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North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Patch AM: a 5 min read

Morning North Myrtle Beach! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How new Coast RTA routes change getting around North Myrtle Beach
  • How North Myrtle Beach High’s softball stars topped the 2026 class
  • Why a local garden club honored the North Myrtle Beach Times publisher

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 87, low: 75.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Coast RTA announces new routes connecting Conway to Myrtle Beach airport (wmbfnews.com) — Bus riders in North Myrtle Beach now have more frequent service, with Coast RTA’s Route 17 shifting from two-hour to one-hour loops and better timed transfers at the Myrtle Beach hub. New routes also expand access to the airport, Carolina Forest medical offices, and other Horry County destinations, with safety-focused stop locations to reduce highway crossings.
   

2. Turn the tassel and celebrate achievement - North Myrtle Beach Times (nmbtimes.com) — Graduates at North Myrtle Beach High School are being celebrated for four years of hard work in the classroom, on the field, and in clubs and arts programs. A recent highlight was the softball team producing both the 2026 valedictorian, Hadley Leonhardt, and salutatorian, Sierra Bendik, underscoring how extracurricular commitment and academics go hand in hand for local students.
   

3. Times publisher receives thanks - North Myrtle Beach Times (nmbtimes.com) — North Myrtle Beach’s own Yaupon Garden Club recently surprised North Myrtle Beach Times publisher Polly Lowman with a bouquet of locally grown flowers to thank her for consistently sharing their projects. Club members say the paper’s coverage helped their press book win first place from the Garden Club of America, highlighting how local media support can elevate community groups.
   

4. 'Grossly impaired before 9AM:' Woman sentenced in fatal DUI crash (wpde.com) — A Little River woman has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for a DUI crash that killed a motorcyclist while she was driving on Sea Mountain Highway in North Myrtle Beach. Prosecutors say she was nearly three times the legal alcohol limit and later admitted to heavy morning drinking, while also facing a separate federal case tied to a drug trafficking scheme.
   

5. Horry County Police Department to undergo full agency review (wmbfnews.com) — Horry County Police will undergo a full outside management review as scrutiny mounts over controversies, including a road-rage killing involving a North Myrtle Beach bar owner and questions about how that case was handled. The assessment, expected to take up to a year, aims to identify strengths, fix problems, and inform decisions about the department’s future structure and relationship with the sheriff’s office.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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