Horry County Schools parents will have a chance to change the way their child attends school for the spring semester in the next few weeks.

Elementary schools can expect to have plexiglass installed around their classroom desks by November 22, according to Horry County Schools officials.

CCU sees 3.5% decline in enrollment, after anticipating more than twice that percentage. 

HCS officials attempted to quash rumors Monday about how flu and COVID-19 cases are being coded in the attendance system. 

The Horry County Board of Education voted 11-1 Monday night to change their re-opening plan and keep schools in a hybrid instruction model until the district is able to return to five-day, in-person learning. 

Horry County Schools announced Thursday afternoon that students will be attending school for the next week in a hybrid fashion.

 Conway Mayor Barbara Blain-Bellamy is juggling mayoral duties and helping with her five-year-old granddaughter's HCS Virtual lessons. 

Horry County Schools will now be able to allow all students to receive free breakfast and lunch for the entire school year, according to an HCS press release. 

Coastal Carolina University will host a free community COVID-19 testing clinic on Monday, Oct. 12, according to a release from the university.

Horry County Schools said Thursday that it would continue to monitor the number of cases within the school district and will consider the October 15th DHEC weekly disease activity report as it relates to the district’s future operational status for the week of Oct. 19. 

The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Gov. Henry McMaster will not be allowed to spend CARES Act funds to provide tuition grants to private school students. 

A group of Horry County parents is pushing for school to be back to full-time, five-day status. 

HCS Superintendent shares new information from DHEC regarding the use of plexiglass in classrooms. 

Coastal Carolina University is reporting 14 new student cases of COVID-19 and no new positive employee cases between Sept. 24 and Sept. 30.

Students attending HCS brick-and-mortar schools will continue to attend in a hybrid format for a few more weeks. 

Eighteen schools in the county now have positive cases of COVID-19.

Horry County Schools confirmed Monday that all 3,031 HCS Virtual K-12 student requests to transfer back to brick-and-mortar schools were granted.

Ocean Drive Elementary proudly receives 2020 National Blue Ribbon designation.

Coastal Carolina University roommates Tyler Williams and Brianna Martin were upset about the recent events surrounding the death of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor in Kentucky, and decided late Wednesday to organize a rally on campus.

Fifteen schools in Horry County now have positive COVID-19 cases. 

Coastal Carolina University will host a free community COVID-19 testing clinic on Monday, Sept. 28, according to a release from the university.

Coastal Carolina University is reporting 27 new student cases of COVID-19 and no new positive employee cases between Sept. 17 and Sept. 23.

HCS teacher expresses frustration over massive workload and misinformation.

More than 3,000 students want out of the virtual program.

Twelve schools in Horry County have COVID-19 cases among their faculty or students.

Coastal saw 79 new COVID-19 cases among students this past week. 

Ten schools in Horry County currently have COVID-19 cases

HCS Virtual students can apply to transfer back to brick and mortar learning this week. 

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control’s (DHEC) new data report regarding public and private schools in the county showed less than five virus cases among the staff at Aynor High, Ocean Drive Elementary, and Socastee Middle.

Coastal Carolina University is reporting 57 new student cases of COVID-19 and four positive employee cases between Sept. 2 and Sept. 9.

According to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)’s new data report regarding public and private schools in the county, there were no new COVID-19 case increases since last week in Horry County.

As the first day of school neared, the parents of Horry County’s virtual learners grew concerned.

Teachers gave lots of air hugs and air high-fives this morning at Conway Elementary School as children in Group A of the hybrid schedule returned for their first day of school in almost six months.

Today’s first South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) report on COVID-19 cases in public and private schools in the state showed less than ten cases of the virus in schools in Horry County.

Thanks to a USDA Summer Food Service Program waiver, all Horry County Schools students will receive free breakfast and lunch for the 2020-2021 school year.

Coastal Carolina University is reporting 54 new student cases of COVID-19 and one positive employee case, a significant increase after last week's total of three.

Students will begin the first day of school on Sept. 8 with the hybrid instructional model, according to Horry County Schools.

On Friday, Coastal Carolina University released its latest report of positive COVID-19 cases on campus, with three new positive cases reported, according to the university’s website.

North Myrtle Beach Middle School had a successful first day back with their professional staff, and is ready to bring students back as soon as it is safe to do so.

For most college students with a science major, lab classes are an essential part of their education and degree path. When it comes to marine science majors at Coastal Carolina University, a good portion of their degree is rooted in research and lab classes.

Coastal Carolina University Interim Vice President for Student Affairs Peter Paquette sent out an email to the student body over the weekend telling them that “partying has no place at CCU this fall”.

Bargain Warehouse owner Gary Bingham is giving back to the community, with a school supply giveaway for teachers this Wednesday and Thursday.

CCU is sharing their positive COVID-19 numbers, saying they may not be aware of other outside testing students have done. 

It’s move-in time again at Coastal Carolina University as more than 4,200 members of Teal Nation arrive on campus and start the next chapter of their life.

The South Carolina Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman has approved the proposed 2020-2021 reopening plan for Horry County Schools.

Coastal Carolina University's enrollment is only down 5.6% now, but the university could see as much as an 18.6% drop in a worst-case scenario before the first day of school on Aug. 19, university officials said Thursday.

The school board approved a school reopening plan tonight that will be sent back to Columbia for consideration for approval. 

Board Chairman Ken Richardson confirmed Thursday morning that the Monday, Aug. 3 Horry County Board of Education meeting will be in-person at 6 p.m. at the district office.