Bond has been denied for an SC Huddle House waitress who police say fatally stabbed her boyfriend in Sumter. Authorities say that 20-year-old Helen Louise Wells confessed to officers that she stabbed her live-in boyfriend with a knife after an argument on Saturday, More>>
Scotland High quarterback Jaylend Ratliffe was injured in an ATV accident Tuesday and is reportedly in critical condition at a Charlotte hospital. The Laurinburg Exchange reports a teammate riding with Ratliffe, Dakota Holland, was taken to Scotland Memorial Hospital with scrapes and bruises.The two had been riding through the woods around 4:30 p.m. when the driver lost control of the vehicle and it overturned. It's not clear who was driving.Ratliffe had to airlifted from Carolinas Medical Ce...More>>
A North Carolina sheriff says three people have been killed and three deputies injured in a shootout at a mobile home park outside Fayetteville.Cumberland County Sheriff Moose Butler told local media outlets Wednesday morning that deputies were called to a domestic dispute about 7 a.m. Wednesday. At the residence, gunfire was exchanged with one person, who was among the three killed.Deputies did not immediately say whether the people died in the domestic dispute or in the shootout.The names o...More>>
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - The Myrtle Beach Police Department is asking forthe public's help in solving a recent armed robbery case.According to a press release, the robbery happened July 26 at theSally Beauty Supply located at 1315 N. Kings Hwy. The suspects may be driving a red in color SUV. The male is described as being 6 foottall with a lot of hair pushed up in a black spandex type sleep cap. He is also described as having a very long goatee, which he is attem...More>>
There's a petition going around to Horry County parents to change the way the school district handles student absences.
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There’s a petition going around to Horry County parents that aims to change the way the school district handles student absences.Four moms started the petition, which now has more than 1200 signatures. They say the district’s policy strips away parents’ right to make responsible decisions on behalf of their children.According to the Horry County Schools website, students are allowed ten unexcused absences, and after t...More>>
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened in Horry County on Tuesday afternoon.The crash happened at 12:53 pm on the SC Highway 9 bypass at Log Cabin Road, the SC Highway Patrol said.More>>
Tuesday, Myrtle Beach City Officials and Horry County Officials responded to the Governor’s meeting with Atlantic Beach Town Council.Atlantic Beach Mayor Jake Evans stated he has no plans to end Bike Fest after meeting with Governor Nikki Haley.Horry County Council Chairman Mark Lazarus told News 13 months ago he believes Bike Fest has become a social event that cannot just be ended.However, he says that does not mean...More>>
By Robert KittleSouth Carolina biology teachers would be using a new standard for teaching evolution, after a joint education panel approved a change Tuesday. The joint committee of members of the Education Oversight Committee and state Board of Education passed the standard unanimously. It now goes to the full Education Oversight Committee on August 11 and, if it passes there, to the full state Board of Education on August 13.The standard is a compromise, after member Sen. Mike Fair, R-Green...More>>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 2:16 PM EDT2014-07-30 18:16:48 GMT
Due to rapid growth in student participation in the National History Day (NHD) in South Carolina Program, Horry County has evolved to become its own region for competition. Previously a part of the Pee Dee Region, Horry County will stand as its own region beginning August 1. While competing at the Pee Dee Regional NHD event last school year, Horry County Schools’ students won 85 percent of all awards presented.Horry C...
Due to rapid growth in student participation in the National History Day (NHD) in South Carolina Program, Horry County has evolved to become its own region for competition. Previously a part of the Pee Dee Region, Horry County will stand as its own region beginning August 1. While competing at the Pee Dee Regional NHD event last school year, Horry County Schools’ students won 85 percent of all awards presented.Horry C...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 1:21 PM EDT2014-07-30 17:21:35 GMT
Conway Police continue to search for suspects wanted in connection a pizza store armed robbery.On Saturday July 12th, at11:27pm, officers responded to Domino's Pizza located at 1223 16th Avenue in Conway.Someone walked into the store with his face covered and was armed with a handgun. He robbed the store of an undisclosed amount of money and took off in a dark color 4 door car. During the investigation surveillance video captured the suspect.Anyone with any information concerning the incident...
Conway Police continue to search for suspects wanted in connection a pizza store armed robbery.On Saturday July 12th, at11:27pm, officers responded to Domino's Pizza located at 1223 16th Avenue in Conway.Someone walked into the store with his face covered and was armed with a handgun. He robbed the store of an undisclosed amount of money and took off in a dark color 4 door car. During the investigation surveillance video captured the suspect.Anyone with any information concerning the incident...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 12:39 PM EDT2014-07-30 16:39:21 GMT
Virgil Winner
The Myrtle Beach Police Department is asking for assistance in locating Virgil Winner, 67, from Ohio, in reference to a missing person incident near 9th Ave N in Myrtle Beach Tuesday. The police report indicates he has PTSD, diabetes and is bipolar. Family members say he has checked into hotels in the past and not told anyone.He was last seen wearing an Ohio State hat, a blue shirt, black swim trunks and sandals. If you have any information on the location of this person please contact the M...
The Myrtle Beach Police Department is asking for assistance in locating Virgil Winner, 67, from Ohio, in reference to a missing person incident near 9th Ave N in Myrtle Beach Tuesday. The police report indicates he has PTSD, diabetes and is bipolar. Family members say he has checked into hotels in the past and not told anyone.He was last seen wearing an Ohio State hat, a blue shirt, black swim trunks and sandals. If you have any information on the location of this person please contact the M...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 11:47 AM EDT2014-07-30 15:47:45 GMT
Residents who used to ride golf carts along Hillside drive in North Myrtle Beach will have to wait a little longer to hit the streets again. The project was supposed to be finished this month.North Myrtle Beach's Public Information officer tells News13 the work won't be completed until August because SCEG says it wants to move a gas line located underneath the road. Construction crews work to improve storm water management and reduce flooding. SCEG will cover any extra costs.
