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Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Horry County Council will have a new leader later this month when Mark Lazarus takes the oath as council chairman.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has cleared another hurdle in his bid for a political comeback, defeating a former county council member to win the GOP nomination for a vacant U.S. House seat.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford plans to announce Wednesday he is running for his old congressional seat.

Friday, December 21, 2012  Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford may be considering a run for Congress, according to CNN.

Monday, October 31, 2011  The U.S. Justice Department won't oppose South Carolina's plans for a redrawing U.S. House district lines that add a new seventh district along the coast, but South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Dick Harpootlian said a lawsuit will be filed within two weeks against the plan.

Thursday, October 27, 2011  Mande Wilkes announced Thursday her bid for the Pee Dee's emerging 7th Congressional seat.

Thursday, May 19, 2011  A redistricting proposal shows Horry County anchoring South Carolina's new 7th congressional district.

Friday, April 08, 2011  More than 100 people packed into the Myrtle Beach Law Enforcement Center for a hearing concerning a potential shift in district lines to reflect U.S. Census data. Thursday night's meeting is just one of nine being held across the state.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010  It appears Horry County will gain political representation in Washington D.C. and Columbia. South Carolina will add a seventh seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and that district may be anchored on the Grand Strand.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010  Census figures show South Carolina will add a seventh congressional seat.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010  Lt. Governor Andre Bauer will be out of office next year. However, he's not ruling out running for another office, including a possible congressional seat that would represent the Grand Strand in Washington, D.C.

Friday, June 18, 2010  The primary elections are not over. Voters will finish some unfinished business at the polls next Tuesday.

Wednesday, June 09, 2010  The son of a former South Carolina governor is endorsing the son of a former U.S. senator in a congressional race the state's coastal 1st District.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010  South Carolina's lone black Republican state representative is heading to a GOP runoff against the son of one of the state's most noted politicians to fill an open coastal congressional seat.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010  South Carolina's lone black Republican state representative is heading to a GOP runoff to fill an open coastal congressional seat.