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NEIGHBORS NAME: Emery DeWitt FAMILY: Husband, David, two children Allen and Kemp BORN: Fort Worth, Texas- military brat OCCUPATION: Project Manager, Mentor-Connect, FDTC HOBBIES OR SPECIAL INTERESTS: I love the outdoors especially the beach! WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT FLORENCE: I love the growth we have seen in the past years and the passion Florentines have for their community activities. WHO OR WHAT HAS MOST INFLUENCED YOU? Growing up in a military family I have lived in 12 states and met many different people. All of their different perspectives on the world is what has influenced me the most.

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Knights of Columbus donate ultrasound to A Choice 2 M8K in Florence It was late 2017 when the Council of Knights of Columbus asked Phil Musto, Financial Secretary at the time, to look into A Choice 2 M8K to see if they could meet the Diocesan and the Supreme of Knights of Columbus’ eligibility requirements in order for an ultrasound machine to be donated. When Phil contacted the Supreme, they gave him the information to start with and told him to be patient. The process usually takes at least two years. Phil contacted A Choice 2 M8K Crisis Pregnancy Center and spoke with Teresa Leach who was very enthusiastic about the process and subsequently signed the agreement at the end of 2017. The next step was the review by the Diocese. Kathy Schmugge approved the CPC for consideration. Both documents were sent to the Supreme for approval. The Supreme replied quickly and the Knights received the tentative go ahead on March 14, 2018. The Knights requested the CPC quote ultrasound units that would fit their needs and officially applied to the Supreme to reserve funding for the unit on April 28, 2018. The Knights started their fund raising in June of 2018 with a letter campaign, articles in the State Knight of Columbus newsletter, and personal visits to organizations. Fran Barcomb and Joe Balotti decided to appeal directly to St. Anne’s and St. Anthony’s congregations. They received permission from the priests and on August 18 and 19, 2018, Fran Barcomb spoke at St. Anthony’s while Joe Balotti spoke at St. Anne’s. The response was breathtaking. Before they knew it they were approaching their goal. The bottom line was they told the CPC to order their machine in November. Then they found out the CPC wanted to change suppliers from GE to Samsung. The Knights were worried the price would jump on them with the change, and questioned the wis-

Top, Knights of Columbus from left to right, Joe Balotti, Deacon Robert Cox, Mike Hill, Mike Rado, Phil Musto, Many Alegria, Frank Love, Father Robert Morey, Fran Barcomb, and Ed Griffin. Bottom left, staff of A Choice 2 M8K, Kathy Griffin, Catherine Wells, and Theresa Leach. Bottom right, donated ultrasound machine. dom of the move. Theresa, from A Choice 2 M8K, told the Knights why she wanted change and the group had to support her thoughts. The price was also lower, so that saved some money and the Knights were able to send funds back to the Supreme.

The unit is in and running at 516 South Coit Street as part of the services provided by A Choice 2 M8K. A Choice 2 M8K was founded roughly ten years ago. They provide pregnancy testing, pregnancy counselling, parenting classes,

baby items, post abortion counseling, adoption information, abstinence education, and now ultrasounds. For more information about A Choice 2 M8K, visit their website at achoice2m8k.org.

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Investing in a home renovation project not only requires money, but also time and patience. While contractors, architects and designers can estimate how long a project may take, it is impossible to anticipate all of the scenarios that can affect that estimated timeline. Information from the real estate firm Keller Williams indicates an average kitchen remodel involving installation of new countertops, cabinets, appliances, and floors can take

three to six months. But if ductwork, plumbing or wiring must be addressed, the job may take longer. A midline bathroom remodel may take two to three months. Adding a room to a house can take a month or two. The home improvement resource Renovation Junkies offers similar estimates, with the average home renovation taking between four and eight months. Homeowners need to consider time when planning their home projects.

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Between 1947-1949. Woman in back row is Elizabeth Welch Luhrs. Next to her is Adjutant General Of American Legion. At the end of the back row is Peter Thornell. Front row, fourth man from the left in hat is William H. Smith.

Grant recipients announced to help keep S.C. clean, green and beautiful PalmettoPride has awarded Keep South Carolina Beautiful Grants to 20 local Keep America Beautiful affiliates to help continue local programs across the state. The KSCB Grant provides local affiliates with funding to implement programs in the area of litter prevention, waste reduction and beautification, the three tenets of Keep America Beautiful. Keep South Carolina

Beautiful is the state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. KSCB assists local affiliates with education, training, program development and board development. Keep America Beautiful affiliates in South Carolina are key partners of PalmettoPride and help expand the programs, volunteer-base and impact across the state. “We all must work together if we want to see real change in our state. These grants provide funds

needed to continue to implement programs with measurable results,” said Sarah Lyles, Executive Director of PalmettoPride. “It is so vital to support these organizations locally and at the state level.” Keep America Beautiful has national turn-key programs that assist local communities to reduce and prevent litter, create beautification projects and community greening, recycle and educate our citizens.

Keep South Carolina Beautiful affiliates also participate in free national programs such as the Cigarette Litter Prevention Program, the Great American Cleanup and KAB education programs. For a complete list of award recipients visit PalmettoPride.org. For more information on the PalmettoPride grant program please visit the website or contact Sherryl Jenkins at sjenkins@palmettopride.org.

PalmettoPride releases 2018 litter control report numbers PalmettoPride has announced the 2018 Litter Control Enforcement Grant ticket numbers. From the 24 enforcement agencies that received a 2017-2018 Enforcement Grant, reports indicate that a total of $341,306.73 in fines were collected from 898 successfully prosecuted cases. Many of the reporting agencies utilize both state statutes and local ordinances when addressing littering and illegal dumping. As reported, 279 state tickets were issued for littering violations, 65 state tickets issued for a secondary violation and 123 warnings

handed out. Reports also show that of the 344 State tickets issued, 277 were successfully adjudicated. STATE LEVEL • Litter violation tickets 279 • Litter violation tickets successfully prosecuted - 223 • Litter violation tickets pending - 53 • Secondary violation tickets - 65 • Secondary violation tickets successfully prosecuted - 54 • Secondary violation tickets pending - 10 • Warnings issued - 123 • State level fines collected - $119,549.98 Agencies also reported

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579 local summons for littering violations and 509 secondary violation summons were issued; of the 1,088 summons issued, 914 were successfully adjudicated. Reporting agencies also indicated that there were 2,811 total complaints, 1,075 violations were caught on camera, and 53 violations were sent to DHEC. This report does not represent all 47 South Carolina counties’ litter control numbers but only the 24 reporting agencies comprised of city and county agencies. All law enforcement officers can write tickets for litter and illegal dumping, not just the code and litter control enforcement officers. Jamie Nelson, Director of Spartanburg County’s Environmental Enforcement Department stated, “That it’s time for all law enforce-

ment officers and their respected agencies to light up a litterbug.” Director Nelson also mentioned how encouraged he was that during the past year great strides were made in this battle of trying to keep our great state beautiful and litter free. “We encourage law enforcement to not overlook litter and illegal dumping violations as they are important to the overall health of our communities and often an indicator of more serious criminal activity,” said Lyles. PalmettoPride works closely with the South Carolina Litter Control Association on furthering the mission of litter control. Litter and illegal dumping are significant issues across the state and violators will not stop unless they are successfully prosecuted.

