Myrtle Beach-area political meetings
Democrats• The West Side Democrats will not meet in November or December. The next scheduled meeting is Jan. 26.For more information, call the party office at 488-4237.
View ArticlePublic meetings for the Grand Strand
Monday • Myrtle Beach city staff meeting When | 8:30 a.m.
View ArticleAging America | Spry seniors staying put in communities
Retirement communities may have their perks, but Beryl O’Connor says it would be tough to match the birthday surprise she got in her own backyard when she turned 80 this year. She was tending her...
View ArticleGrand Strand businesses, agencies closed for Thanksgiving
The following agencies will be closed on Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving Day: Postal servicesAll branches
View ArticleConway runoff set for Tuesday
Conway voters will decide Tuesday on the winner of a third City Council seat in a runoff election between incumbent Councilman Tom Anderson and challenger Randy Alford, a former councilman.The two were...
View ArticleHealth briefs for the Grand Strand
GEORGETOWNClasses and events Chronic kidney disease education | Varying schedule, varying locations in Horry and Georgetown counties. Free. (866) 647-9396 or ultracare-dialysis.com/TOPS
View ArticleDebt deal prospects sour as panel can’t overcome partisan politics
Congressional leaders are negotiating an endgame for the “super committee” that could come as soon as Monday as Democrats and Republicans blame each other for what appears to be the panel’s failure to...
View ArticleConway Elementary tops Thanksgiving giving
CONWAY The students at Conway Elementary School will receive the Golden Turkey award Monday for collecting 4.75 cans of food each to contribute to the Horry County Salvation Army’s Golden Turkey Food...
View ArticleGeorgetown jetties suspected of contributing to barrier islands’ decline
Waterman Tommy Graham calls it “jetty swirl,” a man-made smack that might just be the kiss of death for Cape Romain.The cape is 100 square miles of waters and misted islands north of Charleston, a...
View ArticleCampbell takes lead at right time to win Myrtle Beach 250
Garrett Campbell didnt need to lead all the laps of the Myrtle Beach 250, but the two he led at the end were the most important of his career.Campbell took the lead on Lap 249 using a three-wide pass...
View ArticleMyrtle Beach Notebook | Running of the greens
People driving past Whispering Pines Golf Course the weekend of Dec. 10 will be treated to a strange sight. Instead of folks out working on their hooks and slices, there will be runners on the golf...
View ArticleCotton harvesting sees increase in Horry County
If youve taken a drive recently on U.S. 9 west of Loris, then youve probably seen them.A young child might look across these hundreds of acres of land that stretch for miles and think he or she is...
View ArticleEx-FBI director to lead Penn State investigation
Former FBI director Louis Freeh, tapped to lead Penn State’s investigation into the child sex-abuse allegations against a former assistant football coach, said his inquiry will go as far back as 1975,...
View ArticleEx-Charleston teacher facing child porn charges
An award-winning composer and former fine arts instructor at a private school in Charleston pleaded not guilty Monday to making child pornography. Fernando Rivas, 59, also pleaded not guilty to using...
View ArticleAtlantic Beach voters voice concerns, want changes for new election
Several Atlantic Beach voters say they want someone held responsible for throwing out their votes in the Nov. 1 municipal election when they should have been counted.“I wanted the best candidate to...
View ArticleDOT officials to help Georgetown with sinkhole concerns
When a sinkhole formed in the parking lot of a Fraser Street office building a few weeks ago, it was a surprise and the talk of the town, an engineer said Monday.But last week, after the building...
View ArticleHorry school district investigates abuse allegations at North Myrtle Beach...
Horry County Schools officials are investigating reports that a special education student was abused by a teachers aide at North Myrtle Beach High School.Teal Britton, spokeswoman for Horry County...
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