A Myrtle Beach man has been arrested for redeeming stolen lottery tickets. 42-year-old James Esposito II is charged with two counts of intent to defraud counterfeit game tickets. The tickets were stolen from his previous place of employment at a North Myrtle Gas Station. 11 scratch off lottery tickets were redeemed for a total of 50 dollars each at a…
A Chamber luncheon was held yesterday afternoon at the Florence Center. Florence County economic partnership CEO, C. Gregory Robinson was the keynote speaker for the event. He shared the plans ahead for regional economic growth and development for the area. James Owen was announced as The 2022 Business Person of the Year. Owen is president emeritus and chairman of the…
Moderna is looking to fix the supply shortage of their updated Covid-19 booster. S0me pharmacies reported trouble keeping Moderna’s new updated shots stocked. One of the reasons for the shortage was due to an inspection of a facility where Moderna’s booster is made. During the inspection, that facility as unable to release any vaccines. Only Moderna batches from another facility…
The criminal that orchestrated the largest corruption scandal in US Navy history has been arrested. Former military contractor, Leonard Francis was arrested by authorities in Venezuela at the request of the US Marshals Service. Francis was filed as a “Red Notice” with Interpol after he escaped house arrest earlier this month. The investigation into Francis began nearly a decade ago…
Changes are coming after an investigation was ordered to the U.S Army base of Fort Hood in Texas. After the death of Vanessa Guillen, a 20-year-old soldier, and several others on the base in 2020, it revealed that army investigators whose jobs are to review complex crimes at Fort Hood were inexperienced, overwhelmed, and understaffed. Thus resulting in failure to…
Many Russian citizens were detained yesterday after participating in nationwide anti war protests. The demonstrations are a response to Russian President Putin’s “partial mobilization” announcement, which orders 300,000 Russian citizens and reservists to report to duty. Police detained protesters across 38 Russian cities, one of which has been threatened with prosecution for refusing to be drafted. The punishment is now…
A federal appeals court granted a request from the Justice Department. The request was to allow its investigators to regain access to nearly 100 documents bearing classified markings seized by the FBI during the search of Trumps Florida residence. A lower court order that the documents be kept off limits while the appointed special master, Raymond Dearie oversees the seized…
In a 200 plus page lawsuit, New York Attorney General Letitia James, alleges fraud touched all aspects of the Trump Business. James filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump, 3 of his children, and the Trump Organization. It states they were allegedly involved in an expansive fraud that lasted over a decade that trump used to enrich himself. According to the…
Cheers Chanticleers to 68 years. Coastal Carolina celebrated it’s 68th birthday on Prince Lawn yesterday. University President Dr. Michael Benson spoke calling the students to help out around their community. The celebration included guest speakers, cupcakes, a birthday cake, a Chanticleer Regiment performance, and the CCU Concert Choir led the crowd in a Happy Birthday serenade.
New fireworks rules and regulations have been presented to Horry County. The Horry County Council passed the first reading for firework regulations along unincorporated parts of the county. The new regulations will make it illegal to shoot off fireworks on public beaches, public beach access points, street ends adjacent to the beach, and any other county land in the unincorporated…
