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Saturday, May 11, 2013  Nursing women at a major Army headquarters in South Carolina don't have to hide in a rest room if they want to breast-feed their babies or express milk for their young.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A group of people who want to feed the homeless around the Grand Strand is vowing to not give up, though they keep getting kicked out of one feeding location after another.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  In a garden behind Good Shepherd Anglican Church in Myrtle Beach, a local group grows broccoli, kale and other fruits and vegetables. It's part of what the group does to feed the homeless, but that effort came to a halt last Saturday.

Sunday, November 11, 2012  Radio personality Scott Mann is living in a camper at Broadway at the Beach to help fight hunger along the Grand Strand.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  The 71-year-old woman who barely escaped jail time for feeding stray cats was issued another citation for violating a Conway city nuisance ordinance.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Gerri Dempsey, 71, will not face jail time for feeding stray cats.

Monday, August 27, 2012  Gerri Dempsey, 71, is facing possible jail time for feeding stray cats, and says they'll die without her help but a new city ordinance says she must stop feeding them.

Saturday, August 04, 2012  Thousands of women united Saturday morning for an event to raise awareness on breast feeding, including a group of about a dozen in Myrtle Beach. It's called the Big Latch On event. Women are trying to beat the record for the most women breastfeeding at one time.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  Program offering free meals for children under 18 announced in Florence.

Thursday, March 29, 2012  Schools provide most children with breakfast and lunch throughout the week, but many would go hungry over the weekend if it weren't for a local organization called the Backpack Buddies.

Thursday, December 29, 2011  The Palmetto state has some of the lowest breast feeding numbers in the country but there's now a wave of activism to encourage mothers to breast feed their children because of the health benefits associated with it.

Saturday, August 06, 2011  Thousands of women united Saturday morning for an event to raise awareness on breast feeding, including a group in Myrtle Beach.

Sunday, June 26, 2011  A judge has denied bond for a Spartanburg County mother charged with passing a lethal dose of the painkiller morphine to her daughter through breast milk.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011  Florence is expanding a program that feeds students during the summer.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011  Myrtle Beach City Council approved a second reading Tuesday afternoon outlawing feeding animals like birds and ducks at the city's parks.