A search warrant was executed yesterday at the home of a former Florida state official. Rebekah Jones was fired by the Department of Health in May after helping build the state’s online Covid data tracking dashboard. Jones publicly alleged she was asked to cover up the actual scale of the outbreak and was fired as a result of her refusal….
A 90-year-old woman has become the first person to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom. The event has been dubbed “V-Day” and comes a week after Britain gave the green light for emergency use. It marked them as the first western country to approve a vaccine which has a 95% efficacy rate. More vaccines will be administered…
We joined Stephen Goldfinch of Goldfinch Winslow at his office today to discuss the Santee Cooper checks some residents may have recently received. For more information, you can reach Tom at (843) 357-9301 or visit his website at www.GoldfinchWinslow.com.
There was much cause for celebration this weekend after Coastal Carolina beat Brigham Young University! The No. 14 chanticleers beat the No. 8 cougars 22-17 Saturday evening, and against the backdrop of ESPN’s College Gameday no less! This was BYU’s first loss of the season for a game set more than 60 hours before kickoff after the Liberty University match…
Starting this week, Horry County Schools will offer virtual students a chance to change learning methods for the spring semester. Parents of virtual students will receive emails today containing a link to the form. If you wish to switch to brick-and-mortar you will have to do so by midnight next Monday. A form must be completed for each child. For…
South Carolina’s latest spike in Covid-19 cases is much worse than what was reported over the summer. The state became one of the nation’s hotspots in July but within the last three days, over 2,450 new cases have been reported which is more than any single day during the summer peak. Saturday also saw the most daily new cases ever…
A shooting in Horry County was upgraded to a homicide over the weekend. Early Saturday morning, Horry County Police responded to a shooting near the Canterbury Apartments in the Carolina Forest Area. The victim, 26-year-old Eliajah Samuel, was found hurt but later died at the hospital from those injuries. The shooting suspect is currently wanted and was captured on surveillance…
The recently passed marijuana bill in the House is one major example of why this year’s Georgia Senate runoff is so important. While Democrats maintain majority in the House, Republicans dominate the Senate. This power dynamic has created serious divide and led many House-proposed bills to be rejected in the Senate. While Republicans were hoping to maintain their hold this…
The House of Representatives cast a historic vote over decriminalizing marijuana at the federal level late last week. In a 158 to 122 outcome, the House approved legislation to decriminalize the drug in effort to “address the devastating injustices caused by the war on drugs.” This is the first time the Chamber of Congress has ever voted on such a…
Attorney General William Barr is reportedly considering leaving his post before the presidential inauguration in January. A source close to Barr has alleged the attorney general is unhappy with the recent controversy surrounding him and President Trump. Shortly after he announced the Department of Justice had so far found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in connection to the 2020…
