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Wednesday, March 06, 2013  An 82-year-old woman has died in a fire at her home on Turner Road in the Nesmith community of Hemingway, Tuesday afternoon.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  Homegrown country music star Josh Turner showed off his cooking skills by making Frogmore Stew on the ABC show "The Chew" Thursday afternoon.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  Florence firefighters were called to a house fire on Gladstone Street around 3 a.m. Thursday.

Saturday, January 28, 2012  Saturday morning the Lake City Housing Authority held a dedication ceremony for new units off of Morning Glory Drive.

Sunday, December 25, 2011  Over the course of several hours an assembly line of meals were put together and served to a crowd of more than 3,000 people at Saint John's Greek Orthodox Church. An additional 2,000 meals went out to others in Horry and Georgetown county.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  Gene Nahley's joy is contagious, and his laugh is hard to miss in the kitchen of the Greek Orthodox Church in Myrtle Beach. He's spreading his joy this Christmas by volunteering to help feed more than 5,000 people.

Thursday, December 01, 2011  Coastal Cooks is a 10-week long program at the Street Reach Mission in Myrtle Beach that aims to give the homeless the skills they need to start a new life and a new career.

Friday, July 08, 2011  Experts say that southern cooking traditions have a lot to do with a new report that puts South Carolina in the top ten fattest states in the nation.

Thursday, June 23, 2011  One man escaped a house fire unharmed Thursday night.

Thursday, May 05, 2011  The Florence Fire Department says a fire on West Sumter Street Wednesday night was started because cooking materials were left unattended.

Monday, April 04, 2011  More than 250 people attended the Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association's Trio Dinner. This is the fifth year for the event.

Wednesday, March 09, 2011  Fire investigators say unattended cooking caused a Florence house fire Tuesday.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010  Organizers for the Coastal Uncorked festival announced Tuesday that Paula Deen will host a cooking demonstration and autograph session during the May festival.

Monday, November 15, 2010  An invasion is underway off the coast of the Carolinas. An invasive species of fish is killing off many other popular species and now a federal agency has come up with a unique idea for stopping it.

Thursday, August 26, 2010  A South Carolina sheriff says a mother who died in a fire with her twin 3-year-old sons had left the boys alone while she went to pick up a friend.