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          <title>New chamber publication now available</title>
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The Greater Hartsville Chamber of Commerce unveiled a new magazine-style publication highlighting the Hartsville community.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Lake City Community Planner for Nov. 25</title>
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Upcoming events in and around the Lake City area           ]]></description>
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          <title>Culture splashes Lake City Elementary</title>
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The month of November has brought several cultural experiences to the students, staff and parents of Lake City Elementary School.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Bypassing construction zones only a click away</title>
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The AAA auto club says a few more Americans will be traveling away from home for Thanksgiving this year, though most people are making their holiday treks by car.
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          <title>LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Where are the adults in Washington, D.C.?</title>
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It is now 12:05 p.m., Saturday afternoon, Nov. 7, 2009           ]]></description>
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          <title>LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reader pays tribute to church celebration</title>
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Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, was an amazing day in the little town of Timmonsville.            ]]></description>
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          <title>LETTER TO THE EDITOR: School district recognizes Superintendent McCants</title>
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We at Florence School District 4 have long recognized what an ethical, hardworking and dedicated leader we have in our superintendent, Dr. Bertha McCants           ]]></description>
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          <title>Trinity Collegiate School News</title>
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Trinity Collegiate School News           ]]></description>
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          <title>EDITORIAL: Gov. Sanford&#8217;s actions have been damaging</title>
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Gov. Mark Sanford decided to fight for his job rather than resign.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Websites offer quick, easy routes to cheap gas</title>
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There&#8217;s good news about gasoline prices for those expected to take to the roadways for Thanksgiving travel this week. 
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          <title>LETTER: Shop for local animals</title>
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Please shop at Amazon through the link on http://www.darlingtonhumane.com. The shelter receives a percentage back from Amazon on ANYTHING purchased so long as Amazon is entered through our Web site.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Rep. Sellers introduces bill to ban cell phones while driving</title>
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Rep. Bakari Sellers, D- Bamberg, introduced legislation during the House pre-file period on Nov. 17 to ban the use of communication devices while driving. This would include cell phones, PDAs, Blackberrys or any other hand-held device that could distract one while driving.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Funding and services discussed at council retreat</title>
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Hartsville City Council covered an array of topics during a day-long retreat Friday. Those topics included the remaining funding needed to complete a planned veterans&#8217; memorial in Burry Park.           ]]></description>
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          <title>County&#8217;s jobless rate at 13 percent in October</title>
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Darlington County&#8217;s unemployment rate rose in October to 13 percent from a revised 12.8 percent in September while Chesterfield County&#8217;s rate slipped from 17.7 percent in September to 17.4 percent, the S.C. Employment Commission reported Friday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Carolina Elementary marks 60th anniversary</title>
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As part of American Education Week, Carolina Elementary School held its annual Grandparents Day Tour on Friday. Guests were given a tour of the school and classrooms, treated to music, a book fair and refreshments.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Parks and Beautification Department hosts Holiday Feasts in Florence</title>
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The Barnes Street Activities Center hosted more than 60 people for the holiday luncheon. Senior members from all of the cities community centers gathered together to celebrate the meal complete with turkey, stuffing and fresh yams&#8212;all prepared from scratch&#8212;by the members of the Northwest Men&#8217;s Club. The afternoon event featured a spiritual reading by S.C. House of Representative Rev. Terry Alexander, door prizes, raffles and bingo games. 
