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The Local Ledger
Explainers on Horry County government, Conway, and the South Carolina decisions that reach the coast. Each one starts with who has the authority and ends with the record you can check.
The Local Ledger is where this site files its longer pieces. Most are written by Thomas Avery, the South Carolina civic-affairs writer on our content team, and cover County Council votes, budgets, public safety, roads and elections. We quote ordinances and statutes by section number, link the agenda or the bill, and label anything that's an argument rather than a fact.
We publish when there's a document worth reading, not on a schedule. If you want a topic covered, or you've found an error, the contact page reaches the editors.
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Horry County Government
Who Controls Public Safety and DUI Policy in Horry County?
County Council pays for police, jails and 911. The General Assembly writes DUI law. Here is how the pieces fit, with the records to check.
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