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Divas Half Marathon run set Sunday at NMB - May 17, 2012
By Pat Dowling
The most fun and glam women’s half marathon series in the nation will be held on Sunday, May 20 in North Myrtle

 

Keibler Fundraiser Friday - May 17, 2012
Vicki Keibler is the Membership Sales Director for the North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce.

 

Blue Crab Festival is this weekend - May 17, 2012
By Tracie Waller
What began in 1981 as a small waterfront gathering, the now World Famous Blue Crab Festival has grown into a premier

 

Sports complex entry road construction is underway - May 11, 2012
By Pat Dowling
Construction of the one mile long entry road to the new North Myrtle Beach Park & Sports Complex west of the

 

City, museum plan baseball celebration - May 11, 2012
By Pat Dowling
On May 15, at 5 p.m., the North Myrtle Beach Area Historical Museum and the city of North Myrtle Beach will

 

Know the rules before operating your golf cart - May 11, 2012
By Pat Dowling
A golf cart must be permitted. A permit may be obtained at any S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles branch office. A

 

Runners, roses, tiaras, boas coming to beach - May 3, 2012
By Pat Dowling
The most fun and glamour women’s half marathon series in the nation will be held on May 20 in North Myrtle Beach.

 

Mayfest on Main is offering variety of top entertainment - May 3, 2012
The seventh annual Mayfest on Main Festival will be held on Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Main Street

 

PREP training available to merchants, employees - Apr 26, 2012
By Pat Dowling
The North Myrtle Beach Public Safety Department invites merchants and their employees who sell alcohol and tobacco

 

Citizens learn about work of departments - Apr 26, 2012
By Ed Vaitis
Although she doesn’t wear the gold badges of high rank, Lance Corporal Julie Smith is without doubt the best known

 

City Council appoints new board members - Apr 19, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
The North Myrtle Beach City Council met on Monday night in order to honor several city employees, rezone a few areas

 

Chamber hosts meet the candidates forum - Apr 19, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
The North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted six candidates for House Seat 104 and Senate District 28 during

 

Fans flock to Barefoot Resort for fundraiser - Apr 13, 2012
The six-person team led by PGA Tour player Ken Duke and former NFL star Sterling Sharpe captured the 2012 Hootie &

 

NFL standout is new Baptist church pastor - Apr 6, 2012
Former Baltimore Colts wide receiver, Roger Carr, was installed as pastor of Chapel By The Sea Baptist Church in

 

Jenerette announces for new Congressional Seat - Apr 6, 2012
Last Thursday, Katherine Jenerette, a U.S. Army Paratrooper and a former U.S. Congressional Field Representative, who

 

Elliott will not seek new term for Senate seat - Mar 30, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
After 30 years of serving North Myrtle Beach and the surrounding areas, South Carolina Senator Dick Elliott will

 

Prayer Breakfast brings out good in community - Mar 30, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
Close to 300 people attended the third annual Mayor’s Community Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday morning at 7:30. The

 

Duckworth announces bid for House Seat 104 - Mar 23, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
North Myrtle Beach City Councilman Greg Duckworth will be running for the South Carolina District 104 House Seat on

 

Mayor’s Community Prayer Breakfast Tuesday morning - Mar 23, 2012
The third annual Mayor’s Community Prayer Breakfast will be held on Tuesday, March 27, from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. at the

 

Bikers escort Wounded Warriors to Grand Strand - Mar 16, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
Injured soldiers received a roaring welcome to the Grand Strand from locals after a long ride from Walter Reed

 

St. Patrick’s Day Parade is Saturday - Mar 16, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
The 24th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival will be held on Saturday, March 17, with the parade beginning at

 

City budget retreat talks about sports complex - Mar 9, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
The North Myrtle Beach City Council held their annual budget retreat Monday and Tuesday in Pinopolis. The council

 

Bauer annouces his bid for district seat - Mar 9, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
Andre Bauer, former Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, has formally announced that he will be joining the race for

 

Public Safety announces department promotions - Mar 2, 2012
The North Myrtle Beach Public Safety Department has promoted five employees. A public promotion and pinning

 

Coin, new property is workshop topics - Mar 2, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
The North Myrtle Beach City Council met for a workshop at 3 p.m. on Monday afternoon to discuss three different topics

 

Atlantic Beach Bikefest in danger, finances critical - Feb 24, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
Atlantic Beach Mayor Retha Pierce and Councilman Jake Evans were noticeably absent for another attempted meeting of the

