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By Annie Rigby The Loris Chamber of Commerce, the City of Loris, candidates and residents gathered under the magnificent elm tree in the back of The Barber Shop for the official announcement that Loris is reopen for business. On Friday, June 5, from 10 a.m. to noon Down at the Barber Shop aired their music and ribbon cutting ceremony live on WLSC Tiger Radio. At 11 a.m. John Sedlak, president of the Loris Chamber of Commerce, and Mayor Todd Harrelson both welcomed the crowd as they held the scissors together to cut the blue ribbon announcing the reopening of Loris …

By Annie Rigby The primary election ended on Tuesday, June 9, at 7 p.m. The votes were tallied and posted at the two precincts in Loris and in Conway. Voting in person was quick and painless with social distancing following the marks on the floor and entering in one door and out another, using a cotton swab to touch the screen and carrying the ballot to the box to be drawn in to be electronically counted. Things went pretty smooth at the polls. With a record number of absentee ballots to be counted there was a delay in reporting from …

By Annie Rigby Ernie’s Hometown Diner reopened for business on Friday, June 5, serving familiar faces. Humbled not only by the community reaching out through the GoFundMe donations but the steady influx of friends and clients supporting Ernie Ross visiting the restaurant for breakfast and lunch. Ross said he is thankful for the community’s help through the pandemic when he had to close his restaurant. He said he was able to save the diner through the second wave of small government business loans of $3,100. He is not sure the grand opening for his new location in Little River will …

By Annie Rigby During the Monday, June 8, Special City Council Meeting Brandon Harrelson, Director of the Water and Sewer Department addressed the council of the negative issues regarding the water and sewer billing code errors. With 2020-21 preliminary budget in hand when compared to the 2019-20 approved budget, a line item jumped off the page. The line item for Water/Sewer Operate Revenue for the coming year is a total amount of $3,218,364. In the 2019-20 the line item totaled $1,794,237. This is a $1.2 million difference in revenue. Why is that and where the money will come from to …

Vivian Mary “Viv” Donlon, nee Hasuly, of Little River passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020, after a long battle with congestive heart failure. She was born the youngest of three children in Perth Amboy, N.J., on Aug. 19, 1946, to Frank and Mary Hasuly. She began working as a secretary at Perth Amboy General Hospital after graduating from Perth Amboy High School. On Oct. 4, 1969, she married James Donlon. They began building their family in Bloomfield, N.J., and then settled in bucolic Hampton, N.J. She was predeceased by her brother, Francis. Survivors include her husband of 50 years, …

Lucille Todd Graham, 79, of Loris passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at her home. She was born on Oct. 9, 1940, in Jacksonville, N.C., to the late Marvin Todd and the late Dulah Todd Richardson. Mrs. Graham worked as an inspector with Talon until her retirement and was a longtime member of Pleasant Meadow Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughters, Sandy Ford and husband Jay and Kimberly G. Brown and husband Timothy, all of Loris; four grandchildren, Adam Stroud and wife Jenny, Jared Stroud and wife Amanda, Rebekah Sellers and husband James and Matthew Brown and wife Taylor; …

Elsie Cansler Graham, 87, of Loris entered into eternal rest on Friday, June 5, 2020. She was born on Feb. 28, 1933, in Edgefield, N.C., to the late Isaac Avery Cansler and the late Myrtle Ann Workman Cansler. She was married to the late Floyd Elmon Graham. The two made their living farming and after her husband’s death, she continued her produce garden as long as she was able. She always enjoyed seeing and visiting with her customers who came to buy her produce. She was a member of Loris First Presbyterian Church but attended Glendale Baptist Church after she …

On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, Ralph Patrick Phillips of North Myrtle Beach passed away peacefully at age 72 surrounded by his loving family. Ralph was born on Feb. 13, 1948, in Brighton, Mass. He proudly served during the Vietnam Conflict in the U.S. Army and worked 30 years for the telephone company before retiring to the North Myrtle Beach area in 1999. Ralph enjoyed golfing in his retirement, was an avid Boston sports fan and loved spending time with his family and many grandchildren. Ralph was preceded in death by his father, Wadleigh Phillips; his mother, Eileen (Linnane) Phillips; his …

Jon-Paul Hoffman, 46, of Little River passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2020, as a result of an auto accident. He was born on Dec. 5, 1973, in Washington, Ga, the son of Richard and Carol Guin Hoffman. Mr. Hoffman was a graduate of North Myrtle Beach High School Class of 1991. He is survived by his children, Gage Hoffman, Samantha Hoffman and Jon Ashton Hoffman, and his step-son, Tyler Long. He leaves behind his sister, Jennifer Hoffman Denard, along with her spouse Glenn and their two daughters, Heather and Adrienne. Mr. Hoffman resided in Little River most of his …

Kevin F. Hanley, 67, of Little River and formerly of New Jersey passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at his residence after a short illness. Kevin was born in Jersey City, N.J., a son of the late Frank L. and Dr. Mildred Lutton Hanley. A proud alumnus of Pope John XXIII Regional High School in Sparta, N.J., he went on to attend Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y. Kevin was a fighter who overcame many complications throughout his life including cancer and two organ donations. Despite his many battles Kevin lived a full life. An avid fan of the New …