Politics

Two liberal news organizations published articles that now cause those on the left to claim a right wing conspiracy hoax. Was the Coronavirus a Chinese manufactured collaborative effort lead by Harvard Professor Dr. Charles Lieber? U.S. Senator Tom Cotton from Arkansas was the first to sound an alarm. Cotton was …

As filings continue for Horry County Council this week, four candidates have registered to run in District 9. District 9 stretches from the Horry County line in Loris, east through Longs and into Barefoot Resort. Incumbent Paul Prince chose to retire. He is not seeking re-election. Why have so many …

Tomorrow, John Gallman, candidate for SC Senate 33 and a local group of experts, will host a Virtual Town Hall in Horry County to discuss the Coronavirus and how it is affecting our community! To sign up to attend: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/horry-county-coronavirusvirtua/215854916288933/ Featured guests include:-John Gallman, local business owner and candidate for state senate …

“The online lines for government unemployment assistance will be long as residents continue to be out of work. Just as S.C. was unprepared for testing, residents must be patient, as S.C. will likely be just as unprepared for filings.” Finding toilet paper at your local grocer is much like finding …

On March 6th, Circuit Court Judge Carmen T. Mullen denied the City of Myrtle Beach’s request to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Horry County Schools. The case involves a collected (but missing) $20 million owed in tax promises to Horry County Schools. The collected monies were planned to be used …

Just when Surfside Beach residents believed “all things political” were rock bottom, a well funded local group mailed out between $2,000 and $3,000 worth of trash mail to the town yesterday. Cowardly, Anonymous Mailer Lack of Transparency While Town Councilpersons Debbie Scoles and Bruce Dietrich make much of local residents …

As S.C. Legislators currently meet with Santee Cooper over the $9 billion lost at the utilities of Santee Cooper and SCANA, a PURC report from just over a decade ago sheds light on how the debacle came to be. WHAT IS PURC? From 2010 From the Public Service Commission of …

The drama in Surfside Beach continues. Today, Surfside Beach residents met in front of Town Hall to show support and get updates on the Sabrina Morris Adair resignation. Morris Adair served the town as Planning, Building & Zoning Director over the past decade. On March 2nd, she was offered a …

Exit poll surveys taken at Loris elementary, the Horry County North Strand Recreation Center and Head Start in Longs yesterday concerned flood issues in Horry County. The survey was taken entirely in District 9. 259 voters took the exit poll. “We did an exit poll Saturday to see what Democratic …

“Lawyers we spoke with after a press conference held in the City of Myrtle Beach said they expect multiple lawsuits to come out of Surfside Beach over these issues. Some believe these suits could equal or surpass the $8.5 million settlement amounts just charged in damages to the City of …