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Subscribe TodayBy Charles Perry | [email protected]
Good afternoon. Here’s what we’ve learned about the changes at the Horry County Police Department.
We’re continuing to dig into the circumstances surrounding the abrupt retirement of a high-ranking Horry County official and the subsequent ouster of four county police officers as well as the police department spokeswoman.
Late Friday, the county released a formal statement about the departures and provided some of the records we had requested. County officials also said they will soon discuss removing former Deputy Administrator Randy Webster’s name from the $24 million building they dedicated to him in 2022. We’ll have more coverage this week.
As always, we want your feedback. What do you want to know about this case? What stories are we missing? Contact me at [email protected].
Randy Webster, the former Horry County deputy administrator over public safety, was a finalist for county administrator in 2024. County leaders ultimately hired Barry Spivey for that position. Webster abruptly retired from the county on Nov. 3, 2025.
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Here are five pieces of our journalism you should know about this week.
Attorney Jonny McCoy (center) announces a lawsuit has been filed against Horry County, the county police department, former Deputy Administrator Randy Webster and county police Chief Kris Leonhardt on Nov. 13. (Janet Morgan/The Post and Courier)
1. Attorneys ask Horry County not to release documents detailing sex lives of former officers, employee
Attorneys for two former Horry County employees are asking the county not to release additional records about the sex lives of off-duty police officers.
Horry County Council could vote to remove Randy Webster's name from the county's $24 million emergency operations center by early next year, county officials said. Charles D. Perry/Staff
2. A $24M center in Horry County honored a top official. A sexual harassment claim could change that.
Horry County Council could vote to remove Randy Webster's name from the county's $24 million emergency operations center by early next year following allegations that the former deputy administrator had sexually harassed a police officer, county officials said.
The beach is crowded in Myrtle Beach on June 18, 2024. A vehicle used by lifeguard services uses the lane designated by the cones. Janet Morgan/Staff
3. Horry County police had history of beach patrol accidents before fatal 2024 collision, lawsuit says
The Horry County police officer who ran over a woman on the beach last year had driven over a beach chair just months before the fatal accident, and the county police had previously run over two other beachgoers, according to a federal lawsuit filed this month.
4. This Georgetown dinner feeds hundreds each Thanksgiving. Some familiar faces are missing this year.
For decades, Colin Peterson and Jim Harrelson fed the hungry in Georgetown on Thanksgiving. This is the first Knights of Columbia dinner without them running the event.
Harbor Freight Tools plans to open a store near downtown Myrtle Beach, and the chosen location is a real fixer-upper.
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Before there's a 'Stand your ground' hearing in the Scott Spivey case, one question must be answered
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