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Myrtle Beach · Myrtle BeachCONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) -- A brand-new Conway Medical Center site located in the Gateway Plaza beside the GameStop on Church Street in the city will hold its grand opening Monday. While the original plans had the building set to open in spring 2023, construction got pushed back about a year due to COVID-19. Chief Medical Officer Paul Richardson said they've wanted to put a big office in Conway for years. The $5 million investment brought in 19 new f…See the Story
New Conway Medical Center facility opens Monday
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Myrtle Beach · Myrtle BeachMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) -- Being in beauty pageants can be a pretty daunting task, but one Pee Dee teenager is doing it with grace, leading her to be crowned the 2024 National American Miss South Carolina pre-teen. Ashanti Pickens will compete for the National Title of National American Miss in Orlando, Florida, during Thanksgiving week. According to the organization, its mission is to encourage America's future leaders and equip them with va…See the Story
Pee Dee teen crowned 2024 National American Miss South Carolina
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Myrtle Beach · Myrtle BeachFLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) -- Florence man Jeffrey Leibowitz was bit by the most venomous snake in the world -- the inland taipan, in his home on Sept. 6, according to city police, and a lifelong snake keeper was "flabbergasted" at the way Leibowitz handled the snakes. After seeing various posts of Leibowitz's videos on Facebook, Al Coritz said Leibowitz was not handling or caring for them properly in his Marion Street home. On Friday, Leibowitz po…See the Story
'Totally flabbergasted': Lifelong venomous snake keeper reacts to how Florence man handled inland taipan before bite
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Myrtle Beach · Myrtle BeachDARLINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- A person died more than a week after a single-vehicle crash in Darlington County, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said on Friday. It happened at 4:40 p.m. on Sept. 1 on Hibiscus Road near Mistywood Drive, Lance Cpl. Lena Butler said. It happened about 1 mile north of Lamar.
The person was driving a 2016 Nissan Versa south on Hibiscus Road when the vehicle drove off the right of the road and hit a ditch befo…See the Story
Person dies more than 1 week after Darlington County crash, highway patrol says
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Myrtle Beach · Myrtle BeachHORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- A Horry County man is accused of threatening a witness 25 times over the phone while he was in jail, even after being told that the calls were recorded, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. SLED released Friday that Lashon Alvin Ladson, 39, of Longs, has been charged with two counts of unlawful communication. Ladson allegedly made the threats between Aug. 23 and Sept. 3, while in jail at the J. …See the Story
Horry County man in jail threatened witness 25 times, SLED says
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Myrtle Beach · Myrtle BeachEvanston natives Quinnette James and Tony Lauderdale, ETHS classes of 1988 and 1990, married last month after reconnecting in 2017. Credit: Amber Danielle PhotographyQuinnette James and Tony Lauderdale met through friends in 1988, when they were each students at Evanston Township High School. At the time, James was a senior (ETHS class of 1988) and Lauderdale was a sophomore (ETHS class of 1990). “One of my good friends was dating Tony’s cousi…See the Story
30 years later, he tumbled off the mat and into her heart - Evanston RoundTable
Conway, South Carolina · ConwayThe Loris City Council learned Monday, Sept. 9 that Councilman Lewis Hardee took the time to drive around town and make a list of street lights that had burned out. It was sent to Santee Cooper, the city’s electric provider, early this month, and the city is already seeing results.See the Story
Let there be light: Loris leaders received streetlight report
Trees · Myrtle BeachFLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- The search for a missing Florence County woman led deputies to nine malnourished dogs and the arrest of two people, the sheriff's office said. Dwayne Harris, 30, of Timmonsville, was arrested Thursday and charged with ill treatment of animals. Susan Griggs, 39, also of Timmonsville, faces the same charge. Deputies found a missing woman who had been missing for nearly a month. During their search on Thursday night…See the Story
Florence County deputies find 9 dogs chained to trees during search for missing woman; 2 arrested
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