The City of Georgetown is getting festive this weekend. The annual Tree Lighting Celebration is set to be held Friday night at Francis Marion Park. The event features music, dance performances, caroling, Santa Claus and more. Festivities are set to kick off at 6:30pm with the tree lighting taking place at 7:15, and the event will wrap up at 7:30….
A charter school in the Myrtle Beach area is ready to break ground on a new building. The school, formerly known as the Coastal Leadership Academy will now be called Coastal High School. It is a tuition-free public charter. The new building will be built on nearly 110-acres off of River Oaks Drive. Construction is set to start Saturday. The…
Coastal Carolina University’s quarterback has entered the transfer portal. Ethan Vasko played in all 12 games for the Chanticleers this year. He transferred to the school from Kansas prior to the 2023 season. Throughout the games, Vasko completed just under 55% of his passes totaling to 2,110 yards. 14 of them ended in touchdowns and eight were intercepted. Vasko also…
Horry County Fire Rescue crews responded to eleven fires this week alone. The most recent fire occurred early Friday morning around 3:50am. The flames destroyed two sheds and a camper on Old Maple Street and Allsbrook Road. The fires come as the area experiences a rise in both structure and outdoor fire incidents. A spokesperson for the Horry County Public…
One student was taken into custody after an incident at a Marlboro County school Thursday. At about 2:45pm, police were called to Marlboro County High School to investigate reports of a student having a firearm on campus. The incident led to a lock-down. Bennettsville officials quickly identified the student in question, safely located them and took them into custody without…
For a few years now, many have spread false rumors about a certain item returning to McDonald’s menu. Now the rumors are becoming a reality. The fast-food chain’s popular Snack Wraps are returning to menus next year. The items became a fan-favorite after launching in 2006 but were removed from menus nationwide in 2016. Since then, social media posts have…
QVC is recalling 1.1 million pairs of oven gloves. The recall covers Temp-tations oven gloves imported from China sold by West Chester. The products were sold in single pairs, sets of two and in sets with drying mats or trivets. The company has received 162 reports of insufficient heat protection, including 92 reports of minor burns. The items were sold…
Honda has placed a recall on over 200,000 SUVs. The recall covers certain 2023-24 Passport and 2023-25 Pilot vehicles. The recall was placed due to the fuel filler neck tube and fuel filler pipe possibly separating. If that happens, it could lead to a fuel leak. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of…
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook a large area of Northern California Thursday. The quake struck at 10:44am west of Ferndale, around 130 miles from the Oregon border. It was felt as far south as San Francisco which is around 270 miles away. It was followed by multiple aftershocks. The quake prompted a brief tsunami warning for 5.3 million people along…
Mexico’s president plans to make requests to President-elect Donald Trump regarding deportation. Mexico is not obligated to accept non-Mexican migrants, but it has agreed to do so in the past. However, President Claudia Sheinbaum will ask Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries, rather than taking them to the Mexican border. The request comes as Mexican officials…
