A look back at the top stories of 2011 in the Myrtle Beach area
It was a controversial year along the Grand StrandThe staff at The Sun News and our online readers at www.MyrtleBeachOnline.com were in agreement this year that the most important and most talked-about...
View ArticleHorry County detention officer charged with DUI, stolen pistol from another...
A former Horry County detention officer was arrested earlier this month for driving under the influence and had in his possession a pistol stolen from another jail officer, according to a Conway police...
View ArticleOld Dunes financial dispute takes new twist with RICO allegations
A long-running financial dispute between the Baiden & Associates Inc. construction company and Dunes Village Properties LLC – developer of the Dunes Village Resort – took a new turn last week when...
View ArticleSaturday Wish List for the Myrtle Beach area
Donations: Need an end-of-year tax deduction? Support Creative Ministries of Joy!, Inc., a kids and family ministry in Myrtle beach. We are a 501(c)(3). Call 902-9677. Donations: Our foster cats are...
View ArticleIs Mitt Romney the inevitable GOP nominee?
South Carolina Republican pundits increasingly see Mitt Romney as the inevitable GOP presidential nominee.They add the former Massachusetts governor also stands the best chance of winning South...
View ArticleTeen accused of shooting Conway woman in head set for trial Tuesday
A trial is expected to begin Tuesday for a 15-year-old who is being tried as an adult on charges he shot a Conway woman in the head in 2010, according to 15th Judicial Circuit Deputy Solicitor Jimmy...
View ArticleMan charged in brutal stabbing in Horry County to be sentenced Tuesday
A 34-year-old Bennettsville man who was featured on “America’s Most Wanted” will be sentenced Tuesday for his role in the stabbing of an Aynor store employee in 2009, according to 15th Judicial Circuit...
View ArticleLocal liquor laws don’t put a damper on Grand Strand’s New...
Liquor can’t be sold in North Myrtle Beach on Sundays, but that didn’t mean there was a damper on all New Year’s Eve celebrations.Reni Bourghard, bar manager at Oscar’s, located on U.S. 17 South in...
View ArticleDon’t fear bats, state says
Despite being the source of the state’s first human rabies death in more than 50 years, state health and wildlife officials say bats shouldn’t be feared. The announcement comes after state Department...
View ArticleScott warns Folly Beach not to get hopes too high
With his first official inspection of erosion on Folly Beach on Christmas Eve, U.S. Rep. Tim Scott told Mayor Tim Goodwin not to expect Santa Claus to arrive with federal renourishment funds in 2012....
View ArticleInsurance director’s abrupt departure raises questions
South Carolina officials remained tight-lipped this week about the abrupt resignation of the state’s top insurance regulator less than a year after Gov. Nikki Haley appointed him.But several Democrats...
View ArticleGOP candidates take aim at S.C. voter ID ruling
Republican presidential hopefuls spent Saturday crisscrossing Iowa Saturday ahead of Tuesday’s caucuses, but some candidates had one eye towards South Carolina’s Jan. 21 primary and an issue that...
View ArticleMyrtle Beach area homicide detectives investigate 18 deaths in 2011
Police in Horry and Georgetown counties were busy in 2011 with 17 homicide investigations in their respective areas.Officers made arrests and closed 15 cases, but two remain open and under...
View ArticleConway opens some activities at rec center to non-members
CONWAY The city of Conway is starting the new year with a plan to open its new recreation center to more people who either cant afford membership fees or dont want to pay them.The city will let...
View ArticleCharleston tipples into books as 12th ‘drunkest city of 2011’
Who likes to party?People living in Charleston, apparently.The Holy City is on a new list of the booziest cities in America.
View ArticleHealth briefs for the Grand Strand
GEORGETOWNMany of these classes, events and meetings are sponsored by Georgetown Memorial Hospital, but some take place at different locations. Call the numbers listed for more information or log on to...
View ArticleLeaders prepare to return to work
— South Carolina lawmakers are about to embark on their 2012session, but how much will their work in the next six months change thelives of the men, women and children who call this state home?
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