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Despite a 2016 S.C. Code of Ethics complaint filed during her time spent on council with him, Surfside Beach Town Councilman David Pellegrino notified our news team yesterday he will vote for Julie Samples in the coming November 19th Surfside Beach runoff. Pellegrino came in third in a three way …

For the record, my family moved to Conway, S.C. in 1767 from Surrey, Virginia. There was no Surfside Beach when we arrived. We first came to Surrey, VA. from England in 1633. My father owned a home in Surfside Beach during the entire decade of the 1970s. I spent summers …

OPINION Yesterday, the Horry County Elections commission confirmed what Tuesday’s votes showed. Democrat Mike Chestnut garnered over 2500 votes in the Myrtle Beach city election. Chestnut gained the most votes of any candidate running. The two conservative candidates lost dismally to all Democrats running. “West Coast” minded candidates (John Krajc …

Bob Hellyer is a Surfside Beach resident and former Magistrate Judge of Judges from the D.C. area, namely Virginia. Many locals tell us they have become jaded about politics today. Especially with news, like we expect to see dropped by the State Newspaper this morning. A group of industry millionaires …

A long list of City of Myrtle Beach elite, industry insiders are pooling $2 million in funds to create the Institute for Responsible Development. Developers, development attorneys, and real estate companies are partnering with Professor Emeritus Eddie Dyer at Coastal Carolina University. The group will create a think tank to …

During campaign season, residents can expect all manner of misbehavior from competing candidates. The rhetoric can be accelerated when Political Action Groups like the Grand Strand Business Alliance or one of the other four Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce pac’s “mail pieces” find their way into resident mailboxes. This …