Author: Laura Pence
McDonald’s Shares Meal Hack for Eating in Car
It’s hard to eat an entire McDonald’s meal in your car without taking your hands off the wheel. So, maybe this is a solution. McDonald’s in Australia posted instructions on how to eat an entire meal one-handed. Basically, you open up the container for your burger, poke a hole in the “hinge” of the container with your straw so it…
Eating Banana Peels is Good For You
If you’re thinking about a new diet as your new year’s resolution, here’s an interesting option. A dietitian says that if you want to lose weight, you should eat banana peels. She says that all of the fiber and vitamins in the peel have a ton of health benefits beyond just the weight loss too and if you eat them,…
Texas Chemical Plant Explosion Blows Out Windows
A powerful explosion and fire at a plant in Texas was reported early this morning. The blast came from the TPC hemical plant in Port Neches near the Texas-Louisiana border. the plant makes products for chemical and petroleum companies. According to local reports, windows were blown out and the blast was heard and seen from miles away. It’s been called…
E. Coli Outbreak Spreads to 19 States
A lettuce recall has expanded to more major retailers, just in time for Thanksgiving. The centers for disease control and prevention reported that the E. Coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce has now spread to 19 states, infecting 67 people. Officials are currently investigating the lettuce that they say was grown in Salinas, California. Warnings are being issued for consumers…
Sheriff’s Office and Elks Lodge Provide Thanksgiving Meals
This year, the Georgetown county sheriff’s office partnered with the Murrells Inlet Elks Lodge to distribute thanksgiving dinners to 34 families. Each box contained turkey, vegetables, gravy, corn bread, stuffing and desserts. Members of the sheriff’s office delivered the meals across Georgetown county earlier this week. An additional 19 meals were delivered to the special needs and disabilities agency at…
Marion County Participating in Childhood Obesity Program
The Marion county coordinating council is participating in a nationwide challenge to fight childhood obesity. According to MCCC chair, Marvin Hemingway, 21.9 percent of children in Marion county are obese. Through the “Build Your Health Challenge”, Marion county will create five food banks where children ages two through four can receive fruits and veggies. The MCCC received $250,000 in grants…
President Trump Signs Animal Cruelty Act Making It a Felony
Animal cruelty is now a federal felony. President Trump signed the bipartisan ‘PACT Act’ into law, saying the measure would help us be “more responsible and humane stewards of our planet.” ‘PACT’ stands for preventing animal cruelty and torture, and the act expands on a law passed in 2010. Previously, animal cruelty was only a federal crime if the wrongdoers…
Top Things People Say They Don’t Have Time For
It feels like we’re all busier than ever. There’s always something to do, and never enough time to do it. so a new survey looked at the top things we feel like we just don’t have time for. Here are the top ten….exercising, reading, spending time outdoors, spending time with family, sorting through your old junk, yard work, cooking from…
