Dog Rescued + Drowning Settlement + New Project Golf Director

Rise and shine, Myrtle Beach! Kathy, your usual source for the Myrtle Beach Daily, is out this week. But Patch still wants to make sure you are up-to-date on all of your local happenings, so I am here to fill in! Please note that during this period your newsletters might be lighter than usual. -Madison

First, today's weather: Humid and mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 94 Low: 79.

Here are the top stories in Myrtle Beach today:

1. Myrtle Beach police cited a 73-year-old woman for leaving her dog in a hot car while she was shopping. Police were called to the 1000 block of Oak Forest Lane when a group of people noticed the dog in the car without water. It was 82 degrees out, with a heat index of 91 degrees, when officers rescued the dog. The owner was issued a blue ticket for cruelty to animals, and the dog was taken to the humane society. (WBTW)
2. Project Golf named Angel Diaz, a PGA professional and retired Navy veteran, its new director. The Myrtle Beach initiative focused on increasing access to the sport through quality instruction and an emphasis on prospective players who did not comfortable learning at typical courses. (Charleston Post Courier)
3. The family of Nicolette Green was awarded $1 million from American Aluminum Accessories through a judge-approved settlement. Both Green and Wendy Newton drowned on September 18, 2018 in a Horry County Sheriff’s Office transport van when the inmate transport module, designed by American Aluminum Accessories, filled with water. Deputies drove the vehicle into flood waters caused by Hurricane Florence, leading to the death of the two women being transported as mental health patients. (Free: WMB, Subscription: Myrtle Beach Sun News)
4. For the next four weeks, volunteers with the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau will provide an assortment of on-the-go breakfast items for health care workers. The volunteers will visit six regional health care facilities as recognition for the work health care workers have done during the pandemic. (Press Release Desk)

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Today in Myrtle Beach

• Twist Kids Summer Camp: Beach Life (9:00 AM)
• Easton Corbin at Alabama Theater (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
• North Myrtle Beach Musician Will Ness: Wine Therapy (1:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
• Jason Ray Welsh and Bryson Grove at Last Call Tapas (7:00 PM - 11:00 PM)
• Whiskey Neat Duo at Flynn's Irish Tavern (7:00 PM - 10:00 PM)

Myrtle Beach Patch Notebook

• Horry County Schools: "Next weekend, August 6-8 is South Carolina's #sctaxfree weekend. A variety of purchases will be exempt from the state's 6% Sales Tax and any applicable local taxes." (Facebook)
• Myrtle Beach Pelicans: "Nominate a first responder you know to be invited to a Pelicans game and be recognized in-stadium! " (Facebook)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday. See you all tomorrow for another update! If you're loving these newsletters, consider bringing some of your friends and neighbors along for the ride. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Madison Feser

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