31st Annual North Myrtle Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival is March 16 on Main Street

The 31st Annual North Myrtle Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival is March 16 on Main Street. The parade begins at 9:00 a.m. and the festival is 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

The one-day rain or shine event attracts more than 30,000 people annually.

The North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce is the St. Patrick’s Day Parade presenting sponsor. The North Strand Optimist Club organizes the parade, and all entry fees go back into helping the youth of our community.

The St. Patrick’s Day Festival offers over 150 food, arts and crafts, nonprofit, and other vendors.

There will be a Kids Area with games and rides sponsored by Fun Warehouse.

The Food Area, sponsored by South Atlantic Bank, will have delicious Irish treats as well as festival favorites.

Come celebrate all things Irish!

The St. Patrick’s Day Festival offers three entertainment stages.

The current entertainment lineup is as follows:

Flynn’s Irish Tavern Stage

11:00 AM: Brendan O’Connor

11:45 AM: Coastal Carolina Shields Pipes & Drums

12:00 PM: Brendan O’Connor

12:45 PM: Wake District Pipes & Drums

1:00 PM: Tan & Sober Gentleman

2:15 PM: Leprechaun Contest

2:30 PM: Shepard’s Pie Eating Contest

2:45 PM: Tan & Sober Gentleman

Freedom Boat Club Community Stage – Oak Drive

11:15 AM: Triple Toe Cloggers

11:45 AM: Parade Awards

12:00 PM: Mark McKinney & Co.

1:00 PM: Coastal Carolina Shields Pipe & Drums

1:15 PM : Mark McKinney & Co.

2:00 PM: If Birds Could Fly

Paradise Adventure Golf Stage - Near Duffy Street Seafood Shack

11:00 AM: Cornbread

1:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Band on Fire

Two contests are part of this year’s festival:

31st Annual St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Contest

Show off your love of all things Irish by competing in the 31st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Contest. Judges look for originality, creativity, appearance, enthusiasm and energy.

31st Annual St. Patrick's Day Shepherd's Pie Eating Contest

The first person to clear their plate without using their hands wins bragging rights and a stylish plaque. Register at the Main Stage at Flynn’s Irish Tavern before 2:00 p.m.

WPDE TV 15 is the Media Sponsor. Easy 105.9 is the Radio Sponsor.

February 25-26 FY City Council Budget Retreat Meeting and Executive Session



The North Myrtle Beach City Council will meet February 25-26 at Santee Cooper's Wampee Plantation Conference Center in Pinopolis, SC to discuss the City's proposed FY 2020 Budget. The meeting includes an executive session. The meeting is open to the public.

Access the formal meeting and executive session agenda at http://tinyurl.com/yxg3h47z or visit www.nmb.us and look under "Agendas" or "Press Releases."

City Council will formally open its two-day budget retreat meeting on February 25 at 8:00 a.m. at City Hall and will then immediately travel to Pinopolis, SC to continue the meeting and discuss the City’s proposed budget. The meeting will end after City Council has completed its budget discussions on February 26.

The City’s fiscal year is July 1-June 30. First reading of the proposed fiscal year budget ordinance usually occurs in May.

BUDGET RETREAT SCHEDULE

Monday, February 25, 2018

8:00am……......Depart for Pinopolis, SC

10:15-10:45......Arrive

10:45-11:45......Budget Overview & General Fund

12:00pm-1:00...Lunch

1:15-2:30..........Other Funds

2:30-3:00..........Break

3:00-3:30……...Executive Session – Legal Briefing (access formal agenda for details)

3:30-4:30……...Public Works Projects

4:30-5:00……...Recreation Projects

5:30-6:30..........Dinner

Tuesday, February 26, 2018

7:45am-9:00.....Breakfast

9:00-11:30........Priority Setting/Review

12:00pm-1:00...Lunch and Return Home

            

SOME BUDGET INITIATIVES FOR FY 2020

-- The proposed budget involves 17 separate funds with significant interrelations and transfers between the various funds.

-- The proposed FY 2020 budget is $91.6 million, about $4.6 million less that the FY 2019 Budget.

-- The budget proposes a property tax reduction of about 7.3 mills, reducing the millage rate from its current 43.3 mills to 36 mills. The proposed millage reduction includes the 6.1 mills levied eight years ago to pay off the $15 million bond issue for the purchase of land for and construction of the North Myrtle Beach Park & Sports Complex. The bond is paid.

-- As proposed, General Obligation Debt would be $0 for FY 2020.

