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Monday, March 04, 2013  A second person has been arrested in connection with a crash on February 18 that killed Sonya Burgess, the Kingstree girls basketball coach.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Marcus Burgess has set up a scholarship fund for his three small children in memory of his wife, Sonya Burgess, 39.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Daveline Holmes of Georgetown County is charged with Reckless Homicide with Death Resulting and Hit and Run involving Death in an accident that killed Sonya Burgess, 39.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  South Carolina Highway Patrol has identified both of the drivers involved in a hit and run that killed the Kingstree High School girls' basketball coach, according to Williamsburg County Sheriff Michael Johnson, but they're not releasing the information just yet.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  The Kingstree girls basketball team won a playoff game the night after their coach was killed in a car accident in Williamsburg County.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Sonya Burgess, the head coach for the Kingstree High School girls basketball team, was killed in a car crash Monday night according to Williamsburg County Coroner Harrison McKnight.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  A teacher at Burgess Elementary in Horry County traveled to Newtown, Connecticut over Christmas break to deliver a wreath and poems his class made for the families of the Sandy Hook victims.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  Horry County police arrested a woman for biting a 5-year-old's thigh.

Friday, September 28, 2012  South Carolina Department of Revenue investigators arrested two people Friday in Horry County for income tax-related charges.

Saturday, January 28, 2012  Saturday morning around 11:30 Horry County police responded to a 911 call in the Island Green subdivision, in the Burgess community. Public Information Officer Lisa Bourcier says the call concerned an attempted suicide that was possibly in progress.

Saturday, September 24, 2011  Brandon Lavon Burgess, 25, of Myrtle Beach is charged with murder in connection with the death of a man Friday morning.

Thursday, June 02, 2011  A teacher at Burgess Elementary School in Horry County has been named the 2011 South Carolina History Teacher of the Year.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011  The Farm-to-School project is an effort of the state Department of Education, Agriculture and Health and Environmental Control, along with Clemson University's Youth Learning Institute to get more fresh fruits and vegetables into lunchrooms.

Thursday, May 05, 2011  12th Circuit Solicitor Ed Clements says he may seek the death penalty against Deonte Williams.

Thursday, April 14, 2011  Florence County Coroner Bubba Matthews says Miriam Burgess, 44, died from multiple stab wounds. Warrants have been issued for a murder suspect in the case.