Former Myrtle Beach mayor in hospital battling COVID-19 Former Myrtle Beach Mayor John Rhodes announces the new Superblock development in January 2017. By WMBF News Staff | January 15, 2021 at 9:35 AM EST - Updated January 15 at 9:35 AM
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) – John Rhodes, the executive director of the Beach Ball Classic and the former mayor of Myrtle Beach, has been admitted to the hospital for COVID-19, according to a Facebook post from his wife.
“This morning as you pray this prayer would you please include my husband’s name…John is currently admitted to Grand Strand’s PCU Covid Unit. The next 24 hours are critical,” a Friday morning post on Terri Springs’ Facebook page stated, underneath a picture of Rhodes.