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Horry County and Dubai

Remember when, then, Horry County Council Chairman Liz
Gilland used a portion of her county expense allowance to travel to Dubai, in March 2009?

According to Gilland, at the time, she spent $2,000
of public funds to join a S.C. Department of Commerce economic development trip to make sure Horry County got consideration in future investment by that small Arab state. Her justification was “If I don’t play, we strike out.” Gilland played but Horry County, to this date, has not even gotten up to bat.

The following is a blog post provided to Grand
Strand Daily from a U.S. citizen recently traveling in Dubai, who requested to remain anonymous. It appears Horry County was fortunate to never get into the game.

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Whispering Pines Golf Course

Originally the golf course on the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base,
Whispering Pines Golf Course was transferred to the City of Myrtle Beach when
the base closed in 1993.

“We are not your typical municipal course,” said General Manager and Head Pro
Alan Chasteen. “We have upgraded the layout over the last 10 years and we are
very service oriented.”

Starting as a nine-hole layout, a second nine was added less than a decade before
the Air Force departed. The character of the course today owes much to the
expansion.

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Greg Norman Champions Golf Academy Expanding

Currently located in a temporary location at the Long Bay Golf Club, the Greg Norman Champions Golf Academy will expand operations when it relocates to a new location, currently under construction at The Barefoot Golf Resort early next year.

The new location, a 10,000 sq. ft. facility, will serve players at any level of the game, but will reach out to the better players in high school, college, low handicap amateurs and professionals, according to Norman.

With other business interests already established in the Myrtle Beach area, such as the Norman Course at Barefoot Resort, the Reserve Club on Pawley’s Island and Greg Norman’s Australian Grille at Barefoot Landing, Norman said Myrtle Beach was a natural location for the East Coast Headquarters.

“Myrtle Beach is a great place and I have had a lot of association with the area over the last 10 years,” said Norman. “It’s a great place for me and I have some good friends here and some good people here. Barefoot is the perfect location. We are kicking this off at the right place.”

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Federal and State Served Tort Claims Lawsuit

Service was completed yesterday for a federal lawsuit claiming, but not limited to, violations of the First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution by the U.S. Government, the State of South Carolina and Horry County.

Copies of the suit were served on the U.S. Government, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and 13 current or former FBI agents and the State of South Carolina, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and four current or former SLED agents (Mark Keel, Larry Gainey, Michael Prodan and David Caldwell) and Horry County and its police chief John Morgan.

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