South Carolina Restaurant Week on the Grand Strand has kicked off once more! The 11 days of deals and promotions at participating restaurants statewide is usually meant to promote new menu items and help boost sales during a time when tourism is slow. However this year, due to the pandemic, many restaurants have struggled to stay afloat which means fewer…
SC for ED has asked for classes to remain virtual while coronavirus cases are on the rise statewide. The teachers advocacy group considers ‘high spread’ to be over 200 cases per 100,000 people for a two week period. Every school district in the state is currently seeing at least double that rate but most schools are still hosting in person…
One person is now in custody following a second deadly shooting in Robeson County yesterday afternoon. Around 3:45 p.m., Lumberton Police were called to the 1000 block of Shannon Road where 22-year-old Justin Wilkins was found dead upon arrival. Shortly after, a witness reported seeing a man run into a wooded area nearby. That person was 20-year-old Jacy Bell who…
A suspect from a deadly officer-involved shooting over the weekend in Robeson County has been named. In Pembroke on Saturday evening, officers responded to Janice Drive where 46-year-old Matthew Oxendine backed into a second car on a drive way and set fire to the headliner. Oxendine then threatened deputies with a gun. When SWAT was called in to assist, Oxendine…
President Trump was banned or restricted on numerous social media platforms this weekend following the insurrection on Capitol Hill. Twitter was the first to announce it’s permanent ban of the president Friday evening, citing fear of further incitement of violence which is in violation of their rules. More sites followed with varying restrictions, including Reddit, Twitch, Google, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram,…
As chaos and uncertainty ensues over Inauguration Day, the coronavirus continues to devastate the country. In just ten days, the U.S. has reported over 2 million new infections and more than 27,000 deaths. Around 129,000 people are also currently hospitalized for Covid-19 as of yesterday. It’s predicted at this rate, more people could die from the virus this month than…
Federal officials are now investigating even more threats of extremist violence following the Capitol breach. Already plots are circulating online detailing plans to hold a similar event in Washington, D.C. just ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Presently, the city is under an emergency declaration and has deployed their full National Guard in anticipation of this. But the new threats…
More arrests were made over the weekend in connection to the deadly riot on Capitol Hill. With more than 40,000 tips and counting, the FBI was busy this weekend identifying and charging insurrectionists across the country. Those arrests include the man seen stealing Nancy Pelosi’s lectern, and the one seen putting his foot up on her desk. More than a…
Democrats have unveiled an article of impeachment against President Trump. The single article claims the president’s repeated attempts to overturn the election results, including the speech he gave on January 6th, incited the insurrection at the Capitol. A vote will be led today by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after a resolution demanding Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet invoke…
Vaccination efforts across South Carolina have increased! Yesterday, residents of the Brightwater Retirement community in Myrtle Beach received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine. As of yesterday, around 35 people with the Myrtle Beach Fire Department and 45 with the Myrtle Beach Police Department have also been inoculated. To ensure the process continues to be smooth, Tidelands Health is…
