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🌱 Mayors Re-Elected + Historical Vote In G'Town + We're Festive
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Hello, people of the Grand Strand! Kathy Mandell here with your Thursday issue of the Myrtle Beach Daily.
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Check out Thursday's much-chillier weather! Brrr!
Breezy in the morning. High: 53 Low: 42.
Here are the top stories in Myrtle Beach today:
- In case you missed the Horry County election results, here are the highlights. Brenda Bethune was re-elected as mayor of Myrtle Beach. Over in North Myrtle Beach, Marilyn Hatley was also re-elected as mayor. Voters in Surfside Beach elected three new people to the town council: William Kinken, LaVerne Kreklau and Chris Stamey. Two candidates in Conway will spar in a run-off on November 16th. (WBTW) (MyHorryNews.com)
- On the South Strand, the city of Georgetown has elected the first female and first Republican mayor in the city's history. City Councilwoman Carol Jayroe defeated the incumbent Democrat in a 53% to 43% vote. Also in Georgetown, three city council seats were filled by two Republicans, and an Independent. (WMBF)
- Conway Police are looking for two armed and dangerous suspects in a stolen 2015 Subaru with Massachusetts license plates. The suspects allegedly sexually assaulted a woman , and then stole her car. Anyone with info should call police at (843) 428-1790. The vehicle is a gray 2015 Subaru Legacy with MA license tag 983DX4. (WBTW)
- Horry County police seized guns, drugs, and body armor at a Socastee residence, and arrested a woman on multiple charges including drug trafficking, possession of a stolen firearm, and possession of heroin with intent to distribute. Twelve guns, including two that were stolen, as well as a variety of drugs, body armor, and over $1700 cash were seized in the case. The woman had been released on bond for previous drug charges at the time. She is now in custody at Long Detention Center. (WMBF)
- Get ready for holiday visitors! Myrtle Beach was voted number 12 by Travel & Leisure Magazine in its "25 Festive Christmas Towns to Visit for the Holidays." The main attraction mentioned is, of course, the Night of a Thousand Candles at Brookgreen Gardens, but the Festival of Trees at Ripley's Aquarium was also listed as a highlight of any yuletide visit to the Grand Strand. (WPDE)
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Today in Myrtle Beach:
- American Heart Association Beach Ride @ Lakewood Camping Resort (9:00 AM) See also: Schedule — this event goes through Sunday, November 7th.
- Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! @ Ignite Myrtle Beach (9:00 AM)
- Cruise-In @ Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux for Mopars at the Beach 2021 (4:00 PM)
- Sip and Shop @ Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Pawleys Island (5:00 PM)
- Malarkey Brothers @ The Marina Bar (6:00 PM)
- Skyler Whitfield @ Remedies Bar & Grill (8:00 PM)
Myrtle Beach Patch Notebook
- Tidelands Health will begin vaccinating children ages 5-11 at an event starting today. The event starts at 4:30 p.m. and goes until 7:00 p.m. at Tidelands' Holmestown Road location. Pediatricians will be on site to answer parents' questions. (WPDE)
- Myrtle Beach International Airport: Improvements to our car rental facility are underway! The construction process will include the installation of canopies over all parking spaces in our rental lot & new customer service booths that will help streamline the rental check-in process. (Facebook)
- 'Animals are not a commodity': Horry County is close to approving an overhaul of its animal welfare laws, after trying for years to update the county's policies. (Myhorrynews)
- Horry County Rep. Russell Fry is urging the SC School Boards Association to withdraw itself from the National School Boards Association, after a letter from that agency was seen as "inflammatory" by him and 33 other lawmakers. (WBTW)
- Even though South Carolina is an open-carry-with-training state, a proposal to the Conway City Council could prevent citizens from bringing guns to city-led events in Conway. Other municipalities in South Carolina have already implemented similar proposals. (Myhorrynews)
- Myrtle Beach Police Department: MBPD NEEDS YOUR HELP! The subject in this video is a person of interest in an investigation into a burglary on Reno Ct. on November 1, 2021. If you know this person please contact MBPD at 843-918-1382. Report number 21-020512. Callers can remain anonymous. (Facebook)
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— 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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