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Percentages: FG .453, FT .600.

3-Point Goals: 4-18, .222 (Meyer 2-4, MacVicar 1-3, Blackmon 1-4, Sanders 0-1, Abraham 0-2, Granja 0-4).

Team Rebounds: 1. Team Turnovers: None.

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Blocked Shots: None.

Turnovers: 8 (Ojiako 3, Meyer 2, Blackmon, Easley, MacVicar).

Steals: 9 (Abraham 2, MacVicar 2, Blackmon, Easley, Meyer, Ojiako, Sanders).

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Technical Fouls: None.

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Percentages: FG .508, FT .684.

3-Point Goals: 14-37, .378 (Voyles 5-11, Anochili-Killen 3-7, Sarenac 2-4, Thieneman 1-1, Fricks 1-2, Conner 1-3, Nutter 1-5, Curfman 0-4).

Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: None.

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Blocked Shots: 3 (Martin 2, Fricks).

Turnovers: 10 (Anochili-Killen 2, Fricks 2, Martin 2, Crawford, Curfman, Miladinovic, Thieneman).

Steals: 6 (Martin 2, Anochili-Killen, Curfman, Sarenac, Voyles).

Technical Fouls: None.

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A_5,711 (9,048).

CONWAY, S.C. – Coastal Carolina rallied back from a 19-point deficit late in the third quarter, but saw its comeback bid fall short in an 80-70 loss to Appalachian State on Senior Day at the HTC Center.

Coastal (8-16, 2-9 SBC) was led by 25 points from Arin Freeman and a double-double from Makaila Cange, who finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds. App State (11-11, 5-6 SBC) got 18 points from Faith Alston and 16 points and eight rebounds from Taylor Lewis.

The Mountaineers held Coastal to 24-of-71 (33.8 percent) shooting from the floor and 5-of-16 (31.3 percent) from long-range. App State finished 24-of-51 (47.1) from the field and 15-of-29 (51.7 percent) from deep. Coastal scored 22 points off 20 Mountaineer turnovers and outscored App State 36-16 in the paint.

Appalachian State opened the game with a 7-2 run and led by as many as eight in the opening period before Freeman's three-pointer at the buzzer cut the Mountaineers' lead to 21-16 entering the second quarter. The teams traded baskets early in the quarter before App State knocked down a pair of threes in an 8-1 run that pushed the lead to 34-21 with 6:28 left in the half.

Alancia Ramsey answered for the Chants with five consecutive points to trim the deficit to eight and a pair of free throws from Freeman put Coastal within six with 2:58 to go before halftime. However, the Mountaineers scored 10 of the next 16 points to take a 47-37 lead into the locker room.

The Chants' deficit grew as large as 19 points in the third quarter as CCU went 5-of-19 from the field in the period and was out-rebounded 14-6 by the Mountaineers. Trailing by 17 entering the fourth quarter, Coastal turned to Cange, who scored six consecutive points to open the period and make the score 66-55 with 8:23 remaining. A layup from Cange pulled the Chanticleers within single digits, 70-61, with 6:20 on the clock. Cange drained a three-pointer and Ramsey followed with a put back to make the score 73-66 with 2:48 to play. However, App State answered with its own three to extend the lead to double digits.

Coastal Carolina mounted one final rally in the closing minutes as Ramsey and Freeman each converted two free throws to pull the Chants within six with 1:34 left in the game. However, the Mountaineers closed the game with four free throws to wrap up the 80-70 victory.

The Chanticleers host Texas State on Wednesday, Feb. 7, in Conway for a 6:00 p.m. tipoff.

For complete coverage of CCU women's basketball, follow the Chants on social media @CoastalWBB (Twitter), facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook), @GoCCUSports (Instagram) or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at www.GoCCUsports.com.

Starbucks is opening a new location in Conway as construction sees more development coming to the Grand Strand area.

The new Starbucks is at the intersection of Singleton Ridge Road and Highway 544, across from McDonald’s and the coffee brand’s natural rival, Dunkin’ Donuts. Construction Contractor Drew Yarbrough said the exterior, currently painted white and brown, is complete, but the interior is still a work in progress.

Yarbrough estimated completion of the interior would take one to two months. The location will also have a drive-through. A media representative for Starbucks did not return a request for comment before publication.

The new location is part of a broader global expansion for the company. Starbucks plans on adding 17,000 new stores by 2030, bringing its international total to 55,000 by 2030, Axios reported in November 2023.

Starbucks already has two Conway sites, including one at Coastal Carolina University and several others throughout the Grand Strand. Starbucks already added a new Myrtle Beach spot in October 2023 on Dick Pond Road, The Sun News reported at the time.

The new development is one of two in the area. Behind the new Starbucks, land has been cleared and sidewalks were paved. The tract of land is at 1482 Highway 544 and is owned by Pinnacle of SC INC, according to Horry County Land Records. Kirk Hanna is the registered agent for Pinnacle of SC, according to South Carolina Business Filings, but he did not return a request for comment before publication.

