🌱 Bingo Murder Trial + Chants Defeated + Wizard Plan Unpopular

Morning, Myrtle Beach! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.

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First, today's weather:

A t-storm in the afternoon. High: 80 Low: 61.

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Here are the top stories in Myrtle Beach today:

1. Day two of the murder trial of Derrick Rivera, who was accused of killing two people at Waccamaw Bingo Parlor in 2019, featured testimony from Rivera's co-defendant, Bradford Britton. Britton pleaded guilty to charges of accessory after the fact, and testified for the prosecution. Britton, who has not yet been sentenced, said he wanted to "do the right thing and tell the truth" in helping the prosecution convict Rivera. (Myhorrynews)
2. The streak is over. Coastal Carolina University Chanticleers were undefeated until Appalachian State overtook them at the last minute Wednesday night in a 30-27 win. This is the first football game the Chants lost since November of 2019. (WPDE)
3. Evictions and foreclosures are inching up all across Horry County, but surprisingly they are below pre-pandemic levels. The COVID-19-related eviction moratorium was lifted in August, and South Carolina has seen an uptick in both evictions and foreclosures, but the numbers are keeping pace with the rest of the country. South Carolina ranks eighth in foreclosure rates across all 50 states. (WBTW)
4. North Myrtle Beach leaders say they're owed a portion of leftover RIDE ll funds. Pat Dowling, a spokesperson for the City of NMB said some taxes from RIDE II were collected in North Myrtle and that money should be used for infrastructure and transportation improvements in the city. Approximately $6 million out of a total of $30 million is in question. (WMBF)
5. Residents of Carolina Forest do not appear to be in favor of rezoning Wizard Golf Course for development. Wednesday night, at a community meeting, locals expressed their concerns about the proposed rezoning plan for the unused golf course. The plan would add 683 residential properties to the overpopulated section of the Grand Strand. (WPDE)

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Today in Myrtle Beach:

• Beachin' Soft Opening @ Beachin' Southern Restaurant & Bar, Hwy 17 Business, Garden City/Murrells Inlet. Charlie Floyd Band will play from 8 pm - 11 pm as well. (11:00 AM)
• Flashlight Friday Featuring the Haunted Mansion @ Thompson Farm (5:00 PM)
• Halloween House! preK-1st grade @ Studio 4319 $35 (5:30 PM)
• South Carolina Songwriters Festival @ North Beach Resort, NMB (Oct 22 & 23)
• Fright Nights on the Boardwalk! (6:00 PM)
• Painted Man @ South End Bistro, Pawleys Island (6:30 PM)

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Myrtle Beach Patch Notebook

• Myrtle Beach Planning Commission discussed bike rentals on the boardwalk, axe-throwing, and billiards at its meeting earlier this week. (Myhorrynews)
• Grand Strand Health will participate in National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23rd from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Grand Strand Medical Center. (WBTW)
• Myrtle Beach Out of the Darkness Walk for Suicide Prevention will happen on Saturday, October 23rd, at Broadway at the Beach. (WPDE)
• Walk to support ALS patients is happening this weekend in North Myrtle Beach. (WMBF)
• Getting clean: He overcame alcohol and drug addiction, now comedian Chris Wooley is cleaning up his onstage act! (Myhorrynews)
• Police are searching for a subject in a Myrtle Beach burglary and assault. They're asking for the public's help in identifying this person. (wpde.com)

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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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