🌱Security Guard Out Of The Hospital After Being Shot+Parking Meters?

Hi all. It's me, Karena Garrity, your host of the Myrtle Beach Patch newsletter — here to tell you everything you need to know about what's happening in town these days. Including updates on:

• Teacher of the Year, who will it be?
• Will you have to pay to park in downtown Conway?
• A security guard is home after being shot!

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Breezy in the morning; sunny. High: 57 Low: 37.

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Here are the top five stories today in Myrtle Beach:

1. Who will be this year's Teacher of the Year for Horry County Schools? The winner will be announced in April. Here are the five candidates: Brennan Allen, a special education teacher at Carolina Forest High School. Emma Lyn Cain at Pee Dee Elementary. James Carter teaches science for 11th and 12th graders, including AP Biology and the AP Capstone course at Scholars Academy. Meredith Chandler teaches at North Myrtle Beach High School Algebra 2 Honors for 9th, 10th and 11th graders, as well as probability and statistics. Suzanne Troiani teaches honors and CP level English at Socastee High. Good luck teachers! (Myhorrynews)
2. Changes could be coming to parking in downtown Conway. The city council is considering putting in 500 parking meters at a price tag of $250,000 (which would come from its hospitality fund) along Main Street, Laurel Street, Elm Street, Beaty Street, Kingston Street, Norman Alley and 4th, 3rd and 2nd avenues. The proposal is that the meters would charge $1 an hour for parking 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Money raised from the meters would go into a parking district fund and be used toward improving and/or adding new parking areas. Touting that taxpayers would not have to carry the expense of parking improvements in the area the proposed parking meters are being considered with the city’s 2023-2024 municipal budget. (WMBF)
3. After being shot in the head twice with a shotgun blast on Saturday night during an altercation at Phoenix Security Solutions in a Carolina Forest neighborhood, security guard Ricky Wise was released from the hospital Sunday. According to WMBF, "Phoenix Security Solutions explained on a Facebook post that the shooting was a result of Wise trying to de-escalate an altercation between the suspect and another neighbor. The company said at some point the suspect grabbed Wise’s body camera and ran into a house. Phoenix Security Solutions President Mike Arrington said the suspect then came outside with a shotgun and fired at Wise. Wise was hit two times by shotgun pellets and sustained injuries in the face, head and neck. Wise shot the suspect three times, in the chest, arm and head, according to Arrington. Wise said he never thought he would ever use his gun as a security guard." (WMBF)
4. In an effort to keep the four-legged members of the Horry County public safety team, safe and healthy, first responders trained this week on how to properly care for injured public safety K9s. According to WMBF, "both Horry County Fire Rescue and Police Department have specific dogs that assist them in investigations and calls of service. Part of that training [to keep them safe] involved first responders working at the Horry County Animal Care Center and learning how to take care of the dogs if they ever get injured on the job." (WMBF)
5. In the market for a new home, or just interested in what's out there? Let Patch be your go-to source for listings and upcoming open houses in and around the Myrtle Beach area.
   Keep reading to see what's been listed in your area, along with which open houses are being held in the near future. Like what you see? Just click on any property in the list to get additional photos and details. (Myrtle Beach Patch)

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From my notebook:

• Myrtle Beach Convention Center: "Are you looking for a job or a more challenging career? Join DBC Radio of Myrtle Beach [today], March 15th from 11am-6pm for “Grand Strand’s Largest Job Fair." (Myrtle Beach Convention Center via Facebook)
• Horry County Schools: "Attention high school students! Are you looking for a summer job? HCS has partnered with the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and the Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association to host our Annual Summer Job Fair for high school students on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Myrtle Beach High School. Come out and meet with employers throughout the Grand Strand area that are hiring." (Horry County Schools via Facebook)
• Myrtle Beach Pelicans: "2022 Pelican and Chicago Cubs top prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong on supporting his teammates in the World Baseball Classic, being in big-league camp, and his 2023 season goal." (Myrtle Beach Pelicans via Facebook)
• The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach: "Today’s featured #PetOfTheDay is Filbert! His adoption fee is being sponsored by Elliott Beach Rentals. Filbert was a Tomcat who was found hit by a car. Luckily, he had no injuries!" (The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach via Facebook)

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— Karena Garrity

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