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🌱 CCMF Gets Huge Honor + Surfside Man Pleads Guilty In ICW Death
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening this weekend in Myrtle Beach.
Hello, people of the Grand Strand! It's me again, Kathy Mandell, your host of the Myrtle Beach Daily. Today is Saturday, February 12, 2022, and here's what's happening in and around the area.
Here's a peek at your weekend weather:
- Saturday: Partly sunny. High: 65 Low: 51.
- Sunday: Cloudy and cooler. High: 58 Low: 35.
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Here are the top five stories in Myrtle Beach today:
- A huge honor is being bestowed upon the Carolina Country Music Fest — the four-day music extravaganza was just nominated for Festival of the Year by the American Country Music Awards. Several other festivals around the country have been nominated. The AMC Music Awards will happen on March 7th. (WMBF)
- On Wednesday, a Surfside Beach man pleaded guilty to reckless homicide by operation of a boat in the April 2021 death of Corey Parag. When the boat that John Kody Ray was operating hit a floating deck on the ICW in Myrtle Beach, Parag was killed. Ray was operating under the influence at the time. He was sentenced to three years in prison, and five years probation upon release. (MyHorryNews.com)
- Recent data from ApartmentList.com shows that Myrtle Beach is under a unique strain of high rental costs for tenants living in the city, as compared to anywhere else in South Carolina. Rent prices and homeownership prices have skyrocketed with the rapid growth of the area, and there is little in the way of both available and affordable housing. (wpde.com)
- Congressman Tom Rice (R-SC7) has introduced a bill to protect victims of natural disasters after witnessing the way certain federal agencies including FEMA have handled hurricane relief in our area. The bill should speed up processes and prompt FEMA and other agencies to implement procedures for debris removal. The bill focuses on advanced preparation, advanced planning, and disaster remediation. (WCBD News 2)
- Horry County is putting its new stormwater equipment to use. Crews are out and about, clearing drainage ditches in the county. They are also working on wetlands projects, opening up channels within the wetlands. Usually seven miles of ditches are cleared monthly, but they want to increase that to ten or more miles per month. (WBTW)
Myrtle Beach pic of the day:
This weekend in Myrtle Beach:
Saturday, February 12
- Sensory Friendly @ Ripley's Aquarium in Myrtle Beach (9:00 AM)
- Our Marsh Counts Murrells Inlet Kickoff Event @ Morse Park Landing (9:45 AM) Full story here: (ABC NEWS 4)
- Grand Strand Humane Society hosting free adoption event all weekend at Puppy Playground (10:00 AM)
- Meet 'n' Greet with Quill and Special Ops Wounded Warriors @ Dagwood's Deli & Sports Bar, Surfside (6:00 PM)
- Sail on – The Beach Boys Tribute @ Carolina Opry (7:00 PM)
- Myrtle Beach Elvis Festival @ Doubletree Hilton Myrtle Beach (7:00 PM)
Sunday, February 13
- Grand Strand Humane Society hosting free adoption event all weekend at Puppy Playground (10:00 AM)
- Matt Craine @ Wicked Tuna Myrtle Beach (4:00 PM)
- Valentine's Day Lionel Richie & Barry White Tribute artists @ Asher Theatre (5:00 PM)
- Greg Rowles @ Crave Italian Oven & Bar (5:30 PM)
- Valentine's Day Cruise @ Barefoot Queen Riverboat Cruises (6:00 PM) - also Monday 2/14
- Resurrection: A Journey Tribute @ Carolina Opry (7:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- Tripadvisor's highest-rated cheap eats in Myrtle Beach, courtesy of Stacker and WMBF News! (WMBF)
- Horry Georgetown Technical College has joined the South Carolina State Documents Depository System. HGTC is the first technical college library to join the system that makes state agency publications available for students who may want to work in state government when they complete their studies. (Press Release Desk)
- Some upcoming events at Murrells Inlet MarshWalk that readers might want to check out: February 21 - 25 is the annual MarshWalk Restaurant Week. Then, February 26 & 27 is the 8th annual Taste of the MarshWalk. Tuesday, March 1st is "MarshiGras"! (Marshwalk.com)
- On February 26 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. head over to Barefoot Landing for the first ever Mardi Paws to benefit the Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach! Live music, pet vendors, photo ops, adoptable pets, and more! (BarefootLanding.com)
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Alrighty, you're all caught up for Saturday! See you on Super Bowl Sunday for a morning update before the big game!
— 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.