Residents who used to ride golf carts along Hillside drive in North Myrtle Beach will have to wait a little longer to hit the streets again. The project was supposed to be finished this month.North Myrtle Beach's Public Information officer tells News13 the work won't be completed until August because SCEG says it wants to move a gas line located underneath the road. Construction crews work to improve storm water management and reduce flooding. SCEG will cover any extra costs.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 11:33 AM EDT2014-07-30 15:33:54 GMT
CHARLOTTE, N.C.(Press Release) - Extra funds have ramped up South Carolinas efforts to repair and replace deficient bridges, but one in five of the state's bridges still remain substandard, according to AAA Carolinas. Horry County, the most visited county by tourists in the state as the home of Myrtle Beach, has 17% of its 407 bridges ranked substandard. That is better than the 24% national average. None of Horry Coun...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.(Press Release) - Extra funds have ramped up South Carolinas efforts to repair and replace deficient bridges, but one in five of the state's bridges still remain substandard, according to AAA Carolinas. Horry County, the most visited county by tourists in the state as the home of Myrtle Beach, has 17% of its 407 bridges ranked substandard. That is better than the 24% national average. None of Horry Coun...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 11:32 AM EDT2014-07-30 15:32:32 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - The Myrtle Beach Police Department is asking forthe public's help in solving a recent armed robbery case.According to a press release, the robbery happened July 26 at theSally Beauty Supply located at 1315 N. Kings Hwy. The suspects may be driving a red in color SUV. The male is described as being 6 foottall with a lot of hair pushed up in a black spandex type sleep cap. He is also described as having a very long goatee, which he is attem...
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - The Myrtle Beach Police Department is asking forthe public's help in solving a recent armed robbery case.According to a press release, the robbery happened July 26 at theSally Beauty Supply located at 1315 N. Kings Hwy. The suspects may be driving a red in color SUV. The male is described as being 6 foottall with a lot of hair pushed up in a black spandex type sleep cap. He is also described as having a very long goatee, which he is attem...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 11:02 AM EDT2014-07-30 15:02:56 GMT
Tuesday, Myrtle Beach City Officials and Horry County Officials responded to the Governor’s meeting with Atlantic Beach Town Council.Atlantic Beach Mayor Jake Evans stated he has no plans to end Bike Fest after meeting with Governor Nikki Haley.Horry County Council Chairman Mark Lazarus told News 13 months ago he believes Bike Fest has become a social event that cannot just be ended.However, he says that does not mean...
Tuesday, Myrtle Beach City Officials and Horry County Officials responded to the Governor’s meeting with Atlantic Beach Town Council.Atlantic Beach Mayor Jake Evans stated he has no plans to end Bike Fest after meeting with Governor Nikki Haley.Horry County Council Chairman Mark Lazarus told News 13 months ago he believes Bike Fest has become a social event that cannot just be ended.However, he says that does not mean...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 10:43 AM EDT2014-07-30 14:43:11 GMT
A state-mandated, countywide reassessment of all real properties in Horry County has occurred for tax year 2014, based on values as of December 31, 2013. Horry County’s last reassessment determined the fair market value of real properties as of December 31, 2008, and the amounts of real estate (property) tax paid on those values through tax year 2013. In August, a notice of reassessment will be mailed to all property ...
A state-mandated, countywide reassessment of all real properties in Horry County has occurred for tax year 2014, based on values as of December 31, 2013. Horry County’s last reassessment determined the fair market value of real properties as of December 31, 2008, and the amounts of real estate (property) tax paid on those values through tax year 2013. In August, a notice of reassessment will be mailed to all property ...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 9:26 AM EDT2014-07-30 13:26:06 GMT
South Carolina Education Lottery players and football fans alike can score a Big Win! this season with the new, $5 Carolina Panthers instant ticket on sale now at lottery retailers statewide. This season’s Panthers ticket is our BIGGEST yet, with a $150,000 top prize.“South Carolinians love their football, and for the third straight year we are thrilled to be marking the start of football season with the Panthers,” said the Lottery’s Executive Director Paula Harper Bethea. “Big Win! is fun fo...
South Carolina Education Lottery players and football fans alike can score a Big Win! this season with the new, $5 Carolina Panthers instant ticket on sale now at lottery retailers statewide. This season’s Panthers ticket is our BIGGEST yet, with a $150,000 top prize.“South Carolinians love their football, and for the third straight year we are thrilled to be marking the start of football season with the Panthers,” said the Lottery’s Executive Director Paula Harper Bethea. “Big Win! is fun fo...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 5:21 AM EDT2014-07-30 09:21:01 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - On Wednesday morning, leaders with the Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Corporation will begin the process of looking for a new president.They will host an executive session to determine how the board wants to move forward.Lofton told the Conway Kiwanis Club last week that he plans to return home soon to south Georgia. He came to the Grand Strand three years ago to lead the Economic Development Corporation.Lofton says he already has a job in Georgia and tha...
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - On Wednesday morning, leaders with the Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Corporation will begin the process of looking for a new president.They will host an executive session to determine how the board wants to move forward.Lofton told the Conway Kiwanis Club last week that he plans to return home soon to south Georgia. He came to the Grand Strand three years ago to lead the Economic Development Corporation.Lofton says he already has a job in Georgia and tha...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 12:08 PM EDT2014-07-30 16:08:46 GMT
Some Pee Dee students have the chance to learn about animals. The Florence Area Humane Society holds its annual "Critter Camp." Wednesday, the students had the opportunity to interact with horses. The camp focuses on caring for and being kind to animals. There are alsocrafts and games you find at most camps but also plenty of dog and cat time. The camp runs through Friday.
Some Pee Dee students have the chance to learn about animals. The Florence Area Humane Society holds its annual "Critter Camp." Wednesday, the students had the opportunity to interact with horses. The camp focuses on caring for and being kind to animals. There are alsocrafts and games you find at most camps but also plenty of dog and cat time. The camp runs through Friday.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 11:05 AM EDT2014-07-30 15:05:38 GMT
The Hartsville Police Department is inviting residents out for a celebration of community heroes, with plenty of fun family activities encouraging kids to make good choices and stay drug-free. Hartsville’s 2014 National Night Out will feature an evening full of free activities, free food, and a free movie showing of “The Blind Side.”Hartsville’s National Night Out, a time for residents to connect with the agencies working to protect them, learn more about crime prevention and generally have f...
