Plans for a new amusement park in Myrtle Beach have been approved! The Myrtle Beach Community Appearance Board has decided to move forward with the construction of the Funplex amusement park. Seven attractions, including a roller coaster, will take up the entire block of what is now a parking lot on Ocean Boulevard and 15th Avenue North. It is expected…
JC Penny announced last night they will be permanently closing 154 locations as a result of the pandemic. Three of those locations will impact us locally. The JC Pennys at Myrtle Beach Mall, the Magnolia Mall in Florence and Biggs Park Shopping Center in Lumberton will all be shut down within the next 10 to 16 weeks. This comes after…
Don’t forget the South Carolina state primary is this Tuesday! Due to the pandemic, Horry County officials have reported they are expecting a record-breaking number of absentee mail-in ballots. Director of the Horry County Voters Registration, Sandy Martin, said they have already collected more than 14,000 requests. If you are planning to vote absentee you must return your ballot to…
The woman who is accused of killing her 11-year-old step son planned to escape from prison. Letecia Stauch is awaiting trial in Colorado after being arrested in Myrtle Beach for the murder of Gannon Stauch. Another inmate reported to El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies that Leticia had given her coded letters detailing her plan to escape by breaking her…
Hundreds gathered in Minneapolis for George Floyd’s memorial service, yesterday afternoon. Those in attendance included his family and friends. Celebrities such as Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, and Tyler Perry as well as Senators Amy Klobuchar, Kamala Harris, and more also mourned at the service. Reverend Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy which included messages of hope, called for the reformation of…
In light of recent events, an anti-lynching bill was brought before the Senate again yesterday. The act was previously passed in the House of Representatives 410-4 in February and the Senate had passed nearly identical legislation last year. However, the House renamed the bill which forced it back into the Senate. The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act was named in honor…
Shocking details were revealed yesterday in relation to the death of Ahmaud Arbery. Arbery was fatally shot three times in Georgia by two men claiming they were performing a citizens arrest. But it was only after footage of the event went viral that arrests were made. Gregory McMichael and his son Travis, who chased Arbery down in there truck, were…
While the majority of protests were peaceful again last night, there were still some violent clashes with police. In Buffalo New York, a video went viral after police officers were caught shoving an 75-year-old man. The push led him to hit his head on the ground and appeared to knock him out cold. He then began bleeding out of his…
Over 1,000 people in the U.S. died from COVID-19 yesterday bringing the country’s total to over 108,000. With COVID-19 still affecting the nation, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released May’s job report this morning. Initially, a 20% unemployment rate was predicted. This would’ve been a record high and nearly three times the number of jobs lost in the 2008 financial…
The protest in Florence yesterday was attended by over 1,500 people. NFL player Darius Leonard was among those in attendance. He said, “This is one thing you can do, get out and show that you care, get out and protest because if you stay silent you’re saying something.” There were concerns the protest might turn into a riot and businesses…
