Author: Annelyn Russ

Governor McMaster To Visit Emergency Centers In S.C. Counties

The governor will participate in an annual 'hurricane fly around' exercise where he will visit emergency operation centers.

Governor McMaster is set to meet with emergency management leaders in Horry County and other coastal regions on Monday. The governor will participate in an annual ‘hurricane fly around’ exercise where he will visit emergency operation centers in Horry, Beaufort and Charleston counties to discuss preparations for the storm season. McMaster will start early in the morning at the newly…

Horry County Offers Alert System For Residence

4,500 people have subscribed to the free Myrtle Beach Alerts since its launch in mid-September.

Thursday marked the official start of hurricane season and several Horry County cities have an alert system in place for residents. 4,500 people have subscribed to the free Myrtle Beach Alerts since its launch in mid-September. The system costs around $15 thousand annually and aims to assist residents during a hurricane or tropical storm. Those who sign up for the…

Burglary Incident Led To The Arrest Of Two People

Authorities arrested two suspects after reports of burglary at Applecool Storage in Georgetown.

The Georgetown Police Department has arrested two people accused of burglary. Officers responded to a burglary in progress call at Applecool Storage located on South Fraser Street shortly after 4p.m. on Tuesday. Upon arrival authorities found six rental units had been broken into and the suspects attempted to flee in a gray Dodge pickup truck. 30-year-old Jamie Rourk and 32-year-old…

Man Accused Of Murdering His Wife Was Arrested In Horry County

The suspect was booked into the J. Reuben Long Detention Center and then extradited back to Tennessee where he was detained and awaits a hearing.

A man accused of killing his wife in Tennessee is in custody after being arrested in Horry County. 33-year-old Jeffery Judge was arrested after a traffic stop was conducted in the Surfside Beach area on May 17th. Officers were made aware the vehicle driven by Judge was entering the county as police were tracking him through license plate readers. Police…

NASA Invites Public To Send Their Names To Jupiter’s Moon

The names will be stenciled onto a microchip, along with the poem written by U.S. poet Laureate Ada Limón titled 'In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa'.

The public has been invited to add their names to an original poem dedicated to NASA’s Europa Clipper mission before the spacecraft begins its journey to Jupiter’s moon. The poem and names will be sent to space as a message in a bottle and will travel billions of miles as the mission investigates whether the ocean thought to lie beneath…

Volkswagen Reveals New Model Of It’s ‘VW Bus’

The van is redesigned to recall the Volkswagen T1, or 'Transporter', that was originally introduced in 1949.

Volkswagen is rebooting its groovy 60s-era VW Bus with improvements in speed and more room. The company unveiled the ID Buzz. It is nearly a foot longer than the two-row model and is around 10 inches shorter than a Chrysler Pacifica Minivan, but can still seat up to seven passengers. The van is redesigned to recall the Volkswagen T1, or…

Spirit Airline Flights Delayed Due To Technical Issues Nationwide

The airline apologized for any inconveniences that may have been encountered and shared that they are working get back to normal operations.

On Thursday, nearly 60% of Spirit Airline flights were delayed amid the start of a busy travel season. The delay’s were prompted due to technical issues with the airline’s web-site, app and airport kiosks. Spirit announced the issues before 9a.m. and by 3p.m., almost 500 flights were delayed nationwide. The problems have since been resolved and flights have been resumed….

Fort Bragg Renamed Fort Liberty

Fort Bragg was among nine bases that a congressional commission proposed renaming.

A military base in North Carolina has a new name. Fort Bragg will now be called Fort Liberty U.S. as the army re-designated one of the largest military installations in the world. The change follows a branch-wide push to rename bases that were named after confederate leaders. The base was named after general Braxton Bragg who was an unpopular confederate…

Senate Passed A Bill That Could Block Biden’s Student Debt Relief Progam

The White House argues that the proposal to cancel some student debt will help protect borrowers from defaulting when student loan payments resume later this year after a years-long pandemic-related pause.

The Senate also passed another bill that could block President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program despite the Supreme Court’s ruling on its legality. The student debt relief program planned to cancel up to $20 thousand of debt for millions of borrowers but has been paused due to legal challenges. The bill that could block it indefinitely is now on its…

Senate Passed Debt Limit Deal To Avoid Default In The U.S.

The president shared that he looks forward to signing this bill into law as soon as possible.

Late Wednesday evening the Senate passed the debt limit deal that was reached between President Biden and Kevin McCarthy. The president shared that he looks forward to signing this bill into law as soon as possible. The move will suspend the U.S. debt limit through 2025 and is set to cap non-defense spending, expand work requirements for food stamp recipients…