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Olanta mayor hopeful infrastructure program will bolster water system

Olanta mayor hopeful infrastructure program will bolster water system

The town of Olanta in southwestern Florence County was selected by the SC Rural Infrastructure Authority to participate in its new viability improvement program aimed at helping smaller utilities strengthen long-term viability. Olanta has a population of 550, according to 2020 US Census data.

Florence County

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McBee taps NC firm for $241K playground construction

McBee taps NC firm for $241K playground construction

The town of McBee on June 29 awarded a $241,000 contract to Kaplan Companies Inc for design and construction of a public playground.

Construction

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Hartsville seeks ’visionary development partner’ for 4th Street mixed-use project

Hartsville seeks ’visionary development partner’ for 4th Street mixed-use project

The city of Hartsville is looking for a partner to develop a 10.5-acre site at the intersection of 4th Street and Railroad Avenue. In a statement Monday, the city issued a request for proposal, saying it is “seeking a visionary development partner for a premier mixed-use project ... in the heart of downtown Hartsville.”

Construction

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First Reliance to be acquired by GA company in $163M deal

First Reliance to be acquired by GA company in $163M deal

Colony Bankcorp Inc. will acquire 100% of Florence-based First Reliance Bancshares Inc. stock in a stock-and-cash transaction worth about $163 million.

Finance

Public turns out for Chesterfield County veterans park dedication

Public turns out for Chesterfield County veterans park dedication

About 40 veterans, residents and officials gathered outside the Chesterfield County courthouse for a ceremony dedicating the County’s new veterans park on June 15.

Construction

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Cyclic discusses construction, environment at town hall

Cyclic discusses construction, environment at town hall

Rare earth element recycling company Cyclic Materials hosted a town hall at McBee High School on June 4. The Toronto-based company had announced in January it would invest $82.6 million and add 91 jobs in a facility in McBee. The company invited the public to attend the event, where it explained what it does and shared information about the project’s construction timetable, hiring and environmental precautions. Cylic also opened the town hall up to questions from residents.

Manufacturing

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Bennettsville, Dillon bolster infrastructure with MPD tax credits

Bennettsville, Dillon bolster infrastructure with MPD tax credits

The cities of Bennettsville and Dillon have allocated funding from MPD Electric Cooperative toward infrastructure projects. Bennettsville will apply the $50,000 in utility tax credits it received from MPD toward a survey of its utility poles. Dillon will put the $100,000 in funding it received toward covering the cost of a pumping station near Dillon Elementary School.

Partnerships

Chesterfield County passes 1st reading of $17K land sale to Rural Water

Chesterfield County passes 1st reading of $17K land sale to Rural Water

Chesterfield County Council at its June meeting voted to pass the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the sale of a 6,000-square-foot property to Chesterfield County Rural Water Co. for $17,000.

Pee Dee properties

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Projects in 4 Pee Dee counties receive rural infrastructure grants

Projects in 4 Pee Dee counties receive rural infrastructure grants

The SC Rural Infrastructure Authority has awarded $29 million in grants for capital improvement projects in 16 counties, including four in the Pee Dee. The authority said in a statement Tuesday the grants will go toward improving water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, benefiting more than 50,000 households and businesses and bolstering services that support economic growth.

Construction

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Chesterfield County passes data center moratorium 2nd reading

Chesterfield County passes data center moratorium 2nd reading

Chesterfield County Council at its May 4 meeting voted unanimously in favor of a temporary data center moratorium in the second reading of the ordinance. Last month, the Council had passed both the first reading and an emergency ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium out to Jan. 1, 2028.

Economic Development

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Chesterfield County to sell property to water company for $17K

Chesterfield County to sell property to water company for $17K

Chesterfield County Council moved to sell a 6,000-square-foot section of property to Chesterfield County Rural Water Co. for $17,000.

Pee Dee properties

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Chesterfield to start up farmers market

Chesterfield to start up farmers market

The town of Chesterfield plans to establish a farmers market downtown, according to Administrator Cecil Kimrey, who said in a phone interview, “We’re in the initial stages. We haven’t finalized the site.”

