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          <title>Scranton council approves Town Hall addition</title>
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Scranton town council members approved a bid for the construction of a 500-square foot addition to Town Hall during their Sept. 2 meeting. 

The $48,499.89 bid is from Jamie Teal of Partners Construction, Inc. and council members will meet with Teal to get a timeline of the construction of the addition.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:23:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Man arrested after reported home invasion</title>
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A man was arrested early Monday morning after Darlington County sheriff&#8217;s deputies responded to a reported home invasion near Hartsville.
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          <title>Conway police arrest two men for recent burglaries</title>
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Conway Police issued a press release Monday stating they arrested Brandon Aldridge, 18, and Aaron Aldridge, 19, both of Conway and charged both of them with four counts of Possession of Stolen Property Under $1,000, one count of Trespassing, and one count of Shoplifting.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTERS to the EDITOR: published on Sept. 3</title>
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From applauding fundraisers to politicians, the following letters were published in the Marion Star &amp; Mullins Enterprise on Wednesday, Sept. 3 ...
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          <title>Deputies arrest two people for Jimmagans shooting</title>
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Brunswick County deputies arrested the two.&nbsp; They are awaiting extradition to Horry County.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:34:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Hurricane&#45;proof homes a possibility on Grand Strand</title>
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Solid construction and extra-thick windows mean homes are rated to withstand strong hurricane-force winds--and even earthquakes
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          <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:28:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Early morning crash kills one in Horry County</title>
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An early morning crash killed one person and sent two others to a local hospital Monday.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Darlington man dies in ATV collision</title>
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The Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash involving a car and ATV on Crestview Drive in Darlington County.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Man hospitalized after being shot by brother</title>
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A man was treated at a local hospital during the weekend after being shot by his brother Saturday night in Darlington, according to a press release from the Darlington County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>What&#8217;s the difference between obese, overweight?</title>
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On the cover of nearly every magazine are headlines telling people how to lose weight, but many still are unsure if they need to do so in the first place.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Hanna causes local college football play on Sunday</title>
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People showing up to a Sunday football game, a college game in Conway, is something this area&#8217;s never seen before.&nbsp; CCU Athletic Director, Warren &#8220;Moose&#8221; Koegel says his department did everything they could to prevent this from happening.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:21:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Association hopes to preserve retirement benefits trust that includes Florence</title>
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The Municipal Association of South Carolina will ask the state&#8217;s high court to hold another hearing on its order to dissolve a post-retirement benefits trust that Florence joined earlier this year.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:13:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Darlington Deputies investigate a shooting involving brothers</title>
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Darlington Deputies are investigating a shooting that sent one man to the hospital late Saturday night.

According to a press release it happened at a residence off of Cashua Ferry Road in Darlington.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:19:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Florence man charged with burglary, assaulting officer</title>
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A Florence man was taken into custody Wednesday after he broke into a store and assaulted one of the deputies who arrested him, Florence County Sheriff&#8217;s Lt. Brett Camp said.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Pow Wow blessed experience for some</title>
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Days before Tropical Storm Hanna made landfall, the Marlboro Chesterfield Darlington County Pee Dee Indian tribe had already made up their minds to have their Third Annual Pow Wow as planned Saturday &#8212; no matter what blows the storm threw at the area.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:42:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Pastor to speak to Florence City Council about Sunday alcohol sales</title>
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A local church leader will speak Monday to Florence City Council about the effort to vote down a referendum that could allow Sunday alcohol sales at restaurants within city limits.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>District Board of Trustees continue search for superintendent</title>
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The Florence School District 2 Board of Trustees based in Pamplico still is determining its options on how to proceed with its superintendent search in the wake of a 3-percent budget cut from the state.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Library adds kiosk on Veterans Park</title>
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A new kiosk at the Drs. Bruce &amp; Lee Foundation Library features snapshots and video that detail the genesis of the Florence Veterans Park, which will open in two months.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:43:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>City of Marion has some water on roads</title>
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At least one neighborhood off Jones Road in Marion, near Easterling Elementary School, had problems with rain run off after Tropical Storm Hanna visited the South Carolina coast Friday night.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Third person charged in teen murder, search continues for suspect in Friday murder</title>
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Florence Police have arrested a  third person in the case of a missing Florence teen, but are still investigating the case of a man found slain on the  north side of the city Friday morning, Florence Police Maj. Carlos Raines said.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Gala kicks off &#8216;Pathways to the Future&#8217; campaign</title>
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The public phase of Florence-Darlington Technical College&#8217;s Educational Foundation campaign, titled &#8220;Pathways to the Future Campaign,&#8221; kicked off Friday night during the college&#8217;s 44th Anniversary Celebration and Gala.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Marion Wal&#45;Mart evacuated</title>
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Friday night the Wal-Mart in Marion was evacuated due to a chemical spill.

