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Friday, May 17, 2013  The commission working to preserve the culture of slave descendants on the Southeast coast is holding its quarterly meeting. The Gullah-Geechee Heritage Corridor Commission meets in Conway Friday.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A professor of art at Coastal Carolina University won the top prize at Lake City's Artfields competition.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  Artwork from all over the Southeast is being showcased at a ten-day festival in downtown Lake City. It's called ArtFields and it's happening from April 19 - 28.

Monday, April 08, 2013  The South Carolina section of the Southeast Coast Saltwater Paddling Trail extends 295 miles from the Savannah River at the Georgia border to Little River and now you have a detailed, descriptive map to guide your way.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Federal authorities said Thursday they have uncovered an illegal sex trafficking network that forced women into prostitution and traded them like slaves between cities in Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas.

Saturday, December 29, 2012  More hospitals in North Carolina are restricting visitors in an effort to stop the spread of the flu.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  A Lumberton hospital is imposing restrictions on visitors effective immediately because of an increase in reported cases of influenza.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  A hospital in Lumberton is urging area residents to use the emergency room only for emergencies.

Monday, October 15, 2012  This week is Earthquake Awareness Week in South Carolina.

Monday, August 13, 2012  A Robeson County man died from a flesh-eating bacteria Tuesday.

Monday, May 28, 2012  A drought is again hitting South Carolina and many areas of the Southeast.

Saturday, May 26, 2012  North Carolina companies that rent vacation accommodations along the state's southern coast are seeing a big return in tourists as summer kicks off.

Monday, May 21, 2012  Most Canadians who visit the Grand Strand are here to vacation, but this week, high powered executives from north of the border have come to Myrtle Beach to talk business.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  Ponds here, ponds there, ponds are everywhere on the Grand Strand. Stormwater experts say there are some 14,000 retention ponds dotting South Carolina's coastal plain.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Levels are expected to continue to rise.