Marvin Lynch, left, served FMU in a variety of roles for more than 40 years. After retiring from the university’s administration in 1995, he returned as FMU’s volunteer chaplain from 1999-2015. Lynch, the first director of admissions at the university, passed away May 29.

Robert Norton, deputy director of Florence Regional Airport, poses with Dexter, the airport’s new security dog. The specially-trained German shepherd can detect 18 different types of explosives.

Protesters carrying signs make their way down Irby Street during a march held June 3 in downtown Florence. The march, like others around the nation, was held in response to the death of an African American man in Minnesota on May 25. Four police officers have been charged in his death.

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