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06/17/2026

The new development will have 107 units on 49.88 acres in Longs. The lots will be a minimum of 10,000 square feet.

Horry County Council gave first reading approval of a development agreement for a new residential area on Star Bluff Road in the Wampee section of Longs just off Highway 90. The new development will have 107 units on 49.88 acres. The lots will be a minimum of 10,000 square feet.

06/17/2026

"But the balcony was mostly a free-for-all of Evette and Wilson supporters, who frequently drowned out what the candidates were saying, especially when they heard something they didn't like."

Attorney General Alan Wilson made a sarcastic reference to his opponent, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, not attending a previous debate. The rest of Wilson's comment was drowned out by boos and jeers, with one spectator in the balcony screaming, "Cheap shot!" That set the tone for a raucous debate between....

06/17/2026

The debate quickly emerged as the most contentious of the four sponsored by the South Carolina Republican Party, as both candidates and their supporters brought a level of passion that wasn't felt in the three previous debates.

With the Republican gubernatorial runoff just one week away, all eyes were on Conway on Tuesday, June 16 as Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson took the debate stage at Coastal Carolina University for one of their final public showdowns before voters return to the polls.

06/16/2026

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06/16/2026

U.S. Rep. Russell Fry has endorsed Cody Simpson for South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.

U.S. Rep. Russell Fry has endorsed Cody Simpson for South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture. Simpson's campaign made the announcement in a news release Tuesday morning, June 16.

06/16/2026

Voters in District 10 will head back to the polls next week for a key Horry County Board of Education runoff. Read more below:

Voters in District 10 will head back to the polls next week for a key Horry County Board of Education runoff between Jason Morgan and Stephen Whisnant.

06/16/2026

On a sunny warm day, surfers left their wheelchairs for a surfboard and rode the waves.

On a sunny warm day, Saturday, June 13, surfers left their wheelchairs for a surfboard and rode the waves. Wheels to Surf, with Luke Sharp and the non-profit Adaptive Surf Project, hosted a dozen individuals with physical disabilities for a day in the ocean as a part of the "Shepherd Center Day of S...

06/16/2026

"We had a of talks about it," Baldwin said. "We definitely met. We had a public hearing. People understand the cost of living is going up. The cost of our police officers, our first responders, our vehicles, police cars, fire trucks, all that, the cost is going up."

North Myrtle Beach City Council unanimously approved second reading of a $190,169,954 budget with little fanfare in its Monday meeting.

06/16/2026

The property’s owner, who lives in Charlotte, N.C., acquired the 1.07-acre property back in March. The owner requested the property be rezoned in order to develop townhomes on the property.

The future of a vacant lot on Sycamore Street remains uncertain after the Conway City Council voted against a rezoning request that would have allowed the property's owner to build townhouses on the land.

06/16/2026

Kevin is the owner-operator of Its About Time Watchmakers & Jewelers, which is located at 3802 Highway 17 South, Unit D, in North Myrtle Beach.

Kevin O’Melia simply needed a job as a young teenager.