Myrtle Beach International Airport continues to expand with construction projects just as airliners are adding flights for the upcoming Grand Strand tourism season.
Additional portions of Waties Island near the South Carolina/North Carolina state line have been protected from development through a public-private partnership.
The Open Space Institute, SC Conservation Bank and SC Office of Resilience and others have conserved another chunk of Waties Island, in northern Horry County
New faces on the dais, downtown development, potential state park designation and improvements to recreation areas are on the list of some changes planned in Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach this year.