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MYRTLE BEACH

BB-gun shooter released from jail

A Myrtle Beach man was released from jail Tuesday, one day after being charged with shooting a BB gun at another person, according to a police report.

Terrance Michael Nelson, 24, is charged with third-degree assault and battery and discharge of firearms in city limits after he was arrested Monday afternoon in Myrtle Beach. Bail was set at $2,469.

Officers reported that a man was riding his mo-ped down Ocean Boulevard when he was hit in the head and arms by ammunition from a BB gun, the report shows. The victim saw a barrel of a gun pointing out of a nearby apartment window.

Nelson left the apartment by the time police arrived, but witnesses pointed him out to officers at the scene.

Nelson admitted to shooting the gun at the victim and apologized, the report shows.

LONGS

Man posts bail on fatal DUI charge

A Longs man facing charges in a vehicle crash that killed a Myrtle Beach man last year has paid bail, but still is waiting to be released from jail, officials said.

Williams Curtis Howsare, 21, of Longs was charged with felony driving under the influence on July 5, 2009, after the death of Darrell Edward Dismukes, 54, said Sgt. John Bertang with the Myrtle Beach Police Department.

Dismukes died at 4 a.m. July 13 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston from injuries he suffered in the crash, Bertang said.

As of 8:30 p.m., a jail official said Howsare still was at the detention center, waiting to receive a home monitoring bracelet.

He will be placed on house arrest when a GPS ankle device is located for him by officials at J. Reuben Long Detention Center.

He must wear the bracelet and is not allowed to drive until his trial, a Myrtle Beach municipal judge said last year.

Police say Howsare failed to stop at a red light at the intersection of U.S. 17 Bypass and 62nd Avenue North at 6:38 a.m. July 5.

According to the police report, Howsare's vehicle was traveling north on U.S. 17 when it slammed into the driver's side door of Dismukes' vehicle. Dismukes was turning south from 62nd Avenue North onto U.S. 17 Bypass.

It was not known if Dismukes was wearing a seat belt.

Dismukes had injuries that included bleeding on the brain, a collapsed lung, multiple rib fractures and a crushed left shoulder, the report shows.

Police said Howsare suffered a ruptured spleen, ruptured kidney, subdural hematoma and a fractured right femur.

He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the report.

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CONWAY

College to hold session on e-textbooks

Horry-Georgetown Technical College will hold an information session between noon and 4 p.m. today concerning e-textbooks, according to a press release from HGTC.

The session will be held at the HGTC Conway Campus B&N Bookstore, 2050 U.S. 501 E., Conway.

Faculty will be on hand.

MYRTLE BEACH

Volunteers needed for kids' triathlon

Volunteers are needed for Myrtle Beach's Kids' Triathlon, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Pepper Geddings Recreation Center.

Volunteers will serve as course monitors, lap counters, water station attendants, first aid station attendants, set-up and finish-line helpers, and provide encouragement to those participating.

To volunteer, call Blake Givens at 918-2285 or Caroline Freese at 918-2277.

Some of Myrtle Beach's streets will be closed during the triathlon, between 10 and 11:30 a.m., the city said in a news release:

Oak Street, north- and south-bound lanes between 33rd and 29th avenues North;

29th Avenue North, the north- and south-bound lanes between Oak Street and Robert Grissom Parkway;

Robert Grissom Parkway, the north-bound lane between 29th Avenue North and Seahawk Way

CONWAY

After-school program to hold giveaway

The Conway "Dream A Dream" after-school program will be giving away book bags and school supplies to the children who participated in the program this past school year.

The program's officials and board members from the "Dream A Dream" will distribute school supplies from noon to 2 p.m. today at the Huckabee Heights Community Center.

The program will resume on Sept. 7, with activities planned for Darden Terrace and Huckabee Heights respectively on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m.

The program is sponsored by the Housing Authority of Conway, Coastal Carolina University, Department of Juvenile Justice, Horry County Schools, The Genesis Center, the city of Conway and the Conway Police Department.