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          <title>Salvation Army unit will be accepting applications for aid</title>
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The Salvation Army will begin accepting applications for its Christmas Assistance program on Monday for families that reside in Chesterfield, Dillon, Darlington, Florence, Marion and Marlboro counties. 
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          <title>Face of the American soldier remains the same</title>
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The uniforms have changed. The weapons are different. But the face of the American soldier remains the same. It was that very face on the cover of the New York Times magazine that caught the eye of Cyma Rubin and inspired her to create &#8220;The American Soldier,&#8221; a dramatic exhibition of photographs that captures the essence of American soldiering throughout more than 150 years beginning with the Civil War.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Officer who stopped Fort Hood rampage is Carolina Beach native</title>
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Those who know Kimberly Barbour Munley said they aren&#8217;t surprised the Carolina Beach native is the female civilian police officer credited for stopping the deadly shooting at Fort Hood, where 13 people were killed and several others injured.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Fort Jackson reaction: Most see shootings as isolated act</title>
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A day after a deadly rampage at an Army post in Texas, soldiers at Columbia&#8217;s Fort Jackson held a moment of silence to remember the victims, while offering mixed reactions to the shootings. Most said Friday they considered the incident at Fort Hood to be a random act unlikely to be repeated anytime soon.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Morning News Press Issues Cause Delivery Delays</title>
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We apologize for the inconvenience, however due to a printing press issue today&#8217;s issue of the Morning News is being delivered late.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Miss Lake View High School crowned</title>
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Junior,Taylor Lauren Herlong of Marion was crowned Miss Lake View High School 2009-2010 by LVHS principal Edison Arnette and Miss Lake View High School 2008-2009, Kaitlin Ashley.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Relay for Life Kickoff set for Freestyle Park</title>
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The American Cancer Society will host its 2010 Relay For Life kick off at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 at Freestyle Music Park at the Ice Cold Country Theater.
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          <title>Local veterans react to Fort Hood tragedy</title>
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Local veterans react to Fort Hood tragedy           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:25:45 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Buyer beware when shopping online for health insurance</title>
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Buyer beware when shopping online for health insurance           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:14:54 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Hartsville allows early Sunday shopping for holidays</title>
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For the second year in a row, Hartsville City Council has passed a resolution temporarily suspending part of the blue laws against Sunday morning shopping.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:48:42 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reader deciphers current political language</title>
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Time for a review of current political language!           ]]></description>
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          <title>LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reader thinks Orlando Hudson deserves own billboard</title>
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Two or three weeks back, I read an article in the Morning News. It didn&#8217;t register on my mind until now. Should have done this much sooner.           ]]></description>
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          <title>LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reader ponders entrusting government with our health care</title>
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What a bright notion President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi have, whoopee!           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:19:08 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>OPINION: Thumbs up to Project Turn Around for getting $600 S.C. grant</title>
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Thumbs up to Project Turn Around for recently being awarded a $600 South Carolina Arts Commission grant.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:17:19 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>School district emphasizes need for H1N1 vaccine</title>
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Florence School District 1 elementary school students will be able to receive the  H1N1, or swine flu, vaccine Wednesday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:57:02 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>&#8216;Fantastic Friday&#8217; encourages Lake City students to read</title>
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Florence School District 3 aims to instill in students the importance of reading by sponsoring the 14th annual &#8220;Reading for Fantastic Friday&#8221; at Main Street Elementary School&#8217;s gym.           ]]></description>
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          <title>FMU trustees approve $8.5 million to build new athletic complex</title>
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Francis Marion University President Dr. Fred Carter and the FMU Board of Trustees are moving ahead with plans to build a new athletic complex.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:35:23 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Authorities call off manhunt in Cades</title>
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Authorities have called off the hunt for two men near Cades and hope to confirm the suspect&#8217;s identities and obtain warrants, Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett said.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Florence County deputies selected to protect the U.S.&#45;Mexico border</title>
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At the largest of three points of entry at El Paso, more than 1,300 vehicles cross the border from Mexico into the United States per hour.&nbsp; 
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          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:08:54 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Harriot withdraws Hartsville election results challenge</title>
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Jannie Harriot, who lost her bid for the District 1 seat on Hartsville City Council, has withdrawn her challenge of Tuesday&#8217;s election results.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Horry County Schools announce school Teachers of the Year winners</title>
