Filings with the Horry and Georgetown political parties began on Sunday and will continue through the end of March. Although most of the filings have been incumbents at this early stage, there have been a few challengers and surprises. We'll continue to post new filings on Politick-tock and on C2 of the print edition until the filing period closes. The following is a list of people who had filed as of 4:00 p.m.
It was not a blimp (like Ron Paul's that hoovered over the Myrtle Beach Convention Center during the Republican debate), but "ED in 08" supporters flew a banner plane over the Palace Theater before the Democratic debate.
The plane circled as supporters walked around Broadway at the Beach handing out information about their mission to make education a top priority in the upcoming presidential election.
Groups representing various national issues have started coming into town, hoping to get in front of cameras or show candidates the extent of support for their issue.
The head of the Travel Industry Association said his group had “aggressively” tried to get Fox News to ask a travel-related question during the debate.
TIA Executive Director Roger Dow, who spoke to the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce in November, pointed to an October survey that said half of likely S.C. primary voters thought the federal government could do more to improve the efficiency of the system, and more than a third of likely Republican voters said the issue could affect their vote.
“We're just trying to say hey look candidates you're not the only ones who have tight schedules to keep,” Dow said.
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Jason M. Rodriguez is working on the story for tomorrow's paper, and he's posted the breaking news online.
The Brunswick County school board voted 4-1 today to censure board member Ray Gilbert. Gilbert's former lover, a secretary in the school system, took out a protection order against him that prohibits him from going into the schools she works at.
Gilbert voted against censuring himself.
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