Amanda Slocum had never heard of Atlantic Beach before a bus brought her to Horry County in August 2018. Wheelchair-bound and recovering from a shooting in Florida, the transient 33-year-old had planned to visit a friend on the North Strand. She checked into the Budget Inn in Atlantic Beach … Read more
Authorities arrested a 31-year-old man last week after he threatened to kill his former coworkers at a Carolina Forest business, according to an Horry County police report.
Traffic was snarled on Cultra Road Tuesday and again yesterday, but by Dec. 15, barring bad weather, Conwayites will think the inconvenience was well worth it, according to Anna Barnhill, Horry County’s construction manager with the S.C. Department of Transportation.
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Being announced as Aynor Elementary School’s Teacher of the Year was the icing on the cake for Kaitlyn Ryhal – the wedding cake to be exact.
When Santee Cooper sent Bob Sweet an email last month, the Plantation Lakes homeowner hoped the message would finally explain how his neighborhood could acquire its 220 light poles from the utility.
After more than an hour of contentious arguments in Beaufort County on Monday, Myrtle Beach, Horry County and Horry County Schools agreed to extend the discovery period in the county and school district’s suit against Myrtle Beach over how the tax incremental financing (TIF) funds were spent…
The Myrtle Beach Police Department is investigating an armed robbery in the 1700 block of South Ocean Boulevard, Cpl. Tom Vest said.
There are few problems anywhere that Regina Duvall can’t empathize with, because she’s lived through most of them.
Colt Galloway chose a blue truck because he was pretty sure the 5-year-old little girl wouldn’t want it.
John Krajc has unseated incumbent Mary Jeffcoat in the Myrtle Beach City Council runoff election.
The third vacancy on the Conway City Council was filled Tuesday night as Justin Jordan defeated Randy Alford in a runoff election.
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Bob Hellyer will be Surfside Beach’s next mayor, and Paul Holder, Cindy Keating and Michael Drake were elected to serve on the town council, according to unofficial election results.
Horry County Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to cancel its I-73 contract with the S.C. Department of Transportation.
Conway city residents need to cast one more vote today before the new slate of Conway city councilmen is complete.
Former District 1 Horry County School Board member Holly Heniford’s DUI case has been dismissed, according to North Myrtle Beach spokesperson Pat Dowling.
The Horry County Coroner's Office has identified a 55-year-old man found dead Monday in Carolina Forest.
A man and woman from Surfside Beach have been charged after two RVs were stolen from a local storage facility, officials said.
North Myrtle Beach police are asking for the community's help as they investigate the theft of two jet skis in the Barefoot Resort area.
With 80 children on the waiting list, Creative Beginnings Child Development Center will open its Carolina Forest location next month.
Enjoy watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV this year, because next year, you’ll surely be watching the nationally televised 101st 6ABC Dunkin’ Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Horry County Councilman Harold Worley wants the public to see the county’s proposed hospitality fee settlement contract before the deal is approved.
The body of a missing 37-year-old kayaker was recovered Friday from the Waccamaw River, authorities said.
North Myrtle Beach on Friday held a drop-in charrette hosted by parking consultants Kimley-Horn in order to get feedback from residents on the city’s inaugural paid parking program that lasted from June 15 through the end of October.
Police are searching for a suspect after an armed robbery was reported Friday afternoon in Conway, officials said.
A Charlotte, North Carolina, man involved in sex trafficking minors in Myrtle Beach was sentenced to 30 years in prison, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray.
The total negative lunch balance across the entire Horry County School District comes in at just over $99,000, according to district records.
Conwayite dies in wreck
Lakeside Cemetery is a quiet, historic and beautiful place, and the Lakeside Cemetery Committee wants to raise $140,000 to keep it that way, according to Ben Burroughs, vice chairman of the committee.
The Conway Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors didn’t discuss Tuesday what it might take to get them to move to make room for a new Conway City Hall, but several members did say they don’t think relocating the chamber into the City’s new building is a good idea.
Horry County Council members remain divided over whether to pay Coastal Carolina University nearly $40,000 for an economic analysis of IMAGINE 2040, the county’s proposed 20-year plan for managing growth and development.
The Conway Police Department is seeking the public's help as the agency works to locate a person involved in a forgery case.
A man who police believe committed a series of sexual assaults and the murder of a 29-year-old woman in the Washington, D.C., area in the 1990s was arrested Wednesday at his Conway area home, authorities said.
Horry County Government will spend the next two months looking for land in the western part of the county to purchase for an equestrian arena and civic center.
Tonya Dawsey has come full circle, having attended Midland Elementary as a child and now being honored as her school’s 2019-2020 Teacher of the Year.
Improving water quality and reducing flooding will take time and money, an engineer said.
Myrtle Beach city leaders are making a list of legislative priorities to take to Columbia.
Dogs won’t face endless days tethered to chains in Myrtle Beach once a new city ordinance is passed.
A 24-year-old man was shot multiple times in the Freemont community of Longs last week, according to an Horry County police report.
An Horry County jury recently convicted a 32-year-old Myrtle Beach man who had been charged in relation to a fatal double shooting, according to a news release from 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson.
Sheba creeps with her head down toward the back bedroom door that’s closed now. It’s been closed for months.
There won’t be a swingers club building in Myrtle Beach, but the applicant said the club has been misrepresented.
A 16-year-old will be tried as an adult in connection with the rape and attack of a 71-year-old woman in Surfside Beach, according to a news release from the 15th Circuit Solicitor's Office.
Horry County's shelter animals will soon be free to good homes.
All of the incumbents who were on last week’s Loris City Council and mayor ballots in last week’s general election won another four-year term.
Veterans from every branch of the military were in attendance for the fourth annual Salute to Loris American Heroes that took place Saturday.
U.S. Army veteran Warren Miller said Veterans Day ceremonies mean a lot to the many veterans young and old who have served their country.
The Reverend W. Russell Freeman will be the next District 1 representative for Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach on the Horry County School Board.
Those who have served in the United States Armed Forces were honored Monday during a Veterans Day ceremony at St. James High School.
On a chilly Saturday morning, hundreds of people lined the streets of Conway for a special celebration dedicated to Veterans Day.
Paul Riefenberg grew up wanting to be a cowboy.
A 35-year-old man has been identified as the person who died in a Thursday night wreck off Depot Road in Conway, according to a news release from Horry County Deputy Coroner Michelle McSpadden.
Gov. Henry McMaster's state floodwater commission on Friday released its full report detailing how the state should address its flooding problems.
For Horry County native Katie Ford, teaching in the county has always been a dream.
A 50-year-old woman died after a wreck Friday morning in Aynor, authorities said.
In an effort to recognize the many United States military veterans in Horry County, the Horry County Veterans Affairs Office has a monthly recognition program entitled “Horry’s Heroes” in which a veteran will be featured on the county’s social media platforms each month.
Free advance tickets are available for the 2019 Salute to American Veterans, according to the event’s sponsors. Tickets may be obtained on-line at tickets.coastal.edu, by telephone at 843-349-ARTS, and in person at the Wheelwright Auditorium box office Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
This week, approximately 1,100 horses and trail riders will arrive at Lakewood Camping Resort for the annual American Heart Association Beach Ride.
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One person died and another was taken to the hospital Thursday night after a single-vehicle wreck in the Conway area, according to the Horry County Fire Rescue Twitter account.
Myrtle Beach police arrested a 51-year-old woman Thursday after she was accused of abusing an infant at a local day care, according to a news release from city police.
The 5th T Innovation Group, operator of the Conway Innovation Center, is adding several new business services at the Conway Innovation Center.
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