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Friday, June 14, 2013  The South Carolina Supreme Court has turned down an appeal of last year's Atlantic Beach mayoral election, paving the way for Jake Evans to be sworn in as the town's mayor.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  UPDATE: Bond was set Tuesday at $2,000 for Atlantic Beach Mayor Retha Pierce on a charge of Third Degree Assault and Battery.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  At a town council meeting in Atlantic Beach Tuesday night, several things were accomplished, but none of them were on the agenda.

Friday, December 14, 2012  In a special called meeting Thursday night, the mayor and some council members of Atlantic Beach made changes to leadership and how finances are handled. Council members Carolyn Cole and Windy Price were not there, and they were directly impacted by the changes.

Friday, September 21, 2012  Atlantic Beach Mayor Retha Pierce has appealed a South Carolina Circuit Judge's ruling that there was no evidence of Fraud and Impropriety in a May 22nd town election.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  Atlantic Beach Town Council met Wednesday evening, it's first meeting with a new council member.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  After a long election appeal process in Atlantic Beach, Judge Larry Hyman dismissed the election appeal of Atlantic Beach Mayor Retha Pierce Wednesday, stating there was no evidence of Fraud and Impropriety.

Tuesday, July 03, 2012  Two officers elected to Atlantic Beach Town Council didn't show up to the council meeting Tuesday, where they were expected to be sworn-in.

Monday, June 25, 2012  Monday, 13th Circuit Court Judge Gary Hill issued a continuance for an election appeal that's kept three Atlantic Beach town candidates out of office.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  Protests have been filed in Tuesday's Atlantic Beach election, after the results were certified. The official results show Jake Evans was the winner of the mayor's race and Josephine Isom and Charlene Taylor were the winners of the two town council seats.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  After yet another Atlantic Beach election filled with controversy and questions, the unofficial results are in.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  Atlantic Beach Town Council members decided to start its annual motorcycle rally a week earlier, holding it from May 18th to May 28th, but Councilman Jake Evans thinks that's an effort to avoid holding an election.

Monday, April 02, 2012  Monday, NewsChannel 15 received two separate meeting agendas, one from each side. The councilmen and Mayor spent the first 45 minutes of the meeting going back and forth just trying to decide how to combine the two. When asked if the town residents deserve better, Mayor Pierce replied, "Well of course they do. They don't trust outsiders and they don't trust each other."

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  The town's mayor, Retha Pierce, had called an emergency meeting 24 hours prior and when they showed up they were locked out of the town's community center where the meeting was set to be held. Also on the door was a note saying the meeting was canceled due to no quorum. Newschannel 15 received a fax just after 4:00 p.m. with the same message. Pierce says she has also been locked out of her office at town hall.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  Town council was expected to meet Tuesday night.