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🌱 Ex-HC Deputy Found Guilty + Homeless Vets' Construction Site Theft
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Welcome back, Myrtle Beach! Today is Friday, May 20, 2022. This is Myrtle Beach Spring Bike Rally's busiest weekend, and there are some other big events happening around town as well. Bring along your patience, and please be careful on the roads. Here's what's going on around the Grand Strand today, with a weekend preview of events.
First, more summer-like weather for today:
Very warm and humid. High: 90 Low: 74.
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Here are the top four stories in Myrtle Beach today:
- Former Horry County deputy, Stephen Flood, has been found guilty on all charges in the Horry County van drowning case. Flood was charged with two counts of reckless homicide and two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the drowning death of two mental health patients in 2018 during Hurricane Florence. The jury returned the verdict in about two hours. Judge William Seales sentenced Flood to 18 years in prison. (wpde.com)
- A Myrtle Beach couple had a scary awakening in the middle of the night when a burglar entered their home while they were asleep. The break-in happened on Snorkel Way between 19th and 20th avenues South in the city. The two residents, both in their 60s, were asleep when someone banged loudly on their door three times and the door flew open. The couple managed to lock themselves into the bathroom and called police. MBPD detained the suspect, and he is being charged with first-degree burglary. (WMBF)
- A motorcyclist died after a late-night crash near North Myrtle Beach. Authorities have not released the name of the person, who was heading south on Highway 57 when they went off the road, hit a ditch, and were thrown from the bike around 1:30 a.m. Thursday. The crash occurred near Old Wampee Road. (WMBF)
- Approximately $10,000 worth of wood was stolen from the construction site where 40 tiny homes are being built for homeless veterans in Myrtle Beach. The executive director of the Veterans Welcome Home Resource Center says that three pallets of construction wood were stolen from the site over the last few days. The wood was donated to the organization for the project. The organization would like whoever took the wood to bring it back. Police are determining the value of the wood as part of their investigation. (WBTW)
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Myrtle Beach pic of the day:
Opportunities for rainbow photos were plentiful one day recently. If you look closely at this pic submitted by David Mahmood, you can see a double rainbow behind the Navigator! Thank you, Dave, for the wonderful photo!
This weekend in Myrtle Beach:
Friday:
- 24 Seven Dance Convention @ Myrtle Beach Convention Center (All day)
- Keep Surfside Beach Beautiful Meeting @ Johnson Civic Center (10 a.m.)
- Freebee Friday @ The Harley Shop at the Beach (11 a.m.)
- Sunburst Radio @ Barefoot Landing (5 p.m.)
- Groovin' On The Green featuring Sawgrass @ 200 Laurel St, Conway (7:30 p.m.)
Saturday:
- 24 Seven Dance Convention @ Myrtle Beach Convention Center (All day)
- Full Throttle Biker Church Benefit Run @ Jamin' Leather (9 a.m.)
- XCON World Comic-Con experience @ Myrtle Beach Convention Center (10 a.m.)
- Georgetown Food, Beer & Wine Festival @ Front St., Georgetown (11 a.m.)
- Johnny & The Flipside @ Key West Crazy Seafood (6 p.m.)
- Pops In The Park @ NMB Park & Sports Complex (7 p.m.)
Sunday:
- 24 Seven Dance Convention @ Myrtle Beach Convention Center (All day)
- Sunday Worship & Bike Blessing Full Throttle Biker Church @ Jamin' Leather (9 a.m.)
- XCON World Comic-Con experience @ Myrtle Beach Convention Center (11 a.m.)
- Sunday Funday featuring Paul Grimshaw Band @ Sundown Restaurant & Pub (2 p.m.)
- Ukranian Sunday @ Tidal Creek Brewhouse (3 p.m.)
- Blues Traveler @ Carolina Opry (7 p.m.)
From my notebook:
- Reminder from the Myrtle Beach Police: May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Look twice and save a life. (Facebook)
- North Myrtle Beach's department of public safety published a reminder about city rules and helpful info for the remainder of Bike Week. It's definitely worth a read to bring yourself up to speed on various topics within the city of NMB. (wpde.com) Also, a reminder that motorized vehicles are not allowed on NMB beaches. (wpde.com)
- Horry-Georgetown Technical College announced that it is offering Police Pre-Academy Training Certificates for local law enforcement agencies. The PPAT is the equivalent of the first four weeks of the 12-week Basic Law Enforcement Training certification at South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. Other credentials also come with the training. (Press Release Desk)
- Spokes & Bones Saloon Bike Week activities and entertainment schedule for Friday and Saturday: (SpokesandBones.com)
- The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach: Otis loves going for rides. The folks at HSNMB can't believe Otis hasn't been adopted yet! This 4 month old mixed breed dog is super sweet and adorable. Otis enjoys making new friends and would make an excellent family dog. (Facebook)
- Hurricane Season is almost here. Our local electricity providers have storm center web pages where you can see what you need to do for hurricane preparation, and also sign up for outage and storm alerts. Here are links for Santee Cooper and Horry Electric Cooperative. (Santee Cooper) (Horry Electric Cooperative).
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Alrighty, you're all good for Friday, everyone. See you all Saturday morning for another update! Have a great time enjoying all the Grand Strand has going on, but above all safety first!
— 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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