http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/garden-city/ Garden City, SC News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/garden-city/content/d6a949e770254c624ded8d070d3a0a3c.html GARDEN CITY NY A Long Island surgeon embroiled in a nearly fouryear divorce proceeding wants his estranged wife to return the kidney he donated to her although he says he'll settle for 15 million in compensation http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/garden-city/content/3b9b0384faa4163e56042b41aed4a8f6.html MYRTLE BEACH One person died Wednesday a day after a vehicle crash that involved an oil truck in Georgetown County according to the SC Highway PatrolpThe person whose identity was not immediately available early Thursday was taken to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston following the crash that occurred about 2:15 pm Tuesday Lance Cpl Bob Beres said The person died Wednesday at MUSC he saidpThe person was driving a 1998 fourdoor Saturn south on US 17 Bypass near Pendergrass Road when a 1998 Ford oil truck tried to cross US 17 in front of them Beres said The driver of the oil truck William Hurley 45 of Georgetown was charged with failure to yield rightofway he saidpHurley and the deceased person were wearing their seatbelts in the crash Beres saidpThe crash delayed traffic for about an hour Tuesday when it occurred in Murrells Inlet according to fire officials with the Murrells InletGarden City Beach Fire Department http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/garden-city/content/41d3a7ffc71288629dad6a2788ff5fc4.html strongSURFSIDE BEACH strong8212; Plank by plank the town of Surfside Beach plans to make its newly purchased pier the hub of the town It8217;s a plan designed to capitalize on the town8217;s biggest draw: the beachp8220;This is a different world8221; town administrator Ed Booth said 8220;Before tourists would just come Now you have to compete and go after them Because our businesses are hurting like everyone else and now we8217;re competing with everyone8221;pBeachfront home rentals are down and Surfside Beach has seen a decline in its accommodations tax revenue The town is hoping that pier renovations will help by creating a downtown hubp8220;We want people to do more than just get on the pier and walk off8221; Booth said 8220;We want them to be able to sit and enjoy the view and stay awhile8221;pThe town decided to purchase the 56yearold Surfside Pier for 25 million in June from Scalise Development making it the only publicly owned pier along the Grand Strand not attached to a dock or boat ramp http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/garden-city/content/226688bf09d4fd5ec2c50b106eeb0557.html Plank by plank the town of Surfside plans to make its newly purchased pier the hub of the town It's a plan designed to capitalize on the town's biggest draw: the beachpThis is a different worldsaid Town Administrator Ed Booth Before tourists would just come Now you have to compete and go after them We don't have resources that the Myrtle Beach Chamber has but it's important we start to do something because our businesses are hurting like everyone else and now we're competing with everyonepBeachfront home rentals are down and the town has seen a decline in its accommodations tax revenue The town has already taken steps to help local businesses by listing them on the town's Web site The town is hoping that pier renovations will help by creating a downtown hub http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/garden-city/content/d1203ef56ccdff84c1ab3bffc53eb0a8.html The financiallyembattled Hard Rock Park has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy a move that will liquidate assets and put an end to hopes of a reopening http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/garden-city/content/5cf1ec0843c0a9b1082f02fb11afca00.html pemEditor's note: The past 12 months gave the area plenty to read and talk about For the next few days we'll recap a few noteworthy local 2008 headlines some major some much less so and give you the latest chapter in the taleempstrongspan classsubheadThe newsspanstrongpInvestigators in Horry and Georgetown counties solved two unrelated animalnappingsin 2008: A 700pound bull statue that was taken from its perch in January 2007 was returned five months later; and a namesake blue teak elephant swiped from outside a Murrells Inlet restaurant turned up in a storage unit http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/garden-city/content/62ad94fd6be172b0b56124fd6d6b8148.html pemEditor's note: The past 12 months gave the area plenty to read and talk about For the next few days we'll recap a few noteworthy local 2008 headlines some major some much less so and give you the latest chapter in the taleempstrongspan classsubheadThe newsspanstrongpInvestigators in Horry and Georgetown counties solved two unrelated animalnappingsin 2008: A 700pound bull statue that was taken from its perch in January 2007 was returned five months later; and a namesake blue teak elephant swiped from outside a Murrells Inlet restaurant turned up in a storage unit http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/garden-city/content/6382776f9ec2e49714de5d91ffeaeae8.html Whether doing the laundry flinging a football or catching a caninethemed movie residents and visitors had many choices for spending a partly sunny Christmas Day on the Grand Strand Here are just a few:pTaking care of businesspJR Thompkins and Mary Torrence of Surfside Beach sat in patio chairs inside their neighborhood Maytag Laundromat talking as their laundry tumbled in a dryer in front of them