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FRIDAY FAX – MAY 10, 2024  (Click here to download the full PDF.)

1. Next week’s meeting schedule is attached.

2. Drivers can expect temporary lane closures at the intersection of Sixth Avenue North and Oak Street beginning Monday, May 13. Crews will be installing underground conduits as part of the Arts & Innovation District infrastructure work.  The installation is expected to be complete by 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 14.  No road closures are scheduled.

3. Beekeepers are reminded to register their beehives during mosquito spraying season. The City of Myrtle Beach began its annual mosquito spraying route Monday, May 6.  Crews spray regularly to help control the mosquito population, and the spray used does not affect animals or humans.  The city sprays during the week, weather-permitting.  Beekeepers are encouraged to register their beehives by calling (843) 918-2000.  Crews avoid spraying areas where registered beehives are located.  Spraying begins at 4:30 p.m. each weekday on the following schedule:

  • Mondays: 62nd Avenue North to northern City Limits (except Del Webb community)
  • Tuesdays: 21st Avenue North to 62nd Avenue North, including all of the Del Webb community on west side of Highway 17
  • Wednesdays: Third Avenue South/Highway 501 to 21st Avenue North
  • Thursdays: 17th Avenue South to Third Avenue South (includes Highway 15 corridor)
  • Fridays: 17th Avenue South to southern City Limits
4. Tell the kids, the Futrell Park splash pad opens for the season Saturday, May 25! The splash pad has four above-ground water features and two fountains to keep the kids busy.  Make plans to visit Myrtle Beach’s splash pad during its operating hours of 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., daily.  The splash pad remains open until Labor Day.  Futrell Park also features a new playground next to the splash pad.  Beat the heat this summer at Futrell Park, 1073 Futrell Drive.  Free wifi is also available!

5. The 69th annual Sun Fun Festival continues through Sunday, May 12, with free entertainment for all ages in downtown Myrtle Beach. The Sun Fun Festival has weekend-long family activities including free oceanfront games, live music, face painting, kids crafts, parachute jumps and more.  The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team will jump at 12:00 and 4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 11, only.  Enjoy live music on Saturday from “Gump Fiction” at 1:00 p.m. and “the Swingin’ Medallions” at 7:00 p.m.  “Too Much Sylvia” plays at 2:00 p.m. Sunday.  Festival hours are 12:00 to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, May 11, and 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, May 12.  More event details are available at sunfunmb.com.

6. The Myrtle Beach Shrine Club’s “Smoke on the Beach,” an annual BBQ competition festival sanctioned by the South BBQ Network (SBN), continues Saturday, May 11. This annual event draws professional and amateur BBQ teams to Burroughs & Chapin Pavilion Place, as well as vendors and food trucks.  Spectators can watch the competition, explore vendor tents and enjoy the food.  Admission is free.  The festival continues from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, May 11, Burroughs & Chapin Pavilion Place, 812 North Ocean Boulevard.

7. The Myrtle Beach Classic, a PGA TOUR event, runs through Sunday, May 12, at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club.  There will be no major road closures in Myrtle Beach during the event.  General parking will be the former Myrtle Square Mall site, 2400 North Oak Street.  Handicap/ADA parking will also be at the former Myrtle Square Mall site.  Shuttles will transport spectators from the parking lot to the golf course and back.  Spectators are encouraged to pay the $15 parking fee in advance.  You can purchase parking day-of with cash or a credit card.  More information is available on the “Spectator Info” page of the Myrtle Beach Classic website here. 

  • Rideshare drop off will be located at Lot B, 2400 North Oak Street.  Rideshare vehicles will not be able to enter The Dunes Community.  All spectators are asked to use the shuttles to and from the course and Myrtle Square Mall site parking lot.
8. The Myrtle Beach Police Department hosts the Coordinated Effort monthly meeting, in partnership with local service providers, at Midtown Vineyard Church. The Coordinated Effort monthly meetings consist of local service providers and community outreach members to help those in need.  The effort specifically targets people challenged with mental health, addiction and homelessness each third Thursday of the month.  The public is welcome to join in the effort to help those in need at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 16.

