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One Ocean Isle Beach group wants to make changes to town’s lighting ordinance to protect sea turtles
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - The Ocean Isle Beach Sea Turtle Protection Organization wants to make changes to the town’s lighting ordinance to protect sea turtles. Deb Allen with the organization says sea turtles mistake streetlights or house lights for the moon. That’s when they go away from...
Organization seeks to place children in foster care in Horry County homes
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — May is Foster Care Awareness month, and one South Carolina organization is asking for your help. The organization says in Horry County, there are many children in need but not enough homes. The South Carolina Youth Advocate Program, also known as SCYAP, works mainly with at-risk or special needs […]
Horry County Schools names interim superintendent
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Horry County Schools has chosen an interim superintendent amid a nationwide search to find a replacement for Rick Maxey, who plans to retire. Eddie Ingram will take over leadership of the 48,000-student district on July 1, following his appointment by the board of education on Wednesday. Ingram’s career in education […]
North Myrtle Beach large dog park to temporarily close for maintenance
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — The large dog park at the North Myrtle Beach Park & Sports Complex will be temporarily closed next week. Officials said the park will be closed on Monday from 6 a.m. until noon so the maintenance crew can grade and prepare to lay new sod.
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: North Myrtle Beach church’s TV vandalized again
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - One North Myrtle Beach church is once again dealing with vandalism. A TV mounted in the OD Church of the Lost and Found parking lot off Main Street was vandalized Thursday around 10:45 p.m. Surveillance video of the crime shows four people in the...
South Carolina DSS investigating after 2 ‘abnormally skinny’ boys abandoned near Myrtle Beach
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The South Carolina Department of Social Services said it’s investigating alongside Horry County police after two “abnormally skinny” boys were found abandoned near Myrtle Beach last week. Horry County police responded at about 12:30 a.m. May 7 to Seacoast Youth Academy on Bay Road for abandoned children, an incident report […]
Horry County solicitor looks to shut down pair of downtown Myrtle Beach motels
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Horry County’s top prosecutor is looking to shut down a pair of decades-old motels in the heart of Myrtle Beach, citing their use as drug exchanges. James Battle, a special prosecutor in the 15th Judicial Circuit, filed a petition in Common Pleas Court on Friday seeking a temporary injunction against […]
Town of Ocean Isle Beach reminds community to be mindful of sea turtle nesting season
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - The Town of Ocean Isle Beach is alerting residents how to help sea turtles during nesting season from May 1-October 31. Baby sea turtles rely on natural lights from the moon, stars, or breaking waves to find their way to the ocean and may mistake house lights, flashlights, or streetlights for the direction they need to go.
Injuries reported after car overturns in Conway parking lot
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — One person is in the hospital after a car overturned in a parking lot on Highway 544 in Conway Wednesday afternoon. Horry County crews responded to the crash in the 1400 block of Highway 544 at 1:06 p.m. Crews performed extrication operations to remove...
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