By Kelly Marshall Fuller, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Jan. 25--A large tract of undeveloped land, on the Pee Dee River near the Plantersville community, has been purchased for conservation purposes in Georgetown County.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GEORGETOWN, S.C. - Three people, including a Canadian, have been rescued from a yacht that sank at the entrance to Winyah Bay in South Carolina on Saturday, causing a minor spill. The U.S. Coast Guard identified the Canadian as 65-year-old Michael Rheaume of Quebec.

By Zane Wilson, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Apr. 8--COLUMBIA -- A bill that would stop the growing river shack population passed the Senate last week with no discussion and on unrecorded voice votes.

By Zane Wilson, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Jan. 30--Winyah Bay is one of two sites on the state's coast where water quality for marine habitat is threatened by rapid growth, according to new figures from an ongoing study.

By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Sep. 2--During more than three years as the first Waccamaw riverkeeper, Hamp Shuping raised public awareness about the problems facing the 140-mile-long Waccamaw River.