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Remembering Hurricane Hugo and Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence

Eight months later: The effects of Hurricane Florence as another season approaches

As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, are the coastal and Pee Dee regions ready for another summer?
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Conway Neighborhoods to Rebuild or Crumble

The sound of construction is littered around parts of Conway, not on new homes, but to save old ones.
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Marion Mayor: 'It was devastating for our city'

Mayor Ashley Brady said the city is recovering, but there is one spot where they still need help.
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Myrtle Beach Businesses: We’re Open

Myrtle Beach business owners want you to know they're open for business months after a run in with Florence.
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How Riverside Drive in Conway is recovering from Florence

Riverside Drive in Conway is still recovering from Hurricane Florence, but has made great strides since the storm struck.
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Myrtle Beach Mayor Bethune: 'We were spared'

Myrtle Beach Mayor Brenda Bethune discusses the city’s recovery and the message that they're open for business.
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'It will mean a whole lot,' Organization donates $50k to help the Town of Nichols rebuild

According to officials, the money will be put towards families rebuilding to move back into their homes. In a press release it says, “This donation will be used to assist citizens in repairing their flood damaged homes to safe, sanitary, and secure conditions.”
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Hurricane names Florence, Michael retired by the World Meteorological Organization

Storm names are retired if they are so deadly or destructive that the future use of the name would be insensitive.
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LIST: How to Report Power Outages Throughout South Carolina

Anytime there's a possibility of a power outages, it's important to have emergency numbers to report a loss of electricity handy.
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South Carolina deputies who drove van where women drowned in flood fired

45-year-old Windy Newton and 43-year-old Nicolette Green were in the back of a containment van when rising waters carried it off the road.
Heartwarming

Message in a bottle leads to across-the-ocean meeting between a French girl, NC man

In April, a 12-year-old French girl put a message in a bottle and dropped it into the Atlantic Ocean while on a Caribbean Cruise. Months later, Hurricane Florence deposited it on Sunset Beach in North Carolina.