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In the middle of an economic recession and in a state with some of the highest unemployment rates in the country, people around the Grand Strand will picnic, grill hamburgers, set off fireworks or simply pause to say thanks this weekend in celebration of America's birthday - its 233rd.
Wondering where the excitement will be today? Let us help you with a list of July Fourth events in Myrtle Beach and around the Grand Strand.
Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has defied political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.
Fireworks will light the skies on the Fourth of July and one of the biggest displays is on the South Carolina coast where tens of thousands are expected at the 13th annual celebration on the USS Yorktown.
The Fayetteville Area visitors bureau and a local volunteer group is teaming up with Hasbro to provide GI Joe action figures to children of fallen soldiers.
The state Supreme Court has dismissed three motions in a lawsuit between two Myrtle Beach residents and the city over provisions of the city's new motorcycle regulations.