Florence News

LATTA, SC - The Police Chief of the town of Latta has been fired, according to a council member.

MYRTLE BEACH, SC - The granddaddy of golf courses in Myrtle Beach may soon see some changes to its surrounding area.

The Florence Area Humane Society will be celebrating the national Help a Horse Day, designated by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, on Saturday, April 26. The event will be held at the Jayne H. Boswell Animal Shelter on McCurdy Road in Florence, from noon until 4:00 p.m. It is open to everyone in the community.

A man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after admitting he shot a woman after arguing with her at a party in Florence County.

FLORENCE, SC Dr. Hubert Setzler III, Francis Marion University assistant professor of management, and FMU alum Corey Andrews, M.B.A., co-wrote the case study, "Trouble in Sherwood: Who is right Locksley or Nottingham?", that will be published in Southeast Case Research Journal, Issue 11, Fall 2014.

The Downtown Florence business incubator, inside of the North Dargan Innovation Center, supports small local businesses.

The event will be held at the club on North Beltline Drive Thursday, April 17 at 8:30 a.m. More than 30,000 square feet was added to the club.

St. Paul United Methodist Church, 3733 Thurgood Marshall Hwy., Kingstree, will be open for noonday prayer on Wednesdays.

The residential white pages listings provided by AT&T have been removed from future YP Real Yellow Pages and YP Real White Pages directories in Florence, South Carolina.

FLORENCE, SC A man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after shooting a victim twice in the thigh at a house party in Florence on Sunday, officials stated.

FLORENCE COUNTY, SC Nearly 20 violations were noted during a traffic safety checkpoint conducted Friday on Highway 9 in Nichols in Florence County, officials stated.

The Morning News of Florence reports that Bethlehem Therapeutic Riding Stables in Timmonsville has a new contract with the Wounded Warriors program to provide veterans services.

The panel at the sixth annual Carolinas Writers Conference included, not in order, Michelle Buckman, Craig Faris, Barbara Mellin, Cathy Pickens, Robin Weaver and Tamra Wilson.

Jurors in Chesterfield County heard eyebrow raising testimony from one of the inmates at the center of former Sheriff Sam Parker's corruption trial, Thursday.

Myrtle Beach, SC - The intersection connecting Frontage Road and US 17 Bypass near the back gate construction is known to have some issues.

Beginning Monday, the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles is taking steps to make it easier for some soldiers to transition to civilian life.

A federal law enforcement official says a man kidnapped from his North Carolina home may have been targeted because of his daughter's work as a prosecutor on drug and gang cases.

FLORENCE, SC Students at Francis Marion University in Florence are invited to come out to meet potential employers at the Spring Career Fair Wednesday.

Richmond County Daily JournalPat and Bob Russell, of Florence, S.C., take a little break at The Berry Patch in Ellerbe.

An 8-year-old girl was bitten by a copperhead snake last Saturday at a park on Hillside Avenue in Florence near Jeffries Creek, according to Ryon Watkins with Florence County EMS.