City News

For Immediate Release – July 30, 2022 Media Contacts: Michael Hemingway, Utilities Director – 843-665-3236 or mhemingway@cityofflorence.com FLORENCE, SC – The City of Florence precautionary boil water advisory for the customers located in the 200-300 Block of Creek Drive, 200-500 Block of Wildwood Drive, Quinby Circle, Honeysuckle Lane, Ivy Lane, Branchwood Road, Easterling Circle and Clark...
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For Immediate Release – July 29, 2022 Media Contacts: Michael Hemingway, Utilities Director – 843-665-3236 or mhemingway@cityofflorence.com FLORENCE, SC – The City of Florence is issuing a Boil Water Advisory for Florence water customers located in the 200-300 Block of Creek Drive, 200-500 Block of Wildwood Drive, Quinby Circle, Honeysuckle Lane, Ivy Lane, Branchwood Road, Easterling Circle and...
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For Immediate Release – July 21, 2022 Media Contact: Michael Hemingway, Utilities Director – 843-665-3236 or mhemingway@cityoffflorence.com FLORENCE, SC – In order to complete necessary water system utility work associated with the Alligator Road Highway Widening Project Phase II, the City of Florence is notifying its citizens of an upcoming outage scheduled for Tuesday, July 26 through Friday...
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For Immediate Release –July 16, 2022 Media Contacts: Teresa Myers Ervin, Mayor – 843-665-3170 or tervin@cityofflorence.com Randy Osterman, City Manager – 843-665-3113 or rosterman@cityofflorence.com FLORENCE, SC – The City of Florence received state-wide recognition today at the Municipal Association of South Carolina (MASC) Annual Meeting. Mayor Teresa Myers Ervin accepted the Joseph P. Riley, Jr...
City of Florence MASC 2022 Award
July 11, 2022 Today, on behalf of Duke Energy, Mindy Taylor presented the Duke Energy Emergency Preparedness and Storm Resiliency Grant to the City of Florence at the regular City Council meeting. Resolution No. 2022-20 was presented at the regular City Council meeting to Marguerite Willis, wife of former Mayor Frank Willis - A Resolution to commemorate the many contributions of Frank Willis to...
Resolution No. 2022-20
For Immediate Release –June 30, 2022 Media Contacts: Michael Hemingway, Utilities Director – 843-665-3113 or mhemingway@cityofflorence.com FLORENCE, SC – The City of Florence is aware of recent increased concerns regarding discoloration of water in the central area of the city. Utilities Department personnel have been working to resolve these issues and while tracing these concerns discovered a...
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Chief Allen Heidler of the Florence Police Department and Allison Carraway of the Terrence F. Caraway Foundation awarded four area high school graduates with the Sergeant Terrence Carraway Memorial scholarship during a small ceremony in the City Council Chambers on June 23, 2022. The 2022 recipients of the scholarship are Brittany Beauford of Lamar high school, Katelynn Culper of South Florence...
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The City of Florence received an award on June 22, 2022 from the American Heart Association for the 2021 Heart Walk donations. City of Florence employees raised $5,140 ranking the City as the #5 Company.
AHA Award
The City of Florence received the award on June 21, 2022 from the United Way of Florence County for its campaign contribution that reached the Silver Level of giving for the 2022 fiscal year. Each year, United Way of Florence County recognizes its top donors at their Award Luncheon. This year, they decided to combine the Award Luncheon with the Allocation Luncheon so their donors could meet...
United Way Award
For Immediate Release –June 9, 2022 Media Contacts: Amanda Pope, Marketing & Communications Director – 843-665-3113 or apope@cityofflorence.com FLORENCE, SC – The Tuesday evening seasonal market at the City Center Farmers Market will wrap up on June 14th with a celebration! We’re excited to present VEG Out Night with Plant Empowered Florence. There will be free food samples and thanks to our...
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For Immediate Release –June 9, 2022 Media Contacts: Amanda Pope, Marketing & Communications Director – 843-665-3113 or apope@cityofflorence.com FLORENCE, SC – The Tuesday evening seasonal market at the City Center Farmers Market will wrap up on June 14th with a celebration! We’re excited to present VEG Out Night with Plant Empowered Florence. There will be free food samples and thanks to our...
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For Immediate Release – June 8, 2022 Media Contacts: Michael Hemingway, Utilities Director – 843-665-3236 or mhemingway@cityofflorence.com FLORENCE, SC – The City of Florence is issuing a Boil Water Advisory for Florence water customers located on South Irby Street between Attwood Avenue to Third Loop Road, including Toledo Scale Road, East Grace Drive, Hutchinson Avenue, Federal Court, and Frank...
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