The family of a missing Timmonsville man said they’re becoming increasingly concerned about his welfare. Thirty-three-year-old Recarlo Demaine Dukes was last seen May 26 when he left work at Ruby Tuesday at U.S. 52 and Interstate 95 in Florence.

Florence School District 4 Board of Trustees members received an update on the district’s finance department’s latest efforts to balance the 2009-10 general operating budget during a called meeting/work session Tuesday.

Investigators are trying to determine if Thursday’s beating death of a Timmonsville man was gang-related, Timmonsville Police Detective David Nichols said.

Two Timmonsville men have been arrested in connection with the death of a man who appeared to have been struck by a vehicle Thursday night.

The process of moving the 109-year-old John Murchison house to Timmonsville began in earnest Wednesday with the top floor being removed in two sections.

Members of Florence School District 4 received an update on the district’s proposed general fund budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year, which totals $6.2 million and has a deficit of about $600,000.

Honda of South Carolina Manufacturing Inc. cranked up production Monday — 30 days ahead of schedule, Jeff Helton, Honda’s assistant vice president for production, said. Honda stopped production March 1 with no layoffs because of the country’s weak economy. All-terrain vehicles and personal watercraft are made at the plant.

A Timmonsville man died Friday afternoon in a car crash near his home, Florence County Deputy Coroner Don Reynolds said.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving will host its annual Teach In Thursday in Timmonsville to educate children and other community members about the dangers of driving under the influence.

Honda of South Carolina Manufacturing Inc. will resume production May 4 — 30 days ahead of schedule, Jeff Helton, Honda’s assistant vice president for production, said Friday.

A new scheduling of courses for both Johnson Middle School and Timmonsville High School for the 2009-10 school year was approved by members of Florence School District 4 board of trustees at a regular meeting Tuesday.

A Timmonsville man was indicted by a federal grand jury after authorities said he took more than $360,000 in government funds, U.S. Attorney Walter Wilkins said in a press release issued Wednesday.

Several Timmonsville residents are coping with an unpleasant situation. The situation is so bad, some houses have sewage overflowing into their yards. And they say the town is to blame.

Three men have been arrested and a fourth is being sought in connection with a burglary that happened Thursday near Timmonsville.

Two Timmonsville men were arrested after Florence County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division agents searched a Timmonsville residence.