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The Loris High School annual Powder Puff game was held on Thursday, Nov. 14, beginning at 6:30 p.m. with a $5 admission. The game was a fundraiser for the girl’s softball team who is coached by David Smith. In this game roles are reversed with all LHS grade levels participating. For a $20 entry fee young girls play football while young men create the cheering squad. The seniors and sophomores played football against the juniors and freshmen. Seven freshmen and sophomores provided cheers for the crowd and team. Coaches for the seniors and sophomores were Gage Conner, Josh Causey, Wayne …

The Loris Chamber  would like to welcome their newest members to the Loris Chamber of Commerce. They are: Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Matt Adams; 255 Sea Turtle Drive; Myrtle Beach, S.C.  29588; phone 864-992-6005; type of business is non-pofit. Email is mattadams@fca.org. Rebecca McCants Photography; 1014 Hwy. 9 Business East; Loris, S.C.  29569; phone 843-536-7399; type of business is photography. Email is rmccantsphotography@yahoo.com. The Shipping Place; Ann Gause; 4251 Main St.; Loris, S.C. 29569; phone 843-756-SHIP (7447); type of business is packing, shipping, mail center, print services, copy and print, fax, notary, office supplies, stamps, FedEx, UPS and DHL. Email …

The North Myrtle Beach High School boys and girls varsity cross country teams finished in fourth place at last week’s county championship at the North Myrtle Beach Park and Sports Complex. The Chiefs teams ran against seven other teams in the girls competition and nine teams in the boys race. All races were 5K distances. The teams were made up of seven runners per team and race time for each runner was averaged to get team results. While the Lady Chiefs finished fourth overall, they had two finishers in the top seven, Isabella Spickler with a time of 21:00.28 for …

The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs varsity football program fell on the road this past Friday night to region foe Hartsville by a final score of 24-8. The Chiefs saw senior quarterback Ramsey Lewis return to his starting role after an early season injury, but weren’t able to capitalize on the opportunity, picking up just 133 total yards on offense. North Myrtle Beach opened the game with a first down on their second play of the game, but failed to move the chains any further through their next four drives. Down 14-0 near the end of the first half, the Chiefs …

William Grady Thomas of Bristol, Tenn., died on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019 with family by his side. He was 85 years old. Dr. Thomas received his B.S. at Appalachian State University, his M.S. from Washington University in St. Louis and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Florida. He was the first clinical audiologist in the state of North Carolina. He retired from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1985 where he taught at the School of Medicine’s Division of Otolaryngology. He headed the hospital’s hearing and speech department and did extensive research related to the auditory …

Mary K. Hannell Nance was born to Thomas and Rosemary Hannell in Lafayette, Indiana, on September 29, 1951. She lived in Delphi, Indiana, from birth into her teenage years until she and her family moved to Albamarle, North Carolina, where she graduated from high school in 1969. She attended Coker College and graduated there in 1973. She briefly lived in Charleston, South Carolina, and worked for Social Services before moving to North Myrtle Beach. She married Paul M. Nance of North Myrtle Beach in 1982 and they were happily married until his death in 1999. She never married again. Mary …

John Richard Slaughter Sr. was born in Florence, Ala., on April 18, 1937.  After graduating from high school in Jackson, Tenn., he attended Auburn University where he graduated in 1962 from the School of Engineering. Dick’s first love, of course, was his family, consisting of his wife, Ann; two sons, John Richard Jr. and Scott Christopher (Malisa); and four grandchildren, Casey, Garrison, Blake and Sam. A close second was his love for Auburn University where he met his wife of 59 years.  As a true “War Eagle”, he was always keeping up with Auburn athletes and athletics and constantly meeting …

Joanne S. Fraser, 61,  of Little River passed away on Sunday,  Oct. 20, 2019 at home.  Born on May 20, 1958, in Bridgeport, Conn., she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Sovich Timko. She is survived by her loving daughter, Natasha Goebel (Steven); two sisters, Kim Timko York and Karen Timko Fuller; and one grandchild, Stephanie Elizabeth Goebel.  She was predeceased by her husband, Richard Fraser. Joanne was a faithful volunteer and member of Little River United Methodist Church. A memorial service was  held to honor her on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. at Little River …

On Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, Janice J. “Jenny” Lee, passed away at her home in Longs, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on April 13, 1950, a daughter of the late Verna and Thomas Orville Clark of Illinois. Jenny volunteered as a den mother in New Haven, Conn., school room mother and served on the Board of Zoning and Appeals for the city of New Haven. She was a member of the New Haven Democratic community and worked tirelessly on the campaigns of Jimmy Carter, Chris Dodd, Rosa DeLauro, Martin Looney, Frank Logue and Ben DeLito. She …

George Rogers “Roger” Humphreys, Jr. of Suffolk, Va., passed away at the age of 77 on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, with family by his side.  He was born on Feb. 16, 1942, in Portsmouth, Va., and has lived in Suffolk, North Myrtle Beach,  North Charleston and Kitty Hawk, N.C. Roger was predeceased by his loving wife, Carolyn Mazyck. He is survived by his daughters, Kathy Humphreys and husband David Southard, Caroline Ward and husband Michael and Anna Slaght and husband Stefan; six grandchildren, Sage, Amber, Marin, Aiden, Seth and Charlie; and two great-grandchildren, Alexander and Lucy.  Roger was a 22 …