Myrtle Beach—a popular, coastal South Carolina city for snowbirds and locals alike—is firing back against a study ranking it the No. 2 most unsafe beach in the United States. Seven of the top ...

PRATTVILLE − The Autauga County Courthouse is will be closed Tuesday through Friday for renovations, which has the circuit clerk's office moving down the hall and through the breezeway.

Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans. Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism. Janet B. Carson, a freelance writer, retired ...

Janet B. Carson, a freelance writer, retired in 2018 from her 38-year career at the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension. She was a horticulture specialist and coordinator of the Arkansas ...

First detected in the U.S. in Dallas in 2004, crape myrtle bark scale is a sucking insect that feeds on the sap of plants. It excretes a sugary solution known as “honeydew,” like what is ...

Crape myrtle trees bloom on the new growth, so any pruning that is needed should be done prior to new growth beginning—from mid-February through mid-March. Crape myrtles are often one of the ...

Dear Neil: Regarding crape myrtle bark scale — Southeastern Virginia has been battling this pest for years. The scale itself will not kill the plants. However, the sooty mold is the real problem.

Dear Neil: Is there an effective treatment for crape myrtle bark scale? It’s not as bad as it was a few years ago, but I’d like to eliminate it. As insects in Texas go, this is a comparative ...

While this isn’t essential for the tree’s health, it can enhance the size of flower clusters and help your crape myrtle look its best. Learn how to correctly prune a crape myrtle at the Crape ...

A contractor began Aug. 2024 the process of installing Myrtle Beach’s new waterline along Old Bryan Drive. Courtesy of Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach’s water transmission pipes have been ...

I usually wait until mid-January to write something on this topic but this week I saw my first severe pruning of a crape myrtle for this dormant season earlier this month. So, instead of visions ...

Pruning like this may shorten the life of the tree. Horticulturists call the lopping of crape myrtle limbs 'crape murder.' Topping crape myrtle trees is certainly not, and never has been ...