Olanta News

All Florence County Library System locations will be closed Thursday to prepare for a new online catalog system that will give patrons access to more library materials, according to a press release from the library system.

Trisha Marie Moore and James Wheeler McCallum, Jr. were united in marriage at 5:00 p.m. on October 10, 2009 at the Turbeville Southern Methodist Church, Turbeville.

Olanta will have a new mayor in January after Jimmy McCutcheon's victory over incumbent Betty Sims in Tuesday's town elections.

Two candidates are running for Olanta mayor and three hopefuls are seeking seats on Olanta Town Council in Tuesday's general election.

In four days, the campaigning ends. Now it's your turn. Don't take that for granted.

Amber Colette Bennett of Turbeville and John Clark Floyd of Florence were married at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Florence.

Alma Renee Tedder and Kenneth Eugene Williams of Timmonsville, were married on October 3, 2009, at Coward Baptist Church.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 6:50 p.m. A Florence County magistrate has been placed on interim suspension, following an ethical complaint filed against him.

In my column I've stepped on more toes than a herd of stampeding elephants. From President Barack Obama to zebras, I've left no stone unturned, no toes unstepped on.

The South Carolina Tobacco Festival kicked off its 53rd year of honoring Lake City's agricultural heritage with Friday's Street Dance in the Town Square.

Olanta officials are making plans to replace aging water wells and sewage lift stations with grant and stimulus money the town has received.

Olanta officials are making plans to replace aging water wells and sewage lift stations with grant and stimulus money the town has received.

Eight sheriffs and police chiefs in the Pee Dee were notified Wednesday their agencies had received funds from the federal stimulus package to hire new officers or re-hire those who were laid off.

Olanta has Florence County Council's for the town's request to use about $6,000 in county infrastructure funds for emergency work on a sewer lift station.

A dog can express more happiness with his tail in minutes than his owner can express with tongue in hours.

Florence County firefighters were busy early Monday morning as a fire broke out at a gas station near Olanta.

MJM Food Store No. 11 at 1201 W. Turbeville Highway in Lake City has sold a Cash Bonanza Bonus ticket worth $1 million, according to a press release from the S.C. Education Lottery.

Courtney Michelle Braxton of Scranton and Michael Daniel Shady of Scranton were married May 16, 2009, at Gilead Free Will Baptist Church.

Reaction from Pee Dee lawmakers as to whether Mark Sanford should resign as governor in the wake of the scandal over his five-day disappearance and affair with an Argentinean woman is mixed.

Jessica Marie Salas Anderson of Florence and James Carlie Morris of Florence were married on May 16, 2009, at 5 p.m. at Summerhill Farms in Effingham, SC.