Bad to Worse

Tuesday,  4/13/15

Lane Closure

The outside southbound lane on Hwy. 17 Bypass, from East Coast Honda to the Glenns Bay/Holmestown Road intersection, is currently closed for repair work due to washout issues caused by utility boring under the road. Contractors are working diligently and will re-open the lane just as soon as possible. The temporary closure could take up to 24 hours.

Lisa H. Bourcier | Public Information DirectorHorry County Government
Public Information Office
P.O. Box 1236, Conway, South Carolina 29528
Tel 843.915.5390 | Fax 843.915.6390 | bourcier@horrycounty.org
www.horrycounty.org

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Conway, South Carolina – Below is the Special Election schedule for Horry County Council District 6.

 

4/17/2015      12:00 p.m. (noon) – filing opens    (Elections Office)

4/27/2015      12:00 p.m. (noon) – filing closes

6/16/2015      Special Primary Election

6/18/2015      10:00 a.m. certification          (Elections Office)

6/30/2015      Runoff Election

7/2/2015        10:00 a.m. certification          (Elections Office)

8/4/2015        General Election

8/7/2015        10:00 a.m. certification          (Elections Office)

The following precincts are eligible to vote for Horry County Council District 6:

Enterprise (split district)

Lake Park

Sea Winds (split district)

Socastee #1 (split district)

Socastee #2

Socastee #3

For more information, please contact the Horry County Registration & Elections Office at (843) 915-5440.

ROAD CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

APRIL 6, 2015 – APRIL 10, 2015

GLENNS BAY ROAD WIDENING AND INTERCHANGE PROJECT

Monday – Friday: There will be a shoulder closure for utility relocation work on US 17 Bypass northbound from The Church of the Resurrection north up to Sutter Drive on the right shoulder.

Monday-Friday: There will be periodic traffic stops on US 17 Bypass in order to allow Sumter Utilities to safely relocate Santee Cooper’s overhead power lines across US 17.  This work will start on the north end of the project and work south.  At each of the cut over points when traffic is stopped it will be stopping north and southbound traffic.  The South Carolina Highway Patrol or the Horry County Police are scheduled to assist in the stopping of the traffic at each of the cut over points as well.  

Tuesday (night)-Thursday (night): There will be a lane closure for storm drainpipe laying operations on Glenns Bay Road from Caropines Drive to Evergreen Circle.  This work will take place between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.

CAROLINA BAYS PARKWAY PROJECT

Monday-Friday: There will be a right shoulder closure for the southbound lane on Peachtree Road for slope protection, weather permitting.  The shoulder closure will  be 1.5-1.7 miles south of Dick Pond Road, no lanes will be blocked.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

To get updates on all SCDOT projects in Horry County, visit SCDOT’s website at http://www.scdot.org​ choose Quick Links.  From the drop down menu select SC Road Conditions. Just click on Horry County on the map for the current listing.

Race For The Inlet

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Need Your Ideas and Opinions

You say nobody asks for your opinion?

You wonder why nobody seems to plan for the future?

Well...here is your chance! We need your opinions and ideas.

We have scheduled two meetings to get important community input in the development of the Burgess Community Bike/Pedestrian Plan. The need for improved pedestrian and cycling infrastructure was identified during the development of the Burgess Community Area Plan. We are working with the Horry County Planning Department and the Edgar Dyer Institute for Leadership and Public Policy at Coastal Carolina University. Students have already taken inventory of existing connectivity and gaps in the system.

The first meeting is set for March 26 at 7:00 pm at the South Strand Recreation Center. This meeting will provide an explanation of the process as well as visual examples of different types of facilities along with a discussion of important considerations such as safety, cost, maintenance and user needs. There will be maps on which you can actually draw.  You will take a topical survey to help gauge the degree of community support, areas most in need of facilities, potential use, etc. A visual survey will help determine the type of  infrastructure residents would like to see. 

At our next Quarterly Meeting on April 30 we will see and discuss the results of the surveys and provide direction.  This meeting will also be at 7:00 pm at the South Strand Recreation Center.