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Horry County school teacher nominees for Teacher of the Year for the county were announced Friday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:23:22 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Cats in Georgetown County test negative for rabies. Others remain in quarantine</title>
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Four cats that were tested for rabies on Pennyroyal Road did not have the disease, according to officials with Georgetown County environmental services           ]]></description>
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          <title>North Myrtle Beach company takes over Premier Resort&#8217;s property</title>
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A new management company has taken over properties at Barefoot Resort and saved a wedding day for a couple left without a venue after Premier Resorts pulled out abruptly last month.           ]]></description>
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          <title>League of Women Voters to meet in Darlington</title>
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The Darlington County League of Women Voters will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 in the Allard Alston Conference Room of the Darlington Library, 204 N. Main St., Darlington.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Group seeks to provide holiday meals to needy</title>
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To Be Real For Women On The Move is seeking help to provide meals to needy families in the Pee Dee for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Volunteers sought for veterans&#8217; program</title>
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The Retired &amp; Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is looking for volunteers to drive the Disabled American Veterans van to take veterans to Dorn VA Hospital in Columbia for medical appointments.           ]]></description>
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          <title>H1N1 vaccines available for Williamsburg County students</title>
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Elementary students in Williamsburg County School District will be able to receive H1N1, or swine flu, vaccinations at their school from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 18-19.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Lake City theater prepares for voyage to &#8216;South Pacific&#8217;</title>
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The Lake City Community Theatre recently held auditions for &#8220;South Pacific,&#8221; which will be presented in March, and selected a cast of 45 that will begin rehearsing soon.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Local school shows appreciation for veterans</title>
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A school pageant complete with songs, JROTC honor guards, and patriotic pride greeted a handful of local veterans in the Border Belt on a beautiful Friday morning.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:50:20 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>2 fishermen rescued 20 miles off SC coast</title>
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Two fishermen have been rescued after they were found clinging to a life raft 20 miles off the South Carolina coast.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:22:44 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Teachers receive Bright Ideas grants from Santee Electric</title>
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Eleven area teachers were recently surprised when Santee Electric Cooperative employees showed up at their schools with up to $1000 each in grant money.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Facing incontinence is not without solutions</title>
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There are many of you who may be experiencing urinary incontinence, however statistics show that while close to 25 million American adults will experience some form of incontinence, only one in eight will be diagnosed.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Pembroke bank robbery ends in chase, arrest</title>
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A bank robbery Thursday evening ended with an arrest less than a half hour later.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Coker College Musical Theater presents funny &#8216;Forum&#8217;</title>
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Coker College Musical Theater presents the Broadway hit comedy &#8220;A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum&#8221; for two weekends in November in the college&#8217;s Watson Theater.            ]]></description>
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With the passing of Lynwood Lewis on Sunday at age 63, Hartsville lost one of its true champions.           ]]></description>
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          <title>From Where I Sit: Holiday season starts now</title>
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Even before Halloween costumes, candy and decorations could fly off the shelves and out the front door of stores, Christmas merchandise was sneaking in the backdoor and making its way on to store shelves.            ]]></description>
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The National Council of Negro Women in Darlington County is honoring exemplary citizens from throughout the county who have made significant contributions in education, politics, business, religion, arts, athletics, law enforcement, medicine, media/journalism and the civic community. A life time award is being presented to Zona Mae Martin.           ]]></description>
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Bishopville Mayor Tom Alexander, 78, died at 12:30 a.m. Friday at a Florence hospital after suffering a massive stroke following a city council meeting in Bishopville on Tuesday night. Alexander, a Bishopville native, is being remembered by the people of Lee County as someone who loved his city, state and country.           ]]></description>
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A man has been ordered to pay a $500 replacement fee after he pleaded guilty to possessing a federally protected fish, caught off Wrightsville Beach this summer, officials said. The N.C. State Marine Patrol charged Alejandro C. Llinas, 31, of Wrightsville Beach with a misdemeanor, alleging he possessed a Goliath grouper on Aug. 21, according to documents filed in New Hanover County District Court.           ]]></description>
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Mounds of garbage are piling up in the water at historic Riverfront Park, one of Columbia&#8217;s signature green spaces - and Sam McCuen wonders why. On a recent Sunday afternoon, McCuen took his grandchildren to the panoramic park and was stunned to see a mass of beer cans, tires, plastic drink bottles, rotting logs and other refuse bobbing at the base of the dam that separates the Broad River and the old Columbia Canal.           ]]></description>
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Atlantic Beach Town Manager William Booker said he has met with suspended Police Chief Randy Rizzo but made no decision about his future with the town&#8217;s police department.

