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The Loris Chamber of Commerce presented the Miss Loris Bog-Off Festival Pageant on Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Loris High School auditorium beginning at 1 p.m. The emcees for the pageant were Greg and Morina Martin.  Greg welcomed everyone to the pageant then turned the program over to Morina.  She introduced the judges giving a brief history of each one.  Greg introduced each contestant, and Morina presented the question to the future queens. The judges were Joyce Waxter from Springdale; Polly Green who is quoted as saying, “Wear your invisible crowns every day.”; and Abigale Smoona, the reigning Miss South …

Violet Rollings Boyd, age 76, of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, at her home in Little River. Mrs. Boyd was born on March 17, 1943, in Jefferson to the late Bennett “Jack” Rollings and the late Ruth Jenkins Rollings.  Survivors include her two brothers, Jimmy Rollings and wife Mary Ann of Lancaster and Gary L. Rollings and wife Barbara of Kershaw; and her nephew, Ronald Brown of Little River. Mrs. Boyd was predeceased by her husband, Eugene Aubrey Boyd, and her sister, Lucille James. Memorial services will be announced at a later date. Sign Mrs. Boyd’s online …

            Jon Ellis Tregarthen, 76, of Little River died on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach.             Born on Sept. 13, 1943, in San Pedro, Calif., he was the son of the late Harry and Gladys Brown Tregarthen.             He was a loving husband and father as well as a faithful and active member of Grace Christian Fellowship.  He loved his church and church family.   Being “Mr. Fix-it” was a favorite pastime.             Survivors include his wife of 29 years, Theresia “Terri” Calhoun Tregarthen; one daughter, Elizabeth Storey (Keith); four sisters, Joan Huston …

Theodore “Ted” Van Weeren, 72, of Longs died on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at McLeod Seacoast Medical Center in Little River. Born on Sept. 10, 1947, in Holland, he was the son of the late Jacobus and Johanna Van Weeren.  Ted was an accountant and attorney.  He was the recipient of two Emmy Awards for his work at the Olympic Games in 1984 and 1988. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Jacqueline “Jackie” Serafin Van Weeren; and three feline companions, Angela, Sabrina and Saffron. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, …

Joseph M. Mercurio, beloved husband and father, passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 25, 2019, at the age of 83.  Joseph is survived by his four children, Karin, Kenneth, Patti-Jo and Peggi, and his four grandchildren, Cameron, Carson, Mary and Hannah. Joseph was born to Joseph and Marge Mercurio on March 20, 1936. He attended high school in Bloomfield where he met a future nursing student named Nancy. The friendship changed and in September, 1959 they were married.  As the couple settled in northern New Jersey children soon followed. His children were the shining light in his life and very often …

Wilma Prince Cox, 80, of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, at her home in Loris. She was born on August 27, 1939, in Loris to the late Rufus Prince and the late Gracie Wade Prince. Mrs. Cox was a loving homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include her three daughters, Cindy Suggs and, Kenny of Green Sea, Hannah Willard of Calabash, N.C., and Alison Edge Vinson and husband Chuck of Warner Robins, Ga; her six grandchildren, Roger Dale Suggs, Jeffrey Suggs, Ginger Norris and husband Chad, Marcus Vinson, Rachael Willard and Dexter Willard; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; …

Berkley “Dwain” Spivey, 89, of McDonough, Ga., passed away on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. He was a loving husband of 63 years to the late Lorene Norris Spivey. Mr. Spivey was born in Tabor City, N.C., on April 20, 1930, to the late Foster and Flossie Ann Spivey. He was a devout Christian and was a member of the First Baptist Church of North Myrtle Beach. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather. Mr. Spivey is survived by his children: Norris (Dean) Howell of Locust Grove and Al (Dee) Spivey of Mississippi; grandchildren; Charles (Casey) Byrd, Steve Spivey and …

The North Myrtle Beach High School boys and girls swim teams joined five other teams competing last Friday at the NMB Aquatic and Fitness Center. The Chiefs squads joined teams from Carolina Forest, St. James, Socastee, Waccamaw and Conway in many individual and relay events. The NMB girls finished second and the boys hung on to finish in third place. Head coach Kristen Henley and assistant Joel Schmaltz were pleased with the Chiefs performance. “The team earned one more automatic state cut (based on swim time in competition), one more consideration cut and we had 21 in-season best times. Coach …

The Lady Chiefs volleyball team continued their winning ways in 6AAAA conference play with a 3-0 win over Darlington last Thursday at the Chiefs gym. The Chiefs continued their excellent play last Saturday with a second place finish in the Wildcat Invitational Tournament in Lexington. The Lady Chiefs win over Darlington was highlighted by, as coach Alex Sing put it, “a combination of great serving and near flawless attacking” as they overwhelmed the visiting team. The Chiefs began the match with a 25-2 rout in the first set as Darlington struggled to return serve and when they did get a …

The North Myrtle Beach High School Lady Chiefs varsity tennis team returned home and won a 4-3 match against visiting Darlington. The Chiefs won three singles matches and split two doubles matches for the win. Coach Jason Tester was especially happy and proud of his number one singles player Rachel Grove. “She played Ella Watford and played through a tough shoulder injury to win the match 6-2, 6-4. She has been dealing with this injury all season and we have been working hard with our trainers and physical therapy to get her back to 100%. She is one of the …