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|By Makayla Evans
Thousands of Horry County Students ride the bus home every day and making sure kids get home safely is the school district’s top priority. But confusion can happen-- especially at the beginning of the school year.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 8:25 AM EDT
|By Lauren Quinlan
Students in the Georgetown County School District are back in the classroom and officials say they are relieved to have filled most of their vacancies.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 7:01 AM EDT
|By Makayla Evans
Every Horry County School teacher and staff member has a safety protocol printed on their ID badge to equip them to handle emergencies.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 6:16 PM EDT
|By Mary Green
Thousands of South Carolina students are now back in the classroom or going back this week as they start another school year impacted by the pandemic.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 10:24 AM EDT
|By Makayla Evans
It’s the first day of school for kids across Horry County, and it’s their most normal first day back in the last two years.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 8:08 AM EDT
|By Elisheva Wimberly
With school being back in session comes busier traffic and the possibility of driving through school zones.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 7:50 AM EDT
|By Makayla Evans
Ten teams will size up their competition for the season during 20-minute scrimmages.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 9:10 PM EDT
|By Samuel Shelton
Something as small as a backpack is going a long way for students and parents at Lake View Elementary School
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 7:19 AM EDT
|By Makayla Evans
Ken Richardson gave up the chairman seat to run for the 7th Congressional District.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 1:19 PM EDT
|By Makayla Evans
Every HCS student has access to mental health services and can reach out to their school guidance counselor.
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Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 7:27 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Of the 150 largest metro areas, the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area has the highest 2020-2021 increase in teacher income (17.12%).
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 9:19 AM EDT
|By Makayla Evans
The start of the school year followed by popular holidays is what employees at the Better Business Bureau call scam season.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 11:11 PM EDT
|By Eric Richards
The agenda for the last school board meeting before the 2022-2023 school years ranged from student enrollment to current teacher vacancies, to safety and security.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 7:57 PM EDT
|By Mary Green
For years, many state educators have been lamenting they don’t receive a break during the day to plan lessons, grade assignments, or eat their lunch. A new law addresses those concerns.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 7:07 PM EDT
|By Anna Arinder
ONE STATE SENATOR IS THREATENING TO DEFUND LIBRARIES ACROSS THE STATE IF CERTAIN BOOKS AREN'T REMOVED FROM THE CHILDREN'S SECTIONS.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 7:46 AM EDT
|By Makayla Evans
There are several things parents need to do before their child heads back to the classroom, and a back-to-school check-up should be at the top of the list.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2022 at 11:56 AM EDT
|By Freeman Stoddard
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced that they plan to equip school resources officers with AR-15 rifles and additional training to help improve security for Madison County Schools.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 11:21 PM EDT
|By Samuel Shelton
The 2022-2023 school year is quickly approaching, and we want to make sure that students have all the tools they need to be successful.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 7:43 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
The first day of school for HCS students is August 15.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 10:11 AM EDT
|By Makayla Evans
Summer is almost over in Horry County which means whether kids are walking, biking or taking the bus to school, it’s important to keep them safe.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 8:07 AM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
The Palmetto State will give shoppers the chance to save on back-to-school and other items in a 72-hour tax-free holiday this weekend.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 4:45 AM EDT
|By Mary Green
Education, school, lunch, Lunch Law
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 7:58 PM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
Lottery records show various educational organizations have been granted unclaimed lottery winnings since at least 2013.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 7:19 PM EDT
|By Natasha Laguerre
“Anything that you will buy for your child to put in their backpacks for school is what we need. We need everything and anything we could use.”
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 12:27 PM EDT
|By Makayla Evans
Students in Florence School Districts One, Two and Three zipped up their backpacks and officially headed back to school.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 10:40 AM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
School districts in the Grand Strand and Pee Dee want to make sure your student is prepared to head back to the classroom.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 12:41 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
We’ve put together a list of resources to help you and your student know and understand your bus route and who to get in contact with.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 6:52 AM EDT
|By Natasha Laguerre
Teachers and principals may take the wheel as Florence District 3 looks to fill bus driver vacancies.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 12:52 PM EDT
|By Rachel DePompa
It’s an annual ritual parents know too well, the back-to-school supply list. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa shares ways you can save and also help out others in this Watching Your Wallet.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 8:07 AM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
Florence One Schools took a historic step to help out its employees.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 7:22 AM EDT
|By Lauren Quinlan
There are three major requirements that must be met for your child or children to transfer to Georgetown County school district.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 8:06 PM EDT
|By Mary Green
For so many students, their bus driver is the first person to greet them on the way to school and the last person to wave them goodbye before they get home.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 10:59 AM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
WMBF News, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and Campers Inn RV will host a school supply drive at Pelicans Ballpark this Friday through August 5.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 10:23 AM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
The program partners with schools and certified teachers to provide homework assistance and helps students improve study habits and homework strategies.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 4:18 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
Florence School District 3 is offering incentives to address the ongoing bus driver shortage.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 1:06 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
Grand Strand Health emergency medicine residents spent Tuesday and Alligator Adventure learning how to respond to various environmental emergencies in our area.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 5:51 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
Transparent backpacks are not required in Florence District 3, only encouraged.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 12:11 PM EDT
|By Anisa Snipes
While celebrating its 20th year, the Lottery said this is its second best contribution to education.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 8:15 PM EDT
|By Ale Espinosa
According to a survey by the National Center on Education Statistics, one in four public schools lacks classroom doors that can be locked from the inside.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2022 at 10:29 AM EDT
|By Natasha Laguerre
The presentation looked to explain how that point in time links back to Horry County, as well as South Carolina as a whole.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 9:28 AM EDT
|By Amanda Shaw
All backpacks at Laurens District 55 schools are subject to search.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 6:37 PM EDT
|By Ale Espinosa
Last week, the federal free school meal waiver program expired, ending a 2020 plan set to automatically give all students free meals.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 2:11 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
The general fund budget totaling $97.2 million includes salaries, benefits, utilities, supplies and materials and other operating costs.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2022 at 10:09 AM EDT
|By Samuel Shelton
Summer camps in Robeson County are showing kids what they can do when they grow up.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 9:20 PM EDT
|By Mary Green
A new state budget kicked in on Friday, the start of South Carolina’s new fiscal year, and with it comes a major overhaul in how public schools are paid for.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 5:34 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
Timmonsville High School and Florence Four middle schools will close as a result.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 6:35 PM EDT
|By Courtney Cole
The recently released budget proposal for the 2022-2023 fiscal year includes funding that would codify, or make the Feminine Hygiene Products Grant program permanent and recurring.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 10:04 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
The Horry County Board of Education has a new chairman.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 7:30 PM EDT
|By Corinne McGrath
A new system that can detect gunshots could soon be implemented in Myrtle Beach schools.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 3:48 PM EDT
|By Melissa Rademaker
Lowcountry voters are selecting the Republican candidate who will fight for the chance to lead education in the Palmetto State in Tuesday’s runoff.