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Some of the world&#8217;s favorite crime and thriller authors have been busy &#8211; all types of &#8220;good guys&#8221; and &#8220;bad guys&#8221; (and girls) abound in these selected titles.
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With the passing of Lynwood Lewis on Sunday at age 63, Hartsville lost one of its true champions.            ]]></description>
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I recently observed two young girls being let off of a bus on Highway 301 just south of Lynches River. They crossed the highway and walked south along 301. The bus then turned right on Starburst.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:08:19 EDT</pubDate>
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A Lamar man was arrested Wednesday after deputies said several cars found at his home during a drug bust were found to have been stolen, Darlington County Sheriff&#8217;s Capt. Andy Locklair said.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:21:44 EDT</pubDate>
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Three generations of the Lucas family have served the Hartsville High varsity football team in the position of tight end. This year, Will Lucas will also play that role at the 73rd Annual Shrine Bowl on Dec. 19 in Gibbs Stadium at Wofford College in Spartanburg.           ]]></description>
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          <title>McLeod Hospital prepares for Festival of Trees</title>
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McLeod Regional Medical Center is gearing up for it&#8217;s Fourth Annual Festival of Trees.           ]]></description>
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A portion of S.C. 261 in Williamsburg County near Kingstree was closed Thursday night after a one-vehicle crash, S.C. Highway Patrol and Williamsburg County dispatch reports show.           ]]></description>
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South Carolina&#8217;s Republican U.S. senators differ on whether Guantanamo Bay detainees should be sent to the state, but say they will work together to keep the accused terrorists out of federal courts.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:39:27 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Boeing deal: Details to be kept quiet</title>
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Politicians and other state officials privately crafted a $450 million incentive deal to land Boeing Co. on the promise of thousands of jobs and a multibillion-dollar economic impact, but the details of that deal could be kept from public view for the next year.            ]]></description>
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South Carolina&#8217;s medical board has suspended the license of a plastic surgeon who it says left an operating room for hours during surgery and had sex with staffers who became his patients.           ]]></description>
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          <title>First Blues Bash brings crowds to Lake City</title>
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Folks from all over headed to Lake City on Thursday night for the first concert of the inaugural Pee Dee Blues Bash. Organizers expected crowds from across Florence County, and the musical act came all the way from Philadelphia.           ]]></description>
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State Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom called for transparency while addressing the state of the state&#8217;s economy with Kiwanis members and their guests Thursday at the Hartsville Country Club.
