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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 – APRIL 26, 2024  (Click here to download the full PDF.)

1.   Next week’s meeting schedule is attached.

2. Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium is closed Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27. The “Conference Carolinas Championship” NCAA Division II Track and Field Meet continues tomorrow, Saturday, April 27, at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium.  Field athletes begin competition at 10:00 a.m. and Track athletes begin at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, April 27.  Passes as $12 per day.  Parking is available at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium, 705 33rd Avenue North.  Click here for tickets and participant information.

3. Ground Zero’s 16th Annual Dragon Boat Festival takes place at Grand Park beginning at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, April 27. The annual festival features dozens of teams racing in boats to raise money for Ground Zero, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.  The free, family-friendly festival includes boat racing, vendors, food, activities and more.  You can find Grand Park Lake at 1119 Farrow Parkway in The Market Common.  All activities will end by 8:00 p.m.  There are no planned road closures.

4. The Myrtle Beach Downtown Alliance hosts two Public Input Meetings for the community to learn and ask questions about public art placement, green spaces, architectural design, branding and more in the downtown area. See the meeting dates and times below.  Each meeting is “drop-in” style.  Additional meetings will be hosted in the fall.  Questions?  Contact Michelle Cantey at cantey@mbdowntown.org.

  • Tuesday, April 30: 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., Crabtree Memorial Gym, 1004 Crabtree Lane
  • Thursday, May 2: 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., Ocean View Baptist Church, 7300 North Kings Highway
5. Myrtle Beach’s seasonal rules for dogs and bicycles on the beach go into effect Wednesday, May 1. From May 1 through Labor Day, dogs are allowed on the beach before 10:00 a.m. and after 5:00 p.m. only, and dogs and bicycles are allowed on the boardwalk between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. only.  At all times, dogs must be on a leash seven feet or shorter, and you must pick up and properly dispose of droppings.  Both laws exclude service dogs.  Note that the City of Myrtle Beach offers three bark parks for all to enjoy:  Bark Park North, 5000 Claire Chapin Epps Drive; Bark Park South, 3909 Center South Drive; and, New Town Bark Park, 200 Collins Street. 

6. May 1 also marks the beginning of Myrtle Beach’s Sea Turtle Nesting Season.  Early each morning, City of Myrtle Beach crews clean and monitor beaches and report nests to Myrtle Beach State Park Ranger Ann Wilson.  Nests are carefully relocated to Myrtle Beach State Park by trained personnel for safekeeping and observation.  Sea turtles are federally protected under the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Turtle Protection Act.  The law states that “no person may take, possess, disturb, mutilate, destroy, cause to be destroyed, sell, offer for sale, transfer, molest or harass any marine sea turtle or its nests or eggs at any times.”  If you see a sea turtle in the ocean or on the beach, stay away from it.  Turtle hatchlings should not be picked up and placed in the ocean, as they need to crawl on their own to set their navigational compass and increase their chance of survival.  Do not harm, harass, pick up, ride, straddle, restrain, jump over, injure, kill or otherwise disturb sea turtles.  Feeding or touching turtles in any way, including shining a light on them, is considered a disturbance.  Federal penalties for disturbing sea turtles include jail time and fines up to $15,000 for each offense, with the maximum federal fine for harming a threatened species being $25,000.

Beachgoers, stay away from sand dunes, keep dogs on leashes, put all trash and recyclables in solid waste containers, fill in beach holes and smash sandcastles before leaving each day.  Fireworks, lights, flash photography and noise will disturb sea turtles! Disturbances can result in “false crawl,” meaning the mother returned to the ocean without leaving hatchlings on the beach.  If you spot nesting activity or a sick, injured, dead or disturbed turtle or nest, call South Carolina’s Department of Natural Resources at 1-800-922-5431.  If you see someone disturbing or harming a sea turtle or nest, call the Myrtle Beach Police Department non-emergency line at 843-918-1300 for immediate assistance.

