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MYRTLE BEACH

Visiting boy drowns in resort pool

A 7-year-old boy from Newark, N.J., drowned Sunday afternoon in the swimming pool at the Seamist Resort, said Horry County Deputy Coroner Chris Burroughs.

Cedric Brown was here with his family for a family reunion. Burroughs said the drowning happened just before 3:30 p.m. at the resort at 1200 S. Ocean Blvd., in Myrtle Beach.

"It's just a really unfortunate situation," Burroughs said. There were people in the pool, including four or five family members, but Burroughs said it only takes a few seconds for an accident to happen.

There won't be an autopsy, he said. Cedric Brown's body will be sent back to New Jersey.

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GRAND STRAND

Lifelong Learning catalog now available

The fall catalog for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Coastal Carolina University is now available, featuring a wide variety of noncredit courses for adult learners, according to a release from the university.

More than 300 classes and workshops are planned for the fall term, Sept. 13 to Dec. 15, at three centers: Conway, Foundation Center at U.S. 501 and Winyah Road; Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach Education Center at 79th Avenue North and U.S. 17 Bypass; and Litchfield, Waccamaw Higher Education Center at 160 Willbrook Blvd.

Courses include art and photography, computer technology, foreign languages, history and government, literature and writing, music, theater and film, personal growth and skills, religion and philosophy, science and nature, and history and nature excursions. Free Week, held Sept. 7 to 9, will offer free lectures and demonstrations of upcoming courses and special interest clubs, and gives students the opportunity to meet teachers and staff; learn about OLLI's website and online Web Advisor; get registration assistance; and secure parking permits and photo IDs.

The catalog can be found at www.coastal.edu/olli, along with the weekly newsletter. For more information or a catalog by mail, call 349-4001 (Conway), 349-2726 (Myrtle Beach) or 349-6584 (Waccamaw).

GRAND STRAND

Hurricane meeting set for Aug. 4

The fourth annual Hurricane Preparation town hall meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4 in Duffy Center at St. Michael Catholic Church, 542 Cypress Ave., Garden City.

Presenters include Ed Piotrowski, chief meteorologist with WPDE-TV, and Randy Webster, executive director of Horry County Emergency Management. Russ Dubinsky of S.C. Insurance News will discuss floods, and Sam Hodge, executive director of the Georgetown County Emergency Management office, Nanci Conley of the Red Cross and Candace Johnson, R.N., will answer questions.

The Storm Preparation Guide is being updated and will be available at the town hall meeting.

Doors will open at 7 p.m.

For more information, call Karen Nierengarten at 651-2663.

MYRTLE BEACH

Still room for sellers at the garage sale

Registration for South Carolina's Largest Garage Sale is under way until Aug. 12.

The sale will be held from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 14 in the Myrtle Beach Convention Center exhibit hall, 2101 N. Oak St.

Admission to the sale is free.

People who want booth space must register either online or in person at the convention center.

All booths are $50.

Additional tables will be available at move-in for $5 each; electric service is available for $10 per 20 AMP service.

For more information, call Cathie Porter at 918-1235.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C.

Recycle those Brunswick directories

ATMC customers can go green and clear out some shelf space by dropping off outdated telephone directories through Aug. 13 in the telephone company's annual directory recycling drive.

The drive, which is held in conjunction with Data Publishing, BB&T and Brunswick County Solid Waste & Recycling, will accept the directories at any BB&T branch in Brunswick County; at ATMC offices at 640 Whiteville Road N.W. in Shallotte; or at The Village At Sunset Beach.

Directories can also be dropped off at any ATMC Wireless location, including the Southport store at Tidewater Plaza, (the Super Wal-Mart shopping center), the Shallotte store at 4924 Main St., in Shallotte Plaza or the Leland location at Westgate Shopping Center near Magnolia Greens.

New directories are being distributed to customers through July. For more information, call 910-755-1755.

HORRY COUNTY

Seniors get free passes to school events

Horry County residents age 65 or older can apply now for complimentary passes to school events for the upcoming year, according to a release from Horry County Schools.

Top 65 Club members may attend sporting events, concerts, musicals, plays and art shows free of charge.

The card may not be used for post-season playoffs or banquets, and in rare cases, schools may limit uses for cost-prohibitive events. The card does not expire, and cardholders do not need to reapply each year.

To apply, visit www.horrycountyschools.net, click on "About Us," then "Top 65" or call 488-6776.