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The waters continued to rise in Socastee, Bucksport, Longs, Conway, Nichols, and other local areas yesterday.  President Trump arrived on the scene in Conway, S.C.  It was clear he was here for those residents who are forced to evacuate their homes. However, at the press conference put on in Conway,  …

An email revealed Governor Henry McMaster is behind the Lake Busbee, Highway 501 dam effort in Conway.  Some city officials believe the dam could flood an additional 900 City of Conway homes on the Waccamaw River. City of Conway officials say thousands of one-ton sandbags are being used to dam …

If the $2.4 billion proposed route of I-73 existed today,  it would soon be facing major flood issues like areas along Highway 501 at Gallivants Ferry are expecting this coming week.  Areas of I-95 and I-20 have experienced flood issues already.  The land that comprises the newly proposed areas of …

As Florence approaches,  the Horry County Fire Department firemen are being asked to work a minimum of 36 additional hours or more during the height of the storm. Firemen who just worked a 24 hour shift are  being sent home tomorrow morning for 36 hours or more. Those coming on …

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 …

WBTW news reports that many on the Horry County Planning Commission did not show up for a resident-packed meeting concerning local insider Mike Wooten’s several new developments.  Residents were left angry after half of the Horry County Planning Commission no showed the Thursday night meeting.   “A lot of people put a …

Ninety four percent of MyrtleBeachSC news readers who responded to our recent poll say they do NOT trust local government.  The poll collectively also asked residents if they trusted the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Redevelopment Corporation as well. MyrtleBeachSC news is currently running a new …

The State Newspaper’s Cindi Ross Scope wrote on the newspaper just today. A sad good-bye. Thank you for letting me share my thoughts with you. Sources tell us that The Sun News, another paper owned by McClatchy, layed off several key employees this week as well. Ross was the head …

Myrtle Beach High School drop out Christian Alexander Webster, 18, is getting well acquainted with the Myrtle Beach police department. MBPD records show that on July 17, 2018, Webster was arrested by city police for pointing a gun at victims near a local restaurant.  The restaurant is located in the …

Horry County Council passed a resolution last night which will put a non binding referendum on the ballot this November.  The referendum will allow voters to decide if developers should be charged impact fees for the costs of growth these new neighborhoods add to county expenses including new schools, new …