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Yesterday Horry County Council in an untimely 2:00 midday meeting sat to discuss and approve an agenda which many feel was a full purpose to boost the funding of 1-73 and a direct agenda to throw the people of Horry, especially police, fire and emergency workers “to the bears”, in …

CHARLESTON, SC—This afternoon, Horry County Council passed a resolution committing $23 million—more than half of the revenue from the County’s hospitality tax—for the next 20 years to funding Horry County’s portion of I-73. In response to the vote that commits $23 million annually to the unnecessary interstate, Coastal Conservation League …

The Myrtle Beach Downtown Redevelopment Corporation, or DRC, is a department under the umbrella of the City of Myrtle Beach and was initiated in 2000 as a group that would man the helm of City downtown development as it progressed into the next century. Their website states their mission goal …

After years of study social scientists and researchers have finally been able to put a finger on exactly what many in today’s leadership in government have become in relationship to the common citizens. The term has been bandied about as the new catch phrase concerning personal relationships, but after some …

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 …