by Bennie Swans. This is only March and already there have been 93 deaths due to opioid overdoses in Horry County. That is simply unbelievable and it’s an indication that strong, effective action must be taken to combat what has become a deadly crisis. A solid step was taken Feb. 27 at the 2018 Bucksport Opioid Summit,…

Bill Hopkins, an attorney from Pawley’s Island, announced his candidacy for U.S. Congress in South Carolina’s Seventh Congressional District, which is currently represented by Congressman Tom Rice. Hopkins is running for Congress to fight for people who must work for a living who are being forgotten in Washington today. In his press release, Hopkins stated, “For…

by Bennie Swans. President Trump’s federal budget plan for 2019 is a cruel hoax on the very core of his supporters, the low and middle-income Americans who were lured into the sweet sound of “Make America Great Again.” This budget blueprint was met with this headline in The Washington Post: “In Trump’s Budget Proposal, the Poor Lose…

by Bennie Swans. Every day some new development occurs that reminds us just how important it is that we, as Democrats, make every effort possible to encourage our friends and neighbors to register to vote and then be certain that they turn out on election day. Never before has our nation faced such a crisis as we…

 by Nancy Anderson. Horry County Democrats who are fed up with politics as usual and are ready to help elect Democrats in 2018 and beyond are encouraged to sign up to be county convention delegates and indicate their interest in running for state convention delegate positions when they attend their precinct reorganization meetings the morning of…

by Rick Comfort. The President's State of the Union address last Tuesday was a window into the future, while at the same time a look back in history with his reference to "all the good news" and his emphasis on the economy and how "your pension, 401 or whatever" is healthy with big earnings. Let's look at…

by Bennie Swans. On March 24, every Horry County Democrat who cares about the direction in which our country is headed has an opportunity to step up and help make the changes in political leadership that are needed. This opportunity comes at the Academy for Technology and Arts near Conway when Democrats from all 122 precincts in…

by Rick Patelunas. Donald Trump’s first year in office coincides with Republicans’ total control of the Federal government and it ends with – a government shutdown. Even with control of the Presidency, the House of Representatives and the Senate, the party in power cannot govern. The outcome is more a self-fulfilling prophecy than the natural process…

by Joan Sloane. When I was asked to be a guest blogger, I was at first discouraged; so much happens every day to make our yesterday insignificant that it would be impossible to write about anything revelatory or timely. What could we talk about when there’s a new calamity in each 24 hour cycle? So…hope. How perfect to…

by Nancy Anderson. Horry County has 122 precincts. Interested Democrats from each precinct will gather in precinct clusters at the Academy for Technology and Arts the morning of March 24, 2018 to elect precinct officers, sign up to be county and state convention delegates, and propose resolutions. Led by precinct officers, strong precinct level voter outreach and…

Unity Church in Surfside, SC will be hosting a “Stand Up for DACA Students Forum” on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. The forum will be led by South Carolina House of Representatives candidate, Robin Gause (Seat 106).  The host pastor, Reverend Margaret Hiller, would like to invite clergy members, DACA students, and all…

by Barbara A. Hake. The names Roy Moore, Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Matt Lauer, Al Franken, John Conyers and, yes, Donald Trump, should make every woman cringe, as I do, and every man look in the mirror. While Roy Moore was trolling the courthouse looking for pretty, young women, and Harvey Weinstein was abusing his power and…

We hope you will participate in the 12th Annual Martin Luther King Celebration, which will take place Jan. 12-15 in Myrtle Beach, featuring events designed both for fun and for community and individual opportunity and progress. Chaired by Bennie Swans, chairman of the Carolina African American Heritage Foundation, who also is chairman of the Horry County…

by Nancy Anderson. Are you fed up with the political status quo and ready to work hard to elect Democrats in 2018 and beyond? This spring, just as in every even year, South Carolina Democrats will come together to elect officers from each precinct, as well as delegates to the county and state Democratic Party conventions, in…

by Bennie Swans. As we look forward to the new year, it is heartening that the election of Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama to the U.S. Senate offers real hope for Democrats in other southern states that what not long ago was unthinkable may well be within reach in 2018, including right here in Horry County. Although…