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2 weeks ago | 
postandcourier.com | Nicole Ziege |Janet Morgan
MYRTLE BEACH — They came to the Grand Strand, and all they got was that T-shirt. Or a shot glass, a picture frame or some other tchotchke from the dozens of souvenir shops that line downtown Myrtle Beach. But soon, owners of those stores fear that tourists might leave without even the smallest evidence of their vacation. The state's keepsake capital suddenly finds itself reeling from President Donald Trump's trade war with China.
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3 weeks ago | 
postandcourier.com | Janet Morgan |Nic Napier
MYRTLE BEACH — Grand Strand beaches are getting some much-needed upgrades. Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach in January received a combined $100 million in federal funding to protect and revitalize the coastline. From mitigating beach erosion to building a new ocean outfall, here is how that money will be used:$72 million for combating erosion in Myrtle BeachHurricanes Ian (2022) and Debby (2024) swept sand away from area beaches.
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1 month ago | 
postandcourier.com | Nic Napier |Janet Morgan
MYRTLE BEACH — Nearly eight hours after they were allowed to return home, some neighbors in Carolina Forest's Walkers Woods community were evacuated again as a wildfire threatened houses there. At 3 a.m. March 2, firefighters doused roofs along Tuckahoe Road and its side streets as gusts carried embers toward them, setting yards ablaze and sending crews scrambling to gain control of the inferno.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
postandcourier.com | Nicole Ziege |Janet Morgan
MYRTLE BEACH – Clad in a white wedding gown, Yada Phothisathian held her bouquet in one hand and her son Marvin’s sleeve in the other. With every step the bride took, the snow crunched beneath her UGG slippers. "We definitely didn’t expect this!" Phothisathian said, smiling at the start of the Jan. 22 ceremony. She removed a puffy coat to reveal her beaded gown with a train. The Myrtle Beach area is known for beach weddings, but not quite like this.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
postandcourier.com | Janet Morgan |Nicole Ziege
MYRTLE BEACH — Hours before their neighbors would wake up to a powdery quilt covering the coast, the wanderers had to play in the snow. In a place that , makeshift sleds scraped across streets, children rolled snowballs into snowmen and red Valentine's Day lights glowed amid the white landscape. "Usually, our tradition is that if it snows — it doesn’t matter what time it is — we go get donuts," Christina Cortes of Myrtle Beach said. Around 10 p.m. Jan.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
postandcourier.com | Janet Morgan |Charles Perry
MYRTLE BEACH — Myrtle Beach Police swarmed downtown late Jan. 14 after a report of someone pointing a gun led to a standoff in one of the city's most recognizable areas, authorities said. Around 6:50 p.m., police responded to a disturbance call at 306 9th Ave. North, according to a news release from the MBPD. The initial investigation focused on someone pointing a firearm, but that led to "a barricaded person situation," the release said.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
postandcourier.com | Janet Morgan
MYRTLE BEACH – "Beatrice" slipped in the spines, human and nonfiction, during the year’s first weekly jazz series at Chapin Memorial Library. “All the books help absorb a lot of sound, which is actually a positive for amplified music,” Emilio Terranova said. “If we were, like, a solo opera singer, it wouldn’t be the right space. But for jazz, I think it’s perfect."The library holds an hour-long set of Jazz in the Stacks beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays featuring various jazz groups.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
postandcourier.com | Janet Morgan
MYRTLE BEACH – A pair of new ambulances made their first run on Jan. 7 in Myrtle Beach. Grand Strand Health rolled out the ambulances to take patients from the three free-standing emergency rooms to the main campus off U.S. Highway 17 and 82nd Parkway. Mark Sims, chief executive officer at Grand Strand Health, said the service is to transport patients who will be admitted to the hospital. Previously the hospital used a third party, Thorne Ambulance Service, to transport the patients.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
postandcourier.com | Janet Morgan
MYRTLE BEACH – She signed the prayer “Mom.”Unveiling her pain, the cursive swirls were a prayer left on ruled notebook paper in the three-ring binder beneath a cross at Travelers Chapel in Conway. “Lord, I’m at the worst time in my life. I hope I can overcome it. If not I’m ready to come home. I hope I can overcome this despair and depression I am feeling that has now overcome my life and thinking abilities,” the note stated. “Raheem, I love and miss you so much.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
postandcourier.com | Janet Morgan
MYRTLE BEACH – Grand Strand cities are preparing to honor Martin Luther King Jr. with church services, a parade, art contests and an awards ceremony. Myrtle Beach kicks off Grand Strand Freedom Week on Jan. 17 with a gathering at the Myrtle Beach Train Depot at 851 Broadway St. The event will feature a performance by The 100 Grand Band. There will be a parade with a new route on Jan. 18.
