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

Friday, December 07, 2012  State Superintendent of Education Dr. Mick Zais stopped by Lucy T. Davis Elementary in Florence County Thursday evening to discuss the No Child Left Behind waiver the state received in July and the proposed changes that could take effect.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  Thursday night, the Florence School District One Board of Trustees approved the hiring of two school administrators.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Theatres across the Grand Strand are quickly selling tickets for the much-anticipated release of the movie, The Hunger Games, set to open Friday. Many are holding midnight screenings that have begun to sell out. But are the books and movie too violent for some of the young adult audience it's targeting?

Thursday, February 02, 2012  The scars on Ashley Marriah's face and forearm show what she's been through, but they also show what she's fighting against.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011  Four of the five largest U.S. tobacco companies are suing the federal government over new graphic cigarette labels that include the sewn-up corpse of a smoker and a picture of diseased lungs. Do you think the tobacco firms have a case or should the graphic labels be allowed?

Sunday, July 31, 2011  Horry County Fire Rescue and Conway Fire Department responded to a fire at University Place apartments near the campus Coastal Carolina University.

Saturday, July 23, 2011  Hundreds turned out Saturday for the first ever Reptile Expo at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. More than 100 exhibitors selling snakes, lizards, frogs, and more are in town this weekend for the expo.

Friday, July 08, 2011  Kris Kavanagh lost 160 pounds over the course of two years through research, movement, and healthy eating. Since her slim down she's now transformed herself into a Holistic Health Coach and is helping others reach similar goals.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011  Tuesday, the Federal Drug Administration released some graphic images and phrases that the cigarette industry will be forced to put on all their packaging and advertisement by September 2012. Do you think the new FDA images on cigarettes are warranted?

Monday, April 18, 2011  The more than 100 year old building that houses Dillon's junior high school students will soon be replaced.

Thursday, April 14, 2011  CCU and Lakewood Elementary students spent Thursday morning marking storm drains with an anti-dumping message.