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🌱 MB Police Seek Armed Walmart Shoplifter + Dogs Take To The Sky

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Good day, people of the Grand Strand! Kathy Mandell here with a brand-new edition of the Myrtle Beach Daily.

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Periods of rain. High: 49 Low: 40.

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Here are the top three stories in Myrtle Beach today:

  1. Myrtle Beach Police are looking for a man who is accused of showing a firearm to loss-prevention personnel during a shoplifting incident at Walmart on Seaboard Street. Before Myrtle Beach police arrived, the man left the scene. The person is seen on surveillance video. Police are asking anyone with info to call them at (843) 918-1382 and reference report number 22-002073. (WBTW) (Facebook)
  2. The department also arrested a Lumberton, North Carolina woman in connection with a shooting that injured one in Myrtle Beach early Sunday morning. The shooting occurred at 3rd Avenue South and South Kings Highway around 2:20 a.m. There was an initial altercation at a hotel, and then the shooting happened when the two met in their vehicles. The injured person was taken to the hospital, and 28-year-old Ciji Marissa Barnes was located and arrested for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. (WMBF)
  3. SkyWheel Myrtle Beach hosted Waggin' On The Wheel on Saturday. A whole pack of brave dogs got to ride on the SkyWheel (with their humans) for a good cause. All donations went to Grand Strand Humane Society. Humans "paid" for their tickets by bringing an item from GSHS's wish list in exchange for a R.I.D.E.! Adoptable pets were also on hand and hopefully some of them found a furever home. (Myrtle Beach SkyWheel Facebook)

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Today in Myrtle Beach:

  • Surfside Beach Parking Committee @ Town of Surfside Beach (10:30 AM)
  • Piano Picnic w/Tom Santopietro @ Waccamaw Neck Branch Library (12:00 PM)
  • Greg Rowles @ Duplin Winery (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Two newsworthy items from The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach: Our very own Pupcassos and Vincent Van Meows have been creating one of a kind artwork, and you will be able to purchase these masterpieces! We will be auctioning off their paintings at Lunch of Love on Friday, February 11 from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at Mellow Mushroom NMB. (Facebook) Attention City of North Myrtle Beach residents: Did you know that you can donate to HSNMB through your water bill through our Save Every Animal Program? All you have to do is fill out a form the next time you pay your bill and you'll be helping us increase our life-saving efforts! (Facebook)
  • Horry County United Way is offering tax assistance to struggling families for the 2021 tax season. Volunteers are specially-trained by the IRS and will help prepare and file tax returns for individuals and households that earned less than $58,000 in 2021, are disabled, or have certain other qualifications. Appointments are required. (WPDE)
  • The City of Conway unveiled its downtown revitalization master plan last week, with an aim to attract more college students, and improve bicycling and walkability within the city. (WBTW)
  • The wildly popular Duplin Winery, famous not only for its wines but also its roster of live musicians performing daily, and gourmet foods, is celebrating 46 years in business this year. The family-owned winery originated in Rose Hill, NC. (WMBF)

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You're all caught up for Monday, February 7, 2022! I'll see you back in your inbox Tuesday with your next Myrtle Beach 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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