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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 …

DO YOU BELIEVE WAYS AND MEANS CHAIRMAN BRIAN WHITE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED?  TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE CLICK HERE DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY  By RICK BRUNDRETT of the Nerve As chairman of the S.C. House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Brian White exerts considerable control over the multibillion-dollar state budget that affects the lives …

Myrtle Beach has made another unpleasant top twenty five list.  24/7 Wall Street identified the top 28 cities in America that still have not recovered from the Great Recession.  Myrtle Beach comes in at number 25.  This despite over a half billion in total tax monies spent by the Myrtle Beach …

U.S. Congressman Tom Rice, North Myrtle Beach Mayor Marilyn Hatley, and Horry County Councilman Dennis Disabato joined local leader Fred Nesta on Saturday stressing the dire need for an Horry County Domestic Violence Shelter.  The county currently has none. Congressman Rice states that South Carolina currently rates sixth in the nation …

In court records filed Tuesday in the 15th Circuit Court, the Surfside Beach Planning and Zoning Commission has sued the city of Surfside Beach over the newly approved “E” District.  The suit focuses on a last minute attachment to the ordinance approved by City Council on Tuesday, October 9th.  The …

In January, new School Board Chairman Ken Richardson is slated to take office. Richardson won the July 17 Republican primary in a landslide.  He faces no Democratic candidate opposition in the coming November 6th general election. Eleven school board members are elected by the public in districts throughout the county. …

MyrtleBeachSC news rarely covers any news outside of our state.  However,  when U.S. Investigative Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered at the hands of the Saudi government this past week,  our own concerns increased.   Like many stories we follow, this has been an under-reported news item. Khashoggi is an investigative watchdog and …

EDVENTURE IS CLOSED UNTIL A NEW FACILITY IS FOUND OR BUILT.  The city of Myrtle Beach has not made it clear to taxpayers who exactly pays for the new, private facility and how it will be financed? EdVenture Myrtle Beach is closed until further notice due to maintenance issues the …

Surfside Beach City Council and Mayor Bob Childs voted to approve the Surfside Beach “E” District this past Tuesday.  The vote was 6 for the new “E” District and 1 against.  The matter is legally settled law as far as elected leaders and city government are concerned. Surfside Beach’s Planning …