🌱 Smoke On The Beach Festival + Get Ready For A Hurricane

Hello, friends! Karena Garrity here with your fresh copy of the Myrtle Beach Patch newsletter, filled with all the local news you need to know right now. Including updates on:

• Are you ready for a hurricane?
• Splash pad opening.
• Smoke on the Beach Festival.

But first, today's weather: Cooler with showers around. High: 71 Low: 63.

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Here are the top stories today in Myrtle Beach:

1. Are you ready for a hurricane? If you would like some pointers on how to be hurricane ready come to the Coastal Carolina University hurricane readiness expo on Saturday, May 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the HTC Center on CCU's campus. According to wpde.com, "ABC 15's very own Ed Piotrowski will be there presenting along with Horry County Emergency Management Director Sam Hodge. CCU to host Hurricane Readiness Expo with Ed Piotrowski." It's always better to be prepared! (wpde.com)
2. Grab the kids and head over to Futrell Park on June 1 for the grand opening ceremony of the Splash Pad, from 1 to 3 p.m. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. Hope to see you there! (wpde.com)
3. It's back! The annual Smoke on the Beach Festival, which was postponed last month due to weather issues, is being held this weekend on May 19 and 20 at the Myrtle Beach Pavilion Park. The free event will include live music a barbecue competition, food trucks and vendors of all sorts. Proceeds from the festival will benefit the Myrtle Beach Shrine Club. (wpde.com)
4. Conway's first full-time city attorney is Jasmin Waites Parker. Twenty-eight-year-old Parker hopes to use her position to be a liaison between the legal side of Conway and the community. Congratulations Jasmin! (Myhorrynews)

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Today in Myrtle Beach:

• Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! (9:00 AM)
• The Carolina Opry (7:00 PM)
• Charles Bach Wonders! Magic & Illusion Show (7:00 PM)
• Comedy Hypnosis Hour (9:15 PM)

From my notebook:

• North Myrtle Beach Police: "NMB community please help us welcome our newest officer, Matthew Demaio to our blue family. Officer Demaio has over 10 years law enforcement expierence and recently relocated to the Grand Strand area." (North Myrtle Beach Police via Facebook)
• House of Blues Myrtle Beach: " Get ready, Wildcats! Bop to the Top is coming to HOB Myrtle on 8/19! Spinning all your favorite HSM and classic Bops! (18+ event) Tickets on sale Friday at 10 am! Ticket info: https://livemu.sc/3Og6oCT" (House of Blues Myrtle Beach via Facebook)
• Horry County Schools: "The Horry County Board of Education named Krista Finklea the new principal at St. James Elementary, beginning the 2023-2024 school year." (Horry County Schools via Facebook)
• House of Blues Myrtle Beach: " Thurston Howell – A Premier Yacht Rock Spectacular is coming to House of Blues Myrtle Beach on July 30! Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. 💃 🎟️ Click the link in our bio for ticket info or visit #LiveNation.com" (House of Blues Myrtle Beach via Instagram)
• Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon & Coastal 5K: "We are 150 days away from the Myrtle Beach Mini-Marathon presented by BMW of Myrtle Beach! You still have time to make a decision, put together a plan, and do something amazing, just like Shannon Jones of Lexington, North Carolina, did last year." (Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon & Coastal 5K via Instagram)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Karena Garrity

About me: Journalism is in my veins. I have been a community reporter for the better part of the past 20 years. I love my community and I am honored to be a part of Patch.com. You can reach me at; karena.garrity@patch.com.

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