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View ArticlePolice roundup | Man, 26, held at gunpoint near ocean in Myrtle Beach
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View ArticleRallies for bin Laden erupt
Hundreds of Egyptians chanting for revenge marched Friday to the U.S. Embassy in Cairo to protest the killing of Osama bin Laden, whose death al-Qaida finally acknowledged in a statement that offered...
View ArticleSchool suspension case settled in N.C.
A Beaufort County case that prompted the N.C. Supreme Court to require an explanation from educators who deny long-term suspended students a chance at alternative school options has been settled,...
View ArticleGas price to drop as oil joins plunge
Just shy of $4 a gallon, average U.S. pump prices are about to start falling and could hit $3.50 by summer.Consumers probably won't see a change at the gas station this weekend. But relief will come...
View ArticleObama thanks SEALs in person
President Obama on Friday privately thanked some of the special military operators who killed Osama bin Laden. "Job well done," he said of their daring raid.In a series of closed-door meetings, Obama...
View ArticleS.C. Republicans rush funding for 2012 presidential primary
S.C. Republicans looking to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for their 2012 presidential primary are in the midst of a money-raising marathon to help pay for the event.Party officials were to...
View ArticleInmate first to die in S.C. with new combo of drugs
South Carolina on Friday executed a man who strangled his cellmate, using a new combination of lethal injection drugs for the first time.Jeffrey Motts, 36, was declared dead at 6:17 p.m. He was given...
View ArticleRazor blade found in Brunswick County inmate's medicine
A 76-year-old N.C. woman was arrested after deputies say she tried to smuggle a razor blade in allergy medicine to her jailed son at the Brunswick County Detention Facility.Delphia Mae Marlow Bryant,...
View ArticleMyrtle Beach area church notes
SATURDAYSHEPHERD OF THE SEA LUTHERAN CHURCH2637 U.S. 17 S., Garden City, holds an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 8 a.m.-noon. Call 651-7377 or 357-3131.
View ArticleHTC device failure upsets service for 1,150 customers in south Conway area
The failure of a digital call routing device Thursday afternoon disrupted service for at least 1,150 HTC customers in the south Conway area, according to Brent Groome, chief executive of customer...
View ArticleSurfside Beach police cars get a color change
There will be no question about who is stepping out of the black and white cars that have "Surfside Beach Police" printed on them.As part of the final steps in a transition from the town's old public...
View ArticleSettlement with online travel companies nets Horry County $1.7 million
Horry County has received more than $1 million as part of a settlement agreement reached with 14 online travel companies and their affiliates over litigation stemming from local taxes paid on hotel...
View ArticleBob Bestler | Columbia's Amazon decision a bad move
I've been ordering books and CDs from Amazon.com for almost 15 years.I pay extra for shipping, unless I have a large order. I don't pay sales tax, but that's not why I buy from Amazon.I buy because...
View ArticleRemains found in 2009 identified as Myrtle Beach man
Horry County police have identified a Myrtle Beach man whose remains were found in 2009 in a wooded area near Conway and determined he was the victim of a homicide, Sgt. Robert Kegler said...
View ArticlePropposed Bucksport power plant public hearing held; agenda wasn't shared
A public hearing about a proposed Bucksport power plant was held Thursday night in a community center, but very little is known about that meeting or what specifically was discussed.A flier was...
View ArticleMom, overseas, Skypes with tot in Horry County
With her tiny hand pushed against the computer screen, 19-month-old Kayden Travis tried her best to share her Captain Crunch breakfast with her mother Friday morning.But her efforts were futile.Kayden...
View ArticleBig numbers expected at Myrtle Beach Harley Davidson bike ralley
Don't expect this year's Harley Davidson bike rally, kicking off next weekend, to be like last year's tame affair.Officials predict more bikers will converge on the Grand Strand for the Cruisin' the...
View ArticleLifeline of wineries in S.C. in jeopardy
The repeal of a decades-old law might hurt a local vineyard, allowing revenue to leave both the state and a family-owned business.Hyman Vineyards, a Conway enterprise owned and managed by Greg and...
View ArticleExpansion of North Myrtle Beach on table
A recommendation to expand North Myrtle Beach's borders by more than 1,800 acres will go before the City Council next month.The city's Planning Commission agreed Tuesday to recommend to the council...
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