McLeod performs first brain coiling procedure

on Tuesday, 01 December 2020. Posted in News, Local News

Using only a tiny metal spring, the medical experts at McLeod lowered a patient’s risk of stroke when they performed the area’s first advanced procedure for an unruptured brain aneurysm in an operating suite dedicated for this work.

DEATH NOTICES: 12/2/20

on Tuesday, 01 December 2020. Posted in Obituaries, News, Local News

Hope Health to host virtual AIDS Walk Saturday

on Tuesday, 01 December 2020. Posted in News, Local News

HopeHealth will host the annual AIDS Walk this year with a twist: The event will be held virtually, and participants are invited to join a Facebook Live event from their own location.

McLeod Hospice Tree Lighting Thursday

on Tuesday, 01 December 2020. Posted in News, Local News

McLeod Hospice will celebrate the 35th Annual “A Light for Someone You Love” Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday at 5:45 p.m.

DO YOU REMEMBER?

on Tuesday, 01 December 2020. Posted in News, Do you Remember?, Local News

LIGHT IT UP

on Tuesday, 01 December 2020. Posted in News, Local News

The 27th lighting of the city-county Christmas tree and the fourth annual Downtown Christmas Magic celebration will be held in downtown Florence on Friday from 5 to 10 p.m.

Blessed to be a blessing: Ministry, business make sure those in need are not left out on Thanksgiving

on Tuesday, 01 December 2020. Posted in News, Local News

The good folks of Junebug Ministries and Signature Wealth Strategies made sure those in need were not left out on Thanksgiving.

Survivor: ‘I thought it was the end,’ says survivor

on Tuesday, 01 December 2020. Posted in News, Local News

Robert Fulmore, an estate groundskeeper at Francis Marion University, was one of five people who helped save a young couple from drowning in a pond after a car collision off Olanta Highway.

Council recognizes heroic efforts

on Tuesday, 01 December 2020. Posted in News, Local News

Shyheim Platt, left, and Nautril McElveen, second from left, stand with Addisyn Porter, Derrick Porter, Robert Fulmore, and Bree Porter. Fulmore and the Porters were three of the five who helped rescue Platt and McElveen from a sinking car on Oct. 11.

The Florence County Council recognized five individuals for their efforts in rescuing motorists from a pond off Olanta Highway in October.

DEATH NOTICES: 11/25/20

on Monday, 23 November 2020. Posted in Obituaries, News, Local News

Endowment grant accepting applications

on Monday, 23 November 2020. Posted in News, Local News

The St. Luke Lutheran Church Endowment Fund is accepting grant applications for 2021 through the end of December.

DO YOU REMEMBER?

on Monday, 23 November 2020. Posted in News, Do you Remember?, Local News

ZEIGLER’S DRUG STORE, CORNER EVANS AND DARGAN, IN 1949. This corner is now occupied by the Town Hall Restaurant.

Hospice holding multiple benefits

on Monday, 23 November 2020. Posted in News, Local News

Homestead Hospice and Palliative Care is holding multiple programs to care for the community.

PETS OF THE WEEK

on Monday, 23 November 2020. Posted in Good life, News, Local News

The Jayne H. Boswell animal shelter is a partnership with the Florence Area Humane Society and the City of Florence. The shelter is located at 1434 McCurdy Road and is open Tuesday through Saturday, from noon to 5 p.m. Contact them by phone...

Turkey pardoning event Wednesday

on Monday, 23 November 2020. Posted in Good life, News, Local News

June the turkey will live to see another day.