Florence
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Sunday, August 10th, 2025
Good morning, Florence. Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 10th of August.
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Dave's Hot Chicken opened in Florence and created 100 jobs—offering a menu with various spice levels that bring appealing dining options to the community. SCNow
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ On Aug. 7, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division charged McBee Police Capt. Gregory P. Block and Janece Jorden Curtiss with crimes after they allegedly stopped a child sex abuse investigation when a child did not get needed care—Block is accused of filing a false report and Curtiss of trying to change a doctor's report. The Post and Courier
- ➤ Police arrested a Florence man for murder after an autopsy revealed more details in the July shooting—new evidence contradicts the initial report that the victim shot himself. WMBF News
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Officials announced last week that the City of Florence and the South Carolina Office of Resilience began building the Pennsylvania Street Stormwater Mitigation Project to fix long-standing flooding in historic West Florence. The five- to seven-month project, funded with $5.1 million from ARPA and about $1 million from the city, will replace nearly 1,300 feet of pipe, clean 2,380 feet of storm drainage, and install 39 new drainage boxes (helping first responders and residents move safely). WPDE
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