The FHA, struggling to manage a large number of delinquent mortgages, will likely need a $943 million taxpayer bailout, the administration said in President Barack Obama's fiscal 2014 budget proposal released Wednesday. After almost 80 years of insuring mortgages, it would the first time the FHA has needed a bailout.

According to FHA Commissioner Carol Galante, the agency “might” be able to avoid taking aid from the U.S. Treasury to fill the projected budget hole. The agency will decide if it needs the funds by September 30.

"FHA, while still under stress from legacy loans, has made significant progress and is on a sound fiscal path forward," Galante told reporters on a conference call. "We are continuing to act and do everything possible to ensure that the impacts of these legacy loans...are corrected as soon as possible."

Email users are being victimized by a phishing attack targeting US airlines. NorthWest, Delta Airlines, MidWest Air Group, and American Airlines have been used by theives to carry out phishing scams across the country. The scam uses email messages in the name of the airlines urging recipients to confirm an airline ticket they never purchased.

The email is made to look like it's from the “Buy ticket online” service offered by the airline. It gives details of the purchased ticket and asks the recipient to confirm the purchase by printing out the invoice and the ticket by clicking on an attachment in the mail.

Unsuspecting users who click on the attachment download a malicious program onto their computers. The malware goes by the name “Trojan.Zbot-1715” and it spells trouble.

This malware enables the thieves to scan and obtain confidential information like credit card access codes, social security numbers and banking passwords. It can also allow remote access to the victims machines.

The airlines say there are things inside the mail which should warn people of the scam. The emails are written with poor English; smelling mistakes and mistakes in grammar. Secondly, the airlines say regular users should be aware of the strange format in which the itineraries are presented.

Northwest Airline’s Vice President for e-commerce, Al Lenza, reaffirms:

Customers should be aware that these e-mails are not coming from the airline. NWA itineraries are specific and contain information that customer will recognize. If the format does not look familiar to you, and you have not recently purchased a ticket, do not open the attachment. Delete the e-mail right away.

Those who receive the emails should delete it without tinkering with the attachment inside. They should also look into their card statements to make certain no unfamiliar payments were made from it.

Sources: WSJ Online & StarTribune.com

The city police are still looking for, as of Jan 9^th 2013, an unidentified suspect accused of murder after a January 7^th, shooting in the 6th Ave area in Conway. The police report, released yesterday, states that a city officer was dispatched to the area around 2028 6th Ave around 2:00 pm Monday afternoon after a possible shooting was reported.

THOR Press Release:

Jan. 2, 2013, Conway, S.C. ― Theatre of the Republic is letting “The Ladies Take the Stage,” for a special one-weekend-only spectacular singing event.

Performances are scheduled for Jan. 11 and 12, at 8 p.m.; and Dec. 13 at 3 p.m.

 Reserved seating tickets are an incredibly low $15, and can be purchased conveniently online 24 hours a day at www.theatreoftherepublic.com.

Tickets can also be purchased from the TOR box office, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Theatre of the Republic is located at 335 Main Street in historic downtown Conway.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

229 MAIN STREET CONWAY, SOUTH CAROLINA

MONDAY – AUGUST 6, 2012 – 5:30 PM

I.    CALL TO ORDER

II. INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Rev. Mark Burlinson, Christ Community Church

III.    APPROVAL OF AGENDA

IV.    APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
A. Final reading of Ordinance #ZA2012-08-06 (A) Accepting the petition of Zebedee A. Pack to annex approximately 1.59 acres of property located at 3565 South Highway 701 and 3564 Copperhead Road (TMS# 149-00-03-002) and to rezone the property Low Density Residential (R-1) upon annexation

B.    City Council minutes – July 16, 2012

V.    PUBLIC INPUT
Abdulla Mustafa – community concerns

Conway, SC (July 25, 2012) – Conway Police have issued warrants for Said Vereen, 22, of Conway for Attempted Murder and Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime in connection with a shooting that occurred on Leonard Avenue in the city limits of Conway on Saturday, July 21, 2012.

On Saturday, July 21, 2012, shortly before 3:00 p.m., Conway police officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of Leonard Avenue in regards to a shooting complaint.  Upon arrival officers located a victim with an apparent gunshot wound to his lower back.  The victim stated that he did not know who shot him.  He stated that he heard shots being fired in the area and was running to his friend's apartment where he was shot.  The victim was air lifted to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center where he was treated for his injures.

Anyone with any information concerning this incident and/ or the location of Vereen is asked to contact the Conway Police Department.

Contact: Catina Hipp, Public Information Officer

(843) 248-1790

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release                       Contact: Catina Hipp, Public Information Officer

                                                                                  (843) 248-1790

Conway, SC (July 20, 2012) –Conway Police has received numerous complaints from residents regarding a phone scam.  Residents have been receiving calls from (876) 853-9361 and (876) 479-7387 advising them that they have won a $1,000,000 sweepstakes from Publisher’s Clearinghouse and all they have to do to claim their winnings is to submit a one (1) percent deposit. 

If anyone has received this call, or any similar scam calls, please contact your local police agency.

The amber alert has been cancelled, the child has been located & the mother arrested..

THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION IS LOOKING FOR HALEY RENAE BRIGGS...A WHITE FEMALE...2 YEARS OLD...HEIGHT 3 FEET TALL... WEIGHT 33 POUNDS...WITH BROWN CURLY HAIR AND BLUE EYES. THE CHILD IS BELIEVED TO BE IN EXTREME DANGER. THE CHILD WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A USA SHIRT AND RED PAJAMA PANTS.

AUTHORITIES ADVISE THE CHILD WAS LIKELY ABDUCTED BY MEGAN MARIE BRIGGS...A WHITE FEMALE...19 YEARS OLD...5 FEET 4 INCHES TALL...WEIGHT 140 POUNDS...WITH BROWN HAIR AND BLUE EYES...AND WEARING A BLACK SHIRT AND AND WHITE PANTS. THEY MAY BE TRAVELING IN A 4 DOOR 2003 BUICK CENTURY...GOLD COLOR...SC LICENSE TAG NUMBER EQG113. DIRECTION OF TRAVEL IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ABDUCTION, CALL 911 OR CALL THE SUMMERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 843-875-1650.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

229 MAIN STREET CONWAY, SOUTH CAROLINA MONDAY – JULY 16, 2012 – 5:30 PM

I.    CALL TO ORDER

II. INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Rev. Randy Riddle, Westminster Presbyterian Church

BUSINESS SESSION – COUNCIL CHAMBERS

I.    APPROV AL    OF    AGENDA

II.    APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

In this first episode of The City Administrator's Report (aka: Hanging with Mr. Bill), Conway SC City Administrator Bill Graham talks about South Carolina's new electronics recycling law, resident restrictions on rental houses, political signs in the city and an upcoming program for rehabbing low income houses in the city.

This time, Council has a short business meeting and then a rowdy workshop session. On the workshop agenda, a $90,000 surprise for electronics recycling, block grant funding for housing re-habs and how many (college) kids are too many?

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

229 MAIN STREET

CONWAY, SOUTH CAROLINA

MONDAY – JUNE 25, 2012 – 5:30 PM

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Rev. Jason Cook, First Pentecostal Holiness Church

BUSINESS SESSION – COUNCIL CHAMBERS

I.    APPROV AL    OF    AGENDA II.    APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
A. Final reading of Ordinance #2012-06-25 (A) Amending Title 1, Chapter 3, Article A, Section 1-3-1 (a) of the Code of Ordinances to Change the Date of City Council Meetings
B. Final reading of Ordinance #ZA2012-06-25 (B) Accepting the petition of Eric J. Hebden to annex approximately 0.50 acre of property located at 131 Clemson Road (TMS 151-19-02- 046) and to rezone the property Low Density Residential (R-1) upon annexation
C. Final reading of Ordinance #ZA2012-06-25 (C) Accepting the petition of Ramon Moran to annex approximately 1.0 acre of property located at 676 Highway 544 (TMS 137-00-06-133) and to rezone the property Highway Commercial (HC) upon annexation
D. Sale of the City’s surplus 1988 Fire Department ladder truck to the Johnsonville Rural Fire Protection District
E. Special event application: Biddle and Jensen wedding reception, June 30, 2012 F.    City Council minutes – June 11, 2012

Conway, SC-June 21,2012: Andre Bauer and the City of Conway Code Enforcement traded words today over Bauer’s campaign sign located in the back of his pickup. The congressional candidate was parked on Laurel Street in front of the RivertownRadio.com studios where he was to be interviewed.

Within minutes, a member of

CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
229 MAIN STREET
CONWAY, SOUTH CAROLINA
MONDAY – JUNE 11, 2012 – 5:30 PM
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE, PAGER, ETC.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Rev. Cheryl Adamson, Palmetto Missionary Baptist Church

III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

IV. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
A. Resolution in Recognition of the 2012 Palmetto Silver Award Winners in the Conway School Attendance Area
B. Final reading of Ordinance #ZA2012-06-11 (A) Accepting the petition of Creola C. Harrelson to rezone approximately 0.2 acre of property located at 1512 Oak Street (TMS 123-14-25-027) from Medium Density Residential (R-2) to Professional (P)
C. Final reading of Ordinance #ZA2012-06-11 (B) Accepting the petition of Jessica L. Pereira to annex approximately 0.5 acre of property located at 551 SC Highway 905 (TMS 137-03-01-008) and to rezone the property Low Density Residential (R-1) upon annexation
D. City Council minutes – May 14, 2012, Council meeting and Budget Retreat minutes

V. PUBLIC INPUT

Huffman Helicopters, a 30-plus-year-old company, has been flying helicopters out of the North Myrtle Beach Airport and subsequently, the Myrtle Beach International Airport for about a decade.  Jeremy Bass, the owner of the company--which includes Executive Helicopters of North Myrtle Beach--told me that his decision to base his operations at those two locations was to avoid problems with noise pollution in residential areas.  It also provides him with the same aviation industry safety assets and protections that airports in general can provide to aviation operators.

Freddie Rick, the owner of Helicopter Adventures, recently got approval from the Burroughs and Chapin company