Belin Memorial United Methodist Church will hold its annual Harvest Festival and BBQ for the 60th year. Several thousand people are expected to attend the Oct. 12 event.
Grand Strand residents have shown up in full force to support Southeastern communities dealing with devastating storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
A hospice nurse from Georgetown was killed in a Carolina Forest wreck Sept. 30, according to the Horry County Coroner's Office.
Georgetown leaders approved a proclamation to name Oct. 12 “Melissa Jefferson Day” in the city and will have a parade in the track star’s honor.
The Georgetown County School Board on Sept. 20 unanimously voted to hire the longtime GCSD employee — and Andrews High School graduate — as its next superintendent.
The Georgetown County School Board plans to name the district's next superintendent at a special meeting on Sept. 20.
Beer and coffee aren’t the only things brewing at Myrtle Beach’s Tidal Creek Brewhouse. Co-founder Adrian Sawczuk's expansion plans include a pickleball complex at the beach and a distillery in downtown Georgetown.
In Mary Shaw’s 100 years of life, she has been a World War II volunteer truck driver, a shag dance instructor, a bed and breakfast owner, a court stenographer and a light to those who know her.
A nonprofit trailer used to serve free food to people in need was stolen from a Pawleys Island church last week. The incident is part of a recent string of trailer thefts in Georgetown County.
Georgetown County School District is taking steps to prevent bullying in its schools.
Georgetown County School District is looking at the option of possibly closing Plantersville Elementary Digital Immersion School due to the cost of operation.
The potential demise of a historic tree in Murrells Inlet recently brought swift backlash from the public, and it sparked questions about how SCDOT chooses which trees to remove and preserve.
A new lawsuit says the jail staff's lack of oversight allowed drugs to "flow freely" into the facility. After an inmate brought drugs into the center in March, a woman overdosed and died.
Georgetown County will vote on two new sales tax hikes this November. Here’s what we know about the hikes and what they could mean for the county.
Georgetown County school officials have narrowed their list of superintendent candidates to four finalists: Bethany Giles, Gregory Hall, Glenda Sheffield and William Wright.
Daniel Riggs, a 47-year-old traveling insurance manager in Mount Pleasant, was reported missing in 2015 after he didn't return home from work. His remains were found Aug. 5 in a submerged SUV in rural Georgetown County.
The Rapid Compassion Collective (RCC), a volunteer group that searches for missing people, discovered a submerged SUV Aug. 5 in rural Georgetown County. The vehicle belonged to a Mount Pleasant man who had been missing since 2015.
Rain from Debby and rainfall expected through the day and night Aug. 9 as a cold front moves through the region will cause rivers to overflow their banks.
Tropical Storm Debby crawled through the Grand Strand and Pee Dee, causing some flooding and toppling trees into homes.
The Grand Strand expects to see greater impacts from Tropical Storm Debby over the next two days as the storm makes its way up South Carolina coast.
Divers found a submerged vehicle near the Brown's Ferry Landing in Georgetown County on Aug. 5. It held human remains and was registered to a Mount Pleasant man who went missing in 2015.
Georgetown County's schools will be closed for three days this week because of anticipated impacts from Tropical Storm Debby.
A Grand Strand seafood restaurant is taking one of its recent customers to court after the diner posted some unflattering comments about the establishment on social media.
Father Peter O’Steen took on a new title and a new life this summer.
For 14 months, the Georgetown County Library had been closed for a $2.8 million renovation and expansion project. The building reopened Aug. 1.
Frustrated with Georgetown County's plan for managing growth on the Waccamaw Neck, some residents want to form their own town.
Nicolina Barr of Andrews died July 28 at Georgetown Memorial Hospital, according to a release from the Georgetown County Coroner's Office. She was 23.
Paul Adkins, a 65-year-old Pawleys Island man, has been identified as the boater whose body was found at Hagley Landing on July 27.
Initial reports indicate a man was docking his boat when he fell into the water and didn't resurface.
The girlfriend of Brittanee Drexel's killer, Raymond Moody, has admitted to lying to federal investigators and could serve up to a decade in prison for those crimes, according to court records filed this week.
Recent rains helped ease drought conditions in northeastern South Carolina, but some parts of the state remain parched.
Some Waccamaw Neck landowners are fighting Georgetown County Council's decision to allow conservation land to be rezoned for a small housing development.
Little Pee Dee River was labeled "endangered" earlier this year. It is in an extreme drought now as river watchers hope days of rain will offer some relief.
Hundreds gathered to honor Tyrese Haynes at his funeral July 20. The popular Waccamaw High School basketball player drowned July 12 near Litchfield Beach.
Four-piece country outfit King Tide descends on Georgetown County this week.
Fearful their town is fast-tracking an 18-story oceanfront condo-hotel, some Atlantic Beach landowners are asking the court to stop town officials from issuing any permits for the project.
A popular Waccamaw High School basketball player was identified July 13 as the swimmer who drowned in the ocean near Litchfield Beach.
Crews continued searching July 13 for a swimmer who disappeared in the ocean near Pawleys Island a day earlier.
With the search for a new Georgetown County School District superintendent underway, the district conducted a survey and focus groups to determine what the community wants to see in a new leader.
A bigger Hammock Day celebration is being planned this year in Pawleys Island. Here's what we know.
A Georgetown County assisted living facility and a local rehab center face a wrongful death lawsuit after a woman alleges their neglect led to her mother's fatal injuries.
The chamber announced July 2 that it had chosen chamber board member Tracy Conner as its interim president and CEO.
Grand Strand beekeepers discuss the dos and don'ts of keeping bees.
Georgetown County voters will be asked to approve two sales tax hikes in November. One would reduce residents' property tax burden and the other would pay for facility and infrastructure projects. Here's what we know.
Challenger Ernie Cooper defeated incumbent Everett Carolina in a runoff election for the Georgetown County Council District 3 Democratic Primary on June 25, receiving a little over 53 percent of the vote.
The Georgetown County 250th Committee is hosting Carolina Day on June 28 in Georgetown to honor the 1776 Siege of Charleston.
For his dedication to battling substance abuse disorder, Dr. Victor Archambeau was recently recognized by Gov. Henry McMaster and the S.C. Center of Excellence in Addiction with a statewide award.
Incumbent Ronnie Sabb defeated challenger Prinscillia Sumpter in the S.C. Senate District 32 race. In the race for Georgetown County Council District 3, Ernie Cooper Sr. and incumbent Everett Carolina Sr. appear headed to a runoff.
Muzica! The Grand Strand Music Festival 2024 takes place in various locations throughout Horry and Georgetown counties and includes choral-orchestral performances, Broadway revues, voice recitals and chamber performances.
On June 11, Georgetown County School District announced that it has rescinded the letter of agreement issued to Carvers Bay Early College and Career High School Principal Larry Odom for the 2024-25 school year.
Georgetown County officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Georgetown County Detention Center on June 7, with construction anticipated to begin this summer and a move-in date set for February 2027.