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Friday, May 17, 2013  With the influx of bikers and tourists combined with the people who live here, law enforcement is working hard to keep the roads safe.

Sunday, October 07, 2012  Motorcycles have taken over the Grand Strand for the past week, but the Fall Bike Rally ended on Sunday and the bikers are rolling out of town.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011  New figures show how badly South Carolina tourism was battered by the Great Recession.

Friday, June 03, 2011  Occupancy rates of the Grand Strand's lodging industry for the period between Easter and Memorial Day weekend are up slightly compared to last year.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011  A preliminary sample of Myrtle Beach properties for the Memorial Day weekend are much higher when compared to 2010.

Friday, May 27, 2011  In 2008, the Myrtle Beach City Council and Horry County Council launched an effort to "Take Back May," passing ordinances designed to end or restrict the large motorcycle rallies that had come to dominate the month of May. Part of the effort to end the rallies was to add new events to help fill the void the rallies left behind.

Friday, May 20, 2011  As bikers spend their last weekend of the 2011 Harley Rally on the Grand Strand, the profile of today's biker is far from the long-past image of young leather-clad rebels invading a small town, intent on hellraising. Many of today's rally-goers are professionals.

Friday, May 20, 2011  The Carolina Harley Davidson Association moved its rally to New Bern, North Carolina three years ago, in protest of the now repealed Myrtle Beach helmet law.

Thursday, May 19, 2011  North Myrtle Beach officials say people may see the city's "eye in the sky" helicopter flying over the North Myrtle Beach area.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011  Hundreds of vendors are selling their wares at this year's Spring Harley Rally on the Grand Strand, including a few you might not expect to see catering to thousands of bikers.

Monday, May 16, 2011  What do you think of the remaining anti-bike rally ordinances in Myrtle Beach, especially the limitations on vendors and exhaust noise? Will they keep bikers outside of city limits or have bikers forgiven the city enough to come back?

Saturday, May 14, 2011  The first weekend of the Myrtle Beach Spring bike rally is underway. Bike week kicked off Friday, May 13 and runs until Sunday, May 22.

Thursday, May 12, 2011  NewsChannel 15 takes a look at the history of the Harley Motorcycle Rally on the Grand Strand, from its humble beginning in May of 1940, to its heyday when attendance reached around half a million bikers, to its recent decline, to the new hope for a Bike Rally renaissance.

Monday, May 09, 2011  During its hey-day, the Myrtle Beach Spring Harley Rally attracted an estimated 500,000 bikers for the ten-day event. But, whether you blame a sour economy, new motorcycle laws, or anything else, the bottom line is attendance decreased over the last few years.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  More first time visitors made their way to the Grand Strand in 2010 and the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce credits a major shift in advertising.