Tinder Date Gone Wrong+ GoFund Homeless Man+ 5K Runners Wanted

Welcome back, Grand Strand readers! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right. Here's everything happening today in Myrtle Beach. The Treasurer's office will halt in-person transactions due to COVID-19, a police standoff and arrest of a fugitive happens after a Tinder date goes wrong, a homeless man gets help from the community, students go back-to-school with new air filtration systems in place, and lace up people — a 5K fundraiser this coming weekend needs more participants.

Let's look at today's weather: Rain and humid throughout the day. High: 83 Low: 78.

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Here are the top stories today in Myrtle Beach:

1. The Horry County Treasurer's Office will stop face-to-face interactions in its office starting today until further notice. The office announced the decision on Facebook Monday, and cited the rise in COVID-19 cases as its inability to fully staff the office. Drive-thru locations in Little River, Conway and the South Strand will be operating, and the Myrtle Beach office has an outdoor drop box that will be checked throughout each day. Payments may also be made online. (WMBF)
2. A police standoff that lasted several hours Sunday afternoon on University Forest Drive, resulted in a Myrtle Beach man being arrested. The man was considered a fugitive related to a case in Pennsylvania where he ran from police. Police were asked to do a welfare check at the home on University Forest Drive, and encountered the suspect who had been on a Tinder date with the home's occupant. The occupant had texted a friend indicating that she was in an unsafe situation. (WPDE)
3. After a well-known Myrtle Beach homeless man was attacked and beaten on South Kings Highway near the McDonald's recently, a local woman has created a GoFundMe account to help him recover from his injuries which include a broken back that requires surgery. There has been a huge outpouring in donations. (WBTW)
4. Students in Horry County go back to school today, in an almost back-to-normal format. Officials spent the summer installing ionization air filtration systems in 15 county school buildings. Additional systems are being installed throughout the county school system, for a total of 5,000 systems when the $7 million project is complete. (WPDE)
5. The annual 5K fundraiser for Children's Recovery Center is happening this Saturday, August 21, in Murrells Inlet, starting at Morse Park. The event still needs runners to participate and raise funds, even though it has raised around $37,000 in sponsorships. The money helps abused and neglected children in Horry and Georgetown counties. The run begins at 8:00 a.m., and there is a one-mile fun run at 7:30. (wpde.com)

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Today in Myrtle Beach

• Red Cross blood drive @ Myrtle Beach Blood Donation Center (7:45 AM)
• Capt. Joey Crosby presentation on Open Carry Law in-person and streaming on MBACC Facebook page (8:30 AM)
• Author Talk with Patty Wain Smith @ Socastee Library (11:00 AM)
• Pouring Play @ ART Your Heart Out Creations and Classes $25 (1:00 PM)
• Horry County Historic Preservation Committee Meeting (2:30 PM)
• Doodlebug Club adult coloring book session @ Socastee Library (4:00 PM)
• Sip 'n' Paint @ Wine & Design (5:00 PM)
• Horry County Regular Council Meeting in Council Chambers (6:00 PM)
• Soldiers of Fortune @ Tidal Creek Brewhouse (6:30 PM)
• Julio Navarro @ Riptydz (7:00 PM)

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Myrtle Beach Patch Notebook

• Local jobs in Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand. See who's hiring. (Patch)
• Brookgreen Gardens will host a Beatles Tribute Concert this fall. (holycitysinner.com)
• Horry County police disposed of explosive materials Monday. (WBTW)
• What businesses need to know about the new Open Carry Law. (Patch)
• Horry County School Board chairman is 'cautiously optimistic' ahead of the new school year. (WMBF)
• Changes come to Horry County schools as the new year starts. (WPDE)
• South Carolina physicians have signed a petition asking Governor McMaster to lift the mask mandate ban in public schools. (WMBF)
• Sheriff's office establishes new security checkpoint at Horry County Government and Justice Center.(WMBF)
• Two people from North Carolina have been charged with child sex trafficking in the Myrtle Beach area. (WMBF)
• Horry County Fire Rescue responded to 7,000 calls in July, marking its busiest month on record. (WBTW)
• Myrtle Beach barbershop is creating smiles — one free haircut at a time. (MyHorryNews.com)
• Check out footage of this drive-thru crash in North Myrtle at Starbucks. (WBTW)
• The SC State Fair will be back, in person, this October, after a drive-thru event in 2020. (WMBF)
• MBACC will have a presentation on diversity in the business community. Live at MBACC Boardroom and streaming online. (Patch)
• Georgetown economic development director, Brian Tucker, will start a new position September 1st, as the assistant city manager of Myrtle Beach. (Coastal Observer)
• Myrtle Beach Pelicans: Ed Howard tied it in the 8th en route to a 9-6 comeback win against the RiverDogs on Sunday's series finale. (Facebook)
• Horry County Schools: School buses will be back on the roads tomorrow. Take a moment and revisit some school bus safety tips. (Facebook)
• North Myrtle Beach, SC: It's National Joke Day and we just couldn't help ourselves... Q. What is a shark's favorite sandwich? A. Peanut Butter and jellyfish! (Instagram)
• The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach: Today's featured Pet Of The Day is Skye! Her adoption fee is being sponsored today by Atlantic Heating & Cooling. (Facebook)

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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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