2018 Resource & Relocation Guide

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1 Horry County South Carolina 2018 Resource & Relocation Guide

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3 Table of Contents 4-5 Newcomer Information 6 Help Hotlines 7 Health & Hospitals 8 Local Education 11 Things To Do 13 County History Horry County Map Conway City Map 18 Home Buyer Information 21 Buyer Mistakes 23 How Much Can You Afford 25 Tips to Selling Your Home 26 Packing Tips 27 Moving Checklist 28 Homefinder Notepad Skyline Publishing Project Coordinator: Rusty Pusey Ad Designer: Linda Swindler Book Designer: Asha Bohannon 2 3

4 Newcomer Information Post Offices US Post Office 505 N. Kings Hwy. (843) US Post Office 2570 Main St. (843) US Post Office 50 S. Carolina 9 Longs, SC (843) Police Horry County Sheriff nd Ave. - (843) Fire US Post Office 4025 Postal Way (843) Courthouse US Post Office th Ave. N. (843) US Post Office 7140 S. Carolina 707 (843) Conway Police 1600 Ninth Ave. (843) Myrtle Beach Police 1101 N. Oak St. (843) Conway Fire th Ave. (843) North Myrtle Beach Fire nd Ave. S. N. (843) Horry County Courthouse nd Ave. (843) Horry Co. Police 2560 Main St. #7 (843) Loris Police North Myrtle Beach Police nd Ave. S. N. (843) Loris Fire 3924 Pinewood Dr. Loris, SC (843) Myrtle Beach Fire Utilities Grand Strand Water (843) Horry Electric (843) AT&T (843) Walnut St. Loris, SC (843) N. Oak St # B (843) Horry County Public Works (843) Progress Energy Carolinas (800) Spectrum (800) Myrtle Beach Utilities (843) SC Electric & Gas (800) Sprint (843)

5 6 Health & Hospitals 7 Horry County Health Department Conway Clinic 1931 Industrial Park Rd. (843) Myrtle Beach Clinic st Ave. N. (843) Dial 911for Emergencies Conway Medical Center 300 Singleton Ridge Rd. (843) Grand Strand Regional Medical Center nd Pkwy. (843) Loris Community Hospital 3655 Mitchell St. Loris, SC (843) McLeod Seacoast Hospital 4000 SC-9 Little River, SC (843) Rivertown Primary Medical 808 Farrar Dr. (843) South Strand Medical Center 5050 Highway 17 Byp S. (843) Tidelands Waccamaw 4070 Highway 17 Byp S. Murrells Inlet, SC (843) VA Primary Care Clinic 3381 Phillis Blvd. (843)

6 Local School Districts 335 Four Mile Rd. (843) When Registering Your Children For School, Please Remember To Bring: Current Immunization Record & Birth Certificate Name & Address Of Last School Attended Last Report Card & Any Scores Obtained From Standardized Tests Colleges & Universities Coastal Carolina University 100 Chanticleer Dr. E (843) Horry-Georgetown Technical College 2050 U.S (843) Golf Academy of America - Carolinas 1900 Mr. Joe White Ave. (843) Miller-Motte Technical College 2451 US-501 (843)

7 10 11 Horry County Alabama Theatre 4750 Highway 17 S. North (843) Alligator Adventure 4604 Highway 17 S. North (843) Broadway at the Beach 1325 Celebrity Cir. (843) Broadway Grand Prix st Ave N. (843) Brookgreen Gardens 1931 Brookgreen Dr. Murrells Inlet, SC (843) Burroughs & Chapman Art Museum 3100 S. Ocean Blvd. (843) Children's Museum of SC 2204 N. Oak St. (843) Conway Riverwalk 2nd Ave. (843) Family Kingdom Amusement Park 300 S. Ocean Blvd. (843) Grande Dunes 8700 Marina Pkwy. (843) Hollywood Wax Museum st Ave. N. (843) Horry County Library 1008 Fifth Ave. (843) Horry County Museum 805 Main St. (843) Huntington Beach State Park Ocean Hwy. Murrells Inlet, SC (843) Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament 2904 Fantasy Way (843) Myrtle Beach National Wax Museum St. Ave. N. (843) Myrtle Beach Speedway 455 Hospitality Ln. (843) Myrtle Beach State Park 4401 S. Kings Hwy. (843) Myrtle Waves Water Park th Avenue Ext. N. (843) Ripley's Aquarium 1110 Celebrity Cir. (843) Ripley's Believe It Or Not 901 N. Ocean Blvd. (843) Voyager Deep Sea Fishing & Dolphin Cruises th Ave. N. North (843) Waccatee Zoological Farm 8500 Enterprise Rd. (843) Wheels of Yesteryear 413 Hospitality Ln. (843) and more!

8 12 13 Horry County History Horry County (pronounced ORR-ee ) was incorporated in 1801, taken from Craven County and originally known as Kingston County, from boundaries drawn in 1785, and renamed Horry District at the time of incorporation. At that time, the county had an established population of 550. It was completely surrounded by water, which forced the inhabitants to survive virtually without any assistance from the outside world. This caused the county residents to become an extremely independent populace, and they named their county The Independent Republic of Horry. The county was named after, and in honor of, Revolutionary War hero Peter Horry, who was born in South Carolina sometime around Horry started his military career in 1775 as one of twenty captains, elected by the Provincial Congress of South Carolina, to serve the first and second regiments. In 1790, he was assigned to the South Carolina militia under Brigadier General Francis Swamp Fox Marion. On October 29, 2012, the county paid homage to the man whom the county is named by unveiled a bronze sculpture of Peter Horry inside the Horry County Government and Justice Center. The sculpture was designed by Lubbock, Texas, artist Garland Weeks. The stone base that it s mounted on was created by Coastal Monument of Conway, South Carolina. Located on the base of the sculpture are the names of the 1801 commissioners on one side and the names of 2011 Horry County Council members on the other side with a brief bio of Peter Horry on the front. The county seat of Horry is Conway, also one of the oldest towns in South Carolina, created in 1734, originally named Kingston. The city was renamed to Conwayborough in honor of General Robert Conway, and later shortened in 1883.

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13 How much House Can You Afford? How much you can afford is determined by a relatively simple formula. Lenders generally figure that no more than 28 percent of your income should be for total housing costs. In addition, they require that your total monthly debt be less than 36 percent of your income. (Note: These are general numbers. Other loan programs may allow higher percentages.) For example, if you make $48,000 a year, divided by 12 months, your monthly income is $4,000. (Remember, that s $48,000 in gross pay, before federal and state taxes are removed.) Twenty-eight percent of $4,000 is $1,120. That is the most you can make in a monthly mortgage, taxes, and insurance payments. Generally, to qualify, the self-employed buyer must have been self-employed in the same line of work for at least 24 months before applying for a loan. Lenders use your net income, the figure at the bottom of schedule C of your federal income tax form, to decide how large a mortgage you can carry. But they don t look at what you earn now or what you made last year. Rather lenders figure the monthly average of your income over the past 24 months. Also, overtime pay & bonuses sometimes may not be figured into your average income. Don t forget that points, closing costs & other out-of-the-pocket expenses probably will come out to about one percent of the mortgage amount

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15 26 27 Packing Strategies Supplies: Preparing to move: A strategy for packing: Packing for efficiency: - -

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