local | news | The Post and Courier Pee Dee | June 29, 2026 9:00 AM

SC university takes over more than 8K acres of conservation land

Florence’s Francis Marion University has taken ownership of more than 8,000 acres of forested land, some along the Great Pee Dee River.

By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire

The Post and Courier Pee Dee reports that A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible.

A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible.

Manulife Duck Ponds property in Florence and Darlington Counties on the Great Pee Dee River.

Deirdre Weaver-Currin covers Florence and the Pee Dee for The Post and Courier Pee Dee.

She previously worked at The Sumter Item.

Manulife Duck Ponds property in Florence and Darlington Counties on the Great Pee Dee River.

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