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Florence County School District Three superintendent calls for community questions
A letter to the Florence County School District Three Community from the district superintendent.
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Florence County School District Three passes budget with job cuts, millage increase
LAKE CITY – After originally presenting a budget with a $1.3 million deficit, the Florence County School District Three presented a balanced budget for second reading at the monthly Board of Trustees meeting Thursday that passed unanimously but which calls for severe cuts - including the loss of 24 full-time-equivalent positions.
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Lake City teacher named SC Head Start Teacher of the Year
LAKE CITY – Lake City Head Start teachers earn Pee Dee and State awards in the 2012 South Carolina State Head Start Association awards.
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Lawmaker blesses the hands of Lake City hospital workers
LAKE CITY – Nurses, administrators and others who serve the community through their work at the Lake City Community Hospital joined hands around the flagpole at the facilities main entrance May 7 for a blessing that marked celebrations of National Hospital Week.
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Florence County School District 3 budget calls for 24 lost jobs, salary reductions
LAKE CITY – In a second public hearing the Florence County School District Three announced the 24 full-time-equivalent positions that will be eliminated, salary reductions and other cuts required in the 2012-2013 general fund budget in order to keep the district finances balanced.
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Lake City golfer a state medalist, signs with Francis Marion University
LAKE CITY – John Lurie Pate, a senior at the Carolina Academy, signed with Francis Marion University Monday to become a part of the school’s golf program this fall.
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Math, Music, and Pythagoras in Lake City
LAKE CITY - The first through sixth grade students of the Carolina Academy worked with Donald Shabkie, pianist, composer, and teacher from Greenville, April 25 through 27 as part of an artist-in-residence program sponsored by the Lake City Concert Series.
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Lake City area marches for babies in annual walk
LAKE CITY – Bright T-Shirts proclaimed teams and honored loved ones Saturday morning in the March for Babies fundraiser as people from around the area gathered at Lions Park for the March of Dimes annual event.
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Lake City resident joins Coast Guard Auxilary
A school technology coach in Lake City joins the Coast Guard Auxiliary to learn more about boating safety.
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Lake City school celebrates May, holds field day
LAKE CITY – Students at The Carolina Academy got to expend a lot of energy at the school Friday while working together in competitions that pit grade against grade in their annual Field Day events after a May Day Celebration crowning the 2012 May Queen.
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Lake City's Carolina Academy golfer signs with Francis Marion Univeristy
LAKE CITY – John L. Pate, a senior at the Carolina Academy, signed with Francis Marion University Monday to become a part of the school’s golf program this fall.
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Florence County School District 3 budget calls for 24 lost jobs, salary reductions
LAKE CITY – The Florence County School District Three held a public hearing Tuesday April 24 and presented a general fund budget for 2012-2013 that results eradicates the $1,333,995 shortfall projected in the first reading April 19 but also eliminates 24 full-time-equivalent positions, reduces 37 employees’ contracts by seven days, suspends the longevity program, and freezes spending for the last quarter of this fiscal year.
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Florence libraries host Ronald McDonald; award bicycles in reading program
LAKE CITY – Smiles, giggles and laughter filled the Lake City Public Library community room Wednesday, April 25, as about 185 children from Main Street Elementary School and Lake City Head Start sat attentively with eyes glued to the red-headed celebrity creating magic tricks.
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FMU student wins Lake City's ArtFields logo contest
LAKE CITY – Shauna Lair, a senior at Francis Marion University, visited Lake Friday morning to accept monetary awards and recognition for entering the winning design that will be the logo for ArtFields; the inaugural arts extravaganza to be held in Lake City April 19 through 28, 2013.
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Lake City veterans take trip to World War II Memorial
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Two Lake City veterans were among those honored with a trip to Washington, D.C., April 11, recognizing the valor of South Carolinians who fought in World War II.
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FCSD3 presents unbalanced 2012-2013 budget 1st reading
LAKE CITY – The Florence County School District Three presented the first reading of the general fund budget 2012-2013 Thursday that results in a $1,333,995 shortfall.
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Florence County District 3 names new Assistant Superintendent for Instruction
LAKE CITY, SC- The Florence County School District Three Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Laura Hickson as assistant superintendent for instruction April 19.
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Lake City student to compete in national skills championships
GREENVILLE, SC– Twenty-five Lake City High School students participated in the South Carolina Skills USA state championships in Greenville March 29 through 31, bringing home a state championship in Action Skills as well as second and third place medals.
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Bidders flock to Lake City chicken auction
LAKE CITY – It was fast-paced action at the Irving St. Auction Company Friday night as live pigeons, chickens, ducks and guineas and more were auctioned off at the new weekly auction in down town Lake City.
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Visitors tour Lake City garden, help raise funds for community programs
LAKE CITY – The only daffodils in sight were a framed original watercolor and the faux flower boutonnieres worn by the Lake City Junior Sorosis Club members dotted throughout the garden but that didn’t put a damper on the inaugural Daffodil Festival and garden party at Moore Farms Botanical Garden, Sunday, April 15.
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Timmonsville man dies in Williamsburg County crash
KINGSTREE, SC -- The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a three-vehicle crash that killed one person. It happened around 5 p.m. Monday in the southbound lanes of US 52, about six miles north of Kingstree in Williamsburg County.
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PDRTA deems LakeTran a success – so far
LAKE CITY – The Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority is calling the LakeTran service a success story. That’s what the executive director of the authority Chuck MacNeil said to the Lake City council during their monthly meeting Tuesday night.
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Lake City council buys old town hall
LAKE CITY - City council buys back old town hall.
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Coward, Lake City students earn honors at Williamsburg Technical College
Two local residents received honors for their academic performances at Williamsburg Technical College recently.
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FCSD3 to hold public hearings on 2012-2013 budget in Lake City
LAKE CITY - Florence County School District Three has scheduled two public hearings on its projected 2012-2013 budget on Tuesday, April 24, and Tuesday, May 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the board meeting room located behind the district office at 125 South Blanding St., Lake City. The budget is available for review on the district website at www.florence3.k12.sc.us. The Board of Trustees will hold first reading of the budget at its meeting on April 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the board room located behind the district office. Second reading will be held at its meeting on May 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the board room located behind the district office. The 2012-2013 projected budget is based on preliminary figures provided by the state. The district used a Base Student Cost (BSC) of $2,012 that was approved by the South Carolina House of Representatives. All budget figures are subject to change as more budget information becomes available from the state. The district’s millage for 2012-2013 is not currently available because information has not been received from the State Budget and Control Board. The millage will be posted along with the budget once that information becomes available.
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