Turbeville News

The city is modifying its computer software and soon will have monthly income and spending reports online.

A vital piece of town property here will hopefully get a makeover soon, thanks to a provisionally approved Community Development Block Grant from the state Department of Commerce.

Four Community Development Block Grant project applications from the Pee Dee have been selected to receive funding, the S.C. Department of Commerce announced Monday.

Elizabeth Virginia Mishoe of Lake City and Kenneth Goodman Gamble of Lake City were married at 6 p.m. June 20, 2009 at Lake City First Baptist Church.

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.

Chris Moore / The Item The America's Inn motel, off Myrtle Beach Highway, was closed for renovations when someone broke in and stole thousands of dollars' worth of property between May 13 and Thursday.

A 29-year-old Olanta man was robbed of $20 by two men who offered to give him a ride home, then demanded all his money, a report said.

With all the "bad news" permeating the airwaves and newsprint these days - news of record unemployment, huge budget deficits and the ongoing drama over stimulus money jump to mind - it's easy to overlook some of the good news occurring in our state.

If you want to know how much money the town government took in and spent in April, and who it wrote checks to, all you have to do is go online.

Charleston and Dorchester county officials seem to understand something that all public officials ought to acknowledge: It's the people's money.

A South Carolina bill heading to the governor's desk could help rebuild dilapidated schools across the state, including a middle school that has become a symbol of the nation's education construction woes.

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

Two people have died in a car crash in Clarendon County. It happened around 3:30am Sunday about five miles south of Turbeville.

Rev. Mettie Creel Prosser, 85, widow of McLendon Prosser, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009, in a Florence hospital.

Keith Gedamke / The Item Starla Ewan leads the Anatomy in Clay Workshop for teachers Thursday.

Francis Marion University recently tapped Julian Young to lead its Office of Alumni Affairs.

Wilton "Bob" McFaddin Jr. spent his life teaching children, serving his church, helping others.

Clarendon County officials came one step closer to realizing their goal of providing water and sewer service throughout the county as the Clarendon County Administrative Review Committee met Thursday.

Rachel Wheatcroft of Albany, Australia, and Chad Everett Page of Florence were married at 2 p.m., March 28, 2009, at Florence Baptist Temple in Florence.

Heather Elizabeth Turbeville and Michael Stephen Hodges, both of Florence, were married at 4 p.m. March 21, 2009, at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Darlington.