Three Receive City of North Myrtle Beach Employee Longevity Awards

During the March 19 North Myrtle Beach City Council Meeting, three city employees received Employee Longevity Awards. 

Receiving awards were Detective Owen Lynam (25 years of service), Aquatic & Fitness Center CustodianNicholas Greene (10), and Director of Planning & Development Jim Wood(10).

Employee Longevity Awards are given in five-year increments to employees who provide excellent customer service.

We congratulate these employees and thank them for their service!

Shown L-R in the accompanying photo are Jim Wood, Owen Lynam, Nicholas Greene, and City Manager Mike Mahaney.

North Myrtle Beach Election Commission Certifies March 6 Tourism Development Fee Referendum Vote Count

The North Myrtle Beach Election Commission met at North Myrtle Beach City Hall on March 8 at 10:00 a.m. to certify the March 6 Tourism Development Fee referendum vote.

The certified referendum vote count is 188 "YES" votes and 3052 "NO" votes.

The number of "NO" votes increased by two over the March 6 count.

The Election Commission approved two ballots withheld from the March 6 vote count pending review on March 8.

One voter did not have photographic identification on their person at the time of voting due to having misplaced their driver’s license. The voter later provided the required photographic proof and their ballot was reviewed and approved on March 8.

Another voter acquired an absentee ballot to fill out but did not complete or submit the absentee ballot. When they went to vote at their polling place, information showed they had signed up for an absentee ballot. The voter gave the uncompleted absentee ballot to the polling manager and voted by machine, pending review by the Commission on March 8.

The accompanying chart shows the vote as tallied per voting precinct: "ABS"=Absentee, "Failsafe"=The two reviewed and approved ballots, "CB"=Crescent Beach, "CG"=Cherry Grove, "OD"=Ocean Drive, "WH"=Windy Hill.

Carolina Wheelchair Basketball Conference Championship Tournament Set For March 10-11 At The North Myrtle Beach Aquatic & Fitness Center

The Carolina Wheelchair Basketball Conference Championship Tournament (CWBC) will be held March 10-11 at the North Myrtle Beach Aquatic & Fitness Center (1100 Second Avenue South).

The CWBC is comprised of seven teams:

North Carolina Teams

Charlotte Rollin Hornets

Fayetteville Flyers

Port City Spokesman

Triad Trackers

Triangle Thunder

South Carolina Teams

Richland County Recreation Commission Lightening’s

Spartanburg Pistons

The March 10 tip-off is at 9am with the last game beginning at 3:30pm.

The March 11 tip-off is at 9am with the championship game beginning at 12pm.

The games are free and open to the public.

For more information please contact Melinda Chappell at 843-280-5632 

Change in Dates for Ocean Boulevard Lane Closures in Area of Tilghman Beach & Golf Resort

Due to a forecast for high wind and rain, the Ocean Boulevard lane closures originally scheduled for March 6 and 7 in the area of Tilghman Beach & Golf Resort have beenchanged to March 13 and 14.

The southbound lanes on Ocean Boulevard between Shorehaven Drive and 18th Avenue North will be closed between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on March 13 and 14 as Tilghman Beach & Golf Resort completes work on their building. The work involves the use of a crane that will be situated in the southbound lanes. All lanes will be open to traffic overnight.

There will be a detour in place using Sea Mountain Highway westbound to Highway 17 southbound and then to 11th Avenue North eastbound in order to reach Ocean Boulevard south of 18th Avenue North.

14 Residents Graduate From 2018 City of North Myrtle Beach Citizens Academy

During their March 5 meeting, the North Myrtle Beach City Council recognized the graduates of the 2018 North Myrtle Beach Citizens Academy.

Receiving graduation certificates were North Myrtle Beach residents Deborah Anzelc, Ken Anzelc, Roger Bonner, Paul Carver, Robert Clark, Scott Ellis, David Hendrickson, James Hovanec, Ricky Martin, Sheila Martin, Bob Moss, Jimmy Payne, Roger Quinn, and Cathy Weis.

The annual Citizens Academy offers North Myrtle Beach residents the opportunity to learn more about how their city functions through presentations by city department heads, discussion of some of the key issues facing the city, and tours of city facilities.

We greatly appreciate the involvement of this year’s Academy graduates!

