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NOTE: This article has been edited for clarity regarding the original author of the Facebook post. While it appears evident the City of Myrtle Beach has shown interest the past few months in making quasi attempts at “fixing” some of the cities issues, apparently the tourists have become restless due …

SPONSORED Operating a successful business in the Myrtle Beach area can be challenging.  Charting an independent path makes that challenge even more difficult. Bill Howard is among the most successful restaurant owners in our area.  Bill has achieved that success by treating employees well and, also, sticking with his own …

Several years ago MyrtleBeachSC.com was one of the first online news medias ambitious enough to disseminate information regarding the quality of the ocean water along the Grand Strand. At the time ridicule came from all sides, bombarding this news venue with accusations from being “fake news” to being financially motivated, …

Often there’s one question asked which appears a continued theme when fraud or collusion in cities, counties and municipalities hit a stalemate within the legal system of South Carolina. That question is “Why doesn’t someone DO something?” Hopefully these two cases will serve as a short tutorial. The Citizens and …

Speaking of Tim Courtney and Cabell Young, Stevens said, “Nobody can buy them, and I am the same way.” Surfside Beach City Councilman Randle Stevens publicly endorsed two candidates currently running for City Council. Stevens told MyrtleBeachSC.com that he supports both Tim Courtney and Cabell Young in the upcoming Surfside …

Dr. Stephanie Southworth, Coastal Carolina University, Explains The Myrtle Beach Homeless Issue Homelessness in Myrtle Beach is now front and center since Yossi Galimidi, who owned The Blaze Smoke Shop In Lake Charles, Louisiana posted a viral video seen by more than 90 million people. KPLC 7 News, Lake Charles, Louisiana …

ENTIRE INCIDENT RELEASED BY MYRTLE BEACH POLICE BODY CAMERA The Myrtle Beach issue of “homelessness” has been viewed over 78 million times on Facebook this week.  Yesterday,  we released the public records of James Lee Owens’ troubled past and ongoing issues with local law enforcement. Some viewers told our reporting …

James Lee Owens had more than his fifteen minutes of fame this week as he became featured in a viral video seen by more than 66 million people on Facebook.   The video went viral once posted online. WHILE LOCAL POLICE WERE WELL ACQUAINTED WITH OWENS AND HIS TROUBLED PAST,  UNFORTUNATELY, …

As 29 million Americans now know,  Myrtle Beach experienced yet another negative viral moment yesterday.   Overnight the video of a homeless man, a police officer, and a gentleman buying the homeless man a meal went viral to over 29 million people. Myrtle Beach merchants are angry.  City officials are asking …

Local Myrtle Beach businessmen Buz Plyler, who owns the Gay Dolphin Gift Cove,  and Tuvia Wilkes, who owns Kings Beachwear, begged Myrtle Beach City Council to re-consider putting barricades on Ocean Boulevard for Summer 2018. “I do not wish the barricades on my worst enemies,” said Wilkes The city says …