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HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW)– Highway 501 is continuing to be widened to six lanes, the Horry County Government says. The stretch between Gardner Lacy Road and SC 544 will be the main focus as it will expand from four lanes to six. This project’s purpose is to increase capacity and improve traffic flow. The project […]

LORIS, SC. (WMBF/Gray News) - A former clerk of court in South Carolina is accused of secretly increasing his own pay rate 44 times over about a year and a half. Todd Keith Massey turned himself in Wednesday morning as he faces charges of breach of trust with fraudulent intent, grand larceny valued at $5,000 or more, and a violation of the state Ethics, Government Accountability and Campaign Reform Act.

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A judge denied a petition from Mica Miller’s mother to remove her estranged husband as her estate’s representative, a decision the mother is now appealing. Court documents show that on Sept. 10, a Horry County judge denied Angelita Salas’s filing to remove John-Paul...

The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Conway woman whose body was found in Pawleys Island on Wednesday. Meggan Jordan, 33, was found just before noon underneath the Pawleys Island Pier. According to the GCSO , Jordan had “some marks on her body that merit further investigation.” An autopsy conducted on Jordan did not reveal any injuries that would have caused or contributed to her death, according to Georgetown County Coroner Chase Ridgeway. The cause and manner

We'll continue to see some lingering cloud cover near the coast, similar to what we've experienced for much of this week. However, bigger changes arrive Friday. Humidity will begin increasing as a large surge of tropical moisture moves toward the Carolinas ahead of the weeken

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WBTW) — A woman was found dead in the surf near Pawleys Island Pier on Wednesday has been identified, but her name is being withheld until her family is notified, according to Georgetown County Coroner Chase Ridgeway. Ridgeway described the circumstances surrounding the death as suspicious. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday […]

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — An 18-year-old charged with murder in connection with a 2025 shooting at Peaches Corner in Myrtle Beach is back in custody after allegedly violating his home detention, the Horry County Sheriff’s Office said. Evany McCray also faces charges of assault of a high and aggravated nature, unlawful possession of a […]

LORIS, S.C. (WPDE) — A former City of Loris employee who previously pleaded guilty to embezzling funds from a Horry County nonprofit organization is facing new charges following a yearlong investigation. Todd Keith Massey II turned himself in to authorities Wednesday morning after arrest warrants were issued Tuesday, according...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — An Horry County woman serving more than four decades in prison for masterminding a “family affair” style deadly mob beating wants her sentence reduced, according to a petition filed this week. Samantha Watts pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 45 years in prison in the attack on Corey […]

A Horry County woman who claims the only thing she did was “move a dead body” is asking for her murder sentence to be reduced. Samantha Watts was sentenced to 45 years in 2025 in the murder of a North Carolina man, who was beaten to death on her Green Sea property. She also was charged with obstruction of justice. A missing person report was filed on Jan. 10, 2023, for Corey Adam Soles, 29, of Chadbourn, North Carolina, whose body was found a week later near Galivants Ferry. Police said that Wat