HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- Longtime Horry County administrator Randy Webster's surprise retirement announcement this week was due to medical issues -- including two near-death experiences since May.

That's according to an email Webster sent Monday to department heads, county council members and others. News13 obtained a copy of his message Wednesday.

"One thing I have realized is that working here is wonderful, but it has also consumed me and because of that I was becoming a person I did not know," Webster said. "Maybe not on the outside but without a doubt on the inside. I was losing touch with who 'Randy' is with you and especially with my family."

Webster's final day at work is Nov. 3.

Webster began his career with the county back in 1989 as a paramedic. In 2003 he was named the c

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