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On June 2, 1996, 23-year-old Shawn Marie Neal was found deceased in a condominium at 3217 South Ocean Boulevard in North Myrtle Beach. An indepth investigation was undertaken by the North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety (NMBDPS) with assistance from the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED). Despite the investigators’ best efforts, the case went “cold” and remained unsolved. In November 2017, relying on advances in investigative technology that include DNA collection and cataloging, NMBDPS investigators reopened the Neal investigation. Their goal was to bring closure to the victim’s family members and to serve justice. NMBDPS investigators conducted a thorough …

Lenton YATES sending “hello” to a very, very longtime customer of Hoskins on opening day last Thursday…Charlene and Dan LYNAM taking a long weekend trip to celebrate their very special anniversary…Charlie DIETRICK off to Florida to check out the living and events there…Dolly McDERMOTT is ready for you to become a sponsor of the upcoming Purses with Purpose charity event…Jeri McCUMBEE is again serving as chairperson of the Purses with Purpose community fundraiser…Get well wishes and a lot of love being sent to Jan JONES who is nursing a broken wrist…Everyone is so proud of Lillian FREEMAN and her many …

The North Myrtle Beach boys and girls basketball teams both won their final region games last week and start 6AAAA playoffs this week. Both teams travelled to Marlboro County for their last region games of the season. The girls squad that beat Marlboro County 58-45 on Jan. 24 slipped by the Lady Bulldogs by a 63-58 score.  Jenna Berger led the scoring for the Lady Chiefs with 25 points. Daveona Hatchell had 21 points and 13 rebounds and Jordan Berger added 8 points. Jasmine Norman led Marlboro County with 17 points. Coach Brooke Smith was happy with the win. “Marlboro …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach High School wrestling team beat visiting Beaufort last Monday 42-31 to earn a berth in the Lower State Championship match but then lost to Hartsville on Wednesday by a 42-29 score. The match against Beaufort got off to a good start for the Chiefs as their 220-pound wrestler Clay Butler pinned Degin Lowery in :59. Malachi Black (285) then took only 47 seconds to pin Terrence Wilson and the Chiefs had a 12-0 lead. As the lower weight wrestlers continued, Beaufort’s Gary Bayne (106) won a major decision over Jackson Smith with a …

North Myrtle BeachHigh School varsity baseball coach Brian Alderson is spending his February afternoons after classes at the Chiefs baseball field, going through the paces with his players before the start of the season on March 10. Alderson begins his sixth year as head coach with a goal of getting further in 6AAAA play. “We were 21-8 last year but finished the year losing the district championship game for the third year in a row. We are trying to get over that hump. We had to go to Hilton Head last year and we had to beat them twice. We …

Catherine Josephine Atkinson of Longs passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, at home in the loving company of her family.   She was born on Oct. 29, 1925, in the town of Fork (Dillon County), S.C. on the kitchen table where she was known to everyone as the ninth child of 14 born to Dick Cleveland ‘D.C.’ Atkinson and Sarah Fleetwood ‘Fleety’ Carmichael. She became Josephine Livingston on April 10, 1943, when she married Joseph ‘J.B.’ Benjamin Livingston. Jo and J.B. had four children together, Linda (Frankie) Vereen, Gail (Tommy) Griffin, Tommy Livingston and Deborah (Lee) Dreyfous. They were happily …

Carmine “Buddy” Nicholas Botti, 89, of Myrtle Beach passed away on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at Portside Assisted Living at Grand Dunes in Myrtle Beach surrounded by his loving family. He was born on April 5, 1930, in Bellmore, N.Y., to the late Nicholas Botti and the late Marie Campanella Botti. He served his country with honor, courage and dignity as a MP in the U.S. Army. Mr. Botti retired from Grumman Aerospace as a group leader where he worked on the Lunar Excursion Module contributing to the Race for the Moon Project. He enjoyed crabbing and clamming on the …

DMA Sales, LLC is pleased to announce that Maria Treece has been promoted to the newly created senior position of chief process integration officer where she previously served in the role of vice president of operations, overseeing the company’s four distribution operations…Pleasant Hill Baptist Church has “Carl HARRIS Memorial Prayer Service” community wide on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m….Horry County Museum will host “South Carolina: The Food We celebrate Traveling Exhibit” featured through Thursday, Feb. 27…Kim Wilson, Victoria Hunt and Dow Hardee are all celebrating their birthday on Friday, Feb. 21…Paige Stanley and Elizabeth Grainger are both enjoying their …

A long time Loris resident, Lucille Waine, known to many as Miss Lucille, had plans to celebrate her upcoming marriage to Dr. Bernerd Marsh on Thursday, Feb. 13. She was excited, giddy and happy to announce the cheerful occasion to her friends and family. Waine has planned her wedding since the middle of December when she first announced on Facebook that she is marrying a man she met and fell in love with.  Friends and family were excited with her as she anxiously shopped for a bathing suit to wear on her honeymoon cruise. Waine attended the regular city council …

Tom Cocke, Loris Recreation Director, submitted his resignation on Tuesday. Feb. 11. The city council voted to accept the resignation which is effective on Tuesday, March 24. After nearly two years leading the recreation programs in a positive way and creating Sportourism to generate more revenue to the city of Loris Cocke has accepted a leadership position at the University of Virginia’s Intramural and Recreation Sports Department. He will continue to lead the recreation department into a direction to have baseball and softball tournaments.  Two dates are set for tournaments, Saturday, Feb. 22, at 10 a.m. with 20 teams scheduled …