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Explosion in Lab at South Carolina State
Orangeburg, SC (WLTX) - There has been an explosion in a laboratory on the campus of South Carolina State University, public safety officials confirm.
No. 1 Kentucky routs South Carolina 86-52
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Anthony Davis had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks as No. 1 Kentucky wiped away the memories of the last time the top-ranked Wildcats came to South Carolina with an 86-52 victory Saturday night.
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South Carolina gas prices continue to rise
COLUMBIA, SC - Average retail gasoline prices in South Carolina have risen 3.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.34/g Sunday.
Johnson pointed Brown towards USC job
When Grady Brown was first approached by South Carolina about becoming the Gamecocks new secondary coach and...
Davis, Kentucky overpower South Carolina 86-52
Freshman forward Anthony Davis breaks Shaquille O'Neal's SEC freshman blocking record during his 22-point performance versus South Carolina.

No date set in Horry County lawsuit against casino boat operator
Horry County attorney Arrigo Carotti said the legal process has just started on the county’s lawsuit against a casino boat operator, and no hearing date has been set.According to court documents, a jury trial has been marked..The lawsuit was filed Nov. 10 and alleges that SunCruz Casino has not paid the county a portion of its per-passenger fee for the months of August and September, as part of a county agreement.
Couple found guilty toddler’s death,...
Raw emotion was visible on many faces Friday afternoon when Horry County Circuit Court Judge Larry Hyman sentenced a couple to 35 years in prison for the death of the woman’s 17-month-old grandson after a jury found them guilty in his 2008 beating death.A jury of six men and six women deliberated for about two hours before they convicted Julia Shawnette Gorman, 40, and Robert Palmer, 33, of homicide by child abuse, aiding and abetting homicide by child abuse and unlawful conduct/neglect...
Horry County police seek identity of man, woman in...
Horry County police are seeking information that will lead to the identity of two individuals wanted for using a stolen credit card throughout Horry County, according to a news release from spokesman Sgt. Robert Kegler.On Nov.11, an investigation was initiated after Horry County patrol officers took a report about a car break in at Mule Trace Dr. in the Little River section of Horry County, Kegler said. A credit card was one of the items reported stolen from the car.On Nov.12, Horry County...
No hearing date set for lawsuit Horry County filed...
A court date has not been set to hear arguments in a lawsuit Horry County filed against a casino boat operator, said Lisa Bourcier, county spokeswoman.The lawsuit was filed Nov. 10 and alleges that SunCruz Casino has not paid the county a portion of its per-passenger fee for the months of August and September, as part of a county agreement.The per-passenger fee is $7, and the county claims it’s owed $165,000 for those two months, according to the lawsuit.
70 manhole covers stolen
Horry County officials say more than 70 manhole covers have been stolen in the county in recent weeks because of the rising price of metal.
70 manhole covers stolen in Horry County
CONWAY - Horry County officials say more than 70 manhole covers have been stolen in the county in recent weeks because of the rising price of metal.
Stolen manhole covers in Horry County creating...
Horry County authorities are investigating more than 70 manhole covers being stolen during the last couple of weeks, which officials say is creating a public safety hazard for motorists and pedestrians, said Lisa Bourcier, Horry County spokeswoman.Authorities are asking area residents to report suspicious activity in their neighborhoods and report any missing manhole covers to them, Bourcier said. They also have contacted local metal recycling companies to alert the Horry County Sheriff’s...
Horry County notebook | Remembering...
Horry County Councilman Carl Schwartzkopf added a name to the memorial list at Tuesday’s council meeting that resonates with sports fans the world over -- Joe Frazier.It might seem an unusual request, since the memorial dedications are generally reserved for Horry County residents who passed away since the previous council meeting. But Schwartzkopf acknowledged the man who went toe-to-toe with Muhammad Ali in the 1970s -- he died Nov. 7 from cancer at age 67 -- had roots here in the...
Horry County Council talks employee compensation...
The spring budget session is still weeks away, but the Horry County Council got a head start Thursday by discussing things they’d like to include in the 2012-2013 fiscal year budget, including possible compensation for county employees.Westley Sawyer, the county budget and revenue manager, said county employees have gone without pay raises for three years as administrators have had to weather a rough economic climate. At the end of the 2010-2011 fiscal year budget, the county found itself...
Police arrest some, seek others in area assaults;...
Horry County Police say they have arrested four people on mob attack charges in two separate, and unrelated incidents recently, and are looking for other suspects. Police have charged two men and issued arrest warrants for three others in an attack last week on a man in the Socastee area, according to Sgt. Robert Kegler, public information officer for Horry Count Police.The most recent attack occurred on Saturday in Horry County, and two people have been charged related to that incident, Kegler...
Baby’s parents testify in Horry County...
On July 16, 2008, Richard Grimes and his wife, Cesalee Carnaghie, made a decision no parent wants to even consider for their child.After the couple’s son, Richard Aydian Grimes, suffered skull fractures and had bleeding in his brain, the 22-year-old parents made the decision to turn off the 17-month-old baby’s life support. But before, they had Aydian baptized and agreed to donate his organs.Aydian Grimes died from those injuries and police have charged the boy’s 40-year-old...
SLED conducts preliminary inquiry into Horry...
Officials with the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division have begun a preliminary inquiry stemming from a request from the Horry County Council to do an audit of the county police department’s evidence room, said Margaret Knox, a spokeswoman with SLED.Greg Hembree, 15th Circuit Solicitor, said SLED representatives met with him and asked if his office experienced any problems because of possible missing or mishandled evidence. Hembree said the only issue that’s come up was a...
