Daily editionSaturday, August 29th, 2026
Good morning, Socastee.
The 5AM Socastee Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 29th of August.
Community
Surfside Beach will host its 2nd Annual End Of Summer Fireworks Festival on Sunday, Sept. 6 at the Fishing Pier parking lot.
The free event runs from 5 to 9 p.m. and offers live music, food trucks, a kids’ area + a free shuttle from town lots.
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Health
McLeod Health held a ribbon-cutting on Aug. 27 for its new Carolina Forest hospital, a facility with four stories and 48 beds that will open in October pending inspections+ it will add 75 local jobs and bring closer inpatient care.
Trauma services are not available.
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