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          <title>Girl Scouts, veterans gather to retire flags</title>
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The Saturday ahead of Veterans&#8217; Day saw the retirement of many flags as Girl Scouts, community members and color guard members gathered at Florence National Cemetery for the ceremony.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Salvation Army unit will be accepting applications for aid</title>
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The Salvation Army will begin accepting applications for its Christmas Assistance program on Monday for families that reside in Chesterfield, Dillon, Darlington, Florence, Marion and Marlboro counties. 
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          <title>Face of the American soldier remains the same</title>
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The uniforms have changed. The weapons are different. But the face of the American soldier remains the same. It was that very face on the cover of the New York Times magazine that caught the eye of Cyma Rubin and inspired her to create &#8220;The American Soldier,&#8221; a dramatic exhibition of photographs that captures the essence of American soldiering throughout more than 150 years beginning with the Civil War.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Morning News Press Issues Cause Delivery Delays</title>
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We apologize for the inconvenience, however due to a printing press issue today&#8217;s issue of the Morning News is being delivered late.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Hartsville allows early Sunday shopping for holidays</title>
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For the second year in a row, Hartsville City Council has passed a resolution temporarily suspending part of the blue laws against Sunday morning shopping.           ]]></description>
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          <title>School district emphasizes need for H1N1 vaccine</title>
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Florence School District 1 elementary school students will be able to receive the  H1N1, or swine flu, vaccine Wednesday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>FMU trustees approve $8.5 million to build new athletic complex</title>
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Francis Marion University President Dr. Fred Carter and the FMU Board of Trustees are moving ahead with plans to build a new athletic complex.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Authorities call off manhunt in Cades</title>
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Authorities have called off the hunt for two men near Cades and hope to confirm the suspect&#8217;s identities and obtain warrants, Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett said.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Florence County deputies selected to protect the U.S.&#45;Mexico border</title>
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At the largest of three points of entry at El Paso, more than 1,300 vehicles cross the border from Mexico into the United States per hour.&nbsp; 
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          <title>Harriot withdraws Hartsville election results challenge</title>
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Jannie Harriot, who lost her bid for the District 1 seat on Hartsville City Council, has withdrawn her challenge of Tuesday&#8217;s election results.           ]]></description>
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          <title>League of Women Voters to meet in Darlington</title>
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The Darlington County League of Women Voters will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 in the Allard Alston Conference Room of the Darlington Library, 204 N. Main St., Darlington.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Group seeks to provide holiday meals to needy</title>
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To Be Real For Women On The Move is seeking help to provide meals to needy families in the Pee Dee for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Volunteers sought for veterans&#8217; program</title>
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The Retired &amp; Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is looking for volunteers to drive the Disabled American Veterans van to take veterans to Dorn VA Hospital in Columbia for medical appointments.           ]]></description>
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          <title>H1N1 vaccines available for Williamsburg County students</title>
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Elementary students in Williamsburg County School District will be able to receive H1N1, or swine flu, vaccinations at their school from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 18-19.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Coker College Musical Theater presents funny &#8216;Forum&#8217;</title>
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Coker College Musical Theater presents the Broadway hit comedy &#8220;A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum&#8221; for two weekends in November in the college&#8217;s Watson Theater.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Ebony Pearls Banquet set for Saturday</title>
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The National Council of Negro Women in Darlington County is honoring exemplary citizens from throughout the county who have made significant contributions in education, politics, business, religion, arts, athletics, law enforcement, medicine, media/journalism and the civic community. A life time award is being presented to Zona Mae Martin.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Bishopville mayor dies</title>
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Bishopville Mayor Tom Alexander, 78, died at 12:30 a.m. Friday at a Florence hospital after suffering a massive stroke following a city council meeting in Bishopville on Tuesday night. Alexander, a Bishopville native, is being remembered by the people of Lee County as someone who loved his city, state and country.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Lamar man arrested on chop shop charges</title>
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A Lamar man was arrested Wednesday after deputies said several cars found at his home during a drug bust were found to have been stolen, Darlington County Sheriff&#8217;s Capt. Andy Locklair said.           ]]></description>
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          <title>McLeod Hospital prepares for Festival of Trees</title>
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McLeod Regional Medical Center is gearing up for it&#8217;s Fourth Annual Festival of Trees.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Crash closes Williamsburg County road</title>
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A portion of S.C. 261 in Williamsburg County near Kingstree was closed Thursday night after a one-vehicle crash, S.C. Highway Patrol and Williamsburg County dispatch reports show.           ]]></description>
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          <title>First Blues Bash brings crowds to Lake City</title>
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Folks from all over headed to Lake City on Thursday night for the first concert of the inaugural Pee Dee Blues Bash. Organizers expected crowds from across Florence County, and the musical act came all the way from Philadelphia.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Comptroller general says transparency can improve economy</title>
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State Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom called for transparency while addressing the state of the state&#8217;s economy with Kiwanis members and their guests Thursday at the Hartsville Country Club.
