Latest local news, weather and high school sports for Myrtle Beach and Florence

Thursday, May 02, 2013  A first grade teacher in Pickens has been named South Carolina Teacher of the Year.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  A teacher at North Hartsville Elementary School has been arrested for Assault and Battery towards a student, according to the Darlington County School District.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Horry County police arrested a Conway Elementary School teacher and her husband Wednesday night.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  A parent who does not have custody of their child went to Lake City Elementary School Wednesday morning to pick up the child, according to Lake City Schools public information officer Brian Huckabee.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Bojangles on Kings Road in Myrtle Beach presented books to Georgetown District Teacher of the Year Jeff Mezzatesta from Carvers Bay High School and Horry County District Teacher of the Year Anna Locke from Socastee Elementary School

Thursday, March 07, 2013  A fifth grade student who brought a BB pistol to West Hartsville Elementary School has been removed from school.

Monday, March 04, 2013  The annual McLeod Sports Medicine Challenge Run/Walk will be held Saturday, March 16, 2013.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Several parents of students at Spauling Elementary School in Lamar, in Dillon County, say Assistant Superintendent Linda Graham ridiculed their children and called them failures in front of their classmates.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  A gun-rights organization is reminding North Carolina lawmakers its members believe in the right to bear arms and they shouldn't attempt to pass legislation that narrows the freedom.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The Dillon County Sheriff and the Dillon County Board of Education have partnered to place a deputy at Latta Elementary School, Latta Early Childhood Center and Gordon Elementary School.

Saturday, January 26, 2013  With recent violence in schools and in our community, one group of teachers sacrificed their weekend to reach out.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  An elementary school that previously allowed parents and family members to walk freely through the hallways before and after school is changing its policy after 26 people were killed in a Connecticut school shooting.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Construction has started on the new North Vista Elementary School in Florence.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Conway police responded to shots fired near South Conway Elementary School, at 315 Jordan Circle, about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to police spokeswoman Catina Hipp.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  South Conway Elementary School was placed on lockdown for about 10 minutes on Wednesday around 1:30 p.m., after a police matter initiated behind the school, according to Horry County spokesperson Teal Britton.