Florence News

Thursday, July 02, 2009 at 11:58 p.m. A Florence woman was robbed at gunpoint outside Magnolia Mall Thursday.

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

Adults and children will have plenty to keep them busy Saturday as they celebrate freedom and independence at the "Spirit of Florence" family festival.

A self-proclaimed graffiti artist who was featured in the Morning News for his work was arrested Thursday in connection with graffiti found on several city street signs and businesses.

The results of Florence County's one cent sales tax referendum are beginning to become visible.

A new team of troopers began saturating area roadways over July 4 weekend, monitoring DUI hotspots and putting impaired drivers behind bars.

Florence County Sheriff's Office investigators have charged a Florence man with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.

Area families are invited to kick up their heels in honor of freedom and independence Saturday at the "Spirit of Florence" family celebration.

What does Christian Bale have to do with Florence, South Carolina? The Hollywood superstar, who also plays the latest incarnations of Batman and Terminator foe John Connor, now also stars as Timmonsville native Melvin Purvis in the upcoming movie, "Public Enemies." Johnny Depp also stars in the movie, which comes out Wednesday, as notorious bank ...

A School Resource Officer working at Wilson High School in Florence School District 1 has been dismissed by the Florence County Sheriff's Office for inappropriate conduct involving a student.

A number of complaints regarding a door-to-door residential service scam has sparked an investigation by the Florence County Sheriff's Office, officials announced Thursday.

Members of Florence School District 4 Board of Trustees have approved an operating budget of $5.8 million that will result in a millage increase.

Wilson High School's Air Force Junior ROTC Unit has been selected as one of 393 units to receive the 2008-09 Air Force JROTC Distinguished Unit Award.

Florence Public Works crews had to clean up a major mess after a sewage overflow last week.

It is a little like the end of an era. But to start at the beginning, a young couple moved to Florence more than 50 years ago so he could work in a family manufacturing business in the county.

A large group of teenagers mulling around a building in downtown Florence seems like a bad idea waiting to happen, but local artist Treifer Johnson is positive it's a good idea.

Florence's police cabin pump station on McIver Road near the Darlington County line overflowed Wednesday at a manhole upstream of the pump station, according to a press release from the city.

Florence Mayor Stephen J. Wukela will execute documents for an $18.9 million water pollution control revolving loan using stimulus funds, according to a press release issued Thursday afternoon by the city of Florence.

Florence County Council has approved final reading of its budget, which includes a 1-percent across-the-board cut, and debated whether the county can find fill dirt for cheaper than $208,700 for Johnsonville's future library site.

GE Healthcare in Florence has donated $2,500 worth of supplies to help Theodore Lester Elementary School continue to provide a high-quality education to its autistic students.