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Two-vehicle crash causes delays in Little River
LITTLE RIVER, S.C. (WPDE) — A two-vehicle crash caused some traffic delays in Little River on Saturday afternoon. Horry County Fire Rescue responded to the incident around 3 p.m. The crash blocked northbound lanes near Highway 31 north of Robert Edge Parkway. No injuries were reported. The South Carolina...
Grand Strand Starbucks locations feeling pinch from global tech outage
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Friday was tough going for one of America’s most recognizable brands. A global tech outage powered down Starbucks locations, leaving store managers scrambling to make sure customers were getting their caffeine fixes. “We went to take an order in the drive-thru and noticed that no stickers were printing out, so […]
VOTE: Does the South Carolina Highway Patrol have America’s best-looking cruisers?
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Do you love the look of South Carolina Highway Patrol’s cruisers? Your vote could help them win a nationwide calendar contest. SC Highway Patrol is featuring its 2024 Ford Mustang and 2023 Ford F-150 in an annual contest to find America’s best-looking cruiser. “We compete against all the other state agencies […]
South Carolina ranks seventh for religious liberty
(The Center Square) — South Carolina ranked among the best states for protecting religious liberty, coming in seventh on a ranking of all 50 states. The Palmetto State earned a score of 63.7%, ranking it just ahead of Utah and just behind Ohio, according to the third annual "Religious Liberty in the States" from the Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy, an initiative of First Liberty Institute. The index explores legislation in all 50 states and how it protects religious liberty. ...
What vaccines are required for South Carolina students?
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A new school year in South Carolina is just around the corner. Preparations are underway to send children back to the classroom from shopping for clothes to gathering school supplies to ensuring vaccinations are up-to-date. South Carolina law requires that students receive certain immunizations – or have a valid exemption – […]
DC consultant tapped in search for origins of SC’s $1.8B in mystery money
COLUMBIA — South Carolina selected a Washington, D.C., consulting firm best known for restructuring companies in bankruptcy to search for the origins of $1.8 billion in taxpayer funding that sat unidentified and untouched in a bank account for more than five years. The state’s administrative agency selected AlixPartners for the forensic audit contract worth up […] The post DC consultant tapped in search for origins of SC’s $1.8B in mystery money appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
‘Good group of people’ restoring Conway church after lightning strike, pastor says
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — A close-knit Conway church community is leaning on their faith and thanking first responders for saving their building after its steeple was destroyed by lightning. “As soon as everybody started hearing about it, they were there. And everybody in the church has kicked in,” Stephen Hyman, pastor at White Savannah Original […]
This North Myrtle Beach man is headed to Scotland to play in the British Senior Open: His story
Editor's note: This excerpt appears courtesy of On The Green Magazine. For more content like this, visit onthegreenmagazine.com. Jason Perry didn’t have time to properly prepare because he was so busy with work, but he took a flyer nonetheless on qualifying for a major senior golf championship in the United Kingdom.
Former South Carolina basketball star makes WNBA All-Star Game weekend history
The South Carolina basketball program is well-represented at WNBA All-Star weekend. MVP-frontrunner A'ja Wilson will play on Saturday night for Team USA against fellow Gamecock legends Aliyah Boston, Allisha Gray, and Team WNBA All-Stars (a group made up of all of the non-Team USA all-star selections). On Friday night, though,...
'We were in the dark': SC businesses affected by global tech outage
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A global tech outage on Friday frustrated some local businesses and their customers, forcing them to close their doors. Customers at a local First Citizens Bank were met with a sign informing them that the lobby was closed this morning. Customers said they were told there were issues. A worker said the bank faced problems due to the tech outage.
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