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Monday, March 18, 2013  Two days after the fire, the memories of watching a fire take over the neighborhood are still raw for those who live there. Monday morning, Karen Sanders returned to her home in Windsor Green, where she owns two units.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  A bill that lawmakers hope will help turn abandoned buildings across South Carolina into bustling commercial space is under consideration in a Senate committee.

Friday, December 14, 2012  The Carolina Forest development in Horry County is booming. Stores, restaurants and doctors' offices are popping up all over.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  The City of Dillon has been ordered to pay a civil penalty of $30,000 to the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) for violations relating to the partial demolition of the Dilmar buildings on Main Street, according to a DHEC consent order.

Monday, October 01, 2012  Around 71 of Myrtle Beach's storefront buildings are vacant and it's beginning to become a problem. City planners have formed a committee to tackle the eyesores.

Monday, July 09, 2012  Officials with the Marion County Rural Fire Department say they battled a fire that burned a camper and 3/4 of an acre on Phill Court in the Friendship Community of Marion County.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  A bill that lawmakers hope will help turn abandoned buildings across South Carolina into bustling commercial space is heading to the Senate floor.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  The South Carolina House has approved a measure aimed at turning abandoned buildings into bustling commercial space.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  A South Carolina House panel is backing tax breaks to spur renovations of blighted areas.

Monday, March 19, 2012  A spokesperson with the state Department of Health and Environmental Control says the City of Dillon did not have the proper permits to tear down three buildings that the state has now learned contain asbestos.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  The three Dilmar buildings on Main Street in Dillon, that have been there for more than 50 years, are coming down. City leaders say they couldn't find anyone to redevelop the buildings and they aren't structurally sound.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  Wednesday morning, Florence Mayor Stephen Wukela addressed the House Judiciary Committee for Local Government on the Rehabilitation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Buildings Act. Mayor Wukela, along with six others, urged the committee to pass the bill so it could hit the house floor for discussion this legislative year.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  South Carolina legislators hope tax breaks can turn abandoned buildings into bustling commercial space.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  A proposed ordinance in Florence would require property owners to fix up their buildings.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  The U.S. Green Building Council awarded the Claire Chapin Epps Family YMCA in Myrtle Beach with a LEED certification plaque Thursday.