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Lumbee culture class is cancelled till the end of summer.
Lumbee culture class is cancelled till the end of summer. Culture classes will resume on September 9, 2024. This break will give our families that attend classes some time for family vacations, summer camps and back-to-school events. We are working on a series of workshops for the fall. Those will be announced in the coming weeks. Sorry for the inconvenience and enjoy the rest of your summer.
Do you or your family lack health or life insurance? Don’t miss your opportunity to get the latest information at the Lumbee Insurance Fair Information Session.
Do you or your family lack health or life insurance? Don’t miss your opportunity to get the latest information at the Lumbee Insurance Fair Information Session. Come out and visit with insurance providers and get information about health and life insurance. The event is at the Hawkeye Boys & Girls Club on Tuesday, July 30,2024 and at Pembroke Boys & Girls Club on Thursday, August 1, 2024 from 3 pm to 6 pm. Hawkeye is at is at 3066 Blue Springs Road in Red Springs, NC. The Pembroke Boys & Girls club address is 120 Youth Drive in Pembroke, NC 28372. Back to School Supplies will also be available for students (While supplies last).
Suspect in deadly 2021 shooting at Myrtle Beach bar enters plea deal
CONWAY, S.C. (WMBF) - A man charged in connection to a deadly 2021 shooting at a now-closed Myrtle Beach bar has entered a plea deal, according to the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. Jermaine Gattison was charged with murder in the death of 26-year-old Jas’sier Wilson but ended up pleading...
Predicting Dawn Staley's rotations for South Carolina women's basketball without Kamilla Cardoso
COLUMBIA — An instrumental part of South Carolina women's basketball's offense is gone. The Gamecocks utilized former center Kamilla Cardoso in every way possible, and the 6-foot-7 star was a fundamental part of the undefeated, championship season but now Cardoso plays in the WNBA. A lot of the offense was played through...
Georgetown County Council to discuss 1% sales tax referendum for capital projects
Update: County councilmembers passed the sales tax and the referendum will head to the ballet for the Nov. 5 general election. —————————————————————————————— GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD)—On Tuesday night, Georgetown County Council will discuss a possible one percent sales tax and whether it should be put to residents in a voter referendum. Leaders are working to […]
Newfield’s Mickey Beach returns to Coastal Carolina baseball
In 2016, Newfield native and Tompkins Cortland Community College alum Mickey Beach was a 20-year-old baseball player looking to take a different route in the sport. He ventured to Coastal Carolina University—a Division I school in South Carolina that had just won its first-ever national championship—and spent the next five years as a student manager and a graduate assistant. Now 28, Beach is back with the Chanticleers in a much larger capacity.
Morris College receives new state allocation to fund growing Cybersecurity Program
Morris College, in collaboration with the South Carolina Institutes of Innovation and Information (SCIII), was awarded $450,000 to support the expansion of the college’s cybersecurity program and related initiatives. The announcement was made on June 12, 2024, by SCIII and Morris College officials. The funding will be strategically allocated...
Dawn Staley headed to Paris Olympics with First Lady Jill Biden
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dawn Staley is heading back to Paris, France, for basketball. This time the Gamecocks head coach and three-time Olympic gold medalist is part of the Presidential Delegation headed up by First Lady Jill Biden. Two of Staley's former players will be competing in the games --...
SC first responders receive mental health check-ins from peers with new program
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A new program is giving first responders across the Palmetto State access to mental health services on demand. The new initiative is the South Carolina Peer Connect App. It connects first responders to trained team members and resources that can help them if they need support. The SC Peer Connect […]
‘Chef Swap at the Beach’ returning for third season, 16 to compete
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A third season of The Cooking Channel’s “Chef Swap at the Beach” is set to premiere next month with a field of 16 competitors, officials announced Tuesday. “Bringing viewers another season of ‘Chef Swap at the Beach’ is a testament to the vibrant culinary scene that continues to flourish throughout […]
E. National Cemetery Road in Florence shuts down due to fire
FLORENCE, S.C. (WPDE) — East National Cemetery Road in Florence has been shut down between Stockade Drive and Noisy Lane due to a structural fire, according to officials. Community members tell ABC 15 that the old Shingles nightclub is on fire. Emergency Management officials ask that you please allow...
Get your kids ready for back to school with the School Supply Extravaganza
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The supplies are in!. Get Floored in Myrtle Beach and other members prepared over 200 Bookbags with tons of school supplies. Face painting, bounce houses and tacos, with a possible DJ!. The School Supply Extravaganza is July 28th, at Carolina Fitness on 544; sponsored by...
DJ spins the vote: Local DJ hosts voting registration party to boost Gen Z turnout
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Nearly 41 million members of Gen Z are expected to be eligible to vote in the November election, but that doesn’t mean they’re registered. Voter turnout is a concern when it comes to young voters. A local college DJ told WACHFOX News he knows how to make Gen Z move to the polls.
This real-life ‘Tin Cup’ is making his senior debut at the Senior British Open
Meet Jason Perry, a modern-day, real-life Tin Cup story. Perry turned 50 in February and the former mini-tour golfer from 20-plus years ago who lays synthetic turf for a living in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is competing this week in the Senior British Open at Carnoustie in Scotland. It will be his first start on PGA Tour Champions and his first time playing in a major championship of any sort. The last time he played in a tournament at this level? That would be the 1998 Bell South Classic, a PGA Tour event played in Atlanta at the time, where he was...
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