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City of Florence invests $5.5 million into two new fire stations City of Florence invests millions in two new fire stations By Cameron Crowe | February 2, 2021 at 7:15 PM EST - Updated February 2 at 7:15 PM FLORENCE, SC (WMBF) - The Florence Fire Department recently received a Class 1 rating from the Insurance Services Office. It’s the highest rating a department can achieve. The ISO controls insurance rates for surrounding commercial and residential properties, and scores department’s based on their response times, personnel, and station locations, among other things. Even with a class 1 rating, Chief Shannon Tanner said they noticed areas they could improve. ....
FLORENCE, S.C. â In person absentee voting will begin at noon Tuesday in two primaries that will help determine two members of the Florence City Council. Residents of Florence City Council District 1 can vote in the Democratic primary between James Big Man Kennedy, Joey McMillan, Darryl Witherspoon Mitchell, LaShonda Nesmith Jackson and Jermaine C. Nowline. Residents of Florence City Council District 3 can vote in the Republican primary between Bryan Braddock, Robby Hill, John Sweeney and Glynn F. Willis.  District 1 includes the northwestern portion of the city along with a portion of north Florence, a triangle shaped area of southern Florence bounded by West Palmetto Street, Cherokee Road and Park Avenue, and most of the annexed portions of west Florence. ....
One charged in connection to fatal shooting in Florence County Raeshawn Shaquille Lawson (Source: Florence County Detention Center) By Brad Dickerson | December 24, 2020 at 9:27 AM EST - Updated December 24 at 12:32 PM FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – One person is in custody in connection with the shooting death of a man in Florence County on Wednesday, authorities said. According to information from the Florence County Sheriff’s Office, 24-year-old Raeshawn Shaquille Lawson, of Florence, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. He is being held at the Florence County Detention Center pending a bond hearing. Investigators said that Lawson, while a passenger in a vehicle in the 400 block of West Palmetto Street, pointed a gun in the direction of the victim when the weapon discharged unintentionally. ....