🌱 Myrtle Beach Daycare Worker Busted + New Helmets For NMB Fire Dept.

Hello, everybody! It's me, Kathy Mandell, your host of the Myrtle Beach Daily — here to explain all the most important things happening in town. Today is Friday, August 19, 2022. Here goes...

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First, today's weather:

A drenching t-storm; humid. High: 80 Low: 74. Ocean temperature: 80.8 degrees.

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Here are the top five stories in Myrtle Beach today:

1. A Myrtle Beach daycare worker has been arrested in Conway and charged with unlawful conduct toward a child. The woman is accused of mistreating children in her care including leaving two children in bouncy chairs for several hours, shaking a crib violently and putting a blanket over a child's head. The incidents occurred at the now defunct KidZone Day Care on McCormick Road which closed its doors in July. The ex-worker is being held at Long Detention Center on $10,000 bond. (WBTW)
2. The city of Myrtle Beach now has $30 million to pay for new deepwater drainage pipes, thanks to the State of South Carolina. The deepwater ocean fallout project will include installation of 84-inch pipes to help with drainage. The pipes will carry polluted rainwater further into the ocean away from swimming areas. The pipes will run under 24th Avenue North, under the sand on the beach, and 1,500 feet under the ocean. Work is slated to begin about a year from now with a completion date of April, 2025. (wpde.com)
3. After an ocean rescue at 15th Avenue North beach access in North Myrtle Beach, a 75-year-old woman has died. NMB Police arrived on scene at the beach around 6 p.m. Wednesday evening to find lifeguards performing CPR on the victim. She was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead there. A cause of death and the victim's identity are not available at this time. (WMBF)
4. Earlier this week, it was reported that a beachgoer was bitten by "some kind of marine life" near 75th Avenue North beach access in Myrtle Beach. We now know that the bite came from a shark. Another person was bitten by a shark on the same day at the 82nd Avenue North beach. Details or a status on the two victims' conditions have not been released. (wpde.com)
5. North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue personnel are wearing new helmets that have a passport-style insert on the front, making it easier for crew to be identified at incidents. This will improve accountability, too, says the department. The updated helmets are color-coded for engine, truck, squad and rescue personnel. (wpde.com)

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Myrtle Beach pic of the day:

Reader John Rinaldo submitted this photo and rather than writing an introduction in my own words, I'm just going to share what John wrote to me: "Even on cloudy mornings Myrtle Beach sunrises are magnificent." Thanks for the magnificent picture, John!

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Today in Myrtle Beach:

• Keep Surfside Beach Beautiful meeting @ Johnson Civic Center (10 a.m.)
• Ultimate Reptile Show @ Myrtle Beach Convention Center (noon)
• Oktoberfest @ New South Brewing (4:30 p.m.)
• Sounds of Summer Concert featuring Paul Grimshaw Band tribute to Van Morrison and James Taylor @ NMB Park & Sports Complex (7 p.m.)
• 35 Knotz Band @ Acme Bar & Grill, Murrells Inlet (7 p.m.)
• Movie Under the Stars | Jungle Cruise @ Valor Memorial Garden (8 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Horry County Schools: Visit www.horrycountyschools.net/fal... and find out what teams are playing at your local school this fall! Whether it's football, girls tennis and golf, cross country, swimming, or both boys and girls volleyball, we've got you covered. (Horry County Schools via Facebook)
• Horry County Schools is looking to fill 70 school bus driver vacancies as well as bus monitor vacancies for special needs routes. The district will be having a job fair on September 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the district offices. Officials are also asking for a little more patience as it works out the kinks commonly experienced at the beginning of a school year. They say it is normal to expect about a two-week adjustment period before bus schedules are firm. (WMBF)
• She's an absolute treasure! CCU is welcoming a new therapy dog to its staff and her name is Treasure! The certified therapy dog is part of the LIFE program at the university — a post-secondary education and transition program for people with mild to moderate intellectual or developmental disabilities. Not only is Treasure a certified therapy pooch, she's kind of cute, besides! (WIS News 10)
• This weekend in Murrells Inlet at Morse Park will be the annual 5K for kids. The Children's Recovery Center is hosting the fundraiser. Proceeds will go to the center that helps about 400 abused kids in Horry and Georgetown counties each year. The race starts at 8 a.m. Saturday. (ABC NEWS 4) (ChildrensRecoveryCenter.org)
• North Myrtle Beach Police wants to remind everyone that we are currently in the midst of hurricane season. The time is now to make a plan and prepare, not when storm landfall is imminent. More information: https://www.noaa.gov/hurricane... (North Myrtle Beach Police via Facebook)
• The South Carolina Department of Public Safety is deploying its Sober Or Slammer DUI enforcement campaign starting today through Labor Day weekend. The aim of the program is to reduce DUIs but also brings awareness to use of seat belts, speeding, distracted driver behavior and defensive driving. Expect to see increased law enforcement as well as public service announcements on TV, social media and radio. (wpde.com)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed on this Friday morning. I'll see you back here tomorrow morning with your Saturday 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.

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