North Myrtle Beach Aquatic & Fitness Center raises $14,500 for Teen Angels at 3rd Annual Dew’s Charity Golf Tournament.

111 golfers participated in the 2017 Dew’s Golf Tournament at Possum Trot Golf Course,raising $14,500 for Teen Angels, a local organization that assists homeless and less fortunate North Myrtle Beach High School students.

The North Myrtle Beach Aquatic & Fitness Center was the event organizer and host, and Dew's was the presenting sponsor (www.dewshasit.com).

Teen Angels assists homeless and less fortunate North Myrtle Beach High School students by providing them with school books, personal care products, transportation to doctor and dentist appointments, and much more. The students are too old for foster care and too young to do it all on their own, and they have made the decision to stay in school, despite the challenges they face.

Tournament participants enjoyed a variety of competitions in addition to the 18 holes of Captain’s Choice Golf Tournament play. Activities included a Longest Drive Competition won by Madison Elliot and Josh Westerhaus and a Closest to the Pin Competition won by Madison Elliot and Bob Chandler. Additionally, $1,000 was up for grabs in the Hole-in-One Competition.

Following the tournament golfers enjoyed a delicious lunch at Wild Wing Café in Barefoot Landing. There they were able to relax, collect some door prizes and celebrate with the tournament’s winning teams. The Ladies Team of Carol Hodrick, Marty List, Karen Bard, and Cyndy Suarez were victorious. For the men Bob Corley, Wayne George, Bill Rogers and Rodney Rogers pulled out the victory after a three hole tie-break. The Mixed Team winners included Lester Perkins, Mark Rawls, Leesa Rawls, and Nils Regnell.

Next year’s event is Saturday, August 18, 2018.

A HUGE “THANK YOU” goes out to all the players and sponsors who helped make the North Myrtle Beach Aquatic & Fitness Center/Dew’s Golf Tournament an exciting and successful fundraising event.

Enjoy Free September 21 Concert at the Horseshoe on Main Street in North Myrtle Beach

ENJOY BLACK WATER RHYTHM & BLUES BAND IN A FREE SEPTEMBER 21CONCERT

You are invited to enjoy the Black Water Rhythm & Blues Band in a free September 21, 7pm-9pm concert at the Horseshoe on Main Street in North Myrtle Beach.

Beach and blues hits.

Bring a beach chair.

The free concert is part of the City of North Myrtle Beach Parks & Recreation Department’s Music on Main summer concert series sponsored by Coastal Carolina National Bank (CCNB).

For day of event weather information call the “Rec Check” hotline at (843) 280-5594, follow on Facebook, or visit their website http://parks.nmb.us.

North Myrtle Beach Citywide Cleanup Day is October 21

Date: Saturday, October 21

Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Location: North Myrtle Beach Sanitation Transfer Station - 2nd Avenue South

The Keep North Myrtle Beach Beautiful Commission will hold its annual Citywide Home Cleanup Day onSaturday, October 21, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

The annual home cleanup day provides North Myrtle Beach residents with an opportunity to clean out their closets, attics, garages, and storage sheds. During the event, residents may discard unwanted items, including appliances, TVs, furniture, paint, pesticides, chemicals, oil, old tires, and more. No construction debris or medical waste will be accepted.

Drop Off Site Location: Residents must transport their items to the North Myrtle Beach Sanitation Department Transfer Station located on 2nd Avenue South. (Once on 2nd Avenue South, drive toward the Intracoastal Waterway past City Hall and the Aquatic & Fitness Center. The drop site is on the right hand side of 2^nd Avenue South.)

Furniture and Appliances that are still usable may be donated to the Salvation Army, Goodwill Industries or local churches. Many of these organizations will pick up items to be donated. Residents should contact these organizations directly.

Special Collections: The City also provides a special collection service for furniture, appliances and other bulky items that residents no longer want and do not intend to donate. These items should be placed at curbside for pickup. This service is not regularly scheduled but is provided on an as-needed basis. Please call the Sanitation Division at (843) 280-5500 prior to placing such items at curbside to ensure prompt pickup.

Volunteers: If you would like to help, please call (843) 280-5673 or email dgbarnhill@nmb.us to volunteer.

The annual Citywide Home Cleanup Day is sponsored by the Keep North Myrtle Beach Beautiful Commission, the North Myrtle Beach Sanitation Department and the City of North Myrtle Beach.

The Keep North Myrtle Beach Beautiful Commission offers a community based volunteer program to educate and empower the North Myrtle Beach community to personally improve the environment and enhance quality of life and community pride through beautification, litter prevention and recycling.

The Keep North Myrtle Beach Beautiful Commission is an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful.

In the photo, Recreation Programs Operations Director Gregg Barnhill surveys some of the items brought to the City's Transfer Station by residents during a previous Cleanup Day.

