South Carolina inmates made cards for nursing home residents to help lift their spirits. The South Carolina Department of Corrections and the South Carolina Department on Aging collaborated to create “Operation Spread the Joy.” Hundreds of prisoners sent seniors handmade comfort items such as cards, jewelry, and knitted blankets, hats, and stuffed animals. As of yesterday, 2,000 items were delivered…
North Carolina will begin phase one of their reopening today at 5 PM. The stay-at-home will remain in place however there will be more freedoms for businesses and restaurants to reopen that will allow residents to leave home more. Everyone is still encouraged to telework but day care centers will reopen for essential workers. The ban on gatherings of ten…
A shooting in Longs has left one injured. The incident occurred on the 600 block of McNeil Chapel Road sometime around 1 AM this morning. When police arrived on the scene, the discovered one person injured. They were transported to a local hospital but the state of their condition remains unknown. The Horry County Police Department said they are continuing…
The Justice Department has dropped their criminal case against Michael Flynn. President Trump’s first National Security Adviser lied to the FBI about his ties to Russia during the 2016 election which led the president to fire him three years ago. Flynn also played a large role in Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation after he agreed to cooperate and pled guilty. For…
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the death of a man who was hit by an aircraft. The incident occurred at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas late last night. Initially the pilot of southwest airlines flight 1392 reported seeing a person on the runway shortly after landing and had maneuvered the aircraft to avoid them. It wasn’t long after…
The father and son who chased down and killed an unarmed black man were arrested last night. Ahmaud Arbery was killed on February 23rd while jogging in a neighborhood outside Brunswick, Georgia. 34-year-old Travis McMichael and his father, 64-year-old Gregory thought Arbery looked like a suspect who had recently committed a series of burglaries in the same area. Armed, the…
The U.S. economic data reports recently released suggest nearly 1 in 5 Americans have filed for first time unemployment. It’s been determined nearly 33.5 million Americans have filed within the last seven weeks. April saw 20.5 million jobs lost. Those numbers have not been seen since the 1930’s Great Depression. Fortunately, experts believe the peak may be behind us. The…
Spending all your time at home, working, learning or playing within feet of your kitchen probably isn’t the most helpful when it comes to making healthy food choices. But in today’s health minute, Melisa Raney gives us tips on what foods can actually help elevate our moods.
Horry County schools will be introducing a new meal program called Meals-To-You. HCS Nutrition Services understand there are some families who are in need of food but struggle getting to the 13 grab-and-go meal locations. Therefore, the district, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Baylor University have decided to team up. The new program will personally deliver meals to the…
Both North and South Carolina can expect more business reopenings by tomorrow. Already in Horry County, police are allowing groups of eight people or less to gather on beaches. In Columbia, they are discussing plans to reopen hair salons and barber shops soon. In North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper has announced restrictions will be scaled back starting tomorrow in phases….
