Author: Annelyn Russ

CCMF Launches Official Ticket Exchange Offer

This year's festival is set to take place June 6-9 and will feature headliners Morgan Wallen and Carrie Underwood along with several other country music artists.

Organizers with the Carolina Country Music Festival are now offering a safe way to buy and sell tickets. CCMF has launched an official ticket exchange in conjunction with the festival’s ticketing partners. The new offer aims to help people avoid being scammed. This may be useful for those who want to go but missed out on buying tickets before they…

Nikki Haley To Host Campaign Event In Conway

The rally will be held at the Williams Brice building at Coastal Carolina University on Sunday.

Republican Candidate Nikki Haley is expected to make a campaign stop in Conway. The rally will be held at the Williams Brice building at Coastal Carolina University on Sunday. Doors will open at 3pm with the event starting at 5pm. Tickets for the event can be reserved. To find out more information, visit RallyEvent.

SCDOT To Host Public Meeting In Florence

The meeting will be open to discuss proposed intersection improvements at East National Cemetery Road and Paper Mill Road.

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is set to host a public meeting. The meeting will be open to discuss proposed intersection improvements at East National Cemetery Road and Paper Mill Road. The meeting will start at 5pm and wrap up around 7pm on February 8. It will be held at the Francis Marion University Ervin Dining Hall in the…

Two Georgetown County Students Allegedly Threatened Schools

In both incidents the homes of the suspects were searched, one in which no weapons were found, and with the other, weapons were located in a secured safe.

Two Georgetown County students allegedly made threats toward two elementary schools Wednesday. A 10-year-old girl allegedly said she wanted to bring a gun to school and kill several students of Kensington Elementary School. She has been charged in a juvenile summons. At McDonald Elementary, an 11-year-old girl threatened to ‘shoot up’ the school after getting into an argument with a…

Florence Residence Struck During Suspected Targeted Drive-By Shooting

No one was struck or injured during the incident that appeared to be targeted.

A shooting incident in Florence is now being investigated. Around 2:20am Wednesday, a Florence home as well as a vehicle in the driveway, was struck with nearly 10 rounds of ammunition. The residence is located on Grande Lawn Lane. Shell casings were recovered at the scene and video captured a dark colored sedan drive by with a person hanging out…

North Carolina Online Sports Betting To Start In March

On March 1, betting customers can start creating new accounts and depositing money with a licensed operator that has obtained a certificate.

Legal online sports betting in North Carolina is set to soon begin. State gambling regulators set the starting date of March 11 for the eve of the region’s beloved Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball tournament. Starting at noon that day, sports betting can commence on mobile devices and computers. Anyone 21 or older will be able to make bets on…

Ford Recalls Nearly Two Million Explorer SUVs

Owners can contact their local Ford dealership for inspection in which repairs will be made if needed.

Ford announced it has recalled nearly 2 million vehicles. The recall covers Explorer SUVs between model years 2011 and 2019. A piece of exterior trim located near the windshields are not properly assembled and could detach while the vehicle is being driven, posing the risk of a crash, and creating a road hazard for other drivers. Ford is not aware…

Robitussin Products Recalled Due To Microbial Contamination

The recall covers six lots of daytime Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult, and two lots of nighttime Robitussin Honey CF Max Adult cough syrups.

Robitussin manufacturer, Haleon, has voluntarily issued a recall on certain products. The recall covers six lots of daytime Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult, and two lots of nighttime Robitussin Honey CF Max Adult cough syrups. The daytime medicines are set to expire in 2025 while the nighttime are set to expire in 2026. Both were sold in retailers nationwide….

Alabama Inmate Execution To Be First Death By Nitrogen Gas

This will be the first execution using nitrogen gas and only the second time in U.S. history that a state would attempt to execute an inmate twice after initially failing.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to halt the execution of Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Smith. Smith was sentenced to death for his role in the 1988 murder in which he was hired by Charles Sennett to kill his wife Elizabeth. Alabama recently aborted an effort to execute him by lethal injection after officials failed to set an intravenous line…

The Red Cross Warns Gaza Is Facing A Total Medical Shutdown

A United Nations building used to shelter displaced Palestinians was allegedly struck by Israeli tank fire Wednesday, leaving at least 12 people dead and 75 others injured.

The Red Cross has warned that Gaza faces a complete medical shutdown unless immediate action is taken. William Schomburg, the head of the Red Cross office in Gaza, said, “Every functioning hospital in the Gaza strip is over-crowded and short on medical supplies, fuel, food and water.” This comes as Israeli forces have insisted that Hamas operates in Gaza hospitals…