Myrtle Beach warns against hitting golf balls into the ocean
IT’S 646 IN TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH SEARCHES UNDERWAY FOR TWO MISSING MEN THIS MORNING IN HAYWOOD COUNTY, DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR 87 YEAR OLD RHONDA BLEDSOE. THEY BELIEVE BLEDSOE HAS DEMENTIA AND HE WAS REPORTED MISSING LAST NIGHT. BLEDSOE WAS LAST SEEN NEAR JUNCO COVE ROAD IN MAGGIE VALLEY. DEPUTIES SAY THEY BELIEVE HE WANDERED AWAY FROM HIS HOME. AND IF YOU SEE HIM, CALL THE HAYWOOD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE OR 911 IN ANDERSON COUNTY, DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR 39 YEAR OLD JOSHUA YOUNGER. YOUNGER WAS LAST SEEN ON GREENVILLE STREET IN BELTON YESTERDAY. DEPUTIES SAY HE’S CONSIDERED ENDANGERED AFTER HE LEFT A MESSAGE WITH HIS EX-WIFE SAYING HE WAS GOING TO HARM HIMSELF. IF YOU SEE YOUNGER, CALL THE ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. BOMB WAS DENIED FOR THE SECOND TIME FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING HIS WIFE IN A MOTEL WHILE HIS CHILDREN WERE IN THE ROOM IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY, INVESTIGATORS SAY JUAN MORALES IS NOW FACING ADDITIONAL CHARGES. ON FRIDAY MORNING, DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO RODEWAY INN TO FIND MORALES WIFE WAS SHOT. INVESTIGATORS SAY MORALES THEN TOOK HIS TWO CHILDREN AND DROVE OFF AN. HOURS LATER, THEIR CAR WAS STOPPED AND HE WAS ARRESTED. IN GEORGIA. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE NEW CHARGES STEMMED FROM MORALES RESISTING ARREST DURING THAT TRAFFIC STOP, THEY SAY HE WAIVED EXTRADITION AND APPEARED IN BOND COURT YESTERDAY FOR TWO CHARGES ATTEMPTED MURDER AND POSSESSION OF A WEAPON, ALSO IN SPARTANBURG. BOND WAS DENIED YESTERDAY FOR THE MAN ACCUSED IN A DEADLY SHOOTING ON MONDAY MORNING THAT HAPPENED AT A HOME ON THOMAS ALLEY AND MORE. AUTHORITIES SAY CHEEKS DIED AT THE SCENE. 17 YEAR OLD DEANDRE SMITH JEFFERSON IS CHARGED WITH MURDER. TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO FILE YOUR TAXES BY THE APRIL 15TH DEADLINE, WHICH ALSO MEANS SCAMMERS ARE RAMPING UP TO TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE. ISABELLE MARAK JOINS US LIVE THIS MORNING AT GREENVILLE WITH HOW YOU CAN AVOID TAX THIS SEASON. ISABELLE. YEAH. HEY, AARON AND DESTINY. EACH YEAR, THE IRS RELEASES A REPORT OF 12 SCAMS. YOU SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR EVERY YEAR. AND THESE CAN INCLUDE ANYTHING FROM FAKE CHARITIES ALL THE WAY TO MISLEADING IDEAS FOR TAXES ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SO BUT AN UPSTATE COUPLE SAYS THERE’S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT HE SEES EVERY YEAR. THE MOST COMMON ONE IS EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS ASKING FOR MONEY. HE SAYS THE IRS WOULD NEVER DO THAT. IF YOU OWE THE IRS MONEY, THE AGENCY WOULD ALERT YOU THROUGH THE MAIL. NOW, IF YOU THINK YOU’VE ENCOUNTERED A SCAM, THERE’S A WAY TO REPORT IT ON THE IRS WEBSITE. AND THE EXPERTS ALSO SAY THAT ONE OF THE OTHER BEST THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO IS TO FILE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE FOR YOUR RETURN. BUT FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE IN GREENVILLE ISABELLE MARAK WYFF NEWS FOR THE GREENVILLE CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A REQUEST TO NAME A RECONSTRUCTED NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER THE LATE ACTIVIST AND COMMUNITY LEADER MARY DUCKETT. SHE