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Monday, February 11, 2013  Sign companies now have permission to put up digital billboards around Florence County, although a new county ordinance governs their use.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Authorities say a Georgia man who was stabbed to death and his body dismembered was seen alive in a video surveillance tape from a South Carolina hotel on New Year's night.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  The Morning WACH 1-10-13

Monday, December 10, 2012  Scientists are tracking two great white sharks off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina as part of an effort to learn more about their migration patterns and raise awareness of the species.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  A judge in Conway has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to remove a Chesterfield County Republican from the November ballot.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  With farming booming in South Carolina, a new agriculture event is being staged in Florence this winter.

Monday, March 28, 2011  Video posted on YouTube shows an officer apparently using a baton to force suspects to the ground and using pepper spray.  The officer has since been put on leave with pay while officials investigate the incident that happened during the St. Patrick's Day Festival in Savannah.