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Wednesday, March 20, 2013  A new study has ranked Beaufort County as the healthiest place in South Carolina.

Monday, March 18, 2013  South Carolina's unemployment rate increased slightly in January.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Officials in Horry County are pushing the owner of the Carolina Southern Railroad to get the trains back on the tracks.

Friday, December 21, 2012  Officials are scheduled to announce whether the unemployment rate in South Carolina continues to fall.

Friday, December 07, 2012  Marion County Sheriff Mark Richardson has fired two of his deputies after they tested positive for drugs.

Monday, November 05, 2012  Marion County sheriff's deputies say a man has been shot to death near Mullins.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  Authorities say a 71-year-old man found shot and killed in his Marion County home was gagged with his hands and ankles bound together.

Thursday, February 02, 2012  Missouri contractors discovered two fetuses in jars in the basement of a property that was once the site of a clinic alleged to perform illegal abortions.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  One of South Carolina's poorest counties would become a single school district under a bill approved by the House.

Thursday, November 03, 2011  Horry County is seeking $20 million in federal money to upgrade a small railroad serving counties in North and South Carolina.

Wednesday, April 06, 2011  Lexington County comes in with the lowest unemployment across the state at 7.6 percent.  Marion County again comes in with the highest at 20.2 percent.  See how your county ranks.

Tuesday, April 06, 2010  Gov. Mark Sanford visited the South Carolina county with the state's highest unemployment rate but where several hundred new jobs have recently been announced.

Saturday, March 13, 2010  A Marion County deputy was released from the hospital Friday night after he was hurt in a high speed chase.

Saturday, October 10, 2009  The victim is currently recovering at a local hospital.

Sunday, January 11, 2009  Police from Marion County, the city of Marion, Aynor, Horry County, Highway Patrol have been on scene surrounding a standoff suspect in a car since the 11 o'clock hour.