We will not be able to understand your opinions and ideas unless you participate.

http://greaterburgesscommunity.org

Free Tree Party

Seismic Testing Discussion Slated

News Release from SODA (Stop Oil Drilling in the Atlantic}

Seismic Testing and Oil Drilling off the South Carolina Coast

A number of oil & gas companies have already applied for permits to explore the viability of drilling for oil and gas off our SC coast.

Please join us for an evening of fact-based learning and respectful dialogue as we raise questions, seek answers and share our experience and expertise, while we learn more about the potential impact of oil and gas drilling off our coast. 

Prior to a Q&A session, we will have a presentation by Peg Howell, to update us on the Dept of Interior pre-leasing process that is currently underway. Peg is a resident of North Litchfield, has a degree in Petroleum Engineering, and has worked with a number of oil companies including Chevron and Exxon-Mobil. She has personally spent time on oil drilling rigs in both the North Sea and in the Gulf.

Whatever your current thinking on offshore drilling, you will find this presentation and discussion informative. It is a rare opportunity to have your questions addressed by a highly qualified petroleum engineer.

WHERE; Waccamaw Branch Library Auditorium, 41, St. Paul’s Place, [first right off Willbrook Boulevard, and then sharp left, Litchfield/Pawleys Island.

WHEN: Monday 23, March, 2015

TIME: 6.00 p.m.

Burgess CleanUp Reminder

Election for New Fire House

The MIGC Fire Referendum is less than two weeks away.  You must vote to make your voice heard.

If you are eligible for an absentee ballot you can vote NOW.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Conway, South Carolina - A special referendum election for the Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire District will be held on Tuesday, March 17, 2015.  Below is the referendum question regarding the Murrells Inlet/Garden City Fire District:

QUESTION:

May the Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire District raise its millage cap from 10 mills to 14 mills in order to provide for additional fire protection in the District and to build a fourth fire station?

The following precincts and polling places will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.:

PRECINCTS POLLING PLACES

Burgess #1 St. James Elementary School

Burgess #2 Burgess Community Center

Burgess #3 St. James Middle School

Garden City #1 Garden City Baptist Church

Garden City #2 Garden City Fire Station

Garden City #3 Seaside Elementary School

Garden City #4 Magnolia Grove Clubhouse

At 9:00 a.m. on Election Day, the Horry County Election Commission will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at 1515 4th Ave, Conway.

On Thursday, March 19, at 10:00 a.m. the Horry County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in this election.  This hearing will be held at the Horry County Elections Office located at 1515 4th Ave, Conway.

Love Allways At M.I. Community Theater

The Murrells Inlet Community Theatre will present "Love Allways," a funny and poignant exploration of love's follies, foibles, and facets by Joe Bologna and Rene Taylor, on the weekends of March 12-15 and 19-22, at the Murrells Inlet Community Center.

Directed by MICT veteran Jack Luber, "Love Allways" is comprised of five separate plays and a cast of nine actors. Each play puts different characters in different situations, ranging from a would-be seduction between 80-year-olds in a retirement complex to a father's trying to talk his daughter out of marriage on the eve of her wedding day, to a new mother's touching -conversation- with her newborn daughter.

Performances of "Love Allways" will take place on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets for "Love Allways" are $12, and buying them in advance is recommended. (Tickets are $10 apiece for groups of 15 or more.)

For ticket information to mictheatre.com and click on Tickets. For reservations, call 651-4152 phone will pick up on seventh ring.

Community Cleanup

ROAD CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

GLENNS BAY WIDENING & INTERCHANGE PROJECT 

 

Monday - Friday: There will be a shoulder closure for utility relocation work on US 17 Bypass north bound, from The Church of the Resurrection north up to Glenns Bay Road, as well as on Glenns Bay Road, from US 17 Business to Evergreen Circle west bound on the right side.  

Tuesday: There will be a shoulder closure on Holmestown Road from Blue Jay Drive to US 17 Bypass east bound on the right side for erosion control work.  

