🌱Juneteenth Festival Coming Up + Competition Brings$8 Million To MB

Hello, friends! Karena Garrity here with your Wednesday edition of the Myrtle Beach Patch newsletter. Keep reading to find out all the most important things happening locally, including updates on...

• World’s Strongest Man competition is a money maker.
• Looking for a new home.
• Juneteenth Festival celebration!

But first, today's weather:

Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm. High: 86 Low: 64.

Here are the top stories today in Myrtle Beach:

1. More than just a good time and a great competition, the World’s Strongest Man competition is a huge money maker for the Myrtle Beach area each year. For 2023, the competition event brought in a reported $8 million dollars for hotels, restaurants and other attractions throughout Myrtle Beach. The chamber revealed that 38,000 people attended the event over the course of five days.The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce reported that the five-day event has an attendance of over 38,000 people. (WMBF)
2. The local housing scene is always shifting, and there are a variety of homes to choose from these days. Let Patch be your go-to source for listings and upcoming open houses in and around the Myrtle Beach area. See what's been listed in your area, along with which open houses are coming up in the days ahead. Like what you see? (Myrtle Beach Patch)
3. Myrtle Beach's Juneteenth Festival will take place on June 17 at 10 a.m. at Charlie's Place. Join the celebration, take in the smell of traditional foods, enjoy the sound of music playing and most importantly listen to the storytelling of African American freedom and learn. (wpde.com)

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Today in Myrtle Beach:

Wednesday, June 7

• Keepers of the Kingdom - VBS (6:00 PM)
• Time Warp (7:00 PM)
• Charles Bach Wonders! Magic & Illusion Show (7:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Myrtle Beach Pelicans: "Birds, beach, won the series at home. " (Myrtle Beach Pelicans via Instagram)
• North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue: "After an extensive application process that began earlier this year, we are happy to announce that we have selected our new Deputy Chief. Deputy Chief John Galganski began his service with our Department." (North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue via Facebook)
• South Carolina National Guard: "The man behind the camera retires: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gerard J. Boffen, a public affairs specialist with the 108th Public Affairs Detachment, South Carolina National Guard, was honored during a retirement ceremony, on June 4th." (South Carolina National Guard via Instagram)
• Visit Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: "Just a friendly reminder that our furry friends are only allowed on our 60 miles of beach before 9 a.m. and after 5 p.m. through Labor Day. This is to ensure that we keep their paws safe from the hot sand." (Visit Myrtle Beach, South Carolina via Facebook)
• House of Blues Myrtle Beach: "The Wonder Years: The Greatest Generation 10th Anniversary Tour comes to House of Blues Myrtle Beach on September 16th with special guests Anxious, Sweet Pill, & Action/Adventure." (House of Blues Myrtle Beach via Facebook)

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• Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! (June 8)
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That's it for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Karena Garrity

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