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This Overlooked South Carolina Town Is So Affordable, Retirees Say They Wish They’d Moved Sooner

There’s a town in South Carolina that retirees are quietly discovering, and once they get there, they keep asking themselves the same question: why didn’t anyone tell me about this sooner?. That town is Latta, South Carolina, and it’s been sitting in Dillon County this whole time, minding...

Latta, SC · 3d

Myrtle Beach Sun-News

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BJ's Wholesale Club eyes a new location in Horry County. Here's what we know

A popular northeastern wholesale supermarket chain is looking to expand into North Myrtle Beach after opening its first Grand Strand location last year. BJ’s Wholesale Club submitted development plans to the City of North Myrtle Beach for a new location between Champions Boulevard and South Carolina Highway 90. The proposal comes after the company opened its first Horry County store in Myrtle Beach in February 2025. The warehouse chain uses a club system where only members shop in its stores, similar to Costco or Sam’s Club. BJ’s is based in Massachusetts and, according to its website, BJ’s has 8.5 million members across its 270 stores in 22 states. The Sun News was unable to reach the company for comment, but preliminary plans submitted to North Myrtle Beach reveal some details about the proposed location. The building would be around 106,628 square feet, including a 3,400-square-foot tire service area, with 381 parking spaces. The rendering also describes signage for a gas station.

Horry County, SC · 2d

American Songwriter

Born 94 Years Ago Today in the Tar Heel State, the Golden-Era Honky-Tonk Star Mentored by Ernest Tubb Who Made Grand Ole Opry History

On this day (November 6) in 1932, Stonewall Jackson was born in Tabor City, North Carolina. Stonewall wasn’t a nickname or stage name. Instead, he was named after the famed Confederate General. However, his name is far from the least interesting thing about him. He was the first artist to join the Grand Ole Opry without a record deal. Jackson also toured with his mentor, Ernest Tubb, until he landed his first chart hit. Decades later, he sued the Opry for discrimination and won.

Tabor City, NC · 4d

WMBF

State cited Belin preschool twice in April, records show

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The S.C. Department of Social Services cited Belin Creative Learning Center twice in April, state records show. More than six months later, the center fired a teacher’s aide accused of poking a 3-year-old with a pencil. The center, in Murrells Inlet, is run by...

Murrells Inlet, SC · 13h

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Wawa sets its sights on South Carolina

Wawa is looking to add South Carolina to its list of expansion targets, according to a representative for a development, who spoke at a Horry County Planning Commission meeting last week. The commission approved rezoning a 3.14-acre site at Water Grande Boulevard and Highway 9 East in Little River to...

South Carolina · 18h

The Post and Courier

Developers ready to spend $90M on Margaritaville-brand Myrtle Beach resort

MYRTLE BEACH — Developers behind a years-in-the-making Margaritaville resort planned for Myrtle Beach are ready to start construction early next month, adding to the region's array of Jimmy Buffett-branded properties. "Right out of the gate, we're going to spend $90 million to construct the development," Jason Nicholson, development division manager of Innisfree Hotels, told city leaders Nov. 10. Officials anticipate a 24-month build. The 296-room hotel anchors a larger concept that includes a pool, lazy river and neighboring event center specifically designed for upscale weddings, Nicholson s...

Myrtle Beach, SC · 17h

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Questions remain after judge dismisses charges in Pawleys Island church case

(WPDE) — Questions remain in the Pawleys Island Community Church case after a judge dismissed charges against a registered sex offender accused of volunteering around children and the church leaders accused of allowing it. Convicted sex offender Warren Perry had been accused of volunteering at a church with a...

Pawleys Island, SC · 1d

Myrtle Beach Sun-News

Wawa could be coming to Horry County-but some residents aren't happy about it

Wawa could be coming to Horry County. The Planning Commission unanimously approved Thursday plans to allow a new gas station convenience store to open in Little River – but residents aren’t happy. The request, brought by WW LLC as an agent for Baytree SC LLC, sought to amend a 3.14-acre parcel at Water Grande Boulevard and Highway 9 East for a convenience store with gas pumps and a car wash. Although the lot is currently zoned for commercial use, developers needed permission to install gas pumps at the site. The Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain has something of a cult following, particularly for its sandwiches and other fast foods. A new Horry County store would mark the first location in South Carolina. But not everyone’s pleased with Wawa’s plans. Hundreds of residents showed up at the Planning Commission meeting in opposition to the proposed convenience store. Several residents shared public comments expressing concerns that increased traffic would strain infrastructure, endanger public safety and displace wildlife. None of the comments shared as public input were supportive of the plans for a new Wawa. “That intersection is one of the highest collision intersections … I’m already taking my life in my hands trying

Horry County, SC · 3d

Myrtle Beach Sun-News

Is it legal to throw your pet's poop in neighbor's trash can? What SC law says

It’s trash day in your neighborhood, and you have your can sitting along the curb waiting for pickup. Then along comes a neighbor walking their dog and throws their pet’s bag of feces into your trash can. Putting aside the fact that the act is not very neighborly, is it against the law? South Carolina law says that a person cannot “dump, throw, drop, deposit, discard, or otherwise dispose of litter or other solid waste upon ... private property in the State for which he is not the legal owner or a person otherwise granted permission by the legal owner.” Horry County has separate solid-waste rules , and using someone else’s bin without permission could still prompt a complaint. The law also states that “garbage” that is placed in trash cans for pickup “shall not include human or animal feces.” There are other city ordinances with rules about picking up and disposing of your pet’s waste. Myrtle Beach and pet poop Myrtle Beach’s ordinance says that it is unlawful to "fail to promptly remove and properly dispose of all feces left by the animal on any public property or any private property not owned by the owner.” It goes as

South Carolina · 4d

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Murrells Inlet Vietnam veteran honored with long-awaited homecoming after Honor Flight

MYRTLE BEACH, SC. (WPDE) — More than 50 years after returning from Vietnam to a hostile reception, Murrells Inlet veteran Charlie Turner got a homecoming filled with gratitude as his community welcomed him back from an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Turner served 23 years in the United States...

