Business

Last week, MyrtleBeachSC News came out with a video describing the near future for Horry County. Almost 8,000 Horry County residents watched. A few, local political insiders scoffed. While we did not name names then, key players in this billion dollar “take over effort” are named today. He held the …

“Numbers from DataUSA show that with 344,147 residents, Real Estate is the top industry in Horry County, followed by Residential Spending including Health Care and Social Assistance. Tourism is now a distant third and will likely never be the leading industry again. “ In a recent news article published by …

“Judge Toal, perhaps mindful that such a large legal fee might raise eyebrows in the public, took pains to elaborate at length on why the lawyers were worth that much.“ On Monday, Santee Cooper and (former) SC Electric and Gas lawyers agreed to a $520 million settlement for payouts to …

Summer 2020 marks the tenth anniversary of peak season collections of the controversial City of Myrtle Beach Tourist Tax. 80 percent of the retail sales tax collected is used for advertising through the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (MBACC). The remaining 20 percent goes toward property tax credits and …

Myrtle Beach Mayor Brenda Bethune and city council chose to shut the local beach economy down during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Small, mom and pop businesses, hotel concerns, restaurants and retail establishments were hit especially hard. Estimates are that up to 32% of small business owners will choose to sell …

MyrtleBeachSC News was informed today by email that Horry County Schools prevailed in the City of Myrtle Beach’s attempt to terminate the school’s current lawsuit by way of a SC Supreme Court appeal. The appeal was denied. The court case continues. By way of background,  Judge Carmen Mullen rules in our …

Starting June 29th, the Horry Insider section of our news site will be provided to Horry County resident membership only. There is no fee for membership. However, only primary residents of Horry County can sign up for this section of our news site. Residency address will be required at sign …

According to CNET, Facebook pulled down more than 3 billion fake accounts from October to March 2019. This from a published report released by the social network in 2019. Says CNET: That’s a record number of fake-account takedowns by the world’s largest social network, illustrating the challenges Facebook faces as it tries to …

At a Friday press conference, S.C. Governor Henry McMaster stated he would allow S.C. restaurants to resume indoor dining this Monday, May 11th. The governor said he’s starting Phase 2 of reopening restaurants. The new mandate allows indoor dining at bars and restaurants, but only at a 50% occupancy of …

In a 4 p.m. press conference, S.C. Governor Henry McMaster lifted the “Work or Home” mandates effective May 4th. “Stay at home” will be on a voluntary basis. The governor also stated he will allow outdoor dining for all restaurants in S.C. starting Monday as well. As hot spot areas …