http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/fairfax/ Fairfax, SC News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/fairfax/content/7a316aca04dc33e87e37986de1864711.html Two of South Carolina's mayors including Charleston's Joe Riley traveled to Virginia Thursday to help Presidentelect Barack Obama pitch his plan for reviving the nation's faltering economyRiley and Columbia Mayor Bob Coble were among about a dozen mayors from around the country joining Obama at George Mason University in Fairfax for a speech on his proposed economic stimulus package http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/fairfax/content/7999976f8e3e0faa655dd5c5f18f7e05.html After traveling more than 50 miles to seek expert medical care 17yearold Rickeidre Wright of Fairfax became the mother of Beaufort County's first baby of the New Year http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/fairfax/content/e72d753be500f7b943b9f6200d6604fa.html After traveling more than 50 miles to seek expert medical care 17yearold Rickeidre Wright of Fairfax became the mother of Beaufort County's first baby of the new year http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/fairfax/content/de1f0aff011c3c80274016f25fc06027.html pBEAUFORT Two branches of the nation's military continue to push programs to help service members strengthen their marriages as divorce rates increase among their ranks pDivorce rates among married members of the Marine Corps and the Army increased during the 2008 fiscal year according to statistics released this month by the Pentagon The fiscal year ended Sept 30 pThe Corps experienced the largest increase with 37 percent of the more than 84000 married Marines getting divorced in 2008 That's up from 33 percent in 2007 according to the Defense Department pThe divorce rate among the Army's 287000 married troops rose to 35 percent up from 33 percent last year pLong and repeated combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq have had an undeniable effect on the home lives of the nation's troops said Kelly Hruska deputy director of government relations for the National Military Family Association a Fairfax Vabased nonprofit group http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/fairfax/content/858139710036eb783b3c8ab12a7ac70b.html BEVERLY HILLS Calif Some would say that winning the Academy Award at 20 would be the pivotal event of your life Not for Timothy Hutton The star of such projects as The Falcon and the Snowman Taps The Nero Wolfe episodes and the upcoming TNT series Leverage remembers a bigger sea change when he was 12 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/fairfax/content/d2799865d7ce66344ec8d8b70640e8ff.html Troopers say a 17year old was killed in the crash after disregarding a stop sign while traveling north on secondary Highway 19 at the intersection of SC 410 in Horry County http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/fairfax/content/9e8890084a54ad49842d1df1b7fecea5.html ST PAUL Minn8212; The Republicans emerge from their national convention with a new star 8212; and it isn8217;t their presidential nomineeIt8217;s vicepresidential candidate Sarah Palin Even with John McCain8217;s speech Thursday evening it was clear he will share the spotlight with his charismatic No 2 rather than watch her slip back into the shadows as running mates normally doIt8217;s even possible he might slip into her shadowEither way McCain appeared confident sharing the starring role as he claimed the nomination8220;I8217;m very proud to have introduced our next vice president to the country8221; he said 8220;but I can8217;t wait until I introduce her to Washington 8221; http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/fairfax/content/9e4fe5b29a0ed0b5077fe37b189f83a0.html FAIRFAX After what seemed like an eternity Allendale County ALIVE recently celebrated the rehabilitation of the last two of five houses in the Aiken and Laurens Avenue area of Fairfax The event represented completion of the first phase Nine other houses in the area which were originally built in the early 1950s to house employees at the Savannah River Site are also slated for improvements