By Jean Hampton
The Carolina Patriots, a grassroots organization of conservative citizens from the Grand Strand and surrounding areas, are planning two bus trips to Washington, D.C. for August 27 – 29 and again for Sept. 10 – 12. The August trip will be to attend the “Restoring Honor” rally with Glenn Beck on August 28 [...]
Letter to MBTP President Towney
I am resigning my position of Board Secretary, but felt you should know why. I joined the MBTP to have a greater impact then just one person could make I met a lot of new people, and I am glad I did. I didn’t agree with everyone on everything, but I [...]
By Anthony Trinca
On June 14th the MBTP held its first in what was told to be a series of secure meetings at the Myrtle Beach train depot. After a number of weeks of being silent and with less than 72hrs. notice the explosive meeting was held. Armed police officer guarded the front door and two [...]
Glenn Pemberton has worked at the information booth since 1995 and also volunteers at the MYR GA terminal. He has completed over 4,000 hours of volunteer service for the airport which qualifies him for the highest level award from the President of the United States Council on Service and Civic Participation, “The President’s Call to [...]
On June 1, at the Chapin Memorial Library the Myrtle Beach Tea Party held a members only meeting. Topics discussed were board member actions, violations of organizational rules by certain members and recent shifts in the direction of the MBTP. At that meeting the members were not happy with the new direction pushed by certain [...]
Some of the candidates running for office include:
Clark Parker
Candidate for U.S. Congress, District 1
• A lifelong South Carolinian, Clark and his wife Marcia live in Horry County.
• A practicing accountant for nearly 30 years, Clark is a partner in the firm of Parker Hunter Spivey CPA LLC.
• A serious community leader, Clark helped found and [...]
By Jean Hampton
Republican candidates running for state and local offices in the South Carolina June 8 Primary addressed constituents and presented their platforms for voters’ consideration. Free food and entertainment was provided by the Horry County Republican Club who sponsored the event at the historic Peanut Warehouse in Conway. The results of a straw poll [...]
By Paul Gable
At the May 4th regular meeting of Horry County Council, Ms. Laura Best asked council members where was Horry County’s money under the federal Workforce Investment Act.
According to information Best reported to council members, the federal government has provided approximately $8 million to the Horry, Georgetown and Williamsburg counties council of governments (COG).
Of [...]
First Congressional District Republican candidate, Clark Parker, won the straw poll at the Horry County Republican Party’s Throw Down Hoe Down Rally and Forum.
Hundreds of voters flooded the grounds of Conway’s Peanut Warehouse to offer support for candidates by cheering and casting ballots. The Horry County Republican Party held a straw poll to get a [...]
By Sarah George
The owners of a Longs, S.C., privately-owned construction company signed the state’s first-ever agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on April 14 to strengthen hiring practices and to combat the unlawful employment of illegal aliens.
Jack Doyle and Jim Shealy, owners of Coastal Steel and Acoustics (CSA), signed an agreement in a [...]
By Sally P. Howard
The families of Joseph Holliday and John Monroe Holliday have announced that Connecticut Congressman John Larson will be the keynote speaker honoring Congressman Jim Clyburn and Congressman John Spratt at the Galivants Ferry Stump Speaking on May 3.
Congressman Larson is in his sixth term and was elected by his colleagues to serve [...]
By Jean Hampton
More than 120 people gathered at the Shriners Club, N. Kings Highway on April 13 for an evening of informative Town Hall type interaction with candidates running for office in South Carolina District 1. The candidates were asked to respond to questions and inform the audience of their stance on issues of concern [...]
By Paul Gable
A campaign donation from Horry County Interim Administrator John Weaver to Horry County Council Chairman candidate Howard Barnard may violate Section 8-13-1342 of the S. C. Code of Laws.
According to Barnard’s campaign disclosure form, on file with the S.C. Ethics Commission, Weaver contributed $500 to the Barnard campaign for chairman on March 9, [...]
By Debbie Harwell
The Myrtle Beach Community Appearance Board heard a request from Horry County’s construction management firm, MB Kahn, for a final approval for the core and shell of the new and old Myrtle Beach International Airport terminals and the landscaping, at a meeting on Thursday, March 18.
The expansion project is estimated to cost $129.8 [...]
Local businessman and lifelong Horry County resident, Clark Parker, announced his intent to run for the District One Congressional seat recently.
Who is Clark Parker? Clark was born in the small farming community of Aynor, S.C. He grew up on a farm and worked from a very early age in the tobacco fields alongside his family. [...]
By Paul Gable
Horry County Interim Administrator John Weaver has reportedly been bragging recently that he now has the votes to be selected to fill the vacancy for a permanent county administrator.
This development refers to word on the street of a reported deal that has council members Jody Prince and Bob Grabowski changing their previous votes [...]
By Julie Sluss
The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2010 Youth Leadership Academy has announced the speakers for this year’s event.
This one-day program, which takes place Monday, March 15 at Coastal Carolina University, is designed for selected high school sophomore students to recognize their leadership talents and apply them in becoming effective, ethical leaders in [...]
By Birgit H.Darby
Since when did Horry County Council become an elite Club of handpicked members with e-mail access to the Chairwoman?
