Horry County News

Before the June 12 primary, Horry County voters living in state House District 68 will head to the polls June 5 in a special primary election to fill the seat left by former representative Thad Viers.

CONWAY, SC Hurricane season kicks off June 1 and the time to prepare an evacuation plan is now.

Three Conway men were indicted by an Horry County grand jury on charges related to the 2009 shooting death of a Myrtle Beach man, according to court records.

Mullins firefighter and engineer Timothy Smith poses for a photo with semi-retired engineer Billy Herring following Horry County Fire Rescue's graduation ceremony.

State Law Enforcement Division agents have arrested an Oconee County sheriff's candidate and charged him with plotting to kidnap a retired judge.

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.

The Albany Herald reports that the Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors say Lance Cpl.

An anonymous tip today helped officers arrest the alleged trigger man in the killing of an Horry County man and the assault on his brother.

Students from the second-block civics class at Horry County Schools' Early College High School were recognized by Horry County Council for their work with the S.C. Bar Law Related Education Division's Project Citizen Program, according to a news release from the S.C. Bar.

May 30, 2012 - It's tourism season on the Grand Strand. Millions of people are expected to flock to the greater Myrtle Beach area through Labor Day.

Teachers in Horry County Schools will receive a pay increase only if one is mandated by the General Assembly – or take home less pay if one is not, according to a complicated discussion during Tuesday night's school board meeting.

Emergency Management Director Randy Webster said advances in technology allowed FEMA and the US Army Corps of Engineers to determine more areas in Horry County will likely be affected should a hurricane hit.

During heavy rain from tropical systems or even severe thunderstorms, all the water can cause problems around a home.

Two days before the start of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, area emergency officials are rolling out a dramatic change in storm coverage that includes much larger evacuation zones and earlier evacuation orders.

Quentin Berrell Smith, 20, of Myrtle Beach is charged with attempted murder, discharging a firearm into a dwelling and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.

A man wanted in a Surfside Beach assault was arrested by the U.S. Marshals in Raleigh, N.C. Tuesday.

Top Democrats from around South Carolina are endorsing an Horry County attorney in his bid to represent the state's newest congressional district.

Another arrest has been made in Operation Red Harvest and only three people remain wanted in the 18 month investigation into the cultivation of marijuana by the local chapter of the Hells Angels, according to police.

GARDEN CITY, SC A call into authorities from a concerned citizens led to the arrest of a burglary suspect in Garden City.

Troopers with the S.C. Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal crash that has a portion of one major roadway blocked early Tuesday, according to authorities.