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Friday, January 11, 2013  Deputies canvassed Plantation Drive and Candy Lane in the Tara Village community in Florence County after a man was shot Friday night.

Friday, October 12, 2012  According to Captain Michael Nunn with the Florence County Sheriff's Office, one person was shot to death at a nightclub on East Lynches River Road outside of Timmonsville in the Cartersville community, early Friday morning.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  Florence County Sheriff's Deputies arrested and charged James Hannett with Possession of an Explosive Device.

Monday, September 10, 2012  A 7-year-old Florence child is recovering after a gunshot wound Saturday night led to her leg being amputated below the knee.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  In May, the Town of Timmonsville cut its police department to save money, and now residents say criminals have taken that as an open invitation to move in.

Monday, July 30, 2012  Capt. Michael Nunn with the Florence County Sheriff's Office says the man was sitting in the driver's seat of a car when he was shot several times.

Tuesday, July 03, 2012  The Florence County Sheriff's Office SWAT team got a tip Tuesday that Derrick Brown, wanted for Attempted Murder following a shooting on Pendo Court in April, was hiding in a home on Gilbert Drive.

Thursday, June 28, 2012  The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating the death of an inmate at the Florence County Detention Center.

Saturday, April 28, 2012  The Florence County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help in tracking down a shooting suspect. Capt. Michael Nunn says Derrick Brown, 23, of Pendo Court is wanted for Attempted Murder, Carjacking, and Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  Florence County Sheriff's deputies say a man was shot on Pindo Lane in North Florence, just after 7 p.m. Thursday.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  A judge denied bond for a man who police say killed his wife and her mother in Florence.

Thursday, June 30, 2011  The attorney for a man charged with killing his wife and her mother says the state has rushed to judgement on the case.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011  The Florence County man accused of killing his wife and her mother appeared in court for the first time Wednesday morning.

Monday, June 27, 2011  Monday afternoon, deputies with the Florence County Sheriff's Office went back to the home in Florence County where a mother and daughter were killed over the weekend.

Thursday, February 24, 2011  The Florence County Sheriff's Office says a driver tried to avoid a police checkpoint early Thursday morning and led officers on a chase.