Horry County lawmaker says bill would give control of police department to sheriff's office

Horry County lawmaker says bill would give control of police department to sheriff's office

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- An Horry County lawmaker has introduced a bill at the Statehouse in Columbia that he says would transfer control of the Horry County Police Department to the county sheriff. House Bill 4542, filed by South Carolina Rep. William Bailey of Little River, was moved to the Horry County delegation in the Legislature after it was introduced this week. Because the current two-year session ended on Wednesday, it can not be ta…

State representative wants to abolish Horry County Police Department

A state lawmaker introduced a bill that would abolish the Horry County Police Department.

North Myrtle Beach lawmaker mulls bill to dissolve Horry County Police Department

“Do we need to be in line with what every other county is doing, or do we want to continue to be different for no other reason other than we want to make sure we don’t change? As we grow…