The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce presented its tourism tax expenditures and results report to city council Tuesday afternoon.

In a midmorning board meeting Brad Dean President of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce said there will be a board action against the Elmer Fudd case but not until after city elections.

In just eight days, voters will head to the polls for local elections across the eastern Carolinas. In Myrtle Beach some political experts said that city voters are equally divided between the incumbents and their opposition.

Representatives from Crescent Bank today announced the bank will partner with North Myrtle Beach High School’s chapter of the International Thespian Society in an effort to collect food items to give to needy children in the North Myrtle Beach area as part of the national “Trick or Treat So Kids Can Eat” program.

The first shipments of H1N1 nasal spray vaccines have reached the Grand Strand.

Police have identified the suspect in a string of armed robberies in Horry County.

Andrea Richards loves her neighborhood. She lives near the intersection of Maple Avenue, 4th Avenue South, and Broadway. In fact, her neighbors recently voted Richards to be part of a new committee put together to examine ways to improve the neighborhoods around Withers Swash and 3rd Avenue South.

They’re dishing out fresh flounder, fish fries, coleslaw, and hush puppies at the train depot all day.

Tuesday in Myrtle Beach, at T-Bonz Restaurant, The Grand Strand Young Republicans Club and The Myrtle Beach Republican Club hosted a meet and greet for city and council candidates.

In a press conference held at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center Tuesday, members of the Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association said the area faired much better compared to other popular vacation destinations so far this year. The theme was “Good news in a Bad economy.“

The Myrtle Beach TEA Party or ‘Taxed Enough Already’ invited the public to talk about what bothers them about the proposed bill at the Myrtle Beach Train Depot.

Political candidates running in Myrtle Beach city elections came together for a forum at the Canal Street Recreation Center.

Officials with The Horry County Departments of Airports met at the Horry County Government building to get community input on the proposed Terminal Capacity Enhancement Program at the Myrtle Bach International Airport.

An Horry County judge ruled against former Myrtle Beach mayor Mark McBride in circuit court. McBride filed a lawsuit against the city for improperly implementing the tourism development tax, also known as the penny tax.

Myrtle Beach and Horry County leaders gathered in Myrtle Beach Thursday morning to discuss constructing the Harrelson Boulevard extension project.
Officials with the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Development Authority were also there.