Francis Marion University is set to host the 2016 Peach Belt Conference Baseball Tournament this week (May 11-15) on Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium. Games will kick-off on Wednesday morning (May 11) and conclude with the championship game on Sunday

CONWAY 28528, SC (05/09/2016)-- Approximately 1,100 students were graduation candidates for Coastal Carolina University's commencement ceremonies on May 6 and 7 at the HTC Center on campus. Grand Strand businessman and civic leader Dennis L. Wade was the

Sixteen Francis Marion University students from Florence County earned academic awards recently.

The Florence West Rotary Club held its annual program of recognition for outstanding high school seniors last week. They are, front row, left to right, Nhon Nguyen, West Florence High; Paige Brown, Wilson High and Elizabeth Chavis, South Florence High.

A new Leo club came to Florence on April 12 when 27 charter members celebrated the organization of their new South Florence High School Leo Club at South Florence High School at 6 p.m. The Florence Evening Lions Club sponsored the new club for young

Area students were recognized for their accomplishments during the awards ceremony at the 2016 South Carolina Independent School Association State Science Fair held at the Sumter County

West Florence High School served as the site of the recent South Carolina Band Director’s Association’s (SCBDA) Solo and Ensemble Performance Assessment. The event is held annually to encourage excellence in individual and small group performances.

Please take the opportunity to attend one of the best outdoor public education events in the Pee Dee – the annual Outdoor Discovery Day hosted by the Clemson University Pee Dee Research and Education Center on Saturday

The Florence Regional Arts Alliance awarded three Florence County high school students the Betty Ann Darby Scholarship, a competitive $1,000 scholarship for graduating seniors who will be pursuing advanced academic or professional degrees in an arts

An IB for a Cure Relay for Life team was formed this year in honor of Jennifer Hill, who was the middle years IB Coordinator up until 2014. Florence School District 1 students from Williams Middle School and Wilson High School raised funds throughout the

All Saints’ Episcopal Day School students ran in the Boosterthon Fun Run last week, the culmination of a two week, fun-filled program themed “Big World Recess.” Students and teachers learned and practiced team work, humility, confidence, and endurance

Evan Sellers, an AP Human Geography and World Geography teacher at West Florence High School, was selected to attend the Choices Program’s annual Summer Leadership Institute at Brown University. This year’s institute is focused on helping teachers develop

SOUTH FLORENCE choral students Ashton Lowery, left, and Evanne Rogers, right, recently participated in the 2016 South Carolina All-State Choir at Winthrop University. The two represented Florence School District One after a rigorous statewide audition

Many schools have field day activities at the end of the year; however, eighth graders at Williams Middle demonstrated a new take on the fun and games held at most school field days. The Williams Middle School eighth grade International Baccalaureate

Francis Marion University presented awards to outstanding students in all its academic departments during a ceremony held April 18 in the McNair Science Building’s Chapman Auditorium on campus.