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FLORENCE S.C. (WPDE) — Drivers who use Interstate 95 to cross the Great Pee Dee River in Florence County should prepare for overnight lane closures starting Monday as crews perform routine bridge work. The South Carolina Department of Transportation will conduct lane closures on the I-95 bridges over the...
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Road closures continue while crews work on pump station and storm drain project in Myrtle Beach. The closure of Ocean Boulevard at 24th Avenue North has been extended through Nov. 20 due to the 24th Avenue North pump station and storm drain project. The intersection...
Georgetown County Council Chairman Clint Elliott easily fended off a challenge to win a second term in District 1, taking 69 percent of the vote in a race with Sandra Bundy, a former Planning Commission member. Bill Ringer, the GOP nominee in Council District 6, also swept aside a challenge...
FLORENCE, SC (WMBF) - The South Carolina Pecan Music and Food Festival expects to bring people from all over the country. Festival Chairman George Jebaily said the event has an annual economic impact of about $3 million on the city of Florence. Festival size and economic impact. Jebaily said about...
FLORENCE COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The second phase in the Hoffmeyer Road Sewer Rehabilitation Project begins in Florence County on Monday. The City of Florence said the two eastbound lanes of Hoffmeyer Road between West Evans Street and Five Points will temporarily be closed for the next phase of the Hoffmeyer Road Sewer Rehabilitation Project from Nov. 9 to Nov. 13.
The Horry County Council is asking for the public’s input on a proposed home development. The 372-home development would be located on around 180 acres near SC-905 and Old Reaves Ferry Road. The council did not approve the development and said it would like to hear more from the community.
There are restaurants that look impressive from the outside and disappoint you on the inside, and then there’s Scott’s Bar-B-Que in Hemingway, South Carolina, which looks like a cinderblock building and delivers one of the best meals you’ll ever eat. The gap between the exterior and the...
Republican U.S. Rep. Russell Fry will continue representing South Carolina’s 7th congressional district after voters reelected him for a third term. With all counties reporting, the incumbent congressman garnered roughly 56.71% of the votes with 172,308 ballots, based on preliminary results. “America’s future belongs to the people who show up with ideas,” Fry said in a statement. “The Democrat party has spent a lot of time telling America what’s wrong with it. They embraced socialism with open arms, an idea that has failed everywhere it’s been tried. Tonight, our district resoundingly rejected that.” Retired U.S. Navy Command Master Chief and small-business owner John Vincent, who represented the Democratic Party in South Carolina’s 7th Congressional District race, received an estimated 43.22% of votes, according to preliminary results. Fry first took office in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022 after serving seven years in the South Carolina House of Representatives. He was reelected in 2024 with roughly 71.4% of the vote. This election cycle, Fry bested Vincent to keep his congressional seat. Challenger John Vincent “The message really is that no one party really owns a district or a state, and the sooner we get away from letters after names, and
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (WBTW) — Georgetown County voters approved a referendum Tuesday that will implement a 1% local option sales tax aimed at providing property tax relief. The tax, which will take effect May 1, 2027, will apply to eligible goods and services throughout the county, according to a Wednesday news release from Georgetown County officials. […]
FLORENCE — Incumbent Bryan A. Braddock (R) emerged as the winner of Florence City Council's only contested race, according to unofficial results from the Nov. 3 general election. Braddock received 3,528 votes, nearly 59 percent. "I'm very excited to work with my current council members as well, and we've...
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A proposed 372-home development near S.C. 905 and Old Reaves Ferry Road is drawing renewed scrutiny from neighbors as Horry County officials consider whether to approve a rezoning and development agreement needed for the project to move forward. Horry County Council did not approve...
Horry and Georgetown counties won’t see a change in the court system’s top prosecutor after Tuesday’s elections. Jimmy Richardson won another term as solicitor for the 15th Circuit after running unopposed. In Horry County, the Republican incumbent candidate garnered 101,261 votes with 71% precincts reporting. Richardson was appointed as solicitor for Horry and Georgetown counties by then Gov. Nikki Haley in 2012. Republican Allen Beverly also won another term as probate judge. He, too, was unopposed, securing 100,465 votes out of 71% precincts reporting. He was first elected to the office in 2022.
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Alcohol sales will be expanding in unincorporated parts of Columbus County following a referendum on Tuesday’s ballot. The referendum asked voters whether malt beverages, unfortified wine, and mixed beverages should be allowed for sale. With all 16 precincts reporting, all measures passed. To...
More than two million Christmas lights transform a South Carolina sports complex into a glowing holiday attraction, with over 500 displays and decorations reaching an impressive 55 feet tall. Families can enjoy the spectacle from their cars along a two-mile illuminated route. The 2026 event begins November 23 and continues...
FLORENCE — Five Florence Republicans are preparing to launch campaigns to replace Lieutenant Governor-elect Mike Reichenbach in the State Senate following the 2026 midterm election. Candidates are lining up just days after Attorney General Alan Wilson and running mate Reichenbach won South Carolina's gubernatorial race. Reichenbach will be leaving...
North Carolina State Parks has bought a 3,005-acre tract in Robeson County near Fair Bluff and will add it to Lumber River State Park, state officials announced in a press release on Friday, Oct. 30. The land sits on the west bank of the Lumber River, right along the South Carolina line.
FLORENCE S.C. (WPDE) — Florence County Councilman William Schofield announced Wednesday that he is running for the South Carolina Senate District 31 seat. The seat will become vacant in January when current Sen. Mike Reichenbach becomes South Carolina’s lieutenant governor. Schofield made the announcement Wednesday night at Victor’s...
CONWAY — South Carolina's first Wawa may be headed to a busy Little River intersection, a project developer announced Nov. 5. The news came near the end of a contentious Horry County Planning Commission meeting shortly before commissioners supported amending the River Grand Planned Development District to allow a convenience store with gas pumps and a car wash on 14 acres at the corner of Water Grande Boulevard and S.C. Highway 9. Planning commission records didn't disclose any details about which company was behind the request, but a representative for the development group revealed the Wawa ...
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A 10-acre woods fire in the Nichols area sent crews into action Tuesday. Horry County Fire Rescue responded at 2:40 p.m. to the area of Spring Branch Road and Breckenridge Drive for the fire. As of this afternoon, HCFR said the incident remains active. People...
FLORENCE — More than 50,000 visitors are expected in downtown Florence on Nov. 7 for the 2026 South Carolina Pecan Music and Food Festival. Nine music stages, 280 vendors and activities for all ages are slated for the 22nd annual Saturday event. The festival kicked off in 2002 after community members proposed a signature event or festival for Florence. The idea was embraced and the festival has grown from a small downtown block to a multi-block celebration. Organizers said it’s helped showcase downtown Florence’s growth. “It takes so may entities and 200 volunteers,” said festival founder and ...
