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City of Florence Utilizes American Rescue Plan Act Funds:
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...
8/3/22
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Attention Residential Sanitation Customers:
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...
8/2/22
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Boil Water REPEAL Press Release - July 30, 2022

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...

7/29/22
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Boil Water REPEAL Press Release - July 30, 2022

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...

7/29/22
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Boil Water Advisory Press Release - July 29, 2022

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,...

7/29/22
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Planned Water Outages to Occur as part of the Alligator Road Highway Widening Project - Phase II

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,...

7/21/22
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City of Florence Selected for the Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Award for Economic Development at the Municipal Association of South Carolina Annual Meeting

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...

7/13/22
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Florence City Council Meeting Highlights

July 11, 2022 Today, on behalf of Duke Energy , Mindy Taylor presented the Duke...
7/11/22
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Recent Increased Discoloration of Water Attributed to Pump Failure at Darlington Street Water Plant

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....

7/1/22
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Four Area High School Graduates Receive the Sergeant Terrence Carraway Memorial Scholarship
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...
6/24/22
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