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City of Myrtle Beach looking into making sales tax permanent, borrow money
The City of Myrtle Beach is considering borrowing money against future sales tax revenue to build a large outdoor venue next to the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. The problem is there are only six years left on the sales tax revenue that was originally designated for out-of-market tourism promotion and property tax subsidies.
The thought is it will be better to build the $10 million venue to satisfy the commitment made to the state of South Carolina to grow the convention center footprint than to pay back the $7 million the City borrowed as a part of the original convention center deal. The problem is the City will...
Shred session in #MYR
Every now and then we come across a cool photo, piece of writing or video that isn't classified as news but it is worthy of our town and a mention. Check out this pretty rad skate video featuring some local skaters at the Matt Hughes Skatepark in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Matt Hughes Skate Park is the only public supported skate park in the Grand Strand. While it doesn't get a lot of recognition, this little gem in the City of Myrtle Beach is a haven for skaters looking at honing in on their skills. If you get a chance check it out at 33rd Ave. North at the Doug Shaw Stadium parking area. It's open Monday – Friday 3:00...
Almost 2000 Horry Electric customers without power this morning
This morning an equipment failure at the Burgess community substation has left many residences (and traffic lights) without power. It sounds like it will take a while to fix permanently.
Crews are working to backfeed power from another sourece according to the Horry Electric Facebook status,. The fancy new Outage Viewer we reported on will tell you the status of the problem including the...
Verizon 4G LTE has landed in #MYR
Verizon has announced today that starting May 17 the Myrtle Beach area will be a part of their 4G network.
This marks the first of the major four U.S. cell phone carriers to offer 4G service to the Grand Strand. While AT&T launched their nearly 4G service, HSPA+ last summer it is not a true 4G service. Verizon says that 55% of South Carolina's population will be covered with their 4G LTE network. LTE can have speeds up to 10X that of the current 3G technology. Verizon’s 4G...
ESPN TheTeam 100.3 interviews Nerlens Noel, #1 Basketball recruit in the country
On Friday, April 27th, local ESPN Radio 100.3 "The Team" scored an exclusive interview with the number one High School basketball recruit, Nerlens Noel.
Aaron Marks, host of 100.3's drive time sports show, 'The Drive,' which airs weekdays from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. talked with Noel via telephone about his choice in choosing Kentucky for his college career.
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S.C. Hospitality Association President commits suicide (Update: Duncan charged, relationship unclear)
Update April 26th, 2012: Rachel Duncan gave an exclusive interview with The State that goes into detail about why she did not come forward during the investigation.
The State also reports that Sponseller had photos of Duncan on his computer that were "sexual in nature." However, Duncan states she never gave any photos to Sponseller. The details are here.
See our previous reports below for backstory...
