Dancing With The Stars of Florence contestants announced

FLORENCE, S.C. – The cast of characters for The School Foundation's
2016 Dancing with the Stars of Florence County has been announced.

The local celebrities will meet their dance partner Jan. 7 at a pairing
party. The main event will be held March 22nd at the Southeastern
Institute of Manufacturing and Technology Center
on the Florence-Darlington Technical College campus.

As usual, the celebrity dancers represent a wide array of careers and companies in Florence, from HopeHealth to Pee
Dee Electric Cooperative and even a local elementary school.

The celebrity dancers: Adam Crosson, ReMAX Professionals; Deb Davis, Assurant Specialty Property; Dr. Bill Hazelwood,
McLeod Critical Care Hospitalist; Dr. Brian Naylor, McLeod Pediatric Associates; Dr. Michael Foxworth, HopeHealth;
Dr. Supen Patel, Carolinas Rheumatology & Osteoporosis Center; Dwayne Brockington, First Reliance Bank;
George Jebaily, Jebaily Law Firm; Katie Wilcox, Pee Dee Electric Cooperative; Pam Flowers, PGBA, LLC;
Ray Taylor, Toyota of Florence; Tara Newton, Briggs Elementary.

Tickets to the event are $75 per person. Pricing for tables of eight starts at $1,000. Tickets usually are sold out by the
pairing party, so anyone interested in purchasing tickets or a table should contact foundation Executive Director
Debbie Hyler at 843-662-9996 before Jan. 7.

After Feb. 1,votes can be cast online at FlorenceDancingWithTheStars.com for $10 per vote. Multiple awards will be given
out at the end of the event, including "People's Choice," "Technical Skills Winner" and "Most Entertaining."

The 2015 celebrities will perform the opening act, and the KFA Fierce team will provide entertainment throughout the evening.