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Friday, April 05, 2013  The thigh gap refers to the space between a person's thighs when they're standing straight up and their feet and knees are together.

Sunday, March 31, 2013  Police are now saying 95 vehicles were involved in 17 separate crashes along a mountainous, foggy stretch of interstate near the Virginia-North Carolina border.

Sunday, March 17, 2013  One group of volunteers spent their Sunday loading ambulances with supplies for those families who lost their homesin the Windsor Green condo fire.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  In 2012, South Carolina students improved on student scored and passage rates in most courses according to data released by the South Carolina Department of Education.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  The United States has fallen in the global economic competitive stakes for the fourth year running, according to an annual survey from the World Economic Forum.

Sunday, June 10, 2012  A funeral has been scheduled for a 4-year-old girl who died after the cross from a tombstone fell on her and her older sister. The funeral for Peyton Elizabeth Townsend will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Blowing Rock. She died Friday while playing in the cemetery at Mount Paran Baptist Church.

Sunday, September 04, 2011  More than 20 people participated in two different eating contests Sunday afternoon at the Beach, Boogie, and BBQ festival in Myrtle Beach.

Sunday, August 21, 2011  A new study says the South has shortage of workers qualified for so-called "middle skills" jobs such as electricians, nursing aides and computer support specialists.

Saturday, February 05, 2011  From 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, the City of Myrtle Beach's Human Rights Commission is hosting a public forum called "Too many children left behind: Closing the achievement gap."

Tuesday, November 23, 2010  A park on the South Carolina-North Carolina state line will be growing by more than 300 acres thanks to a give by a Greenville organization.

Monday, November 08, 2010  The U.S. still faces a significant gap in residential broadband use that breaks down along incomes, education levels and other socio-economic factors.

Tuesday, October 05, 2010  State Superintendent of Education, Jim Rex, says student scores improved this year on South Carolina's high school end-of-course exams, with various demographic groups showing better performance and achievement gaps narrowing in most areas.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010  New government data shows that a women's place in the workplace has improved, but not by much.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010  A group trying to narrow South Carolina's political gender gap wants to help the next governor put more women on boards and in charge of state agencies.

Thursday, July 15, 2010  A nonpartisan group working to narrow South Carolina's political gender gap is asking the next governor to put more women on boards and in charge of state agencies.