City of Myrtle Beach

City Council received an update from the City Manager during this week's City Council meeting on the progress of Fire Station No. 1, currently on Mr. Joe White Avenue. The future station will be built next to the future Coast RTA facility along Robert Grissom Parkway, between Mr. Joe White Avenue and Highway 501. The fire station will help provide better resources and room to grow for Myrtle Beach Fire Department members. The facility is planned to have six bays, three on each side, and be 27,000 square feet. The first floor design is almost complete. Design will soon begin for the second floor. The city expects construction to begin in 2026. The land will be annexed into the city from Horry County. #cityofmyrtlebeach #myrtlebeach

The new fieldhouse at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium is nearly complete! Contractors began work in August to build the structure in the back corner of the stadium between the shed and visitor locker bleachers. Once complete, the building will have restrooms, a meeting area and WiFi. The structure will serve many purposes, including locker rooms for visiting teams. This project is part of the city's Capital Improvement punch card items for the year. The video below shows a timelapse of the work over the past few months captured by Reim Construction!

The Purple Heart parking space is complete at Myrtle Beach's Warbird Park. The space was painted purple in November to honor brave veterans who have been wounded while serving. We have been waiting for the Purple Heart emblem to arrive to mark the project "complete," though the space has been open for several months. Straightline Inc., who generously donated their services to install the emblem, used an infrared heating machine to melt the emblem onto the painted pavement. The paint is a weather and traffic resistant and should last five to 10 years. Thank you to the crews and thank you to our veterans! #MyrtleBeach #CityofMyrtleBeach

Please help the City of Myrtle Beach congratulate Julie Ropoch for being this week's First in Service Friday Employee of the Week! Julie works as an Event Coordinator for the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Julie is responsible for working with clients to plan and facilitate events at the Convention Center. She and her team have a lot of moving pieces day-to-day and she works hard to make sure everything runs smoothly. Julie has been in the event planning world for more than 20 years, so she brings an experienced point of view to the operation. Her nomination reads... "I would like to nominate Julie Ropoch for the “First in Service Friday” recognition. The Convention Center was hosting the School Nutrition Association Food Expo, an event is for school districts to come in and sample new items available from different companies. When the show ended, the client’s food bank did not show up to take any of the leftover, unopened food. To ensure the food would not go to waste, Julie started calling different agencies to see if they could use it. Most wanted the food but didn’t have the transportation or personnel to come get it. Julie used her personal vehicle and came in on her day off to deliver as much of the food as she could. The client and the agencies were very grateful she cared enough to not let the food go to waste and get it delivered to people that could really use it." Thank you, Julie, for going above and beyond and spreading the First in Service spirit around our community. You are appreciated! #MyrtleBeach #CityofMyrtleBeach

We are hiring! Here are all of the fulltime and part-time careers open for applicants with the City of Myrtle Beach. Benefits of working as a full time employee for the City? Health, dental and vision coverage, free medical clinic access, free wellness center access and great people to work with! Interested? Review more job openings here and apply today: https://lnkd.in/gwJbi5K. See all job openings below. The City of Myrtle Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, political affiliation or disability. #MyrtleBeach #CityofMyrtleBeach

