Area News
Car into parked trailer leaves man critically hurt
A critically injured man was taken from an early morning auto crash on Dothan Road to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. Emergency crews were dispatched about 4:45 a.m., though it was not immediately clear when the silver Toyota slammed under a parked 18-wheeler trailer. It appeared the car was traveling…
Read MoreThree hurt in Bypass wreck
Three people were hurt in a two-vehicle collision on U.S. 701 Bypass at the north Burger King entrance during the lunch hour Friday. None of the injuries appeared to be life threatening. A four-door Dodge pick-up truck and older Chrysler Town & Country minivan were involved in the crash, the northbound minivan…
Read MoreTwo men & a teen charged in home invasion
By DEUCE NIVEN Two Loris men and a juvenile have been in a Green Sea Road home invasion that took place last November, the Horry County Police Department announced Wednesday. Maurice Delvon Isaiah, 35, James Antonio Gaddy, 30, and Zhimarius Baker, 16, all of Loris, have been charged with burglary in the first degree,…
Read MoreLoris men charged in beach motel murder
By DEUCE NIVEN Two Loris men are facing murder charges in a Myrtle Beach murder. Larry Tranell Carter, 22 and Malik Allan Crawford, 19 both face charges of murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, kidnapping and armed robber in an early morning shooting Thursday at the Lazy…
Read MorePolice seek to ID Longs store robbery suspect
Armed robbery on Friday the 13th in Longs has the Horry County Police Department looking for leads on a suspect captured on surveillance video, spokesman Lt. Raul Denis said Tuesday. Long Bay Convenience Store at 1805 Hwy 9 Bypass in Longs was robbed at gunpoint about 10 p.m. Friday, Denis said in a…
Read MoreTC woman gets 22 years for Horry burglary
By DEUCE NIVEN A Tabor City woman has been sentenced to 22 years in prison in a Green Sea area burglary last April, 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson announced Thursday. Kayla Gayle Wright, 21, was convicted in a Conway courtroom Wednesday, sentenced to serve 22 years for burglary, five years for grand larceny,…
Read MoreSearch over for missing MB, TC man
By DEUCE NIVEN UPDATE: Dan Gore has been found, Lt. Raul Denis said about two hours after the man with Tabor City and Myrtle Beach ties was announced as missing. Gore was found safe and sound, Lt. Denis said. No further details were provided. Look for updates here, and in the next…
Read MoreBrrrr
Temperatures dipped a bit below projections in the Tabor-Loris Community overnight Sunday into Monday, with the First Bank thermometer in Tabor City showing 15 degrees before dawn. In the Carolinas, the old joke goes, if you don’t like the weather, just wait a bit. Forecasts call for highs of about 40 today, well…
Read MoreFrigid temps prompt school delays for Monday
Temperature forecasts into the teens Sunday night have prompted a two-hour delay in school openings Monday for the Columbus County and Whiteville City school systems. Spokesmen for both systems said the decisions were made in an abundance of caution. A decision on possible delays for the Horry County Schools is expected by…
Read MoreSexual battery charged, Sheriff seeks other victims
By DEUCE NIVEN A Clarendon man arrested on assault and sexual battery charges Friday may have acted in more than the four instances in which he was charged, prompting a plea to the public for help. Alvin Eulice Leggett,47, was arrested at a medical clinic in Cerro Gordo where he was being treated,…
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