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          <title>Police seek help locating kidnapped baby</title>
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Authorities at an 11:30 a.m. press conference at the North Charleston Police Department said they are asking for the public&#8217;s help as they look for an infant who was kidnapped yesterday afternoon.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Hawkins gives Kiwanis Club history lesson</title>
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Hartsville native and President of Gold Leaf Seed Co. Marion Hawkins gave the Hartsville Kiwanis a lesson in the history of the tobacco industry and his company at the group&#8217;s weekly meeting on Thursday at the Hartsville Country Club.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Hartsville Area Happenings</title>
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Hartsville Area Happenings           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:45:13 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Thornwell Junior Beta Club</title>
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Students at Thornwell School for the Arts were inducted into the Junior Beta Club on Nov. 17. Mayor Mel Pennington, guest speaker, congratulated the students on their success.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Florence water tower gets tarp, fresh paint</title>
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Motorists along East Palmetto Street have been greeted by a change in scenery near Florence Regional Airport. Florence&#8217;s water tower, painted a checkered orange and white, has been covered almost top to bottom with a tarp as part of its regular maintenance.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Thursday&#8217;s Morning News will be stuffed with advertising inserts</title>
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Thursday&#8217;s Morning News will be stuffed with announcements of deals from more than 35 preprint advertisers who want your business Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
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          <title>Christian&#45;based crisis pregnancy center opens in Florence</title>
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Christian-based A Choice 2 M8k crisis pregnancy care center opened its doors in Florence in October. So far it has fielded about 30 calls and have had more than a dozen women visit their center at 1307 B Broughton Blvd.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Darlington chamber announces events</title>
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The Greater Darlington Chamber of Commerce is having its Christmas Open House from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at the chamber, 38 Public Square, Darlington. The chamber also announced the Stars of Darlington Annual Banquet will be Jan. 28.
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          <title>Robber strikes Socastee bank</title>
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The Horry County Police Department is investigating a bank robbery in the Socastee area of the county.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Officers say McLaurin Elementary school, students face no threat</title>
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The threat to students at Florence&#8217;s McLaurin Elementary School has passed and the school is dismissing students. The declaration came after the school spent time first locked down and then surrounded by a secure perimeter after a parent reported a man with a rifle in the woods across from the school.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Preventative steps to take against Diabetes</title>
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In the Unites States, over 24 million people are living with diabetes.&nbsp; This disease is the number one cause in the United States of:
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&#183;	End-stage kidney failure 
&#183;	Non-traumatic amputations 
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          <title>Scholarship opportunities expanded for Horry grads</title>
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A new scholarship program for Horry County high school students has been established at Coastal Carolina University.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Humane Society holding bake sale</title>
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The Humane Society of Marion County will hold their annual Bake Sale on Dec. 5.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Marion County Sheriff&#8217;s deputies seek armed robbery suspects</title>
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Marion County Sheriff&#8217;s deputies are looking for two men and a black older model Monte Carlo with tinted windows involved in an armed robbery of a truck driver on South Highway 41 near Gresham.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Marion County deputies look for men who robbed truck driver</title>
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Deputies said two men robbed a truck driver on S.C. 41 S. in Marion County on Monday afternoon.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Two Grand Strand schools take top honors at SC mock trial competition</title>
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Forestbrook Middle School claimed the state championship in the Fifth State Middle School Mock Trial Team Competition held in Lexington, South Carolina this past weekend.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Marion&#8217;s Blumenthal Mills closes down</title>
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More than 100 employees at Blumenthal Mills Inc.&#8217;s jacquard damask weaving plant in Marion arrived Tuesday morning to pick up their last check as the plant is officially closing for good after more than 30 years.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Southside Middle students graduate from gang prevention program</title>
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A group of thirty students at Southside Middle School in Florence graduated Tuesday from a program designed to give them the skills they need to avoid violent behavior.

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          <title>Hundreds line up in Darlington for turkey giveaway</title>
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The giveaway kicked off at 7 a.m. and within one hour all one thousand available turkeys had found a new home for Thanksgiving.           ]]></description>
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One of the things Sgt. 1st Class Howard Mann misses most is dancing with his wife. These days, a twirl on the dance floor brings vertigo. Mann lacks balance, and his legs show it - they&#8217;re black and blue from his falls.           ]]></description>
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Winter is near, and local skin experts have tips to help keep your skin glowing during the holiday season and beyond.           ]]></description>
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I must be becoming naive I thought dictators were in other countries but we have our own Mr. Obama and the Democrats who serve as his henchmen.            ]]></description>
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Dr. Hugh S. Thompson Jr. died last Thursday after a long battle with cancer.           ]]></description>
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I am just about sick of all the negative articles about Gov. Sanford&#8217;s possible misuse of taxpayer money for flights.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:34:45 EDT</pubDate>
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If you pay taxes to Horry County, you can now go online to see how the county spends your money.&nbsp; South Carolina&#8217;s comptroller general&#8217;s office wants to make sure you know just how your tax dollars are being spent.&nbsp; And Horry County taxpayers are now just a click away from that answer.           ]]></description>
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Another NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup has come and gone, and apparently not as many of us noticed as we have in previous years.            ]]></description>
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A new manufacturing facility is scheduled to begin construction in Williamsburg County later this month, representing an investment of $1.25 million and creating 50 jobs.