9. The Charlie’s Place Market returns this year with new hours and a new addition, “Open Mic Night.” The Open Mic & Night Vendor Market at Charlie’s Place comes back for the season from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, May 18.  Bring your family and friends to enjoy an evening of live entertainment, food, vendors, shopping and community.  Each market is free to attend.  Open mic night welcomes singers, poets, comedians and more to the microphone.  No pre-registration needed.  Vendor space is also free.  Call the Neighborhood Services Department at (843) 918-1056 to reserve your space today.

10. Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium is closed to the public from 5:00 p.m., Saturday, May 18, through 6:00 a.m., Monday, May 27, for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field National Championship. Competition set up begins Sunday, May 19.  The track and field meet runs Thursday through Saturday, May 23-25.  The parking lot between Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium and Pepper Geddings Recreation Center will also be closed beginning 5:00 p.m., Saturday, May 18.  It will reopen at 6:00 a.m., Monday, May 27.

11. Plan ahead 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.  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  

Traffic will not be allowed to use Chester Street, Withers Drive and Yaupon Drive as a cut-through.  Road closures are also planned from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Saturday, May 25, for 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
12. Military Appreciation Days continues throughout the month of May in Myrtle Beach. The series of events are hosted by the City of Myrtle Beach, Military Appreciation Committee and Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.  See the schedule of events below.  All are welcome.

  • Myrtle Beach Pelicans’ Military Appreciation Night (Pelicans vs. Augusta) – 6:05 p.m. game time, Saturday, May 11. (Card set veterans are recognized prior to the game).
  • Military Appreciation Days Parade – 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 25. Along Farrow Parkway in The Market Common.
  • Family Picnic (featuring live music by “Julio and the Saltines”) – 11:30 a.m., Saturday, May 25, Valor Memorial Garden, 1120 Farrow Parkway.
  • 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 (featuring music by “Festive Brass”) – 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 27, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, 2101 North Oak Street.
  • Military Documentary – 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.
  • MOAA Grand Strand Chapter’s Retired U.S. Col. Francis A. Esposito Golf Tournament – Wednesday, May 29, Blackmoor Golf Club, Murrells Inlet.
13. Do you enjoy helping others and answering questions about Myrtle Beach? Join Myrtle Beach’s Friendship Team for Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26.  The Neighborhood Services Department is gathering volunteers to walk the boulevard and help visitors with directions and general questions.  Shifts are available from 2:00-6:00 p.m. and 6:00-10:00 p.m., Friday-Sunday, May 24-26.  Volunteers will be given t-shirts to wear to make them visible to the public as a member of the Friendship Team.  Training dates will be provided for volunteers prior to Memorial Day weekend.  Questions?  Call Neighborhood Services at 843-918-1062.

14. The annual Horry County Junior ROTC Drill Meet hosted more than 100 high school students and their families, and that’s the subject of our Photos of the Week. Eight area high schools gathered at the Pelicans Stadium parking lot to begin competition early in the morning Saturday, May 4, to win the traveling trophy.  Many of the disciplined youngsters competed in about a dozen different categories including knockout, platoon and squad competitions.  Myrtle Beach High School took home first place for the fourth year in a row, followed by Carolina Forest and Georgetown High Schools.  JRTOC members, family members, spectators and U.S. Army judges enjoyed a free lunch afterwards hosted by the City of Myrtle Beach.

15. Did you know… That Splinter City Disc Golf Course once served as the grounds for barracks, offices, a hospital and various maintenance and training facilities for the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base?  In March of 1942, units of the United States Army Air Corps opened formal operations at the former Myrtle Beach bombing and gunnery training range.  Construction began to meet the urgent need for combat air training…  And thus came a “wooden city.”  Humorously, locals began to refer to these wooden buildings as “Splinter City.”  Although crude by modern-day standards, Splinter City allowed the training mission to get fully underway within six months.  In 1943, some of the facilities in this area were used to house German prisoners of war.  Splinter City Disc Golf Course, co-operated by Horry County, opened in 2020 as the first disc golf course in the City of Myrtle Beach. 

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