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🌱 MB Railroad Tourist Attraction + Tidelands Wins High Marks
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Morning, people of the Grand Strand! It's me again, Kathy Mandell, your host of the Myrtle Beach Daily. Today is Thursday, March 10, 2022, and here's what you need to know before you start your day!
The summer weather is gone for a little while. Here's Thursday's forecast:
Cooler with rain at times. High: 57 Low: 47.
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Here are the top five stories today in Myrtle Beach:
- All aboard! A former railroad line could become a Grand Strand tourist attraction. The Horry County Infrastructure and Regulation committee talked about the idea at this week's meeting. The plan would involve a five-mile train ride that would last about 45 minutes, round-trip. Preserving the Atlantic Coastline Railroad tracks and using them as a heritage railroad sounds to leaders like a great family-friendly option for visitors and locals alike. The new railway would have special events on various holidays. The tracks are parallel to Highway 501 in between the ICW Bridge and Myrtle Beach Train Depot. (WBTW)
- Myrtle Beach City Council voted to approve a new ordinance that may lead to more golf carts and fewer mopeds on Myrtle Beach's boulevards this summer. Franchise agreements for a dozen or so golf cart and moped rental companies were approved during council's meeting on Tuesday. Each company needs to purchase a decal at $10 apiece for every cart or moped approved for renting. (Myhorrynews)
- It's going to get cold again this weekend, and there is the probability of a frost. If the great weather the last several days got you thinking about getting started on gardening, experts suggest you wait until after the final freeze. The folks over at Lynn's Berries say you should consider frost protection if you did plant anything. Cover your plants overnight. Don't use plastic, because that will promote fungus growth. Find an old blanket or bed sheet, instead. You don't need to buy anything specific for gardening, just be sure the plants are safely covered. (WPDE)
- A Myrtle Beach tourist had a great vacation, and says their "nest egg is back" after a scratcher won them a cool $75,000. The visitor purchased the scratch-off ticket while shopping at Food Lion on Highway 707. The grocery store earned a $750 commission. (WMBF)
- Tidelands Waccamaw Community hospital in Murrells Inlet has earned a 'High Performing' rating from U.S. News & World Report for 2021-2022. The rating is the highest that the digital media company awards to medical establishments. The hospital's COPD, kidney failure, and knee replacement care ratings were what pushed it into the "impressive" category. (WBTW)
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Today in Myrtle Beach:
- Red Cross blood drive @ The Island Shops, Pawleys Island (11:00 AM)
- Steel County Express (SCE) debuts at Wahoo's Fish House (6:30 PM)
- Open Mic with Grant Golden @ Bar Louie (7:00 PM)
- National Shag Dance Championship Finals @ The Spanish Galleon (8:00 PM) March 10-12
- Dan Wilson @ Comedy Cabana (8:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- Nextdoor Neighbor, The Farm Carolina Forest: Denny's Myrtle Beach is hiring all positions!! Stop in at 800 S Kings Hwy any day between 7 am and 8 pm to fill out an application, or text DENNYS to 843-888-2077 to apply now! (Nextdoor)
- Horry Georgetown Technical College Gators, and the Coastal Carolina University Chanticleers have partnered up for Teal Tuesdays. The initiative began in February, on HGTC's Conway campus, and solidifies the relationship between the two colleges. Every Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. students from either school can look into transfer programs, find out how to save tuition money, and more. (Press Release Desk)
- The 61st annual Can-Am Days are on after a two-year hiatus! The event goes from March 12 through 20, and features special deals for Canadian visitors to the Grand Strand. Events sponsored by Ripley's Aquarium and the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce are happening that week, too. Welcome back, Canadian friends! (CanAmDays.com)
- No coincidence, then, that Myrtle Beach International Airport has announced that it will resume seasonal flights to Toronto, Canada with Porter Airlines. The flights started this week, and will operate through May 28th, Wednesdays and Saturdays. (WBTW)
- HGTC's Travel and Tourism Coalition awarded a Tourism Student Award to culinary arts student Abigail Estes. She was nominated by her culinary instructors from the International Culinary Institute of Myrtle Beach. The award Estes received is the Culinary Arts Technology/Baking and Pastry Arts Student and Scholarship. That's a mouthful! (Press Release Desk)
- House hunting? You may be able to catch a couple of these Myrtle Beach area open houses this weekend! (Myrtle Beach Patch)
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You're all caught up for Thursday, folks! See you Friday morning for your next edition of the Myrtle Beach Daily.
— 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.
