Lamenting golf’s lost charm of walking
BOB BESTLER/On the LooseIt was discouraging but not surprising to learn last Sunday that there were not many walking golfers on the Grand Strand.Golf writer Alan Blondin's report said that while...
View ArticleMarine’s abandoned ashes laid to rest
— A Marine whose ashes were abandoned in a storage unit and putup for sale at a flea market was honored and laid to rest Friday.The small gray urn with the Marine Corps medallion was placed near the...
View ArticleIssac J. Bailey | A bit of kindness lightens the day
Last week, a strange white man paid for my lunch.I had been stuck at the front of the line in a Myrtle Beach restaurant for several minutes. The cashier was having a hard time getting the debit card...
View ArticleDemocrats sue over SC’s US House plan
Six black voters on Friday filed a lawsuit challenging new U.S. House district lines and called the work of the GOP-dominated Legislature “voting apartheid.” The voters living in Florence, Sumter,...
View ArticleFreeze warning issued for Saturday morning in Myrtle Beach area
Myrtle Beach area residents will likely wake up Saturday morning to near record low temperatures, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service in Wilmington, N.C.Temperatures were...
View ArticleMyrtle Beach man to serve 15 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter
A circuit court judge sentenced a Myrtle Beach man to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the Dec. 30 shooting death of a 21-year-old man, according to court...
View ArticleCandidates meet in S.C. to debate
Without a win in South Carolina’s first-in-the-South primary, Texas Gov. Rick Perry can hang up his cowboy hat and slink off into the sunset, say S.C. politicos.During Saturday night’s debate at...
View ArticleHaley seldom uses state phone, records reveal
A review of Gov. Nikki Haley’s use of her state-issued cellphone raises questions about whether she is using public communications to do state business or communications that the public cannot...
View ArticleMyrtle Beach native will offer area history, photos and personal memories at...
Billy Roberts remembers more about Myrtle Beach than most people here have ever known.Roberts, 82, a lifelong resident, will offer a first-hand glimpse into Myrtle Beach’s earliest days when he shares...
View ArticleTech researchers seek way to cull doctored images
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Mobile phones have made it possible for the world to get on-the-scene video and photos from demonstrators confronting security forces throughout the Arab Spring, the last bloody...
View ArticleLabor groups seek contracts in nonunion state
As the awarding of contracts for the Democratic National Convention gets under way in earnest, Charlotte-area union groups are making it clear to convention organizers that they want those...
View ArticleGOP contenders argue on Afghanistan, Iran, torture
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) – Unsparing in their criticism of President Barack Obama, Republican presidential hopefuls disagreed in campaign debate Saturday night about the right course in Afghanistan, the...
View ArticleGifts and freebies, accepted by some Myrtle Beach area politicians, pose an...
A small group of Horry County politicians have taken $46,507 in gifts from businesses, agencies and constituents over the past three years – putting them at odds with a majority of local elected...
View ArticlePolice | Myrtle Beach officers respond to early-morning gunfire
Myrtle BeachMyrtle Beach police respond to early-morning gunfire
View ArticleGifts to Myrtle Beach area politicians
Gifts received by area legislators and council members from 2009-11 as reported on their Statement of Economic Interests forms filed annually with the S.C. Ethics Commission (Note: annual reports...
View ArticleFirefighters face off in grueling challenge in Myrtle Beach
More than 1,000 firefighters from eight countries will compete beginning Monday in the Scott World Firefighter Combat Challenge in Myrtle Beach.It is the second time the event, known as the “toughest...
View ArticleMiracle League has a new vision for Myrtle Beach area’s kids
By this time next year, the Grand Strand Miracle League hopes to have expanded its community offerings beyond the baseball league that has taught hundreds of handicapped children to play over the past...
View ArticlePublic meetings for the Grand Strand
Monday• Myrtle Beach City Staff meeting When | 8:30 a.m.
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