Absentee voting may be more widely available in South Carolina again as the November 2020 election approaches. Normally, absentee voting is reserved for people who meet certain qualifications, however due to the coronavirus the majority of residents across the state were allowed to vote absentee in the June primary. Now, state officials are considering expanding absentee voting again for this…
UPDATE: 25-year-old Xavier Green was arrested in Florence County off a southbound lane of I-95 close to mile marker 163 earlier today. He was seen walking alongside the highway after his car got a flat tire. When Green was spotted by troopers, he attempted to jump a fence and run into the woods but was quickly captured. He will be…
The one trillion dollar Senate GOP stimulus proposal was officially unveiled yesterday. The new proposal is being called the HEALS Act which stands for Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools. It’s meant to primarily assist in those areas mentioned in the title, including a second round of direct payments to Americans and a second round of Paycheck Protection Program…
Several states have issued warnings against suspicious packages that appear to contain unknown seeds. Several residents across the U.S. have reported receiving unsolicited packages containing these seeds. While it’s unclear who exactly is sending the packages, it’s believed they originated from China since they typically have Chinese characters on the label. The seeds they contain have also not been directly…
A woman was killed in an apparent shark attack yesterday in what’s believed to be Maine’s first ever fatal incident. The victim, whose identity remains unknown pending notification of family, is believed to have been swimming off the shore of Bailey Island when she was injured. A witness reported that the victim appeared to have been attacked by a shark….
The unruly protests in Oregon have now entered their sixty-first continuous day. While the majority of unrest has been reported in Portland, smaller towns outside the city are now also experiencing these protests and even incidents of rioting. It’s believed over the weekend in at least one town named Eugene, hundreds gathered at a county jail and federal courthouse and…
As the U.S. reports nearly 4.3 million COVID-19 cases, Florida is in trouble but, there’s good news on the vaccine trial front. Florida remains to be the epicenter of the outbreak in the U.S. as they near half a million cases. Their hospitalization numbers have also surged at alarming rates. This includes a significant increase in child hospitalizations less than…
South Carolina health officials announced yesterday the National Guard has been activated to “provide support” for hospitals across the state. It’s reported 40 National Guard medics will be deployed to five different hospitals along the Grand Strand. They are all expected to arrive today at Conway Medical Center, McLeod Loris, McLeod Seacoast, Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital and Tidelands Waccamaw Community…
Numerous COVID-19 compliance complaints in the Grand Strand area have been received by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. SLED is now reviewing the compliance-related complaints associated with locations in the greater Grand Strand area, however it is still unclear at this time what those locations are. In an official statement, Officer Kelly Moore said, “it is unfortunate that there…
The Darlington City Council announced they can not remove a councilwoman following an alleged racially charged incident. It’s believed Councilwoman Sheila Baccus and an officer got into a confrontation over a parking ticket back in June. Baccus allegedly told the officer to “take your white self back to the white neighborhood…you’re probably the kind that would shoot us in the…
