Horry County council members confirmed that Ride III projects are on schedule and Ride IV is ready to begin. A few years ago Horry County residents voted to increase the level of sales tax by 1% in hopes to fund the building and fixing up of local roads. Over that time, nearly $600 million has been collected to back projects…
Firefighters responded to a call in the Carolina Forest area early this morning. Around 5:30 crews with Horry County Fire Rescue were dispatched to the 400 block of Emerson Drive. at the scene, an outside fire spread to the exterior of a home. HCFR stated there was no damage to the interior and no injuries were reported. This fire is…
Although there were no serious injuries, 20 Carolina Forest residents are left without homes. Horry County Fire Rescue responded to a Carolina Forest apartment building around 1:30 this morning after a two alarm fire broke out. This event resulted in nine damaged units in one building as well as two other buildings suffering heat damage. The fire is now under…
Myrtle Beach International Airport hosted a training event to evaluate and strengthen the airport’s emergency plans. Every 3 years, the FAA requires the airport to host a full scale exercise. This year 150 people including airport employees, fire fighters, paramedics, regional medical examiners, airline employees, and emergency responders from surrounding jurisdictions, participated. The training was based on an aircraft incident…
A shooting that took place in the area of Highway 707 and Holmestown Road left one person with serious injuries. An old car wash near Bay Road and Sonic off of Highway 707 near Holmestown have been marked as two scenes related to the shooting. An acquaintance drove the victim to a nearby business before Horry County fire rescue took…
You can expect to pay more for FedEx deliveries next year. FedEx warned as demand for package deliveries around the world tumble, a global recession could be coming. The weakening global economy has hurt the company’s express delivery business. Demand for packages drastically weakened in the final weeks of the quarter. In response, FedEx will be reducing flights by temporarily…
March fourth marched in the nation’s capital yesterday. March fourth is a local group formed after the Highland Park fourth of July shooting in Illinois. Many of the members are parents who are bonded from similar tragic circumstances regarding gun violence. They marched to pass a bill that would make it illegal to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a…
The Hong Kong government announced the end of a pandemic era has arrived. Formal quarantine for international travelers has ended. New rules will take affect starting Monday, where incoming travelers will be required to undergo three days of self monitoring on arrival. According to a statement, the pressure to loosen restrictions was inspired by “Asia’s world city” was being left…
In results of misleading the public, Boeing and it’s former CEO, Dennis Muilenburg agreed to pay fines to settle charges. The securities and exchange commission alleges that Boeing and Muilenburg were aware that the 737 Max flight control system posed an ongoing safety concern but assured the public that it was safe to fly. The plane crashed in March 2019,…
A scheme to profit off of passengers in search for cheaper flights caused three spirit airlines employees their jobs. Two Pennsylvania based reservation agents and their supervisor are accused of encouraging travelers to book cheaper future flights, then altered their reservations to a more expensive flight for free without charging the airlines change fee. The indictment states the agents would…
