Fire crews douse flames in Ocean Lakes Campground
Fire crews douse flames in Ocean Lakes Campground
Units with Horry County Fire responded to assist Myrtle Beach and Surfside Fire when a fire broke out at Ocean Lakes Campground Wednesday afternoon.More >>Units with Horry County Fire responded to assist Myrtle Beach and Surfside Fire when a fire broke out at Ocean Lakes Campground Wednesday afternoon.More >>
SC second in nation for female homicides
SC second in nation for female homicides in 2010
South Carolina commonly ranks near the bottom of most lists, such as education, and a new report is ranking our state near the top of a list we're not too proud to be on.More >>South Carolina commonly ranks near the bottom of most lists, such as education, and a new report is ranking our state near the top of a list we're not too proud to be on.More >>
Neighbors discover Maxton homicide victim
Few details known in Maxton homicide
Deputies with the Robeson County Sheriff's Office are actively investigating an apparent homicide in the Maxton area.More >>Deputies with the Robeson County Sheriff's Office are actively investigating an apparent homicide in the Maxton area.More >>
Committee meets to improve look of Highway 501
Newly formed committee meets to discuss Hwy. 501
For years?drivers have talked and complained about the look of Highway 501, the highway that takes locals and tourists directly into the heart of Myrtle Beach.
More >>For years?drivers have talked and complained about the look of Highway 501, the highway that takes locals and tourists directly into the heart of Myrtle Beach.
More >>Empty handed robbery suspect jailed hours after crime
Empty handed robbery suspect jailed hours after crime
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - After a robbery in broad daylight at W.T. Owens Store in Georgetown County Tuesday afternoon, the suspect turned himself in to police just hours after the crime. The GeorgetownMore >>After a robbery in broad daylight at W.T. Owens Store in Georgetown County Tuesday afternoon, the suspect turned himself in to police just hours after the crime.More >>
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - More and more Baby Boomers aren't looking to retire in the warm states of Florida and Arizona anymore.?In fact, many are either not moving at all, or stopping just a little further north for new places to call home.
"I like the breeze off the ocean and I love the fact that it's not a consistent heat like a place like Florida," Said Julie Shaak.?She lives in Pennsylvania but puts Myrtle Beach on the top of her places to retire list.
According to a new report, more people are trying to retire closer to their homes in the northeast.?And this spike in Baby Boomers looking for new places to live means more business for Myrtle Beach retirement communities.
"We are about to start a major renovation here," Said Michael Beard, Executive Director at Myrtle Beach Manor.?"Converting a whole wing to what we call Rehab to Home which is designed for the Boomers when they do need hip or knee replacements."
Beard said Myrtle Beach saw more than 40 percent growth since 2000 of people 65 and older in Myrtle Beach.
Beard adds it's because people like Shaak who would rather move to Myrtle Beach than have to commute from Florida to see family.
"It would take a day away from vacation to get here and get home from here," Said Shaak.? "Where here [in Myrtle Beach], it's a half a day and it would just be more appealing for me and for them as well."
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Source: http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/19567336/more-baby-boomers-choosing-to-retire-closer-to-home
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