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🌱 SkyWheel Fire + Coral Sands Fire + HCSO Job Fair At Longs Detention

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Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Kathy Mandell, your host of the Myrtle Beach Daily. Today is Saturday, April 30, 2022, and let's see what's going on around the Grand Strand.

More summer weather on tap for Saturday:

Mostly cloudy. High: 75 Low: 63.

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Here are the top five stories in Myrtle Beach today:

  1. The Myrtle Beach SkyWheel temporarily closed all day Friday after there was a small, overnight fire on Thursday. No injuries were reported. In a Facebook post, the management of SkyWheel said there was a small fire on the property that damaged part of the loading deck and a nearby gondola. Friday was spent making repairs and getting inspections done. The LandShark Bar and Grill, and SurfShack were both open. (wpde.com)
  2. Firefighters were also called to a fire at the vacant Coral Sands Motel on Thursday night. The boarded up motel on North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach has been the subject of a number of investigations, and was ordered to be demolished by MB City Council back in November when it became clear the owner was unable to make necessary repairs to bring the property up to code. The owner of the property filed an appeal to that order. Fire Capt. Jon Evans said a report about the fire will be released shortly. (WMBF)
  3. More details have emerged in the deadly shooting that happened in a home on Wachesaw Road in Murrells Inlet earlier this week. Deputies say that the suspect, James Charles Lewis, shot and killed James Thomas, and shot Thomas' daughter who was Lewis' ex-girlfriend. A sliding glass door to the home had been smashed, and there was an axe found on the ground near that door. Lewis was shot in the chest, and is in the hospital. Upon his release from the hospital, he will be charged with murder, attempted murder, first degree burglary, and domestic violence. (wpde.com)
  4. A body was found in Murrells Inlet in the waters at Morse Landing early Friday morning. Two fishermen from North Carolina spotted an empty kayak in the marsh and reported it to authorities. Georgetown County Sheriff's Office and other agencies discovered the body, identified later as 65-year-old Mark Ouellette of Murrells Inlet. Oullette was wearing a life jacket. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday. (WMBF)
  5. The Horry County Sheriff's Office will host a recruitment event at an unusual location — its detention center. The event will be held on May 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Agility Course at Long Detention Center. The aim is to give job applicants an idea of what the job entails by holding the career fair on-site. The department is recruiting for line officers who would run the facility and they want to find as many qualified people as possible. (WBTW)

Myrtle Beach pic of the day:

In case you (like me) never realized how stunningly pretty a golf course can be, here's Saturday's pic of the day, sent in by Jaime Costanzo, who captured this breathtaking moment one evening at Legends Golf Club. Thanks for the pic, Jaime!

Evening at Legends Golf Club. Photo courtesy of Jaime Costanzo

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This weekend in Myrtle Beach:

Saturday:

  • Take A Kid Surfing Day / Surf Contest @ Holiday Inn Surfside (8:00 AM)
  • World Deadlift Day Competition @ NXT LVL FIT (8:00 AM)
  • Ground Zero Dragon Boat Festival @ Grand Park (9:00 AM)
  • Socastee Heritage Festival @ Sarvis House (10:00 AM)
  • Shadow Bay Celtic Beltane Festival @ 3833 Socastee Blvd (1:00 PM)
  • Parrothead Party featuring Chris Sacks Band @ Local On The Water (7:00 PM)

Sunday:

  • Motus Myrtle Beach Triathlon @ Horry County Bike & Run Park (the Hulk) (8:00 AM)
  • Pet Photoshoot @ Vintage Violette, 807 2nd Ave, NMB for $50 donation your pet gets a private photo session with a professional photographer. All dogs welcome! (11:00 AM)
  • Dead Dog 20th Anniversary party - bands all day! @ Dead Dog Saloon (11:00 AM)
  • Book signing: Christine Vernon of Miss Chris' Inlet Walking Tour @ Lazy Gator (4:00 PM)
  • Sunday Funday w/Dave Matthews Tribute Band @ the Boathouse (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Today is National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day! Grand Strand Humane Society is having a special FREE cat adoption event at its facility in Tanger Outlets, starting at 10 a.m. All adoption fees will be waived if you adopt a cat that has been at GSHS more than six months. (wpde.com) Kind Keeper Animal Rescue is having an adoption event and donation drive at Main Street Taphouse in North Myrtle Beach at 2 p.m. (Facebook) The folks at the Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach are having their annual In The Dog House Kennel Lock In. This is where humans spend a day locked in a kennel to raise money for the shelter. (Facebook) Those are just three of the adoption events happening on the Grand Strand today. Check with your local shelter, rescue, veterinarian, or pet supply store to see if there's another event near you.
  • Horry County Schools: High school students, if you're looking for a summer job, make sure to attend the job fair on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Myrtle Beach High School! Come out and meet with employers throughout the Grand Strand. (Facebook)
  • Myrtle Beach police responded to a call about a large yellow Goldendoodle that was inside a Subaru with the windows partly open at the Ked Plasma Center on Mr. Joe White Avenue most of the day on Thursday. Police did take the dog, put it in air-conditioning, and later on the owner was located. It was discovered that the person had come to the car several times through the day to check on the dog and give it water. The owner was issued a summons for mistreatment of animals. (WMBF)
  • North Myrtle Beach, SC: Did you know National Travel and Tourism week is just a few days away... do you have your trip planned? 🛄 (Instagram)
  • ICYMI: Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce announced that Myrtle Beach was the number one market for hotel revenue and recovery in the United States last year. At its 2022 annual meeting on April 21, the organization also presented scholarship awards to 18 local high school seniors. (Press Release Desk)
  • Horry Georgetown Technical College students were the big winners in two competitions. The school's Civil Engineering Students competed in the American Society of Civil Engineers Carolinas Conference Symposium earlier this month, and won first place in the Surveying Competition. (Patch.com) The college's Cybersecurity Team got one of the top honors at the Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition in North Charleston earlier this month as well. (Patch.com) Congrats to all the winners!

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! I'll see you back in your inbox Sunday morning with a new Myrtle Beach 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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