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Thursday, May 16, 2013  Exit exam scores at Darlington High School are rolling in this week, said principal Greg Harrison, bringing difficult news to some seniors.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Florence School District One Superintendent Allie Brooks says they want graduation ceremonies to be peaceful and respectful this year.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Horry County is home Coastal Carolina University and Horry Georgetown Technical College which graduates thousands of students each year.

Monday, May 06, 2013  An online petition started by a group of students at Coastal Carolina University to have Senator Tim Scott removed as graduation speaker has gained momentum in the past few days with close to 500 signatures.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A recently released report in The Chronicle of Higher Education based on data from the National Student Clearinghouse found South Carolina's college graduation rate is 71.52 percent, the sixth-highest in the nation.

Monday, December 31, 2012  As 2012 comes to a close, we've taken a look back at some of the major stories.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  A jury has acquitted Shannon Cooper of Disorderly Conduct, according to officials at Florence City Court.

Monday, September 24, 2012  Shannon Cooper is being tried Monday on charges of Disorderly Conduct, after she was arrested in June for excessively cheering as her daughter walked across the stage to get her diploma at the Florence Civic Center.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  Shannon Cooper, the mother arrested after cheering at her daughter's high school graduation, pleaded not guilty Wednesday and requested a jury trial.

Wednesday, June 06, 2012  Shannon Cooper can't believe all the attention her story is getting.  Monday, we reported she was arrested for disorderly conduct after cheering at her daughter's graduation from South Florence High School Saturday night.

Monday, June 04, 2012  Shannon Cooper cheered as her daughter walked across the stage to get her diploma from South Florence High School Saturday night, but just minutes later, Shannon was handcuffed and arrested.

Saturday, May 12, 2012  First Lady Michelle Obama says the example of the four North Carolina A&T State University students who started the sit-in movement for desegregation more than half a century ago shows what young people can do to change the world.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012  Fourteen new firefighter recruits, who completed a three-month program, graduated from the Myrtle Beach Fire Department Recruit School and will start working at several departments in the area.

Monday, April 23, 2012  A study released by the AP Monday shows a weak labor market has already left half of young college graduates either jobless or under-employed in positions that don't fully use their skills and knowledge.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012  The first four people graduated from Georgetown County drug court Tuesday afternoon. They join the 110 people who have graduated from Horry County drug court. Drug court is a rehabilitation program of sorts. The program is an alternative to serving jail time for drug sentences. Typically, the offenders would serve as many as 12 years, but instead they serve a year to 18 months.