Georgetown County News Archives

A Myrtle Beach man was charged after he slapped a woman who was taking a plate of food to her neighbor, according to a police report.

A Georgetown landmark, Lands End restaurant, is closing its doors at the end of the week.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10:10 p.m. The Coast Regional Transit Authority has announced service to Charleston, S.C. beginning December 12, 2009.

The ArcelorMittal steel mill in Georgetown is likely to stay closed until 2011, said President James Sanderson, with the United Steelworkers Union Local 7898.

A Georgetown County man died Monday night after crashing his pickup truck into another vehicle outside Andrews.

A collision between a pick-up truck and a car has killed one person in Georgetown County, according to Lance Cpl.

Georgetown County parents must turn in their consent forms today to their children's schools if they would like their students to receive free H1N1 flu vaccines Nov.

As they left for the day on Wednesday, students and staffers at Georgetown County High School found an unwelcome visitor: an alligator.

The Georgetown City Council will host a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. today to vote on ownership of the Winyah Auditorium.

Two Hemingway residents were arrested by Horry County police on charges related to six armed robberies at various hotels and stores in the county, Horry County police Sgt.

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC Georgetown County School District officials say they plan to use money from a new federal grant to buy eight stationary metal detectors for their high schools.

At least 3,719 people are now unemployed in Georgetown County. Thata s according to figures from the S.C. Employment Security Commission, who watched the unemployment rate in Georgetown County rise from 12.0 to 12.5 percent in one month.

Phone lines are temporarily restored at the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office. Sgt. Neil Johnson said on Wednesday they are not expected to be fully functioning for the next 24-48 hours.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 12:56 p.m. Georgetown County Schools voted to ban all types of concealed weapons on all school property.

Published on 10/13/2009 Written by Scott Harper This Friday, two years and two months after the groundbreaking was held, the new Georgetown County Judicial Center will have an official dedication.

An armed robbery took place at the Best Western hotel on South Ocean Boulevard about 6:30 p.m. Friday, according to a Myrtle Beach police report.

Georgetown County area residents will get a chance to give their input on wind energy in South Carolina.

Myrtle Beach firefighters have put out a fire at the Snack Shack on 3rd Avenue South.

Four Hemingway men have been charged in connection with a home invasion that happened Tuesday at 380 Kearson Drive in the Knox Swamp Community of Georgetown County, said Lt.

Members of the Georgetown County Organized Crime Bureau along with additional officers with the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, Georgetown City Police Department, US Marshal's Service, Andrews Police and SLED conducted a warrant round-up that resulted in 29 arrests and the service of 48 warrants.

More than 30 law enforcement officers drove away from the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office about two hours before sunrise Wednesday with one goal -- to round up as many people wanted on drug charges as possible.

Georgetown County Sheriff's investigators have charged Tevin Jermal Palmer , 17, Roderick Taron Weaver, 20, Terrance Jermaine Palmer, 30, and 31-year-old Kevin Tyrone Palmer, 31, for a home invasion that occurred on the evening of October 13, 2009 at 380 Kearson Drive in the Knox Swamp Community of Georgetown County.

Georgetown residents will have to wait an extra five years for their new library, and the recreation center in Andrews will be put off six extra years as well.

A county airport weather system has been repaired after it was not working when a medical helicopter crashed in South Carolina, killing three crew members.

The jury in the upcoming death penalty trial for convicted killer and rapist Stephen Stanko will be sequestered and heavily guarded.

One of two men wanted in connection with an armed robbery in May was arrested Thursday, according to Catina Hipp, police spokeswoman.

A medical helicopter that crashed in South Carolina last month, killing three crew members, lacked safety features recommended by experts, a federal official said Thursday.

A Myrtle Beach man pled guilty in federal court Wednesday to possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney W. Walter Wilkins said.

In front of every Horry County school, a red sign warns weapons are not allowed on school property.

A Georgetown man is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty in federal court in connection with last year's murder of 18-year-old James Fannin and the attempted murder of 28-year-old Glen Crawford.

More than 1,500 people attended a service for three medical helicopter crew members killed in a crash near the South Carolina coast.

A public memorial is planned for three crew members who died when a medical helicopter crashed along the South Carolina coast.

Friday, October 02, 2009 at 4:20 p.m. A Pawleys Island man is in the Georgetown County jail, charged with robbing a bank.

A 66-year-old man has been charged with armed robbery after robbing the First Citizen Bank on Front Street in Georgetown, said Capt.