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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.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 

Monday, May 06, 2013  A budget report released by the Town of Atlantic Beach shows the town owes $868,000 to various entities.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Under the proposal, state payments must be suspended for municipalities that do not submit audits within 13 months of the end of the audit year.

Monday, April 08, 2013  The South Carolina Treasurer's Office has been withholding revenue from the town of Atlantic Beach for seven years. That amount has totaled nearly $40,000.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  The Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre presents "Cinderella" with three performances.

Monday, December 10, 2012  The former treasurer of the Greenwood Elementary Association of Parents and Teachers (APT) is under arrest, accused of taking $20,800.40 for purposes not relating to the business of the organization.

Friday, November 30, 2012  Tickets are now available for the upcoming Elise Testone concert on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at Coastal Carolina University's Wheelwright Auditorium.

Monday, August 20, 2012  Before you drop off your kids at Horry County schools, make sure you have South Carolina plates on your car.

Monday, May 07, 2012  The voting machines Atlantic Beach town leaders refused to return to Horry County are now back in the county's possession.

Thursday, March 29, 2012  RENEW!, a Francis Marion University student organization, is hosting The Worship Experience, a praise and worship event that will be held Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Chapman Auditorium in the McNair Science Building at Francis Marion University, 4822 East Palmetto Street, Florence, SC, 29506.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  A second independent audit of South Carolina's unemployment agency shows the system that checks whether people getting jobless benefits were also being paid at a job didn't work properly for six years.

Friday, March 09, 2012  The Star Spangled Banner is a song heard before every sporting event. Friday afternoon, dozens of people auditioned for a chance to belt out the national anthem before Pelicans baseball games when their season kicks off next month.

Thursday, March 08, 2012  An independent audit of the South Carolina Hospitality Association has revealed nearly $400,000 missing from the association's accounts, according to a source close to the investigation. A Columbia accounting firm hired by the association conducted the forensic audit.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  The financial balance sheets given during Monday night's Atlantic Beach Town Council meeting show the town is nearly $330,000 in the hole.