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Friday, May 17, 2013  The commission working to preserve the culture of slave descendants on the Southeast coast is holding its quarterly meeting. The Gullah-Geechee Heritage Corridor Commission meets in Conway Friday.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Horry County Council members have been invited to meet with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich about Interstate 73, according to Horry County spokesperson Lisa Bourcier.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Two Rowan County Republican lawmakers want their legislative colleagues to support a resolution backing their county commissioners and their use of sectarian prayers at official meetings.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Atlantic Beach town council began discussions for the 2013 Bike Fest at its meeting Monday evening.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Florence County Council will hold a special meeting Thursday morning to talk more about solutions to the problems with Florence County EMS.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  The Pickens County School Board has given tentative approval to changing its policy on prayer at its meetings.

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, January 25, 2013  On June 19th while in severe pain, Valencia started to drive to her Carolina Forest home. She didn't know someone would be there to help.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Attorneys from around South Carolina are meeting in Myrtle Beach for their annual meeting.

Friday, December 14, 2012  Clemson University is slated to hold a meeting that organizers hope will help businesspeople make their technology systems more secure.

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, November 30, 2012  A special group organized to fight human trafficking in South Carolina is meeting this week.

Friday, November 16, 2012  At the annual meeting of the Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association, several Grand Strand businesses and individuals were honored for their dedication to the tourism industry.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  Here are the winning numbers from HTC's Tuesday night meeting.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  Tuesday evening Georgetown County School Board held a meeting with a full agenda. One thing that wasn't on there though, was a prayer.