Unofficial results show that Florence voters have approved a measure to allow alcohol sales on Sundays. The measure passed by nearly 71%. If officially approved, the measure will apply to specific businesses within the city of Florence limits that currently only sell beer and wine six days a week.
The measure to renew a 1% sales tax for Horry County schools to make capital improvements, has been approved. The measure passed with only 32% voting against. Horry County Schools receive 80% of the money, Coastal Carolina University receives 13.3%, and Horry Georgetown Tech receives 6.7%. As of June, over $950 million was collected from the “Penny Sales Tax.” The…
As votes continue to be counted, South Carolina’s election results are becoming more clear. As of Wednesday morning, Republican, Henry McMaster was re-elected as the Governor in South Carolina. Tim Scott will remain as the U.S. Senate to represent the state after defeating Krystle Matthews. For the House of Representatives, the winners were Jim Clyburn, Russell Fry, Patricia Moore-Hennegan, Jackie…
The Powerball’s record breaking jackpot has a winner. The ticket holder is now the winner of the largest lottery prize ever of $2.04 billion. It was sold at a Joe’s Service Center in California. The odds for someone to match all 6 numbers were 1 in 292.2 million.
NASA’s Artemis I mission is expected to send an un-crewed spacecraft on a test mission around the moon. The mission has been delayed for the second time as NASA’s space launch system faces the storm of Nicole. The rocket is sitting on its launchpad at Kennedy Space Center, which is located slightly to the North of where the storms center…
The Sunshine State is expected to see yet another series of gloomy days as Tropical Storm Nicole, makes its way toward Florida. Nicole is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it moves over warm waters. The National Hurricane Center has issued hurricane warnings and watches for large parts of the state. A “dangerous storm surge” is expected along it’s…
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, sold additional shares of his electric car company after closing a $44 billion purchase of Twitter. After closing the deal, Musk sold at least $3.95 billion worth of his Tesla shares. On Tuesday, he sold 19.5 million more shares of Tesla. Before he sold those shares he owned nearly 25% of the company between stock and…
Many firsts were made in a handful of races. As soon as voting hours were up in Maryland and Massachusetts, both state’s governing races were called for groundbreaking candidates. In Maryland, Democrat, Wes Moore, is to become the first black governor in the state’s history. In Massachusetts, attorney general, and Democrat, Maura Healey, is the first woman elected governor in…
We are covering updates on midterm election results. As of right now, the race for Senate is at a tie while Democrats and Republicans both have 48 out of 100 seats. The race for the House is a close call as Democrats have 179 out of 218 and Republicans have 201. It is still too early to call key races…
The Myrtle Beach Skywheel lit up orange to recognize a syndrome awareness month. This year, Governor McMaster, signed a proclamation to declare November the awareness month for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. It was signed in efforts to spread the importance of early diagnosis and treatment. The syndrome is a chronic condition characterized as continuous intense pain often described as burning…
