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Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Mark Lazarus is leading Al Allen in the Republican primary runoff election for Horry County Council Chairman. According to Lazarus's campaign Allen has conceded.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Polls are now open in the runoff election for the Horry County council chairman seat left vacant when Congressman Tom Rice won the 7th congressional district race.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  Ceremony set for Wednesday in Washington.

Monday, December 31, 2012  As 2012 comes to a close, we've taken a look back at some of the major stories.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  Horry County Council chairman Tom Rice defeated CCU economics instructor Gloria Bromell Tinubu Tuesday, to become South Carolina's first representative in the new 7th Congressional district.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  Voter turnout was high across South Carolina, but it didn't break the record set in 2008 of 76 percent.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Tom Rice won the newly implemented 7th congressional district race Tuesday night.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  As news reporters, we'd like nothing more than a clear and concise winner to report as the election results come in Tuesday night. Whether it be a scenario like 1980, when Republicans carried 44 of the 50 states or 2008, when President Barack Obama beat Sen. John McCain with almost 100 electoral votes to spare. A clear outcome leaves few questions.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  Democrat Gloria Tinubu and Republican Tom Rice squared off at Myrtle Beach High School Wednesday evening in a debate.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  The two candidates for the newly drawn 7th Congressional District will debate at Myrtle Beach High School on Wednesday, October 17th, and that debate will air live on WPDE NewsChannel 15 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  The two candidates for the newly drawn 7th Congressional District debate at Myrtle Beach High School, watch it LIVE here.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  It's been almost 20 years since a woman has represented South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representative. Congresswoman Elizabeth J. Patterson served from 1987-1993.  Gloria Bromell Tinubu is trying to go for the history books by not only being the most recent woman to represent us, but also the first African-American woman.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  With just over a month to go until the November 6 general election, we're talking to the Republican and the Democrat who want to be the first member of Congress to represent South Carolina's new 7th Congressional District.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  The Democrat running in South Carolina's new 7th Congressional District is scheduled to get an endorsement from a retiree group.

Monday, August 13, 2012  Tom Rice, Horry County Council Chairman and Republican nominee for South Carolina's newest congressional district, will spend the week touring the Pee Dee.