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Thursday, September 11th, 2025
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Good morning, Florence. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 11th of September.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ People across the Grand Strand and Pee Dee are gathering today to remember those lost on September 11 with events that include stair climbs, memorial ceremonies, and park clean-ups—beginning as early as 8 a.m. Local fire departments and community groups are organizing the tribute events in Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Pawleys Island, Bennettsville, and Marion. WMBF News
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Florence city councilman Chaquez McCall said he is fed up with political opponents blocking affordable housing projects in North Florence—he noted that working with the Housing Authority will soon bring much-needed safe homes to low-income families and revitalize the community. WPDE
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ The Clark family is fighting a request by Regency Hospital to gain guardianship over 77-year-old James Clark, who has been at the hospital in Florence since a January cardiac arrest. Helen Clark and her adult children say they will file a petition in Florence County Probate Court to keep him close—citing long travel distances and the need for familiar care. WPDE
- ➤ The McLeod Health Foundation received two grants from The Duke Endowment totaling $1,145,000 to boost its Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program at rural hospitals and support staff for a new pediatric behavioral health crisis stabilization unit at McLeod Children’s Hospital. The funding will let nurses get trained and use new tools for remote exams—one of the few units made especially for kids in the Carolinas. The Post and Courier
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Carolina Food Truck Festival
12-9 p.m. — ECA Fairgrounds — From $17.85 — Experience a variety of delicious eats from the best food trucks in the Carolinas.
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