Archive for year: 2024

Organizers of One Table Florence, a community event taking place on Thanksgiving Day, will need volunteers. Here are some facts about the event: One Table Florence. To learn more, visit the website here.

On Wednesday, October 18, 2024, the South Carolina Highway Patrol, alongside various law enforcement officials, gathered for Troop Five’s annual charity golf tournament at the Country Club of South Carolina. Presented by the Hatfield and Temple Law Firm and supported by many others, this cherished tradition has been going strong for 30 years, starting when troopers from all eight counties in Troop Five came together for a friendly game of golf. A wide array of sponsors and volunteers were instrumental in ensuring the success of this event. Retired Cmdr. Jo Nell and Sgt. Chuck Lowder recalled that the inaugural tournament took place at the Darlington Country Club, with proceeds benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation. After 15 years of supporting that cause, Nell and other troopers established the T5 Charity Group, refocusing their efforts on local charities representing each of the eight counties served by the troop.

For more information, click here.

Laura Camper, Executive Director of the Pines of Florence was the Florence Chamber’s guest this past weekend talking about the live-in care and board for seniors through apartment living with onsite, caregivers and medication technicians around the clock. We encourage you to tune-in every Sunday from 12:00-12:30pm on LIVE 95.3FM in Florence, SC.

This program is brought to you by the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce.

You can review past ChamberLink Radio Show interviews by clicking https://www.flochamber.com/events-programs/podcasts/

The smoke and smell announced Friday night’s Kickin’ Chicken Wing and Chili Festival long before participants made it to the 100 block of South Dargan Street for the actual event.

The smoke and smell didn’t disappoint as about 2,200 people turned out to chow down on 1,800 pounds of chicken wings and a similar amount of chili at the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce’s annual event.

The event featured live music by Inland as well as the chance to sample wings from several vendors, many of which have taken home honors at past competitions.

The winners of the wings cooking contest this year were:

1st – Rollin Smoke

2nd – Ashley’s Yummy Tummy

3rd – ServiceMaster Fire and Water Restoration

The winners of the chili cooking contest this year were:

1st – Mac’s BBQ Kitchen

2nd – Back Porch BBQ

Photos by SCNOW.COM. To see more photos from the event, click here.

The 22nd annual Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon benefitting McLeod Children’s Hospital was held in Florence, SC, on October 1-4. During the Radiothon, Community Broadcasters’ stations WWKT 99.3 The Cat, WFRK Live 95.3, WPDT Almighty 105.1 and WSIM 93.7 Frank FM hosted live broadcasts from McLeod Children’s Hospital.

“As always, at Community Broadcasters, we are always doing our best to live up to our name, and stand for the communities that we broadcast in,” says Vice President Wayne Mulling. “And we are proud of what we have been able to do in hosting the Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon each year to raise funds for McLeod Children’s Hospital and Children’s Miracle Network. We are humbled by the amount of people that have been helped directly through the years by these organizations, and glad to play a small part in keeping this active and ongoing to continue to help others every year. We invite you to be a part as well.”

DJs asked listeners for donations in support of the programs and technology that McLeod offers to families in the Pee Dee. Listeners also had the opportunity to hear real stories from those who have benefited directly from the McLeod Children’s Hospital, in addition to interviews with doctors, nurses and employees who all share the same passion.

To read the full press release, click here.