Folks from all over headed to Lake City on Thursday night for the first concert of the inaugural Pee Dee Blues Bash. Organizers expected crowds from across Florence County, and the musical act came all the way from Philadelphia.

The Wilbur Jones Post 73 of The American Legion, along with Post 3412 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Chapter 71 of the Disabled American Veterans, will hold a Veterans Day Service on Nov. 11 in Lake City.

The doctors with the new Live Oak Medical Center say they hope services such as urgent care will make it easier for residents in local rural areas to get the health care they need.

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.

Jared Fogle said his goal is simple: instill in students the importance of making positive decisions about their health now. Fogle, the national spokesman for Subway restaurants, recognized grand-prize winners of the Subway Fresh Fit contest during an assembly at Main Street Elementary School Thursday.

After a three-month extensive renovation and transformation, a much different Railway Charcoal Grill and Club Car Pub is now open for business in Lake City.

The Wilbur Jones Post 73 of The American Legion conducted a flag retirement ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Ronald McNair Memorial in Lake City.

The Live Oak Medical Center and iH3 Wellness Center will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 6 p.m. Oct. 27, the Greater Lake City Chamber of Commerce has announced.

The Wilbur Jones Post 73 of The American Legion will conduct a flag retirement ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Ronald McNair Memorial in Lake City.

Members of the Lake City Rotary Club recently witnessed a presentation that chronicled the time fellow Rotarian and state attorney general candidate Alan Wilson spent in Iraq.

Florence County Council has given its final approval to incentive and lease agreements for an advanced-materials company looking to create about 120 jobs in Lake City.

Dr. Kenneth L. Burgess Sr. was sworn in as an associate municipal judge during the most recent meeting of Lake City City Council.

Florence County Council is scheduled to vote Thursday on incentive and lease agreements for a North Carolina-based advanced-materials company looking to create about 120 jobs in Lake City.

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control will hold seasonal flu clinics from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Oct. 9 at its Lake City Public Health Department, at 137 N. Acline St.

The Lake City Concert Series will open its 2009-10 season with Dr. Benjamin Woods, professor emeritus of music at Francis Marion University, presenting a program of classical piano music.