Author: Annelyn Russ

Horry County Schools Could be Getting an Update in Curriculum

Updates to learning material standards are in the works for Horry County Schools. School leaders are looking to change the process of how schools gain the materials needed. They also want to be more involved in the process. The Horry County School Board suggested that the option for a full-time virtual program not be presented. It was expressed that students…

Discussion Held on Opioid Outbreak in Georgetown County

Opioid overdoses have been confirmed to be the main cause of death recently in Georgetown County. A forum was held in Pawleys Island to address the outbreak. Coroner, Chase Ridgeway, stated that after 30 deaths, he discovered 22 of them contained traces of fetanyl in their system. Sheriff, Carter Weaver, explained evidence to the growth of the issue. He presented…

Socastee Area House Fire Leaves One Person Injured

On Wednesday, Horry County Fire Rescue crews responded to a house fire off of Highway 17 bypass in the Socastee area. Around 10:00a.m, a large cloud of black smoke was visible in the area and HCFR crews were called to the 1000 block of Malibu Lane. Around 11:15 a-m the fire was contained but one person was taken to the…

Preview of the Student Loan Forgiveness Application Released

A preview of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness application has been released. Biden’s plan could relieve borrowers of up to $20,000 in debt. The application will require borrowers to provide basic information such as their name, email, phone number, date of birth and social security number. The applicant will be contacted if any additional information is necessary. The preview was…

New Information Discovered in Mar-A-Lago Case

New details have come to light involving former President Trump’s handling of certain records. The National Records and Archives Administration explained to House Democrats that all the records from officials in the Trump Administration have not been received. A former employee that worked at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago resort recently informed investigators that he ordered the individual to move boxes of sensitive…

The United Nations General Assembly Condemned Russia

The United Nations General Assembly voted to condemn Russia’s attempt to annex 4 regions of Ukraine. 143 countries voted in favor of the decision. This has been the highest amount of votes against Russia since the invasion. 35 countries decided to stay neutral including China as well as India. The 4 that denied and disagreed with the decision were Belarus,…