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Bollinger, William A. ‘Bill’, age 75, died January 19, Belk Funeral Home

Langston, Mary Ellen Register, age 87, died January 22, Belk Funeral Home

Carnes, Tillie Mae O’Neal, age 82, died January 22, Belk Funeral Home

McCormick, Richard Allen, age 58, died January 25, Waters-Powell Funeral Home

Carter, Ruth Batchelor, age 75, died January 25, Layton-Anderson Funeral Home

Myers, Samuel, Jr., age 70, died January 20, Ideal Funeral Parlor

Cockfield, David ‘Bopete’, died January 18, People’s Funeral Home Dease, Rodney, W., age 54, died January 25, Belk Funeral Home Everett, June Eranda Smith, age 71, died January 19, Waters-Powell Funeral Home

Reaves, Geneva Surles Weaver, age 93, died January 24, WatersPowell Funeral Home Shaw, Fred T., Jr., age 72, died January 25, Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home Smith, Ethel Belin, age 89 died January 16, Smith Funeral Home

Franklin, Clara Wright, age 75, died January 23, Ideal Funeral Parlor

Tyler, Agnes Power, age 81, died January 22, Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home

Gandy, Elisha Henry, age 68, died January 19, Kistler Hardee Funeral Home

Weatherford, Patricia Ann, age 65, died January 17, Cain-Calcutt Funeral Home

Holmes, Robert, age 80, died January 21, Ideal Funeral Parlor

Watford, ‘J.T.’ Jason troy, age 42, died January 25, Cain-Calcutt Funeral Home

Jansson, Bo Martin, age 69, died January 19, Kistler Hardee Funeral Home

Weinelt, Odin Wade, infant, died January 21, Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home

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Follow S.C. Fiscal Accountability Authority meetings online By Richard Eckstrom, S.C. Comptroller About eight years ago I began a push to make the all-powerful S.C. Budget & Control Board more transparent by streaming its meetings on the Internet. (While the streaming of public meetings is routine these days, that wasn’t the case in 2010.) If you’re not familiar with the Budget & Control Board, don’t worry. It’s a safe bet that most folks, including even lots of people within state government, didn’t know much about this sprawling state agency. Unique to South Carolina in its scope and structure, the agency with about 1,000 employees had a wide array of functions. They included implementing state budget cuts in times of mid-year revenue shortfalls; overseeing the state’s pension and health insurance systems;

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approving (or denying) state entities’ plans for construction projects and for borrowing money; providing office space and telephone, IT, and janitorial services for state agencies; granting easements over state-owned property; and giving the final say over major contracts and the buying or selling of state property. Much of the decisionmaking was done by a five-member board comprised of the governor, the

comptroller, the treasurer and the chairs of the House and Senate budget committees. This part-legislative, part-executive branch governing body was sometimes criticized by good-government advocates – me included – who worried that it blurred the lines between the branches of government and sidestepped any real accountability for the board’s actions. That the Budget & Control Board was little-understood was a good reason to videocast its meetings online, I argued. Doing so would promote a better public understanding of state government and let citizens see how important decisions are made. The board agreed to the idea and I pursued an arrangement with S.C. ETV, which soon began livestreaming the meetings on its website. In 2014, lawmakers

much time to closely follow government. Nonetheless, I plan to put in some effort in the coming year to raise awareness of the authority and its role in state government. And I encourage those who are so inclined to follow its meetings online. Its 2019 meeting schedule is: Jan. 29 at 9:30 a.m., March 5 at 9:30 a.m., May 14 at 9:30 a.m., June 18 at 10 a.m., Aug. 13 at 10 a.m., Oct. 15 at 10 a.m., and Dec.10 at 10 a.m. Meetings can be viewed at scetv.org/live/sc-state-fiscal-accountability-authority. (S.C. ETV usually posts a link to the livestreams on the homepage of its website, scetv.org, prior to each meeting.) Tune in if you can. More eyes and ears following along will ultimately mean more accountability to you.

• Reviewing and approving major financial transactions (construction projects, vendor contracts, bond issues, and land purchases or sales) by state agencies and public colleges and universities • Overseeing the state Procurement Services Division, the state’s central purchasing office for state agencies • Overseeing the state Insurance Reserve Fund, which provides property and liability coverage to more than 1,000 state and local government entities • Reviewing and approving easements and rights of way for public infrastructure Today, it’s a safe bet that most folks remain unacquainted with the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. That’s understandable for a number of reasons, including that busy folks don’t have

passed a law which dismantled the Budget & Control Board as it stood (though the law fell far short of the kind of reform I and others had hoped for). In its place they created the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, which retained the fivemember decision-making board but turned over many administrative functions to a newly-created Department of Administration. The Legislature also assumed some of the board’s previous responsibilities, such as cutting the budget during mid-year revenue shortfalls and making certain decisions related to the retiree pension fund. But make no mistake: The State Fiscal Accountability Authority still wields considerable control over many aspects of state government. Among other things, its responsibilities encompass:

Coker partners with Carolina Pines and Palmetto Counseling Coker College opened its new Center for Health & Wellness, providing Coker students, employees and their families convenient access to healthcare professionals, select over-thecounter medications, first aid, immunizations, labwork, and mental health counselors. The Center for Health & Wellness, located at 212 South 2nd Street, Suite 212 (behind the DeLoach Center, across from athletic fields) is staffed and serviced by a partnership between Coker

and two regional providers–– Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center and Palmetto Counseling. “Coker’s Center for Health & Wellness is a great addition to our campus community because of the many services we’re providing for our students, employees, and their families, all conveniently located adjacent to campus,” says Brianna Douglas, vice president for student affairs and contract services at Coker College. “Through our partnerships with Carolina Pines and Pal-

metto Counseling, we’re offering first-rate care and a comprehensive clinical experience for our campus community.” The Center’s healthcare clinic works in tandem with Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, with a Carolina Pines nurse practitioner on staff to provide medical exams and prescriptions. A registered nurse is also available for consultations and basic first aid. These medical services are open to Coker students, as well as college employees and their families.

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Now more than ever, it’s clear the FBI must go by Thomas L. Knapp The New York Times reports that “[i]n the days after President Trump fired James B. Comey as F.B.I. director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president’s behavior that they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests.” That’s an interesting way of putting it, but let’s try another: Enraged at the firing of their director, and suspecting the firing might portend a threat to their place and power in the American political establishment, FBI officials went to war with the president of the United States. They redirected taxpayer money and government resources away from anything resembling a legitimate law enforcement mission, putting themselves instead to the task of drumming up a specious case that said president is an agent of a foreign power. This is exactly the kind of bovine scat subsumed by the recently popularized term “Deep State” -- an entrenched bureaucracy, jealous of its prerogatives and bent on the destruction of anyone and anything it perceives as dangerous to those prerogatives. I’m far from the first writer to point out that this latest news reflects nothing new. Yes, it’s over the top, but it pretty much sums up what the FBI does, and what it has done for the entirety of its 111 years of existence. It attempts to protect “America” -- which it defines as the existing establishment in general and itself in particular -not from crime as such, but from inconvenient disruption. That’s why the Bureau under J. Edgar Hoover surveilled (and attempted to blackmail) Martin Luther King, Jr. That’s why its COINTELPRO projects illegally infiltrated and attempted to disrupt domestic political groups in the Vietnam era. That’s why the FBI had the material that COINTELPRO operator Mark Felt (“Deep Throat”) leaked to journalists by way of attempting to succeed Hoover as the man who brought down Nixon. Trump is no Martin Luther King, Jr., but he’s certainly disruptive. That, not some cockamamie theory about a Russian mole in the White House, explains the FBI’s declaration of war on his presidency. Almost exactly a year ago -- after the FBI officials got caught destroying evidence in a probe of its investigations of Trump and of Hillary Clinton -- I suggested that the time has come to abolish the Bureau. This latest news confirms that judgment. The FBI guards its own power, not our freedoms. It’s just too dangerous to keep around any longer.

