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CLIO — The Board of Directors has selected Adam Schrimmer of Blank Canvas Mural Company to design and present an educational and historical mural for Clio, Mayor Adam Pate announced in a statement released to the press this week.

A tell-tell sign that Autumn is on its way, the month of September is marked by cooler nights and mornings, a return to school, apples, falling leaves and a general sense of life returning to business-as-usual following summer’s stifling heat and lackadaisical vibe.

BENNETTSVILLE — Council outlined pending grant applications, budget-transfer procedures and highlighted ongoing infrastructure work during a meeting earlier this month. Infrastructure improvements and ongoing overcrowding and funding needs at the Marlboro County Humane Society continue to be hot button issues facing residents, and many voiced raised concerns surrounding animal control…

MCCOLL— American author Washington Irving’s Headless Horseman gallops into McColl this Halloween, as the “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” marries with the hauntingly true 16th century Salem, Mass. witch trials inside Steven and Julie Downs’ annual Haunted Manor located on East Tatum Avenue.

Could you survive alone on a deserted island with nothing but your wits keeping you alive for eighteen years, you might ask and I’m glad you did because the real life story of Juana Maria, featured as the character Karana in Scott O’Dell’s novel “Island of the Blue Dolphins” examines…

Many Americans wonder every year just what the history behind celebrating Labor Day is. After all, most American laborers rarely get a paid holiday on the first Monday in September, so what’s the deal?

BENNETTSVILLE — Recent theft investigations in Marlboro County have been solved following the arrest of Tristan Adams on Aug. 21, 2026, according to the Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office.

MCCOLL— Over the summer many have noticed a brighter looking McColl. Despite the heat, Councilwoman Brenda Barfield and several other members of the community have donated time to clean the streets of McColl, dress up the town sign with flowers and new flags, as well as set out memorial benches…

BENNETTSVILLE— Last week the Freedom 250 Truck Tour rolled into Bennettsville and parked behind the City Administration building so adults and children alike could reconnect, and maybe even learn something new about American history. The truck visited Bennettsville Thursday through Saturday and was open from 9 to 5 each day.…

FLORENCE, SC — Florence County Sheriff’s Office investigators have made a sixth arrest in an ongoing theft case tied to QVC, according to officials.