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Just in time for Thanksgiving, 7-time South Carolina turkey calling champion Steve Cobb gave News Channel 7&#8217;s Chris Cato a lesson on how to talk turkey.           ]]></description>
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          <title>AMBER ALERT: 1 month old baby missing in North Charleston</title>
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A one month old Hispanic baby boy has been taken in North Charleston.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:14:43 EDT</pubDate>
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More motorists are expected to take to the roadways for Thanksgiving travel this week and, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol, more troopers are expected to do the same.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:35:05 EDT</pubDate>
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A major road project expected to start next fall has already shut down some long standing local businesses along highway 707 and bypass 17.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:52:18 EDT</pubDate>
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Dewey L. Carter Elementary in Florence held its annual Thanksgiving festival Monday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:32:19 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Florence radio station partners with host, local pastors to hand out free turkeys</title>
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The Flo 102.9 and radio personality Steve Harvey of the Steve Harvey Morning Show provided turkeys to residents in need.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:20:22 EDT</pubDate>
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Employees at Blumenthal Mills Inc.&#8217;s jacquard damask weaving plant in Marion have been told to pick up their last check, the plant is closing for good.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:17:05 EDT</pubDate>
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Police arrested a Kingstree man they say tried to rape a 20-year-old woman at her home, Kingstree Police Chief Robert Ford said.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:04:29 EDT</pubDate>
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A Hartsville man is accused of inappropriately touching an 11-year-old family member, Hartsville Police Chief Tim Kemp said.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:39:10 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>South Carolina Highway Patrol issues holiday travel tips</title>
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The Thanksgiving holiday is a busy time on the highways.&nbsp; That&#8217;s why the South Carolina Highway Patrol wants to remind drivers to be extra safe during the holidays.&nbsp; 
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          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:05:54 EDT</pubDate>
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Officers arrested five teens and are searching for two more in connection with an Oct. 31 assault they believe is gang-related, Marion Police Lt. Farmer Blue said.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:51:27 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>SC legislators begin Sanford impeachment hearings</title>
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Legislators irked for months over Gov. Mark Sanford&#8217;s summertime vanishing act and his tearful revelation that he was in Argentina for a rendezvous with his lover plan to start debating a measure Tuesday that ultimately would remove him from office.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:46:04 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Sawyer keeps Florence running after 40 years</title>
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Tommy Sawyer has been the man with the plan if anything electrical has gone awry in Florence in the last 40 years. Sawyer is the city&#8217;s electrical department supervisor, a position he&#8217;s held since 1977. He joined the electrical department in 1969.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:31:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Pee Dee Academy athletes sign with college</title>
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Faith Baxley and Summer Collins are two seniors at Pee Dee Academy that have a lot in common.&nbsp; 
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          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:30:40 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Marion Chiropractic Center Announces Pumpkin Winner</title>
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Did you know pumpkins can give you gas? Well, not really, but one very large pumpkin gave two patients a tank of gas each at Marion Chiropractic Center. through the month of October, patients tried to guess the weight of the large pumpkin that was sitting in the middle of the waiting room of the clinic. At the end of the month the two correct entries were picked out and each winner was given a pre paid gas card for $25. The winners were Jean Griffie, who says she &#8220;never wins anything&#8221;, and another patient who prefers to remain anonymous (a local grandmother).           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:28:03 EDT</pubDate>
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Community and Church Calendar           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:25:15 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Fort Hood hero uncovered</title>
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The tragic shootings earlier this month at Fort Hood have raised a number of questions throughout the country.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:22:45 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Socastee High student&#8217;s spirit lives on one year later</title>
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Junior Cassady Jones-French was killed on the day after Thanksgiving in 2008. Now, her parents and her friends say her spirit lives on at Socastee High School.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:42:21 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Palin limits crowd interaction at NC&#8217;s Fort Bragg</title>
