The Grand Strand Optimist Club is set to host its annual Fish Fry Fundraiser. The meal includes fish, fries, coleslaw and hush puppies. It costs $15 for adults, $12 for kids and $10 for veterans. You can dine in or take it to go. All proceeds will benefit the YMCA to assist in making programs and sports more accessible to…
Horry County voters have approved the most recent version of the Ride program. The Ride IV transportation program adds a 1% sales tax that will fund over 30 projects over the next 25-years or until the county collects $6.6 billion. The final vote was 57% to 43%. Ride IV will go into effect starting May 1, which will follow the…
Residents of Georgetown voted on two tax referendums Tuesday. The votes decided on sales tax and capital improvement tax. Majority of voters approved the capital projects sales tax with 51.03% voting in favor while 48.97% voted against. The tax aims to fund a some specific capital projects to improve the health, safety and quality of life in the city. It…
A crash in Horry County Tuesday afternoon left one person injured. The accident happened in the area of Highway 31 near International Drive and involved entrapment as well as a guard rail. The vehicle ended up in the trees below the road in a ditch. Horry County Fire Rescue crews were forced to deploy extraction operations and lanes of traffic…
We now have additional details on a Myrtle Beach shooting that occurred on Saturday. Around 2am, police were called to the Chelsea House Condos in the 400 block of 29th Avenue North. Upon arrival, officials found two people shot in a room and seven others were escorted out. It is believed that two suspects fired into the room from the…
An investigation has been opened after a shooting occurred in Longs. Around 2:30pm on Monday, Horry County Police responded to Devonbrook Place off of Highway 90. One victim was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the left thigh. They were transported to a hospital, but their condition is unclear at this time. No arrests have been made and investigators…
Dozens of polling places were forced to shut down Tuesday due to hoax bomb threats. The threats targeting polling places and election offices briefly disrupted voting in five battleground states. They were made against at least 50 sites across Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Wisconsin and Michigan. No bombs were found and operations continued as normal appearing to have little impact on…
In another win for Republicans, the GOP party will take control of the U.S. Senate. Victories were had in Montana, Ohio and West Virginia. The votes confirmed Trump’s party will control at least one chamber of Congress next year. The results secured the GOP at least 52 out of 100 seats in the new chamber, with several races still unaccounted…
If you’re heading to the polls Tuesday, here’s some information you should know. In South Carolina, polls will close at 7pm. Meanwhile polls in North Carolina will close at 7:30pm. All voters who are in line when the polls close will still be allowed to vote so make sure you’re in line before those times. You must bring identification by…
The Riverwalk expansion in Downtown Conway will now open later than initially planned. The project aims to wrap the boardwalk along the Waccamaw River up to Kingston Lake. It will connect the Riverwalk to Fourth Avenue ahead of the S-C 905 bridge. Crews were originally scheduled to complete construction by November. However, major flooding in August and high water levels…