The Hartsville Police Department is inviting residents out for a celebration of community heroes, with plenty of fun family activities encouraging kids to make good choices and stay drug-free. Hartsville’s 2014 National Night Out will feature an evening full of free activities, free food, and a free movie showing of “The Blind Side.”Hartsville’s National Night Out, a time for residents to connect with the agencies working to protect them, learn more about crime prevention and generally have f...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 9:11 AM EDT2014-07-30 13:11:38 GMT
Scotland High quarterback Jaylend Ratliffe was injured in an ATV accident Tuesday and is reportedly in critical condition at a Charlotte hospital. The Laurinburg Exchange reports a teammate riding with Ratliffe, Dakota Holland, was taken to Scotland Memorial Hospital with scrapes and bruises.The two had been riding through the woods around 4:30 p.m. when the driver lost control of the vehicle and it overturned. It's not clear who was driving.Ratliffe had to airlifted from Carolinas Medical Ce...
Scotland High quarterback Jaylend Ratliffe was injured in an ATV accident Tuesday and is reportedly in critical condition at a Charlotte hospital. The Laurinburg Exchange reports a teammate riding with Ratliffe, Dakota Holland, was taken to Scotland Memorial Hospital with scrapes and bruises.The two had been riding through the woods around 4:30 p.m. when the driver lost control of the vehicle and it overturned. It's not clear who was driving.Ratliffe had to airlifted from Carolinas Medical Ce...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 6:51 AM EDT2014-07-30 10:51:40 GMT
Google map of crash location
A person riding a motorcycle was killed when the vehicle went off the road on Tuesday night, officials said.The incident happened around 9 pm on McAllister Mill Road in Florence County, said Cpl. Sonny Collins of the SC Highway Patrol.
A person riding a motorcycle was killed when the vehicle went off the road on Tuesday night, officials said.The incident happened around 9 pm on McAllister Mill Road in Florence County, said Cpl. Sonny Collins of the SC Highway Patrol.
Tuesday, July 29 2014 10:37 PM EDT2014-07-30 02:37:26 GMT
A Florence Police Officer shot an armed robbery suspect at a gas station on Monday night, officials said. Florence Police Chief Allen Heidler told WBTW that around 9:40 pm, a police officer saw an armed robbery in progress at Cruizers gas station
A Florence Police Officer shot an armed robbery suspect at a gas station on Monday night, officials said. Florence Police Chief Allen Heidler told WBTW that around 9:40 pm, a police officer saw an armed robbery in progress at Cruizers gas station
Tuesday, July 29 2014 3:27 PM EDT2014-07-29 19:27:12 GMT
Five-time Grammy winner Amy Grant, the only Christian pop star to take an album Platinum, will be in concert at the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26.Tickets for Grant’s Florence performance will go on sale Wednesday, July 30 at 10 a.m. online and at the PAC box office. Ticket prices start at $59. Top seats are $99.Grant’s storied career includes an astonishing 13 albums...
Five-time Grammy winner Amy Grant, the only Christian pop star to take an album Platinum, will be in concert at the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26.Tickets for Grant’s Florence performance will go on sale Wednesday, July 30 at 10 a.m. online and at the PAC box office. Ticket prices start at $59. Top seats are $99.Grant’s storied career includes an astonishing 13 albums...
Tuesday, July 29 2014 3:03 PM EDT2014-07-29 19:03:00 GMT
Little Pink Houses of Hope (LPHOH), founded in 2010, helps cancer survivors and their families by promoting wellness and recovery through its beach retreat model. In 2014, LPHOH embarked on a cross-country US road trip to highlight its mission, connect with local hospitals, increase awareness of its programs and raise funds for its programs. The tour, which spotlights local families that have attended a retreat such as 2013 alumni Ryan Poston who says "Little Pink reminds women of the "normal...
Little Pink Houses of Hope (LPHOH), founded in 2010, helps cancer survivors and their families by promoting wellness and recovery through its beach retreat model. In 2014, LPHOH embarked on a cross-country US road trip to highlight its mission, connect with local hospitals, increase awareness of its programs and raise funds for its programs. The tour, which spotlights local families that have attended a retreat such as 2013 alumni Ryan Poston who says "Little Pink reminds women of the "normal...
Tuesday, July 29 2014 1:27 PM EDT2014-07-29 17:27:44 GMT
The demolition of the Trust Building on the corner of Evans and Irby Streets in downtown Florence is now done. The97-year-old building is leveled andnow cleanup of therubble remains.An early push by the Florence City-County Historical Commission to try and preserve the building was ultimately nixed when it was discovered the cost to renovate wouldaround $12 million. Going up in it's place will be adowntown medical campus that is a joint venture between Francis Marion University, the Universit...
The demolition of the Trust Building on the corner of Evans and Irby Streets in downtown Florence is now done. The97-year-old building is leveled andnow cleanup of therubble remains.An early push by the Florence City-County Historical Commission to try and preserve the building was ultimately nixed when it was discovered the cost to renovate wouldaround $12 million. Going up in it's place will be adowntown medical campus that is a joint venture between Francis Marion University, the Universit...
Tuesday, July 29 2014 7:47 AM EDT2014-07-29 11:47:52 GMT
A Dillon County officer remains in the hospital after a deadly crash earlier this month.It happened on July 6th, near the Stables night club onHwy. 9in Little Rock.Investigators say Dillon City officer Jacob Richardson was responding to a county officer's request for mutual aid, when his car and another car collided.Pembroke resident Bobbie Britt was a passenger in the other vehicle.The 29-year-old mother died in the accident, four others in her vehicle went to the hospital.The situation Rich...
