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Friday, June 14, 2013  The South Carolina Supreme Court has turned down an appeal of last year's Atlantic Beach mayoral election, paving the way for Jake Evans to be sworn in as the town's mayor.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  How to handle finances was a hot topic at Monday night's Atlantic Beach town council meeting, partly because the town is $868,000 in debt.

Friday, May 31, 2013  North Myrtle Beach Police have released statistics from Harley week and Atlantic Beach Bike Fest.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  North Myrtle Beach firefighters were called to the scene of a mobile home fire in the Atlantic Beach area of Horry County Thursday night.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Devontae Shepherd, 19, of Little River died at 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to Horry County Coroner Robert Edge.

Monday, May 27, 2013  North Myrtle Beach police say up to 300,000 people were on the Grand Strand for this year's event.

Sunday, May 26, 2013  Sunday the crowd at the Atlantic Beach Bike Fest began to wind down as the event came to a close. There's one group of people we've been seeing a lot more of this year- women who ride.

Sunday, May 26, 2013  The Atlantic Beach Memorial Day Bike Fest is approaching an end for yet another year. Amidst all the fun, noise and traffic, you can find people with stories of hope.

Sunday, May 26, 2013  Myrtle Beach police say an SUV turned in front of a motorcycle early Sunday morning and both the driver and passenger on the motorcycle were killed.

Friday, May 24, 2013  When you think of sightseeing in North Myrtle Beach, the ocean front is likely to be the top choice. But that's not the case for the Doug and Lucy Robbins.

Friday, May 24, 2013  More bikers are back on the Grand Strand this weekend, but this time for the Atlantic Beach Bike Fest.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  The majority of the crowd arrives on Friday for the Atlantic Beach Memorial Day bikefest but there are already plenty of people in town. Thursday afternoon things were already starting to pick up on the streets of Atlantic Beach with vendors are setting up, and bikers are riding through.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Friday, May 24 at 5 a.m., the North Myrtle Beach Public Works Department will put up traffic barricades along the east side of Highway 17 from 27th Avenue South to 37th Avenue South.

Monday, May 20, 2013  For decades now, the end of May on the Grand Strand means a large percentage of tourists who come into town are bikers. The Spring Harley Rally just wrapped up over the weekend and now crowds on sport bikes will flock to the area for the Atlantic Beach Memorial Day Bike Fest.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  UPDATE: Bond was set Tuesday at $2,000 for Atlantic Beach Mayor Retha Pierce on a charge of Third Degree Assault and Battery.