ARRIVALS

•  John Hamilton has joined the Investor Services team at First Southeast Investor Services, Inc., a non-bank affiliate of First Federal.

•  Mazie Anderson has joined First Bank as assistant branch manager for its Little River branch.

•  Julie Kopnicky and Sherri Mountain have joined the marketing department at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.

•  Jay R. Hoodenpyl and Robert H. “Bobby” Mozingo have joined the real estate practice group at Nexsen Pruet.

PROMOTIONS

•  Tim Ruedy, Myrtle Beach general manager of Frontier Communications, has been named general manager for South Carolina.

AWARDS

•  Evan M. Cohen and Daniel A. Falk were honored with the Presidential Pillar Awards by the South Carolina Chiropractic Association at its annual meeting.

• Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union received BauerFinancial’s superior 5-Star rating.

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