LIST: Schools, businesses close ahead of Hurricane Dorian

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – On Sunday, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster ordered the evacuation of coastal areas ahead of Hurricane Dorian, including Zone A in Horry and Georgetown counties.

With that evacuation order, school and business closings have also come in ahead of the storm.

This list will be updated as more closings are announced:

School closures

Horry County Schools: closed Tuesday until further notice.

Georgetown County Schools: closed Tuesday until further notice.

Coastal Carolina University: all residents halls and campus housing will close Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, at 10 a.m. Classes are canceled Tuesday until further notice.

Horry Georgetown Technical College: classes are canceled Tuesday until further notice.

Bridgewater Academy Charter School: closed on Tuesday; additional closures possible during the week.

Florence School District 1: all Florence 1 schools and offices will be closed on Thursday, Sept. 5.

School officials continue to monitor weather conditions and will make decisions regarding school attendance on a day-to-day basis.

Florence School District 2: due to the impending inclement weather, Florence County School District 2 schools will dismiss at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, including cancellation of all after-school activities.

Florence School District 3: due to the impending inclement weather, Florence County School District 3 schools and offices will be closed Thursday, Sept. 5, and all after-school activities are canceled. The district will operate on a two-hour delay for students on Friday, Sept. 6.

Florence School District 4: due to the impending inclement weather, Florence County School District 4 schools and offices will be closed Thursday, September 5, and all after-school activities are canceled. The district will continue to monitor weather conditions and provide updates.

Florence School District 5: students will be on a half-day schedule Wednesday (Johnsonville Elementary dismisses at 11 a.m.; Johnsonville Middle and Johnsonville High will both dismiss at 12 p.m.). School will be closed Thursday, Sept. 5, and operate on a two-hour delay for students and faculty on Friday, Sept. 6, due to Hurricane Dorian.

Florence-Darlington Technical College Campuses are closed Friday, Sept. 6 and Saturday, Sept. 7.

Dillon School District 3 and 4: closed Thursday, Sept. 5, and Friday, Sept. 6, due to inclement weather. School will resume on Monday, Sept. 9, at the regular time.

Virtus Academy in Florence: kindergartners will be dismissed Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 11:15 a.m.; grades first through sixth will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m.

Florence-Darlington Technical College: all campuses will be closed starting at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 and go through the duration of Hurricane Dorian.

Florence Christian School and Child Care: closed Thursday, Sept. 5.

Francis Marion University: closed on Thursday, Sept. 5 and Friday, Sept. 6 due to Hurricane Dorian. Residence halls are open and normal food service is available for students remaining on campus. University will notify students, staff and faculty of the resumption of classes through the website, social media and Swamp Fox Alert system.

The King’s Academy in Florence will be closed Thursday, Sept. 5.

Public Schools of Robeson County:

• Wednesday, Sept. 4: Students will be dismissed at 1 p.m. All school campuses will close at 2 p.m., Central Office will close at 3 p.m. All after school events are cancelled.
• Thursday, Sept. 5: Schools closed for students and staff. Central Office will be closed.
• Friday, Sept. 6: Schools closed for students only. Central Office will be open on a three-hour delay. Optional teacher workday operating on a three-hour delay.

Marion County School District: all schools and offices in the Marion County School District will be closed for students and staff on Thursday, Sept. 5 and Friday, Sept. 6

Scotland County Schools: schools and district offices will be closed for students and staff on Thursday, Sept. 5 and Friday, Sept. 6.

Marlboro County School District: all schools and district offices closed Thursday, Sept. 5.

Business closures

HTC: all retail locations and offices will be closed Thursday, Sept. 5.

Barefoot Landing: closed beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 4.

Chick-fil-A in Surfside Beach: closing at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4; closed on Thursday, Sept. 5; opening Friday, Sept. 6, at 10:30 a.m.

Coastal Grand Mall: the mall will close at 6 p.m. Tuesday and remain closed on Wednesday, Sept. 4.

Tanger Outlets at U.S. 17 and U.S. 501: closed Tuesday due to mandatory evacuations.

All restaurants, businesses along Murrells Inlet Marshwalk: closed until the the storm is over.

Hutchens Law Firm’s Myrtle Beach locations: closed Thursday and Friday.

Shoreline Behavioral Health Services: closing at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 and will reopen on Monday, Sept. 9 at 8 a.m.

Starbucks at Tanger Outlets on U.S. 17: closed for weather.

Petco at 160 Sayebrook Parkway, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588: closed until the stor.m is over.

T.J. Maxx at Seaboard St. in Myrtle Beach: closed until further notice

Claire Chapin Epps Family YMCA in Myrtle Beach: closed Wednesday and Thursday.

Wells Fargo: bank branches in Conway, Georgetown, Myrtle Beach, Murrells Inlet, North Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach will be closed Wednesday.

Pinnacle Financial Partners: all offices on the South Carolina coast will be closed at least through Thursday, Sept. 5. The company hopes to open most or all offices on Friday morning.

St. Paul Christian Childcare Center: closed Thursday, Sept. 5.

Government office closures

S.C. government offices: state government offices in Georgetown and Horry counties will be closed Tuesday until further notice.

Horry County: government offices and all circuit/family and magistrates courts will be closed Thursday, Sept. 5, and Friday, Sept. 6. At this time, Horry County Government offices will remain open on a normal operating schedule Wednesday, Sept. 4.

City of Myrtle Beach:

• Public offices and facilities will close at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, closed all day Thursday, Sept. 5.
• Recreation centers will close at 5 p.m. Wednesday and remain closed Thursday.
• Police, fire, emergency services will continue as usual during the storm period.
• Parks and playgrounds are closed until further notice.

City of Conway: offices will close at 12 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4. Non-emergency personnel will be dismissed at that time. The city will reopen after it is safe to resume normal operations.

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