Myrtle Beach-area political meetings

Democrats

• Friday is the first day 17 year-olds may register to vote in the June 12 primary election. Registrants must be 18 by the primary date.

• The Horry County Democratic Party’s Executive Committee meets at 6 p.m. Monday at the Horry County Government & Justice Center, 1301 Second Ave., Conway.

Credentials Committee registration begins at 5:30 p.m. All ECs and alternates are urged to attend. Everyone is welcome.

For more information, call Doris Hickman, HCDP secretary, at 756 - 8428.

• The North Strand Democratic Club meets from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at The Hideaway Lounge, 1021 Second Ave. N., North Myrtle Beach.

For information, call Brian or Roberta at 272-6454.

• The South Enders meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at The Borgata Restaurant, 813 Surfside Drive, Surfside Beach.

For more information, email Steve Chand at beserchand@yahoo.com or visit the website at www.southenders.org.

• The Beach Dems meet for breakfast from 8 to 9 a.m. Friday at Akels Restaurant, corner of 65th Avenue North and Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach.

Each month features a guest speaker.

For more information, contact Sally P. Howard at 455-1936 or sallyphoward@aol.com.

• The Horry Grand Strand Dems meet at 1 p.m. Jan. 20 at Friendlys Restaurant at 47th Avenue North and Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach.

For more information, email Bea Catalano at bealap@frontier.com.

Republicans

• The Georgetown County Republican Party is holding a meet-and-greet event with the GOP candidates for the new 7th congressional district, beginning at 6:15 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Tara Theater at the Litchfield Beach and Golf Resort, 14276 Ocean Highway.

Tickets are $10 each.

For more information, call Tom Winslow at 655-7333; Jerry Rovner at 235-0463; or Jim Jerow at 240-9456.

The event is sponsored by the Georgetown County Republican Party and it clubs, including the Waccamaw Neck Republican Club, the Women's Republican Club, the GOP Patriots and the Lower/Upper Georgetown Club.

•  Conservatives for Responsible Government meets the third Thursday of each month at 11:15 a.m. at T-Bonz Gill & Grill, Seaboard Street, Myrtle Beach.

For more information, call Carol Kinsman at 281-4522.

Tea Party

• The Myrtle Beach Tea Party will hold a meeting to prepare for the GOP primary from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Logan’s Roadhouse near the Coastal Grand Mall.

For more information, email the group at infombtp@gmail.com.