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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  The South Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit challenging billions of dollars in sales tax exemptions.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  President Barack Obama made less in 2012 than in any other year since taking office, with about 40 percent of the nearly $609,000 in income that he and first lady Michelle Obama reported coming from book sales.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Florence County Sheriff's Office investigators have filed additional charges against two men in connection with a door-to-door sales scam that occurred in February in the Lake City, Timmonsville and Florence areas.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Florence County Council has started measures to possibly extend a penny sales tax that voters approved in a referendum in 2006.

Saturday, February 23, 2013  The Home Show at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center attracted a large crowd Saturday. With the huge turnout and loads of vendors, a local developer says it could be a sign the Myrtle Beach housing market is making a turnaround.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Members of a South Carolina chapter of the Hell's Angels motorcycle club are set to go on trial for charges accusing them of drug sales, armed robberies, prostitution and other crimes.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse reports that in the two months before Christmas, sales of electronics, clothing, jewelry and home goods increased by only 0.7 percent compared with last year.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  A sporting goods chain says it's suspending sales of modern rifles nationwide because of the school shooting in Connecticut.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Nearly two dozen projects in Georgetown County would have been funded by one cent capital improvement sales tax, but last month Georgetown County voters turned it down.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  The Powerball jackpot is at an all-time record $550 million, which means cashiers are selling tickets at an all-time rapid rate.

Monday, November 26, 2012  Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, many of you have already started decorating for the holiday. Since last Thursday, Booth's Christmas Tree Farm near the Highway 701 and Highway 22 interchange has been busy filling orders.

Sunday, November 25, 2012  Thanksgiving shopping took a noticeable bite out of Black Friday's start to the holiday season, as the latest survey found retail sales fell slightly from last year.

Saturday, November 24, 2012  Christmas tree growers in South Carolina have good reason to be cheerful this season. Steve Penland of the South Carolina Christmas Tree Association says the state's tree sales were up 15 percent last year, and growers are expecting another strong showing.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Thursday, a task force that supports the dredging of Georgetown's port met for the first time since voters turned down a referendum that would have added a one percent sales tax. The funding was set to speed up several expensive capital projects, including some of the millions of dollars it's expected to cost to dig out silt that has built up along the Georgetown port passageway.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  Voters in Georgetown County have spoken and the 1% sales tax question did not pass.