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Friday, April 12, 2013  Thursday's boat fire at Hague Marina in the Socastee area of Horry County was the fourth fire there in five months.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  The Carolina Forest community is no stranger to fire. Just four years ago, a massive wildfire started there and then burned dozens of homes in the Barefoot Resort community.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Horry County police are investigating two separate brush fires in the Avalon subdivision in Carolina Forest.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  The fires started around 4:00 Tuesday morning on East Heron Street in the Creekside Mobile Home Park.

Monday, December 17, 2012  Update: Deputies with the Florence County Sheriff's Office arrested Rogie Derell Wise, 23, of Gable, SC and charged him with Burglary.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Here's one list South Carolina would rather not be on this holiday season. The state ranks in the top ten in the U.S. for Thanksgiving cooking fires.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  More than a million GE dishwashers are being recalled because of heating elements that can fail and cause fires.

Tuesday, July 03, 2012  Tuesday morning, Horry County police arrested Travis Andrew Degruccio, 21, of Myrtle Beach for an outbreak of fires in the Deerfield Subdivision near Surfside Beach.

Friday, May 11, 2012  Timmonsville Town Council fires administrator and treasurer, and closes police department.

Friday, May 11, 2012  Timmonsville Police Chief Michael Martin tells NewsChannel 15 he's waiting to learn if his officers will get their final paychecks. But town administrator Mark Fountain and treasurer Dora Lee tell us the officers were paid Thursday and will be paid for their last day.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  Timmonsville Mayor Darrick Jackson sent a letter to Police Chief Michael Martin Thursday, informing him that effective 8 p.m. Friday, May 11, the town's police department will cease to exist.

Friday, April 13, 2012  A four acre brush fire continues to burnin Carolina Bays near the Walkers Woods subdivision in Carolina Forest, and residents who live in the fire prone area are handling the emotional roller coaster in stride.

Monday, April 09, 2012  Warm, dry weather like we've been having might be beautiful, but could be very dangerous. The weather conditions have experts warning against burning.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  The Florence County Sheriff's Office is investigating what led to a trooper firing a shot at a man during a traffic stop.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  SC Forestry Commission firefighters continue to battle two separate brush fires in Horry County.