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Fellow feline lovers in history I am a cat dad. I have two Siamese cats. Kit Cat Paddywack will be five this April and Reese Cup just turned two. I am more of a cat person, that doesn’t mean that I don’t like dogs, it just means that I prefer cats. Here are some of history’s most famous ‘cat people’. Vivien Leigh, the English actress who starred in the 1939 adaptation of Gone with the Wind, owned multiple cats throughout her life. She was particularly fond of Siamese cats, and she is quoted as saying, “Once you have kept a Siamese cat you would never have any other kind.” Leigh’s first Siamese, called New Boy, was a gift from her husband, actor Laurence Olivier. New Boy (named after London’s New Theatre) wore a custom collar imported from Paris and appears in many photographs with Leigh. Poo Jones, the seal point Siamese she adopted after New Boy’s death, was Leigh’s favorite cat. He traveled with her everywhere (with his own luggage) and napped in her dressing room whenever she was working onstage or in front of the camera. Clara Barton, the famous

Philip Maenza Editor nurse and founder of the Red Cross, was an animal lover with a particular affinity for felines. During the Civil War, Barton earned the nickname “Angel of the Battlefield,” and in appreciation for her selfless work, U.S. Senator Schuyler Colfax sent Barton a kitten. Barton’s most beloved cat was the black and white Tommy, who kept her company for 17 years. A portrait of Tommy painted by Barton’s friend and fellow nurse Antoinette Margot still hangs in the Barton house in Glen Echo, Maryland. The famous Bronte sisters not only shared a love of writing, but also a love of cats. Felines are featured in many of the sisters’ writings, including Agnes Grey and Wuthering Heights, as well as in the personal diaries of Anne and Charlotte. Emily Bronte even wrote a French essay entitled “Le Chat”

(“The Cat”), in which she defends cats against those who argue that they are selfish and cruel, asserting that the disposition of cats is quite similar to that of humans and even arguing that the self-reliance of cats is better than the hypocrisy of humanity. Florence Nightingale, often regarded as the founder of modern nursing, took the term “cat lady” to new levels. Nightingale once said that “cats possess more sympathy and feeling than human beings,” and throughout her lifetime she owned over 60 cats—perhaps as many as 17 at once. Nightingale was a devoted caretaker for her feline friends, who ate specially prepared food off of china plates in her room. Evidence of Nightingale’s affection for her cats can still be seen today, as some of her kitties left ink paw prints on her letters. Louisa May Alcott once jokingly listed an “inordinate love of cats” among her vices, and her fondness of felines shone through her writing. In Little Women, the March sisters have a pet cat, and at one point in the story, Beth is seen playing with the

cat and her kittens. The book even includes a poem called “A Lament (For S.B. Pat Paw)” eulogizing a beloved pet cat: “We mourn the loss of our little pet, / And sigh o’er her hapless fate, / For never more by the fire she’ll sit, / Nor play by the old green gate.” The famous author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin owned an assertive Maltese cat named after her husband, Calvin. According to Stowe’s friend and fellow writer, Charles Dudley Warner, Calvin “walked into her house one day out of the great unknown and became at once at home.” Stowe was immensely attached to Calvin the cat, and supposedly she even allowed him to perch on her shoulder while she wrote. When Stowe and her husband had to move, she gave Calvin to Warner, and the cat went on to become the star of Warner’s essay, “Calvin (A Study in Character).” Mental Floss. (2015, December 08). 8 of History’s Greatest Cat Ladies. Retrieved January 24, 2019, from http://mentalfloss.com/article/6 1818/8-historys-greatest-catladies

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Down South: a changing rural southland I’ve been writing about how the South is changing for a while now. That’s why I was asked to take part in Smithsonian’s traveling exhibit, “Crossroads, Change Comes To Rural America.” By the time you read this I will have taken the stage at the Newberry Opera House in, where else, Newberry, South Carolina, to give two talks. My first talk is to 300 ten-year-olds. Well, change has come to kids too. They’re used to all sorts of digital media, pads, tablets, and websites. If a silver-haired guy can keep their attention for an hour, it’ll be remarkable. I think I can though. Later in the evening I’ll address adults, a lesschallenging audience for sure. As for the kids, I plan to show them photographs of how things used to be. I doubt any of them have been in churches where ladies used funeral home fans to stay cool. Air conditioning ended that. And I am sure few have been in a genuine country store and fished a sub-zero Coke from the bottom of an ice-filled vat. Nor, I wager, have any walked roads picking up soft drink bottles to get a deposit. I bet none of them ever pumped gas at a country store to earn a few dollars either. I’m pretty sure none have used a fly swatter like our grandmothers did. Windows and doors stay shut in this era of central air and heat. A “See Rock City Barn roof?” No way they have seen any of those. Many are gone and those left are fading past. I plan to tell them about the

We weren’t obese either. We played outside in fresh air and sunshine and now and then some of us would work an old hand pump to get cold water to drink. Now water comes in plastic bottles that litter the land wherever you look. “Crossroads, Change Comes To Rural America.” Yes change sure came to rural America didn’t it. Well, I don’t like much of it, and I suspect you don’t either. Visit my website at www.tompoland.net Email me at tompol@earthlink.net

CROSSROADS BY TOM POLAND excitement you felt hunting for arrowheads, swinging in an old tire hanging from an oak limb, and what a character the Goat Man was. Shoot, if the Goat Man came along today folks would put him an institute pretty fast. Crazy they’d say he was. And climbing a fire tower to get a great view of the land? I doubt kids do that anymore. Today, many folks live in communities managed by rule-obsessed homeowner associations. Why if they buried old tires in the ground along their driveway and painted them white, they’d pay a huge fine. It wasn’t that long ago I wrote about eating snow ice cream. I suspect today’s brand of kids is happy eating those Dippin’ Dots, a sorry excuse for ice cream if there ever was. I’ll show them an old-fashioned checkerboard too, one where old timers used Royal Crown cola caps

instead of checkers. Change. According to the folks at Smithsonian, the percentage of Americans living in rural areas since 1900 has dropped from 60 to 17 percent. I believe it. I grew up in the country but have lived on the fringes of a city for a long time myself. Yes, we stand at a crossroads all right. Behind us we see the past. In front of us looms a future in which people will be more helpless than ever. Someone will grow food for them and make clothes for them too. Well, we do have to pump our own gas now. There was a time, though, when service station attendants would pump it for you. Today’s kids wouldn’t know anything about that would they. We old folks were lucky to grow up in a time when we had to entertain ourselves. We didn’t sit on the sofa with an iPad in our hands all day.

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What you need to know about interventions Dealing with loved ones can be difficult sometimes and that only gets harder when they have a problem with drugs and alcohol. A big part of dealing with a loved one's addiction is getting them into treatment. But what if they are unwilling to go? Intervention is the next logical step, however what is an intervention and how you pull one off? Contrary to popular belief, successful interventions usually aren't like the ones you see on TV or in the movie Hangover 3 with the family sitting around and reading off of notecards. Interventions that are successful usually consist of several different techniques. I hope they help you and your family to have the best chance of saving your loved ones. The first thing is to do

your research on a treatment facility. Before an intervention takes place, you need to know where they are going. Once you get someone willing to go to treatment it is imperative that they go straight in. When someone is struggling with substance abuse they can waffle on the idea of treatment, so you have to have the facility already picked out so there are no slows or stops on which facility. Adding time inbetween when your loved one becomes willing to go and them getting into treatment is deadly. Number two is building your team. An intervention can either be done by the family or by a professional interventionist. A family can choose the family or friends of the addict that the addict will most likely listen to so it is important those persons

are at the intervention. On the other hand, an intervention done by an interventionist is usually conducted on a one-on-one basis, where the interventionist works with the addict alone to get their agreement to go to treatment. Since a lot of interventionists are ex-addicts themselves, they will have a point of reality with the addict which may facilitate the reach for treatment. In some cases, the interventionist may decide to call in family members but that will be decided by the interventionist. Once you have decided on your team, get them together and go over all the details so everyone is prepared to pull off the intervention. Make sure any family or friends who are involved are all on the same page and have the same goal; getting

