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Florence council honors long-time volunteer

Mary Battle moved to Florence 15 years ago and was at an almost complete loss with what to do with her life.

"When I moved here, I didn't have a life," Battle said during the Florence Town Council's Monday, Nov. 21 meeting. "I said, 'What am I going to do with my life? I'm retired, I'm a widow. I have to do something.'"

She threw herself into volunteering for various causes and now the town of Florence has recognized the 89-year-old's work for the community.

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