The Marion County Emergency Operations Center said it happened at the Super Wal-Mart off of  U.S. 501 and Hwy 76.
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          <title>Red Cross shelter offers security to nervous evacuees</title>
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As Tropical Storm Hanna approached the South Carolina coastline, a few residents took advantage of the Red Cross shelter at Pleasant Hill Elementary School.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:08:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>SC, NC students to join fire victims&#8217; moms in D.C.</title>
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Nearly a year after her 18-year-old daughter died in a beach house fire, Kaaren Mann hopes to honor her by fighting for campus fire safety.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Florence high school in line for national award</title>
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Wilson High School is one step closer to winning a national award.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:24:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Operation Swift Strike II an occasion to remember</title>
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Operation Swift Strike II will be remembered by many in the area, even though it took place 46 years ago.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:50:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Charleston artist to speak about groundbreaking exhibit</title>
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Charleston artist and native Manning Williams is returning to Florence Museum on Sunday to discuss and answer questions from the public concerning his show, &#8220;a visual commentary,&#8221; which is on display at the museum.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Florence County signs contract to widen Pineneedles Road</title>
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Florence County leaders have signed the contract that will pave the way for a wider, more accessible Pineneedles Road.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:36:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Grants help with sprucing up, infrastructure</title>
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Community Development Block Grants were recently award to various municipal and county projects.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:59:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Former Florence police officer faces incest charge</title>
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A former Florence police officer is accused of sexually assaulting a family member 23 years ago.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:11:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Selling Hartsville, who benefits?</title>
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Richard Puffer&#8217;s letter to the editor
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:17:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>COLUMN: A Look Back</title>
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A look back to Hartsville 25 and 50 years ago.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reader reaction to political cartoon</title>
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Richard Swallow&#8217;s letter to the editor.
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          <title>People &amp;amp; Events</title>
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People &amp; Events
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:14:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Florence&#45;Darlington Technical College Foundation kicks off Major Gifts Campaign</title>
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FLORENCE &#8211; The Florence-Darlington Technical College Educational Foundation will make a major gifts announcement to kick off its largest fund raising campaign in the college&#8217;s history at the 44th Anniversary Celebration and Gala, tonight.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:13:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>McBee awarded fresh fruits and vegetables grant McLeod Farms to supply elementary school</title>
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The Chesterfield County School District has been awarded a $30,401 federal grant to provide fresh fruits and vegetables in two of the county&#8217;s elementary schools in an effort to promote a healthier lifestyle.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:12:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>COLUMN: Everybody Calls Me Jana Banana</title>
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Jana Longfellow&#8217;s column
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          <title>Darlington City Council gets fitness talk</title>
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DARLINGTON &#8212;Capt. Danny Watson of the Darlington police department gave a fitness speech to Darlington City Council members Tuesday night.&nbsp;
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          <title>Darlington County activates Emergency Operations Center for Hanna</title>
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Darlington County has announced its Emergency Operations Center will open at 4 p.m. today at Darlington County Courthouse Annex I.
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          <title>Voters select PASS as name for state&#8217;s new testing system</title>
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Janet Vaughan and Penny Tritt have never met each other, but now they have something in common. Their suggestion has become the official name of South Carolina&#8217;s new standardized testing system, which will replace PACT tests that have been administered statewide since 1999.
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          <title>Hartsville gets $50,000 to &#8216;Paint the Town&#8217;</title>
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The city of Hartsville will get more than $50,000 in grant funding to help spruce up some low- to moderate-income homes in town.


