Bethea Retirement Community will host a free health screenings event on Wednesday, April 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Bethea Multi-Purpose Room. The health screenings are being sponsored by Francis Marion University nursing students and are open to the

City Hall is mourning the unexpected loss of Councilman Edward “Ed” Robinson who died Wednesday, March 23. With compassion and sympathy we extend our condolences and prayers to family and friends. Councilman Robinson was a fixture in our City and was know

The family would like to thank everyone for all their thoughts and prayers as we mourn the loss of Councilmen Edward L. “Ed” Robinson. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.

The piano decorating has begun for this year’s “Play Me I’m Yours” More than 25 local and regional artists are decorating the 29 pianos which will be placed throughput Florence and Lake City for the street pianos event which will run April 15 through May

Sisters 4 the Future, a faith-based group that helps abused women, is looking for help themselves. They need land to establish a shelter and they need it quickly. The group already has a four-bedroom home donated

The Senior Citizens Association in Florence County will host their 12th Annual Dorothy Blackwell Luncheon on May 6 in the Leatherman Senior Center. This year’s luncheon will offer the opportunity to support services for Florence County senior citizens and

Pam Flowers and Cole Davis are focusing on a samba routine with a touch of hip hop in hopes of bringing home the coveted mirror ball trophy from the 6th Annual Dancing With The Stars of Florence. This sold-out benefit will take place on Tuesday evening

Francis Marion University’s School of Education will be the host for a screening and discussion of the acclaimed documentary Go Public: A Day in the Life of an American School District on Tuesday, March 22 at 6 p.m.

Elementary guidance counselors from each of the 14 elementary schools, along with Florence School District One staff members, recently carried out a service learning project. Each counselor delivered “Care Kits” packed by elementary students to Lighthouse

A coalition of South Carolina nursing organizations has named the state’s top 100 nurses designating them Palmetto Gold. Five of those nurses are from Carolinas Hospital System: Neva Lawson, Surgical Services; Calperta Green, 9th Floor; Ashley Hudson

The South Carolina Dance Theatre presents “Swan Lake“ on March 18 at 7:30 p.m.; March 19, at 3 p.m., and March 20 at 3 p.m. at the Francis Marion Performing Arts Center. One of the greatest romantic ballets of all time, Swan Lake has endured for more than

YMCA offers a Lifeguard Certification Course. The Y Lifeguards learn leadership skills, responsibility and find great summer jobs. Participants must be at least 16 years old and have excellent swimming skills – a swim test is required to enter the course.

The annual McLeod Sports Medicine Challenge Run/Walk will be held Saturday, March 19. The race day begins at 9 a.m. with the 5K and 10K Run/Walk and the one-mile Fun Run begins at 9:05 a.m. The races take place at Briggs Elementary School, located at 1012

The Florence League of Women Voters invites the public to join them for a program on Watershed Protection For The Pee Dee and Winyah Bay Basins at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 21, at St. John’s Fellowship Hall, 252 S. Dargan Street. The guest speaker will

The Florence Elks Lodge #1020 picked up 26 bags of trash along their three adopted roads of Beltline Drive, Jody Road and a portion of Hoffmeyer Road on Feb. 20. The Florence Elks remain the Florence County winner in the SCDOT Adopt-a-Highway program by