North Myrtle Beach City Council Recognizes 26 Santee Cooper Employees For Their Voluntary Service to the People of St. Croix

During their March 5 meeting, the North Myrtle Beach City Council recognized 26 Santee Cooper employees from North Myrtle Beach, Conway, Myrtle Beach and Garden City, who voluntarily traveled to St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands with their trucks and other equipment to help restore power lost through the impact of two Category 5 hurricanes.

When they arrived in St. Croix only 18% of the residents had power. While there, the employees worked 12 to 14 hours per day, 7 days a week. When they left St. Croix about 95% of the residents had power.

The employees divided into two groups. The first group departed to St. Croix on November 20, 2017 and returned home December 21. The second group departed on December 20and returned home onJanuary 21. Each group missed spending the holidays with their families and friends but they were willing to make that sacrifice to help the people of St. Croix.

The Santee Cooper employees were Timmy Long, Joe Sawyer, Andol Johnson, Reggie Graves, Larry Hall, Brooks Cribb, Jamie Anderson, Hunter Melton, Blake Ward, Matt Martin, Chase Prince, David Causey, Jerry Holt, Kyle Powell, Logan Sauls, Garrett Gasque, Judson Ward, Donnie Metzger, Chris Osha, Austin Luken, Reggie Davis, Lexie Creel, Chase Woodle, Austin Griswold, James Milton, and Dennis Dutcher.

Mayor Marilyn Hatley also thanked Santee Cooper employees for their dedication to restoring power to North Myrtle Beach as quickly as possible following hurricanes and other storm events.

Little River Fishing Fleet and Coastal Scuba

Happy Spring...feels very much like it here at the beach with temp in the 70's and sunny. Ocean is starting to warm up nicely. We have been running our 3/4 day fishing trips with great success, catching lots of black sea bass and sharks.  

Megalodon Tooth Dive

Megalodon Tooth Dive is on the calendar for March 11th and more are being added so keep an eye on the dive schedule.

Check out our dive schedule at www.coastalscuba.com, or call us in the shop if you would like to join us or for more information. 843-361-3323.

The awesome teeth in the pictures are from February 6th and February 23rd.  The bottom temp was 65 and the surface was 70.  Two great days of fossil hunting!

Open Water Certification Classes

Now is a great time to get your Open

Water Certification!!

PADI has made getting your Open Water certification, Advanced Open Water certification and many other specialties quicker and easier than ever before with eLearning options.  Take advantage of these options and get certified or advance your certification this Summer!

Try Diving!

Always wondered what it would be like to breathe underwater?  This is the perfect opportunity for you to see what it's like.  Sign up for a Discover Scuba Diving class, come get in our amazing training pool in full gear to discover how amazing diving is!

We offer the classes year round and it gives you the chance to see if you want to become a PADI Open Water diver. Start your adventure to become a part of the awe-inspiring underwater world.

Gulf Stream Fishing

Our gulf stream trips are a wonderful fit for the avid angler or the beginner angler wanting to "fill the freezer". We are a family friendly company and love to help your family create memories to last a lifetime. Our captains love to put you on the fish! 

We have trips scheduled on:

Friday, March 9th

Sunday, March 18th

Saturday, March 24th

Wednesday, March 28th

Book online at www.littleriverfleet.com or call 843-361-3323 and our friendly staff will be happy to make your reservation for you.

3/4 Day Fishing

We are currently having great success catching keeper Black Sea Bass and other species on our 3/4 day trips. Give us a call to book a spot, or book online at www.littleriverfleet.com 

About Little River Fishing Fleet and Coastal Scuba

Little River Fishing Fleet has a fleet of 5 vessels to accommodate groups of every size.  We run trips every day and it's as simple as one phone call to get yourself or a group out for fantastic fishing.  Our captains and mates are FIRST CLASS in customer service.

Coastal Scuba has been a 5 Star PADI Dive Center since 2008 and now is a 5 Star IDC(instructor development center).  If you are looking to advance your Open Water certification toward the professional side we offer Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver through Open Water Scuba Instructor.  We also offer many specialties for those wanting to obtain Master Scuba Diver.  Continue your diving certification level through Coastal Scuba right here on the Grand Strand!!!

Location(s)

Little River Fishing Fleet/Coastal Scuba

843-361-3323

N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29582