Feeding Horry County Kids + Bus Drivers Needed + Shooting

Hey, people of Myrtle Beach! Kathy, your usual source for the Myrtle Beach Daily, will be back next week! While she is out, 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: Rain in the evening. High: 92 Low: 81.

Here are the top stories today in Myrtle Beach:

1. Orion180 Insurance and the Field Insurance Agency of Surfside presented Backpack Buddies with a $5,000 check. A program of nonprofit Help 4 Kids, Backpack Buddies aims to keep children fed in Horry County. The program helps feed more than 2,600 children each week.(WMBF)
2. Horry County applied for about $2.95 million through four federal grants from FEMA. The grants, denied on July 1st, were meant to mitigate flood risk in the Forestbrook and Socastee communities. The county plans on making an appeal to FEMA. (Charleston Post Courier)
3. Horry County Schools need to fill almost 100 school bus driver positions. To incentivize applicants, and encourage current drivers to stay, the district is offering a $1,500 bonus per semester for new and current drivers. No previous experience is needed, but drivers must be 21 years or older.(WMBF)
4. The Myrtle Beach Police Department are investigating a shooting that occured Friday morning on Park Drive. Police say the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment, and one person was detained in connection to the case — but no names have been released. As of yet, there is no further information on the case. (WMBF)
5. Councilman Harold Worley of Horry County faces difficulties in his effort to change how county council members are elected. Worley is proposing that Horry County still remain divided into 11 districts, each represented by a council member living in those communties. But rather than being elected by just that community, the voices of more than 262,000 voters across Horry County can weigh in. He hopes the changes will be a solution to a controversial rezoning proposal. (Myhorrynews)
6. A Horry County author just released a children's book that aims to help kids cope with anxiety, learn self-acceptance, and how to be confident. Nikki Merrill's "Nim the Spiderninja" follows the story of an eight-year-old who overcomes her worry about getting eyeglass with the help of a spidery friend. You can find the book, the first in a series of seven, on Amazon. (wpde.com)

Today in Myrtle Beach

• BEach Creative Workshop (10:30 AM)
• Family & Friends Picnic (2:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
• The Carolina Opry Show (7:00 PM)
• Ron Keel (1:00 PM - 8:00 PM)

Myrtle Beach Patch Notebook

• The first-round matchups for the Myrtle Beach Invitational basketball tournament have been announced! (Charleston Post Courier)
• A public meeting set for Thursday at Seaside Elementary School regarding changes to Business 17 in Murrells Inlet and Garden City (wpde.com)
• South Carolina state Rep. Russell Fry, who represents Grand Strand, is expected to announce his official run for Congress next week. Fry will be challenging U.S. Rep. Tom Rice for the District 7 House seat. (WMBF)
• North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue: "Have you installed your child's car seat in the right manner? Find out for free at the Saturday, August 7, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, rain or shine NMB Public Safety Car Seat Safety event at North Myrtle Beach Fire Station #5" (Facebook)
• Myrtle Beach International Airport: " Crowds can be expected during the weekend. If you are traveling between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., please consider arriving 3 hours prior to your scheduled departure time.." (Facebook)

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— Madison Feser

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