-- Under the proposed budget, the year-end balance for the General Fund would be about $12.5 million, which is above the 35% fund balance policy.

-- Equipment replacement would continue on a pay-as-you-go basis.

-- The City does not propose rate increases in its Water & Sewer Fund, except for any pass-through rate change from Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority.

-- Discussion of significant water, sewer and road projects will occur at the budget retreat.

-- The budget proposes construction of the 18^thAvenue North Ocean Outfall beginning in fall 2021. This would enable the City to accomplish the estimated $12 million project without borrowing funds. In the meantime, smaller storm water drainage projects are included in the proposed budget.

-- City Council will review about $3.9 million in proposed accommodations tax revenue expenditures. An Accommodations Tax Committee recommends to City Council expenditures of accommodations tax revenue. City Council may approve committee recommendations or redirect funding. 

Play the National Father & Son Team Classic - Part of Family Golf Week!

22nd Annual Father & Son Team Classic

The Father & Son Team Classic is a two-person team, 54-hole event that takes place in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina every July.  The event is not just for Father’s and Son’s, but rather for all relationships so long as there is a generational gap. To see who can play in this great event, click HERE.

The Parent-Child Team Classic is similar to the Father & Son Team Classic but incorporates all other relationships, such as mother and daughter or mother and son. You can also check out all the relationships that are allowed by clicking HERE.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Wednesday, July 17, 2019
7AM – 7PM – Check-in at Legends Resort Clubhouse; receive your welcome gift bag!

10AM – 4PM – Enjoy complimentary food & beverage; putting contests

Thursday, July 18, 2019
Tournament Round I ~ 8:30AM shotgun start; Captains Choice

Post Golf Lunch

5 – 8PM – Golf Family Night at Legends Resort Driving Range: Enjoy food & drink by Logan’s Roadhouse & a skills competition presented by Srixon / Cleveland

Friday, July 19, 2019
Tournament Round II ~ 8:30AM shotgun start; 2 person Best Ball

Post Golf Lunch

Saturday, July 20, 2019
Tournament Round III ~ 8:00 – 9:30AM shotgun start; Modified alternate shot

After golf – 4PM Luncheon Awards Banquet & Ceremonies at Legends Resort Clubhouse

North Myrtle Beach Tree City Board Presents Tree of the Month Award for February

The North Myrtle Beach Tree City Board has selected an oak tree located at Trinity United Methodist Church, 706 14th Avenue South, as its Tree of the Month for February.

Those familiar with the tree’s history say it was planted in 1976 in memory of Jim Taibi, who passed away on June 2, 1976. Pastor Reverend William Williams, now a Methodist Bishop, presided over the ceremony and North Myrtle Beach gardener Jane McDaniel supervised the planting.

A hurricane severely damaged one of the tree’s large limbs and a portion of its trunk. Instead of taking the tree down, the church hired an arborist who restored the tree because of its importance to the congregation and the community. As a result, Sunday school classes can continue a tradition of meeting under its branches well into the future.

Property owners and developers interested in finding out how they can preserve trees on their property may contact the North Myrtle Beach Tree City Board atnmbtreeboard@nmb.us.

The Tree of the Month program began in 2010 as a way to recognize preserved trees in the city. It also provides a platform to remind people of the benefits and importance that trees offer in our everyday lives.

If you have a tree you would like to be considered for Tree of the Month, contact Parks & Grounds Superintendent Jim Grainger at (843) 280-5571 or via email atnmbtreeboard@nmb.us.  

Special Called February 20 North Myrtle Beach City Council Meeting For an Executive Session

The North Myrtle Beach City Council will hold a Special Called Meeting on Wednesday, February 20, 2:00 p.m. at City Hall for the purpose of entering into an Executive Session for a Legal Briefing regarding the City of North Myrtle Beach, SC vs. SLF IV/Sandridge Development LLC, et al - Case#2017CP2605918.  

Cherry Grove Park & Boat Ramp Closed February 18 - March 29

The Cherry Grove Park & Boat Ramp at 53rd Avenue North, including the kayak ramp, will be closed due to construction February 18-March 29. The deteriorating fishing pier located there will be demolished and rebuilt.

As an alternative, consider using the boat ramp landing at 2nd Avenue South.

Clients Call Century 21 Thomas a "Shining Star" in the North Myrtle Beach Business Community

It is so wonderful to receive such amazing letters from your beloved clients! It is the reason we are in business and it warms up our hearts, pushing us to keep working hard with and for our extraordinary customers! Thank you Bruce, and Thank you to each and every person out there who entrusted us with their business! We are forever grateful!