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By John Smithson The City of North Myrtle Beach hosted the 21st Irish Italian International Festival last Saturday on Main Street in North Myrtle Beach. Despite a forecast of rain, the threat of a tropical storm and declarations of state of emergency by area municipalities, people still turned out to enjoy some green beer, eat and enjoy music from two separate stages set up on Main Street in North Myrtle Beach. The crowd was sparse early, but by noon, the crowd had arrived and enjoyed the rest of the day’s festivities. It was still another successful festival for the Irish, …

By Diane Billard The Grand Strand Rotary Clubs will present Concerts For The Cure at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 24, 2025, at The Carolina Opry and Greg Rowles Legacy Theatre to raise money for the eradication of polio and support Alzheimer’s Disease research. This date is Rotary International’s World Polio Day. Both The Carolina Opry and Greg Rowles Legacy Theatre are offering heavily discounted ticket prices and sharing a percent of the proceeds for these two causes.  The Carolina Opry is presenting the last Time Warp Show for the year and Greg Rowles Theatre is presenting the Music and …

By Ben Freda There are sixteen locations of CenterWell Senior Primary Care in South Carolina including four in Myrtle Beach. CenterWell had a grand opening for a new location at Surfwood Shopping Center in North Myrtle Beach on Tuesday, September 30. CenterWell is a primary care provider focused on seniors, who are 65 years and older and on Medicare. The staff members work with the seniors’ specialists they may have to make sure are taken care of well. A new patient visit is typically around 40 minutes. “We know they’ve (seniors) had a long life and they probably have a …

“We are excited to be opening a new multi-advisor Edward Jones office in Barefoot Resort in North Myrtle Beach,” The Advisors said. “We know the people of this community have come to rely upon our firm to provide them with sound investment advice that can positively impact their lives. We will strive to continue our tradition of excellence here.” While the location is new, Edward Jones has been helping individual investors reach their long-term financial goals for more than 100 years. Our team looks forward to continuing the tradition of providing personalized service in Barefoot Resort, North Myrtle Beach and …

By Jill Roman The Driftwood Garden Club has had a busy September. Members Babs Johnston, Trudy Sobolka and Linda Sweatt participated in the Plant Swap “Bring a Plant, Take a Plant“ event at the J. Bryan Floyd Community Center Outdoor Courtyard. They shared plants and gardening tips with other local garden clubs and attendees at the event. South Carolina Master Gardeners gave a short presentation at the start of the event about Planting for Pollinators, with tips on plants that benefit the environment and our pollinator friends, the bees and butterflies. On Saturday, September 20, members Jeannette Bell, Jill Roman, …

By Ruth Smith The North Myrtle Beach Pilot Club recently hosted its annual Membership Event with a tea party theme. The afternoon was filled with friendship, fun and community spirit as members welcomed guests to learn more about the club and its mission of service. The event brought together members and eleven wonderful guests for an afternoon of light refreshments, lively conversation and laughter. Attendees enjoyed a fun game with a special prize for the winner and several lucky guests took home door prizes as part of the celebration. The Membership Event is one of the club’s favorite traditions and …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach Lady Chiefs varsity volleyball team kept its winning streak alive through last week’s two region matches and three of their first matches in the Dorman Tournament of Champions. The Chiefs opened that tournament with  three more wins before losing to Oceanside Collegiate Academy. The Chiefs opened last week’s region matches last Tuesday with a 3-1 win over Myrtle Beach on the road. The Lady Seahawks won the first set 25-16, but the Chiefs then won three straight sets for the 3-1 match win. The scores for the last three matches were 25-20, 25-18, …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach cross country teams held a home meet last Wednesday at the North Myrtle Beach  Sports Complex and the Lady Chiefs won. The girls finished first with 23 points. Socastee was second with 45 points and Myrtle Beach took third with 64 points. The Lady Chiefs had four of the first six runners cross the finish line with Fenna Hollo, the number one finisher. Aleha Lang was third, Robyn Walsh fourth, Ravyn Walsh sixth and Lucy Stalvey was ninth. The Chiefs boys team finished fifth out of six teams competing. Conway runners took three …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach boys volleyball team split two matches last week and ran their record to 10-10. The Chiefs opened the week with a 3-0 win over Myrtle Beach (25-14, 25-18, 25-19). The Chiefs were home again on Thursday night for a senior night contest with Conway. The Chiefs got off to a good start in the match with a win in the first set. However, Conway came back and won the next three sets for the match win. The Chiefs honored two seniors before the match with Conway. Thomas Dang and Damon Meadows were escorted …

By Ben Freda Guten Tag! as they say in in Germany. Barefoot Landing will continue the WonderFall celebration with its next event – Oktoberfest. On Saturday, October 4, starting at noon, people can enjoy German-inspired food and drink specials at participating restaurants with a purchased wristband ($10). Proceeds from the wristband will support the day-to-day operations of The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach. It includes caring for the homeless dogs and cats in the shelter. “Events like Oktoberfest help us to continue our mission of saving lives and creating a more compassionate community for animals,” said Meaghan Pitman, marketing …