Beach Conditions

According to researchers at the University of South Carolina, an emerging toxic microbe lurks on the SC coastal beaches. Older fat men are most at risk of contracting the virus. The microbe gets into swash (drainage) areas on the beach after heavy rains. MyrtleBeachSC news has reported ongoing about how …

MyrtleBeachSC News will be staying and covering Hurricane Florence throughout the entirety of the storm. We believe the best place to get the most accurate ongoing information on the storm is Mike’s Weather Page and will be sharing LIVESTREAMS OF Mike’s Weather Page on Facebook. For continuous coverage of the storm …

Eighteen days of continuous rains have caused DHEC to post higher than safe bacteria levels at seven area beach locations within the city limits of Myrtle Beach.  The Grande Dunes Members Area Swash rated higher than 25 times unsafe for swimming.  Any number above 104 is considered unsafe for swimming. …

The Myrtle Beach Downtown Redevelopment Corporation, or DRC, is a department under the umbrella of the City of Myrtle Beach and was initiated in 2000 as a group that would man the helm of City downtown development as it progressed into the next century. Their website states their mission goal …

The week after July 4th is when most retail, restaurants and local attractions examine how well the season is performing. A recent post by a Myrtle Beach local and well known Republican party activist Keith Van Winkle raised a few eye brows. Van Winkle has previously run for Myrtle Beach …

Carolina Forest is the largest school in Horry County. Horry County has over 323,000 residents, but voter history shows that as few as 3,500 people may decide who runs a $750 million budget affecting all locals. Next Tuesday voters will head to the polls to elect a new School Board …

NOTE: This article has been edited for clarity regarding the original author of the Facebook post. While it appears evident the City of Myrtle Beach has shown interest the past few months in making quasi attempts at “fixing” some of the cities issues, apparently the tourists have become restless due …

Residents and locals are applauding Councilman Lowder for speaking out on this matter.  Bacteria spikes are a “quality of life” issue for locals and tourists alike. Myrtle Beach tourists and residents alike have taken note of the ongoing televised and newspaper reported Swim Advisories put out by the Department of …

Several years ago MyrtleBeachSC.com was one of the first online news medias ambitious enough to disseminate information regarding the quality of the ocean water along the Grand Strand. At the time ridicule came from all sides, bombarding this news venue with accusations from being “fake news” to being financially motivated, …

Myrtle Beach Sea Turtles are hatching now Every day a baby sea turtle is born. In fact, they hatch all year-long, but mostly in the summer. Over the next few months, as thousands of locals and tourists will hit the beach, hundreds of these little hatchlings will break free from …