Officials Block Access to Major South Carolina Beaches After Governor’s Reopening Announcement

A woman on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, in a file photograph. Sean Rayford/Getty Images

Three major beaches in South Carolina—Myrtle Beach, Charleston, and Hilton Head—will not reopen immediately, local officials said shortly after Gov. Henry McMaster issued an order allowing all beaches to reopen on Tuesday.

McMaster’s executive order lets local officials reopen beaches closed under an order he made last month. It also gives them the authority to keep beaches closed, for now.