A Dillon County officer remains in the hospital after a deadly crash earlier this month.It happened on July 6th, near the Stables night club onHwy. 9in Little Rock.Investigators say Dillon City officer Jacob Richardson was responding to a county officer's request for mutual aid, when his car and another car collided.Pembroke resident Bobbie Britt was a passenger in the other vehicle.The 29-year-old mother died in the accident, four others in her vehicle went to the hospital.The situation Rich...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 3:06 PM EDT2014-07-30 19:06:59 GMT
Wells and Richardson in a Facebook photo
Bond has been denied for an SC Huddle House waitress who police say fatally stabbed her boyfriend in Sumter. Authorities say that 20-year-old Helen Louise Wells confessed to officers that she stabbed her live-in boyfriend with a knife after an argument on Saturday,
Bond has been denied for an SC Huddle House waitress who police say fatally stabbed her boyfriend in Sumter. Authorities say that 20-year-old Helen Louise Wells confessed to officers that she stabbed her live-in boyfriend with a knife after an argument on Saturday,
Wednesday, July 30 2014 2:42 PM EDT2014-07-30 18:42:43 GMT
A special prayer vigil is plannedWednesdayat 6:30 p.m. at Calvary Church for Charlotte-based SIM missionary Nancy Writebol, as she continues her battle to fight off the deadly Ebola virus in Monrovia, Liberia.Along with Dr. Kent Brantly, Writebol was serving on a joint team of people with Samaritan’s Purse and SIM in the West African nation of Liberia when they contracted the virus. Their conditions are both stable, a...
A special prayer vigil is plannedWednesdayat 6:30 p.m. at Calvary Church for Charlotte-based SIM missionary Nancy Writebol, as she continues her battle to fight off the deadly Ebola virus in Monrovia, Liberia.Along with Dr. Kent Brantly, Writebol was serving on a joint team of people with Samaritan’s Purse and SIM in the West African nation of Liberia when they contracted the virus. Their conditions are both stable, a...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 2:22 PM EDT2014-07-30 18:22:23 GMT
South Carolina officials are looking for a person they say tried to use a drone to sneak cellphones and other contraband into a maximum-security prison.Corrections Department spokeswoman Stephanie Givens said Wednesday that officials found a crashed drone in bushes outside Lee Correctional Institution earlier this year. At the site, Givens says officers also found contraband materials, including cellphones, tobacco products and marijuana.One man has been arrested and charged with trying to gi...
South Carolina officials are looking for a person they say tried to use a drone to sneak cellphones and other contraband into a maximum-security prison.Corrections Department spokeswoman Stephanie Givens said Wednesday that officials found a crashed drone in bushes outside Lee Correctional Institution earlier this year. At the site, Givens says officers also found contraband materials, including cellphones, tobacco products and marijuana.One man has been arrested and charged with trying to gi...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 2:19 PM EDT2014-07-30 18:19:48 GMT
A North Carolina sheriff says three people have been killed and three deputies injured in a shootout at a mobile home park outside Fayetteville.Cumberland County Sheriff Moose Butler told local media outlets Wednesday morning that deputies were called to a domestic dispute about 7 a.m. Wednesday. At the residence, gunfire was exchanged with one person, who was among the three killed.Deputies did not immediately say whether the people died in the domestic dispute or in the shootout.The names o...
A North Carolina sheriff says three people have been killed and three deputies injured in a shootout at a mobile home park outside Fayetteville.Cumberland County Sheriff Moose Butler told local media outlets Wednesday morning that deputies were called to a domestic dispute about 7 a.m. Wednesday. At the residence, gunfire was exchanged with one person, who was among the three killed.Deputies did not immediately say whether the people died in the domestic dispute or in the shootout.The names o...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 2:04 PM EDT2014-07-30 18:04:29 GMT
Boeing announced Wednesday that it's 787-10 Dreamliner will be built exclusively in North Charleston. The 787-10 is the largest of the Dreamliner family. The design of the 787-10 is underway in Everett, with final assembly of the first 787-10 scheduled to begin in South Carolina in 2017. Larry Loftis, vice president and general manager of the 787 program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, pointed to efficiency as part of the decision. He said, "This will allow us to balance 787 production across ...
Boeing announced Wednesday that it's 787-10 Dreamliner will be built exclusively in North Charleston. The 787-10 is the largest of the Dreamliner family. The design of the 787-10 is underway in Everett, with final assembly of the first 787-10 scheduled to begin in South Carolina in 2017. Larry Loftis, vice president and general manager of the 787 program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, pointed to efficiency as part of the decision. He said, "This will allow us to balance 787 production across ...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 1:06 PM EDT2014-07-30 17:06:31 GMT
Sarasota County health officials have issued a warning against eating raw oysters and exposing open wounds to coastal and inland waters after one person died and another was sickened by a flesh-eating bacteria.Officials said Tuesday that 11 cases were reported statewide in 2014 and 41 cases in 2013. The two Sarasota people who contracted vibrio vulnificus were middle-aged and had medically compromising conditions.Vibrio is an infection caused by a bacteria found in warm salt water. It's in th...
Sarasota County health officials have issued a warning against eating raw oysters and exposing open wounds to coastal and inland waters after one person died and another was sickened by a flesh-eating bacteria.Officials said Tuesday that 11 cases were reported statewide in 2014 and 41 cases in 2013. The two Sarasota people who contracted vibrio vulnificus were middle-aged and had medically compromising conditions.Vibrio is an infection caused by a bacteria found in warm salt water. It's in th...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 12:58 PM EDT2014-07-30 16:58:34 GMT
The weather kills at least 2,000 Americans each year and nearly two-thirds of the deaths are from the cold, according to a new government report.That may surprise some people, the researchers acknowledged. Hurricanes, tornadoes and heat waves "get more publicity, for some reason, than cold-related deaths," said Deborah Ingram, one of the report's authors.The report released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed U.S. deaths attributed to the cold, the heat, storm...
