Post and Courier Myrtle Beach

01/10/2026

City officials intend to vote on a sweeping series of policy changes next week, including scrapping a controversial summer traffic plan and halting a citywide rebranding effort.

Myrtle Beach officials intend to vote on a series of policy changes Jan. 13, including scrapping a summer traffic plan and halting a citywide rebranding.

01/10/2026

One bill reduces the penalty for endangering police, another for political assault. One tries to force school boards to be more partisan. One likely would put data centers out of business.

The SC Legislature convenes the 2026 session Tuesday with 327 new bills. There are no blockbusters, and they range from useful to overkill to downright crazy,

01/10/2026

Federal officials could lift a nearly 60-year-old desegregation order for the Georgetown County School District if district leaders can show that oversight is no longer needed

Federal officials could lift a nearly 60-year-old desegregation order for the Georgetown County School District if district leaders show it isn't needed.

01/09/2026

Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorneys office are recommending former conservative lawmaker RJ May face 20 years in federal prison. Here’s why.

A recommendation from prosecutors asked a judge to sentence former South Carolina lawmaker RJ May to 20 years in prison after he pled guilty to charges.

01/09/2026

South Carolina is now home to the largest active measles outbreak in the nation, eclipsing Arizona’s tally by adding nearly 100 new cases.

01/09/2026

Grand Strand volunteers and the S.C. Department of Natural Resources rescued 28 green sea turtle hatchlings and took them more than 40 miles offshore to improve their chances of survival.

S.C. Department of Natural Resources officials and a team of volunteers took sea turtle hatchlings miles into the Atlantic Ocean to give them a chance.

01/09/2026

National Democrats are threatening legal action if South Carolina complies with a Justice Department voter-roll agreement they say could illegally remove eligible voters.

National Democrats warn SC election officials that a DOJ voter-roll agreement could violate federal law and prompt a lawsuit if eligible voters are removed

01/09/2026

The Psycodelics of Charleston spent most of this year outside of it, touring across the U.S. The band performed at St. Andrew's Hall in Detroit, once a hangout for The Miracles and more Motown greats and followed in the footsteps of other great artists across country.

Over 100 venue owners, concert organizers, album producers and other music professions who voted for favorite albums of year picked the Psycodelics No. 1.

01/09/2026

The Gamecocks again bolstered their offensive line while adding a cornerback and a place-kicker on a busy day with the transfer portal.

The Gamecocks had a big day in the NCAA transfer portal by landing three players: OL Jacarrius Peak, CB Quay’sheed Scott and kicker Upton Bellenfant.

01/09/2026

A lawsuit over S.C. National Guard troops being sent to Washington D.C., was filed in the state Supreme Court.

Gov. Henry McMaster faces lawsuit that alleges S.C. National Guard troops cannot be deployed under current conditions to Washington, D.C.

01/09/2026

Attorney General Alan Wilson says he has selected Florence Republican state senator Mike Reichenbach as his running mate in the 2026 governor’s race roughly six months before the primary elections.

Attorney General Alan Wilson has selected Florence Republican state senator Mike Reichenbach as his running mate in the 2026 governor’s race.

01/09/2026

A New Jersey company seeks to acquire the former Liberty Steel mill property in Georgetown and lead environmental cleanup efforts there, according to a voluntary cleanup contract submitted to the state.

A potential buyer for the Liberty Steel mill site plans to lead pollution cleanup efforts there. The company is linked to a New Jersey redevelopment group.