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          <title>Pennington elected Hartsville mayor; Lamar mayoral race set for runoff</title>
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Businessman Mel Pennington won an overwhelming victory in Tuesday&#8217;s race for mayor of Hartsville with 65.5 percent of the vote to rival Pam Sansbury&#8217;s 34.5 percent. In Lamar, mayoral candidates Randy Reynolds and Jackie L. Thomas will face each other in a runoff Nov. 17.
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          <title>Teens talk safety with Florence leaders</title>
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West Florence High School sophomore Will Dixon said he used to think law enforcement officers weren&#8217;t really focused on helping teens.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Flu Prevention: A Count on Health Special Report</title>
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When it comes to either the seasonal flu or H1N1, experts agree that your best defense is a good offense in the form of prevention.
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          <title>SC ranks high in heavy equipment thefts</title>
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South Carolina is ranked as one of the top 10 states in the nation for the number of reported heavy equipment thefts, according to the S.C. Insurance News Service.
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          <title>Harriot challenges Hartsville election results</title>
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Jannie Harriot, who lost her bid for the District 1 seat on Hartsville City Council, is challenging the election results. The Municipal Election Commission of Hartsville will meet at 2:30 p.m. Friday to consider Harriot&#8217;s challenge.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Deputies seek suspects in Scranton robbery</title>
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Florence County sheriff&#8217;s depties are looking for two men who robbed Pat&#8217;s Groceries at 1046 E. Myrtle Beach Highway, Scranton, Tuesday night.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Music making a comeback at Hemingway High</title>
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After an absence of several years, the music program at Hemingway High School is beginning to show signs of life again.
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          <title>Bennettsville police investigate armed robbery</title>
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Bennettsville police are looking for the man they say robbed the Pizza Hut on the U.S. 15/401 Bypass about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Man charged in Chesterfield County stabbing</title>
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A Kershaw man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a stabbing in Chesterfield County that happened last week.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Three suspects arrested in Marion beating</title>
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Marion police have made three arrests in the beating of a 19-year-old and a juvenile during the weekend.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Robinson plant to test alert notification sirens</title>
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Progress Energy will test the alert notification sirens in the 10-mile area around the H.B. Robinson Nuclear Plant, located about five miles from Hartsville, between 2 and 5 p.m. Nov. 23 in cooperation with Chesterfield, Darlington and Lee counties.
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          <title>Bishopville mayor suffers stroke</title>
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Bishopville Mayor Tom Alexander is reportedly fighting for his life in a Florence hospital after suffering a massive stroke following Tuesday night&#8217;s council meeting. City Administrator Gregg McCutchen said Alexander, 78, is in the trauma care unit at McLeod Regional Medical Center.            ]]></description>
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Two years ago Poiette McGill-Bromell began Mullins High School&#8217;s Chess Club to help students improve their cognitive and critical thinking skills.
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The Wilbur Jones Post 73 of The American Legion, along with Post 3412 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Chapter 71 of the Disabled American Veterans, will hold a Veterans Day Service on Nov. 11 in Lake City.           ]]></description>
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State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex is determined to improve South Carolina, whether it gets him elected as Governor or not.           ]]></description>
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A Cheraw teen who stole several vehicles and went for joyrides before abandoning them has been sentenced on larceny and multiple burglary charges.           ]]></description>
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A Mount Croghan man was sentenced to nine years in jail in connection with a May 2008 robbery at a Pageland video rental store.           ]]></description>
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A Pageland man was sentenced to three years in prison after 14 bags of crack cocaine fell out of his pockets in front of police,&nbsp; Assistant 4th Circuit Solicitor Adam Foard said in a press release issued Wednesday.
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The S.C. Women&#8217;s Connection has its last leadership luncheon of the year in Florence on Wednesday with special guest Mignon Clyburn, newly-appointed member of the Federal Communications Commission and a South Carolina native.            ]]></description>
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A 15-year-old girl accused making a bomb threat at Marlboro County High School on Oct. 28 was released on bond from a Columbia facility this week, Bennettsville Police Lt John Hepburn said.           ]]></description>
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A 10-year-old dog who went missing in Darlington for a month and two days was found knocking on death&#8217;s door.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Williamsburg Tech to offer courses in Hemingway</title>
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Williamsburg Technical College will offer English Literature II and Western Civilization to 1689, a freshman-level history course, during spring semester at Hemingway&#8217;s public library.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Pee Dee Blues Bash kicks off Pecan Festival</title>
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This year&#8217;s Pecan Festival will feature the first Pee Dee Blues Bash, which will kick off Thursday with a concert in Lake City.           ]]></description>
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A second-degree harassment charge against a former Marlboro County chief deputy sheriff has been dropped.
