MB And NMB Look At Budgets+Airport Expands+SC Boating And Fishing

Hello Grand Strand readers and followers! Today is Thursday, June 10, 2021. Today's headlines include Myrtle Beach passing its proposed budget, North Myrtle Beach is reviewing its budget, too, MYR airport plans an expansion after a growth spurt and a year-long wait, construction will start in Carolina Forest on a new roadway, and this is SC's very first Boating and Fishing Week.

Here is a glimpse of Thursday's weather:

Lingering humidity with a 40% chance of scattered thunderstorms. High 90, low 72

Today's top 5 news stories for Myrtle Beach:

1. The City of Myrtle Beach has passed its $292 million proposed budget for the next fiscal year. Officials confirmed there will be no property tax increase. Some funds will be used to increase tourism during the off-season, as well as several other projects. (WBTW)
2. Similarly, leaders in North Myrtle Beach are reviewing their $131 million budget. A list of projects includes improvements to the NMB Sports Complex, a new stormwater drain, and a much needed Emergency Operation Center near Highway 31. (WMBF)
3. Myrtle Beach International Airport leads the area in growth, and will finally continue with big plans to expand its terminals after having to wait over a year. (WBTW)
4. Construction crews have been given the green light to start working on an extension of Postal Way in the Carolina Forest neighborhood. The project is expected to take nearly two years to complete. (MyHorryNews.com)
5. South Carolina is having its first ever Boating and Fishing Week right now, but experts warn boat buying is at a 13-year high, and supplies are low. The industry consists of around 650 boating and fishing related businesses across the Grand Strand and more throughout SC. (WBTW)

Myrtle Beach events:

• Chick-fil-A in North Myrtle Beach is having open interviews (11 am)
• Summer Full of Life Blood Drive at Beach Church sponsored by WBTW News (11 am - 7 pm)
• What attendees of the sold-out Carolina Country Music Fest need to know (June 10 - 13)
• Coast RTA has modified its bus routes because of the festival (June 10-16)
• SummerFest at Dockside Village on the Amphitheater Stage at Barefoot Landing (7 pm)
• Free concert at North Myrtle Beach Horseshoe featuring Ntranze (7 pm)

Myrtle Beach Patch Notebook:

• Animal shelters in South Carolina announce that they intend to go "no-kill" statewide by 2024. (CBS17.com)
• Parents of Horry County school children are not happy about the removal of plexiglass barriers that was announced after this week's school board meeting. (Details here)
• MB Police charged one man in connection with Monday night's shooting near 12th Ave. (Details here)
• An Horry County Fire and Rescue ambulance driver has been given a citation for careless operation after a rollover crash involving an SUV occurred on Socastee Boulevard earlier this week. (Details here)
• Meanwhile, rescuers from the HCFR scored big points when they saved a kitten whose head was stuck in a spare tire on a vehicle. One of the rescuers is keeping the kitten. (Details here)
• The Horry County Police Department is planning to hire 15 more officers for the Carolina Forest precinct. (Details here)
• Rental property owners in Myrtle Beach are fully booked with folks who are attending the CCMF, and are enjoying an increase in rental prices besides. (Details here)
• Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce anticipates that the CCMF will bring in more money than it did in 2019. The festival was cancelled in 2020. (Details here)

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You're all caught up on Thursday's Grand Strand news. Check in with me again tomorrow for updates, weekend events, weather and more!

-Kathy

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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