Archive for year: 2025

The McLeod for Health Florence Open will return this July at the Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Center. Florence’s only professional tennis tournament, made possible by the partnership between McLeod Health and the City of Florence, helps raise awareness of breast cancer and physical activity through the tournament, which benefits women in the region with mammogram scholarships.

Not only does the professional tennis tournament raise funds for local benefit, it draws nearly 60 of the world’s best women players to town. The USTA Pro Circuit features competitive matches between tennis’s rising athletes.

“Florence residents have a great opportunity to come out and see several of the sport’s future stars. This tournament has a great history of containing future Grand Slam Champions such as Bianca Andreescu, Sofia Kenin and Naomi Osaka,” said Jonathan Barth, Tournament Director.

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Join Truist for an exciting two part Business finance basics, part of the Bank on your success program at 11:00 AM on June 12th and July 23rd. This free interactive session will show you how to build, manage, and protect your business for years to come.

In this course, you’ll learn key elements of business finance basics to manage your cash flow, explore ways to expand your business, hire employees, and understand insurance for your business. They’ll also provide valuable take-away resources to help you and your business.

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U.S. News & World Report offers information on Florence, South Carolina, covering areas like education, real estate, and living costs. It includes rankings of high schools in the area, details about the city’s demographics and median income, and also highlights Florence as a growing hub for shopping, recreation, and entertainment.

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A recent article by the Post & Courier Pee Dee reports that Florence continues to show industry growth with lower cost of living which is attracting newcomers to Florence County.

It’s not really news that Florence County is seeing more people moving to the area. We’ve all seen the growth happening over the course of recent years. Many are looking for affordable living with the proximity to larger surrounding cities along with job opportunities and of course Southern Hospitality.

The Post & Courier went on to say Florence County’s population grew by less than 200 people from 2010 to 2020, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. However, over the past few years we’ve has seen a large spike with the population growing by nearly 1,000 from 2020 to 2024.

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