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Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Furman University's president is leaving after less than three years in office.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The South Carolina House has approved a bill allowing Darlington Raceway to widen its seats and still keep its tax exemption.

Friday, March 29, 2013  The Obama administration is unveiling a plan to clean up gasoline and automobile emissions.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Residents of Beaufort, Bluffton and Hilton Head Island may be able to hear members of the Marine Corps as they conduct helicopter training.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  The air show scheduled for April at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort is being canceled due to Pentagon budget cuts.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Military policy officials and local chamber members allocate base-preservation funding amid federal spending reductions.

Friday, March 08, 2013  The planet was slowly cooling for thousands of years until an unprecedented reversal in the 20th century.

Monday, January 07, 2013  The small town of Lake City is accepting entries for a big art festival.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Polar bears, farmers and fiscal cliff on returning Congress' to-do list

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Some 225 Marines are home at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort after serving an eight-month tour of duty aboard the USS Enterprise.

Saturday, August 25, 2012  His first words after setting foot on the surface are etched in history books and the memories of those who heard them in a live broadcast.

Monday, August 20, 2012  A look at what high schoolers go through as they try to get accepted into their dream schools.

Monday, August 06, 2012  'Touchdown confirmed': NASA rover Curiosity lands on Mars, beams back photo of own shadow

Friday, July 27, 2012  Imagine selling off your possessions in this unstable economy only to travel the world.  But the journey is not for leisure it’s for a purpose. That’s what one South Carolinian is doing.

Thursday, July 26, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley visits Greenville Thursday morning, as she tours South Carolina's northwest corner. She is visiting the Gateway House there to bestow a Northwestern Mutual Community Service Award.