The storm that dampened Memorial Day beach vacations in Florida and Georgia will start affecting Horry County on Tuesday and could have lingering effects through Friday.

The assembled crowd of Coastal Carolina baseball players, coaches and supporters inside Handley’s Pub and Grub in Carolina Forest on Monday let out a loud response when it was flashed on the ESPNU broadcast that the Chanticleers would be sent to Columbia for NCAA regional play. And then another boisterous reaction followed as it was revealed that the Chants would open that regional against Clemson.

While many people attended Memorial Day ceremonies on Monday morning, there was a ceremony of another kind going on at the Good Shepherd Anglican Church in Myrtle Beach.

Police are looking for a man who reportedly tried to rape a woman in Myrtle Beach Monday afternoon.

Extra traffic in town for Memorial Day in Myrtle Beach had police working overtime.

Police arrested a man on unrelated, existing warrants Monday when a housekeeper reported an attempted rape in Myrtle Beach.

Myrtle Beach police are searching for two men suspected of trying to rob a woman at an ATM and shooting at a car as the driver tried to leave the parking lot, according to a police report.

Only the police tape, the bloodstain on the ground and a grotesque mystery remained after the brutal attack on the MacArthur Causeway in which one naked man was shot dead by police after he attacked another naked man and began eating his face.

Below is the projected path of Tropical Depression Beryl, according to the National Weather Service. Click on the map for a larger view.

Our cops reporter, Tonya Root, just sent out a simple message via Twitter: "Avoid 501 to Conway. It is a parking lot." Dare I say it would be wise to heed her warning right now, and maybe for the rest of the afternoon until all of the Memorial Day weekend traffic clears out.

A church in Socastee on S.C. 707, Socastee Original Free Will Baptist, I believe, has up a message on its road-side sign that says something like: "If you support Obama, you support homosexuality. If you support Jesus, you support heterosexuality."

A 17-year-old student was thrown in jail for a night to um, learn her a lesson about rules and laws, because a judge decided that if he went soft on her, then he'd have to go soft on all students. That's his, frankly, idiotic rationale. The girl in question is an honor student and works a part-time job ... and a full-time job to support two siblings since her parents divorced. Truancy laws make sense in general because they are designed to make sure kids have access to the education they need. We want kids in school. It is good for them and ultimately for society. But when a student is actually getting her work - even under these circumstances - it makes absolutely no sense to treat her this way. Because she went above and beyond the call of duty - more so than most teenagers, or adults, for that matter - she broke the law. That's right. Sometimes you break the law because you are doing the right thing. I thought what I faced in high school was tough because I did top-level academic work, played multiple sports and held down a part-time job at McDonald's. I had plenty of late nights and early morning study sessions. But that young lady puts me to shame. I hope every college in America takes a long look at her, even if the judge doesn't do the right thing and remove this arrest from her record. I'd recommend her for Davidson College, the great institution that provided me four great years of education.

A Brunswick County man died after his girlfriend hit him with a car Sunday night, police said.

Commentator asks: Are all fallen soldiers heroes? Is it wrong to ask that question? In our noble attempts to acknowledge the clear sacrifices made by a relative few in this country, have we gone too far and possibly, unintentionally glorified war and defied the war dead?

A Christian doctor explains why he performs later-term abortions From the piece: "Willie J. Parker, an obstetrician based in Washington, D.C., didn’t always perform abortions. He’s a Christian from Birmingham, Ala., who initially refused to even consider the procedure. But about halfway into his 20-year career, he changed his mind. Now, he’s one of those rare doctors who is willing to push the limits and provide abortions at 24 weeks of pregnancy. That places him among only about 11 percent of all abortion providers who will do the procedure that late in the second trimester."

Myrtle Beach police are investigating a report of an attempted kidnapping of a woman from Broadway At the Beach early Sunday, according to a police report.

From the piece: "To bring that point further home, I remember, too, putting together an email list of friends and family, to keep them updated on what was happening in our son's life while he was overseas. We were getting regular casualty reports, and I was mourning each and every one of them and then sending the information along. I got a message from a family member that all the messages about death were a bit much, a little bit of a downer, and they preferred only to have news which was specific to our son. I actually understood that on some level, but couldn't help but think that deaths in the battalion were, indeed, specific to our son. He lived them, experienced them, absorbed them, dealt with them. Still, I halted the updates. I didn’t stop experiencing them myself, though I could have. It seemed, honestly, the least I could do, to mourn a little with the families who actually experienced having the team of two uniforms at their door, to put together words of comfort with our little battalion group so those families felt supported."

A 46-year-old man told Myrtle Beach police he surprised two would-be robbers with his gun and forced the suspect to drop his gun, according to authorities.

A 35-year-old man told Myrtle Beach police that he was robbed at gunpoint while walking along 15th Avenue South early Monday, according to a police report.

A 29-year-old North Carolina man remains jailed in Myrtle Beach after police charged him in connection with a stabbing that occurred early Sunday where the victim allegedly walked in front of him taking a photo, according to authorities.

An inbound airplane’s windshield was hit with a laser beam fired from east of the runway at Myrtle Beach International Airport about 10 p.m. Sunday, but no landing problems were reported.

Tropical Storm Beryl has made landfall in northeastern Florida, bringing drenching rains and driving winds to the southeastern U.S. coast, forecasters said.

Kasey Kahne powered to victory in the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night, taking NASCAR's longest race for the third time for his first win with Hendrick Motorsports.

Despite getting only four innings from starter Wilmer Font, Myrtle Beach was able to get ahead early and keep the lead as the Pelicans downed the Wilmington Blue Rocks 3-1 on Sunday at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark.

Dan Wheldon couldn't win his third Indianapolis 500. Dario Franchitti did it for him.

Florida State is opening the NCAA Division I baseball tournament at home – as usual.