Francis Marion University News

Nine year-old Townsend Moore learns about the organs of a frog while dissecting it and getting help from Science South's Erin Powers on Monday as part of Amphibian Day at Science South in Florence.

Florence Regional Arts Alliance Executive Director Frank Crowe said one of the most impressive things he remembers about the initial meeting of the Florence 2010 Committee was "the gathering was predominately arts people." The things that are happening now, he said, have been needed for the past 30 years.

Katelyn Elizabeth Illingworth of Florence and Matthew Casey Stegall of Lamar were married at 6 p.m. June 26, 2009, at Osbornes in Florence.

Editor's note: This is the second in a five-part series on downtown revitalization.

Editor's note: This is the first in a five-part series on downtown revitalization.

Francis Marion University cross country coach Mark Bluman has announced the signing of Sierra Young of Conway to a national letter of intent to attend FMU and run for the Patriot women this fall.

The Francis Marion Trail Commission has received The Honor Award from the South Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects and one from the Georgia Chapter for its strategic plan.

A scholarship has been established at Francis Marion University in honor of the fifth anniversary of "Walking For Wanda" Multiple Sclerosis Walking Team to provide financial assistance and recognize the scholastic merits of a deserving student who has been accepted into the Teacher Education Program for Early Childhood Education.

Q: How did Mr. Sanford elude his own security detail to make the trip? A: Rande Matteson, a professor of criminal justice at Florida's St.

How did he think he could get away with it? To visit his lover in Argentina, South Carolina Gov.

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.

Rev. and Mrs. Aurthur J. Nelson Sr. of Charleston are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Arthesia L. Nelson of Charleston, to Rontreal J. Tyler of Knightdale, N.C., a son of Rev.

A $48.5 million operating budget that included a tuition increase of 3.6 percent - the lowest increase Francis Marion University has had in 10 years - was approved by members of the FMU Board of Trustees during their quarterly meeting Friday.

Artist Ana Anest talks recently at her Watkinsville home about her work, which will be displayed at the Florence Museum of Art in South Carolina this summer for two months.

Francis Marion University is a gem on the eastern side of Florence, a four-year school of distinction named for The Swamp Fox, South Carolina's Revolutionary War hero.

East Carolina University is inviting the public to visit the Mars Bluff Naval Yard site on the east side of the Great Pee Dee River in Marion County from 10 a.m. to noon Friday.

Florence County planning officials' update to the county's land-use element of the comprehensive plan would require a county review of development that would take place in floodplains, Florence County Planning Director Bill Hoge said.

Jennie Williamson, executive director of the Pee Dee Land Trust, has been presented the 2009 Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership.

Craig Alberty and Joyous Noise will perform this Sunday at the Timrod Park Amphitheatre.

South Carolina swamps are almost impossible to traverse and great skills are needed to survive should you find yourself lost in the watery, pest ridden swamp.