Horry County will begin mosquito spraying, weather permitting, in the following areas: Carolina Forest, Galivants Ferry and Cate Bay, according to a news release issued by the Horry County Public Safety Committee. 

One person is dead following what Horry County Police officials say was an armed robbery at Thee Pawn Shop in Atlantic Beach shortly after 1 p.m. today.

As a customer stood in front of a vending machine in Columbia Thursday, he noticed the price of a soft drink and shook his head. “What’s a dollar worth any more, about a nickel?” he asked. The price of a soda is now $1.35 at that machine, up from $1 recently.

The Florence Phantoms host the Wyoming Cavalry in the AIFA Championship Bowl II tonight at 7:45 at Florence Civic Center. It will be Florence’s first shot at a professional sports team title since the Blue Jays defeated Greensboro for the South Atlantic League championship in 1985

The students of Marlboro County are suffering because of a $125,00 mistake made by school board members voting to hire Alisa Goodman as our Superintendent of schools last year.
She has consistently made decisions that show her lack of executive experience.

Florence County is asking a court to declare as invalid a petition for a referendum to cut the county’s $30-per-vehicle road maintenance fee in half.

Hartsville kids find a way to beat the summer heat.

OBITUARIES

Jimmy Ballard’s A Look Back to Hartsville 25 and 50 years

Hemingway team fixes homes in Clarenden County.

Nearly 200 volunteers come from Barnwell area to help finish Johnsonville Baptist’s Family Center and help with other community needs.

Teen workers in the Vox Salkehatchie camp pay $200 each to come to work on homes of disadvantaged people.

Simon Brown has returned to Lake City Police Department as a patrol officer and brings nearly 10 years of experience in law enforcement to the job.

A Lake City man faces drug trafficking charges after police acted on anonymous tip they received Tuesday morning, Lake Police Chief Billy Brown said.

Students filled the Florence County School District 3 staff development room with their parents, excited to see their child reconcized for perfect attendance during the 2007-08 school year. Following the recognition, however, the mood changed as board members got into a heated discussion about when to evaluate Superintendent Beth Wright and whether or not to extend her contract for two additional years.

Two letters were published in the Star & Enterprise on July 23. One writer thanks all who organized the firework display in the Friendship Community, another reflects on coming home for a reunion.

The following People in the News items were published on July 23 in the Star & Enterprise.

The Marion County Economic Development Commission Tuesday morning to discuss signs for the county’s Industrial Park, the several prospects looking at the county and the continued interest in an inland port, or transportation logistics center.