Due to the above average rainfall, as well as spillage from dams upstream, several Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) are experiencing moderate flooding. This may limit or restrict vehicular access to the properties, including the South Carolina Department o

South Florence High announced that John Schweitz has resigned as Varsity Boys Basketball Coach at South Florence High School. “We greatly appreciate all that Coach Schweitz has done for athletics at South Florence in directing the boys basketball program,

ProMotion Rehab and Sports Medicine has been named the official medical provider of the Carolina Havoc. Havoc General Manager Steve Smith is excited about the partnership. “When we moved here in August, we set out to establish a premier partner group that

Pawleys Island--The Pawleys Island Festival of Music & Art has announced its 2019 performance schedule. This year’s event, held October 3-19 at the Reserve Club in Pawleys Island, will feature Blood Sweat & Tears, Pablo Cruise, and more. “We are pleased t

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. Nine string students from Florence spent time preparing for a concert at one of the world’s most famous music halls: Carnegie Hall. Performers chosen by international auditions came together i

Francis Marion University named a new on-campus park after the late Farrah “Maxine” Turner at a special ceremony last Thursday. The event took place in the park located between the Heyward Community Center and the Forest Villa Apartments on the eastern en

“You don’t have to have a good start to finish well.” This is the message that Bryan Braddock, Executive Director of the House of Hope, delivered recently at the Life Recovery Graduation at Florence Baptist Temple. When a man comes into the Life Recovery

The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce recognized Jazz on Dargan as their Quarter 1 Business of the Quarter, during a meeting of Florence City Council. Jazz on Dargan is a unique jazz-themed eatery in downtown Florence, which regularly features live mus

Palmetto Pony Club announces the certifications of the following members from D3 Eventing to C1 Eventing at a testing held on February 16, at The Vista in Aiken. Mary Elwyne Kennedy, D-3, 13, is the daughter of Nancy and Pete Kennedy of Florence. Alex Mc

West Florence High School Leo Club held club pinning and member induction recently. The club is sponsored by the Florence Evening Lions Club. The Leo Club Program is an official program of Lions Clubs International with the objective being “…to provide th

The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) will be issuing March Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits early in order to reduce the time between payments for recipients who received their February benefits early because of

Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, students at Wilson and South Florence High Schools will have the chance to take classes through the Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) without ever leaving their home school’s campus. Through a vir

When Pam Palmer fell off a ladder working at her home in Florence her first thought wasn’t stroke. But later, when she experienced numbness in her left hand, knowing that numbness on one side of the body was a sign of a stroke, she expressed her suspicion

According to a recent IIHS study, many adults don’t feel the need to strap on their seatbelts while riding in the back seat and AAA Carolinas is warning passengers that failing to buckle up in the back can have devastating consequences. Unbelted rear pass

Darrell Hickson is 70 years old and lives in Lamar. He worked in the auto parts business for years, and then worked at CP&L for 19 years and Blanchard Machinery for five years. At the age of 60, he was diagnosed with a very rare debilitating disease calle