Pamplico News

One of the last things Jerry Edge told his wife, Alice, before he died was to make sure she bought turkeys for the needy for Christmas.

Every Wednesday for more than five years, parishioners from St. Anne's Catholic Church in Florence have passed out bags of groceries to about 135 needy families in Florence and Pamplico.

A 49-year-old Pamplico man, who was found dead at a shooting range today, committed suicide, said Horry County Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard.

An Effingham man has been sentenced to 86 months behind bars after investigators say he robbed a business in Pamplico.

Girls' games start at 6 p.m.; boys about 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7 Carvers Bay hosts Hannah-Pamplico Waccamaw hosts Georgetown Tuesday, Dec.

A 15-year-old Timmonsville girl died early Saturday morning when the SUV she was riding in ran a stop sign and collided with a second SUV about 5 miles north of Lake City.

All Florence County Library System locations will be closed Thursday to prepare for a new online catalog system that will give patrons access to more library materials, according to a press release from the library system.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009 at 12:06 p.m. Read more: Local , Florence County Sheriff's Office , Autopsy , Bernard Cannon , Pamplico , Cause of Death.

A body found on Thanksgiving Day in Florence County has been identified as that of a missing 38-year-old Pamplico man, according to the Florence County Coroner's Office.

Monday, November 30, 2009 at 11:02 a.m. Read more: Local , Decomposed Body , Found in a Ditch Thanksgiving Day , Missing Florence County Man , Bernard Cannon A badly decomposed body found in a ditch Thanksgiving Day has been tentatively identified as that of a missing Florence County man, Bernard Cannon.

Friday, November 27, 2009 at 9:22 p.m. Read more: Crime , Local , Missing , Body , Pamplico , Florence , Ditch Police are waiting on autopsy results to determine if a body found is that of a missing Florence County man.

Florence County sheriff's deputies are investigating a body found on Thanksgiving Day.

With the first games under their belts Friday and Saturday, the eight teams playing in the Georgetown Dental Shoot-out go back on the court Monday and Tuesday evenings.

The 11th annual WKXC-FM Guitar Pull again offers a great lineup for those lucky enough to be holding tickets for the event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the University of South Carolina Aiken Convocation Center, 471 University Parkway.

Laura Ruth Huggins of Pamplico and Michael Marion Lovell, Jr. of Moncks Corner were married on August 1, 2009, at The Stoney Landing House, Old Santee Canal State Park, Moncks Corner.

Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 6:27 p.m. A Florence County mother, who police say lost custody of her four children after leaving them alone for several weeks, has been released from jail on bond.

In my column I've stepped on more toes than a herd of stampeding elephants. From President Barack Obama to zebras, I've left no stone unturned, no toes unstepped on.

A former Pee Dee law enforcement officer has been arrested in connection with a prostitution sting, according to Florence County Sheriff's Office reports.

Two Florence County deputies received one of law enforcement's highest honors Wednesday Evening at the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Association Conference.

Richard Gerald Williams, Sr., husband of Mary Tallualah Newsome Williams, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2009, at Carolinas Hospital System in Florence.