🌱 New Development In 2009 Drexel Case + CCU Gets Historic Donation

Myrtle Beach SC

11 May, 2022

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Happy Thursday, people of Myrtle Beach! Today is May 12, 2022, and here's what's happening today on the Grand Strand. Let's take a quick look at today's weather: A shower and thunderstorm. High: 71 Low: 64. Shoutout to our premier local sponsor: According to the National Association of Realtors, 97% of home buyers start their search online. That's why photography and staging are so critical to successfully marketing your home. Valerie Lyons at Realty One Group is a photography and staging expert who will make sure your most valuable asset shines bright. Val knows you never get a second chance to make a first impression — which is why she has over a hundred 5-star ratings on Zillow. Contact Valerie here or call her at 774-259-8937. Want to see your business featured in this spot? Click here to get started. Here are the top five stories in Myrtle Beach today: More than a decade after the disappearance of Rochester, New York teen, Brittanee Drexel, a person of interest in the case has been arrested and charged with obstruction of justice. Raymond Douglas Moody of Georgetown was arrested earlier this month. It is not clear whether the charges are in connection with the Drexel case. Drexel vanished from the Blue Water Inn in Myrtle Beach in 2009 while here on spring break with a group of classmates. Moody was listed as a person of interest in the case in 2012, but investigators are being mum on current details. (CBS17.com) (wpde.com)Four Jamaican nationals have been sentenced in connection with a lottery telemarketing scam that operated out of Myrtle Beach. The four are headed to federal prison, after evidence showed that more than $300,000 was taken from more than 60 elderly victims. The Department of Homeland Security and the US Postal Service were involved in the investigation. Once they've served their sentences, they will have court-ordered supervision for another three years. Also, they've been ordered to pay $350,000 in restitution to the victims. (WMBF) Myrtle Beach City Council came to some decisions at this week's meeting. The council has agreed to immediately change review times for Myrtle Beach developments from ten business days to ten calendar days. (Myhorrynews) Taxi drivers in the city can now charge higher fares. (WBTW) The city voted unanimously for partnerships with surrounding law enforcement agencies ahead of the busy Memorial Day weekend and summer season. (WBTW) The quiet community of Socastee is in shock over the shooting death of a neighborhood woman earlier this week. On Monday, HCPD responded to a call off Leste Road after it was reported that a person inside a home was possibly deceased. Medical personnel found 58-year-old Teresa Lischer dead. Lischer was a registered nurse and mother to two sons. Police are investigating the death as a homicide. An autopsy has been scheduled. (WMBF)Conway Medical Center has made an historic $10 million donation to Coastal Carolina University — the largest donation CCU has ever received. The university's newest college will be named the Conway Medical Center College of Health and Human Performance, and will focus on public health, nursing, health administration, sports science, and recreation and sports management programs. Some of the donation will also go towards Chanticleer Athletic Foundation to support the university's sports programs. (wpde.com) Myrtle Beach pic of the day: Thursday's photo of the day comes to us from reader Deb Hohorst, who captured a great shot of a shorebird on the sand. Thanks for the pretty picture, Deb! Shorebird on the sand. Photo courtesy of Deb Hohorst Would you like to see your photo here? Submit one for consideration. Please confirm in your email that you own the rights to the photograph, and that Patch has your permission to republish the photo. Today in Myrtle Beach: Jody Hunter @ Patio's Tiki Bar & Grill (noon)Horry-Georgetown Technical College 2022 commencement @ Myrtle Beach Convention Center (3 p.m.) seating is first-come, first-served NMB Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting @ Council Chambers (5 p.m.)Greg Rowles @ LuLu's NMB (5 p.m.)Nights at Nance Concert Series @ Nance Plaza (6 p.m.)Sick Stooges @ Star Tavern (7 p.m.) From my notebook: Myrtle Beach Police Department: This week is Police Week. Please join us this week to honor those serving at the Myrtle Beach Police Department and to remember those who have lost their life in the line of duty. At 10 a.m. today at the Memorial Fountain located outside of the Ted C. Collins Law Enforcement Center there will be a MBPD family event and we encourage our residents and visitors to attend. At 7 p.m. on Friday, May 13 at the Memorial Fountain, we will be live-streaming the Candlelight Ceremony from Washington D.C. At 6 a.m. on Sunday, May 15 in Plyler Park there will be a Sunrise Service led by city resident Alex Fogel. (Facebook) (wpde.com)A mother and daughter TikTok team from the Grand Strand put together a series of daily affirmation videos that have gone viral. Mom Tiania Haneline listens to her 5-year-old daughter, Scarlett Gray Smith, recite positive affirmations while doing Scarlett's hair every morning. The pair have over five million followers on the social media platform. You can add to that by following them @scarlettandtiania. That's their handle on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, too. (WBTW)Take a peek inside the newest Myrtle Beach area properties on the open-house circuit this week. Listings are compiled by Patch and Redfin. (Myrtle Beach Patch)Visit Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: There's still time to get tickets and plan for the Carolina Country Music Festival! We've put together a complete guide to CCMF to help you plan and make the most out of your trip: https://bit.ly/3Ko2xzd (Facebook)Tickets are on sale for one of Brookgreen Gardens most popular programs: Summer Light: Art By Night. The program runs on Wednesday and Saturday evenings through August 13. The display consists of nine lighted art exhibits, similar to the venue's Nights of A Thousand Candles that happens every year during the Christmastime holidays. The same team designs both illuminated displays. (holycitysinner.com)Lending a helping hand: groups on the Grand Strand are coming up with ways to help community members in need. A meeting was held in North Myrtle Beach between several groups to come up with ways to help the homeless. (WMBF) Down the road to the south, in Socastee, Faith Outreach Ministries provides food for people in need on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. (wpde.com) Both groups are seeing a large increase of people in need as the local population grows. More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: East Coast Tank LLC — (Visit website) Add your business here Events: Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! (May 18) Add your event Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you Friday morning for a Myrtle Beach weekend preview. It's going to be a very busy weekend all along the Grand Strand, so hold on to your hat as you try to decide which events to attend! — Kathy Mandell About me: The best decision I ever made was relocating to the Myrtle Beach area from New England a few years ago, with my three dogs and three cats. I enjoy dogs, cats, road trips, photography, writing, vegetarian food, live music, bicycling and above all my daily walks on the beaches in and around the Grand Strand. Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Myrtle Beach Daily? Contact me at [email protected]