Horry County notebook | Traffic flowing again on Enterprise Road

It took several months and a few weeks of extra work, but the Enterprise Road in the Socastee community has reopened.

The road was first closed in July so crews could replace a bridge. Originally, the work was supposed to be completed in mid-November, but it was extended to Dec. 30.

Fortunately for area drivers, that completion date came earlier than expected, and Enterprise Road reopened a few days before Christmas.

While Enterprise Road now has traffic moving in all directions, a few major Horry County roads will see lane closures continue on Friday for overhead sign installation.

The right two lanes of Forestbrook Road will be closed from Bush Road to Waccamaw Boulevard from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. There will also be temporary traffic stoppage from 11 p.m. on Thursday to 5 a.m. as needed for the erection of the sign, according to information from Lisa Bourcier, Horry County spokeswoman.

Over at Dick Scobee Road, the right two lanes will be closed from Ronald McNair Boulevard to Bush Road for sign installation.

Work should be finished by the end of Friday.

GOP presidential debate on the horizon

The Grand Strand is two weeks away from the GOP weekend in Myrtle Beach, which culminates with FOX News’ Jan. 16 Republican Presidential Debate at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.

South Carolina GOP Chairman Chad Connelly said Thursday there is no official count on the number of tickets that have been snared so far, but he expects 3,000 to be in attendance.

“The response has been incredibly massive,” Connelly said.

Obviously, the main event is the GOP presidential hopefuls duking it out inside the convention center, which will be broadcast on FOX News from 9 to 11 p.m.

However, the undercard appears just as interesting. On Sunday, Jan. 15, candidates for the 7th Congressional District will participate in their own debate.

Details on that event haven’t been announced, but are expected to be early next week.

As for the presidential debate, those interested in ordering tickets can go to www.MyrtleBeachDebate.com, or call (803) 988-8440.

Getting rid of that Christmas tree

The holidays don’t officially end until those black-eyed peas are eaten and endless hours of college bowl games are watched on Sunday.

For many, even though Christmas has been over for several days, it’s hard to take down the tree until after the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Day.

No matter when you decide to move that tree out of the living room, the Horry County Solid Waste Authority will help in disposing of it.

From now until Jan. 23, the SWA is holding its Grinding of the Greens initiative, which encourages residents to recycle their natural Christmas trees once the holidays are over.

Residents of Myrtle Beach, Conway, Surfside Beach, Loris and Aynor may place their trees on the street curb for pick-up.

North Myrtle Beach residents can leave their trees on the curb from Jan. 2 to the 20th, while county residents living outside of city limits may visit one of the SWA’s 24 recycling centers.

The trees will be chipped and recycled into landscaping mulch that will be available free to the public, while supplies last.

Those wanting mulch will have to bring their own containers to the SWA office, located at 1886 S.C. 90 in Conway, to collect it.