Friday: There will be a shoulder closure on US 17 Bypass in the median area.  This closure will be on the north and south bound sides of the median and will be set up on the south side of the intersection for approximately 2 or 3 hour then on the north side of the intersection for approximately 4 hours. 

 

 

SC-31 EXTENSION PROJECT

From March 2-6, there will be a lane closure on Peachtree Road with flaggers to assist motorists. The public may want to select another route during this time period to avoid any potential delays.

THE 21st ANNUAL HORRY COUNTY MUSEUM QUILT GALA

 The 21^st annual Horry County Museum Quilt Gala will be held Friday February 27th from 10am – 4pm and Saturday February 25th from 10am - 4pm at Ocean Lakes Family Campground Recreation Center, located on Hwy 17 South in Myrtle Beach, SC.    The admission is $5.00 per person; students with ID and children under 12 are free.   The Gala will host demonstrators, speakers and the 2015 Featured Quilter is Karen Kirkland.    

Participants will get the opportunity to see a bed turning with a narrated explanation of the history behind some antique quilts.  Several demonstrators will be present giving scheduled talks or the art and style of quilting.  We will have local and regional vendors on hand to support, consult, and aid the quilters with various quilting merchandise.  

 The challenge theme for the 21^st Annual Quilt Gala is “Not Lincoln’s Log Cabin”.  Winners of each category will receive a ribbon, and all the blue ribbon winners from each category will be displayed in the Museum during the month of March. 

New Play at Murrells Inlet Community Theater

Check our website for more information: 

http://www.mictheatre.com

Burn ban still in effect for all unincorporated Horry County

Feb 15, 2015
By WBTW News Staff
 
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) - A burn ban continues for all unincorporated Horry County, until at least Monday when Horry County Fire Rescue officials said they will re-evaluate the threat. County officials issued the ban Thursday morning.

 “Everything was on fire so I just wanted to get all my valuables out of the house,” said Kiana DeLong, an Horry County resident.

Almost two years ago, Delong feared the worst. She was at work when she found out the Windsor Green apartment complex where she lived was on fire.

“I was pretty scared,” said DeLong.

She didn't lose her home but the fire destroyed 26 buildings and more than 100 individual apartments.

Horry County Fire Rescue established burn bans after the March 2013 Windsor Green fire.

Continued at:

http://www.wbtw.com/story/28115868/burn-ban-still-in-effect-for-all-unincorporated-horry-county

ROAD CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

GLENNS BAY WIDENING & INTERCHANGE PROJECT

Below is the anticipated traffic for 16 February-20 February 2015.  These are all daytime lane and shoulder closures.

• Monday - Friday :  There will be a lane closure on Holmestown Rd in the outside West bound lane from US 17 Bypass to Blue Jay Drive for Truck Staging.  
• Monday - Friday : There will be a lane closure on Holmestown Rd in the outside East bound lane from Blue Jay Drive to US 17 Bypass for Truck Staging. 
• Monday - Friday : There will also be periodic flagging stoppages to allow trucks to safely  enter and exit the work site at the Pond #1 location on Glenn-s Bay Rd and also on Holmestown Rd at the mainline and Ramp A location.
• Monday - Friday : There will be a shoulder closure for Utility Relocation work on US 17 Bypass North Bound from The Church of the Resurrection north up to Glenn-s Bay Rd.
• Monday - Friday : There will be a shoulder closure for Utility Relocation work on US 17 Bypass South Bound from Sutter Dr. to Holmestown Rd. 

To get updates on all SCDOT projects in Horry County, visit SCDOT's website at http://www.scdot.org choose Quick Links.  From the drop down menu select SC Road Conditions. Just click on Horry County on the map for the current listing.

 

 

Coastal Montessori to reveal building design

by Taylor Griffith
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Parents and donors who are eagerly awaiting the construction of the new Coastal Montessori Charter School building will get a taste of what the new facility will be like this Friday, when school officials unveil the new facility designs.

