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The Hospitality Fee (tax) settlement with the City of Myrtle Beach was extended into perpetuity tonight. Councilman Dennis DiSabato added one amendment which requires the City of Myrtle Beach not pay approximately $7 million in legal fees to the city’s lawyers. Those legal fees were included for 8 months of …

OPINION Why Do We Let Washington Play Vegas Bookmaker on Flooding? If you go into any sports book in Las Vegas to bet on an upcoming game, you’ll find various odds and points spreads based on which team is believed to have a better chance of winning. While there are …

Dennis DiSabato used amended language heard in the video below. On Tuesday night, Horry County Council passed an ordinance making Imagine 2040 law. Imagine 2040 is a comprehensive guide to the future of growth and community development in Horry County. The State of South Carolina requires local governments to completely remake …

Imagine 2040 is now a law. Residents, county-wide, approved of last night’s vote by Horry County Council. Imagine 2040 took two years of planning and debates. Constant, ongoing pressure from powerful land developers did not stop the plan from passing. As MyrtleBeachSC news published last month, Coastal Carolina University teamed …

Rep. Tommy Stringer, a Greer Republican, is demanding greater accountability from the S.C. Judicial Merit Selection Commission. Stringer believes Judicial Reform is necessary. The committee declined to take any action against the state’s circuit judges over two decades despite more than 1,000 formal complaints. Under state law, six of the …

Surfside Beach Town Hall was packed tonight to witness the swearing in of new Mayor Bob Hellyer. Also sworn in were Michael Drake, Cindy Keating, and Paul Holder. Mayor Hellyer, Councilman Mike Drake and Councilwoman Keating each pledged to begin work on the Surfside Beach pier right away.