Florence County Council has selected a consortium from New York and Columbia to design the new Florence Museum of Art, Science and History.

Earlier this year, Florence County purchased 10 powered ambulance cots, which are powered by a hydraulic system that raises and lowers a patient with the touch of a button. The cots were purchased in an effort to reduce lifting injuries among EMS workers.

Members of Florence-area neighborhood groups say an ordinance before Florence County Council will be a positive step toward handling unsafe structures in unincorporated areas that brush up against the Florence city limits.

A Pee Dee high school principal is facing a domestic violence charge that could put him in jail for 10 years if convicted.

Representatives from the city of Florence and Florence and Darlington counties gathered Wednesday morning to sign a resolution officially adopting a regional stormwater education strategy through the Florence Darlington Stormwater Consortium.

The League of Women Voters of the Florence Area is inviting the public to its update on legislation at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Drs. Bruce & Lee Foundation Library, 519 S. Dargan St., Florence.

The Senior Citizens Association of Florence County is celebrating its third Thanksgiving Blessing project with events planned across the county.

It’s been quite a while since retired U.S. Army Col. Charles P. Murray has fought in battle. He served in both World War II and Vietnam and his actions earned him the National Medal of Honor.

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.

Florence County sheriff’s depties are looking for two men who robbed Pat’s Groceries at 1046 E. Myrtle Beach Highway, Scranton, Tuesday night.

Children from 4-H groups all over the Pee Dee gathered at the Eastern Carolina Agricultural Fair for the judging of the Market Hog and Market Goat competitions.

The Vivona brothers are at home for the 47th year with the Eastern Carolina Agricultural Fair under way through Sunday at the ECA fairgrounds.

The Eastern Carolina Agricultural Fair begins at 3 p.m. Tuesday for the first time in 52 years without a Jones at the helm.

12th Circuit Court Judge Ralph King Anderson Jr. postponed a bond hearing Monday until November for a man accused of participating in a double slaying case.

In spite of the national recession, Florence city and county leaders say their area has found a way to thrive. And in their State of the City and State of the County speeches on Thursday, they declared that they plans to build on that success.