In 2012, Horry Democrats planned our first dinner fundraiser to salute local candidates, community leaders, activists and volunteers.  With the Democratic National Convention taking place in Charlotte, NC (practically our backyard!), there was a good chance to bring a nationally-recognized speaker to Horry County. Under the leadership of then-HCDP Chair Doris Potter-Hickman and State Executive Committeeman Cedric…

COLUMBIA, Aug. 5 Hillary Clinton’s campaign has a new Palmetto State director, charged with making the Democrat competitive in red-state South Carolina, which last voted Democratic in a presidential race in 1976. Alycia Albergottie, named S.C. director of Hillary for America, is “passionate about being a change agent in her community,” the S.C. Democratic Party said…

MYRTLE BEACH, July 29 – "He was a quiet man who had no trouble being heard. We will not see his like pass this way again." Bennie Swans, chairman of the Horry County Democratic Party, joined with dozens of civic, political, government, and religious leaders across the region to mourn the passing of former County Councilman…

MYRTLE BEACH, July 18 – Horry County Democratic Party Chairman Bennie Swans today joined with dozens of other civil rights and community activists across the country in condemning the shooting deaths that left 10 police officers dead in three shootings in two weeks. Swans, a highly decorated Vietnam veteran and lifelong community activist, was reacting to…

The public is welcome to the "Connecting Cops & Kids" Community Cook-Out on Saturday, July 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the North Myrtle Beach Park & Sports Complex, 150 Citizens Circle, Little River, SC 29566. Law enforcement professionals from more than a dozen jurisdictions all over Horry and Georgetown counties will be on hand…

Columbia, SC – South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Jaime Harrison released the following statement today on the shootings that occurred this week in Baton Rouge, LA, Falcon Heights, MN, and Dallas, TX: “My heart breaks for the families who have lost loved ones in these horrific tragedies, and I pray for a full recovery for…

Lauren Schexnayder,  a new graduate of Myrtle Beach High School, wrote the prize-winning essay in the annual scholarship contest sponsored by the Democratic Women's Council of Horry County.  At its monthly meeting on Thursday, DWCHC officers and members celebrated Ms. Schexnayder and presented her with the $1,000 award. Pictured above are Sally P. Howard, Treasurer; Ms.…

MYRTLE BEACH, June 13 – Bennie Swans, chairman of the Horry County Democratic Party, today issued a statement about the horrific shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Florida early yesterday morning when 50 people were killed and 53 shot and injured: "We join with everyone in Horry County who are deeply saddened and horrified by the…

Democratic candidates will face off in three races in the statewide Primary Election on Tuesday, June 14.  These races are in Senate and House districts which include portions of western and northwestern Horry County. In Senate District 30, Patrick T. Richardson of Brittons Neck is challenging incumbent Kent Williams of Marion. This district includes precincts Aynor;…