CMCS is hosting a Valentine’s Day fundraiser Feb. 13 at Pawleys Plantation. The “Eat, Play, Love” event will raise funds for the new school’s playground. Those who purchase a $50 ticket to the cocktail party will have the chance to eat dinner, dance, bid on silent auction items and get the first glimpse at the designs for the new school.

CONTINUE AT:
http://www.southstrandnews.com/article/20150211/GTT06/150219955/1126/SSN

Glenns Bay Road Construction

Glenns Bay Road Widening & Interchange Project

 

(Monday � Friday) There will be a lane closure on Holmestown Rd in the outside west bound lane from US 17 Bypass to The Lakes Access 2 for utility relocation work and truck staging.  There will also be periodic flagging operations to allow trucks to safely enter and exit the work site at the Pond #1 location on Glenns Bay Rd and also on Holmestown Rd on the right east bound lane coming up to US 17 Bypass.

 

Also there will be a shoulder closure on US 17 Bypass North Bound from The Church of the Resurrection north up to Glenns Bay Road for utility work. This work is planned to take place Monday � Friday next week. 

 

As a reminder, new speed limit signs in the work zone for the Glenns Bay Road project have been installed.  The speed limit in the work zone on US 17 Bypass has been reduced to 45 mph and the speed limit on Glenns Bay Rd has been reduced to 25 mph.  The speed limits are now in effect.

 

 

 

To get updates on all SCDOT projects in Horry County, visit SCDOT�s website at http://www.scdot.org choose Quick Links.  From the drop down menu select SC Road Conditions. Just click on Horry County on the map for the current listing.

Taste Of Inlet Cancelled

GBCA Meeting

Charity Auction

Rainwater Barrel Sale

The Waccamaw Riverkeeper, along with Keep Horry County Beautiful and the Coastal Waccamaw Stormwater Education Consortium, is hosting a rain barrel sale through RainWater Solutions. The barrels are a great way to conserve water and limit stormwater runoff. Barrels are on sale for $70/each through January 25^th.  Check out details at the following link:

http://www.rainbarrelprogram.org/riverkeeper

Then when you come to pick up your rain barrel at the pickup day (January 31^st) join us for CLEAN, the 2015 Waccamaw Conference.

YOU�RE INVITED!

Join us Saturday January 31^st for the Waccamaw Conference.

HORRY COUNTY ANIMAL CARE CENTER TO HOLD PET VACCINATION CLINIC

Conway, South Carolina – The Horry County Animal Care Center will hold a vaccination clinic, 29 January 2015, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the animal shelter located at 1923 Industrial Park Road in Conway.  The Clinic will offer the following services:

Distemper/Parvo	$10--must be at least 8-weeks old (canine
Bordatella	$10--must be at least 8-weeks old (canine
Rabies	$10--must be at least 4-months old (canine & feline)
Microchip	$15--must be at least 8-weeks old (canine & feline)
Rhinotracheitis/Calici	$10--must be at least 8-weeks old (feline)

Dogs and cats are both welcome; dogs must be on a hand-held leash and cats must be in a pet carrier.

The Animal Care Center holds these clinics quarterly.

To help homeless animals in Horry County find loving homes, the Animal Care Center will offer discounted adoptions the first Friday and Saturday of each month.  Potential adopters are encouraged to visit and spend time with the animal they are interested in.  Most of the animals are already spayed or neutered and have their shots up to date, however younger animals may need to be returned later to have shots and/or spay/neutering done.  The paperwork is easy and only takes a few minutes to fill out.  Adoption fees are discounted and typically include spaying/neutering, vaccines, heartworm or leukemia testing, heartworm and flea preventative, intestinal parasite treatment and micro-chipping.  Qualifying new pet parents also get 30-days free pet health insurance and coupons from local pet businesses. 

To view the animals currently available for adoption or for more information on the monthly vaccination clinics, contact the Horry County Animal Care Center at

843-915-5172,

follow us on Facebook, or visit our website at

http://www.horrycounty.org/depts/pubsafety/AdoptAnimals.asp.