By Arleen Lopano The Little River Lions Club recently held their annual Pancake Supper at Matthews Pancake House in Little River. The event is a major fundraiser for our club and 100 percent of the money raised goes back into the community in form  of providing eyeglasses, hearing aids for needy children and adults, building handicap access ramps, student scholarships, Disaster relief and helping the less fortunate in our community plus other worthwhile projects. We want to thank Bessim Tabaka and his staff at Matthews Pancake House plus the many contributors at our Silent Auction from the business community and …

Under the coordination of North Myrtle Beach Lions Club President and Little River Rotarian Sandy Boggs, a very successful food collection took place last week. Eleven hundred bags, generously donated by Food Lion, were distributed  to residents of Plantation Pines, Pine Needle Estate, Coquina Harbor, Heather Glenn and Colonial Charter communities. A few days later the volunteers combed the neighborhoods for bags of non-perishable food items. The donations were delivered to several local church food banks including: Trinity United Methodist, Little River United Methodist, Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic, Living Water Baptist and North Myrtle Beach Vineyard Churches.

Each year the North Myrtle Beach Lions Club participates in a Lions International art competition. This year the contest, which is aimed for middle school students, had as its theme ”Together as One”.  The local Lions  collaborated  with Merideth Craven, the middle school art teacher at North Myrtle Beach Middle School. Lion Nils Regnell collected the students’ submissions and the Lions voted for the winners. Checks were awarded to the three top artists. The first place drawing will move onto district, state, national and international competition.

North Myrtle Beach Middle School students know how to turn trash into treasures. The school  submitted an entry to the Horry County Solid Waste Authority’s annual POP (Protect Our Planet)  Art Recycling Contest. Eighth grader Edwin Mendoza created an ocean scene made out of crayons  entitled “The World is in Our Hands”, which was selected as the grand prize winner in the Horry County Solid Waste Authority’s POP Art Contest. As grand prize winner, Mendoza received an electronic reading device, a medal and a prize pack of recycled-content items including school supplies. This was the 22nd year the Horry County …

By Amanda Player Wofford Over the weekend of November 15–16, six all-star teams from the City of North Myrtle Beach Parks and Recreation Department competed in their respective South Carolina Athletic Programs (SCAP) district tournaments. The competing teams included 10U, 12U and 15U co-ed soccer, as well as 10U, 12U and 14U volleyball. Soccer teams traveled to Sumter, while volleyball teams competed in Johnsonville. In soccer action, the 10U team opened its single-elimination tournament with an impressive 10–0 win before falling 3–0 in the second round. The 12U squad delivered some of the most dramatic moments of the weekend. After …

By John Smithson The 2025-26 basketball season got underway last Friday night with two totally different games played at the NMB gym. The Lady Chiefs opened their schedule with a 71-13 blowout of the West Brunswick Lady Trojans, while the Chiefs had to battle back to tie their game at the end of regulation 44-44, and then won it in overtime 53-46. The Lady Chiefs started slowly on offense and were tied 2-2 with 5:43 on the clock before leading 5-3. With the Chiefs ahead 6-2 Madison Vereen hit a three-pointer from the top of the key for a 9-2 …

Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC) invited residents of Loris and surrounding communities to a Community Forum on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 5 p.m. at the Main Street Theatre at 4149 Main Street in Loris. The purpose of the meeting was to gather community feedback as the college explores the possibility of creating a new campus or learning center in northwest Horry County. The open forum gave residents, business owners, elected officials and potential students a chance to share their perspectives on local higher education needs. College leaders will use the input to help determine the types of programs and services that …

By Kaye Collins McLeod Health Loris marked its 75th “Diamond” Anniversary on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, commemorating its commitment to delivering outstanding medical care to the residents of Loris, South Carolina, and nearby communities. The staff of McLeod Health Loris, dignitaries and community residents as the Loris community came together in the courtyard at the hospital to honor this significant milestone and discover the origins of how the hospital was established. Keynote speakers included Donna Isgett, President and CEO of McLeod Health, Scott Montgomery, CEO of McLeod Health Loris and McLeod Health Carolina Forest, Ronald Fowler, Chairman of the McLeod …

By Ruth Ann Jones Hostesses Pat Adkins and Carl Claytor welcomed Loris Garden Club members to a beautifully fall decorated room, serving delicious refreshments. Pat’s lovely arrangement “Begin Giving Thanks” was fall flowers and plants arranged in a paper mache pumpkin. Club president Gloria Kinney welcomed the group and encouraged them to attend a workshop on November 18, at 10 a.m. to work on and submit applications for awards on the club’s many civic projects. Jane Roberts, National Garden Week chairwoman, finalized an application for 2025’s National Garden Week. At 2 p.m. on November 23, the group gathered to make …

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 …