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Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Judge William Seals issued an order this week denying Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone's motion to deposit the judgement with the Florence County Clerk of Court and halt any interest on it.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Florence County Attorney Malloy McEachin says the State Insurance Reserve Fund will be used to pay the $125,000 awarded to Phil Hanna in December in a civil lawsuit he filed against Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone.

Friday, January 04, 2013  Circuit Court Judge William Seales, Jr. denied post trial motions by Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone asking for a new trial and for award damages to be reduced.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  A jury has found Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone committed slander against his former investigator Phil Hanna, according to Hanna's attorney Patrick McLaughlin.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Patrick J. O'Hara of the Florence County Sheriff's Office has been named the 2012 Arson Investigator of the year by the South Carolina Insurance Fraud Investigators

Friday, May 04, 2012  The Florence County Sheriff's Office said it made a huge dent in drug trafficking on Interstate 95 and Interstate 20 this week through Operation Strike Force.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012  A civil trial is taking place this week at the Florence County Courthouse involving Rodney Cooper verses the Florence County Sheriff's Office.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  US Marshals say they arrested Tabias Lorland McFadden, AKA "Weenie," hiding in a closet in Grovetown, GA.

Saturday, September 10, 2011  Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone hosted an event that drew about 1,000 bikers to the streets of Florence Saturday.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011  Hiralkumar Gopaldas, 33, was arraigned Wednesday morning on two counts of murder by Magistrate Judge Belinda Timmons. Gopaldas is accused of killing his wife and mother-in-law.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011  Florence County deputies charged Hiralkumar Gopaldas, 33, of Florence with two counts of murder.

Friday, June 17, 2011  Authorities say they want the death penalty against a Florence County man charged with murder after authorities identified a body as belonging to his missing 22-year-old wife.

Thursday, June 16, 2011  The Florence County Sheriff's Office says Rodney Ivey killed his wife after an altercation at a Florence County motel and disposed of her body in a nearby town.

Thursday, June 16, 2011  The husband of a woman who's body was found in a Florence County ditch, is scheduled to go before a judge this morning for a bond hearing.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011  Florence County Coroner the sheriff's office have confirmed that a body found in the Coward-Scranton community is that of missing 22-year-old Devin Ivey. Her husband has been charged with giving false information to police in connection with his wife's disappearance.