A member of the West Florence High School Marching Knights will be among high school band all-stars from across the country marching in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City.

‘Tis the season for giving. Each year the women of First Presbyterian Church in Hartsville provide the community an opportunity to give a gift during the Christmas season that keeps on giving.

My fingers kept hitting the wrong keys last week and that was the case when I wrote that the Christmas Parade is Dec. 3, but it is actually Dec. 5. I’ve had it penciled in on my calendar for two months. I want to thank Sharman Poplava at the chamber for calling my attention to this blunder of mine.

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.

Even before Halloween costumes, candy and decorations could fly off the shelves and out the front door of stores, Christmas merchandise was sneaking in the backdoor and making its way on to store shelves.

McLeod Regional Medical Center is gearing up for it’s Fourth Annual Festival of Trees.

Immerse yourself in a world of colors, textures, aromas, flavors and sounds. Items for sale include woven baskets, jewelry, ornaments, pottery, textiles, toys and more at the Alternative Christmas Market at First Presbyterian Church’s Memorial Fellowship Hall in Hartsville on Nov. 14.

Immerse yourself in a world of colors, textures, aromas, flavors and sounds. Items for sale include woven baskets, jewelry, ornaments, pottery, textiles, toys and more at the Alternative Christmas Market at First Presbyterian Church’s Memorial Fellowship Hall in Hartsville on Nov. 14.

Hartsville YMCA Happenings

HARTSVILLE - The Darlington County Library Board of Trustees reviewed financial statements, received each library’s report and codified changes to the meeting room policy during Wednesday’s library board meeting at the Hartsville Memorial Library. Five board members were present.

The first baby of 2009 at the Conway Medical Center was born at 4:37 Thursday morning.  Proud mother, Sonda Miller, gave birth to Keaon Christopher Jace Wilder, early Thursday morning.

Getting in shape and losing weight still tops the resolutions list for many. That’s why to give those people a head start, local gyms were opened on New Year’s Day.

A husband and wife both died after a crash in Georgetown County. Highway Patrol officials said the driver ran the car off of Highway 701 and hit a tree about 5:45 p.m.

Myrtle Beach police say they issued more than three dozen tickets Wednesday night as part of a New Year’s Eve traffic safety checkpoint.

Download our January calendar for some helpful tips on how you can keep those New Year’s resolutions.