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Coroner: Body of man who jumped off South Strand bridge after crash recovered
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - In an update, the Georgetown County Coroner confirmed the body recovered by authorities on Tuesday is the body of the driver who jumped off a bridge. Coroner Chase Ridgeway said the man, who authorities spent days looking for, was found around 11 a.m. by a...
Georgetown Co. officials search for 2 men connected to credit card fraud
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office is searching for two men connected to a case of credit card fraud in Murrells Inlet. The men are wanted for accused of using another man's altered identification to withdraw funds from the Truist Bank on Sunnyside Avenue. Officials...
Georgetown Co. organizations honor teen athlete drowned in ocean
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Multiple organizations across Georgetown County are remembering the Murrells Inlet teenager who drowned in the ocean over the weekend. Tyrese Haynes, 17, played basketball at Waccamaw High School. The school's athletic booster club wrote about Tyrese, "Our Warrior Family is grieving. Tyrese was an...
‘Invaluable:’ Waccamaw High School booster club honors Murrells Inlet drowning victim
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WBTW) — A Murrells Inlet teenager who drowned over the weekend was remembered on Sunday as an “invaluable” part of his Waccamaw High School community. Tyrese Haynes, 17, played basketball at the Georgetown County school, according to a Facebook post by its athletic booster club. “Our Warrior Family is grieving. Tyrese was […]
Rescue crews recover body of South Carolina teen who went missing in the ocean
Following a multi-agency two-day effort, officials in South Carolina recovered a teenager's body from the ocean. A teen went missing while swimming in the ocean near Litchfield By the Sea on Friday, officials said. The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office marine and drone units partnered with Midway Fire Rescue, Murrells Inlet...
Neighbors file appeal of staff ruling on townhomes
A proposed townhouse development on Petigru Drive will cause drainage and traffic problems and conflict with the county’s future land use plan, opponents say. But that’s only part of the reason they have asked the Georgetown County Planning Commission to overturn the staff decision to grant conceptual approval to the project. The commission is scheduled to hear the appeal at its meeting Thursday.
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