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The Public Information Department maintains an electronic repository of Friday Fax documents that dates back to January 2018.  To view and download Friday Fax Memos, see the Friday Fax Memo Library webpage.  To receive this weekly listing of meeting schedules and agendas via email, visit http://eepurl.com/idi4uX, scan the QR code, or complete the form at the bottom of this webpage.

FRIDAY FAX – MAY 17, 2024  (Click here to download the full PDF.)

1. Next week’s meeting schedule is attached.

2. The beach access at Third Avenue South will be closed Tuesday-Friday, May 21-24. Santee Cooper will complete electrical repairs, making it unsafe for the beach access to be in use while work is ongoing.  The beach access should reopen Saturday, May 25, weather-permitting.

3. Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium and the Doug Shaw parking lot will be closed to the public from 5:00 p.m. Saturday, May 18, through 6:00 a.m. Monday, May 27. The stadium and parking lot will be closed for the city’s first-ever NCAA championship, the 2024 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships.  The championships run Thursday, May 23, to Saturday, May 25.

 

  • NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships parking is available at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, 2101 North Oak Street, Lot A. A free shuttle will take spectators to and from the event site every 15 minutes.  The shuttle runs from 10:00 a.m. to 10:15 p.m. Thursday, May 23, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, May 24, and 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday, May 25.  Parking is included with the purchase of your ticket.  The Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium parking lot is closed to the public until 6:00 a.m. Monday, May 27.
3. Plan for Memorial Day weekend road closures Friday through Monday, May 24-27. Drivers will only be able to use the southbound lanes along Ocean Boulevard between 29th Avenue North and South Kings Highway.  The northbound lanes on Ocean Boulevard are reserved for emergency personnel only.  All road closures will be reflected in the Google Maps and Waze transportation phone apps.  Traffic cannot use Chester Street, Withers Drive and Yaupon Drive as a cut-through.  Drivers will be able to access Ocean Boulevard to go southbound at avenues along Kings Highway with a stoplight.  Those access avenues are:

 

  • 21st Avenue North
  • Joe White Avenue
  • Ninth Avenue North
  • Third Avenue South
  • Ninth Avenue South
  • 13th Avenue South
  • 19th Avenue South
  • 25th Avenue South
  • 29th Avenue South

 4. Road closures are planned for The Market Common area from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Saturday, May 25, during the annual Military Appreciation Days parade. Police officers will be stationed along the Farrow Parkway parade route to get vehicles in and out of the area. Scheduled road closures for the parade are:

  • Johnson Avenue, between Phillis Boulevard and Farrow Parkway
  • Westbound Farrow Parkway, between Shine Avenue and Phillis Boulevard (westbound vehicles will be detoured to Shine Avenue)
  • Eastbound Farrow Parkway, between Forbus Court and Johnson Avenue
  • Phillis Boulevard, between Farrow Parkway and Johnson Avenue
5. Join us for the annual Military Appreciation Days Parade and Picnic at Valor Memorial Garden! The parade kicks off at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 25, along Farrow Parkway.  Bring your lawn chairs to watch more than 40 participants take part in the parade to pay tribute to our military.  Everyone is invited to a free hamburger and hot dog lunch at Valor Memorial Garden immediately following the parade.  “Julio and the Saltines” will play live music during the picnic, and the Myrtle Beach Police Department’s K9 Unit will be performing live demonstrations. Other Memorial Day weekend events include:

 

  • Jack Platt Veterans’ March with Battlefield Cross Ceremony – 9:00 a.m., Monday, May 27, Along Ocean Boulevard, 16th to Ninth Avenues North
  • Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony – 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 27, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, 2101 North Oak Street
  • Military Documentary – Against All Odds: The Jim Dozier Story, 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 27, Grand 14 Cinema, 4002 DeVille Street
  • Festive Brass Concert Performance – 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 28, Ballroom ABC, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, 2101 North Oak Street
6. Join the Myrtle Beach Police Department, 15th Judicial Circuit Law Enforcement partners and the Grand Strand faith-based community for the annual Blessing of the Bikes. The ceremony is from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 25, at New Spring Church, 3001 Waccamaw Boulevard.  Everyone is invited to be a part of this annual tradition before the busy Memorial Day weekend.

7. All youth programs at Chapin Memorial Library are canceled through Tuesday, June 4. As summer approaches, the youth program staff are planning for the “Summer of Reading” program.  Adult programming is unaffected.  You can find the Chapin Memorial Library June calendar here.

 
8. Slots for the Myrtle Beach Police Department’s Guardian Academy are filling up fast! Grab your spot today before it’s too late.  The academy will run from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday-Friday, June 24-28, at the Myrtle Beach Train Depot, 851 Broadway Street.  The course will teach about resources that promote and reinforce healthy relationships and communication in families.  The free, week-long course offers extensive knowledge on “what to look for” to keep adolescents out of trouble.  It also offers insight into internet safety, current gang and drug trends and mental and behavioral health.  This course is especially appropriate for parents, grandparents, guardians, teachers, counselors, coaches and daycare workers.  Register by visiting this link: https://shorelinebhs.org/mbguardians/.

9. The Myrtle Beach Pelicans welcomed nearly 100 military veterans, veteran family members and support groups on to the field during Military Appreciation Night, and that’s the subject of our Photos of the Week. The Pelicans began the night by introducing this year’s veteran card set, and were met with happy applause by fans.  Alongside the honorees were the Blue Star Mothers, Rolling Thunder and local organizations who support disabled veterans.  A 100-foot flag was spread across the field, held by military members and friends.  The ceremony ended with the first pitch by U.S. Army Airborne veteran Jim McManus.   

10. Did you know… That the western path around Thunderbolt Park Lake is .77 miles long?  Thanks to the new pedestrian bridge on the west side of the park, you can travel uninterrupted around the lake, near Anderson Brothers Bank.  The path “begins” next to the Parks, Recreation and Sports Tourism Administration Building and follows the outskirts of the lake, along the entrance to the ITAP on Airpark Drive.

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