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1 injured after shooting in Georgetown; investigation underway
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (WMBF) - Police are investigating a call for shots fired Wednesday evening in Georgetown. Officers were dispatched to the area of Emanuel Street and Alex Alford Street for the call and upon arrival they found a man suffering a gunshot wound to his leg. EMS took the victim...
400-acre controlled Georgetown County burn brings smoke into southern Horry County
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A prescribed burn in Georgetown County brought smoke into southern Horry County on Wednesday, Horry County Fire Rescue said. The 400-acre burn is in the Sandy Island area of Georgetown County, HCFR said. Smoke was visible in the Socastee area. The burn is one of the biggest controlled blazes in […]
Sinkhole closes Cleland to Front Street in Georgetown
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (WCIV) — The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has closed Cleland to Front Street in Georgetown Wednesday morning due to a sinkhole. City officials announced the closure on social media at 9:03 a.m. This is a developing story.
Pawleys Island man cut off another man’s toes with machete during fight, Horry County police report says
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Pawleys Island man allegedly went on a rampage earlier this month and cut off two of a man’s toes with a machete, according to an Horry County police report. Matthew Morgan Hellman, 32, is accused of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and three counts of […]
Bicyclist identified weeks after deadly Georgetown County crash
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A bicyclist who died in a March 17 crash in Georgetown County has been identified. The Georgetown County Coroner’s Office said Paris Venable, 49, of Hemingway, died after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 51. Highway Patrol said the bicyclist and a Toyota sedan were headed north on SC […]
I-73 construction would make Little Pee Dee among most endangered rivers in U.S., report says
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A completed Interstate 73 would pave over valuable wetlands and threaten habitats of fish and wildlife — impacts so severe that it would put the Little Pee Dee among America’s most endangered rivers. That’s the conclusion made by the nonprofit advocacy group American Rivers, which on Tuesday listed the 118-mile […]
Crews respond to person stuck in grain bin in Williamsburg County
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Emergency crews responded Friday afternoon to an individual stuck in a grain bin. Crews with the Williamsburg County Fire Department were called to the scene off Thurgood Marshall Highway near Sam Brown Road after receiving reports of a person stuck in a bin, according to Williamsburg County Emergency Management. The […]
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