Horry County “Slush Funds” Draw Scrutiny
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...
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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...
Myrtle Beach Businesses Seek Better Representation
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“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...
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...