Florence-Darlington Technical College recently announced the President's and Dean’s Lists for the College’s 2020 summer semester. A full-time student must achieve a 4.0 grade point average to make the President’s List. A full-time student must carry a 3.
Florence One Schools recently released its International Baccalaureate scores for the 2019-2020 school year. More than two dozen Wilson students earned the International Baccalaureate diploma upon graduation. Students had an 85 percent or higher pass rate
The Manna House held a Food Drive Parade on Saturday, Aug. 22. Donors graciously donated money, bags of rice, dried beans, and canned food, equaling enough food to feed more than 60 families for a month. Since 1987, The Manna House has been feeding
McLeod Physician Associates officially opened its new location in South Florence last week. To celebrate the occasion, a ribbon cutting was held Aug. 26 for McLeod Family Medicine South, located at 611 Second Loop Rd. The facility will serve as the medica
Dr. Jeremy Rentsch, an assistant professor of biology at Francis Marion University, was recently named recipient of a grant from South Carolina IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence’s Bioinformatics Pilot Program, funded by the National Institut
CareSouth Carolina’s Tracie Thigpen was named the South Carolina Nurse of the Year at the South Carolina Primary Health Care Association’s 26th annual Clinical Network Retreat, which was held virtually. Thigpen, the chief of nursing at CareSouth Carolina
Agreement provides institutions with the assurance of mutual aid in planning, facilities access aas well as support, staffing should need arise. Four public institutions of higher education in the Pee Dee and Low Country regions of South Carolina have ag
Stephanie Barr, a staff nurse on the Medical Observation floor, was recently named the McLeod Regional Medical Center DAISY Award recipient for for the month of August. Barr was nominated by a patient for her extraordinary care and compassion. To recogniz
MUSC Health-Florence Medical Center and Francis Marion University are proud to announce a partnership to bring COVID-19 testing to the FMU campus. Testing will be available beginning on Monday, Sept. 14, and continue each Monday through September from 8
Iris seems a bit surprised that no one has adopted her! Come spend time with this playful sweet 12-week-old female kitten. You will fall in love with her! Stone has had a tough life for a young two-year old dog. He was found abandoned in Florence. Could y
With the 2020 deer season fully under way, most hunters should have already ordered or received the tags necessary to legally hunt deer this year. Pre-ordered tags began being mailed in late July/early August. If you still need to order tags, or have not
The Francis Marion University baseball program will hold a Prospect Showcase Camp for players entering the 10th through 12th grades on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. The event will be held on FMU's Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium within the Griffin Athleti
Officials with the International Tennis Federation have announced the cancellation of this year’s McLeod for Health Florence Open. The event had been scheduled for the week of Oct. 12-18 at the Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Center. Among the more notabl
Unanimously approved regulation went into effect Friday Residents of Florence County are now urged to wear a face mask while in most public places. During last week’s meeting, Florence County Council members unanimously approved an ordinance recommending
The Greater Florence Chamber of commerce held graduating ceremonies for its 2020 Emerging Leaders Summer Institute Thursday at its downtown office. Members of the 2020 graduating class are Joseph Johnson, McLeod Health; Lenora Lefew, Harvest Hope Food Ba
