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Thursday, May 30, 2013  A man who was pardoned from a life sentence for murder in 2001 has been charged with beating a Conway woman.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Two men have been sentenced to prison for their guilty pleas in the stabbing death of the uncle of one of the men in Murrells Inlet.

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

Friday, May 03, 2013  A Connecticut gun manufacturer is considering locating in Horry County after that state passed stricter gun control laws in the wake of the Sandy Hook School shootings.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  The parents of a 2-year-old Conway boy who grabbed a loaded gun and killed himself on Christmas Day are facing new charges.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  A church-related group is interested in buying the old Freestyle Music Park, a theme park in Myrtle Beach that has not opened for the past three years.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The mother of a New York woman who disappeared while on a vacation to South Carolina is visiting the state four years later.

Friday, April 19, 2013  It appears that rides and games will not be returning to the site of the old Myrtle Beach Pavilion after all this summer.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Rides and games could be returning to the Myrtle Beach Pavilion site seven years after the oceanfront attraction was demolished.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  The popular Broadway at the Beach shopping and entertainment complex in Myrtle Beach is getting a couple of new restaurants that will open in time for the summer tourist season.

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

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  The state-owned utility Santee Cooper plans to enclose coal ash ponds at a closed power plant in Horry County with a cement vault to prevent contamination.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Myrtle Beach's 75th birthday celebration is officially under way.

Friday, February 22, 2013  An environmental group has filed a complaint with a federal agency about pollution at a Santee Cooper plant in Conway.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  The ban on burnouts will remain in effect during biker rallies this spring in Horry County.