DIED LAST NOVEMBER. HER LAST PUBLIC APPEARANCE WAS AT THE OPENING OF THE HONOR TOWER IN UNITY PARK. DUCKETT WAS AN ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION IN HER COMMUNITY. SHE PLAYED KEY ROLES IN THE OPENING OF AJ WITTENBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND THE CREATION OF UNITY PARK, THE MARY FRANCES DUCKETT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER IS LOCATED ON HAMPTON AVENUE. THE CITY SAYS IT WILL HOST NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS AND EVENTS. THE CENTER WILL OPEN NEXT MONTH. GARRISON JUNIOR IS NOW A MEMBER OF THE ANDERSON COUNTY MUSEUM’S HALL OF FAME. GARRISON DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO THE SERVICE OF OTHERS AS A CHAMPION OF CONSERVATION, AGRICULTURE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISM. AFTER GRADUATING FROM CLEMSON UNIVERSITY AND THEN SERVING IN WORLD WAR TWO, HE RETURNED TO HIS PASSION OF FARMING, CREATING WHAT WOULD LATER BE KNOWN AS DENVER DOWNS. A LOT OF THE BEAUTY THAT YOU SEE IN ANDERSON COUNTY TODAY REALLY IS A RESULT OF MY DADDY’S GOOD WORK OVER HIS LIFETIME. JUST A GOOD PERSON WHO REALLY, REALLY LOVED PEOPLE. AND I THINK THAT WAS HIS MOST IMPORTANT ASSET WAS HOW MUCH HE LOVED PEOPLE. GARRISON WAS ELECTED TO THE STATE HOUSE IN 1958, AND HE’S ALSO AN ORDER OF THE PALMETTO RECIPIENT. LEGACY EARLY COLLEGE IS GETTING CLOSER TO ITS $25 MILLION FUNDRAISING GOAL. THE GREENVILLE BASED SCHOOL SAYS IT RECEIVED A $2 MILLION DONATION THIS WEEK. STAFF SAY THE MONEY IS GOING TOWARD THE SCHOOL’S NEW MARION ROAD CAMPUS, PLANNED FOR THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE COMMUNITY. RENDERINGS OF THE CAMPUS WERE RELEASED LAST NOVEMBER. SCHOOL LEADERS SAY IT WILL SERVE ABOUT 1300 K FOUR THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS. THE CAMPUS IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN WINTER 2027. SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS OR CNAS. WHAT WE CREATED IS A PARTNERSHIP THAT HELPS CRITICAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR, HELPS. CREATE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND GROW OUR ECONOMY. THE INITIATIVE IS BACKED BY THE SPARTANBURG REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ONE, SPARTANBURG INC. AND SPARTANBURG ACADEMIC MOVEMENT. STAFF SAY THE INITIATIVE EXPANDS ACCESS TO CNA TRAINING WHILE CREATING A CLEAR PATHWAY INTO HEALTHCARE CAREERS. THE PROGRAM WILL START IN JUNE WITH 32 PARTICIPANTS. GRACE. GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING. HERE’S WHAT’S GOING ON OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW. WE’RE IN THE LOW 40S HERE. GREENVILLE, SPARTANBURG, MID TO UPPER 30S ACROSS THE AREA. ASHEVILLE 45 INTO ANDERSON. SO STARTING OFF THIS MORNING HERE COMES THE SUNRISE. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FOR WEDNESDAY? BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE’RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE JUST A TAD BIT JUST A HAIR WARMER THAN WE WERE 24 HOURS AGO. SO THE TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA RIGHT NOW LOW 40S. LET’S GIVE YOU THE NEXT 12 HOURS AS WE’RE GOING TO BE IN THE MID 60S BY 3:00, 66 BY 6:00 LATER THIS EVENING. