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Horry County sits inside one of the most layered governmental structures in the region. Residents answer to at least five levels of elected authority simultaneously: the federal government, statewide offices, Horry County Council, Myrtle Beach City Council, and school district boards — each a separately elected body covering its own geographic slice of the county.

Horry’s federal, state, and local representation is currently being updated. Check the Your Myrtle Beach Reps section below for the live roster.

Horry County Council controls property tax millage, land-use zoning outside city limits, and fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreements. Downtown zoning decisions and the Myrtle Beach Police Department budget run through Myrtle Beach City Council. State funding for schools, roads, and Medicaid flows from the SC General Assembly. The Horry County Elections and Voter Registration Office administers local balloting under SC Election Commission oversight.

HERE Myrtle Beach covers Horry County Council meetings, Myrtle Beach City Council sessions, SC General Assembly session, federal delegation votes and town halls, school board meetings, and candidate filing windows. We also pull FOIA-sourced travel records and contracts at both the city and county level. If it shapes how Horry County is governed, it’s HERE.

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Sep 18 Patricia Moore Henegan receives Order of the Palmetto

Sep 18 SC UTV road law takes effect Nov. 18; DMV: keep them home

Sep 18 Russia sanctions bill named for Graham clears Congress

Sep 18 SC Senate opens two-year AI regulation study

Aug 28 President Trump Renames Lake Ontario Amid Trade Dispute

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What do you think: Patricia Moore Henegan receives Order of the Palmetto?

Strongly support — this is overdue 38%

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Sep 18, 2026

Patricia Moore Henegan receives Order of the Palmetto

Gov. Henry McMaster presented South Carolina's highest civilian honor to former Marlboro County state Rep. Patricia Moore Henegan.

Sep 18, 2026

SC UTV road law takes effect Nov. 18; DMV: keep them home

Qualifying UTVs will become street-legal on many SC roads Nov. 18 under a new state law, but DMV says keep them on private property until then.

Sep 18, 2026

Russia sanctions bill named for Graham clears Congress

The U.S. House sent a Russia and Iran sanctions bill named for the late SC Sen. Lindsey Graham to President Trump's desk on a 262-159 vote.

Sep 18, 2026

SC Senate opens two-year AI regulation study

A Senate committee met in Columbia this week to begin a two-year review of artificial intelligence policy across state government and schools.

Aug 28, 2026

President Trump Renames Lake Ontario Amid Trade Dispute

President Donald Trump signed an executive order today, August 28, 2026, to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America. This action…

Aug 26, 2026

Graham edges Norman in SC Senate primary runoff

South Carolina Republicans resolved a statewide fight over their United States Senate nomination on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, when a…

Aug 26, 2026

Darline Graham Wins South Carolina GOP Senate Primary Runoff

Senator Darline Graham secured a victory in South Carolina's Republican Senate primary runoff on August 25, 2026, defeating Representative Ralph…

Aug 26, 2026

Darline Graham wins SC GOP Senate runoff

Darline Graham, a political newcomer, secured a victory in the special Republican primary runoff on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, to…

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2026 GOVERNOR'S RACE

Candidate / Party Total Raised Party Local Tie Source

Alan Wilson
Attorney General $1,044,000 R Statewide SC Ethics

Pamela Evette
Lt. Governor $1,025,000 R Statewide SC Ethics

FEDERAL DELEGATION — MYRTLE BEACH

Candidate / Party Total Raised Party Local Tie Source

Joe Wilson
US Rep, District 2 $612,000 R Includes Myrtle Beach FEC

MYRTLE BEACH DELEGATION

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Tom Young Jr.
State Senator, District 24 $184,500 R Myrtle Beach County SC Ethics

A. Shane Massey
State Senator, District 25 · Senate Majority Leader $245,800 R Myrtle Beach County SC Ethics

William "Bill" Clyburn
State Rep, District 82 $72,300 D Myrtle Beach County SC Ethics

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