Yesterday, South Carolina saw it’s lowest number of new coronavirus cases in weeks. State health officials confirmed 712 new cases with 19 new probable cases. They also confirmed 45 additional deaths and one new probable death. The state’s total has now surpassed 102,000 cases and almost 2,060 deaths. DHEC believes newly enforced mask mandates have a lot to do with…
Six men were arrested earlier this week after a drug bust at a residence in Lamar. A search warrant was executed on Bay Branch road by Drug Enforcement Unit Investigators and the Special Incident Response Team with the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office. They discovered “cocaine, crack cocaine, pills, a loaded 9mm handgun, marijuana, several weight scales and over $2,000 in…
An investigation is underway after a shooting in Florence left one person with life-threatening injuries. The incident took place last night. Police were responding to reports of a shooting in the area of Mimosa Drive and Cherokee Road. While en route, they were advised of a collision at Cashua Drive and Evans Street. Authorities discovered the driver of one of…
A verbal dispute over a dog in Robeson County led to a deadly shooting yesterday morning. The incident occurred in the 2900 block of Highway 710 North. The suspect, 26-year-old Christopher Brayboy reportedly shot 41-year-old Mark Lowery over the argument. Lowry then later died from his injuries. After several hours, Brayboy was apprehended during a traffic stop in Pembroke. He…
Yesterday afternoon, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris made their official debut as running mates. Together, the two took to a stage in Delaware with virtually no crowd, except for reporters and staff, to deliver separate speeches on what they hoped to accomplish in office in regards to the pandemic and the recent protests. Harris also took the time to fire…
Wildfires that span across three western states have destroyed more than 60,000 acres of land. In California at Lake Hughes in Los Angeles County, a fire broke out in the late afternoon. Over 400 firefighters responded to the scene. 10,000 acres have been burned and as of yesterday evening, it was 0% contained. Fire officials have reported it’s spreading rapidly…
One person is injured after a military helicopter was shot at while flying over Virginia. Earlier this week, two Air Force pilots from the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Joint Base Andrews were performing a routine training mission over Middleburg. While flying at an altitude of 1,000, they were fired at from the ground. The helicopter was forced to make an…
A Florida woman was killed while her 10-year-old daughter was attending an online class. The first day of instruction at an elementary school in Indiantown had just begun Tuesday morning when 27-year-old Donald Williams broke into the victim’s house. An argument between Williams and his ex, 32-year-old Maribel Morales ensued. He quickly became enraged and fatally shot Morales twice in…
CDC Director Robert Redfield has issued a new warning on the coronavirus: follow recommendations or risk the worst autumn in U.S. public health history. He added “I’m not asking some of America to do it, we all gotta do it.” This comes just a few weeks after schools have begun to reopen. Already more than 2,000 students, teachers, and other…
Applications for free or reduced school lunches this year in Horry County are now available. All students can qualify for the meal program, including those registered for virtual learning. Students on the program from last year are granted a carry-over period by the USDA to stay on it. However, that deadline expires October 19th. Parents must submit a new application…
