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Wednesday, June 05, 2013  A man from Florence, a man from North Myrtle Beach, and a man from Conway each pled guilty to Mail Fraud in federal court in separate cases.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Georgetown County employees are one step closer to getting bigger paychecks. County council passed a second reading of an ordinance that will give them a five percent pay raise but it also comes with a property tax increase.

Monday, May 27, 2013  Associaton recovering from former leader's suicide and assistant's embezzlement.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  The Senate Finance Committee has advanced a plan that funds road and bridge construction by redirecting taxes, borrowing money and raising fees.

Saturday, April 27, 2013  North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper notified Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders on Friday how much money was going to state coffers and the Golden LEAF Foundation, which politicians established to help tobacco-growing regions transition their economies.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  People are entering businesses claiming to be Santee Cooper employees and demanding immediate payment of bills. Business owners have also been contacted by phone asking for credit card payments or wire transfers.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Since January 2010, Midway Fire Rescue has lost 50 employees. 15 of them have left just in the last year.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  A tiny airline in Samoa is bringing new meaning to the word airfare and is giving passengers a reason to lose a few pounds before making flight reservations.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Horry County parking pay stations are now running for the season, starting Monday.

Sunday, March 24, 2013  Six months after a hacker stole the personal data of millions of South Carolina taxpayers, legislators are moving past finger-pointing hearings on who to blame and focusing on how to prevent another massive breach.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  The budget proposal heading for debate on the South Carolina House floor provides pay raises only to maximum-security prison officers - something advocates of state employees call unfair and shortsighted.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Judge William Seals issued an order this week denying Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone's motion to deposit the judgement with the Florence County Clerk of Court and halt any interest on it.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Florence County Attorney Malloy McEachin says the State Insurance Reserve Fund will be used to pay the $125,000 awarded to Phil Hanna in December in a civil lawsuit he filed against Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Firefighters at Midway Fire Rescue in Pawleys Island are getting trained this week in roof ventilation, the proper way to cut into the roof of a burning home.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A senator leading a panel on the S.C. Department of Revenue's massive security breach has introduced a bill that would provide taxpayers 10 years of state-paid credit monitoring and create more oversight of state computer systems.