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Battle of Red, White and Blue: Amateur LPGA hosts Myrtle Beach tournament in effort to expand game for women
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The Ladies Professional Golf Association amateur division came together on Wednesday to celebrate the Fourth of July, albeit a day early. At Myrtle Beach’s World Tour Golf Links, the LPGA had their “Battle of Red, White and Blue” golf outing to help promote the game among women. Women of all […]
Cornhole tournament supports local veteran communities in Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW)– Not playing for keeps, but rather for a good cause. Thirty players split into 15 teams participated in a Saturday cornhole tournament at The Sneaky Beagle in Carolina Forest, with donations going to a local Disabled American Veterans’ chapter. It was an effort to kick off the regions’ Independence Day celebrations […]
Golf cart rental business says temporary suspension of license by Myrtle Beach will lead to financial ruin
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A golf cart rental business facing a 45-day ban in Myrtle Beach wants a judge to step in, saying the city’s decision to suspend its franchise license could cost it nearly $500,000. Rent Me Superstore is barred from doing business through July 26. The company, which has three stores in […]
Case closed into Myrtle Beach home at center of ‘quality of life’ investigation, official says
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The case into a Myrtle Beach home at the center of a “quality of life” investigation from April has closed, a city spokesperson told News13. The Poplar Drive home was facing 24 city code violations, according to documents. Christopher Thompson, Myrtle Beach’s chief building official, said in the April 19 […]
Crews in North Myrtle Beach put out car blaze: ‘Great work’
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A car caught fire in North Myrtle Beach Wednesday night. North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue crews were called to the car fire around 10:30 p.m. on Highway 31 near mile marker four. They arrived and found the car on fire on the shoulder of...
Woman charged with involuntary manslaughter in Robeson Co. shooting
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — The Robeson County Sheriff's Office charged a woman with involuntary manslaughter for the death of Nicholas Delane Jones, 21, on Wednesday. Heather Lynn Talley, 37, is being charged with the death of Jones. Deputies responded to Dixie Drive, outside of Red Springs Wednesday in...
Lawsuit accuses Surfside Beach sushi restaurant of running illegal tip pooling scheme, underpaying workers
SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The owners of a Surfside Beach restaurant are being blamed for running an illegal tip pooling scheme and underpaying its workers below the state’s minimum wage. Ashley Monahan, who worked as a server at Kings Sushi between May 2022 and October 2023, filed a lawsuit Monday in Horry County Common […]
'Running around the streets' Water pellet gun craze causing ruckus in Loris
The downtown master plan, an animal protection ordinance and a shooting war in the streets of Loris were topics at Loris City Council's monthly meeting on Monday, July 1. The Orbeez water pellet gun craze has arrived in the city, and it’s causing a ruckus. Council heard from several...
Lowcountry Calendar of Events for Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton County areas
For events, festivals and other community happenings in Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties, and around the Lowcountry, check out our Lowcountry Calendar of Events. If you have an open-to-the-public event you would like to announce, submit by email to:. Bluffton/Beaufort County/Jasper County events - kmurdaugh@blufftontoday.com. Hampton County, greater Lowcountry events...
Mary Elle Marchant crowned Miss South Carolina’s Teen 2024
Columbia, SC – The Miss South Carolina Scholarship Organization has crowned Mary Elle Marchant, Miss River Bluff’s Teen, as Miss South Carolina’s Teen 2024. Marchant, an 18-year-old from Lexington, recently graduated from River Bluff High School and wowed the judges with her exceptional talent and poise. Marchant...
SC NEXUS one of 12 tech hubs to receive millions in federal funding
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The SC Nexus for Advanced Resilient Energy (SC NEXUS) on Tuesday received $45 million in implementation grant funding through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) Tech Hubs program, which is designed to scale up the production of critical technologies, create jobs in innovative industries, and strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness and national security.
Salute from the Shore to celebrate 15th year on the Grand Strand
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Salute from the Shore started in 2009 and continues to be a Fourth of July tradition celebrated by thousands along the South Carolina coastline each year. The event started with two friends and their sons and one flyover, said Will Howard, a Salute from the Shore board member. However, the […]
‘My world fell away:’ Parents, teachers stunned by sudden closure of Aynor daycare
AYNOR, S.C. (WBTW) — A parent was shocked, and a teacher heartbroken. That’s the reaction among dozens of people who were left reeling after Aynor’s Salem Baptist Church on Monday announced the sudden closure of its daycare, ending a 40-year run when it shuts down on July 26. “I was devastated and in shock that […]
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