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PTI Airport Megasite And Merry Old England Tighten Economic Development Bonds
This week, a contingent of Greensboro and North Carolina economic development leaders traveled across the pond to jolly old England in order to strengthen ties and learn more about the UK headquarters and operations of a big economic player at the aviation megasite at Piedmont Triad International Airport. The group...
Pair of late night Horry County wrecks lead to critical injuries, one death
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A pair of late night wrecks in Horry County have both resulted in critical injuries and at least one death, authorities said. A person was killed around 4 a.m. Saturday after their vehicle overturned near Highway 19, about six miles outside of Loris. South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper Mitchell […]
Whiteville crews respond to fire caused by lightning that destroyed vacant icehouse
WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WECT) - Whiteville crews responded to a fire in a vacant icehouse off of the 200 block of Main Street around 3 p.m. on Friday, July 26. Per Whiteville Emergency Services Director Hal Lowder, they believe it was started by lightning. More than 25 firefighters responded. Nobody was...
Horry County solicitor reacts to guilty plea in deadly Donny’s Saloon shooting
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson gave his reaction Friday after a man pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a deadly 2021 shooting at a Myrtle Beach bar. Jermaine Gattison pleaded guilty on July 16 and was sentenced to eight years in prison. Gattison’s charge is in connection to the death […]
‘Needle in a haystack’: Horry County solicitor on Heather Elvis’ body ever being found
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Just days after Angel Vause admitted to lying to investigators in the Brittanee Drexel case, Horry County’s top prosecutor shared his thoughts about another one of the county’s most high-profile cases — the Heather Elvis case, and whether or not he thinks her body will be found. Heather Elvis, then […]
Neighbors concerned over rip current safety in Ocean Isle Beach, town officials looking into flags
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) -At Ocean Isle Beach, a QR code is one of the few ways you can check to see the rip current risks before you head out into the waves. A quick scan can show you what conditions are like. But neighbors are now wonder is...
15-year-old driving golf cart seriously injured in car crash in Carolina Beach
CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - A golf cart and car crashed in Carolina Beach Thursday night, July 25. Per the Carolina Beach Police Department, the 15-year-old golf car driver was seriously injured but was not fatally injured. The driver was determined to be at fault, pulling out in front of...
News 12 Investigates: Church-owned luxury estate prompts call for financial transparency
GREENVILLE, Pitt County — $143 billion dollars. That's how much money Americans gave to churches in 2022, according to research group "Giving USA." It's more cash than what was donated to education and human services combined. How is the money spent by church leaders? Also, what happens to the...
KS Bank opens Dunn branch
DUNN — Smithfield-based KS Bank held a ribbon-cutting ceremony recently to celebrate the opening of its full-service branch at 206 W. Broad St. The Dunn branch marks KS Bank’s 10th branch location and its first in Harnett County. Earl W. Worley Jr. is the bank’s president and CEO. “We are solidifying our commitment to the city of Dunn and Harnett […] The post KS Bank opens Dunn branch first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
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