Gas prices across Carolinas inch up for first time in three months At a penny more expensive on the week, the national gas price average ($2.25) increased for the first time since October. Despite the increase, last week’s average was still cheaper month-over-month (-14 cents) and year-overyear (-28 cents). The Carolinas are experiencing fluctuating prices. North Carolina’s $2.09 average was two cents less than the previous week, 18 cents less than a month ago and 30 cents less than this time last year. South Carolina’s

$1.94 average was three cents higher than the previous week – with this being the first time prices have gone up in the state since October. At 10 cents cheaper on the month and 36 cents cheaper on the year, South Carolina’s average is still one of the lowest in the country. “The price of crude oil has been slowly increasing since the beginning of the year, which is starting to push up gas prices,” said Tiffany Wright, AAA Carolinas spokesperson. “Hope-

fully the increases will be small and prices will level off so we can continue enjoying low costs at the pump.” The price per barrel (WTI) increased from $3 last Monday to close on Friday to settle at $51 per barrel. Last week saw not only more expensive crude oil, but a sizeable build in U.S. gasoline stocks and a small increase in demand. Overall demand has been low lately, contributing to the growth in stocks and helping to keep gas prices lower despite increasing crude prices.

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they may have. If this doesn't work, you should be prepared to bottom line them (give them an ultimatum). An example of a bottom line is, “If you don't go to treatment you aren't staying here anymore.” If they run off and refuse to listen, do not give in. You must hold strong or they won’t take it seriously. Even if they do run, most of the time they

will come back and listen and then agree to go to treatment. If you have more questions or want to find out more about getting someone into treatment, read here: h t t p s : / / w w w. n a r c o n o n newliferetreat.org/blog/intervention-101.html or call 1 800-431-1754 to get help for your loved ones.

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VACANT ACREAGE IN LATTA & DILLON, SC. The properties are listed below: 1. Property is +/ 4.6 acres located on West Academy Street in Latta SC. This property is Vacant with Barn for Commercial or Residential Use. Property is located within Latta City Limits at the corners of Mill Street / Academy Street / Railroad Ave with a boundary along railroad.

2. Property

is located with extensive frontage along Harllees Bridge Road and Judson Road, including the corner intersection of these roads. 3 Parcels at Approximately 61 Total Acres.

3. Vacant Parcel. Property is located near the corner of Calhoun Street and 4th Avenue with frontage along Calhoun Street. Location is within visual proximity to Hwy. 301 S and Commercial, as well as Residential, use properties.

4. 210 W Washington St. Vacant Parcel for Residential or Commercial Use. Property is located at the corner of Washington Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. with frontage along both city streets. Location is within visual proximity to the middle school and park.

All properties are currently being sold through a managed bid process with an oﬀer deadline on March 1, 2019 at 5 p.m. JOHN R. ETHERIDGE, III - BROKER Direct Office: 843.468.9069 RE/MAX Professionals: 843.667.0233 Mobile: 843.229.3903 | Email: jether3@gmail.com TALLON R. TEMPLE REALTOR & CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL APPRAISER Direct Office: 843.468.9044 RE/MAX Professionals: 843.667.0233 Mobile: 843.615.2537 | Email: tallontemple@remax.net

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INDEX 100 ...............................................LEGALS 200..........................................ADOPTION 210.............................ANNOUNCEMENTS 215...............................................EVENTS 250 ..........................................AUCTIONS 300........................FINANCIAL SERVICES 310 ..........................INTERNET SERVICES 320.....................................INSTRUCTION 350..........................................PERSONAL 375 ........................HEALTH & NUTRITION 400...........................................ANTIQUES 405 ...BEAUTY SALONS/BARBER SHOPS 410..............BOATS/JET SKI & SUPPLIES . 420 .............GARDEN/FARM EQUIPMENT 425......................GUNS & ACCESSORIES 435..................................FARM ANIMALS 440 .............................LOST AND FOUND 450 ...................................MERCHANDISE 452............................................PRODUCE 455 ...................MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 460 ...............................PETS & SUPPLIES 470................................WANTED TO BUY 480.......................................YARD SALES 500 ....................................EMPLOYMENT 510 .................BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY 515 ....................................HELP WANTED . 520 ...........................................SERVICES 525........................................CHILD CARE 530 ..................................WORK WANTED

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NOTICE OF MASTER’S SALE CASE NO. 2017-CP-21-02415 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company against Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Eartha Lee Ray a/k/a Earthe Lee Ray, Deceased, their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other Persons Entitled to Claim Through Them, Any adults or persons in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any minors or persons under legal disability, being a class designated as Richard Roe; et al., I, the

600 ..................APARTMENTS FOR RENT 605 .................................BURIAL SPACES 610..................COMMERCIAL PROPERTY 612 .....................BUSINESSES FOR SALE 615.............................................CONDOS 618 ....................REAL ESTATE SERVICES 620 ..............................HOMES FOR RENT 625 ..............................HOMES FOR SALE 630.................................LAND FOR RENT 632 ...............................LAND FOR LEASE 635 .................................LAND FOR SALE 636 ...................................LAND WANTED 637 .............ACREAGE/FARMS FOR SALE 640 ................MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT 645 ................MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE 650....................................OFFICE SPACE 660............................RESORT PROPERTY 665............................VACATION/TRAVEL 670 .............................ROOMS FOR RENT 900 ...................................................ATVS 910 ...........................AUTO/BODY PARTS 920 ..................................................CARS 930 ..................................MOTORCYCLES 940.................CAMPER SALES/RENTALS 950...................................................SUVS 960............................................TRAILERS 970 ........... ..................................TRUCKS 980 ..................................................VANS 990 .........................................STATEWIDE

Master-in-Equity for Florence County, will sell on February 5, 2019, at 11:00 AM, at the Florence County Judicial Center, 181 North Irby Street, Florence, South Carolina, 29501, to the highest bidder the following described property: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, lying, being, and situate in the County of Florence, State of South Carolina, being known and designated as Lot 7 shown on a plat of Wilson Heights Subdivision made by W. R. Banks, Reg. Surveyor, dated April 12, 1966, and recorded in Plat Book W at Page 112 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Florence County and being generally bounded and described as follows, to wit: on the south by Road S-21952 on which it fronts and measures 150 feet; on the west by lot 6 on which it

measures 150 feet; on the north by a portion of lot 10 on which it measures 23 feet; and on the east by property of the Barringer Estate on which it measures 195 feet, all as shown on the above plat, to which reference is made for a more complete and accurate description. Derivation: This being the same property conveyed to Charles Ray and Earthe Lee Ray by deed of Janie M. Wise dated September 6, 1966, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Florence County on September 7, 1966, in Deed Book A34 at Page 111. Charles Ray died testate April 11, 1967, and reference is made to Probate Roll 9632, all as recorded in the records of Florence County. Further being the same property that is described in that certain Quit Claim

