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Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A professor of art at Coastal Carolina University won the top prize at Lake City's Artfields competition.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  James Dew, 43, of Murrells Inlet. faces a charge of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Couple pushing to win contest to build a dog park in Conway.

Friday, April 12, 2013  A man North Myrtle Beach police and other law enforcement agencies were searching for Thursday turned himself in on Friday at 9:13 a.m.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Air Force officials confirmed a Shaw Air Force Base F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot was killed April 3, when his plane crashed in Afghanistan returning to base from a close air support mission.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Two men have been arrested following a narcotics investigation in the Racepath area of Myrtle Beach.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Five acres burned off of Jamestown Road in Florence County, according to the South Carolina Forestry Commission's website.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Florence man is accused of a murder in North Carolina in February.

Monday, March 11, 2013  RTI or "Run Thru It" is the slogan adopted by the St. James High School family after their head football coach, Mark Fischer, was diagnosed with cancer. In the six months since, his outlook on life hasn't wavered.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  Two 12-year-old boys who lived just a few miles apart in Conway had several things in common and now they share a bond forever.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Eduardo Nelson and James Quashaun Scott, both 27, of Dillon, were sentenced Monday in federal court for Conspiracy to Manufacture and Pass Counterfeit Securities, United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated Thursday.

Monday, March 04, 2013  South Carolina Highway Patrol is trying to determine who was at fault in a crash that killed two drivers on Friday.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  The James Smith Realty building on Ocean Highway in Pawleys Island caught fire between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. Sunday

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned a settlement involving the estate of James Brown, saying a former attorney general didn't follow the late soul singer's wishes in putting together the deal.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  A man who escaped from the Berkeley County jail last year and hid in a Myrtle Beach hospital will have to serve three-and-a-half years in prison.