Courthouse notebook | Former Surfside Beach councilman Truett appealing...
Former Surfside Beach Town Councilman Sammy Truett is appealing a civil penalty handed down this year by the S.C. Ethics Commission in a case that is related to the Federal Bureau of Investigations...
View ArticleWar forever changed lives of 6 Iraqis we knew well
On June 28, 2004, the day the U.S.-led occupation authority in Iraq officially was dissolved, our Baghdad bureau held a staff dinner to mark the beginning of the country's path to self-determination...
View ArticleIssac J. Bailey | Executives can change the unfair system
Frank Luntz, the ultra-popular consultant best known for his work in Republican circles and on the Fox News Channel, came here shortly before the 2008 elections and urged members of the Myrtle Beach...
View ArticleNewt Gingrich: a portrait of a complicated politician
Just who is Newt Gingrich anyway? Is he the big thinking rhetorical bomb-thrower who led Republicans to power in the House of Representatives in 1994 for the first time in four decades, only to have...
View ArticleNearly 250 want DHEC’s top job
Nearly 250 people have applied to be the next chief at the state’s environmental protection agency as the search for top candidates has expanded.The Department of Health and Environmental Control...
View ArticleYoung Bachmann challenger says he wasn’t coached before Myrtle Beach event
An 8-year-old who shyly challenged a Republican presidential candidate’s stance on homosexuals said he was not forced to do so. Elijah Cromer of Myrtle Beach and his mother, Lora Talbot, say the...
View ArticleThe Buzz
Security lighting, good; cellphones, badThis week, the Buzz brings you Part 2 of bills pre-filed by your hard-working lawmakers.
View Article2,500 young runners race as Myrtle Beach hosts Junior Olympic Cross Country...
The facial expression and body language of each of the young runners crossing the finish line at Whispering Pines on Saturday told a different story.Some pumped their fists in the air, confident of a...
View ArticleVoters souring on new governor?
South Carolinians have soured on Nikki Haley, turning the relatively new governor from a national tea party favorite into a chief executive struggling to maintain support among members of her own...
View ArticleLabor board drops Boeing
The National Labor Relations Board dropped its high-profile lawsuit against Boeing on Friday, but the political fallout continued as Republicans said the case was a mistake to begin with and a top...
View ArticleSC primary up for grabs, Gingrich making big play
NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) – For three decades, the Republican who won South Carolina's presidential primary has also won the GOP nomination. That record helps explain why Newt Gingrich, a self-described...
View ArticleHorry County Council talks Blue Crab Festival
A special meeting of the Horry County Administration Committee will meet prior to the Jan. 10 County Council meeting to talk about ways to help the Little River Blue Crab Festival.At a council meeting...
View ArticleProstitution bust in Myrtle Beach yields 14 arrests
Myrtle Beach police arrested 14 people on prostitution related charges after an undercover operation in the city, said Capt. David Knipes.The arrests occurred Tuesday and involved 16 people, including...
View ArticleMyrtle Beach parking revenue up because of more spaces and visitors, report...
Parking revenues hit a peak this year in Myrtle Beach, not because rates have increased, but because there were more visitors and more spaces for them to park in.Lanier Parking Solutions – which...
View ArticleDeCenzo discusses Bennett’s removal as football coach at Coastal...
Removing the football program’s founding coach from his position was an agonizing decision that Coastal Carolina University President David DeCenzo wrestled with before finally notifying David Bennett...
View ArticleHorry County man wanted in hammer assault on wife, found dead in ocean
A 55-year-old Little River man wanted for questioning about the assault of his wife with a hammer was found dead in the ocean in North Myrtle Beach hours after the attack, according to authorities.Dean...
View ArticleA trip down memory lane with Facebook's Timeline
Facebook's 800 million users can now access the site's Timeline feature, which turns their profile pages into a virtual scrapbook full of big photos, memorable posts and life events. People can add...
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