NEW YORK (AP) _ The three-day weekend probably didn't bring much relaxation to investors if they stopped at a gas station on the way to the beach or a barbeque.

Florence County Council will vote Thursday to begin work on more than $1 million worth of projects, including a new Johnsonville branch library and an additional animal control facility bay in Effingham.

Is Rochester City Government really capable of policing its own? It's a question some are asking after two city employees were arrested for stealing money from parking meters.

As the only Leon County commissioner being challenged for his seat, Ed DePuy is hoping his constituents will vote him back in office based on his record of supporting public safety, infrastructure improvement and moderate taxation.

Allison Leatherwood would rather take her 2 1/2 year-old daughter Kate to the Hattiesburg library for free children's book rentals than buy them at a local bookstore.