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🌱 Serious Motorcycle Crash Near Marriott + NTSB Probes Plane Crash
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Good morning, everybody! It's Tuesday, May 31, 2022 in Myrtle Beach and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening on the Grand Strand today.
Before we start, I want to thank all my readers who sent in such encouraging feedback recently. I am so grateful to you all!
Let's have a peek at Tuesday's weather:
Mainly cloudy and humid. High: 84 Low: 71.
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Here are the top five stories in Myrtle Beach today:
- A person involved in a motorcycle crash near the Marriott Myrtle Beach Resort at Grande Dunes has sustained life-threatening injuries. The crash involved a motorcycle and an SUV, and happened Monday in the late afternoon. The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, but there is no word on their condition as of the time of this posting. (WBTW)
- For the second time in about a month, a 17-year-old high school athlete from Florence was killed in a shooting in Horry County. Joshua McPherson was shot and killed in an off-campus apartment near Coastal Carolina University early Sunday morning. McPherson had a promising career in football, and played for the team at Wilson High School. Police have not yet made any arrests. The incident comes one month after another Florence 17-year-old athlete, DyQuayvon Dickens, was shot and killed in Myrtle Beach. (wpde.com)
- Monday morning, Coastal Carolina University sent out an alert to students about another incident, this time at the Patriots Hollow Apartments off Highway 544 across from the CCU campus. The alert said there was a suspicious person with a gun. A second alert was sent out very quickly stating that the situation was clear and there was no threat. A spokesperson for Conway PD said police detained a person, and there were no injuries. (WMBF)
- On Sunday, North Myrtle Beach Police officers removed an alligator from the ocean shoreline. Beachgoers reported that the freshwater animal was in a tide pool, and a crowd had gathered. NMB Animal Control and workers from SCDNR and NMB Ocean Rescue were able to capture the alligator and it was relocated, unharmed, to another area. Authorities want to remind people to always give animals that are out of their natural habitat a wide berth because the creature is usually confused or frightened. (WMBF) (wpde.com)
- The NTSB is working on determining the cause of the single-engine plane crash that took the life of pilot David Flading. An investigator from the agency is here to document and examine the aircraft. The investigator will look for radar data, weather reports, maintenance records, and the medical records of the pilot. A preliminary report will be ready in about 15 days, but the full investigation can take up to two years to complete. (wpde.com)
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Myrtle Beach pic of the day:
Tuesday's pic of the day comes in from Brian and Susan Witherel, who sent in three photos of their kids at the beach, and called them "one, two, three little Newtons". This mermaid is having a great time in the sand! Thanks for the photos of such cuties, Witherel family!
Are you interested in submitting a photo of your own for consideration? Send one to myrtlebeach@patch.com. Please make sure you give Patch permission to republish the photo, and tell us that you own the rights to the photograph. Pics are posted in the order received, so check back daily for your photo!
Today in Myrtle Beach:
- Surfside Beach Farmers Market @ Passive Park next to the library (10 a.m.)
- Leadership Grand Strand Mural Reveal and Ribbon-Cutting @ Nance Plaza (11:30 a.m.)
- Nick Andalora @ Wicked Tuna Murrells Inlet (3 p.m.)
- Garden City Beach Clean Up @ Waccamaw & Yucca Drive south of the pier (5 p.m.)
- The Carolina Opry Show @ Carolina Opry (7 p.m.)
- Grant Golden @ Bar Louie (7 p.m.)
From my notebook:
- Early voting in South Carolina starts today! Here's what you might want to know about the various rules surrounding early in-person voting. (WRDW)
- Local officials including Horry County councilmember Bill Howard will be gathering on June 1 at 10 a.m. to get an update on the Augusta Plantation Interchange project. The group will meet at the end of the unpaved section of Revolutionary War Way. The county purchased land for the project back in December of 2021. (Press Release Desk)
- The Jack Platt Veterans March took place on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach on Memorial Day. Platt was an organizer of the march, and he died in August of 2021. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Platt's daughter, Lolly Brown, helped carry on the tradition and reminded participants that Memorial Day is not about a three-day weekend, but is about the sacrifices that people like her dad made during times of war. (Myhorrynews)
- It's that time of year! Seasonal umbrella rules are now in place in the city of Myrtle Beach. Only circular umbrellas, up to seven-and-a-half feet in diameter are allowed on city beaches from now until Labor Day. (WMBF)
- They're hiring! Businesses all around the Grand Strand are searching for employees. Here are the latest job listings, courtesy of Patch and ZipRecruiter. (Myrtle Beach Patch)
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Alrighty, you're all caught up for Tuesday, everybody! I'll catch up with you bright and early Wednesday morning with a new Grand Strand update.
— 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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