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November 12, 2009
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Inmates should be allowed to visit dying relatives
Please investigate why prisoners are not allowed to visit a loved one who is critically ill in the hospital and their dying wish is to see that prisoner before they die.
EDITORIAL: Great USC season will require great USC players
There was a time when Steve Spurrier ruled the college football landscape.
Florence man speaks about seizure, police incident
Terrall Echols, a 33-year-old man at the center of a controversial Oct. 28 police incident, says he suffered an epileptic seizure that day and remembers little.
Florence County Disabilities Foundation seeks sponsors to ‘Make a Difference’
The Florence County Disabilities Foundation is in need of sponsors for this year’s “Making a Difference at Christmas” project.
Florence County seniors kick off Thanksgiving Blessing project
The Senior Citizens Association of Florence County is celebrating its third Thanksgiving Blessing project with events planned across the county.
Two Hartsville residents face drug charges
Two Hartsville residents were arrested after a Thursday morning drug raid, according to a Darlington County Sheriff’s Office press release.
THURSDAY WITH THIGPEN: Discussing the health care bill, license plate and terror suspects
Every Thursday Dr. Neal Thigpen provides his insights on the week’s top political stories. Today we discuss the vote on the health care bill, a ruling against a Christian-themed license plate, debate over transferring terror suspects to the state and another GOP slight for Lindsey Graham.
Pee Dee Speech and Hearing welcomes new director
Dr. Dennis L. Burrows bade good riddance to the frigid weather in Kalamazoo, Mich., but brought one of his specialties with him en route to becoming executive director of the Pee Dee Speech and Hearing Center.
Deputies seek Marion burglary suspect
Marion County sheriff’s deputies are looking for the person who burglarized several storage units last month in Marion.
November 11, 2009
Lake City native serves on Duke board
A Lake City native and retired circuit court judge has been appointed as a member of the board of advisors of Duke University’s Institute on Care at the End of Life.
Police: Former Jackson Hewitt employee faked robbery
An Aug. 13 robbery of a Jackson Hewitt Tax Service in Florence was all a set up orchestrated by a former employee and her estranged husband, Florence Police Maj. Carlos Raines said.
Two Darlington men arrested in trailer theft case
Two Darlington men were arrested Wednesday after an off-duty law enforcement agent saw them stealing a utility trailer, Florence Police Maj. Carlos Raines said.
West Florence student to march in Macy’s Thanksgiving parade
A member of the West Florence High School Marching Knights will be among high school band all-stars from across the country marching in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City.
FMU business students learn slippery slope of ethics
After more than a decade as a successful financial planner, Patrick J. Kuhse got a call from an old friend who said she had a friend who was running for state treasurer of Oklahoma. She said if the candidate won, she was going to work for her and offered Kuhse the opportunity to handle investments for the state. The only catch — she wanted a cut of the money he would make off the deal.
Florence Schools get vaccinated for H1N1
Florence School District 1 held H1N1 flu vaccination clinics Wednesday at all of its schools. All of the vaccinations were provided to the students free of charge through a partnership with the Department of Health and Environmental control.
Florence Veterans Day ceremony honors soldiers
Patriotic music that wafted from the West Florence High School auditorium Wednesday during Veterans Day ceremonies had all those in attendance tapping their feet.
USC warns of fundraising scams
Officials at the University of South Carolina are warning residents near the Columbia campus of a possible fundraising scam.
November 10, 2009
Ed Robinson: Florence Police assaulted seizure patient
Questions have been raised about the origins of a 33-year-old man’s injuries following an Oct. 28 incident involving Florence Police and Florence County EMS workers.
OPINION: Smoking ban shrouded in misunderstanding
The Florence City Council rejected an ordinance Monday that would have banned smoking in public places. The 4-3 vote raised the prospect of revisiting the issue with a compromise to balance the rights of individuals and business owners with the need to provide a healthy environment in the city.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Citizens need to ask questions about new school taxes
I do not think that Florence School District 1 Board of Trustees and Superintendent Larry Jackson remember Nov. 6, 2007. The taxpaying citizens of Florence County voted “No” to raising property taxes.
LETTER TO EDITOR: Let private businesses handle smoking ban on their own
Why do we need a smoking ban in Florence? The public and business world is doing a fine job on this issue.
Darlington man sentenced to 35 years in domestic violence case
A Darlington man was sentenced to 35 years in jail for hitting a woman in the head with a heavy object, then throwing her daughter from a moving motorcycle, 4th Circuit Assistant Solicitor Patti McKenzie said
2009 Festival of Trees to benefit McLeod Children’s Hospital
Decorated Christmas trees, holiday wreaths, miniature trees, mantle pieces and centerpieces will transform the McLeod Medical Plaza during the 2009 Festival of Trees, a two-week long holiday event benefiting the McLeod Children’s Hospital.
Shooting death of Hartsville man ruled suicide
The Oct. 22 shooting death of a Hartsville man that was originally thought to be a homicide has been ruled a suicide, Hartsville Police Chief Tim Kemp said.
Hartsville homicide ruled a suicide
The Oct. 22 shooting death of a Hartsville man that was originally thought to be a homicide has been ruled a suicide, Hartsville Police Chief Tim Kemp said.
Florence County deputies search for armed robbery suspects
Florence County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for two suspects who robbed a Florence convenience store Tuesday afternoon, Florence County Sheriff ‘s Lt. Jason Dore said.
November 09, 2009
Florence City Council votes down proposed smoking ban
Florence City Council members voted 4-3 against an ordinance that would have imposed a smoking ban in most public places.
Miss Florence Bree Boyce tells kids to eat healthy and exercise
Miss Florence Bree Boyce kicked off her “Eating Healthy, Fighting Obesity” campaign as she spoke to more than 300 children at All Saints Episcopal Day School on Monday, November 9, 2009. Boyce used to weigh 230 pounds but has lost nearly 100 pounds and since has been crowned Miss Florence.
Jefferson man gets 2 years for counterfeiting
A Jefferson man has been sentenced to two years in prison for manufacturing counterfeit money, U.S. Attorney W. Walter Wilkins said in a press release.
Chesterfield post office burglar gets 3 years in prison
A Chesterfield man has been sentenced to three years in prison for breaking into the Chesterfield post office, U.S. Attorney W. Walter Wilkins said in a press release.