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 Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin promises to limit her enthusiasm during her visit to the North Carolina home of the Army&#8217;s 82nd Airborne
Division and Green Berets.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:01:27 EDT</pubDate>
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Crucial money that could be used to provide ferry service to Sandy Island Ferry has been approved.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:55:12 EDT</pubDate>
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Solicitor Greg Hembree tells newspaper that convicted murder Stanko and accused murderer Lawshe should make appearances in Georgetown courts in early parts of 2010.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Robinson Plant to test sirens at full volume today</title>
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In cooperation with Chesterfield, Darlington, and Lee counties, Progress Energy will test the alert notification sirens in the 10-mile area around Progress Energy&#8217;s H.B. Robinson Nuclear Plant between 2 and 5 p.m. today.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Third armed robbery in Florence this weekend</title>
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A third armed robbery in Florence this weekend is being investigated by police.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:46:11 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Red Doe Plantation receives historical marker</title>
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The Red Doe Plantation in Mars Bluff received its historical marker Sunday afternoon, officially recognizing the rich history the home and property represent.           ]]></description>
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          <title>More expected to drive, fewer to fly Thanksgiving week</title>
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This year, more people across the country who are traveling this week are expected to drive, and less are expected to fly to their Thanksgiving destination.            ]]></description>
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As we are approaching the holiday season, the Feed A Family Foundation is organizing its fourth annual event.           ]]></description>
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Sam Lauren will be offering another a free Thanksgiving day dinner on Thursday, Nov. 26th at 1 p.m.&nbsp; The dinner is for people staying on the Grand Strand without family or friends to enjoy the meal with, visitors, and the homeless.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
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          <title>College of Charleston student wins Miss Darlington</title>
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A College of Charleston student who was third runner-up in Miss South Carolina two years ago was crowned Miss Darlington on Saturday night. Morgan Smoak won a $500 scholarship and prize package during the pageant at St. John&#8217;s Elementary School Auditorium in Darlington.            ]]></description>
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ScienceSouth and the Francis Marion Trail Commission hosted their second annual &#8220;Revolutionary Era Transportation: Bridles and Boats&#8221; event Saturday at Freedom Florence.It was a journey back in time where children learned different aspects of life in South Carolina in the 18th century.           ]]></description>
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The North Myrtle Beach and Myrtle Beach Harley-Davidson stores partnered with the local chapter of Old Coots on Scoots to support Goodwill&#8217;s Golden Angel Tree program.           ]]></description>
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A week of work was far from average for seven Florence County sheriff&#8217;s deputies who spent several days this month guarding the U.S.-Mexico border just a few paces from the most world&#8217;s most dangerous city, Juarez, Mexico.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Florence teen doesn&#8217;t let kidney disease slow him down</title>
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On Jan. 30, Michael Sprauve went for a physical at Shaw Air Force Base so he would be eligible to try out for the Wilson High School football team.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:22:53 EDT</pubDate>
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His name is Charlie and he&#8217;s an outlandish character who whiles away his days with a buffoonish smile plastered across his face. Occasionally he will hitch a ride with the driver of a yellow, 1932 Arm and Hammer Ford delivery van.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:15:10 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Banning outdoors burning not exactly a good idea</title>
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I have read the letter from the lady wanting to ban outside burning. How stupid! The next thing you know, she will want to ban burning in our home fireplaces because the smoke comes out the chimney.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:13:12 EDT</pubDate>
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When called to our son&#8217;s apartment on Aug. 14, my wife and I had no idea that we were about to experience the tragic death of our beloved son, Phillip Todd.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:11:54 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Veterans Administration working to help fight against ALS</title>
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Many readers may recall that the Veterans Administration (VA) mistakenly sent a letter to thousands of veterans earlier this year informing them that they had been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig&#8217;s disease (ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:09:12 EDT</pubDate>
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During the Pecan Festival, my daughter was trying to find a place to park. She parked in the Coit Street Apartment Complex, not realizing that she could and did get towed!           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:08:31 EDT</pubDate>
