Youth is served: Several Myrtle Beach area courses join program offering juniors $5 rounds
Several courses in the Myrtle Beach area are taking part for a second year in a program that will help get youth on the course and likely help build a customer base in the market for decades to come. Bank of America has partnered with the Youth on Course nonprofit...
Mayor Landon Johnson is growing alongside Aynor
On a Friday night at the ball field, Landon Johnson, mayor of Aynor, blends easily into the crowd — greeting families, watching the game and checking in on the community he helps lead, both from town hall and the principal’s office. For years, Aynor has been known as...
Murrells Inlet man sentenced to prison for drug, domestic violence charges
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) A judge has sentenced a Murrells Inlet man to a decade in prison. On Tuesday, the office of Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson announced that Joshua Markees Darby, 38, pleaded guilty to second-offense distribution of fentanyl and second-degree domestic violence. Darby must serve at lea
Conway man pleads guilty to 2024 drug charges
CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - A judge has sentenced a Conway man has pleaded guilty to drug charges from two years ago. The Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson announced that on Monday, Marcus Antonio Pyatt ,46, pleaded guilty to second-offense distribution of crack cocaine before a jury. A judge sentenced Pyatt...
Not fancy, just fresh: Crab Catchers
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Crab Catchers is a waterfront seafood restaurant in Little River that lives by the motto: “Not fancy, just fresh.”. Andrew taste-tested a variety of their popular menu items for Dining with Dockery, and loved every bite. Another highlight was watching fresh fish get sliced...
‘It’s a start’: Myrtle Beach officials recommend plan for beach wheelchairs, mats
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Myrtle Beach’s Beach Advisory Committee met on Wednesday and discussed plans and ideas for implementing beach accessibility features within the city. Beach wheelchairs and mats have been a topic of discussion for weeks, especially after the director of the Adaptive Surf Project, Luke Sharp,...
Conway considers hiring goats to maintain some city-owned properties
Conway, SC (WMBF) - Conway’s city council is considering bringing in goats to help manage the grounds of certain city properties. On Monday, the council approved a first reading of a targeted grazing ordinance. If it passes, the city would take bids from local goat keepers to bring their animals to graze on city-owned
Horry County amps up billion-dollar budget at final reading
In a 20-minute meeting Tuesday night, the Horry County Council gave final approval to next year’s budget that tops out over $1 billion for the first time in county history. The budget also gives council members a boost in pay. The final version of the fiscal year 2027 budget...
North Myrtle Beach ‘Banana Man’ spreads positivity one step at a time
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A bearded man has been walking around North Myrtle Beach in a banana costume for the past year. The man behind the costume is Shawn Kuhn. He has become a local celebrity in the North Strand community and has been given the name “The Banana Man.”
North Myrtle Beach residents concerned about potential extension of golf cart operation hours
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The city of North Myrtle Beach is looking into allowing golf carts to operate during nighttime hours after the topic was brought up during public comment at Monday’s city council meeting. Currently, golf carts are limited to operating between sunrise and sunset. But some residents want
