Francis Marion University News

Officials at Francis Marion University and S.C. State University released results Friday from what they described as the first comprehensive needs assessment of the long-troubled Interstate 95 corridor.

Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 at 11:27 a.m. More information about the identity of the Internet commenter known as Elmer Fudd has been revealed, though the person's name is still unknown.

Francis Marion University and South Carolina State University have released the results of a human-need assessment of the residents of South Carolina's Interstate 95 Corridor.

Two Carolina Forest baseball players signed National Letters of Intent to play college baseball during the fall signing period.

After a successful year and a half assignment as interim dean of Francis Marion University's James A. Rogers Library, Joyce M. Durant has been promoted to dean, effective Jan.

FLORENCE, SC Johnny R. Willis, senior counselor for Circle Park Behavioral Health Services and part-time psychology instructor at Francis Marion University, has been honored by the FMU Department of Psychology with an outstanding alumni award.

The Red Doe Plantation in Mars Bluff received its historical marker Sunday afternoon, officially recognizing the rich history the home and property represent.

Three Mauldin seniors who have been leaders on one of the state's best softball programs signed national letters of intent Monday.

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.

On Tuesday, the S.C. House of Representatives formally received an impeachment resolution on Gov.

FLORENCE, SC Francis Marion University will officially kick off the 2009-10 basketball season on Wednesday with its Riot at the Rim event sponsored by Chick-Fil-A and Sodexho as the Patriots play their first home doubleheader of the season.

Shannon Carrie Small of Florence and Mark Yancy Wells of Florence were united in marriage on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at two o'clock in the afternoon at Hoffmeyer Road Baptist Church.

The Francis Marion University Board of Trustees voted Friday to move ahead with the construction of a new athletic complex.

The Francis Marion University men's and women's cross country teams finished 22nd and 23rd in their respective meets at the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Championships, Saturday morning in Wingate, NC.

FLORENCE, S.C. For those looking to get in a bind, the book festival held annually at Francis Marion University is the place to be.

Thumbs up to Project Turn Around for recently being awarded a $600 South Carolina Arts Commission grant.

Jordan Celeste Horn of Savannah, Ga. and Benjamin Ronald Conner of Florence, SC were married on Saturday, September 26, 2009, at Dr.

FLORENCE, SC Fifth-seeded Francis Marion University will travel west on Interstate 20 to play at the University of Montevallo on Tuesday evening in a first-round match of the 2009 Peach Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.

Francis Marion University hosted a two-day seminar last week saluting the late Gov.