Republican primary under way in Florence

Harry Gause of Florence reads a sign inside the Maple Park Community Center, the voting location for Florence Precinct 11 on the morning of the S.C. Republican Primaries.

Poll worker Brenda Gibson sets up Rhonda Weatherford on a voting machine inside the Maple Park Community Center on the morning of the S.C. Republican Primaries.

Mark Weatherford prepares to vote in the S.C. Republican Primaries at Florence Precinct 11 on January 19, 2008.

Voters enter and exit West Florence High School in the pouring rain during the S.C. Republican Primary on January 19, 2008.

Voters wait to sign in at West Florence High School, West Florence precincts 1&2, during the S.C. Republican Primary on Staurday, January 19, 2008.

Voting machines sit under the West Florence Knight as voters cast their ballots in the S.C. Republican Primary at West Florence High School on January 19, 2008.
Morning News Photos by: Rebecca J. Ducker

Way to catch someone using a Morning News umbrella at West Florence, Rebecca!
I just had to let you know I noticed that.
Good scene-setting stuff.