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Friday, June 14, 2013  Surfers along South Carolina's Grand Strand have honored the memory of a surfer lost last week in the winds and waves of Tropical Storm Andrea.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Businesses along the Grand Strand are excited about the upcoming motorcycle rally.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Horry County Council will not get involved in a continuing legal fight over helicopter rides on the Grand Strand.

Friday, December 07, 2012  Charges brought in death of SC radio personality

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  The federal Environmental Protection Agency has cited some landowners along the Grand Strand with illegally destroying more than 100 acres of wetlands. The State newspaper reported five landowners improperly filled in or dug up wetlands west of the Myrtle Beach area.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  James Carville and Mary Matalin are scheduled to visit South Carolina as part of a debate for the state's new 7th Congressional District.

Monday, September 03, 2012  Tourists have continued to come to South Carolina's Grand Strand, but they're not spending as much money there as they used to.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  The U.S. Coast Guard says it had to abandon another air search because of green lasers along the South Carolina coast.

Friday, July 20, 2012  Seeing unexplainable events is sort of the norm along the Grand Strand, and now software makers want to make sure your sighting doesn't go unnoticed.

Sunday, June 17, 2012  Hotel owners and tourism promoters along South Carolina's Grand Strand are concerned about new hurricane evacuation plans, which take into account storm surge and include areas not previously part of such plans.

Friday, May 25, 2012  A South Carolina lawmaker making a bid for a Congressional seat is facing weapons and drunken driving charges after a Columbia traffic stop. Late Thursday, Democrat Ted Vick said "politics will have to wait."

Monday, March 19, 2012  Six black South Carolina voters want the nation's highest court to hear their case over the state's new congressional and state House districts.

Friday, March 09, 2012  Three federal judges have ruled the new district lines drawn by South Carolina lawmakers for state House and U.S. House seats don't discriminate against black voters.

Saturday, November 26, 2011  A 55-year-old woman was shot and wounded during a robbery attempt while she was shopping on Black Friday at a Myrtle Beach store. Authorities say a similar situation played out on Hilton Head Island when two shoppers were robbed at gunpoint in a shopping center parking lot.

Thursday, September 01, 2011  Researchers at Coastal Carolina University estimate that occupancy in Horry and Georgetown counties will be over 80 percent Friday night. On Saturday and Sunday nights, occupancy is projected to be closer to 90 percent.