Deed from Joseph LeRoy Ray, Delores Marcella Ray, and Tonya Ranetta Ray (heirs of Charles Ray), Grantors, to Earthe Lee Ray, Grantee, dated April 29, 2008, and recorded July 28, 2008, in Book B 199 at Page 0837 in the Office of the Clerk of Court in and for Florence County, South Carolina. TMS: 90097 01 007. Property Address: 209 Wilson Road, Florence, SC 29506. TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master-inEquity at the conclusion of the bidding five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to the purchase price in the case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance with the terms of sale. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days of the close of bidding, then the Master-in-Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day at the risk of the said highest bidder until obtaining full compliance with the terms of sale. As no personal or deficiency judgment is being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale. Purchaser to pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.16% per annum. Sale is subject to any past due or accruing assessments, property taxes, easements, and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances. If Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s representative does not appear at the scheduled sale of the above-referenced property, the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no

force and effect and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search before the foreclosure sale date. The property will be sold without any warranty or representation as to title or otherwise by Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s counsel to purchasers at the foreclosure sale or other third parties. The Geheren Firm, P.C. 4828 Ashford Dunwoody Road, 2nd Floor Atlanta, GA 30338 678.587.9500 Attorneys for the Plaintiff (1/16,1/23,1/30/19) NOTICE OF MASTER’S SALE CASE NO. 2016-CP-21-01663 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Champion Mortgage Company against The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, Assignees, Lienors, Creditors, Trustees, or Other Claimants, Claiming by, Through, Under, or Against, Janice S. Bishop, Deceased; et al., I, the Master-in-Equity for Florence County, will sell on February 5, 2019, at 11:00 AM, at the Florence County Judicial Center, 181 North Irby Street, Florence, South Carolina, 29501, to the highest bidder the following described property: All that certain parcel or lot of land containing 0.94 hundredths of an acre, more or less, situate about 1 mile west from the City of Lake City, in the County of Florence, State of South Carolina, being bounded as follows: on the north by a proposed 50-foot road; on the east and west by lands of G. Ray Coker and Donald G. Coker; and on the south by the Greenbrier Estates. Said lot of land is particularly shown and delineated on a plat thereof prepared by James B. Floyd, Surveyor, dated March 9, 1970, which plat, recorded in Plat Book 5 at Page 8, public records of

Florence County, South Carolina, is by reference incorporated herein as a part of this description. Derivation: Being the same property that is described in that certain deed from G. Ray Coker and Donald G. Coker, Grantors, to LeRoy Bishop, Grantee, dated March 14, 1970, and recorded March 18, 1970, in Book A-85 at Page 70 the Office of the Clerk of Court in and for Florence County, South Carolina. Further being the identical property inherited by Janice S. Bishop from the Estate of LeRoy Bishop. See Probate Roll No. 14678. TMS: 00142-31-047. Property Address: 609 Camelot Road, Lake City, SC 29560. TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master-inEquity at the conclusion of the bidding five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to the purchase price in the case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance with the terms of sale. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days of the close of bidding, then the Master-in-Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day at the risk of the said highest bidder until obtaining full compliance with the terms of sale. As no personal or deficiency judgment is being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale. Purchaser to pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.547% per annum. Sale is subject to any past due or accruing assessments, property taxes, easements, and

restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances. If Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s representative does not appear at the scheduled sale of the above-referenced property, the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search before the foreclosure sale date. The property will be sold without any warranty or representation as to title or otherwise by Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s

counsel to purchasers at the foreclosure sale or other third parties. The Geheren Firm, P.C. 4828 Ashford Dunwoody Road, 2nd Floor Atlanta, GA 30338 678.587.9500 Attorneys for the Plaintiff (1/16,1/23,1/30/19) NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2018-CP-21-01380 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC vs. Brian Granville Shirley, the undersigned Master In Equity for Florence County, South Carolina, will sell on February 5, 2019 at 11:00AM, at the Florence City County Complex 180 North Irby

Street, Florence, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF FLORENCE, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 53 ON A MAP OF OAK FOREST SUBDIVISION, FILED FOR RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 29 AT PAGE 423, FLORENCE COUNTY RECORDS. REFERENCE IS ALSO MADE TO A MAP MADE FOR BRITTANY P. GASKINS AND CONRAD D. TIMMONS BY PROSSER SURVEYING CO., IND. DATED 3/20/13

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6A easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Haigh Porter Master In Equity for Florence County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff Phone 803-454-3540 Fax 803-454-3541 (1/16,1/23,1/30/19) SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF FLORENCE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2018-CP-21-02423 U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, in trust for registered holders of First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-FF2, Plaintiff, v. Louise Dubose Frierson; Louise Dubose Frierson, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Melvin Frierson; Emmanuel Frierson; Gregory Frierson; Isaac C. Harris; Angela Thigpen; South Carolina Department of Revenue, Defendant(s). TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of

the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the

Complaint attached hereto. NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Florence County on September 10, 2018. A Notice of Foreclosure Intervention was also filed in the Clerk of Court's Office. Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone 844-856-6646 Fax 803-454-3451 Attorneys for Plaintiff (1,16,1/23,1/30/19) NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE PETITION TO CLOSE ROADS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF FLORENCE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Jack W. White, Plaintiff, vs. County of Florence and South Carolina Department of Transportation, Defendants. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that within thirty (30) days after the publishing of this notice, the undersigned, attorney for Plaintiff, intends to petition the Court of Common Pleas for Florence County to be allowed to close a section of the public road designated as Bartell Landing Road. The section in question of this road is more particularly described as: All that certain piece, parcel, or tract of land, lying and being situate in the County of Florence, State of South Carolina, consisting of a portion of Bartell Landing Road beginning at a point designated as Proposed Road Closure and extending south until it reaches Lynches River, being shown and designated on a Plat prepared for Jack W. White by Michael W. Todd, II, P.L.S., dated October 12, 2018, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Florence County on November 5, 2018 in Book 106 at Page 1095. January 9, 2019 Florence, South Carolina S/Patrick B. Ford PATRICK B. FORD S.C. Bar No.

102521 FINKLEA LAW FIRM 814 West Evans Street Florence, SC 29503 (843) 317-4900 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF (1/16,1/23,1/30/19) SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF FLORENCE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2018-CP-21-03051 Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company , Plaintiff, v. Robert Gabriel a/k/a Robert Gabriel, Jr., Robie Gabriel a/k/a Michael Gabriel, Lynn Mcleod, Reginald Thomas, Shaquanna Thomas, Yvette Muldrow, Any HeirsAt-Law or Devisees of Robie Gabriel, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Any Heirs-AtLaw or Devisees of Wilahamenia Gabriel, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Jane Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Rachel Roe, The United States of America, acting by and through its agency, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Defendant(s). 18-027522 TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by

answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 1201 Main Street, Suite 1450, Columbia, SC 29201, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINORS OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINORS UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment may be made by Attorney for Plaintiff. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master In Equity / Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage and the Complaint attached hereto.

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Florence County, South Carolina on November 21, 2018. /s/ William S. Koehler William S. Koehler Attorney, SC Bar No.: 74935 Albertelli Law 1201 Main St, Suite 1450 Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: (803) 828-0880 Fax: (803) 828-0881 Date: January 7, 2019 Columbia, South Carolina (1/16,1/23,1/30/19) NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that TA OPERATING LLC DBA PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER/WINE at 3001 TV ROAD, FLORENCE, SC 29501. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than FEBRUARY 1, 2019. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address, and telephone number of person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL SECTION, P.O. (1/16,1/23,1/30/19) NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that TWAN D. MULDROW DBA BPI, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER/WINE at 705 E. OLD MARION HWY, FLORENCE, SC 29506. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than FEBRUARY 1, 2019. For a

protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address, and telephone number of person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL SECTION, P.O. (1/16,1/23,1/30/19) SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF FLORENCE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 12Th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO: 18-CP-21- 1061 William Kip Hinson, Plaintiff, -vs- Steven Lovell, Individually and as President of L&L Management, Defendants. TO:THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the subscriber at Wallace H. Jordan, Jr., P.C., 626 West Evans Street, Florence, South Carolina 29501, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. COMPLAINT NOW COMES the Plaintiff, above-named, by and through counsel, complaining the Defendants, abovenamed, does allege and show unto this Honorable Court as follows: 1. That Plaintiff, William Kip Hinson, is a resident and citizen of the County of Florence, State of South Carolina. 2. That, upon information and belief, the Defendant, Steven Lovell, is a citizen and resident of the County of Florence, State of South Carolina. 3. That, upon information and belief, the Defendant L&L Management, is a corporation existing and operating in the State of Carolina. 4. That this Honorable Court has jurisdiction of the parties and the subject matter herein set forth.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND 5. That on or about April 1, 2014, the Defendant, Steven Lovell, President of L&L Management, executed a Promissory Note to the Plaintiff. (See Exhibit "A" attached hereto). 6. That said Promissory Note was for the amount of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) and DO/Dollars with an interest rate of Six and One Half (6.50%) Percent annual on the principle sum of$50,000.00monthly on the first (1st) day of the month. The interest on this note will begin April I, 2014 and ending on April I, 2016. The term of the note is for twenty-four (24) months and the repayment schedule will repay the entire principle amount of$50,000.00 on the maturity date of April I, 2016. (See said Promissory Note attached hereto as Exhibit "A"). 7. That since the execution of said loan, the Defendants have only been paying on the accrued interest. 8. That the Defendants have not made a payment on the principle or the accrued interest since May of 2017. 9. That due to Defendants lack of payment the Defendant now, at the date of this Complaint, owes the Plaintiff$52,708.30 in principle and interest. 10. That said amount owed continues to increase pursuant to the terms of the promissory note as referenced above. FOR A FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION (Breach of Contract) 11. The Plaintiff hereby incorporates all prior paragraphs as if fully repeated herein verbatim herein. 12. That the Defendant, Steven Lovell, Individually and as President of L&L Management, entered into a contract with the Plaintiff wherein he executed a Promissory Note on or about April I, 2014. 13. That Defendant, Steven Lovell, Individually and as President of L&L Management, has failed to repay the loan under the terms of the Promissory Note to the Plaintiff. 14. That Defendant, Steven Lovell, Individually and as President of L&L Management has compiled with the terms of said promissory note from the time of execution of said note through May of 2017 thereby making said promissory note a valid and binding agreement. 15. That Defendants have only been paying on the interest of said loan and has failed to make a payment of any sort and currently owe outstanding balance of $52,708.30 in principle and interest to the Plaintiff. 16. That by reason of acts of the Defendant as set forth above, The Plaintiff is

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Janney welcomes team to its Florence office Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (“Janney”), a leading full-service wealth management, financial services and investment banking firm, headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, announces the hiring of Wayne Howle First Vice President/Investments and Jessica Hill, Senior Registered Private Client Associate. “We are thrilled to have Wayne and Jessica join our Florence office,” said John Chase, Senior Vice President and Satellite Branch Manager. “This talented team will continue to build on the success of our branch, and is committed to delivering best-in-class service to help their clients achieve their financial goals.” Wayne, who was previously affiliated with Wells Fargo, was raised in Dar-

lington, a town that he still calls home today. He resides with his wife, Sharon, of 32 years, and two sons, Grainger and Kendall. Their oldest son, Philip, lives in Hartsville with his wife, Beth, and their son, Banks. Wayne received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Carolina. Wayne and his family are active in their community and are members of Darlington Presbyterian Church, where he has been a rotating teacher of the Dudley Pauling men’s Sunday school class for 15 years. He is a past president of the Rotary Club of Darlington and a Paul Harris Fellow. Wayne is currently a member of the Darlington, SC Kiwanis Club. He faithfully served his country for 20 years in the South Car-

JESSICA HILL AND WAYNE HOWLE

olina Army National Guard, retiring in 1996 as a Major. Jessica was previously affiliated with Infinex Investments. She began her financial services career as an assistant to Wayne in 2010. Jessica resides in Florence with her husband of 18 years, Jason, and their son and daughter. They attend and are actively involved in the Church at Sandhurst and she currently serves as an APTS board member at South Florence High School. Janney’s Florence branch office was opened in July, 2018. The office is located at 1831 W. Evans Street, Suite 220, Florence. About Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Janney provides advice to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. Our

expertise includes guidance about asset management, corporate and public finance, equity and fixed income investing, equity research, institutional equity and fixed income sales and trading, investment strategy, financial planning, mergers and acquisitions, public and private capital raising, portfolio management, retirement and income planning, and wealth management. Janney is an independently-operated subsidiary of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). Additional company information is available at www.janney.com

Dr. Michael Crawford is new senior pastor at First Baptist BY BRENDA HARRISON CONTRIBUTING WRITER Florence, S.C. He comes to Florence from Austell, Ga. where he served over nine years as senior pastor of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. Relocating here in early December, Crawford and his wife Deborah already feel at home in this community and church. “This is a nice town and a

good location. We love it here,” Dr. Crawford commented. They are enjoying getting to know the church members who have quickly become family, he added. Also, the couple is delighted with their Vintage Place home and neighbors. As runners, they have mapped out a route to run and walk around the neighborhood. Childhood sweethearts,

both were raised in Fresno, Calif. However, they have spent the majority of their 32 years of married life in the South. Upon graduating from Fresno High School in 1983, Crawford entered military service with the U.S. Army. He and Deborah were married a few years later after she finished school. Except for a little more than five years stationed in Germany, most of Craw-

ford’s military service was spent in Georgia, Texas and Arkansas. In every community where the couple resided, they made it a priority to find a church home where they could serve. Dr. Crawford served in many areas of lay ministry, including Sunday School teacher, Sunday School director, youth director and discipleship training director. In 1992, he was ordained as a deacon.

CareSouth Carolina offering state-of-the-art chiropractic technology CareSouth Carolina chiropractic patients have access to a safe, reliable and painless technology that will pinpoint their pain and provide information on the best treatment. Paraspinal Thermal Imaging is a reliable diagnostic test that measures the infrared heat emitted from the body’s surface without the use of radiation. Dr. Johnathan Davis, chiropractor, joined the CSC team in May of 2015 after more than six years of private practice. He said the process allows him to measure the nerves exiting the spine through a painless scan. “Every patient gets this scan,” Davis said. “It’s very interesting to see the patient’s complaints and symptoms and see how it correlates on the system. I’m able to perform a scan with this little device and then we can show the results to a patient on a monitor.” Unlike many other tests, Paraspinal Thermal Imagining is unique in that it displays how the nervous system is functioning. Since the health of the nervous system can determine the health of the body, this examination provides critical information which is vital to your care.

So, how does it work? As the scanner is run up the patient’s back, it tracks the surface temperature along the spine. Differences in temperature between opposite sides of the spine are compared to establish normal values. The significance of these temperature differences indicate abnormal function in the nervous system. On the monitor, Dr. Davis can show patients their spine and the indicators of areas with abnormal function through a graph. The scan is safe for all ages, including children and infants. Scans can be overlaid and compared to show progress. “This a great tool to help me better understand what’s going on,” Davis said. “We want to give the best care possible and this technology allows us to do just that.” CareSouth Carolina offers chiropractic services in both the Hartsville and Latta centers. “There are a lot of people that couldn’t get chiropractic care without CareSouth Carolina,” Davis said. “They can’t afford it and wouldn’t be able to get it otherwise, but we’re able to reach out and offer that to them. To see their faces when things

CareSouth Carolina’s technology that it is using in its chiropractic offices in the Pee Dee start to get better is really neat. I love getting to connect and serve people, so this has been awesome for me.” CareSouth Carolina is a private, non-profit community health center delivering patient-centered health and life services in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. CareSouth Carolina operates centers in Bennettsville, Bishopville, Cheraw, Chesterfield, Dillon, Hartsville, Lake View, Latta, McColl and Society Hill. Services provided by Care-

South Carolina include family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, women services, OB/GYN, HIV/AIDS primary care, dental, chiropractic services, pharmacy, geriatrics, social services, clinical counseling, laboratory, 4D ultrasound, x-ray, migrant services and veterans choice provider. To make an appointment for chiropractic services, call 843-339-5520 for the Hartsville center and 843627-6252 for the Latta facility.

