Before you rent that golf cart in North Myrtle Beach, know the rules! * Golf cart drivers must follow all SC state traffic laws and Must Be Licensed Drivers. * Golf cart must display a SC permit sticker. * Golf cart is allowed only on secondary roads; however, they may cross primary roads l
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08/07/2010
The sun was out and the heat index was high. Warnings of afternoon thunderstorms were all over the news this morning but the tourist were out in full force on the beach this afternoon. I had to work in the Sunset Beach Island office this afternoon. I could see the thunderclouds building at a d
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08/06/2010
Well, there was one for 1.7 million dollars...that was the news I relayed to the nice ladies from Maryland who walked into our island office this afternoon. Anne said that this was their first visit to the Carolina Beaches and they had fallen in love with Sunset Beach. Anne and her sister are a
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08/06/2010
On most days, I read two-three newspapers. Tonight, as I was reading, certain articles began to register...they were all about residents requesting/petitioning for money for all kinds of community amenities. Maybe you have noticed them in your papers, also. Most requests are for bark parks, bi
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08/04/2010
Cities are desperate for income to balance their budget shortfalls. Look at all the officers who are writing tickets for simple infractions that a few years ago would have earned a warning. Today, on one of the news shows the reporter shared a story about one municipality in New York who caught
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08/03/2010
Myrtle Beach as well as other areas of South Carolina will be having a tax free weekend for back to school purchases. Rumors abound that this may be the last one or at least the next one will be more restrictive. If a shopper has been planning a major purchase, they may find this weekend is the
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08/02/2010
851 Pea Landing Road, Ash, NC is a very unique property located minutes from Ocean Isle Beach, Sunset Beach, or North Myrtle Beach. Even in with our current real estate market, it is rare to find a residential property with acreage. This property is bank owned and has a three bedroom, two bath
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08/01/2010
Well, we are back home from our mini-vacation but I had two other local places I wanted to give Kudos to. A few years ago, I discovered a really posh children's shop in the Little Souls area around Biltmore Village but when we finally found the building...it was empty. A shop nearby said they h
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08/01/2010
I didn't get to visit Maggie Valley today; we are running out of vacation time and my husband loves to go to the Folk Art Center on the parkway. If you get on the parkway off highway 70 in Swannanoa, it is just minutes up the road...turn to the left and watch for police...they love to sit on the
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07/30/2010
I had so much fun today at the Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine in Spruce Pine, NC. My husband is usually a conservative tourist but today, I convinced him to buy us a $50 bucket of rocks to screen for gems, and we spent about two hours sluicing them tray after tray in water and picking out the potent
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07/29/2010
