Local | Conway man indicted on attempted murder charge in October shooting

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HORRY COUNTY

Shooting suspect an indicted

An Horry County grand jury indicted a Conway man on an attempted murder charge for the shooting of a 30-year-old man in October, according to court records.

Timothy Allen Rogers, 31, was indicted on the charge in the Oct. 30 incident at a home located at 1615 Jerusalem Road, according to indictments released Tuesday.

Rogers was charged Nov. 7 after police said he shot the man twice, according to an incident report.

A woman, who was inside a bedroom, told police she heard someone knock at the door and then heard a gunshot and the victim yell, according to the report. The woman said she heard a second gunshot soon after the first. The victim was taken by EMS to Conway Medical Center for treatment.

GEORGETOWN COUNTY

Motorists cautioned about smoke

Motorists in the area of Choppee Road in Georgetown County should use caution because smoke is being reported in the area, according to authorities.

Troopers with the S.C. Highway Patrol issued a smoke on the road advisory early Wednesday for poor visibility conditions in the area of Choppee Road near Genesis Drive and Ante Village Road.

There was a prescribed fire on Tuesday and the smoke continued to linger in the area on Wednesday, said Scott Hawkins with S.C. Forestry Commission.

PAWLEYS ISLAND

Police find 86 marijuana plants in home

A 39-year-old man has been charged with manufacturing marijuana in Pawleys Island, according to a news release from Carrie Cuthbertson, spokeswoman with the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office.

David Mallinson was arrested on charges he was growing 86 plants indoors with a street value of $275,000. Police said they found10 ounces of processed marijuana with a street value of $8,550.

Georgetown deputies took Mallinson to the Georgetown County Detention Center, Cuthbertson said.

Mallinson was arrested after agents assigned to the 15th Circuit Drug Enforcement Unit by the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office, the Georgetown Police Department and the Andrews Police Department conducted operations in Pawleys Island on Tuesday.

Authorities conducted a surveillance operation that led to a search at 754 Crooked Oak Road in Pawleys Island after the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office and Georgetown Police received anonymous residents’ complaints, Cuthbertson said.

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MYRTLE BEACH

People asked to watch for beach vitex

Members of the Grand Strand Coastal Alliance are asking people to be on the lookout for boach vitex, an invasive, non-native plant that takes over the ocean dunes and wipes out the native vegetation and poses risks to sea turtles and their nests.

At Wednesday’s Coastal Alliance meeting, Betsy Brabson with the S.C. Beach Vitex Task Force offered up a presentation showing how the plant takes over and how many spots have been reported in the Horry County area.

The S.C. task force is working with similar groups in North Carolin and Virginia, mapping the location of vitex plants and contacting property owners for permission to kill it.

The plant is native to the Pacific Rim. Though it once was advocated as a beachfront home landscaping feature because it is salt and drought resistant, and has pretty purple flowers, it didn’t take long for people to see that it is an extremely fast growing menace, said Hal Drotor, a contractor working to eliminate it.

People are asked to report any sitings of vitex to Brabson by calling her at 546-9531 or wbrabson@sccoast.net.

CONWAY

Conway resident relected to high court

The state General Assembly on Wednesday re-elected State Supreme Court Justice Kay Hearn.

Hearn, a Conway resident, joined the Supreme Court in 2009, becoming the second woman in state history to be elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Before joining the Supreme Court she was chief judge of the S.C. Court of Appeals — the state’s second-highest court.

Before her election South Carolina was among 15 states with only one female judge on their top courts, according to the National Center for State Courts.

HORRY COUNTY

Students can earn scholarships

The Democratic Women’s Council of Horry County is holding it annual scholarship contest, and entries are now being accepted.

The essay contest is open to high school seniors and undergraduate college students, and this year’s theme is “The far-reaching effects of the 2012 election, and why electing Democrats matters more than ever.”

The top two essay writers will each receive a $1,000 scholarship. With this year’s awards, the Democratic Women’s Council will have provided more than $20,000 in scholarships since the program began in 2007, according to a press release from the organization.

Essays must be 1,000 to 1,500 words in length. All entrants must be registered voters of Horry County or scheduled for high school graduation by June.

The deadline for essay submissions is March 30.

For a complete list of rules and criteria, or for other details, contact Essay Committee Chairwoman Milly Vaughn by email at mvaughn3@sc.rr.com.

For more information contributing to the scholarship fund, contact Sally Howard at 455-1936 or by email at SallyPHoward@aol.com

From staff reports