Beyond

In 1950, a small group of concerned citizens and a local physician had a plan to build a hospital. Today, that vision has flourished and the tradition of partnership between…

The McLeod Healthy Lungs Initiative (HLI) program received the 2025 Health System Excellence Award from the South Carolina Cancer Alliance recently. This award recognizes the excellent work of the McLeod…

McLeod Health celebrated the unveiling of a portrait to honor Dr. Alva W. Whitehead, Sr., on November 5, 2025. During a portrait unveiling ceremony at the McLeod Medical Plaza, Ronald…

FMU Board of Trustees approve land transfer, new degreeThe Francis Marion University Board of Trustees held its quarterly meeting Thursday afternoon at The Cottage on FMU’s campus. During the meeting,…

The City of Florence Veterans Park Committee is proud to announce the 17th Annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at 11:00 a.m The event will be held…

Bennettsville, SC – Marlboro County High School (MCHS) proudly participated in the T-Mobile Friday Night Lights national engagement campaign. This program celebrates high school athletics and school spirit across the…

Bennettsville, SC – Marlboro County High School was alive with curiosity, creativity, and community spirit on Monday, October 20, 2025, as students and families gathered for the district’s Curriculum and…

The Marlboro Men’s Ministry held a car show on Saturday, October 11th in Bennettsville. There was a gospel singing, food vendors, arts and crafts, and more. All proceeds go back…

A 2025 Service Awards Celebration was held on October 22 at SiMT – Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology in Florence to honor employees for their dedicated years of service…

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is proud to announce the opening of the new Pee Dee Regional Office on the campus of Francis Marion University. The agency was…

Bennettsville, S.C. — Marlboro County High School was bursting with Bulldog spirit on Friday, October 17, as the community came together to celebrate Senior Night and Pink Out during the…

“Taste Around the World” Turns National School Lunch Week into a Passport to Flavor at Wallace Elementary-Middle Bennettsville, SC – Wallace Elementary-Middle School didn’t just observe National School Lunch Week—it…

CHARLESTON, SC — OCT. 21, 2025 — SC Ports celebrates the successful completion of a full restoration and stabilization of the historic Bennett Rice Mill façade, marking the most thorough…

Charleston, SC — The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) is strengthening protections at Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary by enforcing the existing prohibitions against the collection of fossils, digging…

Bennettsville, SC – Marlboro County School District proudly celebrates a group of extraordinary third-grade teachers whose dedication and instructional excellence have sparked remarkable student growth across the district. Honored during…

On Monday, October 6, McLeod Health Cheraw had the honor of awarding its first ever DAISY Award to Chris Spivey. Chris has been a nurse for a total of 31…

On Monday, October 6, McLeod Health Seacoast celebrated its 25th anniversary in the Little River community with a special breakfast, free for all staff members. Breakfast is typically a busy…

COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that former Lowcountry banker Russell Lucius Laffitte pleaded guilty and was sentenced on eight separate felony charges from three…