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Grand Strand, Pee Dee to see nearly $90M in state aid with start of new fiscal year
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Millions of dollars in state aid is headed to the Grand Strand and Pee Dee that will help pay for new police gear, improve college campuses and upgrade aging infrastructure systems. The state’s $40 billion budget, which went into affect on July 1, directs...
Video Shows South Carolina Father Dancing Moments Before He Placed Fatal Firework On His Head
While millions of Americans celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, we have to remember that they're small explosives. One South Carolina father accidentally killed himself after placing a firework on his head. The South Carolina father definitely embraced the holiday. He was decked out in a stars and stripes outfit similar...
Bill aims to protect right whales without harming boating industry
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — "For a year-round economy like Myrtle Beach and South Carolina...this would be devastating." That's what Frank Hugelmeyer, president of the National Marine Manufacturers Association, had to say about a proposal by NOAA that would limit the speed of 35 feet or greater to ten knots or below until they get around 50 miles off the coast, from November through April, to protect the North Atlantic right whale from vessel strikes.
McMaster: More work needed on judicial reform
(The Center Square) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster plans to sign a judicial reform bill but called on lawmakers to make further changes, especially around the state's magistrate judges. "I'm going to sign the bill ... because the status quo is unacceptable, and this bill does change a few things," the Republican governor said during a news conference this week to discuss the state's budget. "But I view it only as the first few steps and hope between now and the time that it...
Moderate drought across the CSRA causing loss of crop for local farmers
EDGEFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (WFXG) - A stretch of heat and dry weather has put many areas across Georgia and South Carolina into a moderate drought. Leaving many local farmers that rely on the crop, to suffer the consequences. It's been five weeks without a soaking rain. “It's been in the...
South Carolina state park using limited hours during feral hog operation
HOPKINS, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — National Park Service staff will be managing the feral hog population at a South Carolina state park. NPS officials say the work at Congaree National Park will begin Monday, July 8, and run through mid-August, affecting visitor hours. The process includes using firearms, including high-powered rifles, and working during […]
5-star talent puts South Carolina basketball on list of favorites
South Carolina basketball coach Dawn Staley is involved with nearly every player in the top-10 of the class of 2025 recruiting rankings. One of those 5-star talents is Zakiyah Johnson, a 6'1" wing from Shelbyville, Kentucky. Earlier in her recruitment, Zakiyah Johnson had put Coach Staley's Gamecocks in her top-12,...
Kershaw County firefighters battle brush fire, while drivers battle smoke
CAMDEN, S.C. — Fire crews in Kershaw County are keeping an eye out for hotspots, after a brush fire broke out near Interstate 20 Friday afternoon. Will Glover, Kershaw County’s Director of Emergency Services tells News19 that because of the remote location of the fire, help was needed from the South Carolina Forestry Commission.
Report: Man who fired shotgun in the air in Columbia says he didn’t know it was illegal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Richland County Sheriff’s Department responded to an unusual shooting on the Fourth of July. Deputies responded to Golden Court, off Meadowlake Drive, at around 1 a.m. on July 5. A resident told deputies that their neighbor fired his shotgun into the air several times...
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