Horry County committee approves pay increase for jurors

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A resolution increasing Horry County jurors pay and an agenda item recognizing two longtime Grand Strand mayors were approved at an administration committee meeting Tuesday.

During the Horry County Administration Committee’s meeting, a resolution was approved that would increase jury members’ pay from $15 per day — something that has remained unchanged for 35 years — to $25 per day. It would also increase the mileage reimbursement rate from $.205 per mile to $.342 per mile.

Also approved during Tuesday afternoon’s meeting was an agenda item recognizing longtime North Myrtle Beach Mayor Marilyn Hatley and Myrtle Beach Mayor Brenda Bethune…

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