Construction

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SCRA starts up Florence entrepreneurial support hub

SCRA starts up Florence entrepreneurial support hub

The South Carolina Research Authority has launched a network of what it calls innovation hubs in Florence, as well as in Aiken, Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Rock Hill.

Florence County

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’Property W’ deal among Chesterfield County’s largest land sales

’Property W’ deal among Chesterfield County’s largest land sales

Chesterfield County closed on its sale of 22.93 acres to Walmart Inc. for $1.5 million in one of the largest per-acre lands deals for the County, according to one official.

Pee Dee properties

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Hartsville holds brownfields community meeting

Hartsville holds brownfields community meeting

The city of Hartsville held its second brownfield community outreach meeting April 21, at The Edition venue, 221 N. 5th St.

Economic Development

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Chesterfield County passes moratorium on data centers

Chesterfield County passes moratorium on data centers

Chesterfield County Council voted to pass an emergency ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on data centers. At its April 6 meeting, the Council voted 7-0 to pass both a first reading of an ordinance and the emergency ordinance. The moratorium would run about a year and a half, out to Jan. 1, 2028.

Local government

UPDATE: QVC files for bankruptcy protection

UPDATE: QVC files for bankruptcy protection

QVC Group Inc., owner of cable television shopping channels QVC and HSN, will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to a Thursday statement. The company — with its headquarters in West Chester, PA — said it has entered into a restructuring support agreement with holders representing a majority of its outstanding debt. QVC said the plan will reduce debt and strengthen its financial position.

Transportation and logistics

Feedback on Darlington County schools plan centers on modernity, safety, location

Feedback on Darlington County schools plan centers on modernity, safety, location

Darlington County School District held three meetings in March to gather public input on its $230 million plan to revamp its schools.

Construction

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Champion emerges in ‘Shark Tank’ of Pee Dee colleges

Champion emerges in ‘Shark Tank’ of Pee Dee colleges

For a shot at $10,000 in case prizes, 10 semifinalists pitched their business ideas in the finale of the 10th annual Pee Dee Idea Challenge on April 1.

Nonprofits

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State requests input on Opportunity Zone designations

State requests input on Opportunity Zone designations

The SC Commerce Department seeks input on eligible census tracts to be designated Opportunity Zones, according to statement Wednesday.

Economic Development

Hartsville to construct connected multiuse paths

Hartsville to construct connected multiuse paths

The city of Hartsville has taken on two infrastructure projects that one official says will connect the town in ways it has “not had connection before.” An east-west multiuse path will run down Washington Street from 14th Street to 4th Street, and a north-south multiuse path will follow alongside 4th Street from Coker Avenue to US Highway 15 Bypass, according to Chastity Jenkins, controller for the city of Hartsville.

Construction

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Economist: After rocky 2025, soybean outlook strong, but clouded by tariffs

Economist: After rocky 2025, soybean outlook strong, but clouded by tariffs

Last year, SC soybean farmers had been dealt a one-two punch in the form of the closure of the only soybean processing plant in the state and China’s boycott of US agriculture.

Transportation and logistics

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Students claim awards from regional science fair

Students claim awards from regional science fair

Two area students have won best in fair for the projects they entered into the SC Sand Hills Region IV Science and Engineering Fair, held March 13 at the Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics in Hartsville, according to an email from the event organizer. Another two received scholarship awards to attend Coker University.

Education

Governor’s School science fair draws 64 STEM projects

Governor’s School science fair draws 64 STEM projects

About 100 middle- and high school students from schools around the Pee Dee participated in the SC Sand Hills Region IV Science and Engineering Fair, held Saturday at the SC Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics in Hartsville.

Education

Acoustic panel firm to invest $4.75M, add 63 jobs in Mullins

Acoustic panel firm to invest $4.75M, add 63 jobs in Mullins

Acoustic panel manufacturer NSP Panels has invested $4.75 million in a Mullins facility that will add 63 jobs, according to an SC Commerce Department statement Wednesday.

Manufacturing

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