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09-02-09/Wednesday--- Photo shows the line of hotels along Ocean Boulevard Wednesday afternoon in Myrtle Beach. Area businesses dependent on tourism along the Grand Strand performed better than officials expected, thanks to new discounts, aggressive marketing and other creative strategies.

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CRIME

Masked man pointed gun at Myrtle Beach store clerk

A masked man armed with a gun went into a Myrtle Beach convenience store early Tuesday and tried to rob the clerk, according to a police report.
LOCAL NEWS

Fighter jet training set for today in the Myrtle Beach, Florence areas

If you notice some fighter jets flying overhead today, don’t be alarmed because the S.C. Air National Guard is conducting an air defense exercise in the areas of Florence and Myrtle Beach, according to a news release.
LOCAL NEWS

See Tuesday’s weather forecast for the Myrtle Beach area

Cloudy skies with some thunderstorms are expected today in the Myrtle Beach area with a high temperature of 82 degrees, according to AccuWeather. More thunderstorms are possible overnight with a low of 69. Wednesday’s forecast calls for clouds and 81 degrees.
EDUCATION

Horry school board OKs preliminary budget after alterations

The Horry County school board on Monday made several amendments to the superintendent’s comprehensive budget for the 2013-14 school year before giving its preliminary approval.
CRIME

Horry County police try to identify man accused of stealing bow

Horry County police are trying to identify a man accused of stealing an archery bow.
CRIME

N.C. agency seeks injunction in coal ash case

A state environmental agency is seeking a court injunction against Duke Energy over groundwater that may have been contaminated by coal ash from a Charlotte-area power plant.

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CRIME

SC House bill would end ‘school choice’ for student-property owners

A decades-old form of “school choice” is under fire from lawmakers who say it is not fair to all S.C. families.

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CRIME

Wine aged in Charleston Harbor recovered

A California winery on Tuesday recovered four cases of Cabernet Sauvignon that were submerged in Charleston Harbor three months ago in the first phase of an experiment to determine the effect of ocean aging on wine.
CRIME

S.C. Gov Haley: Finish work on ethics bill this year

Gov. Nikki Haley called on legislators Tuesday to get a bill strengthening the state's weak ethics laws to her desk, saying elected officials need to prove to voters that they work for them.
CRIME

S.C. eyeing Oregon for solution to meth lab ‘explosion’

Making methamphetamine is as easy as shopping at a store where the highly addictive drug’s ingredients – from cold medicine to batteries and soda bottles to “cook” the drug in – are available.