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Prisoner wriggles out of cuffs in police car Found: 1 Week 2 Days 3 Hours 40 Minutes ago The Sun News - County detention officials are looking into how a Myrtle Beach man who tried to escape Monday slipped out of his handcuffs while on the way to a local hospital, said Tom Fox, director of J. Reuben Long Detention Center.p/Jeffrey Scott Holcomb, 40, complained just before 6 p.m. Monday that he fell and injured himself, so officials took him to the emergency room at Loris Community Hospital, Fox said. Around 9 p.m., while officers were returning him to the detention center, Holcomb attempted an escape on U.S. 701 North near S.C. 22.p/Holcomb managed to free himself from his handcuffs, break through the protective cage inside the police cruiser and grab the gun of the officer who was driving, Fox said. The two officers in the car called for help while struggling with Holcomb and were able to pull the car safely to the side of the road, Fox said....
Inmate got out of handcuffs, tried to escape from car Found: 1 Week 2 Days 16 Hours 13 Minutes ago The Sun News - A Myrtle Beach man tried to escape from detention officers after they took him to a local hospital because he said he fell and hurt himself, said Tom Fox, director of J. Reuben Long Detention Center.p/Jeffrey Scott Holcomb, 40, complained just before 6 p.m. Monday that he fell and injured himself, so officials took him to the emergency room at Loris Community Hospital, Fox said. Holcomb tried to escape as he and the two detention officers were driving back to the detention center about 9 p.m. on U.S. 701 North near S.C. 22.p/Some how Holcomb got out of his handcuffs, got through the protective cage inside the Crown Victoria car and grabbed the gun of the officer driving, Fox said. As officers struggled with Holcomb, they called for help and got the car safely to the side of the road....
JRL Inmate frees himself, attempts escape Found: 1 Week 3 Days 3 Hours 11 Minutes ago WPDE News - An inmate en route from a hospital back to J Reuben Long Detention slipped out of his handcuffs and attempted to escape from a transport vehicle....
Christmas dinners available at churches Found: 2 Weeks 1 Day 4 Hours 8 Minutes ago The Sun News - strongspan class=briefs-section-headLOCAL/span/strongp/strongspan class=briefs-section-headGRAND STRAND/span/strongp/strongspan class=briefs-subheadCharity seeks funding for second food bank/span/strong...
Families cope with help, with life after fires Found: 2 Weeks 1 Day 4 Hours 8 Minutes ago The Sun News - Nancy Waters doesn't know where she and her family will live after Christmas: The family's Loris home was destroyed by fire the day before Thanksgiving.p/But the grandmother of six is hopeful that they may get help and a home again, said Waters, 49, whose family is staying at a North Myrtle Beach hotel.p/The family, which has a fire fund set up at Carolina First branch banks, is one of many in need of help after house fires this year....
Grinding of the Greens: Christmas Tree Recycling Found: 2 Weeks 1 Day 14 Hours 26 Minutes ago SCNOW.com - Many Eastern Carolinians will be un-trimming their Christmas trees during the coming weeks. For residents who have purchased a live tree for 2008, there is an option other than allowing the tree to decompose in the landfill. Instead, discarded Christmas trees can be turned into mulch by the annual Grinding of the Greens, offered in Horry County and Florence.
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Grinding of the Greens:nbsp; Recycle your Christmas Tree Found: 2 Weeks 1 Day 15 Hours 52 Minutes ago SCNow - Many Eastern Carolinians will be un-trimming their Christmas trees during the coming weeks. For residents who have purchased a live tree for 2008, there is an option other than allowing the tree to decompose in the landfill. Instead, discarded Christmas trees can be turned into mulch by the annual Grinding of the Greens, offered in Horry County and Florence. ...
Man sentenced for role in burglaries Found: 2 Weeks 1 Day 19 Hours 4 Minutes ago The Sun News - A Loris man was sentenced to 15 years in prison last week after pleading guilty to robbing several homes earlier this year, according to the 15th Judicial Circuit.p/Jerritt Cox, 27, pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree burglary before being sentenced on Dec. 18 by Judge Steven John. Cox was originally charged with nine counts of burglary.p/Tyrone Grove, 39, is also facing nine counts of burglary connection to the spree. A trial date has not been set....
Surfside Beach taps tax returns for fines Found: 2 Weeks 1 Day 19 Hours 32 Minutes ago The Sun News - Not paying a parking ticket in Surfside Beach could mean the town can take it from your state income tax return under a recently passed ordinance.p/The town is hoping to recover about $35,000 a year in unpaid debts, including overdue parking tickets, said town administrator Ed Booth.p/That's the salary for one employee,Booth said....
Surfside taps tax returns for fines Found: 2 Weeks 1 Day 22 Hours 57 Minutes ago The Sun News - Not paying a parking ticket in Surfside Beach could mean the town can take it from your state income tax return under a recently passed ordinance.p/The town is hoping to recover about $35,000 a year in unpaid debts, including overdue parking tickets, said town administrator Ed Booth.p/That's the salary for one employee,Booth said....
