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Ridge View student represents S.C. at ALA Girls Nation
Jada-Love Roper, a student at Ridge View High School, is one of 100 high school seniors selected to attend American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Girls Nation in Washington, D.C. The weeklong program, founded in 1947, has provided exceptional civic education to thousands of students, teaching them how the federal government works.
Woman threw away SC lottery ticket — but it was worth $200,000. Husband saved the day
A woman threw away a $5 lottery ticket, not realizing it was worth six figures, according to South Carolina lottery officials. If that sounds like the start of a heartbreaking lottery fail, here’s where things took another surprising turn. The Spartanburg woman’s husband “spotted the ticket in the trash,...
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 […]
The Good News for July 26
Saturday is Watermelon Festival Day in Fair Bluff. Columbuscountynews.com will be livestreaming the parade at 12:30 p.m. with commentary by Darrell Jackson. This weekend will be your last chance to visit several of the century-old buildings downtown. Much of the downtown area is set to be razed due to flood damage. There will also be a guest book where you can share your memories of Fair Bluff as it used to be.
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 […]
Undercover investigation leads to drug busts on Florence County street
FLORENCE COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A month-long undercover narcotics investigation led deputies in Florence County to make three arrests on the same street Thursday. The Florence County Sheriff’s Office’s narcotics investigators, with help from the sheriff’s office SWAT team, executed searches at two homes on the 800th block of Cow Pasture Road in Lake City.
‘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 […]
Family of teen killed in Myrtle Beach shooting demands answers
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — The family of a 16-year-old from Roanoke, Virginia is grieving after a deadly shooting on 16 North Avenue in Myrtle Beach on Saturday ended Jakolbi Taylor's life. The shooting occurred at 1:15 a.m., when Myrtle Beach police responded to a call of a shooting...
Weekend brings a brief, but pleasant pattern change
After a long pattern of rainy and humid weather, this weekend will bring a short, but noticeable change to our local weather. A cold front is forecast to move through our area. Behind it, slightly cooler and drier air will move in. During the Summer months, cold fronts rarely ever...
Rain causes flooding in Bennettsville amid dam breach issues
BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (WPDE) — Community members in Bennettsville are telling ABC15 that some parts of the city are starting to flood and they are worried about it. Those who live in the Shady Rest and Richardson Park communities hope the rain will not cause more problems with the Lake Paul Wallace dam that breached again this week.
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