Murrells Inlet, SC · 2d

Myrtle Beach Sun-News

SCDOT to conduct temporary lane closures on US 501 in Horry County. See where

Horry County drivers may experience lane closures on Highway 501 this week. The South Carolina Department of Transportation will be closing certain lanes on Highway 501 over the Waccamaw River this week in order to conduct routine maintenance and inspections. The right lane heading south on Highway 501 will close overnight on Tuesday and then reopen on Wednesday at 6 a.m, according to a news release from SCDOT. SCDOT will then close the right lane heading north on Highway 501 starting overnight on Wednesday, with the lane reopening at 6 a.m. on Thursday. The department is asking for drivers to slow down and pay attention if they are driving near the area.

Horry County, SC · 1d

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This Unassuming Hole-In-The-Wall Serves Some Of The Best BBQ In All Of South Carolina

There are restaurants that look impressive from the outside and disappoint you on the inside, and then there’s Scott’s Bar-B-Que in Hemingway, South Carolina, which looks like a cinderblock building and delivers one of the best meals you’ll ever eat. The gap between the exterior and the...

Hemingway, SC · 9d

The Post and Courier

'Behave': Horry County planning officials gave a thumbs up to a Wawa. Chaos followed.

CONWAY — Since news broke that famed Pennsylvania gas station chain Wawa plans to open its first South Carolina store in Horry County, hundreds of people cheered on social media. "It would be mobbed! You could not go near it for months," Julie Hendricks said on The Post and Courier's Facebook page. "It's the one store I've been missing for 14 years," Diane Furst Costello said. "Now I want a hoagie!" But dozens of property owners near the Bridgewater subdivision in Little River aren't as hungry for the concept, roaring in disapproval Nov. 3 after the county's planning commission authorized a la...

Horry County, SC · 2d

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LIST: Veterans Day events to honor heroes across Grand Strand and Pee Dee

(WPDE) — Several celebrations, events and tributes are planned along the Grand Strand and Pee Dee this Veterans Day, honoring those who have served our country. Myrtle Beach city leaders will host a special ceremony honoring the brave men and women who have served the country. The ceremony will feature a speaker from the veteran community and Myrtle Beach Police Chief Frederick Chambers. The "Festive Brass" will perform live. This event is free.

Myrtle Beach, SC · 1d

The Post and Courier

A new restaurant is planned for Myrtle Beach Resort. A popular dining group is behind it.

MYRTLE BEACH – A new restaurant could be coming to Myrtle Beach Resort, and the ownership group’s dining resume runs deep on the Grand Strand. The Horry County Zoning Board of Appeals on Nov. 9 voted to approve a parking variance for the yet-to-be-named project near the resort entrance at 5905 S. Kings Highway. Tom Davis, who represented the developers, provided some hints about the proposed 7,500-square-foot facility with indoor and outdoor dining. He pointed out that the owners also operate several nearby restaurants on the Murrells Inlet MarshWalk and along the South Carolina coast. "They'v...

Myrtle Beach, SC · 12h

The Post and Courier

Horry County WWII memorial honors Conway brothers, 4,000 others who served

CONWAY — On a clear day in the late 1930s, Horry County residents may have looked skyward to a wonderous sight. A fabric-covered, 40-horsepower Taylorcraft clipping the treetops — piloted by either James or Edward Norton, adventurous Conway High School seniors who took up flying after their parents said a motorcycle would be too dangerous. Within a decade, both men would be killed in action after carrying out a daring daylight air raid over Nazi-occupied Ijmuiden in Holland — but not until their B-26 Marauder was able to drop bombs on the heavily defended gas refinery. The Nortons — affectiona...

Horry County, SC · 20h

WMBF

Horry County man on dialysis seeks living kidney donor

A Horry County man is renewing his search for a living kidney donor as his kidney function worsens and he faces dialysis three days a week.

Horry County, SC · 1d

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Events To Celebrate Veterans Day (Nov. 11)

Nov. 11 is Veterans Day and there are several events celebrating on the Grand Strand and Pee Dee. At 11am, the Warbird Park Veterans Day ceremony will be held along Farrow Parkway in Myrtle Beach. From 7am-9pm, Zen Social Club celebrates Veterans Day with free entry to their amenities. That’s located along S. Kings Highway. From 3-7pm, the Veterans Day Golf Classic Meet and Greet will feature music and food, bringing together golf enthusiast and local veterans. That’ll be held at the Grand Strand Brewing Company. A Veterans Day Concert will be held at the General Robert H. Reed Rec Center at 6:30pm and is free to attend.

Myrtle Beach, SC · 14h

Coastal Observer

Town takes hands-on approach to flooding

The town of Pawleys Island has a $1.5 million federal grant, a state budget earmark and the promise of capital project sales tax revenue for drainage projects. But two members of Town Council still found themselves wading through stormwater and king tides recently in search of solutions to drainage problems.

Pawleys Island, SC · 2d

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