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

Friday, January 04, 2013  Students, teachers and administrators were met by a large police presence outside their new school in the neighboring town of Monroe.

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.

Monday, August 27, 2012  Updated: It appears the shooter, a 15-year-old student, shot randomly at others before being subdued.

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

Thursday, April 19, 2012  Two people vandalized 20 school buses parked in a lot next to Loris High School and a classroom at Loris High School early Thursday morning.

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.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  The winningest coach in major college football history was fired Wednesday night, sending angry students into the streets.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  Poll: Young people say online meanness pervasive; most say it's deeply upsetting

Tuesday, August 23, 2011  Older kids need vaccines, and fall's a good time to check even if school doesn't

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?