Dale is a beautiful two-year-old male cat. He would love a place in your heart. Call the shelter and come meet him. Della is two-year-old female hound mix. She keeps “howling” for a good home. Make her dream come true! Call the shelter and come spend time

The Department of Homeland Security has announced it will extend the enforcement date of the Federal REAL ID Act of 2005 until Oct. 1, 2021. To date, the SCDMV has issued more than 1.2 million REAL ID driver’s licenses and identification cards. Customers

All state parks in South Carolina will be closed through Thursday, April 30, to support the state’s response to COVID-19. The closure is designed to keep visitors and employees as safe as possible by mitigating the spread of the Coronavirus. Visitors who

The Pee Dee Regional Transit authority has implemented several steps to combat the spread of COVID-19. The organization, in a press release, stated it has increased cleaning with disinfectants across all of our routes and facilities throughout the day an

Curbside pick-up for the restaurants located in Downtown Florence is now available. Customers can order online or call in an order from their favorite downtown eatery and then use one of the new curbside locations to pick-up their order. Locations for th

Francis Marion University announced Sunday it will continue online for the remainder of the semester. At S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster’s news conference on Thursday, he conveyed his expectations that online instruction at the state's public universities will

As an extension of MUSC Health Virtual Urgent Care online platform (musc.care), patients who need specimen collection for possible respiratory illness or “COVID-19-like” symptom screening now have access to the MUSC Health Florence Medical Center’s drive-

In compliance with the executive order issued by S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster’s calling for hospitals to eliminate patient visitation, MUSC Health and McLeod Health have enacted new visitation guidelines related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the sc

Florence County Council declared a state of emergency at a special called meeting on March 19. The primary purpose of the proclamation is to allow county officials to speed up purchasing of necessary materials, limit access to the county and to implement

South Carolina officials on Sunday announced 22 new cases of the novel coronavirus. This brings the total number of cases in the state to 195 in 33 counties. On Friday, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported Florence C

City and county law enforcement officials are reaching out to the public. Florence County Sheriff William Barnes stated the following: “The Florence County Sheriff’s Office will continue to serve and protect the people of Florence County while mitigating

Florence County school districts are continuing to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic situation on a daily basis. As of Monday, all schools were to remain closed through March 31 until further notice. The Florence One Schools District has set up the following

Three Florence 1 School District Transportation employees earned top honors in the South Carolina Association of Pupil Transportation Roadeo held in Greenville. Jack Pickett of Florence 1 placed first in the state in the regular education category, follow

While schools remain closed, the Florence 1 School District has set up WiFi locations that will allow students to have access to the internet. This enhanced access is to provide our students the ability to pull into the school parking areas and complete