FLORENCE, S.C. – The Crab Spot, located at 811 S. Irby St. in Florence, has opened in the former Applebee’s building.

FLORENCE, S.C. — Holt Bros. BBQ will open a second location in the Florence area this spring, a restaurant/convenience store in Effingham. A sign near the road announces Effingham Supply and Holt Bros. BBQ coming soon.

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Saturday reported, as of Thursday, 4,576 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 along with 81 probable cases. The state agency also reported 52 confirmed deaths and a dozen probable deaths from the virus.

FLORENCE, S.C. — Florence One Schools trustee E.J. McIver may be returning to the board. Records of the Florence County Clerk of Court's office indicate that charges filed against McIver in 2019 have been dismissed by 12th Judicial Circuit Solicitor E.L. "Ed" Clements III.