People on the South Carolina shoreline could see an offshore wind farm eight miles or more out in the Atlantic

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.

A 40-minute clip from the documentary, “Coal Country,” 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.

Lake City police urged residents near Graham Road and Church Street to stay inside their homes as authorities searched for a bear and her cub Thursday night.

Williamsburg County officials are further investigating claims of water contamination from residents living near a county landfill in Salters.

Federal stimulus funds will be used to upgrade Oxpen Road in the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge, located off U.S. 1 near McBee.

Domtar Paper Co. broke ground Tuesday morning for the construction of a 45-megawatt bio-fueled steam turbine generator at its Marlboro Mill in Bennettsville.

Back in 2002, Lou Krieger hosted a popular local morning radio show, and, as part of a station gag, he ended up adopting part of the U.S. 17 Bypass that ran right outside his studio window.

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is beginning a study on mercury pollution in Florence area waterways.

Scientists from around the world are gathering along the Grand Strand this week for a geological conference.

For decades, south Darlington residents and businesses have faced severe flooding after heavy rains. Ditches regularly overflow, causing damage to property and creating unhealthy living conditions. Finally, some help has arrived.

Former Bennettsville Mayor Lucy Mills Parsons will speak on solid waste at the next meeting of the League of Women Voters of the Pee Dee Area.

Marion County school districts will receive $264,000 in federal stimulus funds from the South Carolina Budget and Control Board’s State Energy Office to make energy efficiency improvements.

The South Carolina Forestry Commission and the USDA Forest Service have confirmed that a devastating disease of redbay and other plants has been identified in a Socastee neighborhood.

An agricultural expert solves the mystery of what created a 30-foot-cocoon in a Myrtle Beach yard.