South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Jul 18, 2018

Jurisdiction questions blamed for delayed police response

MYRTLE BEACH (AP) It appears questions about jurisdiction delayed a police response to a shooting death in South Carolina last week. News outlets reported 42-year-old Mark Verhasselt was found dead […]

Jul 9, 2018

Parents arrested after child shoots self with mother’s gun

MYRTLE BEACH (AP) Two parents are under arrest after their 4-year-old son shot himself with his mother’s gun in a South Carolina hotel. News outlets report Myrtle Beach police have […]

Jun 13, 2018

Suspended Myrtle Beach attorney arrested for indecent exposure

A Myrtle Beach attorney, who had his law license suspended in September after he committed a criminal act of voyeurism, was arrested June 5 in Surfside Beach and charged with […]

May 7, 2018

NAACP questions traffic control used for ‘Black Bike Week’

MYRTLE BEACH (AP) A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments this week in an NAACP lawsuit that says a traffic control plan during what’s known as “Black Bike Week” […]

Apr 6, 2018

Myrtle Beach chamber of commerce sued over spending

MYRTLE BEACH (AP) A local chamber of commerce in South Carolina has been sued over its spending practices in the last three years. Media outlets reported a woman filed a […]

Apr 2, 2018

Teacher of the year charged with assaulting student in class

MYRTLE BEACH (AP) A high school’s 2015 teacher of the year has been charged with assault and battery on a student in his classroom. Media outlets report 48-year-old science teacher […]

Mar 6, 2018

Something’s not right here

A crime story involving an alleged gun-toting self-described “cool cop” who had an encounter with some motorists, one of whom was vomiting, is classic Myrtle Beach weirdness. The “cool […]

Feb 28, 2018

NAACP sues Myrtle Beach over Black Bike Week rules

MYRTLE BEACH(AP) A civil rights group is suing Myrtle Beach and its police department, saying the city discriminates against blacks by having different rules and stricter enforcement during a motorcycle […]

Aug 1, 2017

That doesn’t wash

A man who claimed to own not only Myrtle Beach but also all of Horry County threatened a car wash employee because he got sprayed with cleaning solution while taking […]

May 23, 2017

Our dangerous cities

Myrtle Beach, affectionately known as the “Redneck Riviera,” is carrying on the Palmetto State’s tradition of ruling worst-of lists. The city of golf courses, strip clubs and airbrush T-shirt shops […]

Jun 27, 2016

Headed to Myrtle Beach? Slow down in Turbeville – for now

TURBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Clarendon County town of Turbeville for its practice of charging speeders under an ordinance that allows the town […]

Apr 13, 2016

Rented mopeds, golf carts in Myrtle Beach to be registered

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Myrtle Beach is giving companies that rent mopeds, powered scooters, golf carts and other low-speed vehicles a month to have the vehicles inspected and registered […]