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Lake City Mayor Yamekia Robinson elected to board of SC mayors
LAKE CITY, S.C. (WPDE) — Lake City Mayor Yamekia Robinson will serve on a Board of Directors for state mayors after being elected during a meeting last week. Robinson was elected to the Association of South Carolina Mayors Board of Directors during an annual meeting for the Municipal Association of South Carolina.
MOVING IN: New Dillon Elementary School Passes Inspection And Moving In Begins
The Dillon Elementary School has passed inspection, and the final touches are underway prior to the opening of the school on Monday, August 5, with Principal Jan Powers-Penuel at the helm. There will be 56 teachers and 2 librarians in the school. The administration staff are at work preparing their...
Get your kids ready for back to school with the School Supply Extravaganza
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The supplies are in!. Get Floored in Myrtle Beach and other members prepared over 200 Bookbags with tons of school supplies. Face painting, bounce houses and tacos, with a possible DJ!. The School Supply Extravaganza is July 28th, at Carolina Fitness on 544; sponsored by...
Myrtle Beach police officer fractured woman’s arm, department denied her medical care for hours, lawsuit claims
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A Myrtle Beach police officer fractured a woman’s arm while she was handcuffed, with the department then denying her medical care for more than two hours as she cried out in pain, a newly filed lawsuit claims. Paytan Taylor is suing the city and police department on grounds of negligence, […]
Delta Air Lines cancellations affect Myrtle Beach airport passengers
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Some passengers at Myrtle Beach International Airport were a portion of those affected Monday after an outage that Delta CEO Ed Bastian said on Sunday caused about 3,500 flights to be canceled through the weekend. The global outage took down Microsoft systems around the world after a faulty update from […]
66-year-old Darlington man accused of assaulting 2 young girls jailed in Florence County
FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — A 66-year-old Darlington man is being held without bond in Florence County after allegedly sexually assaulting two young girls between 2017 and 2019, according to arrest warrants. Florence police arrested Calvin H. Bias on Friday. He was charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor younger than 11 years old and […]
American Idol alumna Mariah Faith to film music video at Conway ice cream shop
CONWAY, S.C. (WPDE) — Former American Idol contestant and local Conway resident Mariah Faith is filming a music video Tuesday night that’s open to the public. It’s for her newest upcoming release “Sweet Carolina.”. It will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Stella’s...
Myrtle Beach program hosts surf, bike weekend for visitors with muscular dystrophy
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Over the weekend, visitors with muscular dystrophy from across North America traveled to Myrtle Beach for a weekend of surfing and biking. The Adaptive Surf Project used specially designed surfboards and bicycles to let these participants ride some waves and bike paths as part of their visit to the Grand Strand.
Clemson Professor Patents Peach Varieties to Help Save Vital South Carolina Industry
The Clemson University Research Foundation (CURF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1981. Its offices sit just off campus in a nondescript high-rise that overlooks downtown Clemson’s three-block run of shops and restaurants. It is little known, but its impact is significant. CURF’s mission is to advance the research...
Legends Drive property owners OK special tax district to pay for upkeep, repair
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Legends Drive property owners could soon be paying up to $200 more annually on their taxes in return for critical repairs to a road that’s been crumbling for years. Voters in the area on Tuesday approved the creation of a special tax district on a 385-182 margin. The Horry County […]
Georgetown County Council to discuss 1% sales tax referendum for capital projects
Update: County councilmembers passed the sales tax and the referendum will head to the ballet for the Nov. 5 general election. —————————————————————————————— GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD)—On Tuesday night, Georgetown County Council will discuss a possible one percent sales tax and whether it should be put to residents in a voter referendum. Leaders are working to […]
DJ spins the vote: Local DJ hosts voting registration party to boost Gen Z turnout
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Nearly 41 million members of Gen Z are expected to be eligible to vote in the November election, but that doesn’t mean they’re registered. Voter turnout is a concern when it comes to young voters. A local college DJ told WACHFOX News he knows how to make Gen Z move to the polls.
Alex English hosts 6th Annual Basketball Camp at Cardinal Newman
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Students who gathered at Cardinal Newman High School got a chance to show off their skills on the basketball court during the 6th annual basketball camp hosted by former pro player and coach Alex English. Kids came from across the region participating in drills, game strategy...
‘Chef Swap at the Beach’ returning for third season, 16 to compete
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A third season of The Cooking Channel’s “Chef Swap at the Beach” is set to premiere next month with a field of 16 competitors, officials announced Tuesday. “Bringing viewers another season of ‘Chef Swap at the Beach’ is a testament to the vibrant culinary scene that continues to flourish throughout […]
Myrtle Beach homeowners face tax changes with new millage rates & property assessments
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WPDE) — Homeowners in Myrtle Beach city limits can expect some changes, as council members passed a resolution for new millage rates Tuesday. In May, we reported the city was waiting on Horry County’s five-year property value assessment, to calculate what’s called the “rollback millage.”
‘A hungry football team’: Beck, players talk new Coastal Carolina’s new faces at Sun Belt Media Day
NEW ORLEANS (WMBF) - Coastal Carolina football head coach Tim Beck says he’s learned quite a bit after his first year leading the Chanticleers. “It was a great first year,” Beck said at Sun Belt Media Day in New Orleans on Tuesday. “[It was a] great learning experience for me as a head coach. They say ‘Coach your second year is going to be easier.’ They always tell you that. We got a communication system put in. We have [the] transfer portal. We have NIL. We have all kinds of things that are going on. And little changes...recruiting rule changes, new signing dates. ‘Hey coach, it’ll be easier.’ It’s never easy. It keeps going. It keeps changing. And so you just got to adapt and adjust and keep moving on.”
Florence School District 3 names teacher, principal of the year
LAKE CITY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Main Street Elementary teacher is Florence School District 3’s 2024-25 teacher of the year, officials announced on Tuesday. Ericka Bennett-Bell, an instructional coach, will represent the district in South Carolina’s Teacher of the Year competition. Bennett-Bell has been with the district for eight years. Britney Nobles, a fifth and […]
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