The Sears Hometown Store of Hartsville, has been named a 2015 “Sears Hometown Premier Store” for consistently offering the highest level of customer service, as well as outstanding store performance and quality standards.

The 39th Annual Dixie Ponytails Softball World Series will take place at Byerly Park from July 24 to 31.

Handmade accessory boutique Seersuckergypsy as well as Retrofit sip-n-seat, a repurposed furniture boutique and wine bar, will soon set up shop in downtown Hartsville with $12,000 each in cash plus incentives after winning the Start-Up Hartsville competit

The 2015 Leadership Hartsville class will graduate in a closed ceremony on June 17 at the Butler Heritage Auditorium.

Volvo Car Corporation http://www. volvocars.com/intl has selected Berkeley County, for its first manufacturing facility in the Western hemisphere.

Congratulations to Roxie Gardner of SeersuckerGypsy and Brandy Stellingworth of Retrofit Sip-n-Seat for winning the first-ever Start-Up Hartsville competition.

The Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center (CPRMC) Wound Center is helping raise awareness of chronic wounds during the second annual Wound Care Awareness Week being observed from June 1 to June 5.

Rodney Van Donkelaar has been named Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, effective June 1, according to Tim Browne, Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Martha Baker was recently named Chief Quality Officer (CQO) for Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, according to Tim Browne, Chief Executive Officer (CEO).