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May 25, 2008
Annexation opportunities important to Hartsville’s future
Cities and towns are the core of the state’s economic success and competitiveness and are critical in our ability to attract innovative companies that produce higher wage jobs and opportunities for South Carolinians. New companies that locate in our cities and towns, as well as businesses that have operated in our city for decades, sustain our local economic development and positive quality of life.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Change can come from local citizens
As presidential candidates prepare to spread freedom around the world, I would like to focus our attention closer to home. Local communities must demand that government and corporate decision-makers in our nation make good on the promise of democracy by creating better schools, better jobs, housing and lending.
Polling gives information on issues people care most about
It’s certainly no surprise that rising gasoline and food prices are the number one concern of people in the Pee Dee.
That’s according to the first Francis Marion University/Morning News Poll taken earlier this month.
By focusing on Twin Cities, GOP risks losing sight of South
WASHINGTON—Nothing says capital-D Democrat like the lions of the left from Minnesota — Hubert Humphrey, Eugene McCarthy and Walter Mondale.
May 24, 2008
FMU’s small business institute sponsors students in contest
The Donald E. Kelley Small Business Institute at FMU will sponsor the work of three high school students participating in the Yes Carolina Program for Entrepreneurship.
Care House staff members win state award
Kathy Saunders, along with Dr. W. Dean Banks and others, were instrumental in starting the CARE House, a nonprofit group that gives care to children who have been abused.
West Florence junior gets perfect SAT score
Melanie Zhao, a junior at West Florence High School, has earned what few students at her school have — a perfect score on both the critical reading and math sections of the SAT.
Cooks for Christ founder awarded Order of Silver Crescent
The Order of the Silver Crescent is awarded to state residents “for exemplary performance, contribution and achievement within the community.”
May 23, 2008
Florence 1 accepting Montessori applications
Florence School District 1 is accepting applications for 3-year-old Montessori students.
Adopt-A-Highway volunteers clean up roads
Florence County’s Adopt-A-Highway volunteers removed 160,999 pounds of trash from their adopted roadsides last year.
Marlboro County School District earns grant
Marlboro County School District has been awarded a $1,500 grant from the state Department of Education’s Office of Community and Parent Services to develop a program that would help improve student attendance.
Askins endows scholarship in memory of his father
Gregory B. Askins, chairman of the Williamsburg Technical College Commission and a Hemingway attorney, recently endowed a scholarship named in memory of his father, J.P. Askins Jr.
Walker-Gamble plans Kindergarten testing
The pre-testing schedule for all students hoping to enter Walker-Gamble Elementary School’s 4-year-old kindergarten program is being planned for the week of June 2.
N.C. man pleads guilty to federal drug charge
A Candor, N.C., has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine in connection with a Dillon County traffic stop, acting U.S. Attorney Kevin F. McDonald said in a press release.
Florence County treasurer earns award for service
The S.C. Association of Countywide Elected Executives Board of Directors presented Florence County treasurer and SCACEE member Dean Fowler Jr. with the Service Excellence Award on Wednesday in Dorchester County.
Pro se divorce clinic will be offered in Florence
A pro se divorce clinic will be offered by the S.C. Centers for Equal Justice at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Poynor Adult/Community Education Center, Room 301, 301 S. Dargan St., Florence.
FMU’s first summer term will begin Wednesday
Classes begin Wednesday for the first summer term at Francis Marion University, and a second summer session is slated to begin July 7. Most classes meet for an extended period of time Monday through Thursday. There are no Friday classes during summer terms.
Police seek suspects in attempted carjacking
Police are looking for a man, as well as his two accomplices, who failed at a carjacking attempt because he couldn’t drive the manual transmission vehicle, Dillon Police Sgt. Jason Turner said.
Pee Dee Adopt-A-Highway Groups recognized
The S.C. Department of Transportation has named its 2007 Adopt-A-Highway Groups of the Year for seven Pee Dee counties.
‘Karate Kids’ present skills at school
Royall Elementary School’s “Karate Kids” demonstrated “strength, achievement, leadership and character through discipline” during a special presentation Friday.
DSS denies claims in wrongful death suit
Attorneys for the S.C. Department of Social Services have denied claims made against the agency in a wrongful death lawsuit that alleges DSS case workers witnessed a Darlington woman starving to death and did nothing to save her.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: County needs to end road maintenance fee
I live in the city of Florence on a state street and own two vehicles, along with other people, families and small businesses who own multiple vehicles, who pay a $30 dollar Road Maintenance Fee on each vehicle — even though I can drive only one vehicle at a time. This fee is not used for any maintenance on my street or any street in the city of Florence; therefore, I am being double taxed for a fee that does not benefit me.
Let’s hope S.C.’s lottery winner adjusts to his newfound wealth
Even if you have never played the lottery you know you have probably wondered “what if you won.”
May 22, 2008
Florence police join national trend in cutting their fuel costs
The Florence City Police Department has joined other agencies across the nation in exploring ways to cut gasoline consumption in light of soaring gasoline prices.
Society Hill man faces charges in shooting case
A Society Hill man was arrested and faces five counts of assault and battery with intent to kill in connection with a Saturday shooting at Darlington’s American Legion building.
Florence welcomes ‘Amazing Race’ auditions
Thursday afternoon hundreds of people lined up behind Ashley Furniture HomeStore in Florence to audition for the 14th season of the CBS reality television “The Amazing Race.“
Memorial Day closings
The following is a list of closings or special hours in observance of Memorial Day.
Pee Dee education officials support constitutional amendment
Several Pee Dee education officials have joined more than 6,000 people who signed a petition urging a constitutional amendment to require high-quality schools in the state.
Retired fighter pilot looking forward to May Fly
A restored U.S. Air Force T-33 Silver Star jet will be among the attractions Saturday and Sunday during the May Fly Air Show and Festival at the Florence Regional Airport
House, Senate approve bill to end PACT
There didn’t seem to be much disagreement that South Carolina’s current end-of-the-year tests, which are given to students in the third through the eighth grade, should be replaced.
