Author: Annelyn Russ

Department
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President Trump To Sign Order Dismantling The Education Department

The White House formally noted which department duties could be handed off to other departments or eliminated altogether.
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President Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the Education Department. Trump has said the department is wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology. Advocates for public schools said eliminating the department would leave children behind in an American education system that is “fundamentally unequal.” “This isn’t fixing education. It’s making sure millions of children…

Conway
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New Retailers Could Be Coming To Coastal Centre Mall In Conway

The change comes after 'Rise Partners' bought the shopping center back in October.
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New retailers could be coming to the Coastal Centre Mall in Conway. Storefronts at the building have been vacant for years, but redevelopment plans are currently in the works. What was once K-Mart, Goody’s, and Winn-Dixie will soon become Marshalls, Homegoods, Petsmart, Five Below, and Ulta. The change comes after ‘Rise Partners’ bought the shopping center back in October. The…

Nucor
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Company Investing $100 Million To Bring New Facility To Darlington Co.

The new facility will be home to Universal Industrial Gasses LLC.
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A company is investing $100 million to bring a new facility to Darlington County. The new facility will be home to Universal Industrial Gasses LLC. It will be 200 thousand-square-foot located at 300 Steel Road and will provide on-site industrial gases to Nucor’s Darlington County steel mill. The company specializes in the design, construction and operation of industrial gas production…

Shade
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Horry Co. Leaders Vote To Keep Wind-Driven Shades Off Beaches

The 3-9 vote was against allowing a wind-driven shade trial run.
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Horry County leaders voted to keep wind-shading devices off beaches during a meeting Tuesday. Council members were considering the option to give a one-year trial period for beach-goers to use devices like the Shibumi Shade. However, during the meeting that involved heated discussions, the proposal was shot down. The 3-9 vote was against allowing a wind-driven shade trial run. That…

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Former Nurse Charged For Violating Drug Distribution Laws

The woman was accused of fraudulently documenting a "quantity" of oxycodone to a patient twice and hydrocodone once.
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A former nurse has been arrested and charged after allegedly violating drug distribution laws. 35-year-old Ashley Jarnagin was a registered nurse at Conway Medical Center. She was hired on January 10, 2023, but was terminated on October 9. Jarnagin was accused of fraudulently documenting a “quantity” of oxycodone to a patient twice and hydrocodone once. She now faces charges including…

Wanted
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Laurinburg Officials Need Help Identifying Suspects In Larceny Case

The suspects are wanted in connection to a stolen scooter on the property of Rose's.
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Laurinburg officials are asking for help with identifying two suspects and a person of interest in a larceny case. The incident took place on March 14. The suspects are wanted in connection to a stolen scooter on the property of Rose’s. Anyone who can provide any information regarding their identities, is urged to contact the Laurinburg Police Department.  

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YUM! Brands Partnering With Nvidia To Roll Out AI-Order Taking

Restaurant companies have been using the technology to stay ahead of rivals by improving their operations and saving money on labor.
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Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC restaurants could soon use artificial intelligence for ordering. YUM! Brands, which owns the eateries, announced it is partnering with technology chip-maker Nvidia to roll out AI-order taking, Nvidia-powered computer vision and restaurant performance assessments fueled by AI. Restaurant companies have been using the technology to stay ahead of rivals by improving their operations and…

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Social Security Administration Tightens Rules For Recipients

The change will apply to new social security applicants and existing recipients who want to change their direct deposit information.
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The Social Security Administration is imposing tighter rules for recipients of social security checks. People will no longer be allowed to verify their identity to the administration over the phone. Now, you will be required to visit agency field offices to verify your identity in-person. The change will apply to new social security applicants and existing recipients who want to…

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Purdue Pharma Files For New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

The company pledged to give creditors including U.S. states and other parties over $7.4 billion.
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Purdue Pharma has filed for a new Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The filing is the latest move in a lengthy legal battle fought by the Sackler family and a bipartisan group of state attorneys general, who say the addiction epidemic that has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans was exacerbated by the marketing and sales of Purdue’s oxycontin painkiller. The company…

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Banning Transgender Troops

Judge Anna Reyes ruled that the order to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their constitutional rights. 
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A federal judge blocked President Trump’s executive order that bars transgender troops from the U.S. military. Trump signed the order on January 27 that claims the sexual identity of transgender service members “conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one’s personal life” and is harmful to military readiness. Judge Anna Reyes ruled that…

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