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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 …

By John Smithson The City of North Myrtle Beach celebrated the opening of the second phase of the Sports Complex last Friday afternoon with a special ceremony and the planting of over 200 trees in the park. City staff took time to thank the people who made the park a reality and celebrated the 20 years as a Tree City USA. Director of Parks and Recreation Matt Gibbons spoke about the effects resulting from the first phase of the park and that it was more than a dog park, playgrounds and fields. “It is hard to imagine the city without …

On the afternoon of Saturday, September 27, 2025, Sergeant Christopher Bellamy was conducting a routine patrol in the Cherry Grove Beach neighborhood of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., when, by chance, he looked over to the waterway behind a residence on 33rd Avenue North and noticed what appeared to be a golf cart overturned in the waterway. Sergeant Bellamy immediately turned around to investigate the apparent incident and arrived at a residence located at 406 33rd Avenue North. Upon exiting his patrol vehicle, Sergeant Bellamy heard screams coming from the rear of the house and observed other residents running towards the …

By Jill Roman Driftwood Garden Club members enjoyed a fabulous lunch of salad and pizza at the home of Patricia Veltri for their November meeting. Patricia, a former flower shop owner, demonstrated how to make floral arrangements. She began by layering greenery to create a base. She then demonstrated the “3-5-8 rule” in floristry as a guideline for creating a balanced bouquet with three types of focal flowers, five stems of medium flowers and eight stems of filler flowers. This ratio helps create a visually pleasing arrangement by ensuring a harmonious combination of floral elements. Also for the meeting, the …

By Mary Templeton The Budding Ecotots in Kim Holloway’s kindergarten class prepared not one, but two, gardens on Friday, November 14, 2025. Yaupon Garden Club members gathered to assist the students as they built their classroom terrarium and planted pansies in their Ecotot Garden. Yaupon Garden Club member Mary Templeton reviewed the two previous meetings in September and October before introducing YGC member Graceann Phillips.  She explained that the students would be given a chance to build a terrarium by adding rocks, soil and finally a succulent. Yaupon Garden Club members Margaret Graham, Bette Hurt, Gail Norden, Lynne Payne, Belinda …