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April 23, 2008
Surfside Beach elects new mayor and councilwoman
Surfside Beach Town Council has two new members. Allen Deaton was elected Mayor by defeating incumbent Roy Hyman in Tuesday's run-off election. Deaton defeated Hyman by more than 20 percentage points.
April 22, 2008
Atlantic Beach council holds special meeting
The issue of law enforcement sparked the most debate.
Lawmakers push for new rules on wetlands
Two House members are urging state environmental officials to simplify the process for getting permits for coastal development.
Myrtle Beach mother charged with arson, child neglect
Horry County police arrested a Myrtle Beach woman Saturday night and charged her with trying to burn her home down and using drugs in front of her children.
Conway police look for man who stole register
Police say the man went up to the counter with a pack of gum and left with the entire register.
Police investigate store robbery
Investigators say man grabbed cash register and ran early Tuesday morning
Missing Horry County man’s death ruled ‘foul play’
Horry County Police are still trying to figure out who killed a Carolina Forest man late Monday night.
Report: Myrtle Beach again leads state in car thefts
According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau?s annual report on auto theft rates, Myrtle Beach continues to hold the number one spot of all the South Carolina metropolitan areas when it comes to car thefts.
New development rules could impact Horry County wetlands
Two House members are urging state environmental officials to simplify the process for getting permits for coastal development.
Run-off elections Tuesday in Surfside Beach
Voters in Surfside Beach will head back to the voting booth Tuesday for a mayoral and council run-off. The run-off stems from the April 8th election.
Groundbreaking Tuesday for new Horry County road
Groundbreaking for a new road in Horry County is set for Tuesday. According to a press release, Horry County Council will host a groundbreaking for the construction of Postal Way, connecting Carolina Forest Boulevard with Garner Lacy Road, at 10 a.m. at the Carolina Forest Boulevard end.
April 21, 2008
Attorney for jailed Conway pastor talks about what’s next
Members of Christ Community Church in Conway said they are deeply disappointed with what they call an unjust sentence. The church?s leader, Pastor Phillip Miles was as sentenced Monday to three years and two months in a Russian prison.
Bond denied for Conway murder suspect
The man Conway police charged with killing Andrico Gowens on Nov. 2, 2007 found himself inside a Conway courtroom Monday. Henry Jermaine Dukes faces murder charges after investigators said he shot Gowens to death inside Gowens’ Suggs Street home in Conway.
Conway pastor sentenced to 3 years in Russian prison
A Moscow court on Monday convicted a U.S. pastor of smuggling hunting ammunition into Russia and sentenced him to more than three years in prison. Phillip Miles, from South Carolina, has been in custody since his arrest Feb. 3, several days after arriving in Moscow. The court sentenced him to serve three years and two months in prison, with the sentence calculated from his detention date.
Wanted Grand Strand man arrested
A Conway man wanted for an assault and home invasion was arrested late last week.
Bond denied for Conway murder suspect
The Lamar man charged with shooting a Conway man to death in November denied bond Monday. Henry Jermaine Dukes faces murder charges in the 2007 killing.
Conway pastor sentenced to 3 years in Russian prison
A Moscow court on Monday convicted a U.S. pastor of smuggling hunting ammunition into Russia and sentenced him to more than three years in prison.
April 20, 2008
Family of Georgetown shooting victim speaks
The family of a Georgetown County man killed Friday night in an officer-involved shooting said they want to know why it happened. Debra Grant said Monday would have been her uncle Luke Gamble?s 59th birthday.
Cloudy and mild along the Grand Strand
Partly to mostly cloudy skies expected Monday and Tuesday with isolated showers along the Grand Strand.
Coast Guard suspends search for missing vessel
The rescue crews searched a combined total of about 3,000-square miles and searched for about 17 hours.
April 19, 2008
One local group raises money for another
The ?Victory Over Violence? Fundraiser for CASA, Citizens Against Spousal Abuse, was Saturday night at Revolutions at Broadway at the Beach.
Competitive eaters face-off in Myrtle Beach
Contestants raced to see who could be the first to finish nachos, pizza, chicken wings, hot dogs, and Italian ices.
Local high school hosts fundraiser to benefit Haitian teaches
Another warm day along the Grand Strand Sunday
Mild temperatures expected Saturday night along the Grand Strand.
Man dies in Georgetown County officer-involved shooting
A man is dead and another wounded following a series of events that culminated in an officer-involved shooting Friday around 10:30 p.m. in Georgetown County.
Conway man charged in timber scam
Law enforcement officers with the South Carolina Forestry Commission have charged a Conway man with obtaining valuable timber under false pretenses.
April 18, 2008
Gerogetown deputies shoot, kill knife wielding man
A man is dead and another wounded following a series of events that culminated in an officer-involved shooting Friday around 10:30 p.m. in Georgetown County.
Hundreds of people join the 5th annual Relay for Life
"Relay for Life" is the signature event for the American Cancer Society and dozens of relay teams are in Horry County on the lawn of the old courthouse in Conway putting their feet to work.
Jury convicts father charged in daughter’s death
A Horry County jury convicted Wesley Smith for aiding and abetting another in child abuse resulting in death Thursday afternoon in the death of his 4-month-old daughter, Ebony.
Man gets one year in plea to running down a dozen people
The man Myrtle Beach police charged with running down 12 people on Ocean Boulevard on August 12 took a plea offer Monday. Investigators charged 20-year-old Kentrell Carter with 12 counts of hit and run following a traffic stop last August.
