Loris

By James Pease II The Loris Chamber of Commerce held the 6th Annual Memorial Day Remembrance at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 23. The tribute was held at 3940 Railroad Avenue in Loris. The remembrance began with the presentation of Colors by American Legion Post 186 Little River, followed with an opening prayer by Councilman Carroll D. Padgett Jr. The Pledge of Allegiance was directed by Staff Sergeant Denis Riley, U.S. Air Force, of the American Legion Post 41 Loris and Linda Jernigan Small performed the National Anthem. Loris Mayor Michael Suggs thanked everyone for attending and gave an opening …

Green Sea Floyds High School senior Cole Forbus has been chosen as the recipient of the OrthoSC Stronger Together Scholarship. Cole is a standout student-athlete who has earned All-State Cross Country honors and was named Boys Tennis Region Player of the Year for three consecutive years, all while maintaining straight A’s throughout his entire academic career at both Green Sea Floyds High School and Green Sea Floyds Middle School. He has also been recognized through multiple honor societies, including the Tri-M Music Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society. What made Cole’s application truly memorable was his heart for others. …

By Ruben Lowman Horry County election officials formally activated seven decentralized polling locations to absorb an anticipated surge in voter turnout as early voting gets underway this week. Operating Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., the early in-person voting window runs through Friday, June 5, serving as the ultimate gatekeeper ahead of the formal Tuesday, June 9, primary election day. To manage the immense voting bloc locally, the Horry County Board of Voter Registration and Elections has strategically deployed security-vetted voting hubs across major municipal sectors, including the North Strand Recreation Center in Longs and the Loris …

By Ruben Lowman In a direct institutional response to pervasive food insecurity in the local area, Horry County Schools has finalized the plans for its federally-backed 2026 Summer Nutrition Program, which offers free meals to students. Under the executive direction of HCS Nutrition Services Director Kim Johnson and funded via an inter-governmental partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the South Carolina Department of Education, the multi-year program will officially begin on June 10. The emergency meal infrastructure spans 14 strategically distributed public school campuses across the district, offering free, nutritious breakfast and lunch options to any child aged …

By Ruben Lowman In a decisive maneuver to mitigate the environmental impacts of rapid local development, The Nature Conservancy in South Carolina has finalized the acquisition of more than 4,600 acres of former timberlands in the Waccamaw Heritage Preserve in the Longs area. The targeted real estate, purchased from FD Timber properties, is slated for a systematic administrative transfer to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources’ (SCDNR) Heritage Trust Program by early 2027. Once the state agency officially assumes title, the transaction will immediately expand the existing 7,000 acre Waccamaw River Heritage Preserve by a staggering 60%, establishing a …

By Ruben Lowman An unidentified lottery player in Horry County narrowly missed a massive grand prize but secured a substantial six-figure windfall during a mid-week Powerball drawing. South Carolina Education Lottery administrators confirmed that a single ticket matched four white-ball numbers and the red Powerball during the drawing on Wednesday, May 13. Official retail logs indicate that the winning ticket was purchased at Money Saver Liquors, a commercial beverage and convenience venue located at 4211 Broad Street in Loris. The financial stroke of luck has triggered a localized search for the winner across the tight-knit community and along the Grand …

The Horry County Solid Waste Authority recently recognized Longs area residents Bryan Antley and his son, Gunner, as the Caught Green Handed recipients for the month of April. “The Caught Green Handed recognition is presented monthly to a Horry County resident caught in the act of recycling” stated Esther Murphy, Director of Recycling and Corporate Affairs for the Solid Waste Authority. “It’s the Solid Waste Authority’s way of recognizing and thanking citizens who have made the effort to recycle. Through their recycling efforts, natural resources are saved and the amount of waste being landfilled is reduced.” Mr. Antley and his …

By Ruben Lowman An ongoing local partnership has completed its third major installation phase of a shoreline stabilization project, extending a series of manufactured wire reefs into a local marsh system. On April 29, field crews from Horry County Stormwater and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) waded into the coastal wetlands alongside student volunteers from the Loris High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter. The joint workforce deployed 70 specialized wire baskets packed with recycled oyster shells near the Sanford D. Cox Sr. Community Park off Pine Avenue in Murrells Inlet, successfully bridging a geographic gap …

By Ruben Lowman In a dual-pronged effort to improve public safety and community recreation, local and state officials have finalized plans for significant infrastructure investments in the Loris area recently. These projects, ranging from high-traffic intersection upgrades to the revitalization of a historically significant park, represent a coordinated response to long-standing safety concerns and a push to preserve the cultural heritage of the rural city and its vibrant community. The most urgent of these developments is the securing of $1.5 million for a new traffic signal and safety enhancements at the intersection of Highway 9 and Camp Swamp Road. The …

By James Pease II The Loris High School DECA business competition team recently competed at the 2026 International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. This is the first year the school has had a team make it to the final rounds. Caitie Black and Luke Martin competed as a team and placed in the top eight percent of 240 teams competing in the Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making event. The pair had to complete a 100 question test and build a solution to a case study that was then judged. Black and Martin competed in the region and state levels in …