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          <title>Pennington elected Hartsville mayor; Lamar mayoral race set for runoff</title>
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Businessman Mel Pennington won an overwhelming victory in Tuesday&#8217;s race for mayor of Hartsville with 65.5 percent of the vote to rival Pam Sansbury&#8217;s 34.5 percent. In Lamar, mayoral candidates Randy Reynolds and Jackie L. Thomas will face each other in a runoff Nov. 17.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:38:02 EDT</pubDate>
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Olanta Town Council had a special meeting Thursday to discuss a letter regarding the town&#8217;s streetscape project as well as the former town hall property.           ]]></description>
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West Florence High School sophomore Will Dixon said he used to think law enforcement officers weren&#8217;t really focused on helping teens.           ]]></description>
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In Myrtle Beach the three men vying for the two open council seats aren&#8217;t just sitting around. All three candidates said that they have been busier than ever with trying to prepare for the run-off that is less than two weeks away.           ]]></description>
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The City of North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety issued a warning  today  about a rash of fraud and scams in the North Myrtle Beach area.&nbsp; Officials said residents and visitors should be aware of three different types of scams.            ]]></description>
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Three different scams circulating in North Myrtle Beach           ]]></description>
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          <title>Flu Prevention: A Count on Health Special Report</title>
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When it comes to either the seasonal flu or H1N1, experts agree that your best defense is a good offense in the form of prevention.
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South Carolina is ranked as one of the top 10 states in the nation for the number of reported heavy equipment thefts, according to the S.C. Insurance News Service.
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A man on South Carolina&#8217;s death row for killing his girlfriend has been ruled competent to stand trial in a second death penalty case.           ]]></description>
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          <title>SC Air Guard wins F&#45;16 competition in Jordan</title>
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A South Carolina Air National Guard unit is the winner of an international F-16 competition.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:52:21 EDT</pubDate>
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South Carolina&#8217;s Supreme Court says the ethics investigation into Gov. Mark Sanford&#8217;s travel can&#8217;t be kept secret.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:53:48 EDT</pubDate>
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Jannie Harriot, who lost her bid for the District 1 seat on Hartsville City Council, is challenging the election results. The Municipal Election Commission of Hartsville will meet at 2:30 p.m. Friday to consider Harriot&#8217;s challenge.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Living Green: Making an impact on our waterways</title>
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Archie Biggs&#8217;s love for nature and helping the environment is the reason why he is a longtime volunteer for the Waccamaw River.           ]]></description>
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People on the South Carolina shoreline could see an offshore wind farm eight miles or more out in the Atlantic           ]]></description>
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The &#8220;PEZ in the Sun&#8221; convention is being held at the Springmaid Beach Resort Nov. 5-7. It started at 10:00 a.m. Thursday.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Deputies seek men in robbery of Pat&#8217;s Groceries</title>
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Florence County sheriff&#8217;s deputies are investigating an armed robbery during which two men stole a purse from a victim and an undisclosed amount of cash from a store near Scranton.           ]]></description>
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The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is testing four more cats that were taken from an area on Pennyroyal Road.            ]]></description>
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A public hearing was held in Atlantic Beach to validate the challenged ballots cast on Tuesday. Now, the Atlantic Beach results have been certified and the final counts are in.            ]]></description>
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Florence County sheriff&#8217;s depties are looking for two men who robbed Pat&#8217;s Groceries at 1046 E. Myrtle Beach Highway, Scranton, Tuesday night.           ]]></description>
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Georgetown County school officials are seeing mixed results as vaccinations are given at elementary schools this week.           ]]></description>
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After an absence of several years, the music program at Hemingway High School is beginning to show signs of life again.
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Bennettsville police are looking for the man they say robbed the Pizza Hut on the U.S. 15/401 Bypass about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday.           ]]></description>
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A Kershaw man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a stabbing in Chesterfield County that happened last week.           ]]></description>
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Horry County 911 was selected as the 2009 South Carolina &#8220;Communications Center of the Year&#8221; at the SC APCO/NENA Conference (Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International/National Emergency Number Association).&nbsp;             ]]></description>
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Marion police have made three arrests in the beating of a 19-year-old and a juvenile during the weekend.           ]]></description>
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Progress Energy will test the alert notification sirens in the 10-mile area around the H.B. Robinson Nuclear Plant, located about five miles from Hartsville, between 2 and 5 p.m. Nov. 23 in cooperation with Chesterfield, Darlington and Lee counties.