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          <title>Campolong to become McBee&#8217;s new mayor</title>
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McBEE &#8211; The Town of McBee will have a new mayor on Oct. 7 when the new officers are sworn in.
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          <title>City breaks ground on drainage retention pond</title>
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Plans for the city&#8217;s storm water continued to progress Thursday morning as city officials gathered to break ground on a new drainage retention pond on the former site of Red Fox Apparel on East Carolina Avenue.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Council hears arguments against turkey farm</title>
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The Darlington County Council will discuss further plans for a proposed turkey farm near Pocket and Penn roads in Darlington County at its next meeting later this month. 

The council heard opposition from several county residents Tuesday night at the monthly meeting.&nbsp;
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          <title>Myrtle Beach Police investigate armed robbery at mini&#45;golf course</title>
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Myrtle Beach police are investigating an armed robbery at Pirates Watch Adventure Golf on South Kings Highway.&nbsp; Police say Thursday at around 6:45pm, a man walked up to the counter with a gun.&nbsp; 
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          <title>Two men arrested in slaying of Florence teen</title>
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The second of three people found slain in Florence in the past two weeks has been positively identified as a Florence teen reported missing a month ago.
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          <title>Students benefit from summer programs</title>
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A summer club provided through Marion School District 2 provided positive growth for students.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:53:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Event to celebrate McNair&#8217;s birthday</title>
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The fourth annual Dr. Ronald E. McNair Memorial 5K Run/Walk and Health Fair has been postponed but organizers say it will take place again this year.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:38:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Growing older has its advantage</title>
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LaVerne Ard arrived at Sandy Bay with two pies and a dog that looked like a wharf rat that looked like it had been baptized with a hair dryer.&nbsp;
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          <title>Florence woman&#8217;s death prompts safety meeting</title>
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Community residents from across Florence County met Thursday to discuss the problems in certain Florence neighborhoods and what could be done to stop them.
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          <title>Marion County to be cut in half if lane reversals ordered</title>
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Should S.C. Governor Mark Sanford order a mandatory evacuation of the northern coast, lane reversals would be in effect for those leaving Horry and Georgetown counties. This would cause traffic delays in Marion County, officials said.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:57:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Breast cancer patient beats the odds, thanks to genetics</title>
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Most everyone knows someone who has battled breast cancer- either a mother, a sister, or a friend. Doctors at the Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center tell us less than 20 years ago, the treatment for breast cancer was very standard. Everyone got the same treatment.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Christian rock band to perform at Cornerstone Baptist Church</title>
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Radio Free Florence and Cornerstone Baptist Church are sponsoring a Leeland concert Sunday at the church.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:28:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Pee Dee hospital offers program for lung cancer patients</title>
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Lung cancer can often times be prevented, and it&#8217;s also one of the most difficult to detect early on.

