Do you need a reason to celebrate the changing of seasons? To kick off Fall, Brookgreen Gardens is inviting you to their Annual Harvest Home weekend. There will be live entertainment throughout the day. Along with many Fall activities including a hay maze, pumpkin patch and a scarecrow making contest. Scarecrow making kits will be available. Pick and purchase your…
DUI related deaths are down in South Carolina. Statistics released by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety revealed there were 262 deadly crashes between Memorial Day and Labor Day, where it was reported to be 324 last year. They also showed the total of 34,882 crashes this summer is shy of 5 thousand less than last years total. South…
An investigation has been opened in Georgetown County. Yesterday, human remains were discovered in a wooded area off of Kent Road. A person searching for their lost dog came across the remains, which appeared to have been in the location for a while. Coroner Chase Ridgeway stated the body will be examined by forensics in Charleston County to determine the…
A fatal crash in Horry County is being investigated. Near Gunters Island Road off Pee Dee Highway, a GMC pick up truck ran off the road, hit a fence, and proceeded to hit a pedestrian who was standing in a yard. The driver was taken to the hospital with injuries while the pedestrian died at the scene. As of right…
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…
