Check here for updates as hundreds of crews work to contain the 2,059-acre fire that broke out Saturday on Covington Drive in the Carolina Forest area. 11:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY A 50-year-old man remains in jail in Horry County accused of violating a state and local ban on open burning during

Webster also said a citation was issued for illegal burning and another person was booked at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in connection to burning. County officials clarified that the incidents were not directly associated with the Carolina Forest fire, but came amid a burn ban that was issued statewide.

During Tuesday night’s regularly scheduled Horry County Council meeting, a county official said folks have broken the state burn ban since it’s been implemented

A 50-year-old man remains in jail in Horry County accused of violating a state and local ban on open burning during the Carolina Forest area wildfire. Jason Daniel Bingham was arrested Tuesday evening and charged with burning trash or other debris during an emergency ban,

The fires continued into Tuesday, with emergency crews still battling flames in multiple locations.

One person was cited and another arrested on illegal burning charges during the Carolina Forest wildfire, though Horry County officials didn’t immediately say whether the incidents had any role in the blaze.

Emotional and exhausted Horry County leaders on Tuesday expressed relief, pride and determination as more than 500 crews from across the Carolinas continue to battle a 2,000-acre wildfire. “The men and women of our firefighting service are heroes,

A massive wildfire in Carolina Forest is burning for a fourth straight day, with resources flooding to Horry County to slow down the spread.

Horry County official addresses Carolina Forest wildfire efforts