Team Horry,

It is looking increasingly likely that Horry County will see a tropical event early next week. Exact impacts are not yet clear as forecasts for Invest 94L (potentially Tropical Storm Imelda) are still developing.

Horry County Emergency Management Department and County officials are working closely with South Carolina Emergency Management Division, National Weather Service, and the coastal communities, including local municipalities, to prepare our community.

Out of an abundance of caution, and in the interest of securing resources for all possible scenarios, Horry County Council has declared a local state of emergency beginning at 3 p.m. today.

Weather conditions and County operations for next week will be evaluated again on Sunday based upon current forecasts and guidance will be sent out at that time concerning any change in operating hours or closures.

Please ensure you follow our County communication channels closely over the weekend.

Updates will be provided via emails to employee inboxes, updates to the HC Café and County website, and ReadyOp emergency alerts for those who have provided such contact information and permissions. Public information will also be posted to our official County social media pages.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to push out accurate and up-to-date information as soon as we have it. This is not a typical tropical system and thus forecasts are not possible as early as usual.

Horry Emergency Management wants to remind all employees to prepare by: 

- Maintaining awareness of weather conditions.

- Ensuring your contact information is up to date in Employee Self Service.

- Checking if you live in an evacuation zone, and ensuring your home and family are ready in the event of an evacuation order from the Governor.

- Continually monitoring reputable weather information sources, such as local media or the National Weather Service, Wilmington, NC, for the most up to date information regarding the tropics.

Those with interests along area waterways and the oceanfront should monitor water levels carefully going forward.

Please be advised that conditions may change requiring new or additional directives to be issued.

As always, please be kind to each other and look out for one another. We will get through this together just as we have other storms.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to be in touch with your Supervisor or Human Resources.

Get ready for a week packed with flavor and fun — we’ve got some seriously delicious trucks pulling up Sept. 29 – Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily! 😋✨

Here’s the tasty lineup:
🍽️ Mon., Sept. 29 – Randall’s Culinary Creations 👨‍🍳
🌭 Tues., Sept. 30 – Hawg Dawg 🐷 & Little Latin Kitchen 🌮
☕ Wed., Oct. 1 – Blackwater Coffee Company ☕ & Wing Kings 🍗
🥤 Thurs., Oct. 2 – A Coffee Movement ☕✨
🍹 Fri., Oct. 3 – Dirty South Soda Company 🥤 & Carter's Carolina BBQ 🍖🔥

📜 Menus are attached — so go ahead and start planning your lunch breaks now!
🚨 Trucks are subject to change, but we’ll keep you posted here.

Welcome them to the county! They are from the following departments: E-911, Public Works, Detention, Recreation, Police, IT, and Magistrate.

🚚✨ Food Trucks For September 22-26, 2025

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Hungry? We’ve got a week full of flavor rolling into the Government & Justice Center! Come out 10 a.m.–3 p.m. daily and treat yourself to something tasty. 😋🍴

Here’s the lineup:
👉 Mon., Sept. 22 – Bojangles 🍗
👉 Tues., Sept. 23 – Hawg Dawg 🌭
👉 Wed., Sept. 24 – Daisy’s Dogs 🌭
👉 Thurs., Sept. 25 – Brew & Moo ☕🥪
👉 Fri., Sept. 26 – Blackwater Coffee Co. ☕ + Randall’s Culinary Creations (Randall's is Canceled) 🍽️

📲 Menus are attached—start planning your lunches now!

✨ Pro tip: Bring a friend, bring your appetite, and don’t miss out on these rolling kitchens of deliciousness!

Join Lauren Carter, Licensed Clinical Psychologist from Modern Minds. We will learn how to recognize signs of distress in team members, how to respond, what to say and not to say and ways to offer support.

Sept 30^th, 2pm-330pm at the Government and Justice Building. Registration is on the HC Café.

The Behavioral Services Team and Horry County Wellness Committee is hosting a Mental Health and Wellness Fair. Save the Date!!!

September 26th, at Government and Justice Center. No registration needed. See Flyer below for more details.

Vendors will be announced at a later date.

For questions, please email:wellnesscommittee@horrycountysc.gov Or behavioralservices@horrycountysc.gov

Please note: Horry County Government Health & Wellness Fairs do not constitute or imply any business relationship or agreement to contract with any vendor. No express or implied offer or guarantee of any revenue or relationship with Horry County as an entity, or any of its employees individually, is intended by the opportunity for the vendor to display its product or services at the health fairs.

On Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at 9:30 a.m., Horry County will hold a small, internal ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening of the new Operations Building at the Public Works Complex (4401 Privetts Road, Conway, SC). 

This will be a brief and informal event for members of our County departments, Administrators, and County Council. 

Stop by, say hi, and help us celebrate this exciting step forward for our Infrastructure & Regulation division. 

🚚✨ Food Truck Fiesta: September 15–19, 2025 ✨🚚

Hungry? We’ve got you covered! This week’s lineup is jam-packed with flavor, fun, and your soon-to-be favorite lunches. Every truck accepts cash or credit and will be serving up goodness 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., rain or shine. 🌦️🍴

Here’s who’s rollin’ in:

·         Mon., Sept. 15 → Brew & Moo Café ☕🐮

·         Tues., Sept. 16 → Little Latin Kitchen 🌮💃& Hawg Dawg 🌭

·         Wed., Sept. 17 → A Coffee Movement ☕🚀 & Carter's Carolina BBQ 🍖🔥

·         Thurs., Sept. 18 → Daisy Dogs 🌭 & Blackwater Coffee Company ☕

·         Fri., Sept. 19 → Randall’s Culinary Creations 🍲& Dirty South Soda Company 🥤

📄 Menus are attached—start dreaming about lunch now!

🚚✨ Week Two is Here! ✨🚚
Welcome back to our Food Truck Pilot Program—and get ready for another week of amazing eats! 😋 All vendors accept cash and credit, and will be serving up deliciousness from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

🔥 This Week’s Lineup:
👉 Monday, Sept 8 – Randall’s Culinary Creations 🍴
👉 Tuesday, Sept 9 – Haw Dawgs 🌭

💖 And don’t forget: Wednesday, Sept 10 – Friday, Sept 12, the Mammogram Bus will be on-site. No food trucks during these days.

📄 Menus are attached—start planning your lunch now!

Horry County Department of Behavioral Services invites county employees to wear yellow on World Suicide Prevention Day - Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.

This act of solidarity honors those we've lost, supports those who struggle, and raises awareness of the impact of suicide.