Effingham News

Bo Meyers watches as his daughters, Grace and Caroline, help hold Charlie Poston's kayak while he gets in Saturday, Oct.

Melissa Anne Dilloian and Justin Lerand Rivers were united in marriage Saturday, September 26, 2009, at Eastside Christian Church, with Pastor Chad C. Costello officiating.

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

A Florence man facing the death penalty in connection with the 2008 death of Willie Mae Hayes will remain in custody until his trial, 12th Circuit Solicitor Ed Clements III said.

A man in custody on federal weapons charges is now charged with murder in connection with the September death of a Florence man, Florence Police Maj Carlos Raines said.

Three Coward men were arrested Friday on drug charges as a result of a three-month investigation by the Florence County Sheriff's Office and Coward Police Department.

A Florence woman has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a Florence man more than a month ago, Florence Police Lt.

Florence police arrested an Effingham woman Friday after they said she faked her own kidnapping.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mark Bonnoitt of Florence announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Cole Bonnoitt, to Phillip Ray Jones, both of Florence.

One person is dead after a collision in Florence County. The Highway Patrol reports around six o'clock Tuesday night, a pickup truck slammed into the rear of a farm truck that had slowed to make a turn off Spring Branch Road.

Two Florence men charged in the death of a man and woman whose bodies were found on a Florence County dirt road had their first court appearance Monday morning, while investigators are looking for a third suspect in connection with the case.

Cable company changed the date for dropping WBTW from a number of its systems from Aug.

A Florence man was arrested Friday after deputies said he gave a 15-year-old girl marijuana before and after having sex with her, Florence County Sheriff's Capt.

A second counterfeit merchandise sting at Florence Flea Market in less than a month has resulted in the arrest of four vendors, the seizure of more than $325,000 in counterfeit goods, six vehicles and $3,800 in cash Saturday, according to a press release from the Florence County Sheriff's Office.

Two Pee Dee women have been arrested in connection with separate neglect cases. A Palmetto Pee Dee Behavior Health employee was arrested Thursday after investigators said she fractured a patient's arm, Florence Police Maj.

Seven suspects have been arrested in a prostitution sting conducted at two Dillon County adult video stores.

Florence County sheriff's investigators have captured one of the two men they say were involved in an armed robbery a week ago with a Coward woman.

There is new information on what may be a break in an almost five-year old mystery.

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Dickerson of Florence are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kimberly Laine Dickerson, to Clayton Brooks Duffey, son of Mrs.

Christen Latrelle Thomas of Effingham and Terrance Darnell Legette of Florence were married at 2 p.m. July 4, 2009, at Salem United Methodist Church.