Myrtle Beach News

New to this year’s Myrtle Beach Military Appreciations Days is a Veterans Beard and ‘Stache Beach Bash, where participants will compete in a number of facial hair categories – including one for women.

The band Parmalee, riding on its latest single, "Carolina," will play May 26 at he Boathouse Waterway Bar & Grill in a free concert.

Joe White Avenue, free for military , otherwise $20. Memorial Day weekend parade, with Rocky Bleier, four-time Super Bowl-winning Pittsburgh Steelers running back, as grand marshal, 10:30 a.m. Saturday on Myrtle Beach's Ocean Boulevard, from 27th Avenue North southward to Ninth Avenue North.

The Waterway Art Association's 22nd annual Art Exhibit and Sale continues daily through Thursday.

When officers arrived at 10:30 p.m. Sunday, they spoke to the man, who reported he heard what he thought was a muffled gunshot, police said.

"I Live At Zoo Valdes," an exhibit of works by graphic artist Marius Valdes, opens, continuing Mondays-Fridays through June 14.

Between the hours of 11:30 AM and 3:30 PM on Saturday, seven people were arrested at the Seaboard Walmart store, according to Arrest Reports made by the Myrtle Beach Police Department.

"I'm not sure the report is useful for consumers now, but it is a step in the right direction," said Tony Keck, director of the S.C. Department of Health and Human Services.

Scotty Ray Robertson, 28, was arrested when a police officer pulled him over on 15th Avenue South near Ocean Boulevard about 3:45 p.m. Friday and learned he was wanted out of Tennessee, according to an arrest report.

A judge set bond for a Myrtle Beach man accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed a woman.

The 32nd annual Blue Crab Festival opens for two days through Sunday, and includes music on this day by Craig Woolard Band 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., and the Carolina Soul Band 3-6 p.m.. Details at 795-9755 or 385-3180. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Little River waterfront; advance: $3 one day or $5 for both days; $5 daily at gate; and free pass for ages 12 and ... (more)

A Murrells Inlet man was convicted by an Horry County jury on charges stemming from a burglary in Myrtle Beach two years ago, said Assistant Solicitor Brad Richardson.

The Saturday Wish List is a place for nonprofit organizations or clubs to list their current needs.

Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle called 911 Thursday afternoon to alert authorities that he was going to kill himself.

Charles Kenneth McLendon, 42, remained incarcerated at J. Reuben Long Detention Center at 8:30 a.m. Friday, according to jail records.

More than 3,000 comic book and science fiction fans are expected to gather in Myrtle Beach, S.C. this weekend to attend the sixth-annual XCON World conference, just as one of the most-anticipated science fiction movies of the year, Star Trek Into Darkness, premiers.

The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports the panel on Wednesday said it would not support a federal grant for the line and approved a resolution encouraging new ownership.

Fridays-Saturdays through May 23, take in a Sky Theater show: "Astronaut" at 1 p.m., "Dynamic Earth" 2 p.m., "Zula Patrol: Under The Weather" 3 p.m., and "Tales of the Maya Skies" 4 p.m. Details at 910-575-0033 or www.museumplanetarium.org . at Ingram Planetarium, 7625 High Market St., Sunset Beach, N.C.; each show: $8 adults, $6 ages 60 and older, ... (more)

HORRY COUNTY, SC A man who crashed his vehicle around 8:10 a.m. in Horry County on Wednesday was found dead, but not from the accident.

MYRTLE BEACH, SC The first step in expanding the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk is underway, but construction was actually supposed to wrap up at the beginning of May.