Carolina Forest

Tomorrow night, Tuesday, November 13, 2018,  Horry County Council @ 6 p.m., Mike Wooten’s team will be pressing county councilmen to approve zoning changes his group wants on Highway 90’s Bear Claw Tract Scenic Preserve. A community meeting was held last Thursday concerning this request. The zoning changes will allow 1446 …

The Waccamaw River runs 140 miles from its starting point in Lake Waccamaw, NC to where it meets the ocean in Winyah Bay at Georgetown, S.C.   The river is as old as time itself. The waters likely were named by the Waccamaw indians. The language is now a dead tongue. No …

Today, at St. James, thanks to Chad Caton’s tireless work, hundreds of volunteers will arrive with 200,000 bags to fill.  Homes will be saved. “One of the problems Chad made me aware of in this effort, was having volunteers onsite and needing materials.  He called me on Friday concerning sand …

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 …