🌱Animal Cruelty Case In Myrtle Beach + New Toys At Futrell Park

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• Myrtle Beach’s Futrell Park gets a facelift.
• Myrtle Beach students are going to the Super Bowl of musical theater this weekend.
• A Myrtle Beach man was charged with felony animal cruelty and failure to properly bury animals.

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Breezy in the afternoon. High: 69 Low: 53.

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Here are the top four stories in Myrtle Beach today:

1. Myrtle Beach’s Futrell Park gets a facelift. According to WMBF, "visitors to Futrell Park will soon see a brand new playground complete with safety renovations and a Storywalk. The renovations will be in addition to the new splash pad the city council announced for the park in August. “The Parks Division will install two play structures, a swing set and an artificial turf playground covering,” the city announced. Decorative fencing will be added around the play area to keep children safe and a Storywalk, similar to what is around the walking path at Grand Park, will also be installed." See you there soon with the little ones! (WMBF)
2. The Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta is the Super Bowl of musical theater and 24 students from Myrtle Beach Area Children’s Theatre are heading to the festival to perform their piece, “Frozen Jr.” According to WBTW, "students from around the globe travel to Atlanta to compete in showcases and take part in master classes. … The students will be heading to Atlanta to compete this weekend." Good luck! (WBTW)
3. Do you want to add a new member to your family? Look no further than these Myrtle Beach animal shelters for a pet available for adoption. Many pets are still looking for their forever home and facilities are still working to fulfill adoptions and place pets with families. With help from our friends at Petfinder, Patch has compiled this week’s list of animals available for adoption near you. (Myrtle Beach Patch)
4. According to a Myrtle Beach Police Department Facebook post "the Myrtle Beach Police Department has charged Raahkeem Orlando Young, 33, of Myrtle Beach, with felony animal cruelty and failure to properly bury animals following an investigation in which four deceased pit bulls were found in a dumpster between November 15 and December 26. On November 15, animal control officers responded to 2005 Greens Blvd. after a person found three deceased pit bulls in a dumpster inside a plastic tub covered in feces and urine. The adult female dog was starved and had a broken foot. The two six to eight-week-old puppies were drowned. Through the investigation, officers learned Young was responsible for animals. On December 26, 2022, Animal Control officers responded to the same location for a ten to twelve-week-old pit bull puppy in a plastic tub that was discarded next to the same dumpster. Officers learned the puppy died of illness and drowning. Young was connected to the case after officers located a receipt discarded with a puppy that led officers back to Young using cameras from the store and the city traffic and street cameras. Young is charged with four counts of felony animal cruelty and four counts of failure to properly bury animals. He was taken into custody on Saturday, January 7, 2023, and released on a PR bond later that day. This is still an active investigation. If you have any information, please call the Animal Control Unit at 843-918-1331 or e-mail animalcontrol@cityofmyrtlebeach.com. Callers can remain anonymous. Reference Report number 22-024360 or 22-022412." (Myrtle Beach Police Department via Facebook)

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From my notebook:

• Myrtle Beach Pelicans: "The Pelicans are thrilled to announce that Todd Chapman has been promoted to director of ticket sales! Todd joined the club in 2013 at a ticket sales intern before assuming a full time role in 2014 as the sports and tourism sales manager." (Myrtle Beach Pelicans via Facebook)
• The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach: "Simon has been at our shelter for 450 days! At just two and a half years old, that means this boy has had to spend a good chunk of his life living in a shelter. Simon was surrendered to us last year when his mom fell on extremely hard times." (The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach via Facebook)
• North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue: "Our final numbers for incidents in 2022 is a new record year with 6233 incidents total." (North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue via Facebook)
• Horry County Schools: "Reminder: All schools will dismiss 2.5 hours early on Friday, Jan. 13. All schools will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 16 and 17." (Horry County Schools via Facebook)
• The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach: "Thank you to The Pet Doctor and The Pet Doctor: Doggie Daycare & Boarding for the cat load of donations! " (The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach via Facebook)
• The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach: "Today's #PetOfTheDay is Gus! His adoption fee is being sponsored by Elliott Beach Rentals. Gus is a giant goofball! He is 50 pounds of pure silliness! Gus is always looking to play, and his face lights up when you hold anything that can resemble a toy. He is super friendly and gets along with kids and other dogs. Gus is not a fan of kitties." (The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach via Facebook)

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