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Tuesday, April 02, 2013  The Transportation Authority will go from 100 employees to 30 by the end of the week, and that's just the start of the ripple effect from funding cuts.

Friday, March 22, 2013  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday it will close 149 air traffic control towers because of federal budget cuts. The tower at Grand Strand Airport in North Myrtle Beach is on the list to close.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  In February, the Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority (PDRTA) announced it had to cut jobs and services because of budget concerns. PDRTA will now cut 70 jobs on April 11, according to the SCWorks layoff notifications website.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Federal budget cuts have grounded the Myrtle Beach Air Show's main attraction, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds, according to air show officials.

Friday, March 01, 2013  President Barack Obama has signed an order authorizing the government to begin cutting $85 billion from federal accounts, officially enacting across-the-board reductions that he opposed but failed to avert.

Friday, March 01, 2013  President Obama and Republicans are playing the blame game when it comes to automatic spending cuts that are due to kick in later in the day.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Democratic and Republican governors were in Washington Monday to meet with President Barack Obama. They're in bipartisan agreement that they want to avoid the deep automatic spending cuts under the so-called sequester.  The $85 billion in across-the-board budget cuts will kick in on Friday, unless Congress can reach a deal.

Monday, February 25, 2013  The Federal Aviation Administration says air traffic control towers at the Florence Regional Airport, Grand Strand Airport in North Myrtle Beach, Donaldson Center in Greenville and Hilton Head Airport could shutdown due to budget cuts.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is asking legislators in her third State of the State address to overhaul public school funding, improve the state's crumbling roads, and make prisons a safer place for the guards who oversee the most violent offenders.

Friday, January 11, 2013  Eight temporary employees of the Waccamaw Economic Opportunity Council in Horry, Georgetown and Williamsburg counties have been laid off because of federal budget cuts as part of the "fiscal cliff" negotiations that have yet to be resolved.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is set to visit South Carolina to discuss the Capitol Hill debate over raising the country's debt limit.

Monday, November 05, 2012  The Georgetown Steel mill is now short 20 workers. On October 26 ArcelorMittal, the company that runs the mill, laid off the workers because of lower production demands.

Thursday, August 16, 2012  Horry County Parks and Recreation held a grand opening and dedication ceremony at the South Strand Recreation Center Thursday night.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  Republican leaders in South Carolina are warning that impending across-the-board cuts in federal spending will devastate military bases in the state.

Saturday, August 04, 2012  A Washington think tank says two South Carolina airports could be among more than 100 nationwide forced to close if $1 trillion in federal budget cuts take effect in January.