Community Corner
🌱 Sam Rips + So Long Steel Away + Help ID John Doe + 100th B-day
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Welcome back, Myrtle Beach! Let's get you started this Sunday with everything you need to know going on today in town. Today is the grand finale of Fall Bike Rally, so be extra careful on the roads. Biker events are plentiful throughout the Grand Strand, and riders are heading home, too. Look twice — save a life!
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A quick glance at Sunday's weather:
Mostly sunny and humid. High: 81 Low: 68.
Here are the top stories in Myrtle Beach today:
- Myrtle Beach Fire Department has Tweeted that dangerous rip currents from Hurricane Sam are expected throughout today. The department warns in its beach hazard statement that beach-goers take extra precautions for the weekend. (WBTW)
- The well-known Steel Away 103-foot schooner has left Murrells Inlet to sail to her new home in Maine. The boat's original owner and builder, John Fazzio, says it took him 12 years to build the big boat, that has been a symbol of the Wacca Wache Marina for many years. For Fazzio, upkeep began to be challenging, so he put her up for sale. The boat has been re-named the Emma Todd, and will be used to conduct tours in Maine with new owner Steve Pagels' Downeast Windjammer Cruise Lines. (WPDE)
- Retired firefighter and veteran, Bill Ewe, was presented with a donated wheelchair from Grand Strand first responders and military supporters at a ceremony in Little River on Saturday. North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue and Veterans Welcome Home Resource Center partnered together to give the chair to Ewe. (WMBF)
- The Horry County Coroner's Office is seeking the public's help in identifying a man who drowned in 2016 in a North Myrtle Beach hotel swimming pool. The man has been listed as a John Doe for five years, and investigators have run out of leads. Coroner Robert Edge said the man, who was found at Ocean Creek Plantation, had no ID or room key, and there were no signs of foul play. DNA and fingerprint tests have not found a match. (WBTW)
- ABC15's Ed Piotrowski, along with Horry County Sheriff's deputies, celebrated Grand Strand native Margaret Powell's 100th birthday on Friday. Powell has been a Loris resident for 82 years, and attributes her longevity to hard work — more specifically, working in the cornfields in town. Piotrowski, known for his "drive-by" birthday celebrations, quipped, "I hope I look as good as her when I turn 60! What a beautiful lady!" (WPDE)
Today in Myrtle Beach:
- Hall-O-wood weekends kick off today @ Lakewood Camping Resort (WMBF)
- Pride Myrtle Beach brunch & Pet Pride Brunch @ Tidal Creek Brewhouse (10:00 AM)
- Bend, Bark & Brew (12:00 PM) followed by Oktoberfest 2021
- Joe Santana's Kingfish @ Suck Bang Blow (2:00 PM)
- Stayin' Alive – Bee Gee's Tribute @ Carolina Opry (7:00 PM)
Myrtle Beach Patch Notebook
- Visit Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: Here is a collection of all the best beach songs as picked by you – our fans. We hope to see you at The Beach very soon. (Facebook)
- The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach: We need volunteers who would be willing to transport cats to or from Fix A Friend Spay Neuter Clinic (Winnabow, NC) once a week. Please call Tina or Kelsi at 843-249-4948 if you would be available to help! (Facebook)
- South Carolina unemployment claims are down, but where is the workforce? (WBTW)
- The troubled "gentlemen's club" that was the site of a shooting on New Year's Day 2020 is under new ownership, with a new name. The new business is awaiting licensing. (WMBF)
- Jo Ann Tufo of Horry County is going to Hawaii to appear as Rosie the Riveter at the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. A fundraiser to help pay for her trip is happening on November 7th at Peace, Love and Little Donuts in Market Common. (wpde.com)
- Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce releases investor news for September, 2021. (Press Release Desk)
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That's it for Sunday. I'll be in your inbox bright and early Monday morning with your next update!
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— 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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