An investigation is underway following a fatal shooting in Georgetown County. On Saturday, a person was found dead after a shooting unfolded at a club on Fuzzy Drive in the Oatland community. The deceased victim was identified as 22-year-old Ricky Dixon. An autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause and manner of death. Witnesses to the incident reportedly…
Paramount Skydance announced a seven-year media rights agreement with TKO Group. The agreement will make Paramount+ the exclusive home of all UFC events. The events will be available at no additional cost to Paramount+ U.S. subscribers only. That means mixed martial arts events will no longer be available on ESPN ending a deal that was reached in 2019. That deal…
Several Republican-led states are working to ban soda and candy from their food assistance programs. The move seeks to eliminate the products from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Recent attempts have mostly been concentrated in Democratic cities, but Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ movement has prompted Republicans to jump on board as well. In the first six…
A venue in Murrells Inlet is hosting a fundraiser this weekend. ‘A Dog’s Way Inn’ will have several events to raise money throughout the weekend. On Friday morning, they hosted Dock Diving, which is a long-jump for dogs where they land in a pool. At 6:30pm Friday evening, an 80’s Silent Disco will be held. Though you’re encouraged to dress…
The South Carolina State Fair has announced its annual flash sale. On August 25 consumers will see the lowest admission price of the season during the one-day-only event. Discounts will be exclusively available online from 10am-3pm. This year’s sale will align with the theme, ‘Harvesting Happiness.’ The sale will offer five admission tickets for just $45 and a ride voucher…
The Socastee Swing Bridge is set to close once again as a popular Netflix show returns for additional filming. The crew for ‘Outer Banks’ began filming a stunt scene at the bridge on July 29. However, their work was cut short due to weather conditions. Now on August 14, filming will resume causing the bridge to close from 9am-9pm. S.C….
The town of Latta now has an official police chief. Allan Rogers was first tapped to serve as the interim chief, but has now been hired to take on the role permanently. Rogers was honored in February by the S.C. House of Representatives for his retirement from the Dillon County Sheriff’s Office after a 35-year career in law enforcement. The…
Skeletal remains that were discovered last week have now been identified. Last Friday, the remains were discovered on vacant farm land in the Adamsville area of Marlboro County during bush hogging operations. They have been identified as 28-year-old Shelton Bennett. He was reported missing on August 23, 2023. The search for him was conducted off of Butler Road near Laurinburg….
Instagram users can expect to see new features within the app. Meta revealed an update for the popular social media app that includes “reposting” content and a location map. The reposting feature allows users to repost public feed posts and video reels that will appear on friends’ and followers’ feeds, as well as a separate reposting tab added to users’…
Google is investing $1 billion to support AI training and education initiatives in the U.S.. The investment includes funding for new AI learning tools and the Google AI for Education Accelerator, which is a new program that will provide free training and Google career certificates to every U.S. college student across more than 100 universities and community colleges for free….
