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Friday, November 6, 2026

South Carolina's first Wawa may be headed to Little River

Plus, a 2,000-home plan off Highway 707 heads to the planning commission in December.

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South Carolina's first Wawa may be headed to Little River after a packed planning commission meeting

About 300residents removed from the Nov. 5 planning commission meeting

More than 300 Little River residents came to oppose the amendment.

Source: MyHorryNews.com

A development group's representative revealed the Wawa brand Thursday, near the end of a contentious Horry County Planning Commission meeting. The commission then unanimously recommended approval of a request to allow gas pumps and a car wash. Chairman Hunter Platt had warned during the hearing, "I will have this room cleared," and officers removed about 300 residents after the vote.

Neighbors raised concerns about traffic, unsafe turning lanes and a business open around the clock. Planners said the acreage is already zoned for commercial use. Attorney Franklin Daniels said, "This is just an amendment that would allow from the gas pumps."

Where: corner of Water Grande Boulevard and S.C. Highway 9
Applicant: Little River WW LLC
District: River Grande Planned Development District, 530 acres

Wawa's reach and the fee developers would pay

1,000+: Wawa stores across 10 states and Washington D.C.
$1,000: fee for every $100,000 of construction

Source: Post and Courier

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HarborTrace

HarborTrace, a proposed 2,000-home development on 1,426 acres off Highway 707 next to St. James High School, heads to the Horry County Planning Commission in December. It would include 1,529 single-family homes, 471 townhomes, commercial space and conservation areas. MyHorryNews.com

Most of HarborTrace's 2,000 homes would be single-family

Source: MyHorryNews.com

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	Amount	Share
Single-family homes	1,529	76.4%
Townhomes	471	23.5%

Highway 501

The Highway 501 widening, which began in fall 2024, has been pushed back to next year from a Nov. 30, 2026 finish. Construction could soon pause for the winter. WPDE

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Eight of the ten Horry County SCHSL teams made the playoffs. Class 4A's Myrtle Beach and St. James missed out under the new format, where only the top two region placers get automatic bids. MyHorryNews.com

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Conway hosts May River in the first round of the 4A playoffs Friday at 7:30 p.m. It's the Tigers' first home playoff game since 2017, and running back Gabe Williams has run for close to 1800 yards this season. WBTW

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Ocean Blue Prime Steak House holds its grand opening Mon., Nov. 9 in The Market Common, in the Deville Street storefront that was home to Crepe Creation Cafe. It's the second concept on the block from the operators of Travinia Italian Kitchen. Myrtle Beach News

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5AM Socasteeto me · Fri., Nov. 66:00 a.m.

South Carolina's first Wawa may be headed to Little River

Plus, a 2,000-home plan off Highway 707 heads to the planning commission in December.

The TLDR

Planning commission backs a Wawa in Little River; 300 removed
2,000-home HarborTrace heads to the commission in December
Highway 501 widening slips into next year

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