Myrtle Beach Businesses Seek Better Representation
“REFORM” CANDIDATE URGED TO RUN FOR MAYOR … A group of reformers and small business leaders in Myrtle Beach, S.C. are encouraging a successful businesswoman...
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Myrtle Beach Crime: Back In The News
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DRUGS, PROSTITUTION CITED … Just in time for the tourist season, reports of crime in Myrtle Beach, S.C. are bubbling back up to the surface....
Lindsey Graham Brings Big Gubmint Agenda To SC Coast
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FUN WITH “OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY” Fiscally liberal, warmongering U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham brought his big government agenda to the South Carolina coast – promoting a...
“Coastal Kickback” Ethics Case Delayed
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A PITIFUL END TO THE MOST EGREGIOUS CAMPAIGN FINANCE SCANDAL WE’VE EVER COVERED … It’s been almost six months since this website exclusively reported on the...
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...
SC Coast: Diversify Or Die
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PALMETTO STATE’S TOURISM ECONOMY MUST EVOLVE … OR CEASE TO EXIST One of the most disappointing things about South Carolina is that it is needlessly...
The Jellyfish Invasion Isn’t Letting Up
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SOUTH CAROLINA COASTLINE STILL UNDER SIEGE … Jellyfish may be out of the headlines … but they’re not out of the water along the South...
Myrtle Beach Mayor Headed Back To China
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SERIOUS QUESTIONS SURROUND LATEST TAXPAYER-FUNDED VISIT … With concerns escalating over the status of Chinese investments along the South Carolina coast, Myrtle Beach, S.C. mayor John Rhodes is...
Report: Myrtle Beach Down 2 Million Tourists
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NOT-SO-GRAND STRAND? Myrtle Beach, S.C. will see a dramatic drop-off in tourism in 2016, according to a coastal watchdog website. MyrtleBeachSC.com is reporting that the...