Georgetown County News

A flood warning is in effect for the Georgetown County area, according to officials from the National Weather Service in Charleston.

Twice-convicted murderer, rapist and armed robber Stephen Stanko returned to prison Thursday after being given a second death sentence but he is scheduled to be back in Georgetown County in about four months.

GEORGETOWN - County officials are asking more residents to come forward to report property damage during last week's storm.

A student at Waccamaw High School, over the age of 16, allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with a teacher at that school, according to sources.

Monday, November 16, 2009 at 4:47 p.m. Read more: Local , Crime , Stephen Stanko , Murder Trial , Henry Lee Turner , Guilty , Verdict At 5:10 Monday afternoon an Horry CountyA jury announced it had found Stephen Stanko guilty of murder and armed robbery in the death of 74-year-old Henry Lee Turner of Conway.A The jury deliberated for just about 30 ...

The National Weather Service in Wilmington, NC has issued a Flood Warning for Horry County, Georgetown County, Williamsburg County, Marion County and Florence County until 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Santee Cooper announced it will install more wind testing instruments in Georgetown County.

A single-vehicle accident claimed the life of a Georgetown woman Sunday afternoon.

Former Murrells Inlet resident Stephen Stanko eats his meals in his cell. He spends at least 23 hours a day in his tiny room, only being allowed out for one hour of recreation per day.

The Georgetown County Sheriffa s Office is investigating a body found in a vehicle in the southern tip of Garden City.

One person has died as a result of a one-vehicle crash this afternoon in Georgetown County, according to highway patrol officials.

GEORGETOWN, SC One person is dead following a fatal accident in Georgetown County Saturday night.

A Hemingway man already facing six armed robbery charges filed by Horry County police will face an additional armed robbery charge filed by Myrtle Beach police early Friday, according to authorities.

A man wanted on robbery charges in North Carolina was arrested at a Myrtle Beach motel, according to a police report.

The owner of a Waccamaw Neck car dealership was found not guilty of improper trimming of a tree on his lot.

People on the South Carolina shoreline could see an offshore wind farm eight miles or more out in the Atlantic, according to a photo simulation conducted for Santee Cooper by Clemson University's South Carolina Institute for Energy Studies .

The Georgetown County Board of Elections and Voter Registration met this morning to certify Tuesday's election results.

A Green Sea man told police Friday that he was tied up and robbed by two suspects in his home, according to Sgt.

Horry County police arrested a Walterboro man for robbing the Walgreen's Pharmacy on U.S. 501 Friday night.

Law enforcement statistics indicate the number of concealed weaons permits issued in South Carolina has risen sharply in a state vexed by violent crime.