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An early morning crash kills two and hospitalizes another, police said.

Following a speech at a Grand Strand conference, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster said Friday he is “confident” the state legislature will fund Interstate 73 this year. “We have great

Gov. Henry McMaster wants to spend $100 million in COVID-19 relief money to help pay for new interstate link between I-95 and Myrtle Beach.

We talked about this with the mayor earlier this morning. this area if you're familiar with it doesn't have an interstate, not connected to a major interstate. >> we are working on that. i-73, priority one. >> sounds like a different interview question. are you worried about people in the process, how slow it can be to get out? >> certainly. the government is doing what they can. reversed the one four lane out of here, 501. that will certainly speed things up. but people need to plan well in advance. don't wait until the last minute and get stuck here. >> congressman, thank you so much. thanks...

>> the fact is that more people have been put on food stamps by barack obama than any president in american history. [applause] >> now i know among the politically correct you are not supposed to use facts that are uncomfortable. second, you are the one who earlier raised the key point. the area that ought to be i-73 was called by barack obama a corridor of shame because of unemployment. has it improved in three years? no. they haven't built the road, they haven't help the people, they haven't done anything. >> what's your reaction to that? i mean factually he's right. how do people jump from ...