WBTW Articles: March 8, 2019

March 8
2019 Pee Dee Middle School Academic Challenge to be held at FMU Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office K9 has puppies! Around Town: The Dallas String Quartet Performs in Florence Conway Fire Department asks for more firefighters, training facility 14-year-old student taken into custody in Robeson County after handgun found in book bag Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 counts stemming from reported attack Showers stick around through morning before drying out & warming up Saturday Conway deciding what to do with properties acquired in FEMA buyouts Local SC senator talks education overhaul bill Women-led construction crew breaks ground on International Women’s Day Last of 5 charged in NC ballot fraud case meets officials FedEx driver from Robeson County killed in crash near Wilmington Judge plans to reject new trial in death of Jordan’s father 4-month-old puppy stabbed in New Hampshire, police say Video: Officer pulled gun on a black man picking up trash on his own property Georgia House backs ‘heartbeat’ abortion restriction Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris campaigns in Myrtle Beach; RNC releases statement Police: Man placed gas container with matches behind Conway bank due to ‘feud’ Myrtle Beach High School Navy Junior R.O.T.C. program is headed to nationals Ruiz Foods recognizes Pee Dee teacher with ‘mini-grant’ 1 person entrapped in overturned vehicle in Conway Man gets 8 years after guilty plea for 2nd-offense trafficking meth Bride who lost fingers in wood chipper gets them reattached for wedding in Florida First female performers named for Carolina Country Music Festival Steph Curry unveils new shoe inspired by Napa girl for International Women’s Day S. Carolina megachurch has history of child sex abuse claims SC’s Darla Moore to fund $25M education center in her hometown Live Now: President Trump tours tornado damage in Alabama More accused white supremacist gang members plead guilty in Savannah Department of Labor: More workers eligible for overtime Rape kits of women found dead in Lumberton sat untested for more than a year SC mother pushes for strangulation bill after her daughter’s murder Baby hospitalized with blood alcohol level 3 times the legal limit Crews called to morning structure fire at Ocean Lakes Campground Mild Today with Late Day Showers Crews battle early morning house fire in Conway Celebrating Women: Tuscaloosa Police officer Lillie Leatherwood Community rallies in support after Georgetown County firefighter loses home in fire Florence One board, $198 million referendum supporters respond after defeat Man dies after being struck by two vehicles in Horry County CCU Men, Cuthbertson Run Past South Alabama, 92-70 Justice Department targets “elder fraud” Myrtle Beach City Council votes to no longer send accommodations tax to Horry County Man arrested after toddler tests positive for THC SC regulators remind consumers adding CBD oil to food is illegal Darlington County businesses concerned after second dollar store robbed Lumbee Tribe offers disaster recovery help to members