The weather kills at least 2,000 Americans each year and nearly two-thirds of the deaths are from the cold, according to a new government report.That may surprise some people, the researchers acknowledged. Hurricanes, tornadoes and heat waves "get more publicity, for some reason, than cold-related deaths," said Deborah Ingram, one of the report's authors.The report released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed U.S. deaths attributed to the cold, the heat, storm...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 11:33 AM EDT2014-07-30 15:33:54 GMT
CHARLOTTE, N.C.(Press Release) - Extra funds have ramped up South Carolinas efforts to repair and replace deficient bridges, but one in five of the state's bridges still remain substandard, according to AAA Carolinas. Horry County, the most visited county by tourists in the state as the home of Myrtle Beach, has 17% of its 407 bridges ranked substandard. That is better than the 24% national average. None of Horry Coun...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.(Press Release) - Extra funds have ramped up South Carolinas efforts to repair and replace deficient bridges, but one in five of the state's bridges still remain substandard, according to AAA Carolinas. Horry County, the most visited county by tourists in the state as the home of Myrtle Beach, has 17% of its 407 bridges ranked substandard. That is better than the 24% national average. None of Horry Coun...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 8:29 AM EDT2014-07-30 12:29:06 GMT
The McDowell County Sheriff's Office continue searchingfor two western North Carolina escaped inmates who are considered armed and dangerous.The inmates, Calvin Lee Metcalf, 20, from Bakersville, NC, and Phillip Nicholas Metcalf, 25, from Spruce Pine, reportedly assaulted a deputyin Avery County around 4 p.m. Tuesday and then proceeded to steal his vehicle at gunpoint."They were being held in McDowell County on Mitchell County break-in charges," said Richelle Bailey, Public Information Assist...
The McDowell County Sheriff's Office continue searchingfor two western North Carolina escaped inmates who are considered armed and dangerous.The inmates, Calvin Lee Metcalf, 20, from Bakersville, NC, and Phillip Nicholas Metcalf, 25, from Spruce Pine, reportedly assaulted a deputyin Avery County around 4 p.m. Tuesday and then proceeded to steal his vehicle at gunpoint."They were being held in McDowell County on Mitchell County break-in charges," said Richelle Bailey, Public Information Assist...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 8:18 AM EDT2014-07-30 12:18:48 GMT
A 19-year-old college student is continuing to recover after she was bitten by a brown recluse nearly three months ago.Jessica Blessing reached out to our Media General sister station News 2 WKRN, in response to a story reporter Nick Caloway recently did on how brown recluse activity rises during summer months."I don't think people take it serious. They just take it as a spider, and no one can ever get bit, and now ever since I've been bit and people see my pictures on Facebook, they talk to ...
A 19-year-old college student is continuing to recover after she was bitten by a brown recluse nearly three months ago.Jessica Blessing reached out to our Media General sister station News 2 WKRN, in response to a story reporter Nick Caloway recently did on how brown recluse activity rises during summer months."I don't think people take it serious. They just take it as a spider, and no one can ever get bit, and now ever since I've been bit and people see my pictures on Facebook, they talk to ...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 3:06 PM EDT2014-07-30 19:06:10 GMT
Six city narcotics officers used gangland tactics to shake down drug dealers, robbing them of large sums of cash and drugs for years, federal authorities charged in an indictment unsealed Wednesday.
Six Philadelphia police officers will be jailed until at least Monday amid charges they robbed drug dealers of large sums of money and drugs.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 2:59 PM EDT2014-07-30 18:59:20 GMT
The quiet summer campus of UCLA found itself suddenly steeped in water and chaos after a major water pipe burst and spewed some eight million gallons, stranding people in parking garages and flooding the...
A ruptured 93-year-old water main left the UCLA campus awash in 8 million gallons of water in the middle of California's worst drought in decades, stranding people in parking garages and flooding the school's...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 2:57 PM EDT2014-07-30 18:57:50 GMT
An 8-year-old boy has died after a bullet fired from outside went through a home's wall and hit the child in bed early Wednesday, Detroit police said.
Sporadic gunfire isn't an unusual sound in the Brewster Homes public housing complex in Detroit, but booming noises that shook Tenesha Higgins early Wednesday morning were way too close.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 2:57 PM EDT2014-07-30 18:57:48 GMT
Northern Colorado got the brunt of heavy rains that flooded streets and stranded drivers up and down the Front Range.
A storm system in Colorado that flooded streets and stranded drivers up and down the Front Range is being blamed for the death of a man on the southeastern plains.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 2:56 PM EDT2014-07-30 18:56:42 GMT
After a dismal winter, the U.S. economy sprang back to life in the April-June quarter, growing at a fast 4 percent annual rate on the strength of higher consumer and business spending.
The U.S. economy has rebounded with vigor from a grim start to 2014 and should show renewed strength into next year.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 2:49 PM EDT2014-07-30 18:49:26 GMT
Officials tell The Associated Press that a nonpartisan investigative report concludes that management failures by the Obama administration set the stage for the computer problems that paralyzed the HealthCare.gov...
Management failures by the Obama administration set the stage for the computer woes that paralyzed the president's new health care program last fall, nonpartisan investigators said in testimony released Wednesday.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 3:06 PM EDT2014-07-30 19:06:13 GMT
The assistant to the wealthy businessman at the center of the corruption case against ex-Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has testified about arranging trips for the former first family.
The former first family of Virginia flew on a chief executive's private jet, vacationed at his lake house and received other perks, such as passes to a Ritz Carlton beach club, the businessman's assistant said...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 2:07 PM EDT2014-07-30 18:07:31 GMT
Federal investigators looking for fraud in the nation's capital are scrutinizing a program meant to give local contractors a share of major construction projects, people familiar with the probe have told The...
Federal investigators looking for fraud in the nation's capital are scrutinizing a program meant to give local contractors a share of major construction projects, people familiar with the probe have told The Associated...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 1:56 PM EDT2014-07-30 17:56:41 GMT
Police say a suspect arrested in a deadly Las Vegas home invasion told them she fought off a woman with a screwdriver to help her partner in crime as he struggled with and fatally shot the woman's husband.
A woman accused in a Las Vegas crime spree described to police how she stabbed a woman with a screwdriver during a violent string of mayhem that ended in the death of her partner and a homeowner.
