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Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Ronald Shane Johnson, 35, of Myrtle Beach, pleaded guilty in federal court in Florence, to failure to register as a sex offender, according to United States Attorney Bill Nettles.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Whitney Daniel, 48, was arrested Thursday by the U.S. Marshals, Florence Police Department and Florence County Sheriff's Office in the 600 block of King Avenue in Florence for failing to register as a sex offender.

Friday, November 23, 2012  Fans of the USC Gamecocks and the Clemson Tigers can help their team in the race to have the most organ donors. The fourth annual Donate Life Duel ends Friday.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  Over one million people have joined South Carolina's Organ and Tissue Donor Registry since it was started in 2008.

Friday, June 22, 2012  Carroll Lynn Williams, 36, of Marion, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Florence to failure to register as a sex offender, according to U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  US Marshals and other federal agencies are cracking down on sex offenders in North Carolina and South Carolina in what they're calling Operation Carolina Shield.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  The Horry County Sheriff's Office charged Steven Mickey Bunker, 45, of Aynor Monday with Sex Offender Registry Violation.

Monday, November 14, 2011  Andrew Wiley, Jr., 37, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and seven years supervised release Monday in a Florence federal courtroom.

Thursday, February 17, 2011  Henri Parker spends two to three hours a day, five days a week on dialysis. He's done that for the past eight years while he waits on his second kidney transplant.

Thursday, February 17, 2011  About 1,000 people are currently on the organ transplant waiting list in South Carolina. Nearly 90 percent of them need kidneys.

Saturday, February 12, 2011  Sex offenders in South Carolina can no longer move into a home within 1,000 feet of a school or other place where children congregate. A law limiting where sex offenders can live in South Carolina takes effect Monday - more than two years after it was passed.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010  A study raises the question: "Does South Carolina's sex offender registry do more harm than good in keeping the public safe?"

Friday, August 27, 2010  The South Carolina Organ and Tissue Donor Registry reached a milestone Friday. More than half-a-million people have registered their legal consent to become organ and tissue donors.

Friday, July 03, 2009  Taxpayers can now see where the city of Myrtle Beach is spending their money, just by going on line.