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Thursday, March 28, 2013  Mark Lazarus won Tuesday's Horry County Council Chair runoff election by 1,185 votes, although the results still have to be certified Thursday morning.

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.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Al Allen will face Mark Lazarus in the runoff for Horry County Council Chair on March 26.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  No candidate receives more than 50% of the vote for Horry County Council Chairman. The two candidates who received the most votes will face each other in a runoff election on March 26th.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  The polls are open until 7 p.m. tonight in the Horry County Council chair primary election, but voter turnout all day has been low.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  All five candidates for the vacant Horry County Council chair seat take to the podium in a debate, moderated by WPDE NewsChannel 15's Tim McGinnis.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Next Tuesday, residents of Horry County will hit the voting booths to vote in the primary for the Horry County Council Chair vacant seat.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  The five candidates for Horry County Council chairman talked about transportation, economic development and tourism promotion during a candidates forum in North Myrtle Beach Tuesday.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Horry County Councilman Al Allen discusses his candidacy for council chairman.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  Horry County Council will be in need of a chairman soon since Council Chair, Tom Rice, has been elected to Congress.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  Tuesday evening, Horry County Council unanimously decided to defer the laser issue to the state.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  With the Spring Harley Rally right around the corner, Horry County's Public Safety Committee held a special meeting concerning bike week rules.

Monday, June 06, 2011  The murder trial of two individuals charged in connection with a 2008 shooting near the campus of Coast Carolina University begins Monday.

Monday, October 25, 2010  Horry County doesn't have a policy to deal with county employees using cell phones while driving, but County Councilman Al Allen wants county staff to work on one.