Good morning, Florence.

Today, Florence Baptist Temple at 2308 South Irby St. is hosting a Patriot Day Prayer Service at noon to mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

The service offers local residents a time to reflect on the lives lost & heroes honored.

Florence residents mark the 25th anniversary of Sept.

11 at Veterans Park where a monument (showing the Pentagon and World Trade Center towers) stands. The memorial service gives a chance to remember and reflect.

FMU named the Kenneth W.

Jackson Lecture Hall and the George C. McIntyre Training and Fitness Center after longtime trustees during its Thursday meeting at the Freshwater Ecology Complex in Florence. The university reported a 3.1% enrollment increase this fall while advancing construction downtown and at Smith University Center.

A new tri-county connector service began Tuesday in the Pee-Dee region to help residents and workers travel between Marion, Dillon, and Florence Counties.

The service offers an early-morning fixed route and switches at 8 a.m. to a reservation-based ride (advance bookings required) on weekdays.

Officials at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence County accepted a newborn (under Daniel’s Law) to ensure the infant was safely surrendered under the state Safe Haven Act.

MUSC Health will open its first Pee Dee dental care location next week at the Florence Medical Center to serve patients of all ages and train future dentists.

The clinic — featuring a wheelchair-accessible exam room — will help improve access to routine dental care in the region.

West Florence girls tennis swept South Florence on Thursday.

Shelby White, coach Abby Sullivan and South Florence coach Kim Osborne discussed the match and noted the strong season for their teams.