City of North Myrtle Beach City Completes Transition From Maintaining Its Own Fuel Tanks to Using Gas Cards

About a year ago, in an effort to save money and avoid potential costly environmental risks, the city of North Myrtle Beach began transitioning from maintaining its own fuel supply for police, public works and other public vehicles to using fuel cards for fuel purchases at local stations.

The final part of that transition is now underway as contracted crews remove four underground fuel tanks near the city's vehicle maintenance area on 2nd Avenue South.

There are four underground tanks, each weighing about 9,000 pounds and each capable of holding about 10,000 gallons of fuel-- two for diesel and two for gasoline.

The tanks will be taken to a scrap yard but before that happens each tank must be emptied of any remaining with a vactor truck and then power washed inside to remove as much diesel or gasoline residue as possible. The power washing is done by a person wearing a haz-mat suit and breathing apparatus, who enters the tank via a hole cut in the end of the tank (see hole photo). Only then can the scrap yard use torches to cut up and recycle the old tanks.

It is estimated that the fuel tanks have been in the ground for more than 40 years and they appear to be in good shape. Once the tanks have been removed, the SC Department of Health & Environmental Control will determine if any soil remediation is necessary at the site.

The city has also joined an alliance that includes large cities like Charlotte, NC to purchase emergency fuel at a reduced rate for those times when hurricanes, ice storms or other events temporarily knock out electrical power and access to fuel at local stations. A firm provides the city with one above-ground tank for diesel fuel and one for gasoline. Whatever fuel the city does not use from the two above-ground emergency tanks each year goes back to the supplier and the city is credited for the return of the product.

(For more photos of the work that is being done, visit Facebook.com/cityofnmb)

Enjoy "Snake Malone & Black Cat Bone" in a Free September 15 Concert at the North Myrtle Beach Park & Sports Complex

You are invited to enjoy Snake Malone & Black Cat Bone in a free concert September 15, 7pm-9pm at the Sandhills Bank Amphitheater located at the North Myrtle Beach Park & Sports Complex.

Blues band.

Bring a beach chair.

The free concert is part of the North Myrtle Beach Parks & Recreation Department’s Sounds of Summer concert series sponsored by Avista Resort.

For day of event weather information call the “Rec Check” hotline at (843) 280-5594, follow on Facebook, or visit their website http://parks.nmb.us.

Enjoy the "Chocolate Chip & Company Band" in a Free September 14 Concert on Main St in North Myrtle Beach

You are invited to enjoy the CHOCOLATE CHIP & COMPANY BAND in a free September 14, 7pm-9pm concert on Main Street in North Myrtle Beach.

Motown and Top 40 hits.

Bring a beach chair.

The free concert is part of the North Myrtle Beach Parks & Recreation Department’s Music on Main summer concert series sponsored by Coastal Carolina National Bank (CCNB).

For day of event weather information call the “Rec Check” hotline at (843) 280-5594, follow on Facebook, or visit their website http://parks.nmb.us.

Hurricane Irma Update For Myrtle Beach Area, September 11 at 1:30 P.M.

Source: Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce

Horry County remains at OPCON 4 and operating under normal county operating conditions. According to the National Weather Service and Horry County Emergency Management Department, coastal flooding during the next few high tide cycles will be the major concern. We can expect to see the wind increasing throughout the day and overnight with sustained wind in the 30's and gusts of 40+ MPH. Conditions will improve in the morningon Tuesday. Rain should be in the 2-4 inch range and the Waccamaw River is forecast to remain at minor flood stage through the week. 

Business Interruption Planning - Be prepared.
 

Business Survey - In the event of a hurricane or other business interruption, this survey will allow the chamber to know the status of member businesses so that we can pass the information along to those who inquire. We ask that you file the form until you need it.

Hurricane Information Center - This site contains weather tracking maps, outage maps, emergency telephone numbers, recovery resources and more.

Hurricane Information on MBACC Facebook

Hurricane Information on MBACC Twitter

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Road Closures

For the latest Horry County road closures, visit horrycounty.org/gis/roadClosures
For the latest South Carolina statewide road conditions, visit scdot.org/getting/IrmaStormResources.aspx
  
For the latest North Carolina statewide road conditions, visit tims.ncdot.gov/tims/?referrer=roadclosures

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Seeking Myrtle Beach Area Special Offers

We know that many local businesses have been impacted by the uncertainty of the storm, and we want to help you let everyone know that the Myrtle Beach area is open for business! Click here to send us any discounts you are offering - free appetizer, 10% off rooms, buy one, get one free, etc. - and we'll post these on our websites to let locals and visitors know to stop in and enjoy some savings! Unless otherwise noted on the form, all discounts will expire Sept. 30, 2017. Click here  to view current special offers.

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Hurricane Disaster Relief

Visit the chamber's hurricane donation site to learn how to help with disaster relief.

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Important Telephone Numbers
 Horry County Emergency Management 843-915-5150
Current Road Conditions 1-888-877-9151
Click here for other emergency numbers