Hoppin' Around Flo-Town is returning! Join us in a city-wide scavenger hunt April 8th through the 10th. Large Easter eggs will be hidden around the city for you to find! Each egg will have a unique QR code to be scanned with your smart phone to be entered to win a prize! One entry per family per location PLEASE! Clues can be found by visiting https://bit.ly/35u6Yt0. Please respect and follow all...
The Grand Opening Ceremony for the new Fire Station #6 was held yesterday, March 31, 2022. The new fire station is located at 860 Smith Drive, Florence, South Carolina. Thank you to all who participated in the ceremony!
For Immediate Release Staff Contact: Casey Fields - 803-933-1256 or cfields@masc.sc Councilmember Kathy Pender, Municipal Association President, and Mayor Teresa Myers Ervin. ( download high-res version ) Mayor Teresa Myers Ervin of the City of Florence has graduated from the Advanced Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government. Graduates received their certificates during the Municipal...
SOUTH CAROLINA (March 10, 2022) The in partnership with the National Weather Service, is recruiting citizen weather observers for CoCoRaHS. The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, known as CoCoRaHS, is a grassroots volunteer network of backyard weather observers of all ages and backgrounds. The program started in Colorado in 1998 and started in South Carolina in 2008. Over 350...
For Immediate Release –March 25, 2022 Media Contacts: Shannon Tanner, Fire Chief – 843-665-3231 or stanner@cityofflorence.com Amanda Pope, Marketing & Communications Director – 843-665-3113 or apope@cityofflorence.com FLORENCE, SC – The City of Florence will hold a Grand Opening Ceremony for Fire Station #6 on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at 4:00pm. The public is invited to attend. The ceremony will...
The City of Florence will be holding a virtual Public Hearing to solicit citizen’s input on the use of the City’s 2022-2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) award. This virtual Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 5pm. For public participation, citizens will be able to access the meeting through Zoom. Any citizen who wishes to make comments must contact the City’s...
SERGEANT TERRENCE CARRAWAY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (Funded by the Florence Police Fund & Terrence F. Carraway Foundation) Award: $1,000 The Sergeant Terrence Carraway Memorial Scholarship was established in January 2019 to honor the life of Sergeant Terrence Carraway (E.O.W. 10/03/2018) and to continue his passion for the advancement of youth in the Florence and Darlington communities. This...
For Immediate Release – March 04, 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 within the 500-900 Block of McCurdy Road, East Handy Lane, Becky’s Parkway, Cedar Creek Lane, Cribb Street, Mollhoff Court, and Winding Way is lifted. Following...
For Immediate Release – March 03, 2022 Boil Water Advisory 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 within the 500-900 Block of McCurdy Road, East Handy Lane, Becky’s Parkway, Cedar Creek Lane, Cribb Street, Mollhoff Court, and...
For Immediate Release CHICAGO (March 2022) – Downtown Florence is one of eight communities selected as a semifinalist for the 2022 Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA) from Main Street America. Selected by a national jury of Main Street professionals and leaders in the fields of community and economic development and historic preservation, GAMSA semifinalists exemplify the power of the Main...
The City of Florence batting cages will open for the 2022 season on Saturday, March 5th. The batting cages are located at the Freedom Florence Recreation Complex, 1515 Freedom Blvd adjacent to the Lower Complex and Florence Youth Softball League fields. Batting cages hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00pm to 8:00pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 1:00pm to 6:00pm. Individuals are...
The City of Florence Celebrates Black History Month The first election of the Town of Florence was held on April 10, 1871. The April 12, 1871, issue of the Marion Star reported that two blacks, P.C. Fludd and Nathaniel D. Harper were elected. Mr. Harper also served as Clerk of Town Council from 1871 to 1874. In 1872, two other black men, J.E. Wilson and T. Bennett were elected to Council. Florence...
