For Immediate Release – August 16, 2022 Media Contact: Michael Hemingway, Utilities Director – 843-665-3236 or mhemingway@cityoffflorence.com FLORENCE, SC – In order to complete a necessary water main repair at 3114 East Palmetto Street, water service will be disrupted temporarily on Saturday, August 20, 2022, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. We apologize in advance for the inconvenience...
For Immediate Release – August 8, 2022 Media Contacts: Teresa Myers Ervin, Mayor – 843-665-3170 or tervin@cityofflorence.com FLORENCE, SC – Florence, S.C. Mayor Teresa Myers Ervin announced today the roll out of the Mayor’s Youth Initiative, a youth focused initiative part of the Mayor’s Coalition for Humanity, which was introduced in December 2020. “The youth initiative was a long time coming, as...
For Immediate Release – August 5, 2022 Media Contacts: Rick Englehorn, Local Foods Innovation Coordinator – 843-665-2047 or renglehorn@cityofflorence.com FLORENCE, SC – The City Center Market was awarded the 2022 Community Garden Grant by the South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development (SCACED). SCACED has partnered with the South Carolina Office of Rural Health in a Health...
The City of Florence has allocated $500,000 of American Rescue Plan Act Funds to demolish abandoned and blighted homes within city neighborhoods. The first group of houses to be demolished include 408 Johns Street, 1102 Harmony Street, 112 East Liberty Street, and 101 East Roughfork Street. Demolition started this morning at 408 Johns Street in East Florence. Goals: 1. Remove the numerous blighted...
In an effort to catch up residential yard waste collection for customers, beginning Tuesday, August 2, 2022, a contractor will begin a sweep of the city limits to collect yard debris. For this special collection, yard waste will be collected on its normal collection route as presented below. City staff anticipates that it will take the contractor approximately two (2) weeks to complete one sweep...
For Immediate Release – July 30, 2022 Media Contacts: Michael Hemingway, Utilities Director – 843-665-3236 or mhemingway@cityofflorence.com FLORENCE, SC – Attention Florence water customers located in the 3100 – 3700 Block of Alligator Road, Oliver Road, Land Grant Drive, Darden Drive, Queen Ann Road, Cherry Johnson Road, McDaniel Road, and Walker Swinton Road: The City of Florence precautionary...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...