City Center Gift Market 2021 The Gift Market 2021 is an opportunity to shop til' you drop for all things local! This family friendly event is the kickoff to the holiday season. Santa Claus plans to stop by with his tractor and True Light Photography will be there to capture the moment! Print outs will be available on-site for purchase. The City Center Market elves will help families roast...

Contractors are still working in the Pine Forest neighborhood. Nellie, Clareview, and Bellaire are complete with the exception of dressing up the shoulders, seeding, and general cleanup. Blass Drive is anticipated to be completed by the middle of this week.

The 6 th Annual Flo-Town 5K event, presented by the City of Florence Employee Wellness Program, will be held on Saturday, October 30 th at 9 a.m. located on 1000 Stockade Drive. All proceeds benefit the Florence Track Club. Register online NOW! $25 per person through October 22, 2021; $30 thereafter. To ensure t-shirt size, you must register by October 22, 2021. Check-in and registration starts at...

For Immediate Release – August 30, 2021 Boil Water Advisory Media Contacts: Michael Hemingway, Utilities Director – 843-665-3236 or mhemingway@cityofflorence.com FLORENCE, SC – Water customers located along Twin Church Road, Pandora’s Path, Southern Aire, Watt Lane, Jackie Procter, and Bridle Path are advised by the City of Florence and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental...

For Immediate Release – August 27, 2021 Boil Water Repeal 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 within portions of West and South-West Florence is lifted. Following intense flushing of the distribution system, bacteriological samples were...

For Immediate Release – August 26, 2021 Boil Water Advisory Media Contacts: Michael Hemingway, Utilities Director – 843-665-3236 or mhemingway@cityofflorence.com FLORENCE, SC – Attention Florence Water Customers located within portions of West and South-West Florence (see attached map): City utility crews located a water leak on a twelve-inch water line in the 4000 Block of Alligator Road, which...

For Immediate Release – August 26, 2021 Planned Water Outage to Occur as part of the Alligator Road Highway Widening Phase II Media Contacts: Michael Hemingway, Utilities Director – 843-665-3236 or mhemingway@cityoffflorence.com Randy Osterman, City Manager – 843-665-3113 or rosterman@cityofflorence.com FLORENCE, SC – In order to complete necessary water system utility work associated with the...

MEDIA RELEASE NEW YOUTH TENNIS PROGRAM COMPLETES SUMMER SESSIONS Florence Tennis Association’s Ron James Youth Tennis Program Off to Great Start The Ron James Youth Tennis Program just completed its first summer sessions at the Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Center. Last Thursday, youngsters from the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Pee Dee wrapped up an eight-week session with pizza, cookies and...

To: Florence Area Media From: City of Florence Athletics & Sports Tourism Date: July 26, 2021 Subject: 2021 Fall Adult Sports Information Adult Kickball Registration for the City of Florence Fall Adult Coed Kickball League will begin on Monday, August 2 and run thru Friday, August 27. All games will be played during the week at the Freedom Florence Recreation Complex. A Coed Division will be...

Attorney Alesha Lewis is an African American woman who was born in Bronx, New York. She is a first generation American born to Sharon and Teddy Jones. Her family is from a small island in the Virgin Islands called Antigua and Barbuda. She is also a first-generation attorney who aspired to become an attorney and help her community. She was taught that hard work, faith, and perseverance would take...
