Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach now fastest-growing US metro for seniors

July 12, 2025 Mike Schneider

A South Carolina beach town once nicknamed “Dirty Myrtle” because of its rowdy nightclubs and strip joints has become a magnet for retirees in a nation that continues to age. The number of residents 65 […]

Crews continue fighting NC, SC wildfires

March 4, 2025 The Associated Press

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Lighter winds Monday helped crews in South Carolina and North Carolina battle wildfires that caused evacuations and threatened hundreds of homes over the weekend. Officials said Tuesday there were approximately 180 […]

‘Tiger King’ star Doc Antle set to be released on bond

June 30, 2022 Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Bond has been set for “Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle on charges he laundered more than half a million dollars, money federal prosecutors have said that he believed to be the proceeds of an […]

Myrtle Beach plans new beautification efforts before summer

May 11, 2021 Chase Karacostas, The Sun News

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The next step in Myrtle Beach’s downtown beautification efforts has arrived. The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce announced plans Thursday to paint downtown’s lone public parking garage, sidewalks and crosswalks […]

Isaias near hurricane strength as it crawls toward Carolinas

August 3, 2020 The Associated Press

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Isaias was forecast to return to hurricane strength Monday before making landfall in the Carolinas, where coastal residents were warned to brace for flooding rains and storm surge. The U.S. National […]

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South Carolina governor to end stay at home order as beach hotels open

May 1, 2020 Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s governor will end the state’s stay at home order over the coronavirus next week and allow restaurants to serve people at outdoor tables as long as strict distancing rules are […]

Hurricane Florence’s winds and rain begin lashing Carolinas

September 13, 2018 North State Journal Staff

WILMINGTON, N.C. — The outer bands of wind and rain from a weakened but still deadly Hurricane Florence began lashing North Carolina on Thursday as the monster storm moved in for an extended stay along […]