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Thursday, May 31, 2012  A skydive drop zone, minutes from the Myrtle Beach strip, is now open at the historic Grand Strand Airport.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Theatres across the Grand Strand are quickly selling tickets for the much-anticipated release of the movie, The Hunger Games, set to open Friday. Many are holding midnight screenings that have begun to sell out. But are the books and movie too violent for some of the young adult audience it's targeting?

Wednesday, October 05, 2011  The application is called K.G. Dogfighting, and has more than 450 reviews, and a 4 out of 5 star rating. It costs $4.99 and has a content rating of "high maturity."

Wednesday, August 17, 2011  Four of the five largest U.S. tobacco companies are suing the federal government over new graphic cigarette labels that include the sewn-up corpse of a smoker and a picture of diseased lungs. Do you think the tobacco firms have a case or should the graphic labels be allowed?

Thursday, August 04, 2011  Meatpacker Cargill recalls 36 million pounds of ground turkey linked to salmonella outbreak

Thursday, July 28, 2011  The Better Business Bureau's alert against Dr. Bass states "The Dr. Is Not In!", but Marc Serio, the owner of Dr. Bass, says the BBB wouldn't know because it never spoke with him.

Saturday, July 23, 2011  Hundreds turned out Saturday for the first ever Reptile Expo at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. More than 100 exhibitors selling snakes, lizards, frogs, and more are in town this weekend for the expo.

Monday, July 04, 2011  Pawleys Island is known for its sandy beaches and beautiful ocean, but it was the sea of red, white and blue that grabbed the spotlight this 4th of July.

Sunday, June 26, 2011  You may have noticed recently a little relief at the pump, and experts say gas is expected to get even cheaper.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011  Tuesday, the Federal Drug Administration released some graphic images and phrases that the cigarette industry will be forced to put on all their packaging and advertisement by September 2012. Do you think the new FDA images on cigarettes are warranted?

Tuesday, June 14, 2011  New regulations from the FDA issued Tuesday should make shopping through the sunscreen aisle at the store a little easier for beach goers along the Grand Strand.