Florence News

The Morning News of Florence reports closing arguments wrapped up Saturday in 47-year-old Claudette Hulsey's trial.

As part of the routine exercise, fighter jets assigned to the SCANG's 169th Fighter Wing might be seen escorting a single-engine aircraft belonging to the S.C. Civil Air Patrol between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

St. Paul United Methodist Church, 3733 Thurgood Marshall Hwy., Kingstree, will be open for noonday prayer on Wednesdays.

Caliber Funding LLC, Dallas, unveiled plans to enter the correspondent lending channel at the Mortgage Bankers Association's National Secondary Market Conference in New York.

That fire was reported around 6:30 p.m. Sunday on the 1500 block of Scott Drive.

Fashion Stars, American Idol and The Voice TV reality shows all know talent when they see or hear what the state of South Carolina has to offer.

NBC's reality show, Fashion Star , launched its second season this spring featuring celebrity mentors Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and John Varvatos, with television presenter and Glamour Magazine's fashion editor-at-large Louise Roe as host.

A stolen car has been found in Columbia, but police need your help locating the man they think took it from it's owner.

St. Paul United Methodist Church, 3733 Thurgood Marshall Hwy., Kingstree, will be open for noonday prayer on Wednesdays.

Funeral services for Kenneth Barr, conducted by Bishop Odell Fulton and Bishop Dr.

Florence City Manager Drew Griffin calls it the first key, private project as part of the redevelopment of downtown Florence.

The 28-year-old man who prosecutors say pulled the trigger in the shooting deaths of two Florence men will spend the rest of his life in prison.

Jessicah Peters/Bluffton Today Residents along Buckingham Plantation Road were advised to remove all personal property from the construction area.

Graduates from Francis Marion University are given the option to complete an employment survey before graduating.

In what sources describe as an effort to "save face" following a pair of articles appearing on this website , U.S. Rep.

<![CDATA[Norman - Lucas Greenville, SC Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Stewart Norman of Germantown, Tenn., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Sarah Stewart Norman, to Mr. Marion William Lucas of Greenville, S.C. Mr. Lucas is the son of Mrs. Patricia Fallon Lucas of Reston, Va., and Mr. Marion DuBois Lucas III of Florence, S.C. Sarah is the granddaughter of Mrs. Diana Watkins and the late Mr. William D. Watkins of Germantown, Tenn., and of Mr. W. Alfred Norman of Charlotte, N.C, and his late wife Mrs. Martha Norman. Mr. Lucas is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Edward Fallon of Reston, Va., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Marion DuBois Lucas Jr. of Florence, S.C. Miss Norman graduated from Briarcrest Christian School in Eads, Tenn., and earned a B.A. degree in Spanish from Furman University where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She is currently enrolled in a master's program in nutrition at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. Miss Norman expects to graduate in 2014. Mr. Lucas graduated from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., as well as Furman University where he earned a B.A. in Business Administration and was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. He is an analyst with Azalea Capital in Greenville, S.C. He serves on the Community Works Carolina MicroLoan Advisory Committee and Furman Young Alumni Council. The couple will marry at Germantown Presbyterian Church on May 25, 2013. Their reception will be at the home of the bride's parents. Mrs. Caroline Vestal Kuhnert will serve as the Matron of Honor. Mr. Lucas's father, Mr. Marion DuBois Lucas III, will serve as his Best Man. After a honeymoon trip to Costa Rica, the couple will reside in Greenville, S.C.

When the month of May comes around, gardeners in the south are well into planting and transplanting.

FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA A study prompted by the City of Florence shows police are called more often to areas with more rental properties.

Darlington senior Allie Duckworth signed to play soccer at Francis Marion University on Thursday afternoon.

Florence County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Investigators were joined by Florence Police investigators when they served the search warrant on a home on Blass Drive in Florence Friday.