It’s unclear what the project is, but the plot of land has had development slotted for it previously.

In 2018, while owned by a different company, the property applied for three commercial and stormwater permits for multi-family apartment and student housing called The Pinnacle, according to Horry County Land Records. There was a multi-family development 174 units proposal for the roughly eight acres of land, according to Horry County Council’s Dec. 18, 2018 agenda.

The proposal was approved on a second reading Dec. 18, 2018, but was deferred at the Jan. 10, 2019, Horry Council Meeting before receiving final approval, and it’s unclear if the new site work is related to this previous plan. The land’s market value is about $1.5 million, according to Horry County Land Records.

This story was originally published January 25, 2024, 5:00 AM.

CONWAY — When Horry County leaders rejected plans for a shopping and townhome complex in Carolina Forest last fall, they cautioned neighbors that the vote wouldn’t stop the project from being built.

If anything, they said, it might simply delay things until Conway could annex the property; then the city would welcome the more than 1,100 homes and shops proposed for that land.

Nearly three months later, those statements sound prescient.

Conway City Council will soon decide whether to annex nearly 12 acres along U.S. Highway 501 just east of Gardner Lacy Road. The landowner has submitted an annexation request, though city officials said it's one of six Carolina Forest properties they would need to annex to reach the site of the proposed retail, dining and townhome complex.

Still, they’re calling this move the first domino.

“We’ve been preparing for it for a long time,” City Administrator Adam Emrick said. “We really are poised for being able to handle this growth.”

Under state law, there are three ways a municipality can annex private property. The simplest method involves all the landowners of the target area presenting the city with a petition requesting annexation. If the city council agrees to take in the properties, the land is incorporated into the city limits.

But state law also requires that the properties being annexed border the city. Right now, the Conway city limits along U.S. Highway 501 stop at Gardner Lacy Road.

Emrick confirmed city officials have been in talks with other property owners in that area about annexation, but they've only received one formal request so far.

City Council is scheduled to vote on that annexation request on Feb. 19.

For Conway, there’s a financial benefit to annexing property in this section of Carolina Forest, especially with the type of development that’s been proposed for the area between Postal Way and U.S. Highway 501.

The owners of businesses, second homes and rental properties pay higher property taxes in South Carolina. An owner-occupied home is taxed at 4 percent of its estimated value, while a second home is taxed at 6 percent, as is commercial property.

Owner-occupied homes also don’t pay property taxes for school operations. The same isn't true for commercial properties, including apartments and second homes.

Additionally, restaurants bring in hospitality fees.

Conway already provides water service along U.S. Highway 501 to the Kroger shopping center at Carolina Forest Boulevard, and Emrick expects the city’s borders will eventually expand to include those Carolina Forest commercial properties in the water service district.

But the prospect of additional development coming to the Postal Way area, particularly inside the city limits, is concerning to some neighbors. They know Conway is primarily interested in the commercial property, not their homes, but they worry about not having a voice in the city's development decisions despite being impacted by them.

"I'm disappointed with this annexation, but we have seen it coming," said Carole vanSickler, a community advocate who lives in nearby Waterford Plantation. "Now here it is. It's happening."

City officials stressed that the annexation discussion shouldn’t come as a surprise. Years ago, before Carolina Forest’s population boomed to more than 38,000, the city added public safety facilities and water towers on the east side of the Waccamaw River.

“It was something we were thinking about when we located [those facilities] there," Emrick said, "to prepare for annexation this way."

CONWAY, S.C. (WMBF) - The recent closure of Conway Pediatrics at 907 Bell Street is confusing for some parents on how to access their kid’s records.

A sign on the door reads, “The practice is for sale and unless someone buys it, we will begin the process of closing the business. Sorry.”

“State and federal law both have requirements for how long providers are supposed to keep medical records,” SCDHEC compliance and privacy officer Marti Phillips said.

She said while patients have a right to their records if they’re looking for specific information, they can access it without a provider.

“If you’re trying to say, I don’t know, what vaccinations they’ve had, there is a law, I think it went into effect in 2017, that immunization providers in South Carolina have to report that immunization to DHEC,” Phillips said. “So it could be something you could follow up with DHEC.”

The South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners said a practice should notify parents at least 30 days in advance of a practice closure.

However, some parents whose children went to Conway Pediatrics said they showed up for appointments to find the doors closed.

Practice owner Lynda Courtney declined to be interviewed but said her business sent letters in the mail.

She said anyone looking for records should reach out to the office and that they have someone coming in to work on transferring records.

Dr. Eugenia Cooper Merchant, who is registered to practice at Conway Pediatrics, said she left the practice at some point in the last month.

She said Courtney would need to be contacted for information about patient records.

“She has to tell you all of those things because even though I’m a physician there, she’s the one who owns and controls the practice,” Merchant said.

However, DHEC said physicians are the ones responsible.

“The law is even called the South Carolina Physicians Patients Record Act, so it really puts that burden on the physician,” Phillips said.

The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation said patients can file a complaint with their department if they still can’t access their records.

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