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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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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.
EDUCATION

Georgetown school district to hold third technology fair

The Georgetown County School District will hold its third annual technology fair Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Waccamaw Intermediate School, 320 Wildcat Way, Pawleys Island. The event is free and open to the public.
CRIME

Resident reports possible scam in Georgetown County

A man reportedly posed as a Georgetown County employee but refused to show identification, said Jackie Broach spokeswoman for the county.
EDUCATION

Registration begins for CCU’s RoboCamp

Coastal Carolina University will host the 2013 RoboCamp for rising sixth- to eighth-grade students from June 17-28 at the Coastal Science Center on campus.
CRIME

Myrtle Beach police investigate report of robbery, stolen vehicle

A 31-year-old man told Myrtle Beach police he was jumped by three men and robbed of his vehicle while in the parking lot of Broadway at the Beach, according to a police report.
CRIME

Horry County police investigate shooting, two children unharmed in vehicle

Horry County police are searching for information about two men suspected of shooting at a vehicle, in which two children sat, and a man on a porch at a home outside of Conway, according to a police report.
CRIME

Horry County police stop man for allegedly speeding, find $1 million worth cocaine

Horry County police found about $1 million worth of cocaine hidden in the car a Galivants Ferry man was driving, after stopping the man for allegedly speeding on U.S. 501.
CRIME

Myrtle Beach police cite man with jumping from pier

Myrtle Beach police cited a 48-year-old man after officers said he jumped off the end of the Second Avenue Pier into the ocean, according to a police report.
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.