‘I just want my son back’: Darlington Co. 15-year-old takes life after being bullied
DARLINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Brandon Hatchell and Ashley Floyd said their 15-year-old son took his life last Wednesday due to bullying at Darlington High School, where he was a ninth-grade student. Hatchell said he found his son last Wednesday at their home. Floyd said she was notified by...
SCDSS Celebrates Child and Adult Care Food Program Week
March 17, 2025—The South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is excited to celebrate CACFP Week, which will be held March 17-21. CACFP...
New Conway Marina operators to bring tiki bar, restaurant and live music
Conway is getting a tiki bar, a new music venue and restaurant, and boat excursions. And it’s all part of a single business that’s landed a 10-year lease to operate the city-owned Conway Marina. Conway Outpost is a joint venture of local entrepreneurs Tommy Guido, and Eric and...
News13 meteorologist Scotty Powell swoops in to save ducklings — again
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — News13 meteorologist Scotty Powell can’t duck away from his side gig as a wildfire rescuer. Some may even bill him a hero for it. Months after plucking a tiny waterfowl from his apartment grounds in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby, Powell on Monday clutched a pair of ducklings from […]
NC government has more than 1,000 job openings. Where they are, what they do,...
A fifth of North Carolina’s total state government jobs currently sit vacant. Many others will likely turn over within the next year. The state’s new director of human resources, Staci Meyer, told lawmakers last week that to fix those statistics, North Carolina needed to overhaul its HR system. North Carolina’s state...
5 years after reopening with a new mission, SC agriculture school is beyond capacity
McCORMICK — Cows compose the greeting committee at the Governor’s School for Agriculture, flocking to the fence just past the entrance to watch visitors drive past. Established in 1797 as a farming school for poor and orphaned children, the campus known for centuries as John de la Howe has changed missions several...
‘Incredibly Frustrating’: North Carolina District Attorney Dismisses 180 Cases Involving Two White Officers Accused...
Call it a mother’s instinct, but Henrietta Mason knew something was not adding up when Raleigh police informed her that her son had been killed in a single-car collision in North Carolina last year. And her persistence to find the truth has led to prosecutors dismissing 180 DWI cases...
‘They lied:’ Attorney of woman charged with sparking Carolina Forest wildfire has proof of...
CAROLINA FOREST, S.C. (WBTW) — An attorney representing the woman charged with sparking the March 1 Carolina Forest wildfire says his client is being scapegoated by Horry County and The South Carolina Forestry Commission. He says he has proof investigators are lying. Alexandra Bialousow, 40, is charged with...
SHOCKING: Two NC Teens Wanted for Murder Captured in South Carolina
In a dramatic turn of events, two North Carolina teenagers wanted for first-degree murder and robbery with a deadly weapon have been apprehended in South Carolina. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), successfully captured the fugitives, ending a...
A Midlands Lizard’s Thicket will be closed for months for renovations. Check out which...
The local Midlands restaurant chain is known for country cooking. Now one of its locations will get a major overhaul.