7. Enjoy Savannah’s Playground a little bit longer when playtime hours are extended for the summer May 1. Savannah’s Playground summer hours are 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., May 1 through September 30.  Just remember, the playground doesn’t open until 12:00 p.m. on Tuesdays!  You can find Savannah’s Playground at 1010 Crabtree Lane.

8. Everyone is invited to be part of the “National Day of Prayer” Event on Thursday, May 2, 6:00 p.m., at Myrtle’s Market, 605 Mr. Joe White Avenue.  Myrtle Beach community members representing all faiths are encouraged to attend.  The annual event is hosted by the Neighborhood Services Department. Questions?  Call 843-918-1062.

9. Myrtle Beach’s Military Appreciation Days kicks off with the Horry County Junior ROTC Drill Meet on Saturday, May 4! The City of Myrtle Beach, Military Appreciation Committee and Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce collectively host a series of events each May to celebrate our military.  The events begin with the Drill Meet at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, May 4, at the Pelicans Stadium Parking Lot, 1251 21st Avenue North.  It is followed by a Military Family Members Social at 12:00 p.m. inside Pelicans Stadium.  The rest of this month’s events are below:

  • Myrtle Beach Pelicans Military Appreciation Night – 6:05 p.m. (Gates open at 5:00 p.m.), Saturday, May 11, Pelicans Stadium, 1251 21st Avenue North
  • Military Appreciation Days Parade – 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 25, Along Farrow Parkway in The Market Common (Parade Registration and Band Registration here)
  • Family Picnic – 11:30 a.m., Saturday, May 25, Valor Memorial Garden, 1120 Farrow Parkway (Exhibitor Registration here), featuring Julio and the Saltines
  • 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 – Time TBA, 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
10. The World’s Strongest Man Competition returns to Myrtle Beach Wednesday through Sunday, May 1-5, at Burroughs & Chapin Pavilion Place. Ocean Boulevard, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues North, will be closed Tuesday, April 30, from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m.  It will also close Wednesday-Thursday, May 1-2, and Saturday-Sunday, May 4-5, from 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.  Note that there is no competition Friday, May 3, for athletes to rest.

11. Fall sports registration opens at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, May 4, for youth football, cheerleading, softball and baseball. Fall sports take place from August to November.  Be sure to register online on Myrtle Beach’s Parks, Recreation and Sports Tourism website, MyrtleBeachPRST.com, under the “Youth Sports” tab.  Here are the age categories for each sport:

  • Football: Ages 7-8, Ages 9-10 and Ages 11-12
  • Cheerleading: Ages 4-6 and Ages 7-12
  • Baseball: Ages 4-6 Rookie League (Boys and Girls), Ages 6-8 Machine Pitch (Boys and Girls), Ages 9-10, Ages 11-12 and Ages 13-15
  • Softball: Ages 8-10, Ages 11-12 and Ages 13-16
12. The Myrtle Beach Classic, a PGA TOUR event, will debut Tuesday, May 9, 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 Lot B of 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 Lot B parking lot.
13. Myrtle Beach youngsters played in the sunshine while listening to stories and songs at Futrell Park, and that's our subject of this week's Photos of the Week. Library staff hosts young readers of all ages at parks and playgrounds for Chapin Memorial Library’s Outdoor Storytime.  Children sing songs, learn new dance moves and follow along with children's storybooks on Wednesdays throughout the spring and summer during storytime.  At this session, kids learned about shapes, animals and read “Raindrops to Rainbow” by John Micklos.  Afterwards, the participants played on the new, state-of-the-art playground!  

14. Did you know… That the first post office opened in 1888 in Myrtle Beach?  This was 50 years before the city was founded. It was originally named “Wither’s Post Office,” before Myrtle Beach was given its name in a naming contest in 1900.  In 1901, the Withers Post Office was renamed the Myrtle Beach Post O  The building we now know as City Services was the Myrtle Beach Post Office’s home through the late 1970’s.  The Myrtle Beach Post Office eventually moved to Fifth Avenue North and Kings Highway, where it stands today.

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