Marion News

Carolina Bay Clothing Company opened their doors for a preview night on Thursday.

Antonio Johnson deployed to Afghanistan in August with 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division of Fort Bragg, N.C. Shortly after he left his mother, Linda Johnson, began thinking of something she could do to help her son and other troops in Afghanistan.

More than 40 percent of South Carolinians will be obese by the year 2013, but not if Bree Boyce has anything to say about it.

Officials from Francis Marion University have announced a scholarship has been established in honor of a Marion High School senior who drowned in the Little Pee Dee River in May.

Officers arrested five teens and are searching for two more in connection with an Oct.

A Pageland man has been charged in connection with the burglary of several storage units last month in Marion.

The Marion County Museum appointed a new museum director, Rosanne Black. Black is a Marion native, but has been moving around South Carolina.

There are many veterans from all across our area who proudly defend America's freedoms everyday.

A company that processes and packages ready-to-eat meals is expanding its South Carolina operations, creating roughly 80 jobs in a county struggling with high unemployment.

The Marion County economy will soon be getting a much-needed boost, following the announcement a multi-million dollar food processing and packaging facility will establish itself in Mullins.

Veterans Terry O'Connor and John Q Atkinson Sr. paid a visit to the event. Contributed Published: November 11, 2009 Updated: November 11, 2009 Local military veterans and their families were honored during a special ceremony at Marion Intermediate School on Friday, Nov.

Harold E. "Gene" Tucker, has retired as president and CEO of Marion Regional Healthcare System after nearly 18 years of service.

South Carolina is ranked as one of the top 10 states in the nation for the number of reported heavy equipment thefts, according to the S.C. Insurance News Service.

Coker College's Department of Social Work has named Sylvia Rogers of Marion, S.C., its 2009 Field Instructor of the Year.

The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence hopes a new program across the Pee Dee will help bring more educators into South Carolina classrooms.

The Marion County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday.

Forty-four school districts are receiving approximately $7.3 million in federal Enhancing Education Through Technology /ARRA Round 9 Competitive Grants.

Akademe, the acoustic jam rock band whose core members hail from Francis Marion's English, philosophy and theatre departments, will take the stage Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Florence Museum.

Thumbs up to the volunteers who recently helped spruce up two homes along U.S. 76 in Marion.

The Arts Council of Marion County sponsored a two-part Fall Arts Festival this past Friday and Saturday.