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🌱 Patch AM: How Myrtle Beach’s fall festivals help keep your taxes and jobs steady

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Good morning Myrtle Beach! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Myrtle Beach's fall festivals help keep your taxes and jobs steady
  • What Myrtle Beach area residents should expect from this week's massive bike rally
  • What the massive beach renourishment means for Myrtle Beach's storm protection

Also on today's calendar: Our Annual Quarter Auction and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Mark S.!

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 57.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Fall festivities keep tourism up in Myrtle Beach (wmbfnews.com) — Fall festivals are set to keep Myrtle Beach buzzing well past summer, with events like the Bike Rally, Nights at Nance, and Jeep Jam drawing visitors and supporting local businesses. Tourism leaders say this packed lineup helps keep restaurants open year-round, protects local jobs, and even helps hold down taxes while improving quality of life for residents across the Grand Strand.
   

2. Fall Bike Rally brings thousands of riders to the Grand Strand (wbtw.com) — Thousands of bikers are pouring into the Grand Strand this week for the Fall Bike Rally, with rides, vendors, and concerts stretching from North Myrtle Beach down to Georgetown through October 4. Expect heavier traffic, packed local bars and restaurants like Murrells Inlet's Beaver Bar, and plenty of chances to people-watch or join in the motorcycle festivities close to home.
   

3. City of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina leaders celebrate completion of beach restoration project by GLDD (dredgewire.com) — Myrtle Beach's shoreline is now part of a freshly completed $72 million Grand Strand beach renourishment project, restoring nearly 28 miles of coast after recent hurricanes. The work, led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, is designed to better protect local homes, businesses, roads, and utilities from future coastal storms.
   

4. A focus on fun and care: Mrs. Sarah Hughes is September's Champion of the Classroom (wpde.com) — A North Myrtle Beach Middle School science teacher, Sarah Hughes, has been honored as September's first-ever Champion of the Classroom for her hands-on experiments and deep care for students. Colleagues and kids praise her fun labs, safe environment, and support at school and beyond, and residents can even nominate other standout educators for future monthly awards.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Good morning Grand Strand!
    It was a nice morning before 7:00! The girls and I had a long walk and can assure everyone the new South Strand Hospital is making great progress. … (Nextdoor Palmetto Glen)
  • Lost kitten she is black with white paws yellow eyes and white and black belly her right ear had been clipped per the human society when she was fixed her name is lil mamma she ran away on 09/21/2026 she is very friendly a lil shy to people but
    very sweet she is chipped and she has had all her shots including rabies's she does have a home and very well taken care of she just ran out the door… (Nextdoor River Landing)
  • Carrabba's Italian Grill posted a job opening for Line Cook in Myrtle Beach. Apply here.
  • Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for Bartender - Myrtle Beach-Hielan in Myrtle Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Myrtle Beach here.

Ok Myrtle Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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