole’s Gro and Sta was located on the corner of South Irby and Second Loop Road. The Cole’s home and store was located on the south side of the intersection while Munn’s Supply Store was located o

ORIGINAL BOARD: Members of the first board of directors for the Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation are shown in this photo submitted by Dr. Coleman Buckhouse. The board members shown are: Standing, left to right - Bobby O’Harra, Henry Swink, Dr. Eddie Floyd,

FLORENCE HIGH BASEBALL: A team photo of the 1918 baseball team at Florence High School. Standing: H.H. Jeter (coach), Edward Pendergrass, Leonidas Jones, James Clemmons (captain), Herbert Timmons, Robert Lee, and William Johns. Seated: Willie Rutledge, Sa

STOKES GAS & GROCERY – This 1940 photo shows Mae Houser Stokes and her daughter Margie Stokes (Morris) age 2 or 3 inside their store on Hwy. 76 and Ebenezer Road. Margie’s dad, George W. Stokes, owned the store and also worked for the A.C.L. Railroad. A s

MERITA BREAD TOUR : Teacher Hazel Meserve with third and fourth graders from Delmae Heights Elementary School pose outside the Merita Bread plant following a tour, circa 1959. Do you have an old photo you would like to submit for The News Journal’s Do You

Photo submitted by Debbie Ross QUEEN OF THE DAY: Miss Gail Eugenia Stewart of Hartsville, left, reigned over a beautiful afternoon in the amphitheater of Timrod Park during the Florence-Darlington Technical College May Day ceremony in 1973. Crowning her