With 911 tapes being released on Monday, the voice of Laura's father, Adam, can be heard calling for immediate help as his daughter's life, as well as that of her stepfather, Nick, hung in the balance.
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With calls for a boycott in recent weeks due to the owner’s public Facebook post that likened Black Lives Matter to a “terror organization,” the popular pimento cheese brand, Palmetto Cheese, will no longer be carried at 120 Costco Wholesale locations nationwide.
Unsure if their efforts will lead to Brian Henry’s resignation, the NAACP also pointed to further efforts to push the issue forward, including legal action.
Georgetown County Council voted to maintain the mask mandate policy through Oct. 27, while also approving the second reading of potential base salary increases for elected officials.
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The Carvers Bay football team defeated C.E. Murray 14-8 in a low-scoring opener at Big Bear Stadium Saturday.
The Andrews High School football team made it close late, but ultimately fell short in its season opening loss to Marion, 28-20.
Green Sea Floyds High football team, holding back-to-back state titles, is facing a new challenge this year: the coronavirus pandemic.
Orange County Public Schools in Florida has implemented a bubble for high school football, but would that work in South Carolina?
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An inmate at the Georgetown County Detention Center has died after being found unconscious in their cell. This is the second death at the jail in less than a year.
Two Andrews men face federal murder charges in the 2019 slaying of postal employee Irene Pressley.
Bond was denied Wednesday morning for the Moncks Corner man charged in connection to a double murder and attempted murder following a vehicle crash in Georgetown County this week.
An Andrews man and his step daughter were killed in a shooting following a vehicle crash on U.S. 521 Monday evening in Georgetown, authorities said.
Nine hundred bears were given our across the country to celebrate National Teddy Bear Day.
The successful Friends of the Waccamaw Library (FOWL) 1st Thursday Lecture Series returns for another much anticipated run in Fall 2020. The 1st Thursday Series has become one of the Library’s…
Mac, Charlie or Myrtle may be just the pet you need. However, if not, you can see photos and information of other available dogs and cats, by visiting Saint Frances Animal Center's website at …
The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police in late May sparked a similar wave of social unrest, but ministers and activists note the faith community has been largely absent when compared with their involvement in the struggles of the mid-1900s. The efforts are led largely by grassroots organizations and activists who are not waiting for cues from clergy.
A business, a state department and a local family chime in on the virtual leanring programs in Horry and Georgetown counties.
COVID-19 is impacting schools across the Grand Strand, and bringing may questions to parents, students and guardians. This Q&A may help as students navigate online learning for their first day of school in Georgetown County.
Editor's note: Periodically, we will feature unique properties for sale in Horry and Georgetown counties — answering all of our curiosities in the process.
Four Grand Strand and Pee Dee universities and technical colleges have partnered to allow students from any school to use facilities during the coronavirus pandemic. The agreement is the first in South Carolina, according to college and university officials.
As Christians we often think the world does not know about God and this is the reason they go about their merry way being captivated by sin. This may be partly true as they do not understand a…
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A student at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair back in April of 2000. His project was to show how conditioned we have become to alarmists practicin…
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Young songwriter finds that sweet dreams are made of surprising but successful musical collaboration
EDITOR’S NOTE: The author of this article is Mark A. Stevens, a former newspaper editor and publisher who oversaw award-winning newspapers in Tennessee, Louisiana and South Carolina, was execu…
This Saturday, July 4, 2020, the non-profit Salute From the Shore will take to the skies once again with their 11th Annual Salute From the Shore featuring military planes from both Shaw Air Fo…
The Coastal Carolina Fair has been canceled due the coronavirus pandemic.
All Saints Pawleys is pleased to announce that The Rectory Lawn summer music festival will take place. An outdoor event held from 6 until 9 p.m. on the 4th Sunday all summer long, it takes pla…
As the Georgetown County School District started the 2020 school year completely virtually, teachers still made their way into the classroom — giving them more space to teach and to get comfortable ahead of when the district’s hybrid students return to campus in the near future.
Horry County logged 58 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, adding one death in the process, according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. The county's total rise…
Both Horry and Georgetown counties have reported multiple coronavirus-related deaths over the past two days, with eight in Horry and two in Georgetown, according to DHEC.
Horry County recorded 56 new COVID-19 cases and one new death on Thursday, moving the overall totals to 7,857 and 119, respectively.
