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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>>
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>>
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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