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

Thursday, May 02, 2013  When Christina Mattaliano looked over her son's homework, she got a surprise when she came across a couple of questions on two handwritten assignments.

Thursday, October 25, 2012  Forget debates, town halls, and press stops, one local professor says the outcome of the election is all in the numbers. Specifically, a statistical math equation.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  An Horry County parent says Horry County Schools are cheating kids out of spots in a competitive math and science program, called STEM.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012  South Carolina's 2012 high school graduates made minimal gains on the ACT college entrance exam, according to data released by the company today.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012  Fourteen new firefighter recruits, who completed a three-month program, graduated from the Myrtle Beach Fire Department Recruit School and will start working at several departments in the area.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  Dillon County deputies arrested two people in connection with a murder last week.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  A Senate panel has voted not to block the implementation of nationwide education standards in math and reading.

Saturday, February 11, 2012  Middle school students from across the Grand Strand and Pee Dee competed in a MathCounts competition.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011  South Carolina students' scores on national math and reading tests haven't changed much in two years and continue to hover below the national average.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  Conway police have charged Matthew Elkins, 29, of Myrtle Beach in connection with three assaults earlier this year.

Sunday, August 28, 2011  There are scant signs that Hurricane Irene passed the beach towns south of Wilmington. Hundreds of people were on the shore at Carolina Beach and Kure Beach on Sunday under sunny skies as waves come in rolling in gentle swells.

Saturday, August 27, 2011  As the sun came up Saturday morning, the early risers gathered on Myrtle Beach to see what effect Irene had on the coastline.

Friday, July 22, 2011  Florence School District 4, which is the Timmonsville schools, did not get a good report on the PASS scores released Friday.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011  The deaths of two Chesterfield County men killed by a train at a track with no crossing arms Monday morning brought back painful memories for friends of a Sumter County teenager.

Sunday, June 19, 2011  The Governor's School for Science & Mathematics is welcoming students from around the state for a summer science program.