AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoNASCAR & Tourism: NASCAR and South Carolina leaders previewed the Cook Out Southern 500 with a pit-stop-style stop at Patriots Point’s USS Yorktown, touting the race’s big draw for hotels and local businesses and citing about $110 million in state economic impact. Public Safety Tech: Bluffton Police says it’s boosting transparency around its Flock camera program after privacy concerns over license-plate reader tech, including plans for a public-facing camera information site. Scam Watch: BBB Scam Tracker data shows Myrtle Beach and Seneca among the state’s most reported scam cities in July, with online purchase scams and phishing leading the losses. Conservation & Outdoors: Clemson reports Beaufort County is seeing the heaviest impact from the invasive yellow-legged hornet, threatening honeybees, while SCETV and SCDNR launch a new “Into the Wild” conservation series. Visitor Safety: A new national analysis ranks Folly Beach as the second most theft-prone beach in America, urging travelers to take extra precautions. Local Travel Events: Aiken’s Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site hosts a free “Take-A-Hike” Sept. 26 with 2- and 4-mile options. Politics (Runoff): Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman advance to an Aug. 25 runoff to replace the late Lindsey Graham.
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