Stephen Stanko received his second death sentence Thursday afternoon, this time for the fatal shooting of a 74-year-old man.

A jury came back with a not guilty verdict in the trial of Miles Lee Ferguson, who was accused of killing his 5-week-old daughter.  Prosecutors and defense attorneys finished their closing arguments shortly after 5pm Wednesday.

Martha Gasque leads her Whittemore Park Middle School students in practice every day in advance of this year’s wintertime concert. Gasque says some of her students, though, can barely afford to be in band, because instruments can be so expensive. She says more than 60% of her sixth grade students use school-owned instruments.

The family of Mark Sermons and his two children are accepting donations to help pay for the burials and funerals.

Horry County Council will met tonight at 6 p.m. in Conway. Among the items on the agenda - council is expected to make a selection to fill the county’s open administrator position.

The Myrtle Beach Rotary Club handed out awards for excellence in education to six of its “teachers of the year” at Bonefish Grill.

The Horry County council is interviewing three finalists for the open county administrator position.

Brother, sister killed along with father in Wednesday’s crash in Horry County

The Mission of the United Way of Horry County, Inc. in Conway, is to unite the diverse elements of Horry County in a network of contributors, providers and users of human services in order to expand the capacity of these citizens to solve social problems and care for one another.

Horry County police continue to look for a person wanted in connection to a Domino’s Pizza Robbery Nov. 6.

Gilland went to the State Ethics Commission office Tuesday to fill out the necessary paperwork in order for her to be “in compliance” with the department.

Nearly 200 people showed up for the school-sponsored Senior Citizens Appreciation Luncheon.

Annual fundraiser will benefit less-fortunate school in Carribean nation.

The same officer who let Liz Gilland go with a warning, ticketed four people within 24 hours for speeding. Some who received tickets were traveling fewer MPH over the speed limit than Gilland.

They say the incident happened Monday around 9:30 a.m. near the K-Mart on N. Kings Highway. Capt. David Knipes said in a press release that a female took a pocketbook from a 75-year-old victim and tried running away.