Florence News

West Florence High School sophomore Will Dixon said he used to think law enforcement officers weren't really focused on helping teens.

South Carolina is ranked as one of the top 10 states in the nation for the number of reported heavy equipment thefts, according to the S.C. Insurance News Service.

"The American Soldier, A Photographic Tribute," an exhibition of 116 photographs, from the Civil War to the War in Iraq, will open to the public at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Veterans Day, at Florence Civic Center.

State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex is determined to improve South Carolina, whether it gets him elected as Governor or not.

The Eastern Carolina Community Foundation is sponsoring a community forum for the Florence Recreational Trails on Tuesday, Nov.

Several Florence County schools are rolling out an online resource that allows parents to see the children's grades, attendance records and teacher assignments online.

Redevelopment and the urbanization of Florence is expected to be a hot topic during a community workshop Tuesday, hosted by the City of Florence Urban Planning and Development Department.

A Florence man was sentenced to a total of 50 years in prison after being tried in his absence twice and disappearing for several months, 12th Circuit Solicitor Ed Clements III said.

The 2009 Pecan Festival will feature the first annual Blues Bash, as fans of blues will enjoy 14 acts at 11 different locations The event, according to coordinators, beginsNov.

Federally-funded H1N1, or swine flu, vaccines have arrived in regional health departments and are now available in some local doctor's offices as well.

A North Myrtle Beach man was arrested Wednesday amid allegations he scammed several Florence residents and a local businessman out of money.

A man tracked to Florence was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury for failing to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, U.S. Attorney W. Walter Wilkins said in a press release.

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is beginning a study on mercury pollution in Florence area waterways.

A Florence man faces a peeping Tom charges after police said he was seen looking into a woman's window early Monday, Florence Police Maj.

Florence Little Theatre will present Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" on Oct.

The Research Club of Florence is celebrating its 100th birthday Friday. Today's researchers are celebrating this momentous birthday throughout October with founders' descendants and with many who wish them well.

A new Florence Police Department substation is up and running downtown. It officially opened about two months ago, but workers are still putting the finishing touches on the interior of the office spaces, located at Dargan and Evans streets.

Law enforcement agencies in Florence and Marion Counties are meeting Oct. 28 in Effingham, SC to coordinate traffic enforcement efforts for 2010.

The Second Chance K9 Rescue and the Carolina Kitties Rescue will join forces Saturday for a pet adoption from noon to 4 p.m. at Tractor Supply on South Irby Street in Florence.

A team from the Savannah River Site stopped in Florence Thursday for the Road to Recovery tour.