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

Monday, February 04, 2013  Four Socastee High School students have been arrested for a purse snatching at Coastal Grande Mall in Myrtle Beach.

Thursday, October 25, 2012  "Boys spit in his face," described Traci Helms when explaining the extent to her son's bullying. Events like that pushed her son to the edge, she said.

Friday, September 21, 2012  The mother of the student who shot at a school resource officer at Socastee High School two years ago today is thanking that officer for saving her son's life.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Voting was reported as going smoothly for the June primary at Horry County polling sites Tuesday. But that could be because there weren't many voters who showed up.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  US News and World Report named two Grand Strand schools as the best in South Carolina. Aynor High School is listed at 8 and Socastee High School is at 16.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  Socastee High School evacuated students Tuesday morning due to a bomb threat, according to Robert Kegler, Horry County police.

Thursday, March 08, 2012  Mock trial teams from two local high schools will compete in the state championship this weekend.

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.

Sunday, December 18, 2011  On Sunday, nearly 1,000 people paid their respects to Travis Eiler at Socastee High School. Less than two weeks ago Eiler died while on a mission trip in Central Asia.

Friday, October 21, 2011  Myrtle Beach police arrested nine Socastee High School students for burglary in the 2nd degree.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of a date that will always be remembered at Socastee High School.

Friday, August 19, 2011  Friday night, high school football teams across the Grand Strand and the Pee Dee faced off in the first game of the season.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  The school resource officer who 15-year-old Christian Helms shot at last September is talking for the first time since last week's sentencing.

Sunday, August 14, 2011  Counselor Christopher Galton, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Surfside Beach, is weighing in on the psychology behind two journals written by 15-year-old Christian Helms.

Friday, August 12, 2011  Friday, the Horry County Solicitor released evidence showing the 2010 Socastee High School shooter, Christian Helms, as a young man obsessed with taking vengeance on those who bullied him.