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Witnesses: Remark about drug activity resulted in 2012 shooting death at Socastee home
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Conn. firearms manufacturer coming to Horry
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Myrtle Beach man charged following head-on collision on Forestbrook Road
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Myrtle Beach passes ordinance regulating panhandling, skateboarding
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Body of missing swimmer found in the Waccamaw River
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Murrells Inlet man dies in Garden City Beach crash
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N.C. teen charged with three counts of felony DUI in fatal crash that killed passenger
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Fleet of Corvettes grant dying wish of cancer patient
When 74-year-old Joe Garrett woke up Tuesday morning, he didn’t expect a group of strangers to grant his dying wish.
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County approves 2014 budget
The Horry County Council approved a more than $136 million budget Tuesday night, which included 2-percent raises across the board for county employees and a 6 mil increase for the county’s fire fund.
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CRIME
Socastee man sentenced to 17 years in prison in store robbery
A 20-year-old Socastee man was sentenced to 17 years in prison after he was found guilty of robbing a gas station, according to the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
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LOCAL NEWS
See Tuesday’s weather forecast for the Myrtle Beach area
Partly cloudy and humid conditions are expected today in the Myrtle Beach area with a high temperature of 87 degrees, according to AccuWeather. Chance of rain expected overnight with a low of 73. Wednesday’s forecast calls for chance of storms and 83 degrees.
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COMMUNITIES
Around the Forest | Lifetime Strand resident looks back on her years growing up in Garden City
With the 75-year anniversary celebration of Myrtle Beach under way, I thought it would be appropriate to share a story about life on the Grand Strand before Myrtle Beach became not only a vacation destination but also a place where northerners flocked to call home. My mother’s family has ...
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LOCAL NEWS
N.C. Senate panel approves energy code rollback
A bill rolling back energy-efficiency standards for commercial builders passed a North Carolina Senate committee Tuesday.
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LOCAL NEWS
S.C. Ports board approves fiscal 2014 plan
The board of the South Carolina State Ports Authority on Tuesday approved an aggressive budget for next fiscal year that includes about $29 million for construction of the agency’s new inland port.
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COMMUNITIES
Save the Date | Health, helping others and more events in the Myrtle Beach area
MARATHON OF BRIDGE GAMES, 234-1374. All duplicate bridge games are held on June 21. 10:15 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sunset Beach Bridge Club, 200 Trail Drive, Sunset Beach, N.C. 3 p.m. demonstration on playing duplicate bridge online. 4-8 p.m. 7951 S.C. 544; 5 p.m. Food Court, Coastal Grand mall, 8-10 p.m. ...
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COMMUNITIES
Strand Notebook | Toastmasters celebrate 30th anniversary
This year, the Grand Strand Toastmasters Club celebrates the 30th anniversary of its charter with Toastmasters International.
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COMMUNITIES
Myrtle Beach area birth announcements
Ferrando Torres and Angelia Constantino of Myrtle Beach, a son, Fernando II Torres-Constantino, May 30.
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PHOTOS & VIDEOS
Corvette Dream Ride for Cancer Patient
Joe Garrett rides in Frank Eaton's 2007 Corvette trailed by nine other Corvettes as members of the Myrtle Beach Corvette Club surprised him at his Georgetown home with a ride in his dream car, Tuesday afternoon. Garrett who has two kinds of cancer was told in June of 2012 he only had 6-8 months to...
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PHOTOS & VIDEOS
Some Calypso Apartments Shut Down
Several international students, in Myrtle Beach to work for the summer, were forced to look for housing Monday afternoon, after city fire department officials ordered part of the hotel they occupied to close, citing unsafe conditions. Myrtle Beach Fire Marshal Bruce Arnel said several safety issues...








