Good morning, Florence.

Former governor David Beasley launched the breaking bread together movement to ease divisions in neighborhoods along the Grand Strand and Pee Dee.

The initiative began at local churches + will expand with community group meals this fall.

Registration is open for the annual Terrence Carraway Memorial 5K (honoring fallen Florence Sargent, who died in the line of duty in 2018) to be held at Darlington Raceway.

Participants are invited to sign up soon to join the community tribute.

Moe’s BBQ owner Matt Duke shared Labor Day tips for smoking a Boston butt, advising to rub the meat, smoke it for four hours, then finish it in the oven at 220 degrees while bulk meat and sides are available in Myrtle Beach and Pawleys Island.

Today, the Regal Swamp Fox Theatre joins 200 Regal theaters in honoring Dolly Parton by screening Steel Magnolias (Sept.

4, 6 and 8) while The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas airs on Sept. 5, 7 and 9. Ticket sales at $9.25 benefit The Dollywood Foundation.

Three FMU professors (Jason Doll, Ivan Dungan, and Erica Johnson) have been named Trustee Research Scholars with three-year renewable appointments that include reduced teaching loads and salary supplements.

FMU president Fred Carter announced the appointments at the annual faculty welcome event to recognize their research achievements.