Florence News

The City of Florence Parks and Beautification Department will be holding Wheelz Day Bike Rodeo on Saturday, Jan.

Florence County seizes, shuts down KT's Lounge... A South Florence lounge deemed a public nuisance by law enforcement officials has been closed.

Auditions for the Florence Men's Choral Society will be held 6 p.m. Jan. 14 at First Presbyterian Church in Florence on the corner of Cherokee and Park.

A group of Florence teenagers got some first-hand experience on the dangers of drinking and driving on Monday.

A 4-year-old South Carolina boy found safe in the woods on Christmas Eve has been taken from his parents and placed with an aunt.

Mr. and Mrs. Weston Patterson of Florence, SC, announce the engagement of their daughter Anna Weston Patterson to Richard Earle Tyner II, son of Mr.

Downtown Florence was filled with Christmas spirit Saturday morning as the annual Christmas parade delighted the hundreds of people who lined Evans Street.

The search for a missing 4-year-old of the Scranton area of Florence County is over.

After working for more than three decades with the S.C. Employment Security Commission, Connie Ford has retired from her post as the Area Director for the Florence One-Stop Workforce Center.

Monday, December 21, 2009 at 12:22 p.m. Read more: Local , Crime , Florence County , 2 Pleaded Guilty , Insurance Fraud Two people from Florence County have pleaded guilty to insurance fraud, the S.C. Attorney General's Office announced Friday.

The Florence Area Humane Society will break ground for its new no-kill Jayne H. Boswell Animal Shelter at 3 p.m. Thursday.

The American Red Cross will be celebrating the last leg of the holiday season at the "It's a Wonderful Life" blood drive next Tuesday.

A South Carolina teen who admitted to planning to blow up his high school is scheduled to be sentenced on federal charges.

A Florence man was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, Florence County Detention Center booking reports show.

A new fire station could soon bring extra security to residents and business owners in Florence County.

Groundbreaking is expected to begin on a new shelter that will house homeless pets in Florence on Thursday, city officials announced.

The building on South Coit Street that has housed First Federal bank's main office for 45 years will soon be home to the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce.

Florence is a good place to live and work. As a real estate broker, I have been fortunate to benefit from the growth here during the last 20 years.

An educator, state representative and public servant will be awarded honorary degrees from Francis Marion University during fall commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec.

Florence police officers carry guns as a part of their job in fighting crime. But Friday, they used guns for a different cause.