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The S.C. Department of Transportation is seeking nearly $9 million in federal money to raise the roadbed of U.S. 501 near the Waccamaw River.
A rezoning needed for a large housing development planned for Collins Jollie Road cleared its first hurdle Thursday night when the Conway Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend it to Conway City Council.
The Galivants Ferry Stump will feature five presidential candidates on Monday.
It’s got the singers, the judges, the compliments and criticisms, and while it’s not quite “American Idol,” it is Panther Idol, and it’s Saturday night.
For a price of $322,645, the City of Conway will by sometime near Christmas have a totally new playground at Riverfront Park.
North Myrtle Beach police arrested three men on drug charges Thursday morning following an investigation into two residences in North Myrtle Beach’s Windy Hill neighborhood.
Fans at Conway recreation football and baseball games will get a feast of sorts when the season starts back up, and the recreation department will actually make money off of it.
Conway man gets 20 years for child’s death
After handing out and reviewing pages of rules, Conway city officials told the city’s business community at a meeting Tuesday night that they want the city to look nicer and they’re prepared to begin better enforcement of the rules to make that happen.
A $1.1 million increase in the city’s budget was approved by Conway City Council this past week, increasing the total to $46.9 million.
The engineer who has designed a large development along both sides of Collins Jollie Road tried to convince a group of about 60 concerned neighbors that all development isn’t bad, but all of the people who attended the two-hour meeting didn’t appear to leave convinced.
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American Legion Post 111, along with local civic groups, held American flags on the Main Street Bridge in downtown Conway to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorists attacks. Many motorists seemed moved by the event and were observed saluting, waving, giving them a thumbs up, …
It was his great-great-grandfather’s home site, but state Rep. Alan Clemmons is putting some of the land up for sale.
Filing for November’s Surfside Beach general election ended last Friday; three candidates are in the running to be mayor and eight are vying for three seats on the town council.
Students and parents won’t have to worry about make-up days from Hurricane Dorian taking any of their holiday vacation days, as Horry County Schools Superintendent Rick Maxey announced that the days to be made up are already built into the school calendar.
Horry County school board member Holly Heniford apologized to the board Monday night for her weekend arrest on a driving under the influence charge, and she resigned as chair of the board's new policy committee.
The stage is now set for the November elections in the City of Loris.
After the damage caused by tropical systems in Loris in recent years, Loris residents and city officials made sure things were ready for the arrival of Hurricane Dorian last week.
A North Myrtle Beach Police Department lance corporal was arrested and charged with third degree domestic violence early Saturday morning.
Horry County Fire Rescue continues to investigate a fire at the former Hard Rock Park early Friday morning, agency spokesman Tony Casey said.
Coast RTA will resume normal operations for its fixed and paratransit routes starting Saturday morning, according to a news release.
Filing for November's Myrtle Beach City Council race ended Friday with seven candidates running for three seats.
Governor Henry McMaster credits the constant communication between agencies in helping lessen Hurricane Dorian’s impacts, as well as the fact that the eye of Dorian managed to stay just off the S.C. coast.
Myrtle Beach is waiving building permit fees for repairs related to damage from Hurricane Dorian, according to an email from city spokesman Mark Kruea.
The Grand Strand was spared major damage as the Category 2 – and at times Category 3 – Hurricane Dorian moved north, skirting the coast without making landfall in South Carolina.
Horry County is instituting a curfew for unincorporated areas in response to Hurricane Dorian, according to a news release from the county's emergency management department.
Daniel Smith woke up Thursday to water covering the street in front of his Grier Crossing home.
The City of Conway will impose a curfew Thursday night as the City is impacted by Hurricane Dorian, according to a press release.
The City of Loris announced just a few minutes ago on their social media page that a curfew was being implemented in the city today, from 7 p.m. tonight until 7 a.m. tomorrow morning.
As Hurricane Dorian spins up the Carolina coast, switching between a category 2 and category 3 storm, people in North Myrtle Beach didn’t seem impressed.
