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A brand new event in honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Day will see McLean Park play host this weekend to a wonderful day full of artwork, painting and togetherness for many amazing local residents.

After a dominant start to the season for the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs boys soccer team, highlighted by a run of comprehensive victories to open region play, a bit of a reality check was always to be expected with a couple of tricky games on the schedule last week.

Horry County may soon be following in North Myrtle Beach’s footsteps in instilling their own fireworks “crackdown”.

Another set of fresh rookies graduated from the Citizens Police Academy recently in a ceremony held at the North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety complex in Ocean Drive.

Thousands of runners will unite across the Grand Strand this weekend and make the trek to Main Street and Ocean Boulevard in North Myrtle Beach for the first annual Sunglasses Half Marathon and 5K.

Former Representative Alan Clemmons was recently honored with a special designation by Horry County officials which will see him assume a new role going forward.

Filing for seats in public office began at noon on March 16 last week and will give those interested in running another week to submit their paperwork filing for their candidacy.

The Buck Creek Watershed, a major drainage basin for the entire county located in Longs, received more than a million dollars in federal funding last week in order to study flooding that has historically been a consistent problem for surrounding residents, including in 2018 after Hurricane Florence.

A controversial Little River development that drew a packed house at the most recent county planning commission meeting was passed and will be headed to council for final approval.

Atlantic Beach Town Council met last Monday, March 7, to discuss what measures to implement this year for their annual Memorial Day Bikefest, which they have cancelled the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.