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MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) We may finally get a break from the storms Thursday as some slightly drier air moves in, which will help to cut down on rain chances. The mobile radar on the Storm Team WeatherMore >>
We may finally get a break from the storms Thursday as some slightly drier air moves in, which will help to cut down on rain chances.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 8:27 PM EDT2012-05-24 00:27:58 GMT
FLORENCE COUNTY, SC(WMBF) One Pee Dee agency will soon be taking snap shots of your vehicle on the roadways, to help down drivers with violations and help fight crime. Law enforcement agencies in theMore >>
One Pee Dee agency will soon be taking snap shots of your vehicle on the roadways, to help down drivers with violations and help fight crime.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 8:17 PM EDT2012-05-24 00:17:19 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - This holiday weekend is sure to be a busy one in the Grand Strand. Captain David Knipes with Myrtle Beach police says Memorial Day weekend is their busiest weekend of the year.More >>
Myrtle Beach Police have put out traffic barriers along major roads to help officers fix any major traffic congestion during bike weeks.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:35 PM EDT2012-05-23 23:35:53 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Positive news swirled at the 2012 Myrtle Beach Chamber marketing update meeting. Member of the chamber say marketing efforts are working and the proof is in the numbers. ForMore >>
Positive news swirled at the 2012 Myrtle Beach Chamber marketing update meeting. Members of the chamber say marketing efforts are working and the proof is in the numbers.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:29 PM EDT2012-05-23 21:29:41 GMT
By Chandi Lowry - bio | email MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Pepper Geddings Recreation Center in Myrtle Beach offers an exercise class that caters to seniors. The instructor, Linda Hopkinson, said a scientificMore >>
Pepper Geddings Recreation Center in Myrtle Beach offers an exercise class that caters to seniors.More >>
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) It's the serial number and barcode on the back of these reward cards that leaves a trail, one the Center for Disease Control says if they can follow, will help save lives when it comes to food illness outbreaks.
Food Officials say they've been using this method more in the past several years. But it brings up the question of allowing the government to use an already put together resource- because when you sign up for reward cards, stores are able to profile your shopping habits. And although food officials are taking a peak at what you've been buying, they say it is completely confidential.
They say nothing is sold to the government, and the situation determines the type of search. Sometimes they only look at what's been purchased at a specific period of time. But it does come down to consent- the grocery store company or the person who is sick has to give permission to look at the records.
"It's up to them to choose whether or not to give their shopper card number," said Casey Barton Behravesh, an epidemiologist with the CDC. "We explain we take their privacy very seriously and we keep all that information confidential and what we're finding out confidential.
Sometimes the CDC is able to get the information from grocery stores, and other times they can only get the information from people who have gotten sick. Some stores take matter into their own hands, by using reward card information to contact customers themselves about any food in question.
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