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Grand Strand Health is expanding access to emergency medical care in Horry County with the groundbreaking of a new freestanding emergency room located in Little River. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 8 to 9 a.m. at 1586 U.S. Highway 17 in Little River. Community leaders, hospital representatives and local officials will come together to celebrate this important milestone that will bring high quality, 24/7 emergency services closer to home for Little River residents and neighboring communities. “Little River ER reflects our commitment to making high quality emergency care accessible to our community,” said Mark …

By John Smithson The City of North Myrtle Beach celebrated the opening of the second phase of the Sports Complex last Friday afternoon with a special ceremony and the planting of over 200 trees in the park. City staff took time to thank the people who made the park a reality and celebrated the 20 years as a Tree City USA. Director of Parks and Recreation Matt Gibbons spoke about the effects resulting from the first phase of the park and that it was more than a dog park, playgrounds and fields. “It is hard to imagine the city without …

On the afternoon of Saturday, September 27, 2025, Sergeant Christopher Bellamy was conducting a routine patrol in the Cherry Grove Beach neighborhood of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., when, by chance, he looked over to the waterway behind a residence on 33rd Avenue North and noticed what appeared to be a golf cart overturned in the waterway. Sergeant Bellamy immediately turned around to investigate the apparent incident and arrived at a residence located at 406 33rd Avenue North. Upon exiting his patrol vehicle, Sergeant Bellamy heard screams coming from the rear of the house and observed other residents running towards the …

By Jill Roman Driftwood Garden Club members enjoyed a fabulous lunch of salad and pizza at the home of Patricia Veltri for their November meeting. Patricia, a former flower shop owner, demonstrated how to make floral arrangements. She began by layering greenery to create a base. She then demonstrated the “3-5-8 rule” in floristry as a guideline for creating a balanced bouquet with three types of focal flowers, five stems of medium flowers and eight stems of filler flowers. This ratio helps create a visually pleasing arrangement by ensuring a harmonious combination of floral elements. Also for the meeting, the …

By Mary Templeton The Budding Ecotots in Kim Holloway’s kindergarten class prepared not one, but two, gardens on Friday, November 14, 2025. Yaupon Garden Club members gathered to assist the students as they built their classroom terrarium and planted pansies in their Ecotot Garden. Yaupon Garden Club member Mary Templeton reviewed the two previous meetings in September and October before introducing YGC member Graceann Phillips.  She explained that the students would be given a chance to build a terrarium by adding rocks, soil and finally a succulent. Yaupon Garden Club members Margaret Graham, Bette Hurt, Gail Norden, Lynne Payne, Belinda …

By Diane Billard The 17th Annual Rotary Club of Little River 5K Run was held on Saturday, November 1, along the historic waterfront district in Little River. While it was a little chilly, it was the perfect running weather. This year, there were over 100 runners.  Overall winners were Craig Wahl from Myrtle Beach in the men’s category with 19:04.78 and Lyra Ice from Conway with 25.06.12 in the women’s category.  There was a great diversity of age groups. Ed Murray kicked off the event and Lisa Moore sang the national anthem. The Little River Rotarians staffed the registration table …

By William LaMonte On this year’s Veterans Day, River Park Adult Living of Little River honored ten military veteran members of the River Park Assisted Living facility with a Quilt of Valor. The quilts were made by and presented by members of the Myrtle Beach Shorebirds chapter of the Quilts of Valor foundation. The quilts are intended to provide relief and comfort for the receiving veterans. River Park Community Manager Diane Wenner wecomed the many family members and guests and then led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance to open the ceremony. There were several members of the North Myrtle …

North Myrtle Beach and local community veterans were honored on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in a Veterans Day presentation at Holy Trinity Catholic School. The presentation included song, poetry and applauding the veterans in attendance as well as moments of silence for our POW/MIA fallen. The performers, students of Holy Trinity Catholic School from grades K3 to 5th grade, presented patriotic songs honoring all of the armed services. The audience, filled with members from all the military branches, responded with applause as those honored stood when their branch was called. Many in attendance were in tears as the students’ hard work, …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach High School varsity volleyball team’s season ended with the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. The victory was the 3-2 win over Lucy Beckham at home to claim the 5A Division II Lower State Championship. This photo was taken after the Chiefs had won their match over the Bengals and they gathered together with their coach Jenn Loeswick. It turned out to be the last time the team could join arms in a victory celebration and listen to their coach enjoy that moment with them. However, the memory of that special …

By John Smithson North Myrtle Beach High School head football coach Greg Hill resigned from his position as reported in many local media Monday. Horry County Schools Director of Communications and Community Engagement Lisa Bourcier released a statement Monday. “Coach Hill made the decision to step down due to personal reasons. North Myrtle Beach High School would like to thank Coach Hill for his hard work, leadership, and contributions to the program. The school will begin the search for a new head coach following the state championship in early December.” Hill has been on the Chiefs football staff for nine …