Region’s farmers get facts on flax
More than halfway though a summer that has been very tough on local crops like corn, many farmers may be looking for an alternative, and this past week in Kingstree, they may have found it.Naturally Advanced Technology, a Vancouver-based biomass manufacturer, brought the opportunity to partner with local farmers to grow flax – a multipurpose plant that can be used in the manufacturing of clothing.The company has stated that they will be looking for enough farmers to put together...
Horry, Georgetown counties under flood advisory
The National Weather Service in Wilmington, N.C. has issued a flood advisory for Horry and Georgetown Counties from now until 5:45 p.m.Although there were no official figures, Josh Weiss with the NWC said their radar has estimated three to four inches of rain today for the two counties.At 3:46 p.m., estimated rainfall amounts west and southwest of Socastee were in excess of two inches, according to the NWC.
New rules governing copper sales go into effect...
A bill signed by S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley that deals with the transport and sale of copper and other metals goes into effect across the state on Aug. 17.In Horry County, anyone wanting to transport and sell copper to an area scrap metal dealer must first obtain a permit from the Horry County Sheriff’s Office, according to a press release. This permit is free to the public, and the sheriff’s office will start pre-regestration on Wednesday, Aug. 10. For more information, contact the...
Horry County grand jury indicts man in death
The Horry County grand jury has indicted a Mullins man on a murder charge in the beating death of a man in Conway earlier this year.The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported ( http://bit.ly/mYsjSB) 21-one-year-old Christopher Leron Cooper had been arrested in April in the death of 22-year-old Kendall Williams of Mullins.Police say Williams was beaten and kicked during a fight at a home in Conway on April 10.Williams was found unconscious and not breathing and was taken to Conway Medical Center,...
Burgess business owners band together to prepare...
Concerns over upcoming construction on S.C. 707 in southern Horry County is bringing businesses together in one small community.Professional services firms and stores are among the first 39 businesses to pay $25 to join the Burgess Business Boosters, an arm of the Greater Burgess Community Association that is aiming to help promote the 150 businesses in the Burgess area and keep customers coming there even during the planned construction to widen S.C. 707, the main road through the community....
Horry County-centric district in works
Legislative leaders say they are close to reaching a deal to draw a new S.C. congressional district in Horry County and the Pee Dee.The General Assembly is scheduled to return to Columbia on July 26 to vote on the new map."We've been meeting with a few key members of the Senate to see if there's something a majority [of lawmakers] can agree on," said state Rep. Jim Harrison, R-Richland, one of the key S.C. House players in the once-every-decade effort to redraw political districts. "We believe...
Horry County begins mosquito spraying on Monday
Starting Monday, Horry County employees will begin aerial mosquito spraying in different parts of the county, according to a press release.Weather permitting, the spraying will be done at Socastee Boulevard, Forestbrook and Burcale Road.Aerial spraying will be conducted in the evenings usually between 7 p.m. and dusk, and ground operations 7 to 11 p.m.
Horry County Schools registration set for Aug. 2
Horry County Schools will hold districtwide registration for the 2011-12 school year Aug. 2, according to a news release from the school district. The first day of school for students is Aug. 22, which is a full instructional day, except for students at Daisy Elementary School, the county’s only year-round school, which opens July 25. Parents and guardians are strongly encouraged to register children during the school’s registration time.REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW STUDENTSStudents who are...
Committee to delve into Horry County Fire Rescue...
An Horry County committee will spend the next few months examining a 2008 fire rescue study to determine if there are ways to improve the department.The ad hoc committee had its first meeting Thursday morning in the County Council conference room. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the group's goals, as well as get a history of both the 1984 ordinance establishing the countywide fire protection service and the 2008 study.District 11 Councilman Al Allen, who is chairman of the committee,...
Committee: Horry, Marion counties at severe status
Farmers in Marion County report losing 70 percent of the corn crop and 50 percent of the hay crop, while Horry County is seeing one of its most dangerous summers for wildfires in a decade.
Committee seeks to make Horry County fire service...
Members of the Horry County Council, the county fire chiefs and the staff with the public safety have begun the process of going through the nearly 200-page 2008 fire study to find ways at making the county's fire rescue service more efficient and effective.The newly-formed committee met Thursday for the first time to discuss their purpose and goals. District 11 Councilman Al Allen, who chairs the group, said it was formed with the plan to look through the study, since there had been changes on...
Police: 2 Horry County banks robbed by separate...
Two banks in Horry County were robbed Wednesday, but police say the two incidents are not connected.A First Citizens Bank in Socastee was robbed Wednesday morning and an Horry County State Bank onPalmetto Pointe Boulevard was hit before 5 p.m.No details were available on the second robbery Wednesday night, other than two different men committed the robberies, said Lt. Kevin Duke, with the Horry County Police Department.
Second Horry bank robbed Wednesday afternoon
A second bank in Horry County was robbed late Wednesday afternoon, but a county police lieutenant said it was not connected to another bank robbery earlier in the day.Lt. Kevin Duke, watch commander for the Horry County Police Department, confirmed Wednesday evening that the Horry County State Bank on Palmetto Pointe Boulevard was robbed late Wednesday afternoon.A First Citizens Bank in Socastee was robbed about 10 a.m. Wednesday.

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