Thanks to the Sun News and staff writer, Claudia Lauer, for the expose’of the shenanigans going on behind closed doors, or should we say “secret computer e-mails” within the hierarchy of our County Council? Thanks [...]
Conspiracy theories can be very seductive.
Given a few strange clues and some seemingly random bits of information, it is easy to raise the suspicion of something sinister going on just beyond eyesight of normal men and women.
Star Chamber, Free Masons, Rosicrucians, Skull and Bones, the Catholic Church, CIA, Military-Industrial Complex, SMERSH, Environmentalists, and Communists; [...]
By Jean Hampton
The North Charleston, S.C. Coliseum was filled with an estimated crowd of 8,000 for the Bold & Fresh Tour of Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck of Fox News on Jan. 30. This was the third venue for the live shows that began on Jan. 23 in Westbury, N.Y. and will conclude in Los [...]
Coastal Carolina University, Francis Marion University, The (Florence) Morning News, WBTW News 13 and scnow.com will sponsor a series of political debates during the upcoming election season. Two gubernatorial primary debates will be held in June. Nominees for state superintendent of education, lieutenant governor and governor will debate prior to the November general election.
Republican and [...]
By Nancy Gray
The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce held its 2009 annual meeting today at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center Hotel. The event featured keynote speaker MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough, a Grand Strand economic forecast presented by Dr. Donald Schunk and breakout sessions on social media tips to get results, garnering [...]
By Janet Spencer
The Tea Party Express national bus tour is on the move again. The effort will begin in San Diego, California on October 25, 2009 and will reach its final destination in Orlando, Florida on November 11, 2009. This trip is called “Countdown To Judgment Day” that marks 1 year before the 2010 congressional [...]
Randal Wallace is a native of Myrtle Beach.
Wallace earned an Associate Degree from Spartanburg Methodist College in history and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Lander University in history and political science and took a degree in Mass Communications before returning to Myrtle Beach. He is currently employed with Waccamaw Land and Timber.
Having served on [...]
To understand the definition of hypocrisy, one only has to observe the machinations and pronouncements of county officials.
An excellent example of the definition of that word was provided last week by Horry County Interim Administrator John Weaver.
In an act of absolute arrogance, Weaver cancelled the nomination of a person to a county board, specifically the [...]
Two Horry County committees will study the question of allowing the City of Myrtle Beach to assist in enforcing nuisance ordinances in unincorporated close to, and in some cases surrounded by city boundaries.
The Public Safety Committee will get first crack at the issue at its regular meeting next week and, after it decided on action, [...]
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August 28, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
If you’re one of the many local residents who emphatically disagree with the Myrtle Beach city politicians who have discriminated against bikers and basic rights, have we got a show for you! (And a way to join in the fight for freedom).
On Sunday, Sept. 6, at 8pm, there will be [...]
Corruption / Horry County Council / Myrtle Beach International Airport / misuse of public funds / scams / suspicious goings-on
August 4, 2009 0A recent meeting of the Horry County Airport Advisory Board heard that Myrtle Beach International Airport had lost over $1 million in revenue since airport fees were dropped late last year.
This revelation by airport finance director Pat Apone emphasized the paradox in which the airport constantly finds itself. The airport can either raise fees to [...]
One new lawsuit and one old one raise questions about how Myrtle Beach Police Department officers are managed by their superiors.
Brenda Christy, a 22-year veteran of the Myrtle Beach Police Department, filed a federal discrimination lawsuit in federal district court on May 31, 2009 against the department.
According to the complaint filed with the court, Christy [...]
Pawleys Island resident Douglas A. Decker, P.E. has been selected for induction in the inaugural class of 22 members to the Energy Efficiency Forum Hall of Fame.The induction ceremonies will be held in Washington, D.C. June 15, prior to the start of the 20th Annual Energy Efficiency Forum held at the National Press Club.
“Looking back [...]
It was with great interest that I read a news release from the City of Myrtle Beach Attorney’s Office last week informing the media and public it was dropping charges against Horry County Council member Marion Foxworth.
Foxworth was initially charged on October 18, 2007 with loitering for prostitution. At that time, the city confiscated Foxworth’s [...]
Local news media reports of the impending retirement of Horry County Airport Director Bob Kemp recently were exceedingly kind.
The fact is Kemp wanted to stay in his current position until age 70, four years from now. However, with the imminent departure of Horry County Administrator Danny Knight, Kemp’s last protector in county government, county council [...]
The North Myrtle Beach Chamber has announced that its ninth annual awards dinner, “Night of a Thousand Stars,” will be held Saturday, January 31 at Lakeside Conference Center at Barefoot Premier Resorts in North Myrtle Beach.
Awards will be presented in the following categories: “Business of the Year (small-one to ten employees), “Business of the Year” [...]
The S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce and the S.C. Wildlife Federation have called for an open review of a new coal-fired plant being proposed by Santee Cooper, the state’s public utility. We asked the Santee Cooper Advisory Board, consisting of five of our state Constitutional Officers, to provide the same kind of objective and [...]
The third act of the Horry County attempt to establish a solid waste monopoly over trash generated within the county played out last week in a workshop before Horry County Council.
The fact that the county is attempting to establish a communistic form of controlling the county’s waste was discussed in our last issue.
The discussion here [...]
