South Carolina bill to slash boat property taxes makes successful headway through senate
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — South Carolina boat owners are a few steps closer to possibly seeing some relief on their annual property tax bill. State leaders are hard at work after the bill passed the house last year and hopeful it makes it through the senate soon. For boat owners in Horry and Georgetown counties,...
North Myrtle Beach approves party-busting ordinance for ‘nuisance’ events
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — The North Myrtle Beach City Council passed an ordinance related to nuisance parties, which would give police the ability to handle and control disturbances at homes. North Myrtle Beach Chief Dana Crowell released a statement back in January regarding the ordinance. She said...
Olympic bobsledder with Horry County ties competes in Milan Cortina Games
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The men’s two-man bobsled event is underway in the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games, and a man with Myrtle Beach ties is leading the charge. Olympic bobsled pilot Frank Del Duca briefly lived in Horry County as a child and attended Saint James Elementary School. Now, he’s competing on the...
Columbus County deputies make three arrests in trespassing, theft cases
COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Columbus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies arrested three people over the weekend in separate cases involving trespassing and theft. On Feb. 14, deputies responded to a trespassing complaint at a farm on Edmund Road in Evergreen. The property owner reported seeing a vehicle on his...
Former Horry County realtor loses license after alleged office break-ins
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A former Horry County real estate agent will now be looking for a new career after losing his real estate license. Documents dated Feb. 9, 2026, show that the South Carolina Real Estate Commission fined Joel Barber $15,000 and permanently revoked his license. While working...
Horry County deputies seize more than a pound of fentanyl, guns during eviction
Horry County deputies uncovered a major drug and weapons cache during a Thursday eviction on Clemson Road in Conway, arresting 51-year-old Pamela Joan Lydia on serious trafficking charges. The haul included 84.8 grams (over 1 pound) of fentanyl pills, 42.4 grams of methamphetamine, two pistols with drum and extended...
Conway restaurant’s negligence led to fire, injured customer, lawsuit says
A Horry County man is suing a restaurant and fire suppression system manufacturer, saying he suffered second-degree burns during a fire that required skin grafts. . Kendric Holoman was visiting Lucky’s Sports Pub and Grill on Oct. 12, 2025, when a fire broke out. One or more employees “failed to attend to cooking...
Former Horry County nonprofit treasurer arrested again after embezzling $70K
Keith Massey, former treasurer of Giving Hope Gardens—a Loris nonprofit aiding adults with special needs through gardening—was arrested again on February 12 in North Myrtle Beach on three counts of breach of trust. This follows his December 2024 guilty plea for embezzling around $70,000 from the organization between...
Rain ending tonight
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) – Rain showers will continue to move through area. They will begin to move out of the area by Monday morning. Not a lot of rain fell across the area, but we will take what we got, as our area continues to fight drought concerns. Temperatures tonight will fall into the […]
For-rent townhome community breaks ground in Carolina Forest
A development company recently broke ground on an upcoming townhome community in Carolina Forest and expects townhouse rentals to be ready for leasing in 2027. Trilogy Investment Company recently secured a construction loan to redevelop the Myrtle Beach Speedway, located at 455 Hospitality Drive into “REV3 at...

















