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Hartsville OKs $85K loan to House of Hope

PDB2B Newsletter for Jan. 15, 2026

Nonprofits

Governor's School, Coker team up for STEM

The SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics has partnered with Coker University and the International Science and Engineering Fair to advance opportunities for Pee Dee students in science, technology, engineering and math fields.

Hartsville to seek $200K in grants for airport improvements

Hartsville City Council passed resolutions to apply for federal and state grants to effect improvements to Hartsville Regional Airport.

Local government

MPD invests $188K in Marion County

MPD Electric Cooperative awarded Marion County $188,114 for economic development, the company said in a statement Monday.

Marion County

Sandblast Rally gets greenlight for road closures in Chesterfield County

Chesterfield County Council voted 9-0 at its meeting Wednesday to authorize select road closures for the 2026 Sandblast Rally.

Chesterfield County

Darlington County VA office teams with local groups for toy drive

Clarence Chapman Jr. of the Darlington County Office of Veteran's Affairs raised awareness about the department's second annual toy drive at Monday's Darlington County Council meeting.

Darlington County

Florence County to pay Kirven $46K for road projects

Florence County Council voted 9-0 Thursday to pay Kirven Construction Inc. a combined $45,549 for two road system maintenance projects.

Construction

Sonoco to combine 2 packaging businesses

Sonoco Products Co. is restructuring its metal packaging and rigid paper containers businesses.

Manufacturing

FSRL begins trading on OTCQX

First Reliance Bancshares Inc. stock has been upgraded from trading on the OTCID Basic Market to OTCQX Best Market.

Finance