A Georgia man is out on bond after he was accused of violating a Johnsonville city ordinance that prohibits games of chance.

Florence County coroner M.G.“Bubba” Matthews says autopsy results are still pending in the case of a missing boater whose body was found Friday afternoon in the Lynches River.

S.C. Department of Natural Resources officers said found Friday afternoon the body of a fisherman who went missing in Lynches River last month. Robert Canteen Jr.‘s body was found about 2:30 p.m. nearly 100 yards from where they had previously found equipment from his boat.

A Johnsonville man was arrested Monday after deputies said he broke several car windows while two small children were inside the vehicle.

Florence School District 5 Superintendent Dr. Dale Strickland has announced he would retire as head of the Johnsonville-based school district, effective June 30. He has served as superintendent for the past 10 years.

Santee Cooper said it will go above and beyond regulations to receive a water quality permit for its proposed Kingsburg plant, but opponents are raising concerns about levels of mercury in the Great Pee Dee River.

Three Council seats are open on the Johnsonville City Council, and each incumbent is seeking reelection. Additionally, four other citizens have filed as candidates. These include incumbents Diane Marsh, Carl Skinner, and Dr. Dale A. Strickland. Other candidates include Edie Cain, Lisa Cox, Jack Smith and Tom Stasney.

Wellman Plastics Recycling investors plan to create 100 jobs, in addition to retaining the 163 employees at the Johnsonville plant, according to a statement released by the company.

While many have watched the Florence mayoral saga unfold these past couple of weeks between Frank Willis and Stephen Wukela, this is not the first time Florence County has seen something like this.

Nearly 200 volunteers are joining together this week to build a new family life center at Johnsonville Baptist Church. The volunteers are members of churches in several different states throughout the Southeast, including South Carolina, and arrived Saturday.

The brief search for a missing man, that had started Thursday morning, ended when he walked out of the woods around 4 p.m. Thursday.

A three-year process created an original mosaic by Johnsonville art students that now hangs in the district office.

In welcoming guests to the seniors’ Class Day Ceremony at Johnsonville High School, Class President Meredith Welch said, “Every one of you who sits here today was invited because you have influenced one of us in an unforgettable way.

Four more Illegal aliens who tried to cash forged checks at Johnsonville’s Piggly Wiggly were sentenced Wednesday.

Eric Singletary of 123 Mosswood Lane, Johnsonville, turned himself in to officials at the Johnsonville Police Department.