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Coastal beat Georgia State 31-20 on the road to earn its second Sun Belt Conference win, improving to 3-5 overall and 2-2 in league play.

The Chanticleers return home next Saturday to host Old Dominion in their second-to-last home game.

Special Olympics athletes from across South Carolina competed (Oct.

31) at the Conway Sports and Fitness Center, with bocce, flag football and soccer emphasizing sportsmanship and inclusion, and volunteers and coaches ensuring every athlete could participate.

The Myrtle Beach Jeep Jam opened Friday, Oct.

30 and runs through today at the former Myrtle Square Mall site at 2501 N. Kings Highway, with more than 5,000 Jeeps, about 30,000 visitors, and 120+ vendors featuring obstacle courses, a mud pit, Vendor Village, and a Trunk-R-Treat.

A new state law that took effect this week requires restaurants serving imported shrimp to post a menu or entrance notice saying “some items may contain foreign imported shrimp” and to tell customers to ask for more information (restaurants who don't comply may face fines after a short grace period).

On Halloween Eve, Conway's City of Halloween drew bigger crowds that left restaurants with two to three hour waits and about 500 names on waitlists, while shops report sales up roughly 15 to 20% from last year as several businesses extended hours to serve extra tourists.

Horry County Schools is asking residents, parents, teachers, and partners to help co-design its 2027-32 strategic plan by completing a short survey now available on the district website (questions ask about guiding words and priorities).

The plan will go to the school board for approval in April 2027 and will launch districtwide in July 2027.

Fred Senter, 91, was surprised with a birthday party Sunday, Oct.

25 at Ocean Drive Pavilion, where friends, family, cake and dancing celebrated the longtime Mullins coach and Hall of Famer. He danced with regulars and received an orange blazer.

Carolina Country Music Fest will return to the beach June 10-13, 2027 with headliners Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Cody Johnson, Zach Top, and Jordan Davis performing across the main stages; tickets are on sale now & available online.