Francis Marion University Tennis Camps June 9-12 - First session Time: 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Ages: 8 to 18 - limited enrollment Cost: $60 - Includes t-shirt Contact: Garth Thomson - FMU Tennis Coach - 843-661-1185 - gthomson@fmarion.edu Online registratio

Florence School District One announces that the 2018 summer feeding program is scheduled for June 4th through July 27th. Breakfast and lunch will be served to any child 18 years of age or younger at no charge. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. until

America is in a dilemma, and South Carolina is no exception. The growing economy is out pacing the ability to supply skilled employees needed to man the rapidly growing economic machine. Nowhere is this more evident than in the welding industry. The rap

The Timrod Elementary School Beta Club recently organized a school-wide Ramen Noodle Food Drive for the Help4Kids organization. The students collected 2,589 packages of ramen noodles. Help4Kids members noted that the students’ contribution provides enoug

For the third year, the Florence Branch of the NAACP recognized the top five African American seniors in each of the three high schools at a special program on Sunday, May 20th. The program was held at New Ebenezer Baptist Church’s Strive Hard Recreationa

Eighteen high school students who made up Florence-Darlington Technical College’s (FDTC) largest-ever Early College program class, graduated on May 10, at the Florence Center. This is the third graduating class of the Early College program. The students g

ORANGEBURG--Larry Watt, executive director of the South Carolina Independent School Association, announced the winner of the SCISA Lower School Quiz Bowl. The team from All Saints’ Episcopal Day School from Florence took third place. Members of the third-

Rebecca Liu, a student at Wilson High School in Florence School District One, has won an all‐expenses‐ paid summer study trip to Germany. Liu was selected as a national winner after scoring in the 99 percentile on Level III of the 2018 National German Exa

South Florence High School’s Morgan Truitt is the winner of the Tom Rice 7th Congressional District 2018 Regional Art Competition.  The winning piece, Folly Beach, will be displayed in Congressman Rice’s office for one year. Elizabeth Odom is the art inst

More than 30 volunteers from Duke Energy planted fruit trees and berry bushes last week to assist in the expansion of Briggs Elementary’s school gardens. “Duke Energy purchased the trees, bushes, pots, and mulch as well as designed, planted, and fenced ou

Teacher Appreciation Week was last week and in recognition of National Teacher Day, Florence School District One held its 15th Annual Honors and Awards Program May 8 at the SIMT Building, on the campus of Florence-Darlington Technical College. This annua

Local educators and community members have been invited to Miami to present a musical, titled “Habits of Mind.” The musical, which is based on the “Habits of Mind” series by Dr. Arthur Costa and Dr. Bena Kallick, will be presented at the 2018 Internationa

Gwyneth Frances Navey has been inducted into the Sigma Tau Delta national honor society in English at Greensboro College. Navey is a junior history/political science major from Florence, S.C. Sigma Tau Delta was established in 1924 at Dakota Wesle

Gwyneth Frances Navey is among 12 rising seniors at Greensboro College who have been named student marshals for 2018-2019. Navey is a history/political science major from Florence, S.C. Student marshals are the students with the highest-ranking g

The Fred H. Sexton American Legion Post 1 participated in the West Florence High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 25. Post 1 Adjutant Ken Curran presented American Legion medals and certificates to two cadets: Cadet Colon