Archive for year: 2016

Tuesday is primary day across South Carolina.

In the Pee Dee, several contests will be decided today, while others will have candidates win a spot on a November ballot.

Make sure your voter registration is current by checking your registration information at scVOTES.org.

Make sure you have one of the following Photo IDs: SC Driver’s License, SC DMV ID Card, SC Voter Registration Card w/Photo, Federal Military ID or US Passport.

If you do not have one of the Photo IDs, make your voting experience as fast and easy as possible by getting a free one from DMV or your county elections office, available even on election day.

If you forget to bring your Photo ID to the polling place, you can vote a provisional ballot that will count only if you show your Photo ID to the county elections office prior to the certification of the election (on Thursday after the Statewide Primaries).

To view SCnow.com’s Election coverage, click below:

SCnow.com web article- 2016 Election Coverage

For a link to polling locations in Florence County, click below:

Florence County Polling Locations

The Democratic and Republican primaries will take place on Tuesday, but election offices have already been busy with early voters. If you plan on voting, make sure you have one of the following Photo IDs:
• S.C. Driver’s License
• ID Card issued by S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles
• S.C. Voter Registration Card with Photo
• Federal Military ID
• U.S. Passport
If you have one of these IDs, you are ready to vote.
Polling locations will be open from 7 am to 7 pm on Tuesday.

According to WBTW News13, polling locations were already quite packed with people over the weekend, trying to cast their ballots ahead of Tuesday. Read the full article by clicking on the link below:

WBTW web article: Early Voting

From the City Center Farmer’s Market Facebook Page:

Don’t miss the City Center Farmers Market — every Saturday from 9am-1pm.

10am this Saturday: cooking demonstration!

Lots of healthy fresh produce and some incredible, but not so healthy treats likeFreckles & Giggles Homemade Ice Cream and sorbets, and pork rinds and boiled peanuts from Hickson’s Produce.

Don’t forget the Happy Cow chocolate milk that Ovis Hill Farm carries and Breads & Threads sweet rolls. P.S.- there’s more, come see for yourself!

For more information:

City Center Farmer’s Market Facebook Page

A ceremony took place this week for the inaugural class of the Fellows in Education program. The local leaders who made up the effort received commemorative certificates and were recognized for their efforts in completing the 9-month, intensive program focused on a better understanding of issues facing area schools.

The Fellows program was designed to give local leaders a unique, behind-the-scenes look into several schools within Florence School District One.  Over the course of nine months, leaders saw firsthand some of the daily struggles and constraints educators face in the classroom. Leaders heard about seismic shifts in student needs and the additional state and federal requirements now placed on schools, teachers and administrators in Florence District One.

The program is a joint effort between Florence District One, the Florence Chamber and the School Foundation. This year’s class included:

Jill Bramblett, Dr. Fred Carter, Dr. Ben Dillard III, Nicole Echols, Asa Godbold, Rev. Merritt Graves, Joy Knight Higgs, Rev. Anthony Hodge, Joe King, Jean Leatherman, John Kleine, Diana Murphy, Dolly Om, Rev. Calvin Robinson, Jeff Stevens, Kim Turner, Richard Walker, Kyle Baxter, Octavia Williams-Blake, Laura Wukela, Debbie Hyler, Mindy Taylor and Michael Miller.

 Chamber President Michael Miller said of the inaugural class, “This was a very special group of people committed to learning more about our education system here in Florence School District One. Each of us found many new and impressive ways that our teachers and education leaders are working to bring our students to a higher level of learning. It was an exceptional experience.”

The Fellows program took place over the course of nine months. Each month’s program centered on a different educational experience that was unique to the classroom. The Fellows in Education program offered opportunities for community leaders to contribute to the development of better education policies in the communities in which they live and work.

For more information on the Fellows in Education program, please contact:

Debbie Hyler, Executive Director, The School Foundation (843) 662-9996 or dhyler@theschoolfoundation.org

Michael Miller, President, Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce (843) 665-0515 or mmiller@flochamber.com