Purses with Purpose event will postpone and set a new date soon! North Myrtle Beach Annual Awards Gala has been postponed to a later date.

Bill BENNETT arriving at just the right time to run a very special errand for longtime friend and many thanks for your help…Cleo STEELE always remembering her friends…Hayleigh VEREEN being such a good girl when she had an ear procedure done and everyone is so very proud of her…Barbara COFFEY checking on her beach friends…A big CROWD still filling Main Street in North Myrtle Beach after the St. Patrick’s Day Parade was canceled last Saturday…Spring officially begins today meaning “SPRING HAS SPRUNG”…Grandma glad to have Ruben LOWMAN and Andrea MAESTRE helping out at the newspaper…EVERYONE looking for better days for …

By Pete Brooks The United States Chamber of Commerce, at its board meeting last week, awarded the North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureau with 5-Star Accreditation for its sound policies, effective organizational procedures and positive impact on the community. “Accreditation validates a chamber as having programs that benefit its local economy and positively influence its community,” said Raymond P. Towle, IOM, CAE, U.S. Chamber vice president of Federation Relations and Institute for Organization Management. “We applaud these organizations for advancing the principles of free enterprise.” Accreditation is the only national program that recognizes chambers for their …

By Pat Dowling During their regularly scheduled March 16, 7 p.m. meeting, the North Myrtle Beach City Council adopted an emergency ordinance and an emergency declaration. Just as the city adopts emergency ordinances and declarations for hurricanes, this declaration positions the city to be able to respond to COVID-19 related issues as they may arise locally. It also positions the city to qualify for state or federal reimbursements that may be provided to help reduce the impact that COVID-19 related expenditures may have on the city’s budget. The city’s public parks, recreation centers and the AFC are open. Parks staff …

This transplanted Magnolia tree graces the rear lawn of the North Myrtle Beach Parks & Sports Complex administration building. By Pat Dowling The North Myrtle Beach Tree City Board presented its March Tree of the Month award to the City of North Myrtle Beach for having relocated many mature trees, shrubs and small grasses from the site of the city’s new digital information sign on Highway 17 to multiple city parks. Thirty-one mature holly, magnolia, palm and other varieties of trees ranging from 12 feet to 25 feet tall, and 79 smaller shrubs and grasses are now growing in public …

The SPRING season officially arrives today…New Coastal District Director David STOUDENMIRE doing a very good job presiding at the recent meeting…The Loris Chamber of Commerce would like to welcome their newest member, POP’S PIZZERIA, located at 4549 Main Street in Loris and you can call them at 843-756-0521…Linda SICELOFF of Driftwood Garden Club of North Myrtle Beach enjoying attending the Coastal District Garden Club meeting last Thursday in Loris hosted by the Loris Garden Club…PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST CHURCH will hold a Carl Harris Memorial Prayer Service community wide on Thursday, March 26, at 7 p.m…HORRY COUNTY MUSEUM’S L. W. Paul …

This past week a member of the South Carolina Highway Patrol directed traffic at the intersection of Main Street and Broad Street in Loris while the traffic lights were being changed out. Employees of ALS of North Carolina, Inc. based out of Fayetteville was subcontracted by the South Carolina Department of Transportation to change out the old stop lights and install new modern stop lights that improve the safety of the turn lanes and to help traffic move through the intersection more efficiently.

Decorated golf carts have always been a big part of the North Myrtle Beach Annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. The 32nd Annual North Myrtle Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival will be on Saturday, March 14, on Main Street in North Myrtle Beach. The parade begins at 9 a.m. and the festival runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The one-day rain or shine event attracts more than 40,000 people annually. The North Strand Optimist Club organizes the parade and all entry fees go to help the youth of the community. The festival offers over 150 food, arts and …

Prior to the March 2 City Council meeting, Council met in a 6:15 p.m. executive session to receive a legal briefing concerning the lawsuit between the City of Myrtle Beach and Horry County regarding local accommodations and hospitality taxes. Council took no action. City Council approved a special event permit for the 32nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, on Saturday, March 14, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Main Street. The St. Patrick’s Day Festival follows on Main Street from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The City of North Myrtle Beach and the North Strand Optimist Club of North …