The Carolinas Hospital System in Florence offers a free program for their lung cancer patients.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:56:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Williams accepts Advocate of the Year Award</title>
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State Rep. Robert Williams, D-Darlington, was chosen by the S.C. School Improvement Board of Trustees as the recipient of the 2008 School Improvement Council (SIC) Advocate of the Year Award.
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          <title>Consumer affairs rep to visit Florence</title>
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Regional S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs Outreach Coordinator Hugh Crofoot will be in Florence from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday.
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          <title>Hartsville man dies in traffic collision</title>
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A Hartsville man died Wednesday after the car he was driving was hit by a truck near the Chesterfield County line.
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          <title>Posted: Bridal Hut owner dies at 64</title>
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Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today in the Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home chapel for Betty McCutcheon Stone, 64, owner of the Bridal Hut of Florence at 1605-B W. Palmetto St.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:53:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Pee Dee Patriotic Parade receives $10,000</title>
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The troubled economy has all but shut off donations to the Seventh Annual Pee Dee Patriotic Parade, but the event has just received $10,000 worth of help from the state&#8217;s competitive grants program.
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          <title>Marion County to be cut in half if lane reversals ordered</title>
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Should S.C. Governor Mark Sanford order a mandatory evacuation of the northern coast, lane reversals would be in effect for those leaving Horry and Georgetown counties. This would cause traffic delays in Marion County, officials said.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:40:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Wukela calls for investigation of city funding</title>
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Democratic Florence Mayoral candidate Stephen J. Wukela said city council should ask the S.C. Attorney General&#8217;s Office to investigate and audit funding given to any organizations with which council members are associated.
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          <title>Cause of death released in Socastee boat crash</title>
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Horry County coroner released the cause of 13-year-old&#8217;s death following a boat crash that sent three people to a trauma center and four people to jail. Charges against two men could be upgraded pending the outcome of the investigation.
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          <title>Ground broken for new Hartsville retention pond</title>
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Plans for managing Hartsville&#8217;s stormwater continued to progress Thursday morning as officials gathered to break ground on a new drainage retention pond.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Hanna is not expected to be a Hugo</title>
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Hanna is expected to be a category one hurricane. Hurricane Hugo in 1989 was a much stronger category four storm.
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          <title>Exchange student killed in Florence County crash</title>
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The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash in Florence County.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:17:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Watson joins Lake City Police Department</title>
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Mike Watson has joined Lake City Police Department as a patrol officer, bringing nearly 12 years of experience in law enforcement to the job.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:58:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Marion County officials assessing flooding, wind damage</title>
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Marion County officials continue to monitor the effects of Tropical Storm Hannah on the county, during Friday night from their perch in the EOC and during the weekend by making assessments in the county.
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          <title>Teen sentenced to life in prison for murder of 75&#45;year&#45;old woman</title>
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Davon William Reed was sentenced to life in prison on charges that he murdered 75-year-old Geraldine &#8220;Jerry&#8221; Scott in her King Avenue home June 1, 2007.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Mobile unit making mammograms more convenient</title>
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According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer comes in second, behind skin cancer, as one of the most common forms of the disease among women in the US.&nbsp; A new mobile mammography unit from McLeod Health, however, is helping to make detection of the disease a little more convenient.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Police, deputies play softball in honor of fallen officer</title>
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The family and friends of a Chesterfield County Sheriff&#8217;s deputy who was killed in July are  keeping his memory alive by starting a scholarship in his name.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:39:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Pee Dee residents prep for possibility of Hanna</title>
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Some Florence residents hit the stores and their wallets Wednesday morning just in case Tropical Storm Hanna decides to affect the Pee Dee.
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          <title>Original furniture returns to its Marion home</title>
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Jackie Boyce, the great-granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Montgomery of Marion, returned the mirrored oak sideboard to the house in support of the present owners&#8217; agenda of preserving the manor house, an architectural Eastlake Victorian treasure, and the memory of the four generations of Montgomerys who lived in the home.


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          <title>Pet adoption event will take place in Florence</title>
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The Second Chance K9 Rescue of the Pee Dee, along with a local cat rescue, are having a pet adoption from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Planet Arf, 423 S. Cashua Drive, Florence.
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Miracle Temple Family Fellowship will hold its first Parade of Churches on Saturday at 10 a.m. in Lake View.
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Francis Marion University will observe Constitution Day on Sept. 18 with a free presentation by Larry Nelson, FMU&#8217;s A.R. Avent professor of history and chairman of the history department.&nbsp;
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South Carolinians have spoken and the state&#8217;s new testing system will be called the Palmetto Assessment of State Standards or PASS.
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Parent volunteer organizations and other nonprofits have the opportunity to raise money for their schools or charities in exchange for local business reviews through an online consumer review Web site, http://www.palmettobizzbuzz.com.
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Conway Police officers along with the 15th Judicial District Alcohol Enforcement Team (AET) conducted an alcohol operation recently.


