From a new tiki bar to road rage shooting, 4 Myrtle Beach area stories to catch up on
A road rage shooting, a waterfront restaurant expansion and farm field damage top the headlines in Horry County for April 27, 2026. Here’s a roundup of the day’s top stories.
• Road rage shooting: A Hartsville man, Anthony Nicholas Brigman, 46, was charged with five counts of attempted murder after he allegedly fired a handgun into a Dodge Dakota carrying a family on Highway 501 in Aynor on April 7, with the bullet passing through the back windshield and out the front; no injuries were reported and dashboard camera footage helped police identify him.
• Little River tiki bar: Mako’s Marina Bar N Grill owner Steve Martin is building a floating dock tiki bar on the Little River waterfront, expected to open by the first week in May — just before the World Famous Blue Crab Festival on May 16 and 17 — with a full marina and boardwalk planned as later phases.
• Farm field damage: Robert Bradley Stroud, 38, of Green Sea, was charged with unlawful damage to a farm product after he allegedly sprayed an unknown substance on 18 acres of farm fields in Nichols, causing an estimated $81,000 in damage to tobacco crops after being turned down for soil preparation work.
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This story was originally published April 27, 2026 at 4:39 PM.
