Construction kicked off on the North Myrtle beach Stormwater Outfall Program. The 16th and 18th North Avenue beach accesses are closed off as the project is being conducted. It is expected to take nearly one year to complete. This is the sixth Outfall project and costs nearly $35 million. The goal of the program is to remove drainage pipes from…
New additions and improvements are coming to a Myrtle Beach playground. Futrell Park is located at 1053 Futrell Drive in Myrtle Beach. New features including a splash pad, two new play structures, a swing set, a fence, an artificial turf playground covering and a walking path, are a part of the city’s renovation plans. The current playground is set to…
On Wednesday, Coastal Carolina University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program opened. It is an enrichment program for adults from age 50 and older. The membership fee is $20 and will give you access to a variety of courses, special interest groups, excursions, as well as campus and community benefits. A few classes being offered this spring semester are Shark Tooth…
This week, sections of the Waccamaw Neck bikeway will be temporarily closed as part of a planned and controlled burning at Huntington Beach Park. The bikeway runs through Pawleys Island North to the Horry County line A section of the path travels through Huntington Park’s forest. The controlled burning plan was announced last year as part of Wildfire Mitigation efforts….
On Monday night, the North Myrtle Beach City Council held a meeting. The proposed resolution to increase paid parking inside the city was unanimously approved. The paid parking rate will now cost $3 an hour which will resume in March and run through October.
New details have been released on the incident where a suspect barricaded himself in a home and caused residents to evacuate an apartment complex. Scotland County Sheriff’s Office sent deputies to attempt a welfare check at Gibson Manor Apartments when they encountered shots fired. Officers arrived on the scene around 11p.m. Sunday night. 58-year-old, Ralph Goins, opened fire and barricaded…
The Georgia Bulldogs defended their title after a dominating performance in the National Championship game Monday night. Georgia swept Texas Christian University off their feet with a win of 65-7 marking their second consecutive year as National Champions. Georgia’s quarterback Stetson Bennett was named Offensive MVP, finishing his final collegiate contest 18-of-25 with 304 yards passing with 6 total touchdowns,…
The Biden Administration have presented a new proposal that would benefit student loan borrowers. The new proposal would lower federal student loan payments for some Americans as well as pause payments completely for anyone making less than $30,600 a year. By making changes to the existing income-driven loan repayment plans, the administration is hoping to change college financing and reduce…
Less than a dozen classified documents have been discovered in President Joe Biden’s private office from his time as Vice President. It is unclear what the information the documents contain or why they were located in Biden’s private office. Federal officeholders are required by law to turn in official documents and classified records as soon as their government service ends….
On Monday, House Republicans approved a new rules package. The package includes many of the provisions sought by right-wing lawmakers in exchange for their support of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker. It is for the 118th session of Congress and was approved by 220 Republicans, while 212 Democrats and one Republican voted against it. The package lays out how the lower…
