POLICE
Surfside senior dies on Lexington road
A 64-year-old man from Surfside Beach has died as a result of a motor vehicle crash that happened on Nov. 5 in Lexington County.
According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the man was involved in a crash on Highway 602 in Lexington County around 7:41 p.m. on Nov. 5.
He died at 3:21 a.m. on Nov. 12 as a result of that crash.
Sgt. R. K. Hughes of the South Carolina Highway Patrol said he did not have any information on the crash or the man and no one from the Lexington County coroner's office was available on Saturday for comment.
Local
Lane closures expected on U.S. 17
Plan some extra driving time into your schedule if you'll be on the North Strand this week.
Lane closures on U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach are expected this week as contractors begin to install underground utilities, according to a news release.
The work is set to begin Monday between Third and Seventh avenues South, said Pat Dowling, city spokesman. In December, the northbound outside lane on U.S. 17 in that area will be closed. Lane closures also will occur between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. during the week.
Businesses located in the area will have access to their properties from U.S. 17 during the day, but the project may require some driveway closures during nonbusiness hours, Dowling said.
Be a Santa for a senior this year
Home Instead Home Health Care is gearing up for its sixth annual Be a Santa for a Senior event, and is looking for people who want to give gifts, businesses that can host giving trees and seniors who need gifts this year.
Each year the event has grown. Last year, more than 2,000 gifts were donated so that 500 senior citizens who would have otherwise been without Christmas were able to open four gifts each.
Often the gifts are practical, such as warm clothing or blankets, socks, shoes, toiletries or even food items - things they cannot afford to buy themselves, and will not receive if not for the kindness of donors.
Home Instead will host a gift-wrapping party on Dec. 14, with Christmas music and snacks for volunteers who come to help package up the gifts that will be distributed to elderly people living independently or in care facilities up and down the Grand Strand.
To get involved or to sign up to receive Christmas gifts, call Home Instead at 215-9777.
Winter's coming; hospital offers flu shots
Conway Medical Center will offer flu shots from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 23 and from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Nov. 24. The center is located at 300 Singleton Ridge Road in Conway.
Appointments are required. The cost of the flu shot is $20. Medicare is accepted for payment with a Medicare card.
For an appointment or for more information, please call the Community Outreach Department at 347-8068 or 234-5019.
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