SC Coastal Leaders United Against Offshore Drilling
Leaders of municipal governments along the coast of South Carolina are united in their opposition to offshore drilling. They are also united in their opposition...
Horry County
Horry County “Slush Funds” Draw Scrutiny
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COUNCIL MEMBERS TRY TO BLOCK DUBIOUS “RECREATION” FUNDS Last month we brought our readers the story of some good ol’ boy taxpayer fleecing in Pickens...
Horry County: Killing The Goose
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LEADERS WANT TO EXTEND INFRASTRUCTURE FEE … Politicians in Horry County, S.C. are planning to extend a “hospitality fee” they imposed more than two decades ago as...
2016 Tourism Tax Data: Modest Uptick
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GOOD, NOT GREAT NEWS FOR GRAND STRAND … Earlier this year we submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the S.C. Department of...
SC Coastal Tax Data: Mixed Bag
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REVENUE UP MODESTLY … PICTURE INCOMPLETE There’s a battle raging in Myrtle Beach, S.C. between taxpayer-subsidized tourism leaders and government watchdogs over just how many...
Coastal Heroin Addicts: Lock Them Up?
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LOCAL LEADER CALLS FOR MANDATORY JAIL TIME … We wrote not long ago about the deadly heroin epidemic gripping Horry County, S.C. The problem? Large amounts...
Janel Ralph: Medical Marijuana Key To Stopping Opiate Abuse Epidemic
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COMMON SENSE REFORM WOULD HELP PATIENTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT … || By JANEL RALPH || In South Carolina opiate addiction has become a growing epidemic – one placing a tremendous...
Students Rally Against Myrtle Beach Access Fees
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YOUTH MOVEMENT ON PALMETTO COAST You’d think the city of Myrtle Beach, S.C. would be doing everything within its power to encourage people to visit its coastline...
Crazy Horry County: At It Again
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ANOTHER POLITICAL SCANDAL HITS THE REDNECK RIVIERA There’s an election in Horry County, S.C. this coming week … (insert your joke here). It’s a runoff election...
Residency, Accessibility Issues Dog Coastal Candidate
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DOES TYLER SERVANT LIVE IN THE DISTRICT HE WANTS TO REPRESENT? || By FITSNEWS || Horry County councilman Tyler Servant is being accused of not...