CONWAY, S.C — The Academy of Hope charter school’s board says it is “deeply disheartened” that the Horry County Board of Education will not allow an extension of a closing date for its purchase of a former Horry County Schools building.
Back in June 2026, the HCS board approved the sale of the former Conway Education Center on Sherwood Drive in Conway — a surplus property for the district — at a price of $1.65 million dollars.
However, at a special-called HCS Board meeting on Aug. 26, HCS Superintendent Clifford Jones said that as of Aug. 24, the inspection period and time had expired for the Academy of Hope and that an extension of the closing date on the sale was requested until Sept. 11…