The Carolinas | Santorum announces campaign leaders
South CarolinaCOLUMBIASantorum announces campaign leaders
View ArticleSummer heat arrives early in Carolinas
The summer heat started a little earlier than usual this year in the Carolinas.The biggest cities in South Carolina and North Carolina are again on track to break long-term records for heat as...
View ArticleIssac Bailey | A warning about warning labels
The FDA is betting on the shock factor to convince roughly 45 million Americans to give up smoking.Nice idea, but while fear is a great short-term motivator it can't be the bedrock of sustained...
View ArticleConway to take on police dispatch
An agreement between Horry County 911 and the city of Conway to handle its police dispatch will save the city approximately $152,000 in the first year, City Manager Bill Graham said.Graham said that...
View ArticleDozens gather on sand in Myrtle Beach to oppose offshore drilling
Small plastic fish, seahorses and jellyfish adorned Nancy Anderson's vest.The Myrtle Beach resident even had starfish attached to her shoes.Anderson wasn't out to make a political statement, but rather...
View ArticlePolice roundup | Wallet stolen from 68-year-old woman in Myrtle Beach
PoliceMYRTLE BEACHWallet stolen from 68-year-old woman
View ArticleThe Carolinas | Motorcyclist hits dump truck, dies
LEXINGTONMotorcyclist hits dump truck, diesA 44-year-old man riding a motorcycle in Lexington County died over the weekend when his 2006 Honda motorcycle struck the rear of a dump truck as he was...
View ArticleAnimal findings in seas alarming
When a 43-foot gray whale was spotted off the Israeli town of Herzliya last year, scientists came to a startling conclusion: it must have wandered across the normally icebound route above Canada, where...
View ArticleContractors tout making S.C. school bus system private
Eight bus-contracting companies say it is possible to privatize the state-operated school bus system in a way that will cost the state no more money and also secure new school buses.At Gov. Nikki...
View ArticleMyrtle Beach area political briefs
Democrats The Beach Dems will not meet in July. Join Horry County Democrats for happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. July 7 at the Anchor Cafe at Grande Dunes, 8121 Amalfi Place, near 82nd Parkway and U.S. 17...
View ArticleMyrtle Beach area health briefs
LORIS/NORTH MYRTLE BEACHLoris Healthcare System sponsors the following events, classes and meetings.Loris Healthcare offers a Lifeline service. Call 716-7380. The hospital offers a physicians referral...
View ArticleKeel ready, willing to take over as S.C. SLED chief
Driving through Columbia's Vista on his way home last year from a late night General Assembly budget session, state director of the Department of Public Safety Mark Keel flipped on his blue light and...
View ArticleConway notebook | HGTC professors make mobile devices asset
Teachers and students at Horry-Georgetown Technical College can have conferences now while one is tanning at the beach and the other out shopping.Thanks to the introduction of a mobile Web initiative,...
View ArticleTrack meet to boost Myrtle Beach economy
More than 2,000 athletes between the ages of 7 and 18 - and their families - are expected to converge on Myrtle Beach this week for the USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships.For some of the...
View ArticleLeaders, business owners look to spruce up heart of Myrtle Beach
Standing amid a pile of renovation materials in a Myrtle Beach building, Hector Melendez hopes he's seeing the future through the haze of dust hanging in the humid air.That immediate future includes a...
View ArticleVenue for Bachmann's Myrtle Beach visit changes
Expecting a bigger crowd than first anticipated, the Myrtle Beach Tea Party and Horry County Republican party have moved the venue for presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's Tuesday visit.The event...
View ArticleNeed for relief heats up with temperature in Myrtle Beach area
The heat might be causing many to crank up the air conditioning in their homes.Knowing that, several help agencies expect to see area residents seeking assistance with their utility bills in the next...
View ArticleThe Carolinas | Coroner sued over autopsy report
South CarolinaSUMTERCoroner sued over autopsy report
View ArticlePolice roundup | Bouncer reports assault in Myrtle Beach
PoliceMYRTLE BEACHBouncer reports assault
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