Friday, July 25 2014 7:03 PM EDT2014-07-25 23:03:53 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW)- Today, more than 200 local children and teenagers take part in programs at the Boys and Girls Club of the Grand Strand.But that wasn’t always the case, when the program was chartered in 1998, it only had two members. Those members were P.J. and O.T. Thompson. P.J. was 7-years-old when he joined but O.T. was only 4 and that’s something that almost stopped him from being able to join."I actually wasn't supposed to be here. I was too young but since they brought my bro...
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW)- Today, more than 200 local children and teenagers take part in programs at the Boys and Girls Club of the Grand Strand.But that wasn’t always the case, when the program was chartered in 1998, it only had two members. Those members were P.J. and O.T. Thompson. P.J. was 7-years-old when he joined but O.T. was only 4 and that’s something that almost stopped him from being able to join."I actually wasn't supposed to be here. I was too young but since they brought my bro...
Wednesday, July 23 2014 10:53 PM EDT2014-07-24 02:53:48 GMT
Around 800 middle and high school students from across the country traveled to Horry County this summer to make a difference in the community. It's part of a youth missions organization called "Team Effort,"
Around 800 middle and high school students from across the country traveled to Horry County this summer to make a difference in the community. It's part of a youth missions organization called "Team Effort,"
Monday, July 21 2014 6:28 PM EDT2014-07-21 22:28:59 GMT
Most people go to the gym with the goal to get fit.However, for ripped mom like Susanne Zavelle, a weight lifters paradise became a safe haven."I started lifting weights when I was 16 years old. I had a pretty tumultuous childhood, upbringing. So the gym became a pretty healthy way for me to escape that,” said Zavelle.5 years ago Susanne was hit with a series of injuries, starting with back complications."It had me la...
Most people go to the gym with the goal to get fit.However, for ripped mom like Susanne Zavelle, a weight lifters paradise became a safe haven."I started lifting weights when I was 16 years old. I had a pretty tumultuous childhood, upbringing. So the gym became a pretty healthy way for me to escape that,” said Zavelle.5 years ago Susanne was hit with a series of injuries, starting with back complications."It had me la...
Monday, July 21 2014 12:30 PM EDT2014-07-21 16:30:20 GMT
David Morrow, CEO of CresCom Bank, left, shakes hands with Dr. David DeCenzo, president of CCU, as Rod Gragg with the newly-named CresCom Bank Center for Military and Veterans Studies at CCU looks on during a naming ceremony Monday morning on campus.
CONWAY (WBTW) - Coastal Carolina University's Military and Veterans Studies Center is now the CresCom Bank Center for Military and Veterans Studies Center at Coastal Carolina University. It became official during a brief naming ceremony on campus Monday morning.It began in 2010, and the new naming rights are good for 10 years."The center is engaged in a variety of important activities related to the veterans community in South Carolina," said Dr. David DeCenzo, president of CCU, in prepared s...
CONWAY (WBTW) - Coastal Carolina University's Military and Veterans Studies Center is now the CresCom Bank Center for Military and Veterans Studies Center at Coastal Carolina University. It became official during a brief naming ceremony on campus Monday morning.It began in 2010, and the new naming rights are good for 10 years."The center is engaged in a variety of important activities related to the veterans community in South Carolina," said Dr. David DeCenzo, president of CCU, in prepared s...
Thursday, July 17 2014 7:58 AM EDT2014-07-17 11:58:31 GMT
There are thousandsof churches in South Carolina and one of the most unique ones is right here in Horry County. It's so unique, you may have never noticed it. Still, the Travelers Chapel is changing people from all over the country in aPositively Carolina way.If you don't know you're looking for it, you may never see it. TheTravelers Chapel, off Highway 501 near Conway, is one of the smallest churches in the country."A chiropractor in Conway at time, went to Washin...
There are thousandsof churches in South Carolina and one of the most unique ones is right here in Horry County. It's so unique, you may have never noticed it. Still, the Travelers Chapel is changing people from all over the country in aPositively Carolina way.If you don't know you're looking for it, you may never see it. TheTravelers Chapel, off Highway 501 near Conway, is one of the smallest churches in the country."A chiropractor in Conway at time, went to Washin...
Wednesday, July 16 2014 4:10 PM EDT2014-07-16 20:10:31 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (PRESS RELEASE) - Wellspring Church loves Myrtle Beach! Because of this, Wellspring is organizingits second Love Weekend of the year on July 25th-27th. Love Weekend provides a chance for individuals, families and businesses to partner with local community organizations that are making a difference on the Grand Strand. Wellspring has chosen 3 Community Partners for 2014: Myrtle Beach Primary School,Fostering Hope in Conway andNew Directions of Horry County Inc.(NDHC provides...
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (PRESS RELEASE) - Wellspring Church loves Myrtle Beach! Because of this, Wellspring is organizingits second Love Weekend of the year on July 25th-27th. Love Weekend provides a chance for individuals, families and businesses to partner with local community organizations that are making a difference on the Grand Strand. Wellspring has chosen 3 Community Partners for 2014: Myrtle Beach Primary School,Fostering Hope in Conway andNew Directions of Horry County Inc.(NDHC provides...
Wednesday, July 16 2014 11:02 AM EDT2014-07-16 15:02:40 GMT
The overall U.S. high school dropout rate stands at 10%, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services puts the rate among children in foster care at 50%.Less than 13% of foster children enroll in higher education, but Justin Abbasiis defying the odds. His family was torn apart in 2008, when his father was charged with involuntary manslaughter for the death of his mother. Him and his sister were placed into foster care less than 24 hours later."I was torn to pieces, I felt alone," said...
The overall U.S. high school dropout rate stands at 10%, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services puts the rate among children in foster care at 50%.Less than 13% of foster children enroll in higher education, but Justin Abbasiis defying the odds. His family was torn apart in 2008, when his father was charged with involuntary manslaughter for the death of his mother. Him and his sister were placed into foster care less than 24 hours later."I was torn to pieces, I felt alone," said...
