Author: Annelyn Russ

Biden’s Delivered His Second ‘State Of The Union’ Speech

This was the first time the president delivered his State of the Union in front of a divided congress.

President Biden delivered his second State of the Union address Tuesday night. The president’s speech focused on his administration’s economic plans as he hinted at his significant infrastructure bill and jobs growth. He stated his desire to restore unity and work with Congress in a ‘bipartisan’ manner. The president proposed to Republicans to raise the $34.1 trillion debt ceiling. He…

New Art Gallery To Open In Myrtle Beach

The new gallery will display stained glass that allow light to shine across the room in an abstract way.

A new art gallery is opening in Myrtle Beach. On Thursday, the grand opening for ‘9.gallery’ will take place. The new gallery will display stained glass. Peter Nein has been working on stained glass for 37 years and decided to open a place where people can gather and view his pieces. He designs tables, doors, and window pieces, from crystals…

New State Superintendent Request For Teacher Pay Increase In Next Budget

The proposal comes amid a decline in school staff as nearly 1,500 teaching jobs remain vacant across the state.

A new South Carolina school superintendent revealed her priorities for spending over $800 million on K-12 education in the next state budget. Republican Ellen Weaver, was sworn into office last month and this is her first budget request as state superintendent. The proposal comes amid a decline in school staff as nearly 1,500 teaching jobs remain vacant across the state….

Surfside Beach Parking Registration

The town announced it had already sold out of Non-resident and Non-owner parking on opening day.

On Monday, registration for Surfside Beach parking opened and shortly after, the town announced it had already sold out of Non-resident and Non-owner parking. Parking registration no longer involves a decal, now the town will be able to tell if a car has registered by scanning the license plate. Though Non-resident and Non-owner parking has sold out, the town is…

Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested

No one was injured in the robbery and people in the area are advised to resume normal activities.

A suspect involved in a Little River bank robbery has now been detained. Horry County Police responded to a reported robbery at a bank located in the 3000 block of Highway 9 East in the Little River area. A suspect was described as a male with red hair who was last seen wearing a black shirt and burgundy shorts. Police…

Suspect Wanted For Grand Larceny

Police are searching for Zackery Faircloth who stands nearly 6 foot 4, weighs 250 pounds, and has many tattoos.

Horry County Police are requesting the public’s help in locating a suspect wanted on warrants. Police responded to a reported theft from a car near Murrells Inlet on December 5th of last year. It was said that stereo equipment from the back of the vehicle was stolen and wires were ripped out causing wiring and installation damage. Another incident reported…

Murdaugh’s Alleged Financial Crimes Allowed Into Evidence For Murder Trial

The former attorney is accused of committing the murders with a motive to distract people from the legal challenges he was facing and gain sympathy.

The murder trial continues for Alex Murdaugh as he faces charges for the murder of his wife and son. Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were shot and killed on the families hunting property in June of 2021. A South Carolina judge has ruled that he will allow the jury to hear evidence of financial crimes that Alex allegedly conducted. The former…

Google Creates ‘Bard’ To Challenge ChatGPT

The new tool is expected to draw information from the web to provide high-quality responses.

Google revealed a new tool that is expected to challenge the ChatGPT bot. The new chat-bot tool called “Bard” will be opened up to “trusted testers” and Google plans to make it available to the public in the upcoming weeks. ChatGPT was released back in November by artificial intelligence research company, ‘OpenAI’. ‘Bard’ is built on a large language model…

Derailed Train Causes Evacuations In Ohio And Pennsylvania

The evacuation order remains for over 5,000 people that reside in the 1-by-2-mile area surrounding East Palestine Village.

Many residents of Ohio remain under evacuation orders after a train derailed several days ago. Five cars from the train derailed in a fiery accident on Friday. The flames were releasing toxic fumes into the air and shooting fatal shrapnel as far as a mile away. One rail car has remained the main focus of concern because its malfunctioning safety…

Suspected China Spy Balloon Resulted In A Fallout

China said the decision to shoot the balloon down was "unacceptable and irresponsible".

The Chinese government is attempting to assure that the balloon was “a civilian airship used for meteorological and other research purposes” and in fact not used for spying. With that argument, China said the decision to shoot the balloon down was “unacceptable and irresponsible”. American officials have declined to accept china’s explanation. The missile attack on the structure has caused…