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Danny Mitchel Wright, 70,  of Florence passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2019, at Florence Commander Nursing Facility. He was born on Jan. 26, 1949, in Loris to the late Jesse Clifton Wright and the late Thelma Hazel Jernigan Wright. Mr. Wright was a special needs adult who lived in Shallotte Group Home in Shallotte, N.C., for 20 years prior to moving to Florence. His sister moved him to be closer to his family. Mr. Wright was a very caring and loving son, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, and grandson. He loved the Lord, going to church, listening to preaching on television …

Cecil Andrew Morgan, 35,  of Loris passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2019. He was born on Jan. 28, 1984, in Conway, to Levern Alvin Morgan and Peggy Stevens Morgan. He was a longtime member of Bethany Baptist Church. Survivors include his parents of Loris; his wife, Stephanie Bridgman Morgan of the home; his step-son, Tristan R. Brown of Aynor; his mother-in-law, Irma Bridgman; his father-in-law, Steve Bridgman and wife Vicki, all of Marion; and his brother, Joey Morgan of Loris. Visitation will be held on Sunday, Aug. 4, from 2 p.m. until time of service at 4 p.m. at …

Amanda “Jane” Russell Flynn, 71, of Little River passed away peacefully in her home early Monday, July 29, 2019. Jane, the daughter of Howard and Lorene Russell, was raised in Newport News, Va.  before relocating to New Jersey where she raised her own family in the Middletown area. For the past 18 years Jane has called Little River her home. Jane is survived by her husband of 49 years, Marty; son, Sean and his wife, Jennifer; granddaughters, Laine and Loren of Charlotte, N.C.; daughter, Amanda Flynn and Alex Johnson of Little River; sister, Sandra and her husband, Donald Quisenberry of …

Loris High School Football Head Coach Jamie Snyder along with the other coaches, Brandon Day, Lang Kenlaw, Josh Stevenson, Andre White, Julius Graham, Casey Davis, Michael Buffkin and A. Grady, have worked throughout the summer with the Loris High School varsity and junior varsity teams to prepare for the fall football season.  In preparing for the season the South Carolina National Guard visited to work out with the team.  This year’s quarterbacks for the Loris Lions are Gage Conner and Joseph Flesch, both are seniors this year; Conner is the lead quarterback for the varsity team this year.  Connor said,”This …

Salvation Army Captain Carl Melton and Jerry Williams, director of community relations, brought three pallets of school supplies to city hall on Monday, July 29, at 2 p.m. The ladies who created and promoted this program, Amanda Hawley-Causey, Deborah Cannon, Jenna Winborne and Tonsheka Wilson, are overjoyed with the donations they have received during the three week campaign to collect school supplies for needy children in the area.  When the Salvation Army arrived with three pallets of school supplies, they were overwhelmed with emotion at the amount of items donated. Williams said, “I happened to see the flyer and spoke …

Loris mourns the loss of a city worker.  Anthony “Rabbit” Melvin, who worked as a water crew leader, died in a motorcycle accident on Sunday, July 28, at approximately 9:30 p.m. Melvin was traveling south on Highway 701 when he attempted to pass a vehicle that resulted in a head-on collision with a truck. The Loris Fire Department volunteers were the first to arrive on the scene. As they assessed the accident they realized that was a fatality, but not just a fatality in itself, but realizing who the individual was made it more difficult for the LFD volunteers to …

The Loris City Council met at the American Legion Hall on Thursday, July 25, at 6 p.m. for the second reading of the ordinance Mayor Todd Harrelson opened the meeting with a tapping of the gavel and giving the invocation and leading the pledge of allegiance.  Council members in attendance were Joan Gause, Lewis Hardee, Terrence Hardee, Mike Suggs; Jan Vescovi was absent from the meeting.  Department heads attending the meeting were Brandon Harrelson, Police Chief Gary Buley, Lt. Larry Williams, Tom Cocke, Kenneth Moss and Kenya Wright.  Deborah Cannon was present at the meeting for cross-training.  The city is …

The 18th Annual Ocean Drive Presbyteruab Church Golf Tournament will be played on Saturday, Aug. 24, with an 8 a.m. shotgun start at Eagle Nest Golf Course in Little River. Volunteers are needed to help with the luncheon. Proceeds will go to those in need through the board of deacons and the Well Spring Ministry at the church. Call Mary Gail Stanaland at 843-249-2312. Ext. 119, for more information or to participate in this event or email her at mstanaland@odpc.org.

The North Myrtle Beach Parks and Recreation Department 11 and 12 year-old All-Star team made it all the way to the final game of the Dixie Youth State Championship Tournament before losing 6-2 to Edgefield County to end their dream of going to the Dixie Youth World Series. North Myrtle Beach got to the finals by beating Greenwood 6-1 in their first game, then beating Hartsville 12-0. They lost their third game to Edgefield County by a 7-1 score, then qualified for the finals with an 11-10 win last Wednesday over Union County, which sent them into the final game …

The city of North Myrtle Beach Parks & Recreation will hold a naming and dedication ceremony for the Joe Lategano Court located at the J. Bryan Floyd Community Center on Possum Trot Road on Wednesday, July 31 at 5:30 p.m. Coach Joe Lategano will be recognized for his many years as a coach, mentor and supporter of North Myrtle Beach Parks & Recreation. Coach Joe currently serves as the  chairman of the Recreation Commission. All past players, coaches and supporters are invited to the ceremony to celebrate Coach Joe Lategano.