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A man and his fiancée tossed their 3-year-old child down to bystanders to escape a fire at their home in Loris Thursday morning.

Two other people were hospitalized in the fire that started on Thomas Street off Highway 701, according to Loris Fire Chief Jerry Hardee.

The couple, Tarran “Star Lyn” Klemann and Trequann Lance, had to jump out of a second-story window in order to escape. They had initially tried to escape through the apartment door, but couldn’t, Klemann said Friday.

Klemann said she didn’t know if she and her daughter would be here if her fiancé hadn’t woken up when he did. She and her daughter were sleeping when the fire started.

“We are very sore and bruised up,” Klemann said in a Facebook message.

Both Klemann and her daughter suffered some minor injuries, such as bruises, scratches and minor burns. Lance received a few minor burns on his stomach.

Klemann added that she was especially grateful to the fire department and the other first responders who were at the scene.

The couple lost personal belongings as well as cellphones. They’ve set up a GoFundMe page as well as an Amazon Wishlist for recovering their belongings.

The family is staying with relatives temporarily.

Linda Vance, who works at Elite Home Care, set up a GoFundMe page for one of her employees, Randolph Brown, who was displaced in the fire.

Brown is a senior driver at the adult home care center in Loris.

Vance said that Brown finished driving clients to the day center before returning to his family, who had lost everything in the fire.

“He goes out of his way to help everyone around him,” Vance said.

That evening, members of the community in Loris gathered to help pull furniture out of the destroyed complex, according to Vance. It was very heartwarming, she said.

The fire destroyed two apartments and displaced four families, according to Hardee. It appeared to start in the area of a trash container outside. Most likely from a cigarette, Hardee said.

Two other apartments are unable to be occupied due to the fire and smoke damage.

The Loris Fire Department arrived at the scene around 8:30 a.m.

“I would like to thank Horry County for assisting us,” Hardee said. “We’re on automatic dispatch with them, but they helped us with the situation and Tabor City Fire Department.”

This story was originally published April 13, 2023, 4:00 PM.

LORIS, S.C. (WMBF) - You can start calling Loris the Hollywood of the Grand Strand because a film company is building a movie studio in the heart of the city.

The company, Dalton Pictures, is currently building 20,000 sq. ft. of studio sound stages right in downtown Loris.

Four different stages will transform into any filmmaker’s playground turning them into different movie sets like a restaurant, bank, or clothing store.

The city hopes both locals and tourists will get in on the action through behind-the-scenes tours or even starring as an extra.

The project is expected to bring dozens of jobs and will offer internships for those interested in the film business.

Jerry Dalton, the owner of Dalton Pictures, said Loris is a great place to get the cameras rolling.

“It’s the perfect fit. They want economic development here. They want new things here. They want it to happen, and the infrastructure is here. The city’s willing to work with us. We’re working with the city. And the back lot. We’ve got a beach 25 miles away. We’ve got mountains three hours away, so it’s a perfect shooting place,” said Dalton.

Loris already got a taste of fame when it was featured in the movie ‘A Carolina Christmas’ in 2020.

Dalton said he’s excited to shoot movies on the new stages and see other filmmakers come to Loris and bring their creations to life.

Dalton is also the creator of the Myrtle Beach International Film Festival and says it’s a great way to get into the movie business and make connections.

Mayor Todd Harrelson said he’s excited about the project and many other businesses making their way to Loris too.

“We got a Wing Zone coming in. We just got an urgent care. We just got a tractor supply store. A new bakery, and then boom, here we go on this project. It’s really got people excited around here,” said Harrelson.

The film studio in downtown Loris has been in the works for more than two years and is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.

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The owners of a pair of embattled Horry County assisted living centers have made the decision to close their Loris facility.

The residents at Oaks of Loris and their family members received a 30-day notice of the closure May 3, and the center is now working quickly to find licensed facilities to take them in, according to owner Terry McLean.

McLean told The Sun News the center had 36 residents at the time of the closure announcement, and they’ve already secured placement for 17 of them.

Oaks of Loris and Inlet Oaks in Murrells Inlet, both owned by the nonprofit Partners in Hope Inc., have been under pressure to close since February, when the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control revoked the license of the former and denied license renewal for the latter.

Both licenses remained active pending appeal, The Sun News reported in March.

McLean, owner of Capture Cares LLC, which has been managing the facilities since last November, assumed ownership of Partners in Hope after the former board, which included Horry County Coroner Robert Edge and Clerk of Court Renee Elvis, left suddenly.

The issues DHEC cited in making its decision to revoke the Oaks of Loris’ license — including black mold, roaches, strong urine smells and unattended medicine bottles — were due to improper maintenance of the facility by the former board and management company, McLean alleged.

McLean told The Sun News in March that she was optimistic the work her company was doing to remediate those issues would convince DHEC officials to change their decision. But increased scrutiny from state inspectors was causing too much frustration for employees and residents, several who decided to move before the closure announcement, she said.

