A small group of grandmas, Janet Hunter, Phyllis Cooper, Carol Begg-Martell, Dell Horner, Shirley Brown and Wilhelmina Leach, began a mission to provide comfort and care items to children and teens entering foster care.

A Conway woman claiming to be 9 months pregnant has been charged in connection with the kidnapping of a two week old baby.

Police in Conway say a missing two-week-old baby boy was found safe Tuesday afternoon. Public Information office Catina Hipp says one woman has been arrested in connection with the incident and another person is being questioned.

The Conway Police Department will offer free child safety seat inspections every Wednesday in November from 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., by appointment.

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.

Being a Florence County sheriff’s deputy isn’t just about taking criminals off the streets, it’s about giving their time to help children in need.

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.

Halloween can mean fun times, but it also can mean dangerous times for trick-or-treaters and their parents if caution isn’t used.

Safe Kids Florence, led by McLeod Health, will host a free car seat check from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the Florence Kohl’s parking lot, 3041 W. Radio Drive.

An $8,000 grant to the Care House of the Pee Dee on Wednesday will make it easier to track child abusers across county lines and, eventually, beyond.

Using one’s gifts and talents to help children in need has been a labor of love for everyone involved with the Plant a Seed of Hope campaign.

Safe Kids Florence, led by McLeod Health, will host a free car seat check from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the Florence Kohl’s parking lot, 3041 W. Radio Drive.

Pee Dee Community Partnership has received funding from the Wal-Mart Foundation to assist with transportation of children to existing Summer Food Service Program Sites.

Two children — including a toddler — who wandered down Florence streets within a span of eight hours in separate incidents are now safe.

Safe Kids Florence, led by McLeod Health, will offer two Safe Sitter classes from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 8 and 9 in the McLeod Medical Plaza Conference Center, 800 E. Cheves St., Florence. The course is for girls and boys ages 11 to 13.