Pain, loss and now, hope: 1 year of COVID in Horry County in your neighbors' words
The Sun News
3/15/2021
Mary Norkol, The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Mar. 15—Hope is finally starting to feel tangible in Horry County with the COVID-19 vaccination effort ramping up across the state. One year ago, it was a different story.
In early March 2020, "coronavirus" was simply a new word that carried an far-off, not-too-serious threat to most people in Horry County. With a certain naivete and no idea of what was to come, residents went to restaurants, anticipated celebrating St. Patrick's Day with friends, bought tickets for concerts planned for the summer and hotel stays were booked for winter getaways.