DR. MICHAEL CRAWFORD Dr. Crawford says he loved military service and planned to stay as long as the Army would have him. However, God had other plans for his life calling him into full-time ministry. So, after 21 years of serving his country, Crawford retired from military service to make serving God his vocation. The transition happened quickly. When his former pastor at Pinehurst Baptist Church in Columbus, Ga. heard about his call to ministry, he was offered a position on staff as associate pastor of youth and pastoral care. Michael accepted and began theological studies. “I realized after six months that youth ministry was not my calling,” he quipped. He faithfully served this church for five and a half years before accepting the call the Mt. Pisgah in 2009. The couple is blessed with two daughters, both of whom are married and reside in Georgia. Last year they became proud grandparents to Luna Abigail, now six months old. Dr. Crawford is a graduate of Troy State University with a bachelor of science degree in resource management. He received a master of arts in theological studies and a master of divinity of

theological studies, both from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. In May of last year, he earned his doctor of ministry degree from Luther Rice College and Seminary. Dr. Crawford has chosen the acronym BEST as his approach to serving First Baptist Church. B stands for building relationships with church members and the community. E stands for establishing trust and integrity. S stands for strengthening the ministry by improving current ministries and establishing new ministries. T stands for teaching scripture, authentically, accurately and applicably. Dr. Crawford recently began a winter sermon series, “AUTHENTICITY, No one likes fake.” The series looks at authentic Christianity, authentic evangelism, authentic worship, authentic stewardship, authentic discipleship, authentic preaching, authentic witness, authentic revival, authentic fellowship, and authentic church. Everyone is welcome to the church on the corner of Palmetto and Irby Streets. Sunday school starts at 9:45 a.m. and worship service begins at 10:50 a.m. For more information, call the church office at 843-6629451 or visit the website www.fbcflorence.org.

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Consortium formed to prevent, treat and sustain recovery for opiate use disorders (HRSA) and the Office of Rural Health awarded a Rural Communities Opioid Response Planning grant to be used to form a Consortium of local health care, substance use treatment providers and other human service agencies.

Caresouth Carolina has used the grant funds to develop the consortium in collaboration with community partners in Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Marlboro and Lee counties. Daniel Myers, coordinator for the Rural Opioid Com-

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BHSA recognizes legislators of the year Senator Kevin Johnson was awarded the Behavioral Health Services Association (BHSA) Legislator of the Year for the SC Senate and Representative Richard “Richie” Yow was recognized as the Legislator of the Year for the SC House of Representatives. Both awards were presented at the BHSA Board Seminar on Saturday, January 12. Senator Johnson represents Clarendon, Darlington, Florence and Sumter counties and serves on the Family

and Veterans’ Services; Finance; Labor, Commerce and Industry; Medical Affairs; and Transportation committees in the SC Senate. Representative Yow represents Chesterfield and Lancaster counties and serves on the Education and Public Works Committee and as 2nd Vice Chairman on the Invitations and Memorial Resolutions Committee in the SC House of Representatives. The work being done by the substance use disorder

treatment system in SC is very important to the health and well-being of the citizens of SC. BHSA recognized these legislators for their continued support and promotion of the substance use prevention, intervention and treatment services to ensure a healthy South Carolina. BHSA is comprised of the 32 local alcohol and drug abuse commissions providing services in all 46 counties. These agencies were created by Act 301 of the 1973 code and provide serv-

ices through the SC Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services. The mission of BHSA is to support member agencies in the provision of quality behavioral health services that effectively meet the needs of the client and the community. The vision of BHSA is a healthier South Carolina where the negative consequences of substance use and addictions and other behavioral health problems no longer impact the client and community.

opiate use disorder or dependency. The over-arching goal of the consortium will be to destigmatize the initial steps to obtain help for an opiate or other substance use disorder. The Consortium will also work to end opiate overdose in the five county region and beyond by working with SC Harm Reduction and DAODAS to increase access to Narcan, a life-saving antidote to opiate overdose. “We want to make our communities healthier and enhance the lives of people here in the Pee Dee.” Myers said. “We are here to make people aware that there is help and to let the community know that we’re going to find a way to fix this.” In addition to CareSouth Carolina, the consortium members and support partners include: Trinity Behav-

ioral Care, ALPHA Behavioral Health Center, Rubicon Family Counseling Services, McLeod Regional Medical Center, Tri-County Community Mental Health Center, Pee Dee Mental Health Center, Northeastern Rural Health Network, as well as first-responders and human service agencies in the five county region. The planning grant will serve Chesterfield, Dillon, Darlington, Lee and Marlboro Counties. In those areas, more than half (51.7 percent) of residents live on incomes below 200 percent Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) and 14.6 percent are uninsured, exceeding the state rate of 13.3 percent and higher than the national rate of 11.7 percent. Among those with incomes under 200 percent FPG, 20.3 percent are uninsured, according to the Census Bureau.

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ably safe income. While no investment is without risk, corporate bonds are typically considered to be safer than stocks due to the fact bondholders are first in line should the issuer go bankrupt. Bondholders also are entitled to their interest payments before stockholders receive dividends. However, market risk is a consideration if the bonds are sold prior to maturity, and it is important to note that as interest rates rise, bond

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prices will fall. Like other corporate bonds, convertible bonds encompass a certain degree of credit risk, depending on the issuer’s creditworthiness. Therefore, bond rating agencies, such as Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s, rate convertible bonds to reflect their credit risk. These ratings allow investors to evaluate various bonds and choose the ones that best match their personal tolerance for risk. For more information on investing in convertible bonds, contact your investment professional today. Article provided by John Brand, Financial Advisor with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, member SIPC and New York Stock Exchange, who can be contacted in the Florence office at (843) 679-4096.

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Drug and alcohol addiction help available With the opiate crisis running rampant, families are looking for ways to help those they love who need treatment. Getting them into treatment becomes even harder if their loved one is not willing. This is when Intervention can become key. To learn more about successful interventions, please visit https://www.narcononnewliferetreat.org/blog/intervention101.html. Narconon can help you take steps to overcome addiction in your family. Call today for free screenings or referrals 1- 800-431-1754.

Pig out for a good cause The Florence County Disabilities Foundation is preparing to kick off Disabilities Awareness Month with their annual Celebrity BBQ Benefit. The benefit will be held Tuesday, February 26, at three locations: Roger’s BBQ in Florence, Schoolhouse BBQ in Scranton, and Johnsonville First Baptist Church in Johnsonville. The benefit will start at 11 a.m. and end at 7 p.m. at both Roger’s and Schoolhouse BBQ. It will be catered to Johnsonville First Baptist Church from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A drive-thru will be available at all locations, but you are invited to dine-in and meet local celebrities. Tickets for individual

plates will cost $8. The plates include barbecue, rice and red gravy, sweet potato soufflé, cole slaw, and bread. Satisfy your sweet tooth with a dessert from the bake sale starting at $1. You can also buy barbecue “by the pound,” which freezes well and is great to have when unexpected company arrives, for only $10. To purchase tickets, please visit any of the Pee Dee Thrift Stores listed below: • Pee Dee Thrift of East Palmetto, 1650 E. Palmetto St., Florence • Pee Dee Thrift of Lake City, 219 N. Church St., Lake City • Pee Dee Thrift of Scranton, 1670 US Hwy. 52,

Veg Fest to come to Florence On March 29 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Pearl Moore Basketball Center in Florence located at 500 Barnes Street, the Veg Fest of Florence will be held. It is a free, family-friendly event that is hosted by a community group called Plant Empowered Florence. Haley Vasuki founded the group in September of 2017 with the sole purpose of educating the Florence community about the health benefits of a whole food, plant-based diet. Plant Empowered Florence hosts monthly events for the community including food tastings, cooking demonstrations/classes, book discussions, documentary viewings, and outreach projects for the underserved. This is the first entirely plant-based food festival in Florence.

