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 Dennis Charles Klein, 73, of North Myrtle Beach passed away on Sunday Dec. 15, 2019, at home surrounded by his loving family. Born on April 5, 1946, in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of the late Charles E. and Grace Metzner Klein. He served in the army at MacDill AFB, Fla. and made a 30+ year career with IBM before retiring with his first wife, Bettye, to North Myrtle Beach. Klein is survived by his wife, Barbara Holstein Klein; his daughter, Dawn Klein Longman; granddaughter, Iselle Longman and sister, Sheryl Klein DeSantis. He was preceded in death by his …

State Representative William Bailey visited North Myrtle Beach City Hall last Friday to present a check in the amount of $1 million to Mayor Marilyn Hatley. The funds go toward the $14 million 18th Avenue North Ocean Outfall, which begins construction in fall 2020. In an accompanying letter, Representative Bailey thanked Mayor Hatley for her “selfless leadership not only for North Myrtle Beach, but the state as a whole.” Mayor Hatley commended Representative Bailey for the “wonderful job he is doing for House District 104 and all of South Carolina” and thanked him for his efforts to help fund the …

By Meg Williams: Kasey Lundeen started her 7th year teaching in 2019 and is a second grade teacher at Waterway Elementary School. Originally from Hartsville, Kasey graduated from USC-Aiken in 2013 with a BA in Elementary Education and Teaching. She will graduate in May 2020 from Coastal Carolina with a masters in Language, Literacy and Culture. Married to her husband TJ For two and a half years, they are the proud owners of two dog daughters, Tiki and Betty. When asked who the most influential person was in her life, she was quick to say TJ and also say he …

Tom Cocke, director of the Loris Recreation Department, has paved a way for Loris to grow through sports tournaments. He has spent the last year accumulating data and information to improve the recreation center fields and buildings and to bring in people from South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia to participate in baseball and softball tournaments. The term sportourism is the name that interim city administrator Dennis Drozdak created to promote the tournaments in Loris. Cocke has taken the initiative to collect data and has worked with city council to make tournaments in Loris a success. He stated, “We are …

McLeod is unveiling new DAC McLeod Health Loris unveils new dialysis access center The new McLeod Health Loris Dialysis Access Center (DAC) was unveiled to staff on Thursday, Jan. 2. The new space will accommodate dialysis patients in need of medical repair of their access area where they receive their dialysis treatments. The Dialysis Access Center at McLeod Health Loris, led by vascular surgeon, Dr. David Bjerken, is the only center in the region specializing in immediate dialysis access repair, creation of new dialysis access, and preservation of existing access.  “This new center is part of McLeod Health Loris’ continued …

Three Loris council members and the mayor took the oath of office on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. Continuing to serve the city of Loris are council members Joan Gause, Lewis Hardee and Jan Vescovi. Dennis Drozdak, interim city administrator, read the oath as each repeated it.  Hardee holding his left hand on the family Bible held by Martha Dorman, promised to uphold the position to continue to help the city and the people of the city. Gause and Vescovi held their hand on the Bible and repeated the oath. Each was grateful …

The grand prize winner is Michael Lowman for having the most points at the end of the 17 weeks regular season. He won a $100 gift certificate to Rockfeller’s Sports Bar in Loris. Left to right Michael Lowman, grand prize winner, and Srephanie Bub, bartender at Rockefeller’s.

The North Myrtle Beach High School girls and boys basketball teams gave the visiting Conway teams a double beating last Tuesday, with the girls winning 56-4. That’s not a typo. Then the boys team put on a defensive show with a 55-31 victory. The Lady Chiefs opened the scoring when Riley Vincent swished a three-point shot soon after the game started. A short time later, following a turnover, Jenna Berger scored with an assist from Jordan Berger, and Jenna scored another layup following a steal. Vincent hit another basket from the right side, Jordan Berger rebounded a missed shot up …

The Academy for Arts, Science, and Technology High School’s We The People Competition Team won the State Championship on Friday Dec. 13, 2019 in Columbia. This was the teams first ever championship victory in which they took 5 of the 6 best unit awards. The students will move on and compete at the Nationals to be held in Washington D.C., April 24-27. The team consisted of Kennedy Smith, Dillon Prince, Hannah Beam, Kathleen Boyle, Emily Eaton, Hannah Ferguson, Bianca Gawencki, Nora Gore, Jazmine Lara, Ana Caroline Phillips, Michael Ritter, Gabriel Russell, Alex Sobota, Patrick Priore and Emma Ann Lay and …

William “Bill” S. Petree Jr., 77, of Little River passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, in Little River. Bill is survived by his son Todd, his daughter Tracey, his granddaughters Savannah Marie and Leah Elizabeth, his brother Robert, sister-in-law Marie, and niece Monica Berkley. Bill was born in Greensboro, N.C., to the late William S. Petree Sr. and Ruth Lewis Petree.  He was preceded in death by his loving wife of thirty-nine years, Alice Kearney Petree and his dear companion of fourteen years, Patricia Clemmers Hunt. He graduated from High Point High School in 1960 and attended the United …