🌱Shorebound Shrimp Trawler Back At Sea + DC BLOX Hosts Groundbreaking

Hello y'all. Kathy Mandell here with your Wednesday October 5, 2022 edition of the Myrtle Beach Daily, filled with all the things you need to know about what's going on in town. Including updates on:

• The beached shrimp boat is back at sea.
• Hardest-hit areas continue to clean up and dig out from Ian.
• A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the DC BLOX data connection center.

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Before we begin, here's a look at Wednesday's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 73 Low: 56.

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Here are the top four stories today in Myrtle Beach:

1. The Shayna Michelle shrimp trawler was pulled into the ocean Tuesday after being washed ashore in Myrtle Beach during Hurricane Ian. With the help of some local tow boats, lots of equipment and a boost from high tide, the vessel was brought out to sea. Police kept curiosity-seekers away during the two-hour job that was completed around 3 p.m. Tuesday. (WMBF) (WBTW) (wpde.com)
2. Fees are waived, but North Myrtle Beach is requiring permits for storm damage repairs say city authorities. Fees will still be in place for non-storm-related construction. Permits can be requested online and are generally approved within a few minutes. (WMBF) (WBTW) North Myrtle Beach is also using special software to assess damages on residential and commercial structures affected by the hurricane. The city is able to determine estimated costs using a special type of software first used after Hurricane Isaias hit in 2020. (WMBF)
3. Here are today's updates about cleanup efforts for areas hardest hit by Ian: MarshWalk businesses by the water were flooded for a while during Hurricane Ian, but bounced back thanks to help from community members. (WMBF) Garden City is in the middle of several days of clean-up efforts, as businesses attempt to regain normalcy and assess their future potential to continue operating on and around Atlantic Avenue. (wpde.com) VIDEO: SCDOT says Myrtle Beach area clean up efforts may take about a week. (WLTX.com) Myrtle Beach State Park and Huntington Beach State Park continue to clean up, do repairs and assess damages. MBSP is open, but Huntington remains closed as of the time of this posting. (WBTW)
4. Governor McMaster and Horry County leaders broke ground on the DC BLOX subsea cable landing station data connection center on Tuesday. The multimillion dollar project will make South Carolina a hub for worldwide internet traffic. The station should be completed in early 2023. The fiber route linking the Grand Strand with a connectivity hub in Atlanta is set to be done in 2024. McMaster called the project "remarkable." (WBTW) (WMBF)

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Myrtle Beach pic of the day:

A little something different for your Wednesday pic of the day! This one was sent in by reader Diane Erasmus who got this photo of a mink when visiting the north end of Huntington Beach State Park in August. Diane says minks can sometimes be spotted running around the rocks on the jetty at HBSP. Nice shot, Diane! Thanks so much!

Interested in sending in your photo for Myrtle Beach pic of the day? We are backlogged at the moment, so hold onto those photos for a couple of weeks until we are done posting pics recently received. Photos are posted in the order received, one photo per newsletter.

Today in Myrtle Beach:

• Free adoption event @ Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach (All day) thru Oct 8
• Wine Wednesday @ La Belle Amie Vineyard (noon)
• Yappy Hour - Kind Keeper Animal Rescue event @ The Boathouse (4 p.m.)
• Cruise Into The Hangout @ The Hangout Myrtle Beach (4 p.m.)
• Paul Grimshaw Band @ Dead Dog Saloon (7 p.m.)
• Songwriter Night @ Bourbon Street Bar & Grille (9:30 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Beach Church had its biggest volunteer turnout ever for a post-hurricane food drive on Tuesday. The church and Faith Outreach Ministries got together to prepare food bags for people who were without electricity or otherwise in need after the storm. (wpde.com)
• Myrtle Beach Pelicans: "All team social media accounts will be inactive until Monday, October 10 to give social media admins an opportunity to unplug and rest." (Myrtle Beach Pelicans via Facebook)
• These pets are waiting for their forever homes in Myrtle Beach area shelters. If you've been waiting to add a fluffy ball of love and affection to your life, start with these shelters, rescues and foster homes in and around the Grand Strand. List compiled by Patch and PetFinder. (Myrtle Beach Patch)
• Reader Peggy DeVivo wrote in notifying me of a free concert by the Parris Island Marine Corps Band at the Howard Center Auditorium in Georgetown on October 11. The Low Country Veterans Group and Georgetown County Parks and Recreation are sponsoring the concert that starts at 6 p.m. Thanks Peggy for bringing this to my attention! (Low Country Veterans Group via Facebook)
• A brand-new coffee shop will be opening on Sea Mountain Highway in Little River on October 11. Be Known Coffee is a specialty coffee shop owned by Ron and Christy Williams. It'll be a place where people can gather and socialize and connect over delicious coffee. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will happen at 9 a.m. on October 11 and free drip coffee will be offered for the first hour of business. After that, items on the menu will be sold at 20% off for the first day of business. (WBTW)
• Meals on Wheels of Horry County is launching its Angel Tree program for homebound seniors. Folks can "adopt" a homebound senior and give them a personalized Christmas. There are about 400 seniors that the organization would like to provide gifts for using the program. Seniors can be "adopted" beginning November 1. (wpde.com)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you back in your inbox Thursday morning with a new 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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