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2 weeks ago | 
myrtlebeachonline.com | Emalyn Muzzy |Elizabeth Brewer
After a Myrtle Beach police officer fatally shot a teenager, the department has released little information — which reports say could erode public trust. In the Saturday night shooting, an officer with the Myrtle Beach Police Department shot and killed 18-year-old Jerrius Davis, a release from the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division said. The shooting also sent 11 people to the hospital. The MBPD has not named anyone injured, specified the injuries, or explained how they occurred.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
myrtlebeachonline.com | Elizabeth Brewer
Will Myrtle Beach residents get to see the deal that keeps the Sheraton hotel open and saves the city nearly $2 million? In an election year when elected officials promote transparency, 17 days into the year, the city has already seemingly skirted the Freedom of Information Act to delay, if not outright withhold, a contract from public disclosure.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
myrtlebeachonline.com | Elizabeth Brewer
This weekend the Grand Strand could see a mixture of winter weather precipitation, forecasts show. The latest update from the National Weather Service out of Wilmington, NC, shows that light pressure moving through the Southeastern United States will cause inland areas of Horry County to experience light freezing rain on Friday night. As of 8:02 a.m., the forecast said the inland areas are expected to receive 0.10” of freezing rain, away from the coast.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
myrtlebeachonline.com | Elizabeth Brewer
A North Myrtle Beach’s former city manager has announced his plans to continue his career in the city. But this time, as an elected politician. Mike Mahaney previously worked in the city’s top staff role for almost two decades before he resigned during attempts to have him removed from office by a majority of city council during a special meeting on Sept. 19, 2024.
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Dec 28, 2024 | 
myrtlebeachonline.com | Elizabeth Brewer
As 2024 comes to a close and 2025 is closer to the horizon, there are some decisions that could carry on into the new year. For both the city councils in Myrtle Beach, and North Myrtle Beach, here are a few of the top discussions from last year that may continue on into the new year as government meetings start back up again after the 2024 holiday season. Over the fall, the Myrtle Beach City Council decided to extend the Pelicans baseball team contract for another year.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
myrtlebeachonline.com | Elizabeth Brewer
A new sports bar and grill will be opening a location in Carolina Forest, a social media post said. The exact day is yet to be announced, the post on Tuesday said. It will be in Forestbrook Village, where the old Champs Bar and Grill was once located. “There has been an overwhelming amount of people asking for a new sports bar so we listened and here it is,” Adam Carroll wrote in a post about the new bar.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
myrtlebeachonline.com | Elizabeth Brewer
A favorite among those in Northeast South Carolina and just beyond the state’s border in North Carolina, Big Easy Diner, in Longs, SC announced that they’ll be permanently closing. Their head chef posted a public announcement about the closing on Wednesday morning. “We have served so many wonderful people over the past year and some months. Vacationers, friends from North Carolina, local faces that we saw many times a week, and for some everyday!,” their Facebook announcement said.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
myrtlebeachonline.com | Elizabeth Brewer |Maria Scott
If you’re stumped on where to grab some grub after a long day at the beach or the aquarium, Myrtle Beach has a couple of trendy, walkable areas where you can find great food and spend an evening. While there’s only one official downtown Myrtle Beach, The Market Common offers a second, de facto downtown area in the south of the city. Navigating Myrtle Beach can be confusing, with the two different neighborhoods just miles away from each other.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
myrtlebeachonline.com | Elizabeth Brewer
A simple search into the AirBnB website with the location set as “North Myrtle Beach” will yield over 1,000 results. With a potential impending new ordinance from North Myrtle Beach’s City Council, could that all change? “It’s a privilege to do business, to use your house as a rental property,” Interim City Manager for North Myrtle Beach, Ryan Fabbri, said at a workshop presentation in front of city council last month.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
myrtlebeachonline.com | Elizabeth Brewer
Less than a week ago, a Murrells Inlet brewery that’s part of a larger Pennsylvania-based chain said they’d be shutting their door permanently on Facebook. But, a day after what was supposed to be their last day, they’re still open. The Voodoo Brewing Company location in Murrells Inlet will now remain open until at least the end of this month, Dec. 31, 2024, according to a statement on their Facebook page.
