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Trisha Caulder, Chair of The School Foundation's Grants Committee (TSF) announced the Foundation will distribute a total of $99,440.79 in grant awards to schools in Florence School District One (FSD1) More>>
Benjamin Chastain has been selected as the first director of the Duke Energy Center for Innovation in Hartsville, a business incubator which will provide resources, guidance and business space for technology-oriented More>>
Some high school students will get a free college education at Francis Marion University. It's a part of the "Heart of the Pee Dee" scholarship. The scholarship guarantee that the student, after completing More>>
More than 100 folks turned up at a protest of the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday afternoon in Myrtle Beach. The Myrtle Beach Tea Party Patriots planned to protest the IRS after a recent national More>>
Royall Elementary has once again earned the distinction of being named a Reading Renaissance Master School. This honor is the highest level of recognition possible from the Accelerated Reader Program. More>>
Police are investigating a robbery at Carolina Bank Bennettsville Monday morning. According to Larry Turner with the Bennettsville Police Department, it happened on 15-401 Bypass around 9:00 a.m. Turner More>>
FLORENCE, SC - The McLeod Health and Fitness Center is taking part in the American Hiking Society's National Trails Day 2013. More>>
A Hartsville mother charged in connection with the deaths of her 4 young children in a house fire was in court Tuesday morning. The judge said bond is under advisement and a decision will be made next More>>
HARTSVILLE, S.C.----When the Coker Cobras brought home their Regional Championship trophy late Sunday night, the atmosphere was electric. "As I was driving out of town, I saw the bus, and all of the lights More>>
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) - GE Healthcare announced Monday it will build a new facility in Florence that will create 50 new jobs. According to a press release, the $17 million helium liquefaction facility will More>>
Authorities say a 15-year-old boy attacked an 80-year-old woman after she visited her husband's grave in Mullins. Marion County deputies said the boy was hiding in the woman's back seat on Friday and More>>
Claudette HulseyA jury found a Hartsville store owner guilty Saturday, on charges that she intentionally set her downtown business on fire and filed a fraudulent insurance claim. The verdict came down after several hours More>>
KINGSTREE, SC - One man is dead after an early morning crash on Sunday. South Carolina Highway Patrols said the incident happened about 5 miles west of Kingstree. Crews said a driver was traveling along More>>
Bennettsville, SC - With summer vastly approaching a lot of us are signing up for gym memberships and working out to get bikini ready. More>>
Florence, SC- Quinby Baptist Church located on East Ashby road, organized an outdoor picnic event in an effort to bring together members of the community. The community picnic event was a first for the More>>
Kingstree, SC - a petition with over 3,000 signatures from Williamsburg county residents sparked the possibility of the county seeing a change in its form of government. A public referendum will hit the More>>
FLORENCE, S.C.---Grace Dixon may not be able to walk, but she is just like any other seven year old girl; she loves the Disney channel, enjoys reading on her Leapster, and can knock out all the pigs in More>>
FLORENCE, S.C.----A second reading of the Florence county council 2013-14 budget passed unanimously on Thursday; and that includes a 3.5 mil tax increase. Since December, Florence county has been in More>>
At 8 percent, South Carolina's jobless rate is at its lowest point since October 2008. More>>
Claudette Hulsey took the witness stand Friday to testify in her own defense.The trial of Claudette Hulsey came to a momentous conclusion Friday inside a Darlington County courtroom, as the Hartsville store owner herself, took the stand. Hulsey faces fraud and arson charges in More>>
Funeral plans have been set for a Hartsville father who died in a crash when a car hit the motorcycle he was riding. Johnny L. Carnes, age 60, was riding to work on SC 151 when a car turned and hit his More>>
HARTSVILLE, SC (WBTW) - The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash that killed a man riding a motorcycle Thursday morning. According to L/Cpl Sonny Collins, the incident happened More>>
FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) - The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a crash Friday morning that sent two people to the hospital. According to the SCHP website, the crash happened around 8 a.m. on More>>
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - A Myrtle Beach man says he was swindled out of money after receiving a phone call saying his grandson was in a foreign jail. According to a Myrtle Beach police report, the 40-year-old More>>
FLORENCE, S.C.---When you think of the Greek culture, you most likely think about the delicious food like baklava and gyros, the festive costumes, and of course the dancing. But what you might not think More>>
Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) has selected a new leader out of three candidates for the FDTC presidency. FDTC President Dr. Charles Gould is retiring after 20 years at the helm of the More>>
SLED Criminal Profiler Bo Barker testified Thursday during the arson and fraud trial of Claudette Hulsey.A SLED criminal profiler who testified Thursday during the trial of Claudette Hulsey, said discrepancies and issues with statements as well as massive amounts of personal debt, helped investigators decide More>>
Thursday afternoon at Darlington High School, law enforcement was notified by school officials that a student told a teacher there was a student that might have a weapon. The School Resource Officer responded More>>
The South Carolina Air National Guard is conducting an air defense exercise May 21 in the vicinity of Florence and Myrtle Beach between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.The South Carolina Air National Guard is conducting an air defense exercise May 21 in the vicinity of Florence and Myrtle Beach between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. More>>
Claudette Hulsey sat between her lawyers and her husband Wednesday inside a Darlington County courtroom.The third day of testimony in the arson and fraud trial of Claudette Hulsey, centered around investigators and insurance agents who were directly connected to the case. State Law Enforcement Division More>>
Darlington, SC- The Darlington County Animal Shelter has a capacity for 125 animals at the local shelter, right now they have over 140 animals at the facility. "We are extremely over crowded and need More>>
FLORENCE, S.C---Florence county environmental services supervisor Herbie Christmas sees severe animal neglect cases on a daily basis. "Just cruelty in general, other neglect, hoarding, collection, people More>>
Six pieces in art professor and department chair Jean Grosser's "Transforming Hate: Freedom Riders" series will be included in a new exhibit that opens this month at the Freedom Rides Museum in Montgomery, More>>
Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) will hold a series of Community Meet and Greets during the week of May 6-10, 2013, to introduce to the general public the three candidates for the FDTC presidency. More>>
Florence County Sheriff's investigators arrested a fourth suspect in connection with an alleged assault which occurred in April at a local night club. Jameyal Thomas, 30, of Florence was charged with one More>>
Marion, SC- A city of Marion council meeting sparked the discussion of citywide improvements. The city council meeting welcomed the public and discussed several topics listed on the agenda. More>>
A Florence County family was left homeless after their house was destroyed in a massive fire on Saturday, officials said. The fire broke out around 11:15 am Saturday in the 1900 block of Coleman Road, More>>
Early registration for students in grades 5K-8 happens Thursday, May 30, from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Friday, May 31, from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. More>>
DARLINGTON, SC P (PRESS RELEASE) - Spring has sprung, and it's time to get your garden and lawn looking great. More>>
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