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Leaders say Florence downtown revitilization is necessary
Editor's note: This is the first in a five-part series on downtown revitalization.
Council adopts $16 million budget with a 4-mil increase
After this past Thursday's public hearing, Marion County Council members adopted the 2009-10 fiscal year budget, which includes a four-mil increase for property owners.
Trail commissiona s strategic plan wins awards in S.C., Georgia
The Francis Marion Trail Commission has received The Honor Award from the South Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects and one from the Georgia Chapter for its strategic plan.
Man, 52, dies after being struck by pickup truck
A 52-year-old Sumter man was killed after he was struck by a pickup truck Saturday night while he was walking along East Red Bay Road just east of the city limits.
Genealogy Query - BROOME : HALL : JOHNSON
Am searching for my mom's birth mother . Mom was born 9/12/1951 possibly in Columbia, SC.
Divers, historians, archaeologist present findings from Mars Bluff site
Archaeologist Chris Amer, diver Bob Butler and historian Ted Gragg fielded questions from the audience about the history associated with the Mars Bluff Naval Yard on the Marion County side of the Great Pee Dee River.
Mr. Carl Frederick Kuhn, 93, died Monday, June 22, 2009, at his home. He was born June 14, 1916, in Trenton, N.J., a son of the late Charles and Leila Snook Kuhn.
When ita s your job to help others find jobs, retirement isna t an option
It's Susan Carter's job to help others find jobs. In fact, you could say it's her passion.
Marion Countya s Board of Zoning Appeals to meet, have public hearing
The next meeting of the Marion County Board of Zoning Appeals will be at 7 p.m. on June 25 in the Marion County Administration Building.
Archeologist to speak in Marion about Confederate Navy Yard findings
Christopher Amer, the state's underwater archeologist with the University of South Carolina and the state's Institute of Archeology and Anthropology, will give a talk in the Marion Opera House on Godbold Street about the recent findings at a Marion County Civil War Navy Yard.
Solid foundation gives university promising future
Francis Marion University is a gem on the eastern side of Florence, a four-year school of distinction named for The Swamp Fox, South Carolina's Revolutionary War hero.
Public invited to see Mars Bluff Naval Yard site
East Carolina University is inviting the public to visit the Mars Bluff Naval Yard site on the east side of the Great Pee Dee River in Marion County from 10 a.m. to noon Friday.
Monday, June 08, 2009 at 6:19 p.m. Police in the city of Marion tell NewsChannel 15 they're being hit left and right with break-ins. In fact on Monday, officers responded to three burglaries in just one hour.
Musical ensemble to jazz up Timrod Park
Craig Alberty and Joyous Noise will perform this Sunday at the Timrod Park Amphitheatre.
Couple to flaunt ride at Corvair club cruise-in
Robert and Laney Bloodworth pose for a portrait in the back seat of their 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Convertible on Thursday in Florence.
Marion County arrests: published June 3
Marion County Sheriff's office On May 28, deputies arrested Travis Donell Genwright, 29, of Mullins, for criminal domestic violence.
Commission elects officers, investigates Revolutionary War site
Kitty Mescher and George Estes were re-elected vice-chairman and secretary respectively of the Francis Marion Trail Commission during its most recent meeting at Francis Marion University.
Marion County People: Making the news
A group of consumers from the Marion-Dillon County Disabilities and Special Needs Board won third place in the "Stars Are Out" talent show at Francis Marion University.
Group is an outlet in times of stress
Lib Burroughs shared her story as she awaited the start of a Trauma Support Group meeting at the Medical College of Georgia.