Monday, July 14 2014 10:18 PM EDT2014-07-15 02:18:29 GMT
The Grand Strand's chapter of Merchant Marine veterans bears the name of its founder, the late Jack Schmidt
MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) - When Jack Schmidt visited Arlington National Cemetery in November 2008 with a group of veterans from the Grand Strand, he paused to look over the neat rows of grave markers to reflect that maybe not every group of people who served their country in times of war was always represented there. Schmidt said he signed up for the Merchant Marines during World War II so that he wouldn't have to lie about his age (like so many others did to serve with the military). "You've got ...
MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) - When Jack Schmidt visited Arlington National Cemetery in November 2008 with a group of veterans from the Grand Strand, he paused to look over the neat rows of grave markers to reflect that maybe not every group of people who served their country in times of war was always represented there. Schmidt said he signed up for the Merchant Marines during World War II so that he wouldn't have to lie about his age (like so many others did to serve with the military). "You've got ...
Wednesday, July 9 2014 5:20 AM EDT2014-07-09 09:20:40 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) - The Grand Strand Miracle League wraps up its summer soccer camp Wednesday. The group teamed up with the Myrtle Beach Mutiny to offer kids a chance to learn from the pros.The Miracle League started as a baseball league but expanded to add soccer in 2011. Since then organizers have teamed up with several local professional organizations to keep the kids active.7-year-old Christian Lynch is one of those kids. Christian has been a part of the Miracle League for two yea...
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) - The Grand Strand Miracle League wraps up its summer soccer camp Wednesday. The group teamed up with the Myrtle Beach Mutiny to offer kids a chance to learn from the pros.The Miracle League started as a baseball league but expanded to add soccer in 2011. Since then organizers have teamed up with several local professional organizations to keep the kids active.7-year-old Christian Lynch is one of those kids. Christian has been a part of the Miracle League for two yea...
Tuesday, July 8 2014 8:41 PM EDT2014-07-09 00:41:53 GMT
Its a small token of gratitude in exchange for a big deed. Quilts of Valor is an organization that makes quilts for eligible service members and veterans. Three World War II veterans at Covenant Towers Retirement Community in Myrtle Beach received quilts. Hazel Adams joined the navy in 1943. ArlineBurns served in the Army Nurse Corp and Andy Russo was in the Air Force. Russo just celebrated is 100th birthday and his wife Jeanne Russo describes him as a very proud military man. Adams rememers ...
Its a small token of gratitude in exchange for a big deed. Quilts of Valor is an organization that makes quilts for eligible service members and veterans. Three World War II veterans at Covenant Towers Retirement Community in Myrtle Beach received quilts. Hazel Adams joined the navy in 1943. ArlineBurns served in the Army Nurse Corp and Andy Russo was in the Air Force. Russo just celebrated is 100th birthday and his wife Jeanne Russo describes him as a very proud military man. Adams rememers ...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 1:28 PM EDT2014-07-30 17:28:15 GMT
Dublin's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has become a social media phenomenon after being caught on video fighting a man who allegedly tried to steal his money.
Dublin's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has become a social media phenomenon after being caught on video fighting a man who allegedly tried to steal his money.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 1:28 PM EDT2014-07-30 17:28:14 GMT
Some employees at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee complained about a class aimed at teaching them how to reduce their Southern accents. Now, managers are calling the whole thing off.
Some employees at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee complained about a class aimed at teaching them how to reduce their Southern accents. Now, managers are calling the whole thing off.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 2:19 PM EDT2014-07-30 18:19:48 GMT
A North Carolina sheriff says three people have been killed and three deputies injured in a shootout at a mobile home park outside Fayetteville.Cumberland County Sheriff Moose Butler told local media outlets Wednesday morning that deputies were called to a domestic dispute about 7 a.m. Wednesday. At the residence, gunfire was exchanged with one person, who was among the three killed.Deputies did not immediately say whether the people died in the domestic dispute or in the shootout.The names o...
A North Carolina sheriff says three people have been killed and three deputies injured in a shootout at a mobile home park outside Fayetteville.Cumberland County Sheriff Moose Butler told local media outlets Wednesday morning that deputies were called to a domestic dispute about 7 a.m. Wednesday. At the residence, gunfire was exchanged with one person, who was among the three killed.Deputies did not immediately say whether the people died in the domestic dispute or in the shootout.The names o...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 8:18 AM EDT2014-07-30 12:18:48 GMT
A 19-year-old college student is continuing to recover after she was bitten by a brown recluse nearly three months ago.Jessica Blessing reached out to our Media General sister station News 2 WKRN, in response to a story reporter Nick Caloway recently did on how brown recluse activity rises during summer months."I don't think people take it serious. They just take it as a spider, and no one can ever get bit, and now ever since I've been bit and people see my pictures on Facebook, they talk to ...
A 19-year-old college student is continuing to recover after she was bitten by a brown recluse nearly three months ago.Jessica Blessing reached out to our Media General sister station News 2 WKRN, in response to a story reporter Nick Caloway recently did on how brown recluse activity rises during summer months."I don't think people take it serious. They just take it as a spider, and no one can ever get bit, and now ever since I've been bit and people see my pictures on Facebook, they talk to ...
Tuesday, July 29 2014 5:03 PM EDT2014-07-29 21:03:13 GMT
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened in Horry County on Tuesday afternoon.The crash happened at 12:53 pm on the SC Highway 9 bypass at Log Cabin Road, the SC Highway Patrol said.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened in Horry County on Tuesday afternoon.The crash happened at 12:53 pm on the SC Highway 9 bypass at Log Cabin Road, the SC Highway Patrol said.
Monday, July 28 2014 6:10 PM EDT2014-07-28 22:10:56 GMT
Yosemite National Park, CA, "Topless Tour" Instagram photo
A popular Instagram page is featuring a unique look at scenic locations around the world."The Topless Tour" encourages people to upload topless photos of themselves posing in scenic landscapes.
