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Catherine W. Hewett of Myrtle Beach passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Born on Oct. 5, 1931, in Tabor City, N. C., she was a daughter of the late Wilbur and Elvie G. Wright. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Charles Hewett; son, Charlton Glenn Hewett; daughter, Tracy Hewett; granddaughter, Leigh Green and her best friend of many years, Joe Edwards. Survivors include her daughter, Kathy Surdyke and her husband Kevin of Myrtle Beach; grandchildren, Sophie Surdyke, Connor Surdyke and Miranda Mapula and her husband Kurt; sister, Doris W. Mills of Tabor City, N.C., …

Albert O. Inman, 81, of Little River died on Thursday, May 21, 2020, at Regency Hospital of Florence in Florence. Born on June 26, 1938, in Horry County, he was the son of the late George H. and Rosetta Ward Inman. Mr. Inman is survived by his children, Albert O. Inman Jr. and Brenda Nixon; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and his fiancé, Doretha Edwards. Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, at Pleasant Plain Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pleasant Plain Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1208, Little River, S.C. …

A very, very happy birthday today to Reeves LOWMAN who is loved so much by his family…Lois WATKINS so happy to have her family spend the Memorial Day weekend with her…Grateful appreciation is being extended to Cleo STEELE for her hard work to keep the Republican Club such an important group locally as she is being honored tonight by the Horry County Republican Party at a special event…Welcome to the area for a very special event tonight Lindsey GRAHAM, Tom RICE and Tim SCOTT…Dick BLACKBURN stopping by to chat with the newspaper staff on Memorial Day…Tiffany ANDREWS such an interesting …

By Ruben Lowman As North Myrtle Beach begins to head into the first summer with the coronavirus, more and more residents and tourists are venturing out into the city. The Times spoke with Mayor Marilyn Hatley recently to provide residents and visitors alike with more information about the city’s efforts to reopen the economy. Mayor Hatley said that public safety is the number one priority and the city has worked hard over the past couple of months to safeguard residents and city employees for when municipal buildings become fully operational. “The city has been very busy,” she said. “We’ve taken …

By Ruben Lowman Gov. Henry McMaster continued his loosening of COVID-19 restrictions by announcing last week that attractions will be allowed to reopen. The governor has spent the past month gradually permitting certain sectors of the economy to be reopened with more relaxed social distancing guidelines in place. The guidelines were created by McMaster’s AccelerateSC task force, which has been charged with devising the safest ways to rejuvenate South Carolina’s economy. The businesses deemed “attraction facilities” that are permitted to reopen include museums, aquariums, putt-putt golf courses, zoos, planetariums, water parks, amusement parks, historic sites and bingo halls. They will …

By Annie Rigby Loris Elementary School teachers and staff have not seen their students in person since Friday, March 13. With Gov. Henry McMaster’s executive order to close all South Carolina schools beginning on Monday, March 16, teachers have missed interacting with their students. Paiton Harrelson said that the ride through town was a joint effort beginning with the first grade teachers and expanding to all grades from child development to fifth grade staff participating in the ride. On Friday, May 15, some of the school PTO members joined in the LES teachers caravan making a 50 plus parade of …

By Annie Rigby Seniors at Loris High School found sympathetic ears for their dreams to have a traditional graduation with their class of 2020 grads. Board members received calls from parents and students pleading with them to be the voice of their desire to avoid a virtual graduation. The district made the final decision to allow principals of each school to work with the students and parents to determine the best way to present diplomas to the seniors. The district made the final decision to allow principals of each school to work with the students and parents to determine the …

Margaret Joyce Thomas, 92, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020, at her home in Little River surrounded by her loving family. Joyce was born on July 22, 1927, in Cary, N.C., a daughter of the late Cleveland Baxter and Calla Fuquay Smith.  She graduated from Cary High School.  Joyce attended nurses training at Mary Elizabeth Hospital in Raleigh, N.C., and began her registered nursing career at Bowman Gray Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C.  Joyce and her husband Harry owned and operated The Toggery Shoppe in North Myrtle Beach and the Joan Crosby Shop in Myrtle Beach for over forty years. …

Dennis Ray Massengill, 71, of North Myrtle Beach passed away peacefully at Embrace Hospice House in Myrtle Beach. Born on March 2, 1949, in Johnston County, N.C., he was the son of Herbert and Nellie Allen Massengill. Dennis loved spending time on the beach and shagging. Survivors include his brother, Larry James Massengill; sister, Joyce Rinehart; two nephews, Larry “Eugene” Massengill and Rodney Massengill (Sandy) and their children, Joshua and Julia; one niece, Denise Jernigan and her children, Hailee and Brysan; and many close and special friends. Family and friends are warmly invited to celebrate the life of Dennis Ray …

Marian Lee Snelgrove Faraci of Little River passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at a care facility in Aiken at the age of 94. While she lived a long, full and predominantly healthy life, the last few years were challenging due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Marian was born in Fayetteville, N.C., to Oscar Snelgrove and Ethel Beard Snelgrove on March 29, 1926, the younger of two daughters. She attended Fayetteville High School and worked in retail until she married Charles Faraci in 1954. Marian and her sister Allene Capps were very close throughout their lives, as were she …