Florence News

Florence has made its first update in 20 years to the city's employee handbook, now a more concise document that aims to put the spotlight on policies most relevant to all employees.

The Pee Dee Doll Club presents its 22nd Annual Doll & Toy Show & Sale Sept. 6 in Florence.

Michelle Tindall, left, of the Florence County Solicitor's office, tries to direct people in the right direction for General Sessions Court Tuesday morning in the crowded 11th floor at the City-County Complex ...

More than 300 people gathered at sunset Wednesday for a candlelight vigil held for a missing Florence woman found dead that morning.

In a press conference Wednesday morning, investigators said the body found in Florence County is that of Willie Mae Hayes.

The S.C. Bar Pro Bono Program will sponsor a free legal clinic from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sept.

Investigators are awaiting autopsy results to determine whether the death of a 3-week-old child at a residence south of Darlington was accidental, Darlington County Sheriff's Lt.

The agency estimates the changes will cut its utility bills by about 6 percent for electricity and 10 percent for water.

Investigators searching for clues after a man's body was found at the corner of Cashua Drive and Second Loop Road in Florence on Monday night, Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone said.

Steve Love never thought he'd run an election, but he recently found himself in just that unexpected scenario with 30 days before the June 10 primaries.

Florence County Deputies arrested a woman in connection with an overnight shooting.

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A federal judge is set to sentence 49-year-old Kenneth Glenn Hinson on a federal firearm charge only 16 months after a Georgetown County jury acquitted him of rape and kidnapping charges that could have sent ...

RISING TO NEW HEIGHTS On Sunday, the Morning News and Florence Little Theatre will celebrate the new, state of the art facility on South Dargan Street with a keepsake edition that will highlight what the ...

The United Way of Florence County is revving up for its general campaign next month following a Pacesetter luncheon Wednesday in the Floyd Conference Center at Carolinas Hospital System.

Corner Insurance Store opened June 10 at 2008-B Second Loop Road, Florence. The family-run insurance agency, led in Florence by Angie Hutchinson, began in Walterboro, where it was established by her mother, ...

Authorities said they found the 49-year-old man with a gun when he was arrested in 2006.

Florence County's proposed options for new judicial facilities range from the current site to the Effingham jail and are projected to cost between $21.8 million and $41 million, Southern Management Group's Tom ...

U.S. District Judge Terry L. Wooten has sentenced a Florence man to 10 years in prison - the statutory maximum sentence - in connection with a sexual assault case, according to a press release issued Thursday ...

Florence authorities have identified the body found on an overgrown lot Monday night as 17-year-old Juares Silriano.