Crews respond to boat emergency in Georgetown Co. Midway Fire Rescue says crews responded to a boat emergency on Saturday. (Source: Gray News) By Live 5 Web Staff | May 15, 2021 at 8:06 PM EDT - Updated May 15 at 8:56 PM
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Midway Fire Rescue says crews responded to two boating incidents on Saturday.
Authorities said Water Resources responded to a boat emergency call out of the DeBordieu Boat Landing for an individual in the water having a medical emergency around 7:40 p.m. on Saturday.
According to Mark Nugent with Midway Fire Rescue, the individual in the water was put onto a fire department boat, taken back to the dock and transported to the hospital in stable condition.
FIRST ALERT: Crash, fuel spill causing delays on Georgetown Co. bridge Georgetown Police say a tractor trailer involved in the crash has been moved from the railing at the edge of the Highway 17 bridge. (Source: Midway Fire Rescue) By Patrick Phillips | April 26, 2021 at 2:21 PM EDT - Updated April 26 at 4:11 PM
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - A crash on a Georgetown County bridge Monday afternoon also caused a fuel spill, police say.
Georgetown Police, Georgetown County Deputies and the Highway Patrol are working to direct traffic on the Highway 17 bridge after the crash, which involved a tractor trailer and a second vehicle.
Georgetown County officials host Polar Plunge, raise funds for Special Olympics The Georgetown County Sheriff s Office hosted its first Polar Plunge at Litchfield Beach on Saturday. (Source: Georgetown County Sheriff s Office / Facebook) By Michael Owens | February 6, 2021 at 1:42 PM EST - Updated February 6 at 1:54 PM
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - Officials in Georgetown County spent Saturday morning braving some cool temperatures and ocean water for a good cause.
The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office hosted its first Polar Plunge event at Litchfield Beach. The event was part of a fundraiser for the department, which is raising money to benefit Special Olympics South Carolina.
Rising costs drive S.C. firefighters out of communities
VIDEO: Rising costs drive S.C. firefighters out of communities By Paola Tristan Arruda | January 18, 2021 at 9:20 PM EST - Updated January 18 at 11:21 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - As rental and home prices increase throughout the state, some firefighters say they canât afford to live in the communities they work in.
According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, South Carolinaâs annual mean wage in 2019 was $36,360, one of the lowest in the country.
Bill Pesature, the vice president of the Professional Firefighters Association of SC, says salaries for firefighters have not kept up with the cost of living.
Local law enforcement agencies, leaders, community mourn loss of Horry County police officer Horry County police LCpl. Melton Gore was killed in the line of duty along Highway 22 on Tuesday night. (Source: Horry County Government) By WMBF News Staff | January 12, 2021 at 9:34 PM EST - Updated January 12 at 11:59 PM
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - Condolences are pouring in after a veteran Horry County police officer lost his life in the line of duty.
LCpl. Melton “Fox” Gore, 57, was killed Tuesday night while he was performing a task outside of his truck near the intersection of Highway 22 and Highway 31. The chief of police said that the preliminary investigation shows that Gore was trying to get some debris out of the road when he was hit.