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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.
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.