The City of Myrtle Beach celebrates Black History Month in February. Today, we highlight the Historic Myrtle Beach Colored School Museum and Education Center. Neighborhood Services Director Mary “Cookie” Goings sheds light on what the institution brought to the African American community during segregation and why it’s an important pillar of the community today. Goings is a descendent of Myrtle Beach Colored School graduate, Mary C. Canty. Canty was a former student who fought to preserve this piece of Myrtle Beach history. She spoke of her mother’s stories during her time at the school, saying “they took what they had to get the results they wanted… They wanted this place (the Myrtle Beach Colored School) to stand as a testament to their perseverance, tenacity and their willingness to endure for the future generations.” The Myrtle Beach Colored School opened in 1932. The original building had four classrooms serving young black students in first through sixth grade. The building eventually expanded to six classrooms, filled with students of varying ages and education levels. African American children were educated in churches before the school opened. Due to segregation, black children were not allowed to attend regular schools and no other educational facilities existed for them. The Myrtle Beach Colored School fulfilled a vital role in Myrtle Beach’s African American community when it opened, giving black children a place to learn. The Myrtle Beach Colored School closed in 1953 when the Carver Training School opened. The closed schoolhouse first became a warehouse, and then sat empty and forgotten for two decades. But, the former students never forgot about the school that held a special place in their heart. They wanted to preserve this tangible piece of Myrtle Beach’s past and, with crystal vision, could see it’s possibility of being a reimagined and important cornerstone of the community. A group of former students tried to save the school as early as 1978, but the task of buying property and raising restoration money was too great. When the old schoolhouse’s days truly were numbered by an imminent road-widening project, the City of Myrtle Beach answered their call for help in 2001. City Council appointed former students, community representatives and other stakeholders to a newly created committee that was charged with the task of saving the school. City Council provided $10,000 of “seed money” to help the committee with fundraising and the committee accomplished the task. The museum and education center reopened to the public in 2006. Thanks to the vision of the former students and the commitment of Myrtle Beach City Council and Community Stakeholders in 2001, the old school serves as a vibrant part of our history, serving and educating the community to this day through tours provided by the city’s Neighborhood Services Department. You can book at tour by calling 843-918-1056. #cityofmyrtlebeach #myrtlebeach

Give the gift of life! The public is invited to join City of Myrtle Beach employees and give blood at the upcoming American Red Cross Blood Drive. The event is set for 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., next Tuesday, February 25, at the John T. Rhodes Myrtle Beach Sports Center, 2115 Sports Center Way. For more information or to register, call 1-800-REDCROSS or visit the American Red Cross website at https://lnkd.in/djVuV_X. All donors will receive a $15 e-gift card.

Myrtle Beach’s Sports Tourism Division is seeking volunteers to assist crews at the Spring Break outdoor track and field meets starting March 14. Volunteers must be at least 14 years of age, with volunteers 18 years and older required to submit to, and pass, a background check. Volunteers should prepare for all types of weather, and wear khaki shorts or pants with tennis shoes. Each volunteer receives a T-shirt, food and beverages during the event. Most shifts are scheduled in four-hour increments. Here’s the schedule of events. • March 14-15 Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge (College/Open Track & Field) • March 20-22 Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (College/Open Track & Field) • April 3-5 Beach Run Invitational/High School Relays (HS Track & Field) • April 28-29 Conference Carolinas Championship (NCAA D2 Track & Field) All events will be held at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium, 705 33rd Avenue North in Myrtle Beach. For more information, go to https://bit.ly/3X5Xr2S or contact Volunteer Coordinator Brali Simmons at bsimmons@cityofmyrtlebeach.com. #cityofmyrtlebeach #myrtlebeach

Please help the City of Myrtle Beach congratulate William "Bill" Gregg for being this week's First in Service Friday Employee of the Week! Bill is a Real Time Crime Analyst for the Myrtle Beach Police Department. Bill has worked for the City of Myrtle Beach for eight years. He is a retired police officer from Pennsylvania who moved to Myrtle Beach wanting to continue his service. Bill was an original member of the Real Time Crime unit, working here since the beginning of the program. His nomination reads... "I'd like to nominate William Gregg for First in Service. Bill works in the Police Department as a Real Time Crime Analyst. He's always smiling no matter what he's doing. Whenever he asks me what I'm up to today, he always says "let me we know what I can do to help." If he doesn't know how he'll tell me to show him. I see how serious he takes his job. Bill always brings happiness to every department in the Police Department. Sometimes he can be seen with a big bag of candy going to every person to brighten someone's day with a piece of chocolate. He has a very positive attitude and it rubs off. I'm so happy to work with Bill and I'm sure I'm not the only one." Thank you, Bill, for your continued service to our community and your First in Service attitude. You are appreciated! #CityofMyrtleBeach #MyrtleBeach

We are hiring! Here are all of the full-time and part-time careers open for applicants with the City of Myrtle Beach. Benefits of working as a full-time employee for the City? Health, dental and vision coverage, free medical clinic access, free wellness center access and great people to work with! Interested? Review more job openings here and apply today: https://lnkd.in/gwJbi5K. See all job openings below. The City of Myrtle Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, political affiliation or disability. #MyrtleBeach #CityofMyrtleBeach