The Food Truck Festival is set to return to Myrtle Beach. The event is April 5-7. Over the past few years, the festival was held at the Burroughs and Chapin Pavilion. However, this year it will be at the former Myrtle Beach Mall site along N. Kings Highway. The event is open to the public from 11am-6pm on the 5th…
Surfside Beach’s 14th annual BBQ Festival has been rescheduled. Festivities were initially set to take place Saturday. However, due to inclement weather, the event has been will now be held from 1-4pm on May 4 . The town apologized for any inconvenience the date change may cause. Despite the change, ‘The Embers’ band will still perform Saturday. The band will…
The S.C. Supreme Court has a new chief of justice. Current Chief Justice Donald Beatty has reached mandatory retirement age and is set to leave the bench this summer. Lawmakers voted unanimously to elect John Kittredge as Beatty’s successor. Kittredge has served the Supreme Court since 2008. Once the transition is made, S.C. will be the only state with an all-white…
A man was arrested in Georgetown County. Thursday, officers responded to Cleland Street on reports of an assault. A victim informed police that 34-year-old Tyrese Williams assaulted her and attempted to coerce her into his red F-150 Ford pickup truck. A short time later, police said Williams approached another woman on Highmarket Street and attempted to entice her into his…
Another dual-branded restaurant could be coming to the U.S. dining landscape. Dine Brands Global, the parent company of both IHOP and Applebee’s, is thinking about opening a combination restaurant of the two. In a February earnings call, the company said it has closed dozens of Applebee’s locations and opened several new IHOPs. The company said the revenue from the joint…
Daylight saving time is this weekend. Don’t forget to reset non-automatic clocks as time is set to spring forward at 2am on Sunday. You will lose an hour of sleep and the morning will stay dark a little later but, daylight will stretch an hour further into the afternoon and evening. Smartphones and smartwatches will automatically adjust to the change….
A recall has been placed on 11 brands of shredded cheese after being linked to a listeria outbreak. Sargento Foods is recalling the cheese that was distributed to them from Rizo-López Foods. The recall covers bags of shredded quesadilla cheese, fancy shredded blend, cheddar, white cheddar, monterey jack, swiss, parmesan and more sold to food service consumers. The potentially contaminated…
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted unanimously to advance a bill Thursday. The measure could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok on all electronic devices, renewing lawmakers’ challenge to the popular social media app. The bill would prohibit TikTok from U.S. app stores unless the social media platform is unlinked from its parent company ByteDance. The company would…
George Santos announced he is running for Congress again. The former GOP Rep. became the sixth lawmaker ever to be expelled from the chamber last year. He is also facing federal charges. Santos was expelled after deceiving voters with lies and exaggerations about his biography. He also allegedly filed fraudulent fundraising reports to obtain financial support for his previous campaign….
President Biden delivered his third State of the Union speech Thursday night. The president took the opportunity to lay out his case for the election that is just eight months away. Biden bashed Trump and accused other Republicans of attempting to bury the truth regarding the January 6th Capitol riot. The president also addressed the war in Gaza announcing the…