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Twenty-one people have been charged in three separate indictments for their involvement in two cockfighting operations in Williamsburg County and Lexington County, U.S. Attorney W. Walter Wilkins said in a press release.           ]]></description>
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A committee reviewing a curfew ordinance for the city of Florence decided during a work session Wednesday that public hearings must be conducted on the matter.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Florence County sheriff&#8217;s office giving their time for kids in need</title>
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Being a Florence County sheriff&#8217;s deputy isn&#8217;t just about taking criminals off the streets, it&#8217;s about giving their time to help children in need.
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          <title>Alzheimer&#8217;s Association to have Memory Walk in Florence</title>
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The S.C. Chapter of the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association is having its Pee Dee Memory Walk on Saturday at McLeod Health and Fitness Center in Florence.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:43:06 EDT</pubDate>
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Marion police are investigating two attacks they believe may be gang-related.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:06:57 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Taste of the Farm allows residents to sample local products</title>
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Palmettovores were on the prowl Thursday night at the Taste of the Farm, sponsored by the Greater Darlington County Chamber of Commerce. In the first of what will become an annual event, vendors paid tribute to South Carolina agriculture.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Live Oak doctors say they want to remove barriers to health care</title>
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The doctors with the new Live Oak Medical Center say they hope services such as urgent care will make it easier for residents in local rural areas to get the health care they need.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Lewis remembered as community leader</title>
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Lynwood Lewis is being remembered as a civic leader, as a family man who loved Hartsville and for his leadership of the Butler Heritage Foundation.           ]]></description>
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One ballot wasn&#8217;t enough to find a winner for the Seat 5 on Kingstree Town Council.           ]]></description>
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          <title>McCutcheon defeats incumbent Sims in Olanta mayoral election</title>
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Olanta will have a new mayor in January after Jimmy McCutcheon&#8217;s victory over incumbent Betty Sims in Tuesday&#8217;s town elections.
The town&#8217;s leadership also will have by two more new faces, Tommy &#8220;Mitch&#8221; Driggers Jr. and Eric L. Evans, who won town council seats in the elections.           ]]></description>
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Investigators with the S.C. Department of Corrections captured an inmate in Robeson County Tuesday evening.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Voters in Hartsville cast ballots in city council, mayoral races</title>
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Voters in Hartsville came out in force on Tuesday to cast their ballots.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Animal shelter shows off improvements</title>
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The Darlington County Humane Society showed off some recent improvements at the animal shelter Thursday with an open house at the facility. Among the improvements is a new adoption courtyard that will allow prospective pet owners and pets the opportunity to get to know each other before an adoption.           ]]></description>
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          <title>McLeod kicks off Health Resource Expo for employees</title>
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A two-week Health Resource Expo is under way for employees of McLeod Regional Medical Center.           ]]></description>
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A pro se divorce clinic will be offered by the S.C. Legal Services at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Poynor Adult/Community Education Center, 301 S. Dargan St., Florence.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Foreclosure clinics to be offered in Bennettsville</title>
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The Community Development Corp. of Marlboro County is offering two foreclosure clinics this month.
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          <title>Local students to compete in mock trial competition</title>
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Middle school students from St. Anthony Catholic School in Florence and North Myrtle Beach have qualified to compete in the S.C. Bar State Middle School Mock Trial Competition on Nov. 21.           ]]></description>
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A joint House/Senate panel is accepting notice from people interested in applying for a seat on the S.C. Department of Transportation Commission. A vacancy will soon exist in the Second, Fourth, and Sixth Congressional districts.           ]]></description>
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Twenty bus drivers were suspended for failing to &#8220;transport students in a timely manner&#8221; Oct. 30, according to a statement released by the Williamsburg County School District on Monday night.

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          <title>DuPont, Mohawk workers eligible to apply for federal aid</title>
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Workers laid off by DuPont Teijin Films of Florence and by Mohawk Industries of Dillon are eligible to apply for federal assistance, U.S. Rep. John Spratt, D-S.C., announced in a press release Tuesday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>FMU to host Teacher Cadet College Day</title>
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Francis Marion University will host 138 Teacher Cadets from 12 area high schools for Teacher Cadet College Day, Wednesday, Nov. 4.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Russell Stover store closes down</title>
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Russell Stover&#8217;s candy outlet store closed its doors for good on Oct. 27.           ]]></description>
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          <title>National Guardsmen honor the memory of a superman</title>
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Over 150 U.S. National Guardsmen gathered at the Marion National Guard Amory located on Greene Street. Many of the soldiers haven&#8217;t seen one another in months but all arrived early Friday morning for a special tribute.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Victim in fatal I&#45;20 crash identified</title>
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The person killed in a crash between two vehicles on westbound Interstate 20 on Monday night has been identified as a North Carolina woman.           ]]></description>
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The Ladies&#8217; Guild of St. Ann&#8217;s Catholic Church will host its annual Harvest Tea at 3 p.m. Sunday in the church and fellowship hall.           ]]></description>
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On Nov. 9, Florence City Council will vote on a proposed smoking ban in most public places. The ordinance would prohibit smoking in places like restaurants, bars, educational and health care facilities, common areas of apartment buildings as well as many other places.           ]]></description>
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A Florence man was arrested Monday after police said he severely beat a man and pulled out a woman&#8217;s hair, Florence Police Maj. Carlos Raines said.            ]]></description>
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A Florence woman was arrested Sunday after police said she stabbed her husband several times after he slapped her, Florence Police Maj. Carlos Raines said. 