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The Friends of the Lamar Library will have a barbecue fundraiser from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Grooms Building in Lamar.&nbsp;
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The Pee Dee Community Action Agency sponsors free and reduced meals through its Day Care Homes Department for children enrolled in family and group day care. Currently, the group sponsors sites in 10 counties, including Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Marlboro, Sumter and Williamsburg.
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An investor of Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach has written off a ten million dollar investment.
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The S.C. Department of Natural Resources continues the investigation into a deadly boat crash Saturday night in Socastee. Charges against two men could be upgraded pending the outcome of the investigation.
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A South Carolina woman has admitted scamming West Virginia&#8217;s workers&#8217; compensation system for more than 15 years.
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          <title>Students receive school supplies from Good Samartians</title>
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Rev. Eddie Thomas from The Good Samaritans for All People, recently brought West Hartsville an assortment of school supplies. 


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          <title>Native grasslands symposium set in Columbia</title>
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The sixth annual Eastern Native Grasslands Symposium is scheduled for Oct. 7-10 in Columbia.To reserve a room at the Radisson Hotel, call (803) 731-0300 or visit their Web site at http://www.radisson.com/columbiasc. When registering, ask for the Eastern Native Grass rate. Rooms must be reserved by Sept. 7. To register go to: http://www.Regonline.com/ENGS2008. For information, call Bill Stringer at (864) 656-3527.
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          <title>Sonoco to present at Wachovia conference</title>
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Sonoco one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, will speak to the investment community on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Wachovia Second Annual Transportation and Packaging Conference in New York City.
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          <title>Letters to The Editor: America must learn from mistakes of past</title>
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Take a walk through any of our retail stores and, as you do, note the &#8220;Made in...&#8221; label on the racks, shelves, and counters of the products on display.
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Being 16-years-old is a unique time marked by many rites of passage. In South Carolina, 16-year-olds can now add &#8220;donate blood&#8221; to their rite-of-passage list.
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When it comes to helping the most vulnerable people in Darlington County achieve self-sufficiency, some community organizers have set a place and time for service organizations to stop, listen, and create a stronger, more collaborative, system.
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The town of Society Hill and the Society Hill Lions Club have announced plans for their second annual Sept. 11 observance.
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          <title>Poilce arrest Myrtle Beach man for shooting</title>
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Witnesses tell police a man fired several shots inside a home Tuesday night; no one was hurt
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A 78-year-old Hartsville man was arrested Thursday after deputies said he intentionally set fire to his residence, according to a press release from the Darlington County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.
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          <title>Progress Energy preparing for possible effects of Hanna</title>
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As Tropical Storm Hanna churns in the southern Bahamas, Progress Energy Carolinas officials are monitoring the potential path of the storm and implementing early phases of the company&#8217;s comprehensive storm plan. The company encourages customers to review their own safety plans as well.
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Darlington County School District officials hope to make it through the current budget year on reserve funds and avoid cutting $1.4 million from the current year&#8217;s budget, Superintendent of Education Dr. Rainey Knight said Friday.
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Local Vietnam Veterans chapter taking at least two busloads to D.C. for Veterans&#8217; Day weekend trip
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Marion County Economic Development Commission members said during this past week&#8217;s meeting that they are one more step closer in establishing signage and drawing attention to the county&#8217;s industrial park. Additionally, the Commission&#8217;s annual industry appreciation luncheon would be on Sept. 15.


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Florence School District 3 is bracing for proposed state budget cuts. Superintendent Beth Wright said during the Aug. 21 Board Of Trustees meeting that the district is anticipating state budget cuts ranging from three to five percent. The actual dollar amount could total $350,000 to as much as $785,000. The district&#8217;s total general fund budget approved at the annual Citizens&#8217; Meeting this past May was $22.2 million.&nbsp;
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Harold Eaddy		

The Rev. Harold Toby Eaddy of Johnsonville, 81, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, in a Florence hospital.&nbsp;
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          <title>Darlington County Council hears arguments against turkey farm</title>
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Darlington County Council will discuss further plans for a proposed turkey farm near Pocket and Penn roads in Darlington County. The council heard opposition from several county residents Tuesday night during its monthly meeting.
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DARLINGTON &#8212; Darlington City Council got a fitness talk from Capt. Danny Watson of the city&#8217;s police department Tuesday night.


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