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Thursday, May 16, 2013  Two small central Kentucky cities top a list of what one business magazine considers the best small cities in the United States.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Mother's Day came a few days early for a South Carolina man and his mother.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  NBC's "Today" show is featuring segments on Charleston - voted last October as the top tourist town in the world by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine.

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 18, 2013  The chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines says it is seeking approval from America's Federal Aviation Administration and from Boeing to put its grounded Boeing 787s back into service.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Animal advocates from throughout the state gathered in Columbia Wednesday to lobby for animal protection legislation.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Federal regulators say a project to turn weapons-grade plutonium into commercial nuclear reactor fuel is making good progress despite being billions of dollars over its original projected price tag.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  The Obama administration's budget slashes funding for a plutonium reprocessing project in South Carolina and questions the viability of the multi-billion-dollar effort.

Monday, April 08, 2013  United Way of the Midlands, along with the Cooperative Ministry, is offering free tax preparation services.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Airline passenger complaints are surging as airlines continue to cram more seats into the same tube.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  The president of a company hired to build a South Carolina facility to turn weapons-grade plutonium into nuclear reactor fuel says he's worried the project won't be adequately funded.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Retired Major General Thomas said American forces train with South Koreans every March.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  One of the last remaining river patrol boats that fought with America's so-called Brown Water Navy during Vietnam War is going into dry dock for a few weeks.

Monday, March 25, 2013  South Carolina officials have cited more than 300 businesses for immigrant worker violations.

Sunday, March 24, 2013  Hundreds of people rallied at the post office on Clemson Rd. They were voicing their displeasure on a proposal that would only have mail delivery for five days instead of six.