An incident in Dillon County resulted in the death of one person. Around 3:35pm Monday, a Chevrolet SUV was heading north along Highway 301 when it veered off the roadway and collided with a brick house just outside of Latta. The driver of the vehicle did not survive the injuries they sustained. Their identity was not publicly revealed. No other…
Coastal Carolina University has been recognized for supporting military students and their families. Schools across the nation were ranked by their “Military Friendly” atmospheres. They were evaluated using public data and responses from a survey. CCU received Silver Status. The ratings are based on several categories such as Graduation and Career, Culture and Commitment, Financial Aid and Assistance, Military Student…
Three players from the women’s basketball team at the University of South Carolina were selected in the WNBA Draft. The Atlanta Dream chose Te-Hina Paopao as the sixth pick in the second round. Two picks later, the Indiana Fever selected Bree Hall with the eighth pick in the round and the ninth pick sent Sania Feagin to the Los Angeles…
Starbucks announced changes in how their baristas dress. Currently, baristas are allowed to wear tops of any color but bottoms, hats, footwear, and outerwear had to be neutral colors like black, khaki, white, gray, etc… The new dress code will require employees to wear a solid black shirt that is either a crewneck, collared or button-up. The shirts can be…
Nvidia is planning to manufacture its artificial intelligence Supercomputers in the U.S. for the first time. The tech giant has invested in more than one-million square-feet of manufacturing space to build and test its specialized Blackwell Chips in Arizona and AI Supercomputers in Texas. The company said it will produce up to half a trillion dollars of AI infrastructure over…
The National Weather Service will no longer translate weather alerts for non-English speakers. The change is “due to a contract lapse” with language translation software firm, ‘Lilt.’ The company has provided artificial intelligence to translate weather service alerts after a partnership with the NWS was confirmed in 2023. The AI technology translated alerts from English to several other languages including…
Former President Biden is set to deliver his first public address since leaving the White House in January. Biden will be speaking at the National Conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the disabled in Chicago on Tuesday. He is headlining the event that is set to focus on rallying bipartisan support for Social Security. Biden will take the stage…
The federal government is freezing funds of grants to Harvard University over campus activism. In a letter to Harvard, the Trump administration called for broad government and leadership reforms at the university, as well as changes to its admissions policies. It also demanded the university audit views of diversity on campus, and stop recognizing some student clubs. The government said…
A West Florence High School administrator has been named America’s Top Assistant Principal. Saani Perry has been at the school since 2021. He founded a male mentoring program and helped expand STEM programming. In December, Perry was selected as South Carolina’s Top Assistant Principal. He took home the Nation’s top honor at the National Educational Leadership Awards in Washington D.C….
A crash in the Socastee area resulted in a power outage for Santee Cooper customers. Shortly after noon Sunday, the crash happened near Socastee Baptist Church on Socastee Boulevard. The wreck took down power lines leaving 616 customers in the dark. Traffic in both directions was backed up as crews worked to clear the scene. No injuries were reported and…
