Coastal Carolina University News

Recent tourism occupancy and rates are painting a mixed picture in the Grand Strand, according to a study from Coastal Carolina University.

Stacey Baynham, physical education teacher and athletic trainer at Conway High School, has been named the 2011-12 Cheerleading Coach of the Year by the S.C. Athletics Coaches Association, according to a news release from Horry County Schools.

One of only two U.S. Navy nuclear training sites has reached a major milestone: 50,000 graduates since the facility opened in the 1950s.

Gloria Bromell Tinubu, and Harry Pavilack will square off in a debate on June 7 at Coastal Carolina University.

"Continual Condition," pop-culture paintings and collages by Craig Hill, continues through June 13.

BAQOUBA, Iraq -- Outside the crumbling elementary school, goats feed on trash strewn across the front yard.

Caroline Moore will graduate from high school next week, and like so many of her fellow seniors in Horry and Georgetown counties, she is looking forward to her next adventure – college.

Trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill wondered aloud Thursday how courses with little or no supervision from professors could have continued for years before building into a case of academic fraud.

MYRTLE BEACH, SC Myrtle Beach Police Arrested a man Wednesday for leaving a puppy inside a hot vehicle.

Sean Boland said he remembers riding his bike to work and to classes at the Conway Adult Education Center in the rain, the heat and the cold weather.

Read more: Local , News , Veterans , Veterans Memories , Coastal Carolina University , CCU , Mercy Care Hospice , Veterans Memories Preserved for Future Generations , U.S. Marine Corps Coastal Carolina University, a campus that has been working with veterans to record their war memories, announced a partnership with Mercy Care Hospice Thursday to ... (more)

Researchers at Coastal Carolina University are forecasting a solid start to the summer season along South Carolina's Grand Strand during the Memorial Day weekend.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. Veterans of the American Armed Forces and active-duty military are invited to be the guests of honor at the first annual Myrtle Beach Memorial Day Tribute, which is scheduled for 3 p.m., Monday, May 28 at Grand 14 Cinemas at Market Common in Myrtle Beach.

GREENWOOD, SC After culminating his high school track and field career with an individual state championship in the 400 meter hurdles, Matthew Lights took his career to another level Tuesday morning, when he signed his national letter of intent to run track at Coastal Carolina University.

GREENWOOD, SC After culminating his high school track and field career with an individual state championship in the 400 meter hurdles, Matthew Lights took his career to another level Tuesday morning, when he signed his national letter of intent to run track at Coastal Carolina University.

"This is very exciting," said Michael Fontana, Executive Director of The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club.

Registration is still open for the 2012 Summer Arts Academy, held on the Coastal Carolina University campus, which kicks off in June, according to a news release from CCU.

Lower gas prices prompt more to hit the road for the holiday weekend, busy week expected in Myrtle Beach area The Grand Strand is on track to have a busy Memorial Day weekend -- though not as buzzing as forecasters originally thought -- and falling gas prices are prompting more South Carolinians to hit the road for the holiday weekend.

A majority of voters polled don't know if combining the Pee Dee and Grand Strand representation was a good idea UNSURE "Was it a good idea to join the Pee Dee and Grand Strand regions in a single congressional district?" UNSURE "Was it a good idea to join the Pee Dee and Grand Strand regions in a single congressional district?" Many Republican and ... (more)

Emily McGeorge of Gastonia has been hired as the conference planning manager at the multi-use, 30,000-square-foot facility downtown.