 

Plan approved by planning commission - Feb 24, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
The usually quiet planning commission meeting was packed to the gills with residents from the Barefoot community

 

Community is backing LR Blue Crab Festival - Feb 17, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
The World Famous Little River Blue Crab Festival has been confirmed through a press release from the recently

 

Hospitals cut staff by making employee layoffs - Feb 17, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
According to the official response from McLeod Loris Seacoast, nearly 48 employees will be laid off throughout

 

City becomes smoke free - Feb 10, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
The North Myrtle Beach City Council met Monday night and took the final vote on the controversial non-smoking

 

Man charged with murder - Feb 10, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
A brief investigation has led to a Cherry Grove section of North Myrtle Beach resident being charged with first degree

 

Blue Crab Festival still in the works for May - Feb 3, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
The Little River Blue Crab Festival will still go on, according to Horry County Councilman Harold Worley.

 

Little River Chamber holds annual banquet - Feb 3, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
The Little River Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting and banquet at the Parson’s Table last Tuesday

 

NMB solves string of recent area burglaries - Jan 24, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
On Jan. 7 and Jan. 8 a string of burglaries occurred along with several vehicles being broken into. After an

 

City is one step from smoke free - Jan 24, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
The North Myrtle Beach City Council met on Monday night to discuss one of the most controversial ordinances proposed

 

Graham visits NMB Republican Club - Jan 20, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham came to address the North Myrtle Beach Republican Club at a special breakfast on

 

Best of Best presents awards to area’s finest - Jan 20, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
The 18th Annual Best of the Best Awards were held at VFW Post 10804 in Little River last Sunday to commemorate those

 

Smoke Free NMB discussed in city council workshop - Jan 12, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
The Smoke Free Horry organization is making headway with the North Myrtle Beach City Council regarding a new

 

NMB Council prepares for land purchase - Jan 12, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
The North Myrtle Beach City Council met at 4:30 p.m. last Monday afternoon following the city workshop for the new

 

Shooting leaves two dead in Little River - Jan 5, 2012
By Jessica Vaitis
Two men were killed in an argument over the holidays after exchanging gunfire in a home close to Little River on S.C.

 

NMB Fire and Rescue Division receives grant - Jan 5, 2012
By Pat Dowling
The North Myrtle Beach Fire/Rescue Division has received a matching grant in the amount of $3,500 from the South

 

Fire destroys a local barbecue restaurant - Dec 29, 2011
By Jessica Vaitis
The Barbecue House at 1561 Hwy. 17 N. in North Myrtle Beach was called “a total loss” after firefighters battled a blaze

 

City hires first crime analyst for department - Dec 29, 2011
By Jesse Grainger
The term “crime analyst” conjures up sensational images of CSI characters combing crime scenes for clues, Dexter

 

City honors employees, artist - Dec 22, 2011
By Jesse Grainger
The city of North Myrtle Beach honored outstanding municipal employees and a young artist at Monday night’s

 

County Council to appoint Blue Crab Committee - Dec 22, 2011
By Jessica Vaitis
With the fate of the award winning Little River Blue Crab Festival hanging in the balance, a special meeting was

 

Proceeds benefit Angel Fund - Dec 19, 2011
By Jesse Grainger
The 14th Annual TLC (The Lord’s Children Preschool and Primary School) Benefit Golf Tournament was held on

 

NMB inches closer to smoke free ordinance - Dec 19, 2011
By Jesse Grainger
The city of North Myrtle Beach moves one step closer to adopting a smoke free ordinance. Smoke Free North Myrtle

 

Smoke Free Ordinance takes center stage at NMB Council meeting - Dec 9, 2011
By Jesse Grainger
Monday’s North Myrtle Beach City Council meeting was characterized by limited new business and impassioned pleas

 

2012 LR Blue Crab Festival will happen - Dec 9, 2011
By Jesse Grainger
“There will be a Blue Crab Festival in 2012,” Horry County Councilman Harold Worley stated Monday afternoon in

 

Harwell files to run for U.S. Congressional seat - Dec 1, 2011
Debbie Harwell has completed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for Congress in South Carolina’s

 

Former public safety director’s stolen handgun is recovered - Dec 1, 2011
By Jesse Grainger
Kashief N. Spain of Myrtle Beach was arrested on Nov. 14 near mile marker 14 by Horry County’s Drug Enforcement Unit


 

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