$2,235 DHEC meeting draws fire
Taxpayers spent $2,235 for the state?s environmental protection board and two staffers to hold an overnight, out-of-town retreat that few members of the public attended.Click to Continue »
View ArticleDelay in widening U.S. 501 sparks criticism
A state Department of Transportation decision to delay the widening of U.S. 501 from Waccamaw Pines Drive to Gardner Lacy Road until 2013 has spurred at least one Carolina Forest…Click to Continue »
View ArticlePolice | Conway man charged with trying to steal bedding from Myrtle Beach store
A Conway man was charged with trying to steal a set of sheets and pillow cases from Wal-Mart in Myrtle Beach, according to a police report.Click to Continue »
View ArticleIssac J. Bailey | The hardest, highest standard
What would I want to happen to a 14-year-old who tried to rape and murder my wife?Click to Continue »
View ArticleMyrtle Beach area family still seeks answers in son’s death
Clothes, movies, shoes, games, books and Bibles are spread across Danielle and Eric Eiler?s living room couch and table.Click to Continue »
View ArticleCounty Councilman says Little River Blue Crab Festival committee to be formed...
A new Little River Blue Crab Festival committee will hopefully be formed within the next few days, County Councilman Harold Worley said earlier this week.Click to Continue »
View ArticleRomney would rank among richest presidents ever
Just how rich is Mitt Romney? Add up the wealth of the last eight presidents, from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama. Then double that number. Now you're in Romney territory.Click to Continue »
View ArticleParks aim for self-sufficiency
After a yearlong review, South Carolina?s 47 state parks will remain within the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism with a goal of making park operations pay for themselves…Click to...
View ArticleSouth Carolina’s week of legislative action
The third week of the legislative session:Click to Continue »
View ArticleWomen’s firm key to Gingrich’s victory
The biggest winners in last weekend?s S.C. Republican primary may have been Leslie Gaines and Ruth Sherlock.Click to Continue »
View ArticleCourthouse notebook | Employee lawsuits hit Surfside Beach insurance tab
Employment-related lawsuits are having an impact on insurance costs for the town of Surfside Beach, which has seen its premiums for liability coverage jump by 37.5 percent since 2010 and…Click to...
View ArticleThings to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Jan. 29
The Long Bay Symphony presents ?Mahler?s ?Titan? Symphony,? featuring David Jolley, horn soloist. The program comprises Schumann?s ?Manfred? overture, Richard Strauss? ?Horn Concerto No. 1? and...
View ArticleNearby residents speak out about Myrtle Beach spring bike rally controversy
Long Bay Estates resident Robert DeCiero is a Harley-Davidson motorcycle owner himself, but he?s upset with the local dealership?s decision to start its part of the Myrtle Beach spring bike…Click to...
View ArticleWoman thanks vets for rescuing father
A few days before Christmas, 89-year-old World War II veteran Grier Taylor of Batesburg-Leesville got an unexpected telephone call.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMother-daughter letters open digital window to Colonial era
When Eliza Lucas was a girl of 17 she wrote a friend: ?I have the business of three plantations to transact, which requires much writing and more business and fatigue…Click to Continue »
View ArticleS.C. loses last Medal of Honor hero
Army Master Sgt. John F. Baker Jr., who received the Medal of Honor for saving the lives of eight of his fellow soldiers during an ambush in Vietnam, was remembered…Click to Continue »
View ArticleNews from around The Carolinas
Authorities say a woman and child died in an early morning house fire in Spartanburg County.Click to Continue »
View ArticlePublic meetings for the Grand Strand
? Myrtle Beach city staff meeting…Click to Continue »
View ArticleHealth briefs for the Grand Strand
Chronic kidney disease education | Varying schedule, varying locations in Horry and Georgetown counties. Free. (866) 647-9396 or ultracare-dialysis.com/TOPS…Click to Continue »
View ArticleGingrich slams Romney over Florida ‘carpet-bombing’
Newt Gingrich slammed GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney for ?carpet-bombing? his record ahead of Tuesday?s presidential primary in Florida, trying to cut into the resurgent front-runner?s lead in the...
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