In a specially called Friday morning meeting, Surfside Beach Town Council met in executive session to discuss the stalled Surfside Pier lease negotiations with Horry County Councilman Bill Howard. Howard’s restaurant group has leased the pier restaurant, called the Surf Diner, since 2012. Hurricane Matthew ripped off the tail end …

Tomorrow night in Columbia, S.C. the newly released, “Ocean Boulevard” short film will premiere with a live question and answer segment following. The movie is about heroin use in Myrtle Beach and will air at the Cloumbia, S.C. AMC theathers at Dutch Square Mall from 7 to 8:30 pm. The …

“Indeed, they allow the government to seize unlimited amounts of cash and other property when no crime has been committed, without a criminal conviction and without proof of a crime having been committed beyond a determination of probable cause,” 15th Circuit Court Justice John wrote. Last year, Myrtle Beach S.C. Representative Alan Clemmons …

S.C. agriculture commissioner Hugh Weathers personally funded a South Carolina based economic development trip to Egypt with the objective of securing new overseas markets for South Carolina soybeans. Myrtle Beach S.C. Representative Alan Clemmons organized the nine-day trip attended by many S.C. delegates. Do such economic endeavors with questionable foreign …

Horry County residents hold that the City of Myrtle Beach has among the most liberal leadership in the South. When we think of liberal cities, images of San Francisco, New York City, or Chicago come to mind. Liberal, Local Approach However, when it comes to a big government approach, big …

“From the very beginning of discussions for building the new pier, Shawn and I have tried tirelessly to meet and discuss the future of the diner. We do not know how or when the Surf Diner was eliminated from even being considered a tenant. Very serious misunderstanding,” Bill Howard The …

Surfside Beach elected officials agreed by consensus to raise parking meter fees town-wide on Tuesday, October 1st. An ordinance will need a second reading by Surfside Beach Town Council for approval. Approval is expected. In attendance for Surfside Beach Town Council were David Pellegrino, Mayor Bob Childs, Bruce Dietrich, Debbie …

Another water main valve let loose at the mall by the Coastal Grand cinemas today. Said, Meghan Proctor, “It looked and sounded like a bomb went off.” Proctor, her husband and two children, are visiting on vacation from Virginia. Proctor parked near the cinemas at Coastal Grand Mall. When the …

Dave Schwartz of FAN (Freedom Action Network) and David Hucks talk November 5th, Surfside Beach change election and S.C. statewide Government – Corporate collusion.

Residents filled town council in Surfside Beach last night in opposition to the town’s proposed new parking fee ordinance. Two candidates running for Surfside Beach Town Council, Cindy Keating and Michael Drake, each addressed the current town council. Drake asked council to consider delaying any future contracts or agreements that …