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SLED charges former Darlington Police sergeant with misconduct in office, breach of trust

6 days ago | postandcourier.com | G.E. Hinson

DARLINGTON — The State Law Enforcement Division has charged a former Darlington Police Department sergeant with breach of trust with fraudulent intent — value more than $2,000 and less than $10,000 — and misconduct in office. Mark Anthony Hayes Jr., 39, was charged April 17. Hayes was employed at the Darlington Police Department as a certified law enforcement officer when he allegedly gave a confidential informant vape pens from a seizure he conducted weeks earlier.
Here's what Darlington city and county employees made in 2024

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Abby Ann Ramsey |G.E. Hinson

DARLINGTON COUNTY — The city of Hartsville pays 16 of its employees more than $100,000, according to records obtained by The Post and Courier. Through records requests, the newspaper gathered the salaries of officials at Darlington County, the city of Darlington and Hartsville. To show readers how their taxes are used, The Post and Courier has previously taken a closer look at public salaries across the state, including Florence, , Greenville and Spartanburg.
4 Florence school employees arrested in connection to on-campus child abuse

2 months ago | postandcourier.com | G.E. Hinson

FLORENCE — The Florence County Sheriff’s Office arrested four people in connection to child abuse at Florence’s Maranatha Christian School. A day care worker at the school, 73-year-old Laurin B. Boyce, repeatedly slammed a child’s head into a crib, covered the child’s head with a blanket, pressed down on the child’s head and dragged the child out of the room, according to a press release from the Florence County Sheriff's Office. The release did not list the child's age. Boyce was arrested Feb.
For the 3rd year in a row, a Florence school is a finalist for the Palmetto's Finest award

2 months ago | postandcourier.com | G.E. Hinson

FLORENCE — South Florence High School has been named a finalist for the Palmetto’s Finest award. It’s the third time in a row a school in Florence 1 Schools has been named a finalist for the S.C. Association of School Administrators Award. Delmae Heights Elementary School took the award last year, becoming one of four schools honored statewide in 2024. South Florence High School Principal Shand Josey, the district’s principal of the year, surprised staff and students with the announcement Jan. 30.
Walgreens will shutter a Florence store, part of broader closures. Here's why.

Jan 17, 2025 | postandcourier.com | G.E. Hinson

FLORENCE — Walgreens on the corner of Irby Street and Cherokee Road is closing, according to a company spokesperson. The location at 726. S. Irby St. will shut down for good Jan. 21. Its closure is a part of the company’s October 2024 decision to shutter 1,200 of its stores over three years, a Walgreens spokesperson said in an email.
Top 10 news stories of 2024 from the Pee Dee

Dec 28, 2024 | postandcourier.com | G.E. Hinson

FLORENCE — The Post and Courier Pee Dee published hundreds of stories in 2024. Here are our newsroom's 10 most-impactful stories of the year, including the world’s deadliest snake next door, a community’s despair after losing its entire police force and the development of land around Buc-ee’s. 1.
We asked, you answered. These are your most-wanted Florence fast food spots.

Dec 15, 2024 | postandcourier.com | G.E. Hinson

FLORENCE — Florence has dozens of fast food restaurants. Which restaurants do you think are missing? We asked, you answered. A majority of respondents to The Post and Courier Pee Dee’s November survey chose Whataburger, a Texas-based fast food chain. South Carolina’s first Whataburger location in Boiling Springs opened in mid-July. Since then, the chain has been rapidly expanding in the state, including locations in Greenville, Anderson and the Midlands.
A Florence 1 employee is South Carolina's High School Assistant Principal of the Year

Dec 10, 2024 | postandcourier.com | G.E. Hinson

FLORENCE — West Florence High School's Rahsaan Perry is the 2024 South Carolina School Administrators Association High School Assistant Principal of the Year. It's the first time a Florence 1 Schools employee has been recognized with the honor since at least 1998, according to the organization’s website. Perry was honored as the Florence 1 Schools' Assistant Principal of the Year in September, which made him eligible to compete for the state honor.
A longtime Florence restaurant is closed. Here's what we know.

Dec 9, 2024 | postandcourier.com | G.E. Hinson

FLORENCE — Florence’s Lizard’s Thicket is permanently closed, according to a company spokesperson. The restaurant, which had been open for more than a decade, served breakfast, lunch and dinner from its West Palmetto Street location. Some community members are mourning its absence on social media, while others aren’t too sad to see it go. A handful of social media users weren’t disappointed to hear of its closing and hope something else takes the business’s spot.
What do your Florence Christmas memories look like? Show us your photos.

Dec 8, 2024 | postandcourier.com | G.E. Hinson

FLORENCE — Holiday traditions morph over time. While kids still send letters to Santa, now some leave him voicemails. Instead of chopping down a fresh pine, some families pull pre-lit, artificial trees from storage. What do your Florence Christmas memories look like? Rare South Carolina snow days? Family meals big enough to feed an army? We want to hear from you. Send us your old Florence Christmas photos, we’ll compile a few and put them into a story that takes a look at holiday seasons of yesteryear.