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Florence School District 1 recently increased its property tax millage after selling bonds to begin infrastructure work for new schools. But Florence County Council members have been taking a great deal of flak for the higher millage, even though they had nothing to do with the increase, after the county sent tax notices on behalf of the school district.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:05:55 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>OPINION: Recalling one of Florence&#8217;s diamonds, the American Legion Stadium</title>
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Ride out Oakland Avenue, and several blocks out you will see some apartment houses and a youth baseball diamond on your right. It has been pretty quiet when I have driven by there in recent years, but once, it was very noisy.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:00:35 EDT</pubDate>
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Cool winds from the north didn&#8217;t stop 15 teams from playing ball in the USSSA HartsVegas Diamond Challenge this weekend at Byerly Park in Hartsville.            ]]></description>
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Police are investigating two armed robberies overnight Friday and into Saturday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:27:29 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Where&#8217;s the money? Forms mishandled after poker raid</title>
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In September 2005, New Hanover County sheriff&#8217;s deputies raided a ring of illegal video poker businesses, then took 28 days to return the inventory sheets, which say what they seized during the search, to the county court clerk&#8217;s office.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:07:06 EDT</pubDate>
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The two declared winners of the Atlantic Beach Town Council were removed from the winner&#8217;s circle Friday after the town&#8217;s election commission voted to grant the protests filed by incumbent candidates.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:47:32 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>SC soup kitchen has fed the hungry for 25 years</title>
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Terry Thomas sat next to Rene Shepherd on Thursday at the Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen. They sat at the last table against the wall, on the far end from where four volunteers served turkey and dressing, bread and tea, corn and cake.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:31:48 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Letters to the Editor: Published Nov 18</title>
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Writer thankful safety light installation            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:00:41 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reader commends Clyburn&#8217;s work toward the public</title>
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Representative James Clyburn is to be commended for putting the needs of the people before politics and voting in favor of the Affordable Health Care for America Act.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:58 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>COLUMN: Thumbs up to fire departments for campaign help</title>
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Thumbs up to Pee Dee fire departments for their support of the U.S. Fire Administration&#8217;s &#8220;Install. Inspect. Protect.&#8221; campaign, which is designed to encourage residents to install smoke alarms and sprinklers in their homes.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:21 EDT</pubDate>
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One suspect is in custody and a second sought by Horry County investigators following the slaying of David Jermaine Lane, 28, 1125 Oscar Lane, Little River, Friday.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:37:40 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Horry County unemployment raises concerns</title>
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Horry County&#8217;s immediate economic future may not be as good as it once looked. The Coastal Workforce Center in Conway reported the county&#8217;s unemployment rate stands at 12.2 percent for October, up from September when it was 10.9 percent.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:12:17 EDT</pubDate>
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The most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention includes the first county-by-county survey of obesity nationwide, and it found that South Carolina has some of the highest rates of obesity and diabetes.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:47:40 EDT</pubDate>
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For a complete list of events, click on &#8220;8 Days A Week&#8221; under the &#8220;Things to Do&#8221; tab on http://www.scnow.com           ]]></description>
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Lake City Rotary Club members recently heard words from local pastor to reflect on during the Thanksgiving season.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:11 EDT</pubDate>
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Nearly 70 patients gathered recently at Lake City&#8217;s Piggly Wiggly supermarket for an annual diabetes event that provided food lessons, door prizes and holiday desserts.           ]]></description>
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South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:43:21 EDT</pubDate>
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The Senior Citizens Association in Florence County has received donations for its Thanksgiving Blessing 2009. The donations will allow more than 150 Lake City senior members to enjoy enjoy a planned program, a nutritious meal, socialization and entertainment from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday.           ]]></description>
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Bria Singletary, a 5-year-old girl from Lake City, was recently honored as a Kids Wish Network Hero of the Month.            ]]></description>
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Twenty-eight students from Lake City Elementary School learned about nature and science during a recent field trip to Camp Bob Cooper.           ]]></description>
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