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Fire department gets $1.5 million in grants The Myrtle Beach Fire Department will receive $1.5 million in grant money to maintain and increase its firefighter staffing, according to a news release issued ... via Myrtle Beach Online

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“If they have a need, we'll send them over with a voucher to whatever [thrift] store is nearest to them”

There's more to the Salvation Army than holiday collection kettles and thrift stores. via Myrtle Beach Online

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“We don't have to go along with the cuts they made”

The House on Thursday restored tourism promotion funding and other projects slashed by the Senate in the $7 billion budget, mostly by cutting education programs and borrowing from reserves. via Myrtle Beach Online

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Published: Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 1:57 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 2:19 p.m. The gates to the Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach feature the company's logo Wednesday, March 26, 2008. via StarNewsOnline.com

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“I was here 10 years ago as one of the five finalists, and I was just so disappointed, and I thought I can't do this again”

Jean Burden told herself she would not get worked up if she didn't win Horry County Schools 2008-2009 Teacher of the Year, but she never made any promises about how she would react if she won. via Myrtle Beach Online

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A Supply, N.C. man was killed Sunday night after the motorcycle he was riding ran off the road and struck a ditch near Longs, according to Lance Cpl. via Myrtle Beach Online

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Editor's note: This is the first of five profiles of finalists for Horry Country Schools' Teacher of the Year. via Myrtle Beach Online

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Garden center's grand opening set for today A new $1.4 million community and historical center at Vereen Memorial Gardens will open today and will feature conference rooms, a full kitchen and a gardening room, ... via Myrtle Beach Online

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“We got a call from an alumnus who lives on the other side of the state at about 5:45 p.m. telling us that the link to the blog directed visitors to an unsavory Web site”

The schools were able to raise the scores of certain demographic and ethnic groups that have historically scored lower on state tests to come closer to the groups that historically higher-scoring groups. via Myrtle Beach Online

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“We have always had good business, even when the economy wasn't bad.”

By Kelly Marshall Fuller - kfuller@thesunnews.com Thrift stores throughout the Grand Strand are doing brisk business with the downturn of the economy, especially in the sale of clothes, furniture and househood. via Myrtle Beach Online

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