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A Pakistani national in Florence has pleaded guilty to filing false statements to gain entry and citizenship, U.S. Attorney W. Walter Wilkins said in a press release.
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More than 3,000 people die in home fires each year in the United States; most of whom are in homes without a working smoke alarm.
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This week, there will be eight blood drives for the American Red Cross in the Pee Dee area.           ]]></description>
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The Billie Hardee Home for Boys is having a yard sale from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. It will be at the home, located at 1133 Timmonsville Highway, Darlington.           ]]></description>
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First Lady Michelle Obama has designated the town of Cheraw as one of the nation&#8217;s newest Preserve America Communities.           ]]></description>
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Laurie Lawson has been appointed by the Obama administration as the South Carolina state executive director for the Farm Service Agency at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.           ]]></description>
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Twenty-seven bus drivers from the Williamsburg County School District were suspended after a meeting Monday morning for planning to strike and delay transportation services for the next two days.           ]]></description>
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The Marion Star &amp; Mullins Enterprise has recently hired Steffani Nolte as a staff writer.           ]]></description>
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The Eastern Carolina Community Foundation is sponsoring a community forum for the Florence Recreational Trails from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Central United Methodist Church, 225 W. Cheves St., Florence.           ]]></description>
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A 40-minute clip from the documentary, &#8220;Coal Country,&#8221; will be shown to the Pee Dee Group-Sierra Club on Thursday. The program begins at 7 p.m. at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 1201 Cherokee Road, Florence.           ]]></description>
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A Marion couple has been chosen out of more than 1,500 applicants as one of the ten finalists for the 2010 PARENTING magazine road trip family.           ]]></description>
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School buses throughout the Williamsburg County School District were running as normal this morning according to administrators at each distinct school.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Secretary Grant holds special place at Trinity</title>
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Lillian D. Grant took business courses in high school, made good grades and went to Trinity Baptist Church every Sunday.           ]]></description>
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&#8220;We&#8217;re having a fall festival to give children an option for trick or treating tonight to keep them off the streets,&#8221; Patricia Whaley, director of children&#8217;s ministries and church growth, said.           ]]></description>
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Two men will vie for the office of mayor in Tuesday&#8217;s muncipal election in Timmonsville, while two others hope to gain seats on the town council.
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Two candidates are running for Olanta mayor and three hopefuls are seeking seats on Olanta Town Council in Tuesday&#8217;s general election.
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Hartsville has a two-person race for mayor and only one of three city council seats contested in Tuesday&#8217;s election.           ]]></description>
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Bill Brandon, 60, was a robust diesel mechanic until he was diagnosed with diabetes 10 years ago.
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Ovis Hill Farm and Clemson&#8217;s Extension Service hosted its ninth annual Farm Festival on Saturday.           ]]></description>
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A Florence man was sentenced to a total of 50 years in prison after being tried in his absence twice and disappearing for several months, 12th Circuit Solicitor Ed Clements III said.           ]]></description>
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Boeing&#8217;s decision to land a new aircraft assembly plant in South Carolina should mean thousands of jobs beyond the plant&#8217;s walls.           ]]></description>
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Seventeen bus drivers with the Williamsburg County School District didn&#8217;t make afternoon pickups Friday as part of what district officials said may be the start of a district wide bus drivers strike.           ]]></description>
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The S.C. Department of Transportation has scheduled a public information meeting Thursday in Darlington County concerning the proposed bridge replacement on West Smith Avenue over Swift Creek.           ]]></description>
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A Chesterfield man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison &#8212; the statutory maximum sentence &#8212; for being a felon in possession of a firearm in connection with a hsotage situation earlier this year, U.S. Attorney W. Walter Wilkins said in a press release.           ]]></description>
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The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation presented a $70,000 grant to the Free Medical Clinic of Darlington County on Friday at Lawton Park in Hartsville.           ]]></description>
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A Florence man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for federal drug and firearms charges, U.S. Attorney W. Walter Wilkins said in a press release.           ]]></description>
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