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The City of North Myrtle Beach held a special called city meeting this afternoon. Ordinances similar to the city of Myrtle Beach were passed. Those ordinances allow the city to no longer pay Horry County a 1.5% hospitality tax. The tax will still be collected under a new ordinance and …

The City Of North Myrtle Beach continues to lead the Grand Strand. The city was ranked number 7 by Alarms.org as one of the safest cities in the state of South Carolina. The report included more than 7,600 cities across the state and reviewed the most recent FBI crime report statistics. Charleston …

The crushing political defeats of Mark Lazarus, Greg Duckworth, and the Tourist Tax in North Myrtle Beach would likely lead in a normal year,  however 2018 was not normal by any means.  The biggest news story of 2018 was the departure of Brad Dean, C.E.O. of the Myrtle Beach Area …

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 …

Horry County Council voted last night 7 to 4 approving a 1,300 home development on two lane Highway 905 in Longs, S.C.  This just two days after the waters receded in the Longs community. Mike Wooten of DDC engineers made a passionate plea to council for getting the project approved.  …

S.C. Highway 22, known as the Conway Bypass, has completely flooded between Highway 90 and Highway 905.  The road is not passable.  SCDOT asks motorists to please use Highway 501 for East To West traffic to and from the S.C. coast. The section of S.C. Highway 22, now under water, …

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,  …

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 …

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 …