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🌱 Bye-Bye Carolina Squat? + Myrtle Beach Supports Ukraine

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Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Kathy Mandell, your host of the Myrtle Beach Daily. Today is Saturday, February 26, 2022 and here's what is happening in and around town.

First, your weekend weather:

  • Saturday: Cloudy and cooler. High: 58 Low: 49.
  • Sunday: Cloudy with a few showers. High: 58 Low: 45.

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Here are the top five stories today in Myrtle Beach:

  1. Legislation to ban the "Carolina Squat" motor vehicle modification passed the Senate, and will now head to the South Carolina House for approval. The modification raises the front fender of a vehicle four (or more) inches higher than the rear fender. If the law passes, a violation of the ban will be a misdemeanor, carrying a fine of $25-$50. North Carolina's ban of the Carolina Squat took effect in December. (WBTW)
  2. After searching the Lumber River for former Chadbourn, NC police chief, Anthony Spivey, authorities realized the scene where Spivey's boat, some handwritten letters, and a rifle were found was probably staged, and that Spivey had faked his own death. Spivey's aunt let him stay with her in Loris for a night or two, and never expected the police to come swarming her apartment complex in the middle of the night looking for the man. His aunt is a little rattled by the experience, but says she didn't harbor Spivey and won't give up on her nephew. Spivey was arrested at his aunt's home, and faces a multitude of charges. (WMBF) Two other individuals were arrested in connection with the case, for obstruction of justice. (WPDE)
  3. Three people were arrested, and two remain at large, in connection with a drug trafficking investigation in Pawleys Island. Agents from the DEA, assisted by Georgetown and Horry County law enforcement, seized thousands of dollars worth of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, meth, and some firearms in the case. (WPDE)
  4. The threatened longleaf pine tree is key to preventing wildfires in South Carolina, according to some experts. The long-needled pine trees were the dominant pine species from Virginia to eastern Texas prior to development of the south. They were used as a major source of lumber, and today only 3% of the trees' population remains. The endangered trees also provide habitat for other endangered species, such as certain birds, and Venus flytraps. Controlled burning, while seemingly counterintuitive, is one solution, along with replanting. Experts are hopeful the tree species will regain a foothold. (WBTW)
  5. A Myrtle Beach market and the World Food Program are ready to help Ukrainians in need. Gloria Kuqo's Europa Market in Myrtle Beach specializes in Eastern European fare. The conflict in Ukraine hits close to home for Kuqo and her customers, many of whom are from Ukraine and Russia. Meanwhile, former SC governor David Beasley, executive director of World Food Program, says his organization is in place and ready to help people in Ukraine. (WCBD News 2) Yachtsman Resort in Myrtle Beach showed its support by flying Ukraine's flag alongside the American flag and the South Carolina flag. (WPDE) A group of Ukrainians living in Myrtle Beach gathered locally on Thursday to protest Russia's invasion of their home country. (WMBF)

This weekend in Myrtle Beach:

Saturday, February 26

  • 1st Annual PTSD Awareness Car Show @ Beaver Bar (9:00 AM)
  • Gullah Geechee Community Day @ Downtown Conway (10:00 AM)
  • Caleb Wygal Book Signing @ 8th Annual Low Country Food Bank Craft Fair (10:00 AM)
  • Open house for Aviation Tech programs @ Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics (11:00 AM)
  • Taste of the MarshWalk @ Murrells Inlet MarshWalk (11:00 AM) [also Sunday]
  • Mardi Paws benefit for Humane Society of NMB @ Barefoot Landing (1:00 PM)

Sunday, February 27

  • Taste of the MarshWalk @ Murrells Inlet MarshWalk (11:00 AM)
  • Help 4 Kids benefit @ Topgolf (11:00 AM)
  • The Lost Remotes @ Mojo's Marina Bar & Grille (11:30 AM)
  • Eaglemania: Eagles Tribute @ Carolina Opry (7:00 PM)
  • Uptown Jimi Brown Open Jam @ Jays in Little River (8:30 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Myrtle Beach Area Chamber Of Commerce: Leadership Grand Strand is accepting applications for board vacancies. The positions carry a three-year term, starting July 1, 2022. The deadline for applying is March 31, 2022. (Press Release Desk)
  • Looking for live, local music on the Grand Strand this weekend? Bookmark MyrtleLive so you won't miss any of your favorites! (MyrtleLive.com)
  • This bonded pair are waiting for the perfect home to welcome them! Weezy and Ice Cube are a package deal, and are available for adoption from St. Francis Animal Shelter in Georgetown. (WPDE) More available pets are listed on WRNN, courtesy of Pet Supplies Plus, and Peace Love and Paws rescue group. Your fur-ever friend is waiting just around the corner! (WRNN)
  • Grand Strand Health has opened a new state-of-the-art obstetrics and gynecological care practice. Grand Strand Women's Care opened on February 14th, and is offering expanded women's care services. Dr. Laura Young, a board-certified OB/GYN physician, has joined the practice and is accepting new patients. (Myhorrynews)
  • Carolina Country Music Fest has added three more acts to the upcoming festival taking place June 9 - 12. Cooper Alan, the Davisson Brothers Band, and Deana Carter have been added to the lineup. (WPDE)
  • Dustin Chapman, a Whiteville, North Carolina man who won 2021 Entertainer of the Year for the Carolina Country Music Awards is doing a guitar signing at 3:00 on Saturday at the Hard Rock Café, Broadway at the Beach. (WMBF)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday off right! I'll see you Sunday morning with another Grand Strand update.

— 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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