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The owner of a South Carolina hair replacement business says a Myrtle Beach roller coaster isn't nearly as hair-raising as the commercials claim. A television ad shows the 150-foot-tall Time Machine at Freestyle Music Park moving so fast that a man loses his hairpiece. But Dennis Murphy, who owns a hair replacement business, says the ad puts toupees in a bad light.

Woman jailed for allegedly faking doctor's notes

Students have been known to try to fake a doctor's note to get out of school. A South Carolina woman has now been arrested and accused of writing fake doctor's notes for four students. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported Wednesday that 45-year-old Naomi Antoinette Aranda was charged with forgery. Horry County police said she wrote notes for four students at Socastee High School, including her own child.

Missing Ohio boy, 13, is arrested in Tenn.

Authorities in Tennessee arrested a missing 13-year-old boy Wednesday who set off a nationwide search after allegedly making threats against teachers and classmates.

SC search for missing NY teen turns up no clues

A South Carolina sheriff says officers are on the lookout for a missing 17-year-old New York girl south of Myrtle Beach — the last place her cell phone gave off a signal.

Firefighters shrug off close call, battle SC blaze

Wayne Springs and Terry Cook tried to outrun a South Carolina wildfire as it started ripping through forests and homes near the coast. The two state forestry technicians survived by huddling in portable fire shelters, and four days later they were still stomping out the blaze.

Judge: Hard Rock Park founders retain some rights

A federal bankruptcy judge on Monday refused to finalize the sale of Myrtle Beach's Hard Rock Park to new owners, saying its founders retain rights to some of the creative touches originally built into the theme park.

SC plane co. quits towing banners after 3 crashes

A company whose airplanes have crashed three times in two months in a resort area has quit pulling advertising banners behind its planes, the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday.

At Least 2 Dead As Plane Hits Calif. House

A single-engine plane that appeared to have been performing an aerobatic stunt lost control and crashed into a suburban home Sunday, killing at least two people and sparking a fire that gutted the house, police said.

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GOP operative who made racist Obama joke arrested for 'dirty campaign tricks'
Source: Raw Story

Mike Green, who drew attention to himself earlier this year when he sent out an off-color joke about President Obama on his Twitter account, was arrested Monday night after allegedly refusing to leave a campaign event for Mark McBride, who had been running for mayor of Myrtle Bea …

Okay Jesus It's Not Like Joe Wilson Beat Obama With A Sledgehammer, Although He Probably Wanted To, But Still:
Source: Wonkette » top

You'd think that people would've already decided not to return to Myrtle Beach after, you know… their first trip to Myrtle Beach.

On this Mothers Day
Source: News Nabweekly

Two mothers who are on my mind at the moment are Dawn Drexel and Tara McDonald, two Mom's who share a common fear, missing daughters who seem to have disappeared without a trace and still no leads in these two cases

Police Focus on Cell Phone Signal in Missing New York Teen Case
Source: FOXNews.com

South Carolina authorities have focused their search on an area just south of where teenager Brittanee Drexel disappeared after discovering the last place her cell phone gave off a signal.

Mom identifies missing teen on surveillance video
Source: CNN

- The mother of a 17-year-old girl who disappeared while on spring break in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, has identified her daughter on grainy hotel surveillance video.

Myrtle Beach fire evacuee: 'I just want to go home'
Source: CNN

Workers Friday battled a voracious wildfire for a third day after the blaze destroyed dozens of homes and displaced thousands in a large inland swath of coastal South Carolina.

House of Blues Accomodates Evacuees and Tourists
Source: northmyrtlebeachonline.com

11:30 a.m., Thursday, April 23, 2009, North Myrtle Beach - After 2,500 residents of Barefoot Resort were evacuated from their homes due to ongoing wild fires, many stopped just over the Intracoastal Waterway bridge at House of Blues, where the American Red Cross has a shelter set …

SC wildfire burns homes near popular beach area
Source: Yahoo! News

A coastal wildfire burned dozens of homes and forced the evacuation of hundreds.

Police: Couple come home, find woman in bathroom
Source: thesunnews.com

Excerpt: A Pawleys Island couple called the sheriff's office after discovering an elderly unknown woman in their bathroom on their toilet at their Tall Pines Way home Thursday afternoon, police said.

