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Fate of S.C. primary candidates remains in limbo
FLORENCE -- Despite last week’s ruling from the highest court in the state, many would be candidates in the June 12 party primaries remain uncertain of their political future.
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Three people arrested in beating of Mullins man
MULLINS -- Three people were arrested in connection with the beating of a Mullins man.
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Degrees awarded at FMU commencement exercises May 5
FLORENCE, S.C. - Three-hundred-and-thirty nine degrees were awarded during commencement exercises at Francis Marion University Saturday, May 5.
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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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Carolina Hospital System-Marion hosts family fun day
Marion Regional Hospital kicked off its celebration of Hospital Week with a Family Fun Day for its employees over the weekend.
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Deadly train accident in Williamsburg County
LANE, SC- A Williamsburg County man died Sunday after a train hit him.
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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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Committee wants to honor WWII veterans at Florence Veterans Park
FLORENCE -- A dedicated committee of veterans and other patriotic residents want to honor World War II veterans with a new memorial at the Florence Veterans Park.
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Law enforcement agencies in Florence, Marion counties to hold checkpoints
FLORENCE -- The Twelfth Judicial Circuit Law Enforcement Network, consisting of all law enforcement agencies in Florence and Marion counties, will conduct traffic safety checkpoints during May.
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Second teen charged in Dillon High gun incident
DILLON -- A second person was charged in connection with a gun incident Thursday morning at Dillon High School.
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New senior center to break ground in Williamsburg Co.
SALTERS, SC - Hopewell Senior Day Care, Incorporation has been awarded $350,000 from the Senior Center Permanent Improvement Program (PIP) through the Lieutenant Governor’s Office on Aging and factoring in the local match of $150,000 total grant $500,000.
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Yard Sale of the Carolinas to be held in Chesterfield
CHESTERFIELD, S.C. - The Yard Sale of the Carolinas is returning to Chesterfield this Saturday, May 12, from 7 AM to 10 AM in the 200 block of West Main Street in front of the Chesterfield County Courthouse. Yard sales will also be held at various locations throughout the community. This year's event is co-sponsored by Team Chesterfield and Hospice of Chesterfield County's Sunshine Shoppe thrift and gift store.
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American Red Cross gets race fans heart's pumping with "Race Into Giving"
The American Red Cross South Carolina Blood Services Region is giving 12 lucky blood donors and their guests the chance to experience heart-pumping NASCAR excitement with the “Race into Giving” ticket giveaway for this year’s Bojangles’ Southern 500.
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COLUMN: Be wise when you fertilize
We have been receiving calls in the office for quite some time from people wondering when is the proper time to fertilize lawns. The calls came in earlier than usual this year due to the unseasonably warm weather in early spring. If you have been patiently waiting for the right time, it is finally here.
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MYSTERY PLANT: A rather pretty vine with a bad reputation
This is the vine that the Girl Scouts tell us to recognize by its compound, trifoliolate leaves (that is, with three leaflets), and that we are obliged to leave alone because it is poisonous.
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Pee Dee's fabled fire ant dances
In South Carolina, we don’t just think; we know we can dance. Many think the Shag and the Charleston are the only original South Carolina dances, forgetting other state classics like the S.C. Shuffle.
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PEE DEE POLITICS: S.C. elections worse than Iran
My first cognizant political memory came in the eighth grade. It was the year 2000 and I was selected to play Ralph Nader in a school assembly focusing on the upcoming presidential election.
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HOW'S MY ASANA LOOK: Tree posture variation
Our feet and legs provide the support for our upper body to stand with strength and grace, much like the roots of a tree provide the foundation for its body and branches. Our state of mind can be demonstrated through balance poses. Focus is necessary to retain a steady balance if the mind is jumping from one thought to another.
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Darlington race was bigger deal back in the day
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- For 35 years, Darlington attorney Bill Howle has had a bird’s eye view from the infield at the Darlington Raceway.
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Kegs tapped at third annual Florence Beer Festival
FLORENCE, S.C. -- The weather was warm, but the beer was cold Saturday afternoon in the field behind Palmetto Peddlers. And there was plenty of beer.
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Many graduates in Pee Dee, elsewhere face student loan debt
FLORENCE, S.C. -- On Saturday seniors at Francis Marion University and universities throughout the country participated in an event many have been looking forward to for the past four years of their lives — graduation. In the next six to nine months, many will begin the process they’ve been dreading for the past four years — paying back student loans.
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More cookers, vendors and attendees show out in Johnsonville festival's second year
For the second straight year, Johnsonville hosted the Heritage Festival at the River, but the 2012 manifestation of the festival differed from the previous in one regard: the crowd.
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U.S. Attorney's Office reviews 2010 Florence assault case
FLORENCE, S.C. -- Federal authorities still have not determined whether they will pursue hate crime charges against a Florence County man charged in the 2010 assault of a black teenager.
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