Horry County News

John Sachs, 37, was wanted on charges of kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct in connection with the incident that occurred between 2 and 4 a.m. Feb.

The Horry County school board on Monday made several amendments to the superintendent's comprehensive budget for the 2013-14 school year before giving its preliminary approval.

The band Parmalee, riding on its latest single, "Carolina," will play May 26 at he Boathouse Waterway Bar & Grill in a free concert.

Joe White Avenue, free for military , otherwise $20. Memorial Day weekend parade, with Rocky Bleier, four-time Super Bowl-winning Pittsburgh Steelers running back, as grand marshal, 10:30 a.m. Saturday on Myrtle Beach's Ocean Boulevard, from 27th Avenue North southward to Ninth Avenue North.

Robert Kegler said. Alejandro Valderrabano Contreras, 31, of Galivants Ferry is being held at J. Reuben Long Detention Center on charges of no South Carolina driver's license, speeding over 15 mph, but less than 25 mph and trafficking in cocaine 400 grams or more, according to jail records.

HORRY COUNTY, SC Many complaints have been voiced about the grass on major highways in Horry County.

Officers were called at 10:15 p.m. Sunday to a home on Gemini Circle for the shooting, police said.

Horry County Deputy Tim Causey died at 9 a.m. at Medical University of South Carolina, the department announced on its Facebook page.

"I Live At Zoo Valdes," an exhibit of works by graphic artist Marius Valdes, opens, continuing Mondays-Fridays through June 14.

Troopers say no bikers have been killed so far during the weeklong event, but they warn this weekend is usually the busiest time for the rally.

Prosecutors say 42-year-old Charles McLendon pleaded guilty Thursday to misconduct in office.

Horry County's proposed new rules for adult businesses would apply to adult bookstores, adult theaters, novelty shops and strip clubs: No business can be within 1,500 feet of homes, churches, day care centers, schools, parks, libraries, cemeteries or theaters that show G or PG movies.

A Murrells Inlet man was convicted by an Horry County jury on charges stemming from a burglary in Myrtle Beach two years ago, said Assistant Solicitor Brad Richardson.

Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle called 911 Thursday afternoon to alert authorities that he was going to kill himself.

Charles Kenneth McLendon, 42, remained incarcerated at J. Reuben Long Detention Center at 8:30 a.m. Friday, according to jail records.

County officials say some laws currently on the books concerning those businesses in Horry County are outdated and need to be updated.

The mass transit system's board of directors awarded a consulting contract to a North Charleston firm, which will conduct a feasibility and needs assessment study, said Myers Rollins, Coast general manager.

THURSDAY AT 6 It's a case that touched the heart of the entire community a baby boy, just hours old, found discarded along the side of a local road.

Joshua Cody Wilson, 26, of Murrells Inlet and Dustin Clifford Autry, 25, of Garden City Beach each pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and were each sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Edward B. Cottingham to serve 15 years in prison, according to court records.

An Horry County man is facing a long list of charges after being named a suspect in a Little River home invasion, and his sentence to home detention for previous crimes is what placed him at the scene.