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All-Clear At CCU+Ida Volunteers Head To NOLA+Flounder Overload

Here's a five-minute guide to the most important things happening around town today.

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Kathy Mandell, Neighbor
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Welcome back, Myrtle Beach! Let's get you all caught up to start this Wednesday, September 1st off on an informed note. These are the most important things going on around the Grand Strand today.

A quick look at the weather: Rainy and humid. High: 85 Low: 73.

Here are the top stories in Myrtle Beach today:

  1. Tuesday morning there was a bomb threat near Coastal Carolina University at the Circle K near the campus at Founders Drive and Highway 544. The university had sent out an alert early in the morning, telling students to shelter in place. Police gave the "all clear" about two hours later. Highway 544 near Myrtle Ridge Drive was closed temporarily as a precaution. (WBTW)
  2. Red Cross volunteers from the Grand Strand have arrived in Louisiana to assist victims of Hurricane Ida. Twenty South Carolina-based volunteers offered to go to Louisiana to help, including six from eastern SC, which includes the Myrtle Beach area. One of those volunteers, Gigi Spell, is going on an out of state assignment for the first time. Spell will help deliver meals to hurricane victims, along with Gary Thurman, also of the Grand Strand. (WMBF)
  3. Protesters from two local groups gathered Sunday on Highway 501 near Myrtle Beach to voice their objections to COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The groups peacefully assembled in the Carolina Forest neighborhood with signs protesting possible vaccine mandates, and other messages about coronavirus-related mandates. (WBTW)
  4. Horry County Schools reported that it has had 6,800 students under quarantine, according to the district's new dashboard. The numbers were added to the dashboard after parents expressed concern that quarantine information was not available on the new platform. There are 161 staff members in quarantine as well. Students and staff are quarantined if they are believed to have been exposed to COVID-19. These numbers are separate from the number of active cases, which are also reported on the dashboard. (MyHorryNews.com)
  5. Game wardens from Region 1 were patrolling the waters near Cherry Grove in North Myrtle Beach and discovered a man that had been fishing had caught more than the legal limit of flounder. The boat was stopped around 2:00 a.m. by an officer, who said the man claimed he had no fish. A closer look revealed he had 25 flounder on board — 20 more than the legal limit. (wpde.com)


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Today in Myrtle Beach

  • Red Cross blood drive @ Keller Williams Myrtle Beach (10:00 AM)
  • JT and the Strats @ Duplin Winery (3:30 PM)
  • First Strides walking and running workshop for women @ NMB Sports Complex (5:30 PM)
  • Never2Late @ Snooky's On The Water (5:30 PM)
  • Miracle Max and the Pet Monsters @ House Of Blues on the Deck (7:00 PM)

Myrtle Beach Patch Notebook

  • These pets are in need of furever homes in the Myrtle Beach area. (Patch)
  • Brotherhood Ride 2021 made a stop in Murrells Inlet during its 1700-mile bicycle journey from Florida to NYC for the 20th anniversary of 9/11. (WMBF)
  • The Horry County redistricting committee added two new appointees, a Black man, and a woman, after the community expressed concern over a lack of diversity on the committee. (wpde.com)
  • Myrtle Beach Pelicans: Dogs receive free admission with the purchase of a Budweiser Thirst Inning Deck ticket on September 1, 15, and 19 for Bark in the Park presented by River Oaks Animal Hospital, Myrtle Beach and Market Common Grooming Salon! (Facebook)
  • The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach: Today's featured Pet Of The Day is Buddy! His adoption fee is being sponsored today by Murray Law Offices. (Facebook)



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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday! See you all tomorrow for your Thursday update.

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— Kathy Mandell

About me: The best decision I ever made was relocating to the Myrtle Beach area from New England a few years ago, with my three dogs and three cats. I enjoy dogs, cats, road trips, photography, writing, vegetarian food, live music, bicycling and above all my daily walks on the beaches in and around the Grand Strand.

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