Sooner the Maltese eagerly poked his nose in the air, sniffing out his surroundings beneath the Garden City pier Thursday as waves slapped the shore nearby.
The latest update from Governor Henry McMaster and his team keeps Charleston, Horry and Georgetown counties under mandatory evacuation.
Barbara Whitmore watched the rain from her lawn chair inside a Longs garage Thursday afternoon.
We will update as more closures are reported. See map at https://www.horrycounty.org/gis/roadClosures/
My Horry News will continue to keep you informed throughout the day today about power outages and road closures as Dorian makes his way through our area.
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Health is offering virtual, online urgent care lists to all South Carolina residents at no charge during and after Hurricane Dorian.
Some cats and pups from the Horry County Animal Care Center began a trip Wednesday afternoon ahead of Hurricane Dorian's expected arrival.
Two more Conway City Council candidates jumped into an already crowded field shortly before filing closed Wednesday, but Mayor Barbara Blain-Bellamy is running unopposed.
Those in Horry County’s evacuation Zone A still have time to clear out, county officials stressed at a news conference Wednesday afternoon.
S.C. Governor Henry McMaster reiterated safety procedures during his briefing this afternoon on the eve of Hurricane Dorian’s arrival to the state.
A large crowd welcomed the upcoming construction of Oak Tree Farm’s first residence with speeches, food, champagne, prayer and singing Thursday afternoon.
On an executive order shared via the Town's social media page, the Town of Surfside Beach is imposing an 8 p.m. curfew beginning today until further notice.
A 48-year-old man died Tuesday morning after falling from a ladder while trying to remove a tree limb, authorities said.
Darren Miller held tight several leashes as he, his wife Barbara and their three dogs stood under the hot rising sun on the Murrells Inlet boardwalk, waiting on the goats.
Surfside Beach Town Administrator Dennis Pieper has gotten a raise and a contract extension.
A hurricane warning for Horry County went into effect Tuesday as Hurricane Dorian — currently a Category 2 storm — continues its approach, according to the National Weather Service.
As Hurricane Dorian continues its approach, the S.C. Forestry Commission announced it will issue a state forester’s burning ban for all counties, effective at 7 a.m. Wednesday.
When the black water of the Waccamaw River gushed over its banks and spilled into Horry County homes and businesses last year, the eyes of local and state officials immediately turned to the bridge over U.S. 501 Bypass.
Evacuating from Hurricane Dorian? Here are the shelters in the county, according to the South Carolina Emergency Management Division:
A 52-year-old Raleigh, North Carolina, man died of drowning at a hotel pool in the South Strand, authorities said.
Officials don't expect severe flooding from Dorian, but they encourage residents to monitor forecast
Horry County officials do not expect Hurricane Dorian to cause the type of major flooding that Hurricane Florence brought last year, but they are urging residents to be careful as the storm passes through the Grand Strand this week.
North Myrtle Beach on Monday declared a state of emergency in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, giving the city manager more authority to make decisions that would normally come before council and making it easier to get federal funds if the storm causes damage to the North Strand.
Hurricane Dorian closures and schedule changes as of 9.4.19
Amid concerns about Hurricane Dorian, Gov. Henry McMaster issued an evacuation order for coastal South Carolina — including parts of Horry County — effective Monday at noon.
Hurricane Dorian, a Category 5 behemoth with winds of 185 miles per hour, became the strongest hurricane in modern history to strike the Northwestern Bahamas this week.
Horry-Georgetown Technical College announced Sunday that they will cancel on-campus classes and initiate an "academic continuity plan" beginning Tuesday.
Hurricane Dorian continues churning toward the East Coast, but the storm’s exact path — and its impact on the Grand Stand — remains uncertain.
One person was injured and another person was detained after a shooting Saturday in Conway, officials said.
It’s all about saving lives.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster Saturday issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency, and is urging state residents to prepare for possible impacts from Hurricane Dorian.
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