While there are no tax hikes, the county plans to raise revenue by charging more for EMS fees.

Myrtle Beach city prosecutors dismissed prostitution charges against a Horry County councilman last week after charging him in October 2007.

Horry County councilman Marion foxworth talked with News13 Friday afternoon about all of his charges being dropped. He told News13’s Thema Ponton he found out the charges had been dropped when he got a text alert from scnow.com, while he was at a county council committee meeting.

Myrtle Beach City attorney has dropped charges in the prostitution case against Horry County Councilman, Marion Foxworth.

County budget cuts mean employee salary reductions and slower county services.

Horry County council chairwoman returns from week-long economic development trip hoping to bring ideas to reality for county’s economic future.

Horry County council members voted Monday to terminate the contract with the Horry County Humane Society. The HCHS was awarded the contract to run the county’s animal shelter in June 2006, but the cover up of a deadly viral outbreak has led to the group’s dismissal.

Horry County Council Chairwoman Liz Gilland left the country Friday for a trip to Dubai to seek out economic development and trade with the Middle Eastern nation-state. The county paid $2,131 so far to fund the trip; a trip Gilland said would bring 3,000 jobs back to Horry County.

Horry County Council Chairwoman Liz Gilland will leave the country for a trip to Dubai on March 20 to seek out economic development and trade with the Middle Eastern country. The county paid $2,131 so far to fund the trip.

On Tuesday night the Horry County Council voted on an issue that had quite a few people fired up. That issue dealt with trash and where that trash which is generated in the county can be dumped.

The Horry County Animal Shelter in Conway is closed again for drop-offs and adoptions, for the second time less than three months.

There are fewer than 90 days until the spring Harley-Davidson motorcycle rally on the Grand Strand and two votes from Horry County council will mean big changes for the event.

The Horry County Humane Society’s Board of Directors hired a new executive director to run the county’s animal shelter and elected a new president. The Horry County council’s Public Safety Committee will decide if the HCHS will continue running the county’s animal shelter Monday.

As of 10:30 a.m. Thursday, the North American Institute of Aviation no longer holds the lease over part of the Horry County Airport. Horry County Sheriff’s deputies posted an eviction notice on the school’s doors Wednesday morning.

She said it (Hard Rock Park) was a great idea, perhaps in the wrong place and definitely the wrong time.