Horry County Council spent nearly an hour Wednesday afternoon discussing a possible settlement in the hospitality fee lawsuit with the city of Myrtle Beach, but county officials said they still have not reached a deal. Read more
Conway Medical Center (CMC) will now allow one visitor for each non-COVID overnight hospitalized patient, according to a news release. The new visitor guidelines will go into effect Thursday.
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.
One person was charged with "negligent operation" in connection to a Tuesday night boat crash on the Intracoastal Waterway, according to Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Kaley Lawrimore.
Surfside Beach is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for an 18-month extension after the agency agreed to grant the town more than $9 million for construction of a new, revamped fishing pier.
Horry County Council members on Tuesday got their first look at an ordinance aimed at cracking down on reckless shooting in the suburbs.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) on Tuesday announced 928 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 33 in Horry County.
A fourth person has been arrested and charged in the 2017 murder of 22-year-old Jahi Mishoe, according to a news release from the Horry County Police Department.
For more than five years, the East Carolina Housing Organization, or ECHO, has received about $1 million per year in grant money from the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund its Supportive Services for Veterans Families program.
You may have noticed the orange fencing that has been placed around the old Loris High School in recent weeks.
Almost exactly two years after Banana Jack Murphy announced he was expanding his radio station -- WLSC 1240 AM -- to include an FM signal, the switch was thrown during a live broadcast of “Down at the Barbershop” Saturday morning.
The Carolina Country Music Festival on Tuesday announced it was postponing its 2020 concert lineup due to COVID-19.
With a state Supreme Court hearing looming, Horry County Council will hold a special meeting Wednesday to discuss settling the hospitality fee lawsuit with the city of Myrtle Beach.
The South Carolina Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman has approved the proposed 2020-2021 reopening plan for Horry County Schools.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control on Monday announced 718 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 31 in Horry County.
Tidelands Health announced that starting Monday (today), it will allow hospitalized patients to see one adult visitor, with restrictions.
The short answer is that the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that the state owns the canals of Cherry Grove.
Surfside Beach Town Administrator Dennis Pieper is set to retire in the coming weeks.
On Sunday, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 1,011 cases of COVID-19 across the state. In Horry County, DHEC reported 42 new cases.
Two people died in a Friday evening motorcycle collision in North Myrtle Beach, according to the Horry County Coroner's Office.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced Saturday a total of 1,178 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state. In Horry County, 59 new COVID-19 cases were reported.
After four years of leading the Conway City Council, Conway’s mayor is adding leading mayors from across the state to her list of responsibilities.
Within the next couple of weeks, North Myrtle Beach City Council will host a workshop to discuss how to regulate short-term rentals, picking up where they left off in February before COVID-19 changed councilors’ focus.
Illinois man found unresponsive in the ocean
When Sonja and Hampton Singleton set out to treat ice cream lovers of all ages, they didn’t realize what a treat they were about to bring to themselves.
A 32-year-old woman was killed Friday morning when her vehicle collided head-on with a dump truck near Conway, authorities said.
The state Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced Friday that Horry County has 59 new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
One person died after a car collided with a dump truck on S.C. 905 Friday morning in Horry County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The good news is that Sa’Nylee Hartsfield made it to the silver level in gymnastics competition.
Polly Farris knew right away that the lamp was special. What she didn’t know was that it had a poltergeist living in it. A friendly poltergeist for sure, but a poltergeist nevertheless.
Santee Cooper crews have been working hard to stay ahead of another hurricane, and hope to be finished creating wetlands earlier than scheduled.
A 50-year-old North Carolina man on Monday was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he admitted to attacking a female in Horry County more than two decades ago, according to a news release from the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
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.
In the same pit where he once played with Matchbox cars, Bryant Barnhill prepared for a final race.
When Hurricane Isaias skirted the Grand Strand Monday night, Cherry Grove bore the brunt of its damage.
The state Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Thursday announced 53 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Horry County.
The 15th Circuit Solicitor's Office on Thursday announced the arrest of a North Myrtle Beach man on drug charges after officers found more than 15 pounds of marijuana and 12 guns at his residence.
Authorities on Monday arrested a 39-year-old Horry County man on charges related to child sexual abuse material.
Horry County police were involved in a vehicle pursuit between S.C. 90 and S.C. 22 around 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, according to the Horry County Police Department’s Facebook page.
For the eighth straight day, Horry County saw less than 85 new cases of COVID-19, with 59 new cases of COVID-19 reported Wednesday, according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC).
The Army Corps of Engineers visited North Myrtle Beach Tuesday after Hurricane Isaias brought significant beach and dune erosion along the community’s nine-mile stretch of beaches.
Surfside Beach could use some more time.
Sean Hodge turned to disc golf as a backup workout.
A 76-year-old man died from drowning in the ocean in the Garden City Beach area, authorities said.
The school board approved a school reopening plan tonight that will be sent back to Columbia for consideration for approval.
As the early afternoon sun shone down on the Cherry Grove community on the north end of Horry County, some residents and tourists that had been staying in condo rentals were in the process or just finishing up hours of clean up after Isaias rolled through the area Monday night into Tuesday morning.
Margie Lambert expected this.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced Tuesday that there are 1,168 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Carolina, including 43 in Horry County.
The sun that broke through the clouds and lit up the shimmering seagrass in the Cherry Grove marsh Tuesday morning also shed light on a more unwelcome sight for residents in North Myrtle’s most flood-prone neighborhood.
Hurricane Isaias churning along the Grand Strand brought flooding, power outages and sights for vacationers to the coast before it made landfall late Monday night in North Carolina.
As usual, North Myrtle Beach’s Cherry Grove on Monday night bore the brunt of the headaches that come with a hurricane, as Isaias temporarily stranded a gas station clerk and caused the city to put one of its high-water vehicles into use to evacuate a family and their pets.
Almost 6,000 Horry County residents are without power tonight as Hurricane Isaias made landfall as a Category 1 storm.
As Hurricane Isaias makes its way along Horry County's coastline, some roads are seeing some significant flooding.
North Myrtle Beach’s Main Street was relatively quiet Monday evening as residents waited for Hurricane Isaias, which could bring hurricane-force winds and coastal flooding by the time it arrives around 8 p.m.
Tropical Storm Isaias could bring tornadoes, some flooding and structural damage to the Grand Strand.
Conway’s fire chief and emergency management director Le Hendrick is likening Isaias to Hurricane Matthew with expectations of downed trees and powerlines.
A tornado watch has been issued for Horry and Georgetown counties as well as parts of southeast North Carolina in response to Tropical Storm Isaias, which could be at hurricane strength by the time it sweeps through the Grand Strand Monday night.
Emergency crews’ response to storm-related calls could be slower Monday night because of COVID-19.
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Wilmington, N.C. is expecting Tropical Storm Isaias to hit our area around 8 p.m. Monday night.
As Tropical Storm Isaias heads up the East Coast, government agencies, commercial shopping centers and hospitals have announced operational changes.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) on Monday announced 1,105 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Carolina, including 45 in Horry County.
A double red flag advisory has been issued for the city of Myrtle Beach’s coastline as Tropical Storm Isaias heads toward the Grand Strand, according to a tweet from the Myrtle Beach Fire Department.
Horry County government offices will close at 3 p.m. Monday, and reopen at 10 a.m. Tuesday, the county said in a news release.
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