The towns of Allendale and Summerville(opens in a new tab) and cities of Union(opens in a new tab) and Lake City(opens in a new tab) have been added to the Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government's(opens in a new tab) Honor Roll. The Honor Roll recognizes annually the city councils that can count all members of their sitting council as graduates of the Municipal Association's MEO Institute.
Coastal Living(opens in a new tab) magazine ranked the Town of Bluffton(opens in a new tab) at No. 5 in the 2018 list of "America's Happiest Seaside Towns."(opens in a new tab)
The City of Georgetown(opens in a new tab) won "Best Coastal Small Town"(opens in a new tab) in a 10 Best Readers' Choice list published by USA Today(opens in a new tab).
Realtor.com(opens in a new tab) named the City of Myrtle Beach(opens in a new tab) the fifth most affordable beach town(opens in a new tab) in the country.
Time(opens in a new tab) magazine named Greenville Mayor Knox White(opens in a new tab) to its list of "31 People Who Are Changing the South."(opens in a new tab)
The National Weather Service(opens in a new tab) has renewed the Town of Hilton Head Island's(opens in a new tab) StormReady recognition through July 2021. The town first received the designation in July 2015. StormReady(opens in a new tab) is the National Weather Service's national community preparedness program that helps communities with communication and safety skills needed to save lives and property in case of a severe weather event.