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The holidays are over, here’s how turn your Christmas tree into free mulch in Florence
6+ hour, 14+ min ago (444+ words) The Grinding of the Greens is a free Christmas tree recycling event at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market. FLORENCE " Live Christmas trees are good for more than just holding ornaments and guarding gifts. This year, you can turn Christmas…...
Famous âDonât Tread On Meâ flag created by Charlestonâs Christopher Gadsden 250 years ago
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (409+ words) The Gadsden flag, featuring a coiled rattlesnake on a yellow field, was designed by Charleston native and Revolutionary War hero Christopher Gadsden. CHARLESTON " Many know the flag with the yellow field and coiled rattlesnake emblazoned with the words "Don't Tread…...
The $4M renovation of a historic Florence landmark will soon be complete
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (600+ words) The Carolina Theater was in its heyday during the mid-20th century in downtown Florence. It played movies like "The Country Girl," "Billy the Kid Wanted" and "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea." FLORENCE " A more than 100-year-old Florence theater used…...
Florence Center becomes official home of the Chanticleers hockey team
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (260+ words) The Florence Center will be the official home of the Coastal Carolina University Chanticleers Hockey Team." FLORENCE - The Florence Center is proud to announce its new partnership as the official home of the Coastal Carolina University Hockey Team. To celebrate…...
A rise in juvenile crime leads Florence to take steps toward a stricter youth curfew
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (516+ words) The city of Florence has changed its juvenile curfew to be stricter. FLORENCE " City officials are preparing to adopt a stricter curfew following police concerns about youth crime. Interim Police Chief Stephen Starling told city leaders that in recent years…...
Florence’s decades-old Christmas parade returns soon with a special guest
2+ week, 5+ day ago (420+ words) The Florence Christmas parade brings holiday festivities to the downtown area each December. FLORENCE " The Florence Christmas Parade will soon wind its way through downtown for the 2025 holiday season. A downtown staple for at least 75 years, the parade will be…...
Florence sees 3 homicides in 24 hours, 2 on the same road
3+ week, 6+ day ago (472+ words) FLORENCE " The city of Florence has seen multiple homicides since Dec. 1, including two on the same road. The Florence Police Department made arrests in two homicide investigations " one the result of a stabbing on West Dixie Street and the other…...
Florence's 2025 ornament honors this late 1800s-era building
4+ week, 1+ day ago (512+ words) Two boys look into the holiday storefront of the Barringer Building. The ornament showcases the Barringer Building, a piece of downtown Florence that dates back to at least the 1880s, and it immortalizes those two boys looking at into the store....
Florence's airport will lose 1 of 3 daily flights next year after American Airlines cancellation
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (648+ words) American Airlines is pulling one of its flights from the Florence Regional Airport. FLORENCE " The Florence Regional Airport will be losing one its three daily flights in the new year. Florence Airport Executive Director Brad Beadles told city and county…...
Florence's community Thanksgiving served more than 1,000 last year. Now, they hope to have even more.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (765+ words) One Table Florence saw roughly 1,000 attendees at its communal Thanksgiving in 2024. FLORENCE " Thanksgiving isn't about eating behind closed doors for Jody and Bryan Ransom, it's about sitting alongside their community and showing gratitude. That's why the couple brought a communal…...