The Jonathan Chase Lee Scholarship has been established at Francis Marion University by his family. Lee, a senior from Marion High School, drowned in the Little Pee Dee River on May 22 after becoming trapped in a current.

After more than a decade as a successful financial planner, Patrick J. Kuhse got a call from an old friend who said she had a friend who was running for state treasurer of Oklahoma. She said if the candidate won, she was going to work for her and offered Kuhse the opportunity to handle investments for the state. The only catch — she wanted a cut of the money he would make off the deal.

Francis Marion University will host 138 Teacher Cadets from 12 area high schools for Teacher Cadet College Day, Wednesday, Nov. 4.

Noted South Carolina historian and ETV radio personality Walter Edgar will headline Francis Marion University’s first McNair Center Symposium on Thursday and Friday.

The Francis Marion University ARCH (Advancing Rural and Community Health) Program will sponsor a series of free health screenings throughout the Pee Dee.

Robert W. Moore, orthopedic surgeon and owner of Hand Surgery Associates, and Stephen Randal Voss, associate professor in the Department of Biology in the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, have been honored by the Francis Marion University Department of Biology with outstanding alumni awards.

Francis Marion University’s Gail and Terry Richardson Center for the Child will partner with Barnes & Noble to host a family fun night and book fair Friday.

I would like to respond to Linda Page’s letter to the editor of the Florence Morning News on October 8.

Art’s Alive and the Pee Dee International Festival have been recognized as premier events that showcase talent. This year, these two events will merge and form one comprehensive event.
The new festival, Arts International, features the best from Art’s Alive and the Pee Dee International Festival. Arts International will take place for the first time April 24 at Francis Marion University.

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The Francis Marion University Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children of Poverty will hold its fall workshop from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in the McNair Science Building’s Chapman Auditorium on the FMU campus.

People & Events in the Hartsville Area

For the past year, Francis Marion University senior Christie Woolwine has not been on her parents’ health insurance.

The Francis Marion University Office of Career Development will host its 19th annual volunteer fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 16 in the Smith University Center commons area.

The Francis Marion University ARCH (Advancing Rural and Community Health) Program will sponsor a series of free health screenings throughout the Pee Dee.