Loris

Todd HARRELSON, Joan GAUSE, Michael SUGGS and Jeannie TYLER-FOX putting their names in the hat for Loris mayor with voting taking place on May 28… Tabor City’s “Chamber Lady”, Cynthia NELSON, to join the ranks of retirement the last of March and thanks for a job well done for 22 years… Whitney LEWIS is having her birthday on Saturday, March 23… Nora HEMBREE-BATTLE, Mandy GRAINGER and Lindsey Amanda MARTIN are all celebrating their bithdays on Sunday, March 24… Krytlee SPIVEY and Susan Pardue MacDONALD are both enjoying their birthdays on Monday, March 25… McCall HILBURN and Kelli Ray WILLOUGHBY are …

Twenty-two students at Loris Middle School participated in the school’s Technology Fair held on Thursday, March 15, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the school gymnasium. The students select a category they want to create from a list provided by Amber LaSalle, the school’s media specialist. The projects at the fair included robotics, digital photography, animation, mobile app creation and video editing. They began working on their presentation beginning in November 2018 with the deadline of March 15, 2019. One team made up of three sixth graders, Riley Downey, Kyra McLain and Brenda Sandokal, selected the Stop Motion for their …

The Zoning Commission Committee met on Monday, March 18, at 5:30 p.m. in the Loris Chamber of Commerce conference room. Present at the meeting were committee members Linda Morrison, Ruth Ann Jones and Tommy Brogdon, the city code enforcement director Brandon Harrelson, city attorney Kenneth Moss and resident Wendy Barusch. Committee members not present were Brett Powell and Joseph Flesch. Moss said, “It looks like we have a forum, it is time to begin and we can proceed when ready.” The meeting was called to order with Brogdon offering the invocation. The committee nominated and voted to appoint Morrison to …

GREEN SEA FLOYDS High School is holding “Trojans Take The Town Community Fair” on Thursday, March 14… Tim TEBOW traveled to Loris this past Wednesday to help a familly who received a HVAC system that was much needed by them… MT. LEON BAPTIST CHURCH is having its revival Sunday, March 10 – Saturday, March 16, at 7 p.m. nightly… Maurice “Pop” Graham was honored by the Quilts of Valor Foundation for his service to our nation recently at his home… Jamie D. NAGLE is turning a year older on Sunday, March 17… Courtney Paige GRAINGER and William WHITLOCK are both …

Tim Tebow and American Residential Services (ARS) came to Loris this past Wednesday to help a family in need. The two worked together to donate a HVAC system to a Loris family who needed a working system in their home. Tebow posed for pictures with many people who stopped by the event. He can be seen with Angela Ermi, who lives with her parents in Loris and got a new HVAC system for her home from the ARS Rescue Rooter’s ARS Cares program.

The city of Loris Planning Commission met on Thursday, Feb. 28, at 5:30 p.m. at the Loris Chamber of Commerce conference room. In attendance were Brandon Harrelson, city planning commission chair, city attorney Kenneth Moss and committee members Tommy Brogdon and Ruth Ann Jones. Also present were resident Wendy Baruch and Todd Harrelson, mayor pro tem. Three members appointed by council must be present to continue with a meeting. Flossie Brank was unable to attend the meeting; therefore the meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p.m. At the Loris City Council meeting held on Monday, March 11, Flossie Brank’s resignation to …

The Loris City Council meeting was held on Monday, March 11, at 6 p.m. at McLeod Loris Center for Health and Fitness with Todd Harrelson, mayor pro-tem, presiding over the meeting. This is the first council meeting held without Mayor Henry L. Nichols in which Harrelson requested a moment of silence in his memory. Terrence Hardee gave the invocation and all stood for the pledge of allegiance. Present at the meeting were council members Joan Gause, Lewis Hardee, Terrence Hardee, Mike Suggs and Jan Vescovi and Todd Harrelson. Department heads Damon Kempski, city administrator; Brandon Harrelson, public works and planning …

Sea Haven extends a heart-felt thank you to Publix Super Market Charities for a generous grant of $10,000.  Funding will support the food programs of Sea Haven by meeting the immediate needs of each youth in the Sea Haven Street Outreach Program and the Sea Haven Shelter Home.  Emergency food pantries and hot meals and snacks are located in the programs and food boxes in the Sea Haven Transitional Living Program support youth with moving into safe housing while transitioning to independent living.  Sea Haven is proud to partner with Publix Charities in supporting the mission of the organization to …

Congratulations to all the CONTESTANTS who took part in this year’s Green Sea Floyds High School Pageant!!! HARDEE’S of Loris now offering Grilled Cheese Bacon Thickburgers… MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH will hold it’s Founder’s Day celebration on Sunday, March 10, at 10 a.m… Congratulations to Brooklyn SAWYER for being selected as the new Miss Green Sea Floyds High Scchool!!! Whitney FORD is having her birthday on Friday, March 8… Lindsey Sarvis BELL is turning a year older on Sunday, March 10… Jeannie Tyler FOX and Hunter Taylor KELLY are both celebrating their birthays on Monday, March 11… Darlene Rabon LOVETT …

Set your clocks ahead one hour Saturday night. Tidbit – The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time (called “Summer Time” in many places in the world) is to make better use of daylight. We change our clocks during the summer months to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening. Tidbit – Most areas of the United States observe daylight saving time (DST), the exceptions being Arizona (except for the Navajo, who do observe daylight saving time on tribal lands), Hawaii, and the overseas territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the …