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When Jane Serues moved to the North Myrtle Beach area she brought with her a program to help women start walking or running toward fitness and less stress. Serues started First Strides in Allentown, Pa. “I began First Strides in 1997 and when I came here I wanted to continue it for women in this area,” Serues said. Serues describes First Strides as a beginner’s workshop for women that enables them to learn about walking and running over a twelve-week period of time, culminating in participation in the “Dashing Through the Glow Walk/Run 5K on November 22.  “We have weekly …

The North Myrtle Beach varsity Chiefs football team scored in every quarter this past Friday night to rout the St. James Sharks 29-7. The No. 3 state 4A ranked Chiefs (3-0) held the Sharks (2-1) to just a third quarter touchdown inside the Hank Hester Sports Complex on the campus of North Myrtle Beach High School. Delayed an hour due to nearby lightning strikes the Sharks chose to receive the opening kickoff. Their opening drive picked up three 1st downs, before North Myrtle Beach’s TJ Cox intercepted a St. James pass and returned it 19 yards to the St. James …

Ethan Bellamy, son of Ty and Harmony Bellamy, grandson of Scott and Ruth Anne Ellis, Terry and Liz Davis and Tommy Bellamy and great-grandson of Horace Campbell, competed in the 2019 WWA Nautique National Cable Wakeboard Championships in Waco, Texas. The three day event started on Aug. 29. Ethan advanced through quarter-finals and semi-finals. He then took 3rd place in the finals on Aug. 31. The national championship is the final event of the year in which wakeboarders must qualify in several points chase contests leading up to this event. Ethan Bellamy is all smiles about his trophy. Ethan Bellamy, …

The Loris Lions battled the South Columbus Stallions on Monday, Sept. 9, starting at 7:30 p.m. at Heniford Field.  The Friday night game for Sept. 6 was postponed due to Hurricane Dorian. Both the Lions and Stallions missed almost a week of practices because of the school closures for both of the Carolinas after the Labor Day weekend for hurricane preparation. Members of the Blue Pride gathered at 6:30 p.m. for dinner and a chat before the game as the Loris Lions Marching Band directed by Stephen Whiznant stood welcoming the Lions as they roared onto the field.  The LHS …

Wilbur Kelly Arnette, 82, of Loris passed away on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center in Whiteville, N.C., following an illness. Mr. Arnette was born on March 20, 1937, in Conway to the late Van John Arnette and the late Alice Williams Arnette. Mr. Arnette served his country with honor and courage in the United States Army. He was a longtime active member of Loris First Baptist Church. Mr. Arnette was the manager of Merita Bread Company for thirty-five years. He was a Master Mason loyal member of Loris Masonic Lodge #205 AFM, the …

Lucinda “Cindy” Powell Struve Faircloth, 78, of Tabor City, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Angel House in Whiteville, N.C., following an extended illness. Her family was by her side. Lucinda was born on Aug. 18, 1941, in Loris to the late Charlie Mack Powell and Edith Turbeville Powell. She graduated from Kings College and worked as a bookkeeper with Marlene Industries until she retired. She was an avid gardener, a devoted mother, loving grandmother and a member of Tabor City Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughter, Robbie Phipps Munden and her husband …

Lillian Cox “Dot” King of Loris was totally healed and entered heaven on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019.  She was born on April 16, 1933.  She was the daughter of Wayman and Nora Cox of Tabor City, N.C.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. King was predeceased by her husband, John D. “Buck” King; one brother, J.C. Cox; six sisters, Edna Mae Livingston, Marie Wilcox, Star Finnessey, Muriel Graham, Macel Hughes and Leona Floyd; and son-in-law, Thomas C. McDowell III. Mrs. King is survived by two daughters, Donna McDowell and Teresa K. Blanton and son-in-law, Mike Blanton; sisters, Joan Schuetz and …

Joseph L. Carter, 74, a commercial real estate agent, developer and conservationist, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019.  Joe was born at the Brooklyn Naval Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. on March 1, 1945, to Loyd and Anna (Walsh) Carter.  He grew up in Beech Island and graduated from Aquinas High School in Augusta, Georgia.  He received a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of South Carolina, becoming the first in his family to obtain a college degree.  Having graduated college in the midst of the Vietnam War, Joe enlisted in the United States Air Force on the …

John Oscar Collins of Logs passed away peacefully in his home in Wampee on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, at the age of 79. John is survived by Randa Roach and lovingly remembered by his eight children, 15 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and three brothers.  He was predeceased by his brother, Robert, and his son, Shawn. John will be remembered as a skilled craftsman with a strong mind for business, an avid outdoorsman and hunter and a talented musician. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, in Lee Funeral Home Chapel.  Graveside services will be …

Jessie Louise Kalimon, 97, of Little River passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at Brunswick Health & Rehab. in Calabash, N.C. Born on April 7, 1922, in Proctorville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Harry McKinley and Nella Massie Singer. She was predeceased by her husband, Metro Kalimon. Mrs. Kalimon is survived by her children, Glenn Kalimon, Ronald Kalimon, John Kalimon, Kathryn Check and Joyce Steinberg; two sisters, Ida Connor and Carol Marcum; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Jessie left rural southern Ohio for Washington, D.C., during World War II. She married Metro on July 23, …