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Pickleball takes over! New state-of-the art, 11-court indoor venue opening in Bluffton
The Local Pickle, a 22,000-square-foot facility, will feature pro-cushion flooring, lessons with certified instructors and even glow in the dark games. Nancy Herbst, founder and pickleball pro, says the facility will help fill an access gap for public courts on Hilton Head and in Bluffton.
2 arrested after weekend shooting outside Pee Dee shopping center
BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (WMBF) - Police say two people are behind bars in connection to a shooting outside a shopping center in the Pee Dee. Lt. Shawn Lucas with the Bennettsville Police Department said Troyveon Spears and Rontayveon Murry were taken into custody Wednesday. Each is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
Conn’s Is Closing More Than 70 Stores In 13 States Including Georgia And South Carolina
Conn’s home goods and furniture retailer has announced it’s closing more than 70 stores across the country, including some stores in Georgia and South Carolina. The good news is, the Conn’s store on Bobby Jones Expressway in Augusta is not on the closure list. At least not for now.
Team USA wins final pre-Olympic game as South Carolina basketball legend dominates
The United States Basketball Women's National Team is a loaded unit that feels destined to win its 8th Olympic gold medal in a row. Led by South Carolina basketball alum A'ja Wilson, the world's best player, the US is clearly the top group in the 2024 Summer Olympics, and fans of the red, white, and blue cannot wait for the first game next week.
Shooting in Florence sends 1 to hospital
FLORENCE, SC (WMBF) - Florence police are looking to piece together a shooting that sent one person to the hospital Thursday night. Officers were called around 8:30 p.m. to the 600 block of Stackley Street for the shooting. They found a person near a car who had been shot in...
‘You are poisoning our community’: Neighbors voice concerns after police seize $1.3M of fentanyl in Bucksport
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - The county is a little safer after a major drug bust months in the making. The Horry County Police Department seized $1.3 million worth of drugs and over 30 pounds of the dangerous drug fentanyl from a home on Bethune Drive in Bucksport. Some residents...
Georgetown debuts South Carolina's first solar-paneled EV station built by local students
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (WPDE) — A training program to develop South Carolina’s workforce in the solar industry has graduated its first class. Georgetown is now the only location in the state to have a solar-paneled electric vehicle charging station, and the students were paid to build it!. It took...
‘Screaming on the inside’: North Carolina man wins $668,911 jackpot off $2 ticket
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WGHP) — Osama Lafi, of Charlotte, won a $668,911 jackpot, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. “I knew it was going to come,” Lafi said. “I just had to have patience … Finally, it happened.” Lafi played a $2 ticket on June 28 and won the top level ‘Epic jackpot’ in […]
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