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🌱 Search Widens For Missing Forestbrook Man + Polar Plungers

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Good morning, Grand Strand! Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday started. Here's what's happening around Myrtle Beach today.

A look at Monday's warmer, sunnier weather:

Plenty of sun. High: 52 Low: 37.

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Here are the top four stories in Myrtle Beach today:

  1. A Forestbrook family continues to search for a man reported missing and endangered on Friday morning. Ralph Whitehead, 61, was reported missing near Camden Drive. He moved there four months ago, and his family says he is not familiar with the area. Whitehead went out for a walk that morning, and they have not seen him since. Police and the family are asking for assistance from the community, particularly folks who may have outdoor cameras. The police department has a team of bloodhounds searching for the man. Whitehead is 5-foot-2 with brown hair and "piercing blue beautiful eyes." He speaks with a heavy British accent, recently underwent open-heart surgery, and may be experiencing PTSD symptoms. When last seen, he was wearing black pants and a blue-toned gray t-shirt. Call HCPD with info (843) 248-1520. (WPDE) (WBTW)
  2. The 17th annual Myrtle Beach Polar Plunge for Special Olympics drew hundreds of people to the frigid beach on Saturday, and raised more than $75,000. Plunge director Marcus Rhodes reported that 500 "plungers" took part in the chilly event that raised money for sports training and competitions for the Special Olympics. (wpde.com) Videos: (Myhorrynews) Photos: (Myhorrynews)
  3. More than 50 people traveled from all around the country to celebrate Virginia Audrey Stafford's 110th birthday in North Myrtle Beach on Saturday. Stafford was born in 1912 and has been through all of the most significant events and innovations of the 20th and 21st centuries, including BOTH World Wars! Her huge family calls her "Gram." Congratulations, Virginia! (Live 5 News WCSC)
  4. South Carolina Lt. Governor Pamela Evette toured Myrtle Beach Christian Academy on Friday, as she continues to work with Governor McMaster to get state funding for private schools. The academy's administration thanked the governors for keeping schools open throughout the pandemic. The academy has seen drastic enrollment growth in the last two years, and used some CARES funds to create portable "classrooms" to help with the extra student load. Some educators in the state are not in favor of McMaster's planned legislation. (WBTW)

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Today in Myrtle Beach:

  • Red Cross blood drive @ Myrtle Beach Blood Donation Center (7:45 AM) - last day to enter for a Super Bowl package or home theatre package with blood donation. Starting Feb 1, $10 Amazon gift cards will be given to people who donate blood or plasma.
  • Town Council Special Meeting @ Town of Surfside Beach (10:00 AM)
  • Chris Cary @ Snooky's Oceanfront (5:00 PM)
  • Myrtle Beach Green Drinks w/Waccamaw Riverkeeper @ Tidal Creek Brewhouse (5:00 PM)
  • Funky Leroy Harper Jrs All Starz @ Star Tavern (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • From Surfside to Carolina Farms, here are five of the newest properties for sale in the Myrtle Beach area. (Myrtle Beach Patch)
  • Myrtle Beach Police Department: Polar plunge 2022 was extra polar this weekend, but it didn't stop team MBPD from diving in! K9 Yep even joined in the fun. It was all for a good cause. We raised over 16,000 for Special Olympics. (Facebook)
  • North Myrtle Beach Police: WE TOOK THE PLUNGE! ❄🥶🧊 After the flurries tapered off Saturday morning, our North Myrtle Beach Police Team gathered on the Beach to get ready to take the plunge for Special Olympics. We would like to thank everyone who donated to help us exceed our goal! (Facebook)
  • Myrtle Beach International Airport: Needing some help de-stressing during your travels? You can catch our favorite spotted duo in the terminal at 10 a.m. on select days in February: 2/4, 2/8, 2/14 and 2/25 🐶❤️ #PupsEasingTravelStress #PETSMYR (Facebook)

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That's it for Monday, January 31, 2022. See you all Tuesday morning for another update as we hop into February!

— 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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