2 tuition-free charter schools open in Myrtle Beach area
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Two new tuition-free charter schools are opening in Myrtle Beach. Morning Star Academy and South Carolina Construction Academy have a shared campus. Morning Star Academy is a Kindergarten through 8th grade school that offers STEAM-infused learning in a play-based environment. The South Carol
Fifth Annual Sports Medicine Symposium Held
The 5th Annual McLeod Sports Medicine Symposium was held on Monday, July 27, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the McLeod Health Carolina Forest Campus. The annual event welcomed 25 certified athletic trainers from Horry, Florence, and Georgetown counties for a morning of continuing education and professional development
Three Injured After Three Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Highway 90 Near West Shore Drive...
LONGS, SC — A three-vehicle crash shut down all lanes of Highway 90 near West Shore Drive in the Longs area Tuesday afternoon, according to Horry County Fire Rescue. Three people were taken to the hospital with injuries after the wreck. Crews were dispatched at about 12:50 p.m. Officials...
On-and-off showers and storms Tuesday
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW)– Scattered showers are moving through this morning. Temperatures are comfortable in the mid and upper-70s. Highs will reach the upper-80s, but it will feel like we are in the 90s due to high humidity. Periods of on-and-off showers and storms will continue throughout the day. Similar to Monday
‘We need to go up’: Atlantic Beach goes months without its own police department
Atlantic Beach has been without its own police department since March, five months with no officers and no chief.
FIRST ALERT: Unsettled pattern keeps storm chances around
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - An unsettled weather pattern will keep rounds of showers and storms in the forecast for much of this week before a drier trend for the upcoming weekend. Monday Rainfall Totals. What a day to kick off the week with rainfall totals yesterday. Here’s a look...
Modern Mexican cuisine, craft cocktails on menu of new Conway restaurant
A new Conway restaurant seeks to bring authentic, modern Mexican cuisine and an intimate dining experience to the Grand Strand. Loca Luna Cantina opened Tuesday at 1250 S.C. 544 in Conway, near Coastal Carolina University’s campus. With a warm, modern interior and an open-air patio, Loca Luna Cantina is designed to tra
Popular Italian restaurant in Little River to reopen under NC restaurateur
A longtime Italian restaurant in Little River is set to reopen under the new ownership of a North Carolina restaurateur. Chianti South , located at 2109 U.S. 17, first opened in 1997 and became a local favorite over its nearly three decades of operation. The restaurant closed in 2024 after a development company bought
Environmental group urges closer review of Murrels Inlet dredging plan
MURRELLS INLET, S.C.–Georgetown County has proposed a dredging project intended to restore safe navigation through more than 16 miles of waterways in Murrells Inlet, but the South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP) argues that the county’s map does not fully reflect the environmental impacts. The request comes
Historical item found during Grand Strand beach renourishment project
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A piece of unexploded ordnance was discovered Wednesday afternoon while crews were working on beach renourishment in Garden City. According to Dylan Burnell with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the offshore dredge recovered the historical item while working just south of the Garden City Pi
