HCSD faces bus driver shortage ahead of new academic year
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Students and teachers will be back in classrooms in Horry County Aug. 18. Ahead of the new school year, the school system is dealing with a bus driver shortage. Horry County School Board discussed those vacancies during Monday night's school board meeting. There are...
Horry County Schools developing ‘ethical’ framework for AI use in classrooms
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Horry County school leaders will spend the next months building a framework for how AI can be used ethically by students and teachers alike, officials said Monday. The news comes nearly a year after Horry County Schools said it was starting to write policies around AI use. “The ethical use...
One confirmed dead in fatal Horry County weekend crash. Victim named
Darius Grant, 31, of Conway died in a weekend car wreck in Horry County, according to an email from the Horry County coroner’s office on Monday afternoon. Grant was killed Saturday in a single-vehicle wreck on U.S. 701 near Flossie Road, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Shortly before 5 a.m., a 2002...
Surfside Beach considering allowing golf carts on roads for longer hours
SURFSIDE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Town leaders in Surfside Beach are set to consider extending the hours golf carts are allowed on the roads. It’s a decision that is set to see its first vote on Tuesday. “I like it. Personally, I do think the city council has a...
Conway man killed in Highway 701 crash, coroner says
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The Horry County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who died early Saturday morning when his vehicle hit a utility pole along Highway 701 South near Bucksville. Darius Grant, 31, of Conway, was killed in the single-vehicle crash, which happened at about 5 a.m. near Ebenezer Road. He was...
Weekend earthquake shook Myrtle Beach area, data shows
BUCKSPORT, S.C. (WBTV) - A low-magnitude earthquake shook the Myrtle Beach area this past weekend, data showed. Data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) showed that a 1.9-magnitude earthquake hit close to the South Carolina coast around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9. The quake was felt in both...
Myrtle Beach teen charged in Georgetown shooting after jumping from stolen car, police say
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The Georgetown Police Department is identifying the suspect in a Monday morning shooting that turned into a chase. The agency is charging Jahquez LeSane, 19 years old of Myrtle Beach, with receiving stolen goods valued at $10,000 or more, hindering and obstructing a police officer and...
Community gathers to pay tribute to first responders at new memorial
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — North Myrtle Beach dedicated a new memorial on Monday, honoring police officers and firefighters who have served the city, including those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. After we lost Sergeant Gordon Best during the early morning hours of...
The Enormous Secondhand Shop In South Carolina That’s Worth The Drive From Anywhere
Tucked away on Oakheart Road in Myrtle Beach sits a treasure trove disguised as an ordinary building with a blue roof – Palmetto Goodwill, where shopping transforms into an exhilarating treasure hunt. Have you ever experienced that heart-skipping moment when you discover a designer jacket with tags still attached...
Loris man accused of killing wife in 2021 in Marion County pleads guilty to...
MARION COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Loris man accused of killing his estranged wife in Marion County in 2021 pleaded guilty last week to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 22 years in prison, the 12th Circuit Solicitor’s Office said Monday. Corey Dontray Rowell was sentenced for killing Lasha Bellamy on May 13,...
