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Yesterday at 4:45 PM  GE Healthcare is investing $17 million in a Florence plant that will turn helium gas into supercool liquid needed for medical imaging.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Tuesday, the Marlboro County Town of McColl held elections for the mayor's seat and six town council seats.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Firefighters are on the scene of a fire reported at Melton Electric Company, located at 111 Jacob Lane in Myrtle Beach.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Newly elected Congressman Mark Sanford and his ex-wife have settled a complaint that said he was at her home without her permission in violation of their divorce agreement.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has redeemed a political career sidelined by scandal by winning his old congressional seat.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Mark Sanford's quest for political redemption now rests with voters along South Carolina's coast.

Saturday, May 04, 2013  The party selected 37-year-old Orangeburg native Jaime Harrison as its new leader at Saturday's convention in Columbia.

Friday, May 03, 2013  The Atlantic Beach mayor's appeal of the May 2012 election, which she lost to Jake Evans, has been dismissed.

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 30, 2013  Polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday in Horry County as voters head to the polls to elect a new chairman of the Horry County Council.

Monday, April 22, 2013  To better facilitate voters, Horry County Registration and Elections has temporarily moved two precincts.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Thursday afternoon, Bobby L. Davis was sworn into office, making him the city's first black mayor.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The National Republican Congressional Committee says it's not spending any additional money to support Mark Sanford's bid for a congressional seat in South Carolina.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating allegations of fraud in Tuesday's Marion mayoral and city council elections, according to Marion police.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  For more than four years, Robert Hawkins has been part of the American Preppers Network, a movement that has more than 30,000 members nationwide, with a goal of being prepared for any kind of emergency.