Author: Annelyn Russ

Barefoot’s Lighting Of The Landing Ceremony

The show will begin, followed by the lighting of the tree and fireworks immediately after.

Barefoot Landing is set to hold its annual Lighting of the Landing ceremony. The event will feature music from the South’s Grandest Christmas Show at Alabama Theatre and local entertainment groups. Santa will also be present. The show will begin, followed by the lighting of the tree and fireworks immediately after. Festivities will kick off at 6pm on Saturday in…

Horry Co. Council Approves New ER Plans

The county passed a rezoning request on the third reading to rezone nearly eight acres at Forestbrook Road.

Horry County officials approved plans to build a new ER along Forestbrook Road. Back in June, Tidelands Health announced a partnership with intuitive health to build three integrated ER and urgent care facilities, each having a Tidelands Health family medicine office. The county passed a rezoning request on the third reading to rezone nearly eight acres at Forestbrook Road and…

Hatley And Render To Take Seats On Myrtle Beach Council

Jackie Hatley received 2,445 votes while Phil Render earned 2,635.

Current Councilwoman Jackie Hatley and former member Phil Render will take on a pair of open seats for the Myrtle Beach Council. Render, who spent two decades on the council before refusing to run again in 2023, earned 2,635 votes. Hatley received 2,445. They beat out city business owner Nick Vaugh who got 1,646. After the city’s election commission confirms…

Woman Dies After Run Over By Her Own Vehicle

It appeared that the vehicle slipped into gear while she was fixing the transmission.

A woman died after she was run over by her own vehicle in Horry County. The incident occurred on Sunday at the intersection of Carolina Road and Converse Drive in Conway. 35-year-old Arica Richardson was found underneath her vehicle. It appeared that the vehicle slipped into gear while she was fixing the transmission. Further details were not immediately available but…

New Floats And Balloons Added To Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade

The parade is scheduled to begin at 8:30am on Thanksgiving Day.

New floats have been added to this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. That includes a Labubu-theme float that has been a part of the recent pop culture craze. The Upside Down Invasion Float was added to celebrate the fifth and final season of Netflix’s hit ‘Stranger Things.’ Lego is replacing its existing float with a ‘Brick-Tastic Winter Mountain’ scene. Goldfish…

USPS Operation Santa Kicks-Off

Adopters should ship gifts by December 13 to help ensure on-time delivery.

USPS letter adoption for Operation Santa is now open. Adopters are encouraged to visit the USPS website and select any letter submitted. This year, USPS is placing a special emphasis on adopting family letters, including a new way to do it as a team, to help insure letters from the same household are adopted and fulfilled together. This year for…

Trump Plans To Issue Tariff Rebates Next Year

The proposal will give $2,000 checks to most Americans to give back to American taxpayers amid the high tariffs.

President Trump said that he plans to issue tariff rebates sometime mid to late next year. “We’ve taken in hundreds of millions of dollars in tariff money. We’re going to be issuing dividends later on, somewhere prior to, no, probably the middle of next year, a little bit later than that, of thousands of dollars for individuals of moderate income,…

Trump Admin Takes Major Step In Dismantling Education Department

Six departments will be moved to partner with four other agencies moving billions of dollars in grant programs.

The Trump administration is taking a major step toward dismantling the Education Department. Six departments will be moved to partner with four other agencies moving billions of dollars in grant programs. The most significant is one that will put the Department of Labor in charge of some of the largest federal funding streams for K-12 schools, including title one money…

Congress Votes To Release Epstein Files

The Senate's swift vote took place just hours after the House voted 427-1 ending a prolonged battle in Congress.

The Senate unanimously approved a House-passed bill to compel the Justice Department to release all unclassified files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The Senate’s swift vote took place just hours after the House voted 427-1 ending a prolonged battle in Congress. The Epstein Files Transparency Act will now be sent to President Trump’s desk for signature. He said he would sign…

GameStop Announces First-Ever Trade Anything Day

The object customers choose to trade in must fit in a 20x20x20 box.

GameStop announced its first ever ‘Trade Anything Day.’ Typically the retailer allows gamers to trade in unwanted games or old consoles. But during this event, people can trade in anything they want, with some restrictions, for store credit. The object customers choose to trade in must fit in a 20x20x20 box, and customers can trade in up to one item….