Casey Jones

Horry County Schools Superintendent Dr. Rick Maxey will seek an early retirement, perhaps stepping aside as soon as June 30, the end of the current fiscal year. School Board Chairman David Cox said Maxey had planned on making his official retirement request at the board’s scheduled April 29 meeting, but those plans were pre-empted by the news report.

There’s a new pool of potential employees for Horry County businesses — the residents of Oak Tree Farm in Conway. They range in age from their early 20s to mid 50s. Many are skilled, with years of experience in the workforce. Each has some degree of cognitive disability.

WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — University of Michigan Health-West wants to make it easier for the community to dispose of unwanted, unused, and expired prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs. The hospit…

Conway High School’s student thespians will perform the Broadway musical Bright Star May 3-5, 2024.

L to R: Susannah Pedigo, Board President, Second Harvest; Tom Pace, Past Board President, Second Harvest; Van R. Johnson II, Mayor, City of Savannah; Mary Jane Crouch, Executive Director, Second Harvest; Chester Ellis, Chairman, Chatham County Board of Commissioners; Mrs. Cynthia Willett; Brooke Ann Childers, District Director, Office of Congressman Buddy Carter; Rusty Haygood, Deputy Commissioner, Georgia Department of Community Affairs

The Loris Planning Commission voted unanimously on Thursday, April 25 to send an update of the city’s long-range comprehensive plan to the city council for approval. The document, titled Loris Comprehensive Plan 2040, is expected to be on the agenda when the city council meets on May 6.

Horry County Schools will mount a nationwide search for a new superintendent, after accepting the resignation of current Superintendent Dr. Rick Maxey on Monday, April 29. The board also heard a request from the Horry County Education Association, an organization comprised of district educators, to meet with the superintendent, HCS Human Resources reps and board members to discuss employment contracts.

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Enrollment and student fees are expected to go up at Coastal Carolina University starting in the fall semester, but tuition will not. The CCU Board of Trustees learned on Wednesday, May 1 that in-state tuition for full-time students taking 12-18 credits will remain at $5,820 per semester. Out-of-state, full-time students will continue to pay $14,814.

Students from Groves High School celebrated their prom on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at the Alee Temple in Savannah.