There will plenty of delicious and healthy plantbased foods to sample and buy. Come support local restaurants, home chefs, and farmers. There will be an opening talk by Beth Motley MD, a family medicine/lifestyle medicine physician from Greenville, about the health benefits of a whole food, plant-based diet. You can also learn about the positive impact plantbased eating has on the environment and the animals! We will have a kid zone and live music, so bring the whole family for an evening of fun! Check out the Facebook event and reserve your EventBrite ticket: https://www.facebook. com/events/301629043788 471/?ti=ia

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Scranton • Pee Dee Thrift of South Park Shopping Center, 1524 S. Irby St., Florence You can purchase tickets today by visiting https:// www.fcdfoundation.org/ bbq/ or by calling the Florence County Disabilities Foundation at 843-374-2641 or 843-662-4021. Local delivery is available for orders of 10 or more plates. The Florence County Disabilities Foundation provides funding and resources for quality life experiences to persons living with life-long disabilities who are served by the Florence County Disabilities and Special Needs Board.

Florence Chamber of Commerce to host James Newsome The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce announced that its guest speaker for the Annual Community Outlook Program will be James Newsome, President & CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA). Newsome was previously president of HapagLloyd (America), Inc., which is part of the world’s fifthlargest ocean shipping company. Mr. Newsome will be addressing the crowd of 500 plus community and business leaders on the impact of the Dillon Inland Port on area business and what it means for growth in the Pee

James Newsome, President & CEO of SCPA Dee over the next ten years. He will also discuss how the South Carolina ports currently have a $53 billion statewide economic impact.

20th Annual Father-Daughter Dance to be held The 20th Annual Father-Daughter Dance will be held on Friday, February 8th, at SIMT on the Florence-Darlington Technical College’s campus from 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. This is a night your daughter will always remember! Tickets are $25 per family, available at the Florence Family YMCA. Tickets are going fast. All proceeds benefit the Florence Family YMCA Scholarship Campaign (Remember, this is a special father daughter evening - no moms allowed.) Call the Y at 843-665-1234 or visit www.florenceymca.org for more information.

St. Anne Ladies guild harvest tea to be held St Anne Ladies Guild will be holding their 48th Annual Tea at St Anne Catholic Church, 113 S. Kemp Street, Florence, on Sunday, March 3rd at 3 p.m. This Tea was originally scheduled for October but was postponed because of weather. The theme this year is “Angels in our Lives.” The speaker will be Dr. Mark A. Fox, specializing in hospice and palliative medicine. Barbara Causey, an area vocalist, will present musical selections. A reception will follow in our fellowship hall with Constance Cooper’s spiced tea, a light luncheon and dessert buffet.

Michael Miller, President of the Greater Florence Chamber said, “This will be a very interesting presentation since so many do not have a complete understanding as to what the Inland Port is all about and why it is so important to the region.” The program will be held on Tuesday, March 19, at the Florence Center. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. for early conversation and networking. The program will begin at 12 noon. Tickets to the luncheon event are available by calling the Chamber offices at 843-665-0515 or at www.flochamber.com.

Everyone is welcome. As always, there is no charge for the Tea. However, a basket will be provided for donations to the Constance Cooper/Janet Springs scholarships given out each year to Catholic students in their second, third and fourth year of college. Applications are distributed in the late spring to St. Anne, St. Anthony, St. Louis and Infant Jesus church offices. So please join them for an afternoon of inspirational words, music and fellowship. Should you have any questions, please contact Mary Barcomb at missusbee52@ hotmail.com.

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Pee Dee Land Trust protects the Mary Longs Tract On December 18, 2018, Pee Dee Land Trust (PDLT) completed a conservation easement agreement on over 670 acres in Horry County. The Mary Longs Tract adjoins property owned and managed by the SC Department of Natural Resources and enhances the conservation of the public property by ensuring habitat connectivity and water quality in the Little Pee Dee River floodplain. The property boasts 268 acres of working pine forests, along with 347 acres of bottomland hardwoods, cypress swamps and multiple oxbow lakes. There are over 172 acres of prime soils and soils of statewide importance for agricultural use. This property also provides open space for the scenic enjoyment of the general public by protecting the rural scenic view along Pee Dee Highway. Seth Cook, Director of Land Protection, stated

that “larger tracts are becoming fewer and fewer and being able to protect such a diverse property is a real win in the Pee Dee Watershed.” PDLT partnered with the US Fish and Wildlife to assist with the baseline report. Numerous species of trees and shrubs were documented that provide habitat for a wide variety of wildlife including mammals, migratory songbirds, birds of prey, wading birds, amphibians and reptiles. Mary Longs also is in the range of and contains potential habitat for several federal at-risk species including the Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon, blueback herring, and the spotted turtle. Overall, the protection of the Mary Longs Tract will further conservation efforts and protect migratory corridors for wildlife in support of regional and national bird conservation objectives. “PDLT prides ourselves on partnering with

families to permanently protect and preserve their land,” said PDLT Executive Director, Lyles Cooper Lyles. “The Holliday family is an exceptional example of family members coming together to create a true family conservation legacy.” In response, William Holliday said that “the family was very pleased and proud to be part of such a thoroughly ecological group as Pee Dee Land Trust; the number of acres included in the trust is an inspiration, we hope it leads to more such agreements honoring the interconnections of all life.” About Pee Dee Land Trust: Pee Dee Land Trust focuses on the Pee Dee watershed, which covers nine+ counties of the Pee Dee region in South Carolina: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Marlboro, and Williamsburg. Its mission

is to protect, and to promote an appreciation of, the significant natural, agricultural, and historical resources of the Pee Dee Region through voluntary land conservation and educational programs. Pee Dee Land Trust has a toolbox full of options to help landowners who are interested in conservation such as accepting donations of land or conservation easements. There are endless options of ways to support PDLT as an individual or as an organization, including annual membership, event sponsorship, hosting experiences, donations to one of the endowments, land donations and planned estate giving opportunities. With its 72nd conservation project to date, Pee Dee Land Trust has now protected over 27,544 acres in the Pee Dee Region. While remaining in private ownership, the lands protected through conservation easements

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Veteran Volunteer of the Year Award On Monday December 17, 2018 member Wendi Schulman was presented the Elks Veteran Volunteer of the Year Award for the state of South Carolina by Fred Thompson, State Veterans Chair, Past District President and State President Elect. Wendi was presented the award for administering three separate Beacon Grants the Florence Elks Lodge received. The Beacon Grants were used to build kitchen kits that are distributed to homeless veterans transitioning into permanent housing through the Veteran’s Resource Center of Flo-

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rence. The kitchen kits consist of a tub and trash can packed full of kitchen equipment items that range from a coffee maker to plates, cups, silverware, pots, etc. The Veterans Resource Center of Florence, managed by member C.B. Anderson performs the background check and works with other groups to provide additional grants for the veterans. If you would like to learn more about the Elks, please visit their website at www.elks.org or you can contact the Florence Lodge at (843) 665-8810.

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