https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article317120230.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/43d8f679-3987-4b87-aff0-ba73ac29a50e/2_th.jpg Waties Island may offer public access in future. Here's what is planned A 2026 update of plans for Waties Island. The family that owned part of last remaining undeveloped sea islands on the South Carolina coast has transferred much of their land to the state. Officials are considering ways to balance public access with preservation. Sept. 3, 2026 https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article317120230.html/video-embed 74 2026-09-03T20:20:31Z no https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/crime/article317106978.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/6382506c-79c4-445e-b02a-6ff68aecccb2/2_th.jpg 911 phone call for 5-year-old Saylor Hayes released The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office released the call on Wednesday. Saylor Hayes, who was reported missing in Pawleys Island by her parents on Aug. 30. Her body was found the next day. Her parents face charges that are related to the case. https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/crime/article317106978.html/video-embed 126 2026-09-02T21:30:33Z no https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article317104996.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/0d96bab4-9db1-47f4-b02e-c67354a53005/3_th.jpg Memorial placed for 5-year-old Saylor Hayes at Pawleys area boat landing A memorial for 5-year-old Saylor Hayes was placed near boat landing in the Hagley community of Pawleys Island, S.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. Hayes, a nonverbal child with autism, went missing from a nearby vacation rental on Aug. 30, and her body was recovered from the water the following morning. Her parents were arrested in Tennessee and face charges of unlawful neglect and child abandonment in Georgetown County. https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article317104996.html/video-embed 57 2026-09-02T19:15:39Z no