Police | Man arrested for beating woman with broomstick in Myrtle Beach

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MYRTLE BEACH

Man charged after woman beat with stick

A Myrtle Beach woman was assaulted Thursday evening by a man who accused her of taking his money, according to a report from the Myrtle Beach Police Department.

Richard Earl Hemingway, 23, of Myrtle Beach was charged with assault and battery third degree after hitting the victim with a broomstick to the back of the head.

The victim told police that she and the man are acquaintances from their neighborhood, the report said. She said the man accused her of taking his money before he struck her.

A police officer reported seeing the man trying to hide when he arrived and, after talking with the victim, was able to apprehend the suspect behind a home approximately 200 feet from the incident location, the report said. The victim made a positive identification of the man, who was transported to the police department for processing.

The victim was treated by the emergency medical service for injuries at the scene and did not go to the hospital.

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LITTLE RIVER

Mothers plan children’s Christmas party

The Grand Strand Blue Star Mothers would like to invite the children of National Guard, reserve and active duty military, and the children and grandchildren of veterans to a Christmas party being held Dec.4.

The party will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Dec.4 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Highway 57 in Little River.

There will be music, games, crafts, gifts and refreshments.

To register your child, please call Anne Parker at 390-5639.

HORRY COUNTY

Memorial service set for Baby Boy Horry

An annual memorial service will be held Dec.4 for Baby Boy Horry – a newborn found dead off of S.C.544 on Dec.4, 2008, according to the Horry County Coroner’s Office.

The service will be at 2 p.m. Dec.4 at Hillcrest Cemetery in Conway.

The infant – known as Baby Boy Horry - was found dead inside a blue and white Bath and Body Works bag in a ditch on Meadowbrook Drive off of S.C. 544 on Dec.4, 2008.

Horry County Coroner Robert Edge has said the infant “was a very viable child, which means if it had the proper care, it would have lived.”

The child’s parents have not been found and no one has come forward in the case, according to authorities.

CONWAY

Forum planned at Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina University’s Spadoni College of Education Center for Educational Research and Evaluation will hold an Early Learning forumm Monday.

The event will be held in the E. Craig Wall College of Business Administration auditorium, beginning with a reception sponsored by Literacy Alive at 5:30 p.m., followed by the program at 6:30 p.m.

The event will provide a forum for presenting and discussing contemporary educational research on the developmental factors that affect early learning and the significance of early learning to individual and societal welfare. Keynote speaker will be Baron Holmes, Kids Count director S.C., and there will be an expert panel discussion on curriculum and policy implications of early learning research.

Registration information can be obtained at http://ed.coastalapps.org/news/center-for-educational-research-evaluation-to-host-early-learning-forum-on-november-28/, or contact Lynne Brock at 843-349-2629 or lynne@coastal.edu.

Teachers, students, childcare providers and business and civic leaders are invited. The forum will serve as the first in a series of community discussions about the importance of educating South Carolina’s children.

From staff reports