🌱 Grand Strand Gas Prices +Rockin' Jump Begins Spring Programs (2024)

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Posted Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 6:33 pm ET|Updated Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 6:52 pm ET

Let's take a look at Tuesday's weather:

Not as warm with a shower. High: 66 Low: 57.

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Here are the top five stories in Myrtle Beach today:

1. Myrtle Beach gas prices rose 43 cents in the past week. Analysts predict there will be no relief in sight as the nation hits all-time record highs. Prices on the Grand Strand are approximately $1.34 higher than on this date a year ago, averaging at $3.89 per gallon. (WMBF)
2. On Sunday, Wreaths Across America held a fundraiser at Robert H. Reed Recreation Center near Market Common in tribute to The Greatest Generation. Every cent of the ticket price went to the organization towards its goal of placing wreaths at Florence National Cemetery in honor of the 15,000 veterans buried there. I was there — the show was fantastic! (WPDE)
3. Myrtle Beach Pelicans: Four juvenile brown pelicans were reintroduced to the wild after receiving care from the Carolina Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Our thanks to the center for inviting us to participate! - - - #MBPelicans. The birds were released at the beach behind Plyler Park and the SkyWheel. The public was welcome to observe, from a safe distance. An area was roped off to avoid stressing out the feathery friends. If you listen carefully at the end of the video, someone asks if the four pelicans bonded, and will they stay together? The answer is: yes! (Instagram) (WMBF)
4. The City of Conway, along with the Clemson Extension Program and the South Carolina Forestry Commission got together to uproot an invasive tree species. On Saturday, the city held an event aimed at getting rid of an overabundance of Bradford pear trees, an invasive species that had been planted here in the 1990s because of their beauty and ease of care. Unfortunately, nobody knew how invasive the trees would become. Bradford pear trees are those white, fluffy, trees that almost look like a lollipop. Residents who turned in a Bradford pear tree at the event were given a replacement tree, native to South Carolina, in exchange. (WBTW)
5. Rockin' Jump trampoline park is getting ready to kick off its spring break and summer camps and programs for kids. Painting classes will be taught by Crystal Frye, a local artist who owns EZ Easel. Follow the links inside the article to sign up for spring break day camp, summer camp, and art classes. (wpde.com)

Today in Myrtle Beach:

• Wacoal Fit for the Cure Event @ Dillard's Coastal Grand Mall (9:00 AM)
• Infrastructure & Regulation Committee Meeting @ Council Conference Rm (9:00 AM)
• Business Committee @ Town of Surfside Beach (10:00 AM)
• Workforce Housing Advisory Board @ Myrtle Beach City Hall (2:00 PM)
• Public Safety Committee Meeting @ Council Conference Room (2:00 PM)
• Town Council Regular Meeting @ Town of Surfside Beach (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Visit Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: The town of Surfside Beach's annual Barbecue Festival is almost here! Click the link and come hungry! Saturday, March 12 in Surfside! (Facebook)
• Also on Saturday, March 12 is the 8th annual Oyster Roast & Bloody Mary Contest at Wicked Tuna in Murrells Inlet on the MarshWalk. Live music, craft beer, food trucks, vendors, oysters, and bloody Marys. (Wave104.com)
• This coming weekend sure is going to be busy! Saturday, March 12 is also the 32nd annual St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival on Main Street in North Myrtle Beach! (Facebook)
• Who's hiring now? Just about everybody! Come take a look at the latest listing of Myrtle Beach area jobs, courtesy of Patch and ZipRecruiter. (Myrtle Beach Patch)
• WRNN & Pet Supplies Plus's Pet of the Week is Felix, a young Chihuahua/Fox Terrier mix (they think!). Felix is available from Peace Love and Paws Animal Rescue. Check out the other pets available on WRNN's page, too! (WRNN.net)
• Sunset Beach, NC, Murrells Inlet, and Garden City (even though that's part of Murrells Inlet!) all made Stacker's 2022 list of the best places to retire on the east coast. The data company used a set of important features retirees look for, as well as income and housing prices, to collect the data. (WMBF)

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— 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.