Pamplico News

A memorial service for Amy F. Joye will be held 4 p.m. Thursday at Trinity UMC, Blythewood.

The mother of the 10-year-old boy mauled and killed by a dog in 2006 is now facing cruelty to animal charges out of Dillon County.

The Florence Regional Arts Alliance, in collaboration with BB&T, awarded the 2009 Betty Ann Darby Scholarships to Ashley Caroline Poston of Hannah-Pamplico High School and Elizabeth Raye Graham of South Florence High School during annual awards programs at each school.

A Pamplico man was arrested Thursday after deputies found several marijuana plants in his home, Florence County Sheriff's Capt.

A man is behind bars at the Florence County Detention Center after police found a number of marijuana plants while executing a search warrant in Pamplico.

The Florence Regional Arts Alliance has recognized the most outstanding graduating seniors in the arts programs of Florence County high schools with 2009 Honda of South Carolina Excellence In Arts Education Awards.

Mr. and Mrs. Burl Godwin of Florence announce the engagement of their daughter, Mandy Nicole Godwin, to Robert McKinley Smith, son of Mr.

A Pamplico couple has been arrested after the woman's 2-year-old child ate a dose of methadone, Florence County Sheriff's Office spokesman Michael Nunn said.

After a child was found to have ingested methadone, its mother and another man found themselves behind bars in Florence County in connection with the incident.

Florence County Councilman Ken Ard has announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor with a focus on economic development in South Carolina.

Voters and public officials from Johnsonville and Pamplico joined about 400 citizens for a Tax Day Tea party in Florence.

Pee Dee parents got an earful from parent of 10, Rose Rock, mother of comedian Chris Rock, during a parents' retreat held Friday at Hannah-Pamplico Elementary/Middle School.

Petula Clark said in her 1964 hit "Downtown" that when you're downtown, "You may find somebody kind to help and understand you." And nobody knows this better than Dixon Furniture Co., which has been in downtown Florence for 40 years.

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The Stanback Petting Barn has its first-ever Guinea hog and a Gulf Coast sheep, both historical breeds common when the Southeast was settled.

Friday marked the beginning of spring, a season when many people decide they want to do a clean sweep.

Florence School District 2 will hold its annual citizens' meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday where two school board members will be elected and the proposed 2009-10 operating budget will be presented.

Lake City High School and J.C. Lynch Elementary School have been named among more than 400 public schools receiving cash awards for earning 2008 Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards.

The Florence County Sheriff's Office arrested a man accused of first degree burglary.

The Christian Learning Center of Florence County will hold three open houses to give the public an opportunity to learn about released time Bible education.