Good morning, Myrtle Beach.

Captain Evans and Jim Alercia offered Halloween fire safety tips as part of Fire Safety Month; on Oct.

26 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., the department will celebrate its 90th birthday at The Hangout with cornhole, trick-or-treating, vendors+ more as 10% of food and drink proceeds support MB Fire Cares.

The Myrtle Beach Police Department is fundraising for the new Family Justice Center by selling commemorative challenge coins (cash only, $10 each) for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Orders will be accepted through Nov. 6 and benefit the center.

Myrtle Beach recreation centers are accepting candy donations for Fall Fling (Boo Bash) events through Oct.

23. Residents who donate a 12-ounce bag of wrapped candy will earn a free fitness class at one of the centers.

North Myrtle Beach’s Humane Society will host the Warm Hearts for Cool Nights event on Thursday, Nov.

5 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Joey’s Clubhouse Grille at Tidewater Golf Club (featuring a $5,000 reverse raffle, 50/50 raffle, silent auction, hors d’oeuvres and open bar). Tickets cost $100 per person.

At a construction site in Conway, a natural gas leak was reported at 2 p.m. Tuesday and led to nearby buildings being evacuated + roads closed while crews awaited Dominion Energy for repairs.

Horry County residents must check their 2026 property tax bills to verify their appraisal values and ensure that primary residences are correctly assessed at 4 percent, while secondary homes should be at 6 percent.

Contact the Horry County Assessor’s Office if errors are found since payments are due by Jan. 15, 2027.

The Horry County Council vote on rezoning 200 acres for a 372-unit housing complex was deferred Tuesday after Councilman Danny Hardee cited community concerns over inadequate meetings, flooding near wetlands, and heavy traffic along Highway 905 (a public meeting will be rescheduled).

Conway City Council approved the rezoning request on Monday, Oct.

19 for a 67-acre property along Mill Pond Road that will allow a mixed-use development with commercial and multifamily uses. Construction is expected to begin by the end of 2029.

Conway Medical Center acquired four urgent care clinics and one physical therapy clinic from Novant Health to expand care in Horry County while adding 43 new employees.

The Carolina Forest and Little River sites will open on Nov. 2, Myrtle Beach urgent care on Nov. 9, and Surfside Beach on Nov. 16, with the therapy clinic reopening tomorrow + meeting growing local needs.

According to the South Carolina Association of Realtors, median home prices in zip codes 29572 and 29577 fell from $530,000 to $522,500 year-to-date and dropped to $488,000 in September while inventory increased to 343 homes + sales now take 131 days.