Community Corner
Animal Shelter Crisis+Missing Man+Teachers In Spotlight
The Myrtle Beach Daily is the quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in town.
Morning, Myrtle Beach! Let's get this Sunday started off right. Here's everything worth knowing around the Grand Strand on this Sunday. Today's top stories: Grand Strand animal shelters are in crisis, police need your help locating a missing Myrtle Beach man, area waterparks are busy and short-staffed, educators take their concerns to officials while teacher shortages loom for the upcoming school year.
Let's take a look at Sunday's weather: Humid and cloudy with possible scattered thunderstorms. High: 88 Low: 77.
Here are the top stories today in Myrtle Beach:
- Two Horry County animal shelters are now temporarily closed as the remaining shelters scramble to help. Directors of the shelters say they are overcrowded. Kind Keeper Animal Rescue is attempting to adopt out most of their animals so they can take in more from the two facilities that are closed. What they need most is for the public to step up and adopt or volunteer to foster shelter pets. (WBTW)
- Myrtle Beach Police are asking the public to help find a 32-year-old man reported missing. Nicholas Allen Schacher is 5-foot-11, and weighs 169 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes. Call Detective Cooper at 843-918-1957 with info. (WPDE)
- Three Myrtle Beach area waterparks continue to face a staff shortage, but they're still looking to hire for the busy summer season. Owner Mike Lazarus says things are going well at Myrtle Waves, Broadway Grand Prix, and Wild Water and Wheels. He says more people are coming to Myrtle Beach than ever before. A lack of J-1 visa workers who couldn't come from abroad this year means a smaller pool of workers to hire from. (WBTW)
- Horry County teachers met on Friday at Carolina Forest Library to discuss county issues, amid fears of retaliation from district officials. Meetings are being held across the state for educators to express their concerns that range from a lack of substitute teachers, to not being responded to by officials when concerns were expressed, and a general feeling of being unappreciated after going above and beyond their job descriptions this year. (wpde.com)
- Meanwhile, there's a real concern about public school teachers leaving their jobs in South Carolina, after a difficult year. Despite districts receiving funding that created more job openings, it looks like there is going to be a teacher shortage statewide for the 2021-22 school year. (WMBF)
Today in Myrtle Beach
- Discover Surfside Arts & Crafts Market Memorial Park in Surfside (10 AM)
- Sensory Friendly Family Bowling at Myrtle Beach Bowl (11 AM)
- DIY Lazy Susan Resin Art by Wine & Design at Shops on Main NMB (3 PM)
- Neverland Fairy & Pirate Sunday Broadway at the Beach (5 PM)
- Creedence Revived – Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute at Carolina Opry (7 PM)
- Chocolate Chip & Company at Calli Baker's Firehouse (7 PM)
Myrtle Beach Patch Notebook
- North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety is seeking information on the individual pictured here in a composite sketch. The department did not give any other details. (Facebook)
- Two pedestrians were hit by a car while crossing Oak Street near 21st Avenue in Myrtle Beach on Friday night. (WBTW)
- New Directions Men's Shelter in Myrtle Beach is expanding with 70 more beds and six bathrooms. Donations to the construction project are needed. (WBTW)
- Governor McMaster and SCDHEC each issued statements regarding door-to-door vaccination efforts. (WMBF)
- Horry County has been downgraded to a lower, "moderate" COVID-19 incidence rate according to DHEC. (WBTW)
- The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach is celebrating 20 years of life-saving! 20 years ago, the shelter opened. But today, it is facing a crisis, and needs your help in the form of donations, volunteering, or adopting a new friend. (Facebook)
- On Saturday, I stopped by NMB Flea Market to catch a glimpse of the Doggy Fashion Show to benefit Kind Keeper Animal Rescue. The pooches sure looked cute! (WMBF)
- Power was restored to over 4,000 customers near Garden City after an outage Friday afternoon that lasted about an hour. The cause of the outage is undetermined. (WMBF)
- Here's another look at the proposed moratorium on development along SC Highway 90. (MyHorryNews.com)
- Now on display at Brookgreen Gardens is an exhibit of African-American fiber artworks. The exhibit will be at Brookgreen until November 25. (holycitysinner.com)
- A hole in the road at 44th Avenue North closed Kings Highway in both directions on Saturday. Crews had the hole quickly repaired, and traffic was once again on the move. (WPDE)
- An follow-up on the plans for Sea Glass Cottages at Barefoot Resort shows a swimming pool being added, and several cottages being taken away. (MyHorryNews.com)
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Alrighty, you're all caught up for Sunday, July 11th. See you all Monday morning for another update!
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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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