The Little River Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center received the 2019 Electronic Communication Excellence Award from the Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (CACCE) for their newly rebuilt website. Their new website, built by Southern Tide Media, better helps the organization provide information to and about local businesses, helping both locals and visitors find and enjoy all that Little River has to offer. In less than a year, the website redesign has already resulted in positive growth in the form of higher website traffic, longer session durations and more referrals for their members. “I am so excited and …

North Myrtle Beach residents have been working diligently to save the 9.4-acre site known to locals as Ingram Dunes from total destruction.  In February the city of North Myrtle Beach received a $510,000 grant from the South Carolina Conservation Bank for the purchase and preservation of Ingram Dunes.  It was the second highest award of the current grant cycle and the highest ever award to Horry County.  The message from Columbia was clear: Support for saving Ingram Dunes extends far beyond North Myrtle Beach city limits.  Now the city of North Myrtle Beach has until May 1st to secure the …

Welcome SHAGGERS to the beach for your SOS Spring Safari as it starts today in the Ocean Drive section of North Myrtle Beach…Joan and Ed VAITIS and that very much loved great-grandson stopping by for a visit on their way to teach a CPR class…Everyone so happy to see Izzy WEST last week…Pete BROOKS lending a helping hand and always doing an awesome job for the North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce…Angela SEDDINGER taking good care of business at Grand Strand Realty…Karen EDENS attending last Thursday night’s Business After Hours for NMB Chamber…Debbie SERRA at Mr. G’s so pleased they …

The Rotary Club of Little River is holding its 12th Annual May 5K Charity Run on the waterfront in Historic Little River on May 11, 2019. This event initially was started by the Blue Crab Festival committee during the 25th Anniversary of the Blue Crab Festival. Allen Lee, Craig Hill, Dr. Jim Troxell, and Greg and Renee Hembree were the organizers and are still connected to the event. Several years ago, the Rotary Club of Little River assumed the responsibility for the run. Ed Murray of the Rotary Club has chaired the event since.  Proceeds are donated to various charities. …

We tee’d off Master’s weekend and the beginning of our furlough week with a special visit from the Carolina Panthers football team. Head Coach Ron Rivera visited the State House along with players, executives and their beloved mascot, Sir Purr. The welcomed visit comes as legislation is moving through the Senate to provide professional sports teams the same incentives the state gives other companies when they bring an attractive number of employees and economic benefits to the state. The legislation has already passed the House and following approval in the Senate will have the potential to bring hundreds of millions …

Farmers interested in enrolling in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) this year have until May 10 to submit initial paperwork to their local Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) office. The process to indicate interest in enrolling in CSP is easy. Farmers and ranchers only need to submit a three-page form and their farm record number to NRCS. Those who do not have a farm record number should first contact their local Farm Service Agency office to obtain one. CSP offers farmers and ranchers an important pathway to enhancing stewardship of land, soil and water resources. Under CSP, farmers and ranchers …

Mrs. Sarah Louise Powell Townsend Scott, 97, of Fair Bluff, N.C. passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at the home of her daughter, Sarah Anne Townsend in Columbia, S.C., after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Scott was born in Chadbourn, N.C. on May 15, 1921, to the late Ruth Wooten Powell and the late Robert Quitman Powell.  In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband Samuel D. Scott of Fair Bluff, N.C. She graduated from Fair Bluff High School and attended the University of South Carolina where she was active in the musical programs. Sarah was an …

Gavin Chase Powell, 28, of Longs, SC went home to rest in the arms of his Heavenly Father on April 6th, 2019. Gavin, the son of Cathy L. Snead and Ben Powell, III, was born on August 2, 1990. While on this earth, he brought an indescribable joy to everyone who knew him, through his gentleness, his loving and forgiving nature, and especially through his immense musical talents. While Gavin had his own struggles, he managed to bring comfort to everyone in need, regardless of the pain he himself was feeling. His family and friends, though grieving his enormous loss, …

John W. Player, Sr., 88, formerly of North Myrtle Beach, SC, died April 5, 2019 at Westminster Towers, Rock Hill, SC. Mr. Player was a member of Living Water Baptist Church and Grand Strand Masonic Lodge #392 in North Myrtle Beach. Survivors include two sons, Michael V. Player and John W. Player, Jr.; daughter, Barbara Ann Deal; sister, Wilma Hendricks; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.  He is predeceased by his wife, Eleanor S. Player; son, Phillip Player; daughters, Lisa Austin and Karen Livingston; five brothers; and four sisters. A graveside service will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, …

On the evening of Wednesday, April 10 at 10:27 p.m., Jan Maria Livingston of Little River went home to see Jesus and her loved ones that have gone on before her. She was surrounded by her hero, Bobby, her loving children, Kim “Tootee” and Mason, her precious grands, sisters and loving friends. Jan was loved by so many and affectionately called “Princess” by her husband, Bobby, and Gram-Gram by not only her grandchildren, but many adopted ones too. Jan’s loving compassion and generosity reached far and wide. (Humbly, she never let her left hand know what her right hand was …