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HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Residents and Horry County Fire Rescue reflected on a large-scale fire from last year after a smaller wildfire took place this weekend. On Saturday, crews contained an estimated 30-acre wildfire in Carolina Forest by Postal Way. Horry County Fire Rescue received assistance to contain the...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Five Horry County police officers were recently recognized with a Medal of Valor for their actions during an October 2020 kidnapping and armed robbery incident at a Socastee Taco Bell. “Officers Fletcher, Koupash, Treitler, Glazier, and Wydra responded quickly, and prevented four armed...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — One person was hospitalized and two were taken into custody after a reported assault in Myrtle Beach, police said Tuesday. The incident happened just before midnight on Monday, near Camelot by the Sea Resort on the 2000 block of North Ocean Boulevard. Police responded to an assault where...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Power has been restored to more than 3,000 customers in Horry County. According to FindEnergy and Poweroutage.com, 3,337 Santee Cooper customers were experiencing outages across the county on Tuesday morning. Feel more informed, prepared, and connected with WMBF. For more free content like...

After Hurricane Florence, flooding from Sterritt Swamp crept within inches of entering Chris Hodges’ and his mother, Cheryl’s, home, who have lived directly across the entrance of the Horry County landfill for many years. Now, the Horry County Solid Waste Authority’s proposal to expand the landfill by filling over...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — One Myrtle Beach High School senior’s goal of having “the best senior year ever” is coming true after a prom invitation involving his best friend and her boyfriend sparked a viral moment on social media. Jeremiah Perugini, a student at Myrtle...

Coccadotts Cake Shop in Horry County, S.C., a 13-year staple for cupcakes, cakes, and cookies, ramps up for Valentine’s Day with pre-planned flavors and extended prep to handle a 50% sales surge this week. Manager Tricia White noted they’re baking fresh all day Saturday (9 a.m.–8 p.m.), stocking extras like...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Two people were hurt in an alleged stabbing at a resort in Myrtle Beach around midnight on Tuesday morning. Officers with the Myrtle Beach Police Department responded around 12 a.m. to the Camelot by the Sea on South Ocean Boulevard. Police shut down the road...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting a series of community meetings for the proposed Highway 22 extension in Horry County. “The purpose of these meetings is to inform the public of the project’s Preliminary Alternatives and proposed screening criteria being prepared as part of the...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The U.S. Army Corps beach renourishment is set to begin this week in Myrtle Beach, but it will not include the Arcadian Shores area, as the city of Myrtle Beach and Horry County are performing their own renourishment efforts in that area. According to an engineer with Horry County...