Built From the Ground Up: A Florence Story of Family, Faith, and Work

Send us your thoughts! In this episode of Double R Flo-Town, Robert and Reeves sit down with Stoney Moore and his son Tony Moore—a Florence native, builder, and county councilman—for a powerful conversation about family, faith, hard work, and the often untold history of Florence County.From growing up as a sharecropper with no running water, to building custom homes from the ground up, to preserving land and local heritage as Florence continues to grow, this episode captures the kind of wisdom you don’t learn in a classroom.00:00 – Why this conversation matters for Florence02:05 – Growing up in Florence before paved roads05:29 – Sharecropping, hard work, and growing up fast10:01 – Family unity through hardship14:15 – Raising a son in the building business18:44 – Mars Bluff, Methodism, and forgotten local history27:37 – The Florence atomic bomb incident (1958)32:36 – Why knowing local history creates belonging39:20 – Growth vs. conservation in Florence County46:12 – Marriage, faith, and the real cost of building a life