Chick-fil-A North Myrtle Beach Partners with North Myrtle Beach Public Safety Department to Raise Funds for Special Olympics South Carolina

Chick-fil-A North Myrtle Beach (690 Highway 17 North) will host a three-day“Cops on the Coop” fundraiser fromThursday, March 29 to Saturday, March 31 in support of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics South Carolina. The event is in partnership with the North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety, which will be collecting donations outside and inside the restaurant.

Anyone who donates $20 or more will receive a 2018 Law Enforcement Torch Run T-Shirt and a digital offer card for a free Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich. Funds from this event will go towards the North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety’s total donation goal of $100,000 for Special Olympics South Carolina for 2018.

“We are proud to partner with the North Myrtle Beach Public Safety Department to host the Cops on the Coop fundraiser for Special Olympics South Carolina,” said Jeff Cash, franchise operator of Chick-fil-A North Myrtle Beach.

“We greatly appreciate Chick-fil-A North Myrtle Beach’s support for this great cause,” said North Myrtle Beach Public Safety Director Jay Fernandez.

WHEN          

Thursday, March 29 to Saturday, March 31 - Restaurant open to close

WHERE         

Chick-fil-A North Myrtle Beach, 690 Highway 17 North, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582

(843) 280-7882

CONTACT INFORMATION     

CFA Media Hotline: 800-404-7196              

Email: cfapressroom@chick-fil-a.com                

Twitter: @ChickfilANews                                   

OR

Sergeant John Griffin

North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety

Email: jrgriffin@nmb.us

Cell Phone: 843-458-8101

White Point Swash Project Update

Horry County, the Town of Briarcliffe Acres, and the City of North Myrtle Beach have been involved in a lengthy period of pre-application consultation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding a desire to realign the outlet of White Point Swash and to dredge material blocking water flow in the basin. Recent hurricanes and other storms affected the swash outlet and basin. 

The Corps has informed the jurisdictions that they must submit a full individual wetland permit application for the proposed project.

Horry County’s wetland permitting consultant has submitted the application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on behalf of the Town of Briarcliffe Acres (the lead applicant) for the proposed work.

The application will go through a joint federal-state review process, which will take at least six months. The process could take longer if any commenting agencies have significant concerns about the proposed project. At the very least, an approved permit would come with conditions limiting or prohibiting construction during sea turtle nesting season May through October.

If a permit is given, it would be a 10-year federal permit and a 5-year renewable state permit so that future realignment work occurs through notification, instead of another permit approval process.

The jurisdictions are hopeful permit approval would occur in the late summer or early fall of 2018, allowing work to occur during winter 2018-2019. The Town of Briarcliffe Acres, Horry County and the City of North Myrtle Beach would pay for the work.

Last Call - Register Now For January 23 - March 13 North Myrtle Beach Ocean Rescue Junior Lifeguard Program

Last call to register for the city's January 23-March 13Ocean Rescue Junior Lifeguard program. All classes are at the North Myrtle Beach Aquatic & Fitness Center.

The program focuses on people ages 10-15 who enjoy the beach and ocean, and who would like to develop ocean lifeguard skills. For successful participants, the program can also offer a path to eventual seasonal employment as one of the city's Ocean Lifeguards (age 16-plus).

The North Myrtle Beach Public Safety Department sponsors the program and Beach Patrol Officers teach the classes. Several trained and experienced Ocean Lifeguards also assist in teaching the program.

Participants engage in fun physical exercises that encourage them to work in teams, build confidence, and learn lifesaving skills.

SCHEDULE

Pretest - January 20, 3:00 p.m. 

Pretest at the North Myrtle Beach Aquatic & Fitness Center. Those who have not previously completed the program and do not participate on a swim team will perform a 50-yard (two laps in the pool) swim test. Participants do not have to be fast swimmers but they must demonstrate that they are comfortable in the water in order to ensure a safe and fun learning environment.

ALL LESSONS 6:30 p.m.-8:15 p.m.

Lesson 1 - January 23

Welcome and Orientation, Recognizing Emergencies, Victim Recognition, Lifeguard

Lesson 2 - January 25

Knowing your Environment, RID Factor, Surveillance and Scanning, Throwing Assists

Lesson 3 - January 30

General Procedures, Entering the Water, Entries and Approaches

Lesson 4 - February 1

Procedures for an Emergency, Primary Assessment

Lesson 5 - February 6

Emergency Action Plan, Rescues at or Near the Surface

Lesson 6 - February 8

Educating Others, Conflict Resolution, FIND Model, Injury Prevention, Submerged Victim Shallow Water

Lesson 7 - February 13

Walking Assist, Two Person Removal from Water, Escapes

Lesson 8 - February 15

Conscious Choking, Ventilations, Unconscious Choking

Lesson 9 - February 20

The Cardiac Chain, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, Using an Automated External Defibrillator

Lesson 10 - February 22

Facility Safety Check, Preparation for Shadowing, Currents

Lesson 11 - February 27

Handling Difficult Situations, Aquatic Hazards

Lesson 12 - March 1

First Aid, Secondary Assessment

Lesson 13 - March 6

Head, Neck and Back Injuries

Lesson 14 - March 8

Survival Floating, Preparation for Shadowing, Skills Review

Lesson 15 - March 13

Course Review, Written Assessment, Final Skills

The cost for the program is $25, which includes a backpack, rash-guard swim shirt, and a Junior Lifeguard manual.

Register for the Junior Lifeguard Program at the North Myrtle Beach Aquatic & Fitness Center, 1100 2nd Avenue South.

To learn more about the program, call Lifeguard Coordinator May Lauzon at (843) 503-3086.

City of North Myrtle Beach Schedule for Martin Luther King Jr. Day - January 15

-- City Hall & J. Bryan Floyd Community Center closed

-- No City Council Meeting

-- NMB Park & Sports Complex regular schedule

-- Sanitation service regular schedule

-- Aquatic & Fitness Center regular schedule

-- Police & Fire/Rescue regular schedule

Winter Storm Watch - City of North Myrtle Beach Preparations

We are currently under a Winter Storm Watch and have the potential for 2 or more of inches of snow Wednesday, January 3. The Watch will likely be upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning later today.

KEY POINTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

-- Increased confidence of a winter storm producing 1"-3” of snow and sleet on most surfaces. A trace to 0.04” of freezing rain is possible along the immediate coast.

-- Wintry precipitation is expected to develop late Wednesday morning, and persist through Wednesday night. Travel will become hazardous.

-- The next winter storm briefing will be issued by 5 PM Tuesday.

CITY OF NORTH MYRTLE BEACH PREPARATIONS

-- A coastal city such as ours does not make a huge investment in snow plows and other snow removal equipment but we do have several trucks equipped with snow plows and a motor grader with plow that we use to remove snow when it occurs. We also maintain a supply of road salt and salt spreaders.

-- The snow plows are prepped and ready to roll, as are the salt spreaders.

-- We do not put salt on roads until the initial moisture hits them. If salt is put down while the roads are dry, passing cars just blow it to the side of the road. Also, road salt is activated by moisture. So, when the first moisture hits the roads, we will begin our road salting operation, the initial pass taking about 2-1/2 hours. Initially, we do not salt or plow all roads in the city. Our initial objective is to salt and plow major intersections and roadways as needed.

-- Street Division staff have already been placed on a Wednesday work schedule that reflects current projections for the storm's arrival in our area.

-- City Hall and all other city services and facilities will be open for business throughout the week.

-- Wednesday sanitation collection will occur according to the regular schedule. Plan on a normal sanitation collection forThursday, and, if the storm's impact on roads interferes with normal collection, we will post that information here.