Videos shot inside the Atlantic Beach Town Hall on two separate days show the town’s mayor, Retha Pierce, clearly broke trespassing and conduct laws, according to Atlantic Beach Police Chief Randy Rizzo.

In a video made public Thursday, Atlantic Beach Police said it clearly shows Atlantic Beach mayor Retha Pierce broke trespassing and conduct laws before police arrested her inside town hall on Jan. 29. Pierce filed a federal lawsuit against town leaders Wednesday.

Atlantic Beach Mayor Retha Pierce is seeking a jury trial after filing a federal lawsuit this week. Pierce claims the police chief and town manager, among others, conspired together to prevent her from finding out about illegal behaviors they were all involved in.

The state treasurer’s office has announced it will withhold payments to nearly 20 municipalities — including Olanta, Quinby, Sellers, Andrews, Lynchburg and Atlantic Beach — until the towns and cities submit their annual audits.

Event will be held in conjunction with the Atlantic Beach Fest hosted by Barefoot Church and Celebrate Recovery from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Atlantic Beach Community Center.

Atlantic Beach Mayor Retha Pierce is out of the hospital and she presided over Monday’s council meeting.

Organizers of the Atlantic Beach Bike Fest will hold a news conference Saturday afternoon to announce their plans for this year’s event.

The newly elected Atlantic Beach mayor was arrested Wednesday.

Councilwoman Retha Pierce wins election for Atlantic Beach mayor.

Amid harsh self-criticism about a lack of progress over the past year, the Atlantic Beach Town Council took a preliminary look Monday night at some of the issues they will be facing in 2009: drug crime, elections and finances.

The Atlantic Beach Election Commission met Wednesday to set a date for another mayoral election in the town, the second in weeks in the town. Town councilwoman Retha Pierce won two previous mayoral contests in the town, but election troubles, criminal charges have caused courts to overturn the results.

Two Atlantic Beach residents asked the South Carolina Supreme Court to issue an injunction in the Atlantic Beach mayor’s race, seating Councilwoman Retha Pierce as the new mayor of Atlantic Beach.

The town of Atlantic Beach still does not have a mayor. After counting the contested votes Thursday morning, no candidate received a majority of the votes to win.

Atlantic Beach councilwoman Retha Pierce leads the vote totals in the town’s disputed mayor’s race. Pierce was one vote shy of winning a majority that could have won her the mayor’s office in Tuesday’s election.

At Monday night’s General Session meeting in Atlantic Beach, town council tackled several issues, among them, setting a date for a mayoral re-election