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Friday, May 17, 2013  The commission working to preserve the culture of slave descendants on the Southeast coast is holding its quarterly meeting. The Gullah-Geechee Heritage Corridor Commission meets in Conway Friday.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Preliminary damages for last month's Windsor Green condominium fire in the Carolina Forest area of Horry County are estimated at $15 million, according to Scott Hawkins, spokesman for the S.C. Forestry Commission.

Monday, April 08, 2013  A 64 year old man was shot and hit three times at his home near Mullins on Monday, April 1st, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office. Deputies are looking for Chauncee Malek Platt, 19, of Marion.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  People are questioning how a North Carolina man operated a $600 million Ponzi scheme that attracted 1 million investors, even though regulators had received dozens of complaints about the company.

Friday, March 29, 2013  The South Carolina state treasurer is refusing to sign a check the state retirement fund wants to invest.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Five acres burned off of Jamestown Road in Florence County, according to the South Carolina Forestry Commission's website.

Monday, March 25, 2013  It's been nine days since the fire at the Windsor Green condo development destroyed 26 buildings and left 189 people homeless. Aid for the fire victims now heads into a new phase. Volunteers are helping victims get cash, supplies and even jobs.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  11 precincts in lower Florence County opened Tuesday for the special election to fill a seat on Florence County Council.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A Republican activist is taking his ethics accusations against Gov. Nikki Haley to the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Monday, March 18, 2013  The statewide Red Flag Alert was lifted Monday morning by the South Carolina Forestry Commission.

Sunday, March 17, 2013  The South Carolina Forestry Commission has issued a red flag fire weather alert for the entire state effective at midnight.

Friday, March 15, 2013  At 12:00 a.m. Saturday, the entire state of South Carolina will be under a Red Flag Fire Weather Alert, according to the South Carolina Forestry Commission.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  Attorney General Alan Wilson will not be punished for failing to report an estimated 10 to 15 donations to his 2011 inauguration gala, the S.C. Ethics Commission’s executive director said Thursday.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  The South Carolina Forestry Commission has multiple controlled burns scheduled Tuesday across the area.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  The South Carolina Forestry Commission says it still has plenty of seedlings available as tree planting season comes to an end.