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Demolition begins at Inlet Square Mall ahead of redevelopment project
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WMBF) - Crews began tearing down part of Inlet Square Mall this week as part of a project to redevelop the area, which has become an eyesore in the South Strand. “Inlet Square Mall was built there as a community hub and a gateway to Horry County,”...
Brookgreen Gardens cleanup continues, damage reaches $350K after microburst
Officials are still assessing the damage after a microburst storm felled trees and battered infrastructure at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet on Sunday, June 9. As of Thursday, they estimate at least $350,000 worth of damage. “We took one on the chin. It’s like we had our own personal hurricane,”...
Myrtle Beach Native Maritsa Platis, a.k.a Miss Sea Islands USA 2024 competes in Miss South Carolina USA this weekend
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Miss Sea Islands USA 2024 and myrtle beach native Maritsa Pliets heads to North Charleston to compete in Miss South Carolina USA this weekend. Maritsa is a top finisher in the Miss SC USA pageant and is considered a “shoo-in” for this year’s crown.
Mediation needed to resolve $500K dispute involving new Surfside Beach pier, mayor says
SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The town of Surfside Beach and a contractor for the town’s recently opened pier will go to mediation to resolve a dispute over about $500,000, Mayor Robert Krouse said on Friday. “At this point, the total bill is $17,880,000,” Krouse said in his weekly newsletter. “The amount in dispute totals […]
Nearly 14K aluminum cans collected for recycling during Carolina Country Music Fest to benefit burned children in South Carolina
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Roughly 400 pounds of aluminum cans were collected for recycling during the recent Carolina Country Music Fest in Myrtle Beach, officials said. The new initiative at CCMF this year was a partnership between South Carolina Firefighters and the Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital. While the market value of […]
Pee Dee Park in Horry Co. opens with new playground installations
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Pee Dee Park Playground in Horry County is officially re-open for play!. On Friday, Horry County Park and Recreation Director Ray Dunham and their staff were joined by Councilman Al Allen to celebrate the special occasion. The new playground installation project was funded by...
Horry County pantry helping with food insecurity amid rising costs, SNAP limits
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WPDE) — Food costs have risen drastically over the last couple of years and are putting a strain on many local families. According to the USDA, food prices rose more than 5% last year alone. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as Food Stamp Benefits,...
Roundabout comes full circle on regional projects funding list
Funding for a roundabout for the Waverly Road and Petigru Drive intersection that previously caused an uproar in the community has been restored at the request of Georgetown County. The Grand Strand Area Transportation Study Policy Committee last week approved $1.15 million for the project, listed as the region’s top...
It happened in Horry: The beach gets a bank, kinda
South Carolina has a “dual” banking system, with state and national banks. In the crisis of the Great Depression, we developed a third form that would bring Myrtle Beach its first financial institution. In the 1930s Horry’s county seat had two strong banks, Peoples National and Conway National....
5th Annual International Cultural Festival set to return to Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — The Myrtle Beach International Culture Festival is returning to the Grand Strand for the 5th year!. On Sunday June 30, Chapin Park will be filled from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., as the diverse festival features multiple cultural food artisans and vendors. Vendor space...
Brandon Johnson to renovate King's North at Myrtle Beach National in South Carolina
The King’s North course at Myrtle Beach National in South Carolina closed this month for the start of a two-part, two-year renovation that promises to modernize a layout originally designed by Arnold Palmer in 1973. Brandon Johnson, a longtime lead architect for Arnold Palmer Design Company, has been hired...
EPA to disband Red Hill oversight group amid Navy complaints
HONOLULU (AP) — A community-led group formed to provide public oversight of the Navy’s Red Hill fuel facility will be shut down after the committee refused to cede control of the meetings to the military. The Red Hill Community Representation Initiative, or CRI, was formed last year by...
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