At Tuesday’s council meeting, the first one after the start of the New Year, council unanimously approved a 30-day moratorium on the cutting, pruning, removal, or replacement of trees inside the town.

A Garden City man has been indicted in federal court Tuesday for bank burglary.

The revised ordinance makes smoking in a public building, business, and some outdoor areas, including the beach, a civil infraction.  That means if you’re in violation, you will have to pay a fine, no less than $10 and no more than $25.

Jack Cahill has been operating Nibils Oceanfront Dining restaurant in Surfside Beach for more than 20 years and for 10 of them it’s been smoke free.

At a workshop Tuesday night, council met to talk about several ordinances, including littering, animals, trees, jury commission, and the smoking ban ordinance.  And while no voting happened and no motions were made, town council members said they plan to make some changes.

Mayor Allen Deaton said council will be talking about various ordinances including the jury commission ordinance, tree ordinance, animal ordinance, littering ordinance, and smoking ban ordinance.

A Myrtle Beach woman is free on bond after Surfside Beach Police charged her with hitting a man on a bicycle early Saturday morning. Police charged 42-year-old Tara Lies Forsythe with felony driving under the influence with great bodily injury.

Surfside Beach Police say cash, credit cards, and checks were stolen from a home in the 600 Block of Ocean Boulevard nearly a month ago, on Sept. 2.