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For Scott Inman and his fellow North Myrtle Beach Pickleballers, the quickly-emerging sport they have grown to love is something they want to share with as many people as possible.

One of the hottest tickets in town for kids over the summer just went on sale in North Myrtle Beach.

The operation was a joint effort by more than 35 local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, where they performed safety checks and issued citations on both recreational and commercial boats that were traveling down the waterway in South Carolina.

A major grant of nearly $10,000 was awarded to Keep Horry County Beautiful to aid in their litter prevention and community outreach programs, as well as help fund infrastructure projects that make improvements to the county’s facilities throughout the year.

The course, a longtime locals’ favorite, will close on June 20, before expecting to re-open the following day, as they can continue to make additional major improvements to the club that has already seen a recently remodeled clubhouse and restaurant.

North Myrtle Beach City Council met on Monday, March 21, and passed first reading of an amendment to the Sandridge Tract agreement, as well as giving final approval to ordinances that ban fires on public beaches and will rezone Crescent Beach to allow more commercial development.

A brand new event in honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Day will see McLean Park play host this weekend to a wonderful day full of artwork, painting and togetherness for many amazing local residents.

After a dominant start to the season for the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs boys soccer team, highlighted by a run of comprehensive victories to open region play, a bit of a reality check was always to be expected with a couple of tricky games on the schedule last week.

Horry County may soon be following in North Myrtle Beach’s footsteps in instilling their own fireworks “crackdown”.

Another set of fresh rookies graduated from the Citizens Police Academy recently in a ceremony held at the North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety complex in Ocean Drive.