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Tuesday, June 04, 2013  June 4, the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, will conduct a lane-reversal exercise to simulate what would need to happen if a mandatory hurricane evacuation were ordered.

Friday, December 07, 2012  Hundreds of employees were evacuated during a fire at the BMW plant in Greer.

Friday, June 01, 2012  June 1 is the official start of the hurricane season, but we've already had two named storms form in the Atlantic. Starting this year, there are changes to the way officials respond to the threat of a hurricane, from the new "Know Your Zone" system, to the elimination of voluntary evacuations.

Friday, May 25, 2012  When hurricanes threaten South Carolina, there no longer will be any voluntary evacuations.

Sunday, September 04, 2011  Parts of the Gulf Coast continue to wallow in the misery of slow-moving Tropical Storm Lee, which has dumped more than a foot of rain in New Orleans and spun off tornadoes elsewhere.

Thursday, August 25, 2011  President Barack Obama has declared an emergency for North Carolina that is expected to be hit by Hurricane Irene over the weekend.

Thursday, August 25, 2011  North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has declared a state of emergency for the region east of Interstate 95 in preparation of approaching Hurricane Irene.

Thursday, June 16, 2011  Horry County Fire Rescue Chief Gary Alderman says some diesel tanks stored in a barn caught fire on Sandridge Road, and they had to evacuate some residents.

Thursday, June 16, 2011  An early morning fire that destroyed three RV's and damaged four trailers Thursday, rekindled about five hours later,

Thursday, June 16, 2011  While a fire in Little River is now under control, residents in the area had to be evacuated. Three different fire agencies responded to the fire.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  Horry County and SC Forestry firefighters are on the scene of a brush fire in the Meadowlark Circle area of Highway 548 between Conway and Aynor.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011  South Carolina Electric & Gas has filed its annual review with state regulators to raise rates to pay for two new nuclear reactors near Columbia.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011  South Carolina Electric & Gas Company plans to discuss concerns about its nuclear operations in light of problems with reactors in Japan following a massive earthquake and tsunami.

Monday, March 14, 2011  Fear of a nuclear meltdown in Japan, prompted us to think about the nuclear power plant in our own backyard.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011  Last week, a fire destroyed the Agrium Fertilizer plant warehouse in Hartsville. City leaders now fear new federal flood maps could keep from the company from rebuilding.