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By James Pease II Destination North Myrtle Beach held their annual State of the Series event on Friday, April 17, in the Chestnut Room at Bay Watch Resort in North Myrtle Beach. Cheryl Kilday opened up the meeting with the upcoming events Destination NMB would be involved in and hosting. Kilday then welcomed Anna Strickland with Santee Cooper. Strickland discussed how Santee Cooper plans to grow over the next ten years as the company nears a century in business. “It’s a ten year, $10 billion capital fund,” stated Strickland. “We are investing over $300 million on infrastructure. focusing on our …

Attention all shaggers! Are you enjoying SOS Spring Safari so far? Make sure you aren’t missing out on anything with a list of bands and events below. The OD Arcade and Lounge will be hosting a Smoothie Contest with the help of DJ Craig Jennings on Thursday, April 23, at 2 p.m. with sign up starting at noon. Rock Hill Shag Club will be hosting a Spring SOS Shooter Party on Thursday, April 23, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the back room at Fat Harold’s in North Myrtle Beach with chicken bog served. Music will be provided by …

By Diane Billard The Rotary Club of Little River welcomed Ann Mayfield from Future Farmers of America on Wednesday, April 15,  at noon at the River Hills Golf and Country Club in Little River.  FFA offers diverse opportunities for youth and Ann explained all the diverse opportunities students have. While most of us think of FFA for students who want to be farmers, FFA also welcomes members who aspire to other careers such as teachers, doctors, scientist and business owners. FFA is also committed to the individual student, focusing on servant leadership while allowing them to explore their own interest …

By John Smithson Chiefs boys soccer — The NMB Chiefs boys soccer team won their last three matches. They started their streak with an April 7th 4-0 win over visiting Gaffney. The Chiefs and Indians each scored two first-half goals for a 2-2 tie. The Chiefs shut out the Indians in the second half, scored two more goals and claimed a   4-2 win. Christhian Vasquez scored three goals for the Chiefs and Danielle Vespoli scored the other goal. Aiden Trevino, Jose Carpio, Rowan Smith and Randy Suchite Ramirez each had an assist in the victory. Tomas Arroyo had three …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs baseball team got back to 6AAAAA region baseball last Monday as they began a three-game series at St. James. Needing some wins to challenge first-place Carolina Forest, the Chiefs instead lost two of the three games to the Sharks. The opener went bad quickly. The Chiefs got a first inning single from Sawyer Smith but that was it. The Sharks opened the bottom of the first with a single. Sawyer Smith struck out two in a row but then gave up a home run to Luke Kesslar for a 2-0 Sharks lead. …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach Lady Chiefs softball team lost two games last week to the St. James Lady Sharks to complete a 0-3 run against the 6AAAAA region’s top team. The Sharks won the first game of the series 5-2 on April 13th at St. James. The Chiefs faced a Sharks team that was 18-0 going into last week’s final two games of the region series. The first game last Monday was a home game at St. James, and the Sharks scored at least one run in five of their six innings and won 9-1. Sharks pitcher …

By Mary Templeton They say a weed is simply a flower our of place. The Ecotots in Mrs. Holloway’s class at Ocean Drive Elementary School discovered this at their Friday, April 17, 2026, meeting with the ladies of the Yaupon Garden Club. YGC member Lynne Payne reviewed their yearly projects before reading a delightful story about Danny the Dandelion. Most of us try to rid our yards of this pesky weed, but it is actually well loved by pollinators. They say that dandelion leaves are quite tasty in a salad.  The students were shown several samples of weeds and told …

By Jill Roman Fourteen members of the Driftwood Garden Club attended their April meeting at Joan Schuster’s home. Joan and Sandy Barker hosted and served, with contributions from Brenda Whitehead and Sherry Pfefferle, a lovely meal of baked chicken, salad and rolls. The desserts included strawberry shortcake and a layered pudding dish. Lucy Lewis highlighted the April gardening tips. Marsha McCollum told the group facts about the daisy, the club’s flower of the month. Babs Johnston announced six awards won by the club at the Coastal District meeting in Dillon. She also mentioned the plant swap that was held at …

By James Pease II On Friday, April 17, the Loris High School FFA (Future Farmers of America) team competed in the SCenvirothon in Columbia, S.C. The competition was held at Sandhill Research and Education Center and put FFA teams against each other in skill stations to test their knowledge with topics including: soils, aquatics, forstery, wildlife and nonpoint source polution. At the end of the day, students gave a 10 minute presentation on storm water. Loris High School FFA students took home second place in the FFA division. The team is advised by Clair Hammonds and Brooke Hall.

By James Pease II Congratulations to the Thursday, April 16, Sing It! Loris winners, Lora Harper and Tabatha Tullis! The Loris Chamber of Commerce held the event at the State Theatre on Main Street in Loris, at 6 p.m. Each contestant was allowed one song entry to compete with. Lora Harper sang “At Last” by Etta James, and Tabatha Tullis sang “Independence Day” by Martina McBride. Each of them received a prize package from the Chamber of Loris and two gift cards from the event sponsor, Bravo Entertainment LLC. “Usually the only big thing every year in Loris is the …