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Monday, May 06, 2013  South Carolina state officials are making sure a Lee County lake is swimming with plenty of catfish this summer.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  With the growing dishonesty in online dating, more people are using a free tool to discover the true identity of their online admirer, and it's helping them stear clear of phoneys.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Orangeburg County authorities say a Eutawville man has been found drowned in Lake Marion.

Monday, September 17, 2012  A Greer man has drowned while trying to save his granddaughter, who was later rescued by her mother.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  A video that is said to have been taken in Myrtle Beach brings a shocking new meaning to "the one that got away."

Monday, July 09, 2012  Officials say a Georgia man drowned during a fishing trip on Lake Marion in accident that four others survived. The Clarendon County Coroner's Office says 48-year-old Frank Fisher Jr. of Ellabel, Ga., drowned Friday when waves overtook the boat he was in, causing it to capsize.

Tuesday, July 03, 2012  Special license plates that recognize South Carolina's veterans, active military personnel and their parents are among dozens of new plate designs authorized by legislators.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Hunting and fishing licenses for 2012-13 went on sale Monday.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  A suspect who recently used a stolen credit card at a local Walmart store is wanted by the West Columbia Police Department.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  As the warm summer months get closer safety officials are urging the public to be careful on Midlands’rivers.

Monday, January 09, 2012  National Guard helps Alaska fishing town dig out from massive snows

Wednesday, November 09, 2011  People boating and fishing along the South Carolina coast should be on the lookout for company.

Monday, August 08, 2011  Federal regulators are meeting in South Carolina this week to take up annual catch limits for species of fish caught off the Southeast coast.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  A new crime fighting tool in the hands of the Orangeburg County Sheriffs Office is all thanks to a fishing tournament.  Sheriff Leroy Ravenell says the $10,000 license plate reader was a prize the department won at the Palmetto Blue Fishing Tournament in Charleston.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011  A fisherman who was seen falling into the Saluda River, which prompted a massive search Tuesday night, was later found watching television at his home.