Myrtle Beach area property transfers: 2008
Source: The Sun News

An interesting widget which allows you to search the property transferred in Myrtle Beach in the year 2008.

Third Group Joins Coaster Ride to Ownership at Hard Rock Park
Source: The Sun News

A new potential buyer has emerged to make an offer on the failed Hard Rock Park theme park.

Myrtle Beach Thinking of Toughening Up Thong Laws
Source: TheState.com

Though bare behinds, semi-bare breasts and other borderline public nudity is fairly common during the May motorcycle rallies, Kruea said this is a year-round ordinance and is not aimed specifically at the motorcycle events.

The Life of the Hard Rock Park
Source: Myrtle Beach Online

The Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach, SC has closed down after being open for less than one year. This article looks at reasons why this park, which was to give Universal, Busch, and Disney a run for their money, failed so fast.

Did Bob Marley Grow Up in a Water Park?
Source: The New York Times

IF there is such a thing as a rock 'n' roll family, the Perrys of Myrtle Beach, S.C., surely qualify. With his goatee and tattoos, John Perry, 31, has the look of a Nordic metal guitarist.

This Thanksgiving, head for the Waccamaw Golf Trail in Myrtle Beach
Source: Golf Publisher Syndications

Just in time for Thanksgiving, three of the Waccamaw Golf Trail's golf courses - Litchfield Country Club, the River Club and Willbrook Plantation - are offering special holiday rates from $45 to $62 per round through Nov. 25. A two-round special begins at just $100.

The Founders Club on Pawleys Island: Myrtle Beach to get another upscale golf course
Source: Golf Publisher Syndication

When Myrtle Beach golf early birds come out to the grand opening of the new Founders Club in February, they'll be met with a golf course seemingly wise beyond its youth.

Kiawah resort, Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head, Daufuskie and more: The best island golf courses in South Carolina
Source: Golf Publisher Syndication

Much of coastal South Carolina is referred to as the "lowcountry," and you don't get much lower than the state's islands. South Carolina islands positively reek with history and ambiance; you can stand under a canopy of moss-draped oaks and imagine any number of Civil War battles.

Fall temperatures have WorldGolf.com readers heading for sunshine and world-class golf
Source: Golf Publisher Syndication

With fall upon us, and winter less than two months away, WorldGolf.com readers used October to head towards warmer, greener pastures, namely some of the top courses in the U.S., from Hawaii and Las Vegas to Myrtle Beach. There's even a Ryder Cup venue thrown in there

Fire Guts Beach House, Leaves 7 USC Students Dead
Source: ABC News

....The fire charred the waterfront home, named Changing Channels, so badly that it only left part of the frame standing. It was the deadliest fire involving college students in the last seven years, according to a campus fire safety group.

Golf can be spooky at some of the world's most haunted golf courses
Source: Golf Publisher Syndication

While some golf courses will chill you with difficult layouts, others can frighten the dickens out of a player with things that border on the supernatural. All around the globe there are golf courses like this, where graveyards and native burial grounds play host to your round.

Myrtlewood Golf Club boasts unbeatable location, affordable golf in Myrtle Beach
Source: Golf Publisher Syndication

Myrtlewood's location, playability and affordability make it one of Myrtle Beach's most popular clubs. Its owners, Burrows & Chapin also give out a lot of free rounds here to those who book condo rentals at one of their many properties along the Grand Strand.

Internet porn will collapse stripping industry
Source:

...You won't find any soul more determined in the world than that of a young man trying to get a glimpse of the female body.

Myrtle Beach's Pawleys Plantation Golf and Country Club comes close to perfection
Source: Golf Publisher Syndication

Pawleys Plantation makes most lists of the top-10 golf courses in Myrtle Beach for a reason. This Jack Nicklaus design is one of the finest golf courses on the Grand Strand, combining classic, lowcountry views with excellent golf.

An inside look at playing the World Amateur Handicap Championship in Myrtle Beach
Source: Golf Publisher Syndication

The 24th annual World Amateur Handicap Championship was played last week on nearly 70 courses in Myrtle Beach and featured close to 3,800 golfers ranging from scratch to blindingly awful.

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