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November 06, 2009

Pets of the Week: Oreo and Sabrina
Pets of the Week: Oreo and Sabrina

SCNOW.com is starting a pet of the week feature in conjunction with the Florence Area Humane Society. Each week we will feature a different dog and cat available for the adoption at the FAHS. More than 2,000 animals each year pass through Florence Area Humane Society, many never have the chance to find a loving forever home.

Keep in mind light recipes for Thanksgiving dinner plans

For the next four weeks leading up to Thanksgiving I will be offering recipes that I feel would be good to serve on the holiday.


November 05, 2009

Nominations sought for Girls Scouts award

Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina is seeking nominations for 2010 Mary Dean Brewer Women of Distinction awards.


November 03, 2009

Let the Pecans roll: Cook-off allows local chefs to cook up delicious competition
Let the Pecans roll: Cook-off allows local chefs to cook up delicious competition

Local chefs are invited to show their skills in the 2009 Pecan Festival Cook-Off.

Harvest Hope invites public to open house

Harvest Hope Food Bank will hold an open house from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday at its distribution facility at 2513 W. Lucas St. in Florence.

Lake City Community Planner for Nov. 4

Upcoming events in the Lake City area

Lake City Church News for Nov. 4

Upcoming church-related events in the Lake City area

Lake City Library News for Nov. 4

New books at the Lake City Public Library

Hannah finishes Navy basic training

Navy Seaman Yusef S. Hannah, son of Wanda D. Hannah of Lake City, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill.

Little Miss and Teen Miss Pageants return to Center Theater

For the 36th consecutive year, the Center Theater in Hartsville will be the site for the Little Miss and Teen Miss Hartsville and Darlington County beauty pageants. This event is a double pageant with winners crowned in each category, one representing Hartsville and one Darlington County. Winners will represent each area for 2009-10 and go on to compete in the state pageant in June.

First Presbyterian to host Alternative Christmas Market

Immerse yourself in a world of colors, textures, aromas, flavors and sounds. Items for sale include woven baskets, jewelry, ornaments, pottery, textiles, toys and more at the Alternative Christmas Market at First Presbyterian Church’s Memorial Fellowship Hall in Hartsville on Nov. 14.


November 02, 2009

Creek Ratz to host Oyster Festival to benefit March of Dimes

Creek Ratz Restaurant will be holding an Oyster Festival to benefit the March of Dimes on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 1 to 5 p.m.


October 31, 2009

ASK PAT: “Gruesome” treats for Halloween

In honor of Halloween on Saturday, today’s column features two gruesome recipes: Finger Food (string cheese made to look like real fingers) and Strained Eyeballs (made out of hard-boiled eggs).
The kids will love these and they are a healthy balance to all the candy. Have a safe holiday.


October 30, 2009

Pets of the Week: Mattie and Azure
Pets of the Week: Mattie and Azure

In celebration of National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, SCNOW.com is starting a pet of the week feature in conjunction with the Florence Area Humane Society. Each week we will feature a different dog and cat available for the adoption at the FAHS.


October 29, 2009

Hartsville’s Good Living Marketplace to host ‘Strut Your Mutt’ fundraiser

The Hartsville Good Living Marketplace will move into its second year of operation on Saturday, Nov. 7, by literally “going to the dogs”.  This month, the Good Living Marketplace will host the Darlington County Humane Society fundraiser titled “Strut Your Mutt.”


October 28, 2009

CHARLIE WALKER: I’m an endangered species, officially a geezer

Today Peggy is wearing a T-shirt that says, “Reward for a RC Cola and a Moon Pie.” You can take Ole Scrap Iron out of Sandy Bay, but you can’t take Sandy Bay out of Ole Scrap Iron.


October 27, 2009

New menu, renovated digs help bring the return of Happy Hour
New menu, renovated digs help bring the return of Happy Hour

Along with a great new menu and renovated digs, The Railway’s Club Car Pub features an extensive assortment of martinis and other cocktails.

Lake City Community Planner for Oct. 28

Upcoming events in the Lake City area

Lake City Church News for Oct. 28

Upcoming church-related events in the Lake City area

Lake City Library News for Oct. 28

New books at the Lake City Public Library

Lake City People in the News for Oct. 28

Local students graduate from South Carolina universities.

Williamsburg Tech nursing assistant class graduates
Williamsburg Tech nursing assistant class graduates

Williamsburg Technical College’s Continuing Education Division recently celebrated the completion of another Certified Nursing Assistant class.

Farm Bureau contracts with Holland as agent in Lake City

South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. recently contracted with Player Holland to serve as an agent in the company’s Lake City office, at 200 N. Church St.

Progress Energy donates scholarship to Williamsburg Tech
Progress Energy donates scholarship to Williamsburg Tech

Progress Energy recently gave $1,000 to Williamsburg Technical College for the 2009-10 Progress Energy Scholarship as well as a $250 math contest contribution.

SC Woman Magazine includes a “man’s perspective”

Every month women along the Grand Strand get a “man’s point of view” in South Carolina Woman Magazine.

Some candy not for faint of stomach
Some candy not for faint of stomach

What’s the point of having Halloween anymore? Seriously. Is the point to scare each other with costumes? If so, we’re failing miserably. When vampires become the new sex symbols, the idea of walking around with fangs and a cape becomes a tad dated.


October 24, 2009

ASK PAT: Use the slow cooker for a nice warm dish

The current cold weather has me thinking of using my slow cooker to have a nice warm dish ready to eat when I get home from work.


October 23, 2009

Pets of the Week: Dixie and Bobbi
Pets of the Week: Dixie and Bobbi

In celebration of National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, SCNOW.com is starting a pet of the week feature in conjunction with the Florence Area Humane Society. Each week we will feature a different dog and cat available for the adoption at the FAHS. More than 2,000 animals each year pass through Florence Area Humane Society, many never have the chance to find a loving forever home.

Annual Harry Hampton Memorial Walk to be held at Congaree National Park

Rudy Mancke, professor of the Honors College at the University of South Carolina, will be leading the Harry Hampton Memorial Walk at Congaree National Park from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. This public event is held annually to recognize the conservation achievements of Harry R. E. Hampton.


October 21, 2009

Gators, Ards two of a kind

Did you see that photograph on the front page of the Morning Blues? The patrons at the Café Ridiculous at Sandy Bay couldn’t decide whether it was Greeleyville’s beauty contest or a mess of buzzard’s guts. The awful truth is, it was a picture of Andy Ard and Mike Huggins grinning like a mule eating barbed wire and a 12-foot, 6-inch, 585-pound alligator looking like it could use a Goody’s powder.

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