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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Joe Dugan, the Chairman of the Board of the Myrtle Beach Tea Party says his group formed in March 2009, filed for nonprofit  status later that year or in early 2010, then received eight pages of questions from the Internal Revenue Service in February 2012.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  After receiving a tip, Horry County Sheriff's deputies were able to find and arrest a fugitive wanted out of Maryland.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  A charge against Vincente Virola Rodriguez, who was involved in the crash that killed a 4-year-old girl last March, has been dismissed.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  All lanes of Highway 501 have reopened and Horry County police have deemed a possible suspicious package benign.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Horry County police have a man in custody after a chase on Highway 501 Monday morning.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Anyone who travels Highway 501 near Carolina Forest knows it's a traffic nightmare. Although there's a plan to relieve some of that congestion, commuters will have to wait a little longer before a change is made.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Update: All lanes have been reopened.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  A downed traffic signal cable fell on Highway 501, also known as Church Street, in Conway.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  A left traffic lane that turns off of Highway 501 Conway bound near Chick-fil-A is being closed Wednesday.

Monday, February 25, 2013  A two-car crash Monday morning around 8:45 a.m. disrupted traffic on Highway 501 at Fantasy Harbour Road near Myrtle Beach.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  A woman is dead after a single vehicle car crash in Marion County after the driver says he fell asleep at the wheel.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  An Horry County school bus went into a median and got stuck on Highway 501 Southbound near Conway.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  Conway police are on the scene of a three car crash on East Highway 501 at Lake Busbee Road.

Monday, December 17, 2012  Santee Cooper has announced both generating units at the Grainger Generating Station on Highway 501 in Conway will permanently retire on December 31, 2012.

Monday, December 17, 2012  A routine traffic stop that turned into a vehicle and foot pursuit ended in a wreck at Brown Swamp Rd. and Highway 501 Monday around 10:45 a.m., according to Sgt. Robert Kegler with Horry County police.