Using one’s gifts and talents to help children in need has been a labor of love for everyone involved with the Plant a Seed of Hope campaign.

The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is bringing a lawsuit against a commenter they say posted false and misleading information about them on a discussion forum hosted by Sun News’ website.

Erik Marechal has taken over a Florence Nationwide Insurance office from his father-in-law, Bob McLean.

It’s Fashion Metro will open its newest store Sept. 17 in the Kelley Corners Shopping Center in Lake City.

The Chesterfield County Economic Development Board says that Nestlé Waters North America Inc. is considering sites in Chesterfield County for a potential spring water source and bottling facility for its Deer Park Spring Water brand of bottled water.  The company is also reviewing sites in other states in the Mid-Atlantic region.

The Grand Strand Area Chamber of Commerce opened its doors Tuesday morning. Organizers said it’s there to help local businesses and community members in Horry, Georgetown and Brunswick counties.

The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting two meetings in September that are open to the public.

The Grand Strand Chamber of Commerce, the newest chamber serving Horry, Georgetown and Brunswick, NC counties, will officially be open for business Tuesday.

The Independent Banks of South Carolina (IBSC) named Curtis A. Tyner, president and CEO of Heritage Community Bank and Regional Bankshares Inc. in Hartsville, the 2009-10 Independent Banker of the Year during the organization’s annual convention at the Isle of Palms.

Arlo Guthrie touted “you can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant,” but Alice’s pales in comparison to the Thieves Market where the Double Yellow-Headed Amazon parrots speak English and Spanish.

Representatives from FPI MB Entertainment, LLC released the following statements today in answer to the claims raised in the complaint by Roundbox Advisors, LLC filed on August 17 in Horry County.

Florence leaders want to change the perception that many people have of the city’s downtown area. Some development officials say many residents view the area as a place that is unsafe, and a place where there is nothing to do.

The Cash for Clunkers program has helped many South Carolinians trade in their gas-guzzlers for newer, more fuel-efficient models.

Freshly grilled steaks. That’s how Nucor Steel celebrated its employees’ hard work and commitment to safety and excellence during a luncheon on Wednesday. Alvin Broach, who has been retired from the plant for two years, still comes back to cook the steaks, and he says he doesn’t mind one bit.

The S.C. Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics’ (GSSM) has embarked on a Research Exchange Scholars program with Germany, funded by research-based healthcare company Roche. The program is an expansion of the school’s nationally recognized Summer Program for Research Interns (SPRI). Three GSSM students visited Germany in June and July to conduct college-level scientific research.