A popular Instagram page is featuring a unique look at scenic locations around the world."The Topless Tour" encourages people to upload topless photos of themselves posing in scenic landscapes.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 1:06 PM EDT2014-07-30 17:06:31 GMT
Sarasota County health officials have issued a warning against eating raw oysters and exposing open wounds to coastal and inland waters after one person died and another was sickened by a flesh-eating bacteria.Officials said Tuesday that 11 cases were reported statewide in 2014 and 41 cases in 2013. The two Sarasota people who contracted vibrio vulnificus were middle-aged and had medically compromising conditions.Vibrio is an infection caused by a bacteria found in warm salt water. It's in th...
Sarasota County health officials have issued a warning against eating raw oysters and exposing open wounds to coastal and inland waters after one person died and another was sickened by a flesh-eating bacteria.Officials said Tuesday that 11 cases were reported statewide in 2014 and 41 cases in 2013. The two Sarasota people who contracted vibrio vulnificus were middle-aged and had medically compromising conditions.Vibrio is an infection caused by a bacteria found in warm salt water. It's in th...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 9:11 AM EDT2014-07-30 13:11:38 GMT
Scotland High quarterback Jaylend Ratliffe was injured in an ATV accident Tuesday and is reportedly in critical condition at a Charlotte hospital. The Laurinburg Exchange reports a teammate riding with Ratliffe, Dakota Holland, was taken to Scotland Memorial Hospital with scrapes and bruises.The two had been riding through the woods around 4:30 p.m. when the driver lost control of the vehicle and it overturned. It's not clear who was driving.Ratliffe had to airlifted from Carolinas Medical Ce...
Scotland High quarterback Jaylend Ratliffe was injured in an ATV accident Tuesday and is reportedly in critical condition at a Charlotte hospital. The Laurinburg Exchange reports a teammate riding with Ratliffe, Dakota Holland, was taken to Scotland Memorial Hospital with scrapes and bruises.The two had been riding through the woods around 4:30 p.m. when the driver lost control of the vehicle and it overturned. It's not clear who was driving.Ratliffe had to airlifted from Carolinas Medical Ce...
Tuesday, July 29 2014 8:31 PM EDT2014-07-30 00:31:12 GMT
When the silver screen came to Beaufort two decades ago, it forever changed the way Marie Lawson views her back dock at Coosaw Point. Not only does she have the photo album to prove it, her back yard is featured in the award-winning film.
When the silver screen came to Beaufort two decades ago, it forever changed the way Marie Lawson views her back dock at Coosaw Point. Not only does she have the photo album to prove it, her back yard is featured in the award-winning film.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 8:29 AM EDT2014-07-30 12:29:06 GMT
The McDowell County Sheriff's Office continue searchingfor two western North Carolina escaped inmates who are considered armed and dangerous.The inmates, Calvin Lee Metcalf, 20, from Bakersville, NC, and Phillip Nicholas Metcalf, 25, from Spruce Pine, reportedly assaulted a deputyin Avery County around 4 p.m. Tuesday and then proceeded to steal his vehicle at gunpoint."They were being held in McDowell County on Mitchell County break-in charges," said Richelle Bailey, Public Information Assist...
The McDowell County Sheriff's Office continue searchingfor two western North Carolina escaped inmates who are considered armed and dangerous.The inmates, Calvin Lee Metcalf, 20, from Bakersville, NC, and Phillip Nicholas Metcalf, 25, from Spruce Pine, reportedly assaulted a deputyin Avery County around 4 p.m. Tuesday and then proceeded to steal his vehicle at gunpoint."They were being held in McDowell County on Mitchell County break-in charges," said Richelle Bailey, Public Information Assist...
Tuesday, July 29 2014 9:56 PM EDT2014-07-30 01:56:06 GMT
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A couple vacationing in Mexico was almost hit by lightning, a few sources including Washington Post reported Tuesday.Luis Morales Fukatake and his girlfriend wanted one last picture on the beach near Akumal, Mexico, although lifeguards told them to get out
A couple vacationing in Mexico was almost hit by lightning, a few sources including Washington Post reported Tuesday.Luis Morales Fukatake and his girlfriend wanted one last picture on the beach near Akumal, Mexico, although lifeguards told them to get out
Wednesday, July 30 2014 11:32 AM EDT2014-07-30 15:32:32 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - The Myrtle Beach Police Department is asking forthe public's help in solving a recent armed robbery case.According to a press release, the robbery happened July 26 at theSally Beauty Supply located at 1315 N. Kings Hwy. The suspects may be driving a red in color SUV. The male is described as being 6 foottall with a lot of hair pushed up in a black spandex type sleep cap. He is also described as having a very long goatee, which he is attem...
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) - The Myrtle Beach Police Department is asking forthe public's help in solving a recent armed robbery case.According to a press release, the robbery happened July 26 at theSally Beauty Supply located at 1315 N. Kings Hwy. The suspects may be driving a red in color SUV. The male is described as being 6 foottall with a lot of hair pushed up in a black spandex type sleep cap. He is also described as having a very long goatee, which he is attem...
South Carolina biology teachers would be using a new standard for teaching evolution, after a joint education panel approved a change Tuesday. The joint committee of members of the Education Oversight Committee and state Board of Education passed the standard unanimously.
South Carolina biology teachers would be using a new standard for teaching evolution, after a joint education panel approved a change Tuesday. The joint committee of members of the Education Oversight Committee and state Board of Education passed the standard unanimously.
Kershaw County deputies are looking for Yonique Evette Gaines, 33, who also goes by the name Yonique Sumpter. Officers say she was first reported missing July 12.
Kershaw County deputies are looking for Yonique Evette Gaines, 33, who also goes by the name Yonique Sumpter. Officers say she was first reported missing July 12.
Despite her young age, Kierstin Eaddy is leaving behind quite a legacy – she was a straight-A student, a track athlete, a Girl Scout and volunteered helping children with disabilities.
Despite her young age, Kierstin Eaddy is leaving behind quite a legacy – she was a straight-A student, a track athlete, a Girl Scout and volunteered helping children with disabilities.
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There's a petition going around to Horry County parents to change the way the school district handles student absences.