One of the biggest issues leading to the decision is that the Oaks of Loris was unable to find a licensed administrator willing to work there, McLean said. The lack of a licensed administrator kept the facility out of compliance, which would’ve been tough to overcome in their appeal effort, she explained.

DHEC officials were unavailable to comment on the closure Wednesday because it was a state observed holiday, Confederate Memorial Day.

Partners in Hope is continuing its efforts to keep Inlet Oaks open, McLean said, adding that they plan to transfer that license to Capture Cares and dissolve Partners in Hope if they’re successful.

The Loris center’s closure will impact 18 employees, though some will just move to the Murrells Inlet center, McLean said.

Once the closure is complete, renovations of the facility at 260 Watson Heritage Rd will continue, and McLean said she’s hopeful to eventually find another ownership group to reopen it as an assisted living center.

This story was originally published May 10, 2023, 12:21 PM.

LORIS, S.C. (WMBF) - A distribution company will invest millions in Horry County to expand its operations and create more jobs over the next five years.

Moose Logistics & Distribution, a custom athletic sock distributor, announced plans to establish operations in Horry County with an investment of $2.6 million which will create 75 new jobs over a 5-year time frame.

The company currently supplies licensed socks for the NFL, NCAA teams, Amazon, Costco, Sam’s Club, Strideline brand products and other major retailers.

The new facility will be located at 3537 Franklin St. in Loris, S.C. Establishing its new facility in Loris will mark the company’s first operation in South Carolina.

“We are truly blessed to have Moose Logistics and Distribution opening in the Loris Commerce Center! It’s exciting to have an operation bringing 75 new jobs to our city,” said City of Loris Mayor Todd Harrelson. “These company jobs will assist Loris citizens and many families from the surrounding communities. A $2.6 million investment in Loris definitely shows that the company is here for the long term and that we can count on them. I am so thankful for their decision to locate in the City of Loris! I look forward to their arrival and pray for continued success. God bless them in this endeavor.”

The facility is expected to open in March 2023 and begin with the production of sock sublimation and “pick and ship” for customers.

“As owner of UET International, I am very pleased with the choice to open the logistics and operations services in Loris, S.C. I intend to hire directly from the local community and technical colleges and create good-paying, long-term employment,” said Moose Logistics & Distribution Founder Thomas Moose Jr. “UET International recently merged with the fastest growing sock brand in the USA called Strideline, ‘The Most Comfortable Sock on Earth’. We are currently growing with Costco, Sam’s Club and Target, so there is no limit to our potential for upwards growth. So far, the local establishments in Loris could not have been more supportive.”

Horry County was awarded a $50,000 Rural Infrastructure Fund (RIF) from the SC Coordinating Council for Economic Development to assist with building improvements.

“Our state has become a place where companies, both new and old, want to do business,” said Gov. Henry McMaster “The logistics and distribution sector booms because of the infrastructure network in place to make business happen. We welcome Moose Logistics & Distribution to Horry County and look forward to seeing what plans they have for the future.”

Anyone interested in potential job opportunities with the Moose Logistics & Distribution team should visit SC Works.

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LORIS, S.C. (WPDE) — A movie studio is coming to Loris. It’s a project that the studio owner and the city have been keeping under wraps for a while, but now is stepping into the spotlight.

Jerry Dalton, president and founder of Dalton Studios, has been working in the movie industry for more than 20 years. He said it’s been a long road to get here but he’s excited to get Loris on the big screen.

What may look like bare walls, wood piles, and clutter right now will soon be the gem of downtown Loris where movies come to life.

I think it’s a great way for others to see the world from different spectrums, visions, and different perspectives. And to have that escape is a wonderful thing, and we wanted to help create that escape," Dalton said.

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Dalton bought the first building for the studio in 2007. His studio now encompasses four different buildings, including one that used to be an auto store.

He and his crew are rolling up their sleeves to clean them up.

"From the ground up, we took the concrete out, went down four foot, put all new infrastructure into the ground, plumbing, wiring, communication cables, everything that is needed for a studio," he said.

Dalton said that Loris has the potential to be a great setting for films.

"You’re far away enough from the coast where the effects of a hurricane are a little less threatening. The architecture is perfect, you can film anywhere from the 1940s through modern day," he said.

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The words "courage, focus and persistence" hang in the studio. Dalton said this was the motto he lived by to make his dream come true and he’s hoping others will do the same.

Never give up on that dream of what you want to do, because if you give up, you’re giving up on life," he said.

Dalton is hoping to have the studio open by the end of 2023 or early 2024.

He said when they open, they’ll hold tours for the public so they can see how movies are made and maybe even be in one.

Dalton is also the director of the Myrtle Beach International Film Festival.

That will be happening from April 18 - April 22.