State's infant mortality rate improves

07/07/11 Figures released Wednesday by the state Department of Health and Environmental Control put the state's infant death rate at 7.1 per 1,000 live births, down from 8 the previous year.

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Police roundup | Health risks stem from wildfires in Horry County

07/06/11 Officials with the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control are encouraging residents of several S.C. counties, including Horry County, to be aware of any health effects related to smoke from active wildfires in the Carolinas and Georgia.

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Water system permit awarded to Town of McBee

07/06/11  After many months of work by McBee officials, Mayor John Campolong announced Friday that the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has issued a permit to the Town of McBee to begin operating its own water system.

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