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Monday, April 01, 2013  Atlantic Beach town council began discussions for the 2013 Bike Fest at its meeting Monday evening.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Horry County Council's Public Safety Committee met Monday night and there was only one item on the agenda, discussion of the May bike rallies. The meeting served as an opportunity to go over rules and regulations specific to the yearly events.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  Horry County police and the South Carolina Secretary of State's Office joined forces over the Memorial Day weekend and seized $504,000 in counterfeit merchandise from some vendors at the Atlantic Beach Bike Fest.

Monday, May 28, 2012  As Memorial Day weekend comes to an end, so does the Atlantic Beach Bike Fest and clean up crews started early Monday morning picking up what was left behind.

Monday, May 28, 2012  Myrtle Beach police say a motorcyclist was killed in a wreck at 7:18 Saturday morning in the area of 1112 3rd Avenue South.

Sunday, May 27, 2012  The Bike Fest crowds are dwindling down, but police were still busy Sunday evening.

Sunday, May 27, 2012  The sun is setting on the Atlantic Beach Bike Fest, but not before a group of riders carried their message to the masses.

Saturday, May 26, 2012  The Atlantic Beach Bike Fest crowd at 6 p.m. Saturday compared to the noon crowd was as different as night and day. Hundreds packed into the four block town as the sun got closer to setting, and traffic congestion sprawled on highway 17 causing bumper to bumper traffic.

Saturday, May 26, 2012  It's a busy holiday weekend on the Grand Strand. The Atlantic Beach Bike Fest is in full swing, Military Appreciation Days are here and thousands of families are enjoying a warm weekend on the beach.

Friday, May 25, 2012  The bikers are back in Atlantic Beach this weekend for the annual Memorial Day Weekend Bike Fest, but the crowd so far this year is thinner than in year's past.

Friday, May 25, 2012  Vendors of the Atlantic Beach Bike Fest are frustrated with the high vendor fees the city implemented for the week and Friday morning, 30-40 vendors marched to Mayor Retha Pierce's home in protest of the new fees.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  The noise is growing in Atlantic Beach, but this time not because of politics.  The town's Bike Fest officially started last Friday, but faithfuls are recognizing the traditional Memorial Day weekend dates.

Friday, May 18, 2012  Friday marked the official start of the Atlantic Beach Bike Fest, but it doesn't look that way. Last month, town officials extended the event to include this weekend, as well as Memorial Day weekend.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  For decades, bikers have come to the Myrtle Beach area at the end of May. At one point, the numbers ballooned to hundreds of thousands and vendors were set up all along the strand. Today, it's a different event.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  Atlantic Beach Town Council members decided to start its annual motorcycle rally a week earlier, holding it from May 18th to May 28th, but Councilman Jake Evans thinks that's an effort to avoid holding an election.