Those who work in tourism along South Carolina’s Grand Strand are getting glimpse at what 2010 has in store for travel.

In Myrtle Beach the three men vying for the two open council seats aren’t just sitting around. All three candidates said that they have been busier than ever with trying to prepare for the run-off that is less than two weeks away.

The “PEZ in the Sun” convention is being held at the Springmaid Beach Resort Nov. 5-7. It started at 10:00 a.m. Thursday.

Former Myrtle Beach mayor Mark McBride and current mayor John Rhodes said if they didn’t think they could win, they wouldn’t be running.

A judge sentenced Keion Griffin, 19, after being found guilty on murder charges from the 2008 shooting that killed a Coastal Carolina University student.

“Everybody has predicted it was going to be a runoff because of the five candidates in the mayor’s race and everybody predicted it was going to be between McBride and myself, so it will be a basically a rematch of 2005 and we’ll see how it goes from there, but I’m just very excited to have the support that I’ve received.“

The Myrtle Beach mayoral race will end with a run-off race between two men familiar with the position. Mayor John Rhodes and former Mayor Mark McBride received the plurality of votes in Tuesday’s election.

Election officials report turnout was high and a relatively smooth day at the polls. Some precincts in Myrtle Beach say turnout was one of the highest ever for a non-presidential race year.

At a ceremony attended by Mr. Mark Sanford, AvCraft Support Services and Indaer today announced a joint venture to provide seamless regional aircraft heavy maintenance to customers throughout the Americas, creating up to 50 new jobs over the next three years.

Polls locally and across the country are open for election day.

And just a couple of hours before the polls open, many of the mayoral candidates said they are pretty calm and just anxious for the election to be finalized.

Broadway at the Beach’s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony will officially bring to a close the 2009 Holiday Harvest Festival and introduce the Christmas holiday season.

The Claire Chapin Epps YMCA opened the first week of October, but it celebrated its grand opening on Thursday.

A man has been taken to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center after walking into a restaurant suffering from a stab wound Tuesday night.

The Convention Center was packed Tuesday night, and by 7:00 p.m. the attendance was over 7,700 as locals and visitors indulged in tasty tidbits from over 50 restaurants at this year’s 26th Annual Taste of the Town.