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Power:Ed, the philanthropy arm of the South Carolina Student Loan Corporation, awarded over $1.3 million to 26 nonprofits for FY2025-26.

The funding supports FMU and a Hartsville nonprofit while helping strengthen community programs statewide.

Former HGTC president Dr. Marilyn Murph Fore has withdrawn from her interim appointment as acting president at Florence-Darlington Technical College due to health concerns, FDTC spokesman Andrew Golden confirmed; Dr. Debbie Cheek will continue to oversee day-to-day operations at the school.

Florence-Darlington Technical College received a $25,000 grant from the Gene Haas Foundation to boost advanced manufacturing programs.

The funding helps students pursue careers in the field.

Local families can lower back-to-school costs by planning shopping and comparing prices as finance experts advise budgeting and discussing needs with children — tax-free weekend starts today to waive the state sales tax on supplies.

Five local residents have become sick from a salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños from Sinaloa, Mexico — the peppers are distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors.

Chipotle has stopped using the affected peppers while the FDA investigates the outbreak, which has sickened 345 people across 27 states.

Francis Marion women's soccer is receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Top 25 preseason poll ahead of the 2026 season.

The team returns 24 players including key All-Americans and will face USC Aiken on Aug. 27 at Hartzler Field with kickoff at 7 p.m.

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