Charles Perry

3 days ago | postandcourier.com | Charles Perry

LORIS — Pulling in to 5 Star Farm just before 11 p.m. Friday, Robert Slate grew worried when he saw his garage door open and the farm's Gator utility vehicle still parked and loaded with animal feed. Normally, his older brother Eric would have finished caring for their menagerie of camels, llamas and other animals hours earlier. Then he spotted Eric Slate lying inside the kangaroo enclosure. The 52-year-old wasn't moving. "It's been tragic," Robert Slate, the farm's owner, said.

1 week ago | postandcourier.com | Charles Perry

CONWAY — A contingent of Horry County's legislative delegation plans to make the case for reopening the investigation of Scott Spivey's death when local lawmakers meet today with the S.C. Attorney General's Office. Spivey, a 33-year-old from Tabor City, N.C., was shot and killed by North Myrtle Beach businessman Weldon Boyd and his friend Bradley Williams on Sept. 9, 2023, records show. Neither man was ever charged in the shooting and both claimed they acted in self defense.

2 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Nicole Ziege |Charles Perry

MYRTLE BEACH — Nearly a year after Mica Miller's death, a state senator has introduced a bill that aims to criminalize coercive control, a type of systematic abuse that Mica's supporters have long sought to prevent. Mica, who was married to embattled pastor John Paul "J.P." Miller, died by suicide in a North Carolina state park on April 27, 2024, two days after serving her husband with divorce papers.

2 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Charles Perry |Dylan Ortuno

MYRTLE BEACH — Most of the land scorched by the Carolina Forest wildfire was bought by Horry County in 2018 as part of a plan to reduce the risk of a major fire disaster by using prescribed burns. These planned fires eliminate the overgrowth that can choke out rare plants and fuel wildfires, but the county never burned on its property before the March 1 blaze began. The fire, which is 90 percent contained though still smoldering, ultimately spread to 2,059 acres, officials said.

3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Nicole Ziege |Charles Perry

MYRTLE BEACH — The city's minor league baseball team scored a key victory this morning, but the Pelicans need to sweep their legislative doubleheader to secure a new stadium lease.  Myrtle Beach City Council gave initial approval to a new lease with a 5-2 vote, but now the proposal heads to Horry County Council, which is holding a special meeting at 4 p.m. today to vote on the same agreement.