Daily editionTuesday, September 15th, 2026
Good morning, Socastee.
The 5AM Socastee Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 15th of September.
Community
Lakewood Camping Resort on South Kings Highway reversed its flag policy after security removed a camper’s Thin Blue Line flag on Sept. 11—backlash led the Board to apologize on Sept. 13 and reaffirm support for approved flags such as the American, state, military and sports team flags.
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Environment
Crews finished the $72 million Grand Strand Renourishment Project on Aug. 15 in Garden City by placing over 1.55 million cubic yards of sand along 28 miles of coast.
With a strong El Niño predicted for this winter, local officials will monitor erosion & consider extra repairs if needed.
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Forecasters say a Super El Niño is building and is expected to lower hurricane activity this fall while bringing wetter winter weather that may disrupt golf rounds and erode beach sand along the coast.
Local officials advise residents and businesses to prepare for these conditions through winter.
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