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Contact: Susan Duncan, SC State Fire (803) 896-5790 Fire Safe South Carolina (FSSC) and its partners congratulate 104 fire departments in 36 counties across the state on their active participation in developing community risk reduction (CRR) plans for their jurisdictions in 2021. These designated communities continually work to reduce fire-related injuries in our state, thereby decreasing the...

For Immediate Release - April 8, 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 #4 on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 4:00pm. The public is invited to attend. The ceremony will...

Movie At The Market, coming soon! At the City Center Farmers Market! The City of Florence Recreation Department will be hosting a Movie At The Market on April 30th. Admission and popcorn will be FREE, candy and drinks will be available for purchase.

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. 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 Association of South Carolina's...

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...