Author: Annelyn Russ

Surfside Beach Restaurant Announces Permanent Closure

The Facebook post said even though the business has faced difficulties, the owners chose to close on their own terms.

A popular restaurant in Surfside Beach announced some sad news. Borgata said it will be closing its doors after 71/2 years due to “unforeseen challenges.” As of Monday, the Facebook page said the restaurant located at 813 Surfside Drive is permanently closed. The owners took time to thank everyone for their unwavering support, loyalty and trust they placed in them….

Barefoot Swing Bridge To Be One Lane During Maintenance Work

Temporary traffic control signs will be set up while crews work on annual maintenance as well as replacing the sidewalk.

Drivers who take a route that includes the Barefoot Swing Bridge will experience a disturbance in traffic for a while. Starting January 13, traffic on the North Myrtle Beach bridge will be reduced to one lane for nearly two months. Temporary traffic control signs will be set up while crews work on annual maintenance as well as replacing the sidewalk….

Details Of Former “Home Improvement” Star’s Myrtle Beach Arrest

The woman who shares children with Bryan, informed officers that he had choked her and punched her in the face several times.

We now know details regarding the arrest of former “Home Improvement” star Zachery Ty Bryan that happened in Myrtle Beach last week. Bryan was arrested around 2pm on Wednesday and charged with second-degree domestic violence. On New Year’s Day, police responded to Monarch Drive on reports of a disturbance. Upon arrival, the woman, who shares children with Bryan, informed officers…

Man Charged In Christmas Eve Death Of Two Toddlers

It was discovered that the children were left home alone at the time of the fire.

An arrest has been made in the tragic death of two toddler’s on Christmas Eve. Around 6:45pm, crews responded to a house fire on Cedar Ridge Road in the Dovesville area of Darlington County. They were informed that there were children in the home. Officials were able to locate both of them, remove them from the house and administer care….

Wanted Man Who Escaped Is Now Back In Custody

49-year-old William Cooper reportedly escaped custody while in the process of being arrested for second-degree domestic violence.

A 24-hour manhunt in Georgetown County has now come to an end. On Monday, 49-year-old William Cooper reportedly escaped custody while in the process of being arrested for second-degree domestic violence. Efforts to track Cooper with K9s were unsuccessful. Around 5pm drones were deployed over the area of Watford Place to aid in the search. The Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office…

McDonald’s Rolls Out New “McValue” Menu

Customers will be allowed to customize their own deals by mixing and matching their favorite items.

McDonald’s rolled out a new value menu at locations nationwide Tuesday. The “McValue” menu offers customers a “buy one, add one for $1” option for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Customers will be allowed to customize their own deals by mixing and matching their favorite items. You pay full price for a menu item from the McValue menu. Then you can…

Meta Plans To Ditch Third-Party Fact-Checking Program

The new program will use crowdsourced fact-checking contributions from users instead of third parties.

Facebook and Instagram owner, Meta, said it is ditching its third-party fact-checking program. The tech giant will get rid of its fact-checking program with independent third parties. The decision comes due to expert fact checkers having their own biases and too much content being fact checked. Meta said that its approach of building complex systems to manage content on its…

President Biden To Establish Two New National Monuments

The move is part of Biden's "America the Beautiful" initiative that launched in 2021, aimed at honoring tribal heritage.

President Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California. The move will create the Chuckwalla National Monument in Southern California near Joshua Tree National Park and the Sattitla National Monument in Northern California. The declaration bans drilling and mining as well as other development on the 600,000-acre area in Southern California and around 200,000-acres in…

Ford Places Recall On Over 295,000 Pickup Trucks

Owners can take their trucks to dealers that will fix the issue with a software update

Ford has issued a recall on over 295,000 pickup trucks. The recall covers F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550 and F-600 Super Duty models that are equipped with diesel engines and fueled with biodiesel. The recall was issued because if the trucks sit unused, biodiesel deposits can form inside the fuel pump. These deposits can cause pump components to fail when restarted….

FDA Sets Guidelines For Levels Of Lead In Processed Baby Foods

The move comes as part of an effort to reduce exposure to toxic metal that causes health issues in children.

The FDA is setting guidelines for levels of lead in processed baby foods for the first time ever. The guidance caps lead levels for children younger than two at 10-parts-per billion for fruits, most vegetables, grain and meat mixtures, as well as yogurts, custards, puddings and single-ingredient meats. It also sets a limit of 20-parts-per billion for single-ingredient root vegetables…