🌱 Grand Dunes Bridge Closed + Larry Gatlin Plays Alabama Theatre

Kathy Mandell
Updated ·5 min read
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Hey, Myrtle Beach! Hope y'all were safe and sound during the ice storm. Let's get this Saturday, January 22 off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know happening today on the Grand Strand!

Saturday's weather:

Mostly cloudy and cold. High: 38 Low: 23.

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Here are the top five stories in Myrtle Beach today:

  1. All Myrtle Beach city offices, buildings, and departments will be closed Saturday, except for emergency departments. The Grand Dunes bridge will be closed due to icy conditions as well. It is not clear when the bridge will reopen. (WBTW) A list of weekend closures in nearby areas of North Myrtle Beach, Loris, Conway, and other locations is provided here by MyHorryNews, and includes community centers, libraries, parks, and more. (MyHorryNews.com) For more widespread region-wide closures, check out this list from ABC15. (WPDE)

  2. News and weather reporters want to make sure people all along the Grand Strand are prepared for the aftermath of the storm. In case of ongoing power outages, they want folks to know not to use grills or generators indoors — that includes garages — and be mindful of the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning. There could be fallen trees or limbs, and live power lines. Walking can be treacherous, especially on steps, walkways, and patios because a covering of ice may be difficult to see. Travel may remain hazardous, with bridges and overpasses freezing before main roadways, and possible trees across roads. (WMBF)

  3. SCDHEC updated its official guidance for unvaccinated teachers who have been exposed to COVID-19 on Monday, but Horry County Schools will stick with a procedure already in place for the district: quarantine for five days and return to work if no symptoms are present after quarantine. DHEC's new guidelines allow unvaccinated teachers who've been exposed and have no symptoms to skip quarantine altogether, return to work, and wear a mask for 10 days. The new directive was designed to help with extreme staffing challenges throughout SC. HCS says too many rapid changes are causing confusion, and its plan is safer. (Myhorrynews)

  4. The one and only Larry Gatlin of the legendary country act, the Gatlin Brothers, is performing Monday night, January 24th, at the Alabama Theatre. The concert is a fundraiser sponsored by Waccamaw Community Foundation. Proceeds will go to the Pardue "Children In Need" Fund, as well as Help4Kids. Tickets can be purchased online. The show starts at 7:00 p.m. (WMBF)

  5. Thanks to a nearly half-million dollar grant from the County Transportation Fund, crews will begin giving the intersection at Mr. Joe White Avenue and Kings Highway a facelift. The construction will take approximately two months. Upon completion there will be improved crosswalks, ADA-compliant ramps, an upgrade to traffic signaling, and repaving. (WBTW)

Today in Myrtle Beach:

  • Ultimate Beach Classic @ Rhodes Myrtle Beach Sports Center (12:00 PM)

  • Matt Doda @ LuLu's NMB (5:00 PM)

  • Travis Tritt Solo Acoustic Tour 2022 @ Carolina Opry (7:00 PM)

  • New Local Band (that's really its name!) @ Duck's Night Life (9:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • The owners of Nola'z Piano Bar and Eatery in Myrtle Beach opened the restaurant's doors 'to anyone who needed it' during Friday's winter storm. They served free soup and grilled cheese sandwiches to anyone looking for an indoor place to warm up. (wpde.com)

  • The 13th annual Murrells Inlet Soup Off with Sunny Ledfurd and Paperwork will be happening at Suck Bang Blow on Sunday, January 23rd at 11:00 a.m. The event was apparently postponed from a week earlier. (Facebook)

  • A watercraft in distress call on Friday afternoon sent Horry County Fire Rescue's first responders to the Little River waterfront where they were able to rescue the single occupant aboard the vessel and bring them to safety. The person was not injured. (WMBF)

  • The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach: Due to the storm, we will be closed through the weekend. Please keep yourself and your animals safe! Please be mindful that per Section 4.5 E of the North Myrtle Beach Code of Ordinances, “It shall be unlawful to leave a dog outside and unattended during extreme weather.” For assistance with stray animals, please contact animal control for the following jurisdictions: North Myrtle Beach…843-280-5511; Myrtle Beach…843-918-1382; Horry County…843-248-1520; Georgetown…843-546-5102. To view our adoptable animals, please visit https://humanesocietynmb.org/adopt/. You can also submit an application for adoption online. (Facebook)

  • In a press release received January 21st, it was announced that Angie Krall, marketing director at Thomas Real Estate, has received two honors from the 2021 Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award competition. The awards were for marketing collateral materials and online marketing and advertising. Congratulations Angie! (Thomas Real Estate)

  • Want to know the latest home sales statistics and median prices for the Myrtle Beach housing market, and nationwide? Here you go, courtesy of Redfin and Patch. (Myrtle Beach Patch)

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That's it for Saturday, everybody! I'll see you Sunday for another Myrtle Beach Daily.

— 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.

This article originally appeared on the Myrtle Beach Patch