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For this group of modern-day treasure hunters, there are no yellowed maps or tales of buried riches. But on a chilly fall night during a meeting at a volunteer fire department, there was plenty of gold.           ]]></description>
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Bishopville Mayor Tom Alexander is reportedly fighting for his life in a Florence hospital after suffering a massive stroke following Tuesday night&#8217;s council meeting. City Administrator Gregg McCutchen said Alexander, 78, is in the trauma care unit at McLeod Regional Medical Center.            ]]></description>
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Bella&#8217;s Boutique, located on the north end of Main St. in Marion, is not only a women and children&#8217;s consignment shop, but they also sell everything from handmade clothing to jewelry to soap.
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The South Carolina Department of Transportation is hosting a public hearing Thursday on the Glenns Bay Road widening and interchange project. According to a press release from SCDOT, the hearing is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the St. James High School Cafeteria, 10800 Highway 707, Murrells Inlet.            ]]></description>
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In our recent special session, the S.C. General Assembly adopted legislation amending existing statutes related to economic development for projects that meet heightened job and capital investment criteria. 
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The following arrest reports are provided by the various Marion County law enforcement agencies. Motorists are reminded that Sheriff&#8217;s Deputies and the City of Marion Police Officers will be conducting random safety checks in their various jurisdictions through December. 
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          <title>Chess Club challenges community to tourney</title>
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Two years ago Poiette McGill-Bromell began Mullins High School&#8217;s Chess Club to help students improve their cognitive and critical thinking skills.
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Every Thursday Dr. Neal Thigpen provides his insights on the week&#8217;s top political stories. Today we discuss the first gubernatorial debate and the wide-open race for governor, radio and TV ads critical of Lindsey Graham, and John Spratt&#8217;s bid for a 15th term in South Carolina&#8217;s 5th District.           ]]></description>
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The Wilbur Jones Post 73 of The American Legion, along with Post 3412 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Chapter 71 of the Disabled American Veterans, will hold a Veterans Day Service on Nov. 11 in Lake City.           ]]></description>
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Former Myrtle Beach mayor Mark McBride and current mayor John Rhodes said if they didn&#8217;t think they could win, they wouldn&#8217;t be running.
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State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex is determined to improve South Carolina, whether it gets him elected as Governor or not.           ]]></description>
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A Cheraw teen who stole several vehicles and went for joyrides before abandoning them has been sentenced on larceny and multiple burglary charges.           ]]></description>
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A Pageland man was sentenced to 20 months in prison in connection with a June 2008 assault case, 4th Circuit Assistant Solicitor Adam Foard said in a press release issued Wednesday.
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A Mount Croghan man was sentenced to nine years in jail in connection with a May 2008 robbery at a Pageland video rental store.           ]]></description>
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A Pageland man was sentenced to three years in prison after 14 bags of crack cocaine fell out of his pockets in front of police,&nbsp; Assistant 4th Circuit Solicitor Adam Foard said in a press release issued Wednesday.
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The decision to hire Darlington&#8217;s Laurie Lawson as the South Carolina executive director for the Farm Service Agency at the USDA was good news for farmers throughout the state, especially the Pee Dee.
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I&#8217;m writing this letter in response to Kenneth Curran&#8217;s submission on Oct. 30, 2009. I got quite a kick out of the hyperbole-laden diatribe in which Mr. Curran accuses Republicans of being the scourge of the earth.            ]]></description>
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Jury selection in the second death penalty trial of Stephen Stanko is expected to begin Monday in Horry County.           ]]></description>
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A Georgetown County girl is being treated for rabies after being attacked by a sick cat in her back yard.           ]]></description>
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We still do not the exact cause, but a preliminary report has been released by the FAA on the plane crash which killed four people last month at Summerville airport.           ]]></description>
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South Carolina is now requiring some Medicaid recipients who are suspected of abusing prescription drugs to get all of their prescriptions from just one pharmacy through part of a pilot program called Pharmacy Lock-In.           ]]></description>
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