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO STAY DRY FOR THE MOST PART AS WELL. LIMITED RISK FOR RAIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS WE WILL BE CRANKING UP THE HEAT A LOT FURTHER BY TOMORROW BY 3:00, LOW 6063 BY 6:00 AS WELL FOR US INTO THE MOUNTAINS. AND THEN TOMORROW WE’RE HITTING 80S. WE’RE HITTING CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES. A FEW OF YOU ACTUALLY COULD HIT 90 DEGREES FOR US BY FRIDAY. WE’RE BREAKING OR POTENTIALLY PUSHING THAT RECORD HIGH INTO FRIDAY. AND THEN ANOTHER BIG COOL DOWN AGAIN FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WE’RE ACTUALLY IMPACTING SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE UPSTATE, IMPACTING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNINGS FOR THE MOUNTAINS. THE REASON WHY WE’RE GOING TO GET SO COLD, WE POTENTIALLY COULD SEE A FROST AND FREEZE ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA. SO COVER UP THOSE PLANTS, MAKE SURE YOU’RE TAKING THE PRECAUTION. IT IS SPRING. SPRING HAS CERTAINLY SPRUNG AND WE’RE GOING TO BE FEELING A LOT MORE LIKE SUMMER BY TOMORROW. LEAH. AND GRACE KEEPING AN EYE OVER IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. SPARTANBURG COUNTY, EXCUSE ME. RIGHT NOW WE ARE GETTING REPORTS FROM SCDOT. HEY, JUST JUMP FOR US. YOU CAN SEE HERE THESE ARE THE NORTHBOUND LANES ON ALONG I 85. THIS IS AT BROCKMAN MCCLIMON ROAD, RIGHT LANE SHOULDER IS JUST A LITTLE BLOCKED OFF AGAIN. THIS IS IN THAT NORTHBOUND LANE. SOUTHBOUND LANES. LOOKING GOOD. I-85 ALL THROUGH OUT THOUGH REALLY IS SEEING SOME SLOWDOWNS. JUST ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND. AGAIN THAT’S BROCKMAN MCCLIMON ROAD JUST MIGHT SEE SOME SLOWDOWNS THERE. TAKING A LOOK AT OUR MAP HERE YOU CAN SEE ALL THAT YELLOW. TYPICALLY WE LIKE TO SEE IT IN GREEN. THIS IS TYPICAL THOUGH. HOWEVER, AS WE HEAD INTO THE REST OF THE MORNING, WE’RE USED TO SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF A SLOWDOWN. JUST WANTED TO FLAG THAT FOR YOU AS YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. TAKING A LOOK AT THOSE DRIVE TIMES. AS YOU CAN SEE, 85 SOUTHBOUND, JUST A LITTLE BIT SLOWER THAN USUAL. NOTHIN
Myrtle Beach warns against hitting golf balls into the ocean
Updated: 10:50 AM EDT Mar 25, 2026
Myrtle Beach officials have issued a public service announcement reminding residents and visitors that hitting golf balls into the ocean is illegal and harmful to marine life. The city, known as the “Golf Capital of the World,” emphasizes that the ocean is not a personal driving range.”Hitting golf balls into the ocean is illegal because it’s littering,” the announcement stated. “It will also harm marine life like our beloved sea turtles and bottlenose dolphins.”The announcement further explained that golf balls do not magically disappear and will release harmful toxins over hundreds of years, which can be ingested by animals.”Keep your swing on the golf course and off the coast,” the announcement urged. “The environment will thank you.”
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. —
Myrtle Beach officials have issued a public service announcement reminding residents and visitors that hitting golf balls into the ocean is illegal and harmful to marine life.
The city, known as the “Golf Capital of the World,” emphasizes that the ocean is not a personal driving range.
“Hitting golf balls into the ocean is illegal because it’s littering,” the announcement stated. “It will also harm marine life like our beloved sea turtles and bottlenose dolphins.”
The announcement further explained that golf balls do not magically disappear and will release harmful toxins over hundreds of years, which can be ingested by animals.
“Keep your swing on the golf course and off the coast,” the announcement urged. “The environment will thank you.”