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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 …

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 …

At prophetic church services across the Southeast this morning, Christians celebrated the Jewish new year 5779.   The Jewish New year begins today at 6 p.m. The celebration of the New Year begins with the blowing of the Awakening Trumpets. This ancient and Holy act was done at prophetic churches throughout …

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 …

Horry County Council voted to approve a large new, residential development located on Highway 905 and Buck Creek road last night.  The development is the project of Horry County insider Mike Wooten and has been highly controversial.  The vote was placed on the agenda multiple times only to be removed …

The Sun News’ Hannah Louise Strong stated on her personal Facebook page yesterday, “I actually got two waves of hell after another unrelated story went viral and other news outlets portrayed my original story idea incorrectly.  That hell came from local officials, and even the wife of a public official …

This past Thursday, Beaufort County officials struck down approval of funding the county’s two largest chambers of commerce in Beaufort County, citing concerns over transparency — an issue that Hilton Head’s chamber has been battling for years. As the Island Packet Newspaper of Beaufort reports: Beaufort County officials struck down approval for …

In a vote that should surprise no one, 81% of our readers believe the city of Myrtle Beach should dis-band the Downtown Redevelopment Corporation (DRC). With the City of Myrtle Beach’s recent passage of a controversial new Overlay ban,  issues continues to swirl around the privately operated, city owned group. …