UPDATE: More than 7K lost power in northern Horry County. Here’s what we know
More than 7,000 people in the Little River, Longs and Calabash, North Carolina, have lost power.
Horry County Electric reported the outages about 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The utility company said that transmission was lost to the Brooksville substation, according to a Facebook post.
It is unclear what caused the outage. However, power was restored about 9:30 p.m. after crews replaced a piece of damaged equipment, the post said.
Those online reported that traffic lights were out along U.S. 17 in Little River.
This story was originally published May 24, 2026 at 8:10 PM.
Terri Richardson
The Sun News