Still no decision has been made in the highly contested 2020 presidential election as 8 crucial states remain up for grabs. Presently, the numbers stand with former Vice President Joe Biden in the lead at 227 electoral votes and President Trump with 213. Biden also appears to be leading in the popular vote. When the president spoke early this morning,…
Once again, election day is here an we’ve got everything you need to know locally. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. tonight. Those who are in line before 7 will still be able to vote so stay in line! For those voting absentee, you must also get your ballot into your county’s Voter Registration Office…
In a unanimous vote yesterday, the Horry County School board voted in favor of purchasing an additional 35 acres of property. With the land, they hope to build a new elementary school. The land was bought in the Carolina Forest area which has been thriving over the last few years and therefore needs another school. The board purchased the property…
The owners of two local malls have filed for bankruptcy. The parent company of Coastal Grand Mall announced yesterday they filed for Chapter 11 in Texas. This means they intend to keep business going, and pay employees, while paying creditors off over time. It’s reported they’re financial struggles stem from uncollected rent from retailers, declining customer traffic and a mounting…
Two Horry County officers have been cleared following a fatal officer-involved shooting. The incident occurred July 8th along Amberwood Court. 49-year-old Wade Phillips died after a shoot out with authorities. According to neighbors, Phillips was a patrolman, SWAT commander and detective in another state with more than 25 years of law enforcement experience. A judge recently ruled those officers involved…
Following her unprecedented nomination process, Amy Coney Barrett has officially begun hearing arguments as the newly sworn-in Supreme Court justice. Her first case yesterday was in regards to a law meant to determine what exactly the government is required to disclose in response to Freedom of Information Act requests. She was the last of the justices to speak, going off…
On top of the election anxieties we may already be feeling, the U.S. is still battling a serious surge of the coronavirus. The Covid-19 outbreak across the nation has nearly doubled the 7-day case average in a month with numerous record-breaking single-day case counts within the last week. There are serious concerns in-person voting may lead to even deadlier spikes….
Over 100 million people have voted so far, with tens of millions more expected to cast their ballots today. The votes already cast represent more than 45% of registered voters nationwide and 70% of all votes cast during 2016. Eighteen states, plus Washington, D.C., have also seen more than half of their registered voters cast ballots so far. But it…
Cities across the nation are bracing for potential unrest, no matter what the results of the election are tonight. Already up to 10,000 protesters intend to gather along Black Lives Matter plaza near the White House tonight. But authorities in D.C. are working hard to minimize chaos and destruction. Crews worked into the night erecting the protective, non-scalable fence along…
The polls are now open, election day is finally here, and we’ve got everything you need to know. President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden finally concluded their campaigns yesterday after a week of an all-out blitz. The president hosted rallies across four states including Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, Biden spent his entire day in pivotal…
