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2009 Best of the Beach
By phroggy - Published November 06, 2009 at 12:45 PM
I mean no disrespect to the DiscoverMyrtleBeach Pulse awards, but The Sun News did their 2009 Best of the Beach awards recently. It is split into two groups: Readers' choice and Visitors choice. Both outcomes had similar results. There were many categories to choose from and most of the winne...
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Myrtle Beach Election Results 2009
By phroggy - Published November 04, 2009 at 12:01 PM
As expected, with all the controversy of the 2009 Myrtle Beach elections, it's not over.
Yesterday's elections was just round one as a run off for the Mayor's seat and two City Council seats will have to be decided on Tuesday, November 17.
In the mayoral race, with such a larger numbe...
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BOOST Pleas To Mayor and Chamber Chairman to Waive "Secrecy'
By DiscoverMB - Published October 29, 2009 at 3:12 PM
In a press release issued by BOOST this morning, the organization (Business Owners Organized to Support Tourism) made a last minute pleas to Myrtle Beach Mayor John Rhodes and Myrtle Beach Area Chamber Chairman Brad Branham to 'waive secrecy with regard to ethics investigations and campaign fina...
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Taste of the Town Winners Announced
By DiscoverMB - Published October 28, 2009 at 2:48 PM
At the Myrtle Beach Convention Center on Tuesday evening, about a couple of thousands attendees were treated to various samples of food from restaurants. This year's winners were the following:
[b]Judged Entree[/b]
1st Place - Sea Captain's House (Tuna Tartar)
2nd Place - Indo (Grouper Cur...
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BOOST Responses to Letter from Branham's Attorneys
By phroggy - Published October 26, 2009 at 8:54 PM
A firestorm is brewing in Myrtle Beach over the recent questions raised by BOOST (Business Owners Organized to Support Tourism) regarding campaign contributions to area and state candidates.
On Friday, an attorney for Brant Branham, board chairman of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, sent ...
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Lawyers Send BOOST Letter to Stop Accusations
By DiscoverMB - Published October 24, 2009 at 2:37 PM
Lawyers for Brant Branham, Board Chairman for the Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce and Shep" Guyton held a press conference on Friday saying they sent a letter to organizers at BOOST on Friday to halt their claims about a series of donations made to incumbent's seeking re-election in the No...
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New Half Marathon in Myrtle Beach
By DiscoverMB - Published October 23, 2009 at 10:23 PM
A new half marathon will take place in Myrtle Beach on October 24, 2010. The half marathon will benefit the Grand Strand Humane Society.
It will begin at Freestyle Music Park, follow George Bishop parkway over the new Fantasy Harbour Bridge, past Coastal Grand Mall, travel down Seaboard Street and ...
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Shows Gearing up for Holiday Performances
By DiscoverMB - Published October 23, 2009 at 9:33 PM
It's beginning to look a lot like...Showtime!
With Halloween right around the corner, many area shows are getting ready for their Christmas shows and tickets are already on sale.
In just one week, The Carolina Opry will begin their annual Christmas Special, Monday November 2. The show will...
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Pulse Award Winners 2009
By phroggy - Published October 23, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Discover Myrtle Beach is proud to announce the winners of its inaugural Pulse Awards which honors Excellence in Service to various tourism businesses that capture the heart of the Grand Strand. As voted by visitors to Discover Myrtle Beach the 2009 Pulse Award Winners are:
[b]EXCELLENCE IN HOTELS/R...
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Pilot Missing as F-16s Collide off Charleston Coast
By DiscoverMB - Published October 16, 2009 at 11:54 AM
Around 8:30 on Wednesday evening, two F-16 collided in mid-air about 30-40 miles off the coast of Folly Beach near Charleston.
The two planes were involved in training exercises at the time of the collision. One plane was able to land safely at Charleston Air Force Base. However, crews are searchin...
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Myrtle Beach CAB Approves WonderWorks
By Roomfr2 - Published October 15, 2009 at 11:17 PM
The Myrtle Beach C.A.B. has approved WonderWorks and will be coming to Broadway at the Beach.
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Judge Rules Against McBride on Lawsuit Against City's Ad Tax
By DiscoverMB - Published October 15, 2009 at 3:53 PM
A judge has ruled against mayoral candidate Mark McBride in his lawsuit against the city of Myrtle Beach to try and stop them from collecting its Ad Tax.
McBride says the city council did not propertly vote on the tax through proper council proceedures.
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MB Incumbents Each Receive $24K in Indentical Contributions
By DiscoverMB - Published October 13, 2009 at 5:56 PM
[b]UPDATED:[/b]
Discover Myrtle Beach has received the following story, originally unsigned as we originally stated. We have received confirmation from organizers of BOOST (Business Owners Organized to Support Tourism) who claim responsibility for the writing the story:
As previously mentioned urge...
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Chamber Seeks Expedited Hearing Against Elmer Fudd
By DiscoverMB - Published October 08, 2009 at 10:08 PM
The story of the MB Chamber .vs Elmer Fudd continues.
On October 1st, the blogger know as Elmer Fudd answered the Sun News' request to respond or information would be turned over to lawyers for the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce regarding a defamation suit to learn the identity of the bl...
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Mayoral Candidate Van Winkle Drops Out. Endorses McBride
By DiscoverMB - Published October 05, 2009 at 9:14 PM
Mayoral candidate Keith Van Winkle announced at a press conference today that he was dropping out of the race of Mayor of Myrtle Beach.
Van Winkle said we was dropping out of the race for the "greater good" because the more candidates running, the higher the chance current mayor John Rhod...
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