Tuesday, April 22, 2025
The SC General Assembly won’t be messing with county governments this week because it is on vacation.
However, when the legislators return next week, roads and the local government fund will be tops on the list of issues to be discussed.
As they are currently being handled in Columbia, both issues do nothing more than transfer funding problems to county governments.
One week after signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a retreat.
Indiana lawmakers claimed Hoosier Hospitality returned with an amendment to the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act Thursday.
The following is an account of the Indiana General Assembly’s Holy Thursday activities to stem the one week national firestorm against the RFRA.
Special election dates have been set for Horry County Council District 6 to fill the unexpired term of Bob Grabowski.
Filing for the special election will open April 17, 2015 and close April 27, 2015. Candidates will file with the respective party they wish to contest in on the primary ballot.
The special primary elections for District 6 will be held June 16, 2015.
According to several sources, Horry County Council member Bob Grabowski died from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound approximately one hour ago.
According to those sources, Grabowski called his brother to tell him of his intentions and gave the contact information for Horry County Police Chief Saundra Rhodes.
Grabowski, who has worked for PTR Industries for approximately one year, took his life in the woods near the plant in Cool Springs Industrial Park.
The Indiana General Assembly and Gov. Mike Pence gave a lesson in U.S. history and politics after passing into law an ill-considered “Religious Freedom” bill last week.
Pence and Republican legislators apparently thought the religious freedom law would be a feather in their caps, endearing them to the far right Republican base and assuring continued election success.
Instead they found themselves in the middle of a public relations firestorm that rapidly was blowing back on them and probably eliminating Pence from any future serious presidential consideration.
Funding for Coast RTA was almost removed from the Horry County budget for next fiscal year during last week’s Horry County Council budget retreat.
A motion to remove funding from Coast RTA was made and seconded and was only stopped by the intervention of council chairman Mark Lazarus.
Lazarus convinced his fellow council members the most recent Coast RTA update on its funding agreement with Horry County should be heard by the Administration Committee before a vote to remove the agency funding is considered.
Grand Strand Daily and SC Hotline have merged into one internet publication.
Paul Gable will be providing the editorial content for the joint publication while Jeffrey Sewell will be handling the technical aspects of the operation.
If Horry County budget discussions are any indication, it appears changes will be made in the way the Horry County Police Department is funded.
That appears to be the sentiment of a majority of council members after this week’s Horry County Council budget retreat.
The exact change is not certain at this time, but the establishment of a special tax district in the
It seems the City of Myrtle Beach is well on its way to discouraging future participation in the Atlantic Beach Bikefest over Memorial Day weekend.
A reduction in the size of the crowd may not be noticeable this year, but with the use of some of the city’s new toys, the message will be sent back control is a lot tighter.
Local media has reported what has been termed hi-tech additions to equipment available to police since last year, as well as the 23-mile traffic loop and one way chute down Ocean Boulevard.
The S.C. Senate Finance Committee will hold a meeting March 24th on a roads bill sponsored by committee member Sen. Ray Cleary.
The bill, S.523, proposes increase a number of taxes and fees to pay for the road maintenance while also proposing to force counties to take control of approximately 50 percent of the roads currently maintained by SCDOT.
As with a bill currently making its way through the S.C. House, Cleary’s bill proposes to disband current County Transportation Committees and re-establish them with a new procedure for appointing members.
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