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Special Issue
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News update:
NEWS UPDATESCounty budget plan includes tax increase for pay raisesSix of seven Georgetown County Council members favor property tax increases that would give county employees an increase of 2 percent in addition to a 3 percent pay hike that can be made without raising taxes. Read more...
THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES
Schools: Cost of security upgrades starts at $649,000It will cost $649,000 to upgrade security at the entrances to Georgetown County’s 19 public schools. And the cost would top $1 million if the school district elects to replace doors, reinforce windows and install more cameras and fences, according to estimates presented to the school board this week. Read more...
Development: County moves to close loopholes for big-box storesMembers of the Georgetown County Planning Commission began nailing the door shut on any more big box development proposals along the Waccamaw Neck’s Highway 17 corridor last week by recommending approval of three proposals to restrict buildings. Read more...
Golf carts: Age-old issue arises in new venueGolf carts are still new to the town of Pawleys Island, but an old problem was quick to appear. Actually, it was a young problem. Read more...
Politics: Democrat sees opportunity in GOP bastionIf in the next 18 months someone you know asks if you’re happy with a corrupt state government you will know that Vincent Sheheen’s campaign for governor is catching on. Read more...
Litchfield Plantation: Paranormal team takes another look at houseA strange thing happened when a team of amateur paranormal investigators reviewed hours of video and audio recordings made over two nights at the Litchfield Plantation house in October. The equipment crashed. Read more...
THE WEEK’S FEATURED STORIES
The Advocate: Jim Watkins helps beat the system – any systemWhen local advocates for children wanted to gather after-school care providers for a seminar last month, they turned to Jim Watkins to be their facilitator. Read more...
BUSINESS NEWSRestaurants: A meeting place with a side order of politicsAmy Valhos wanted one wall in her restaurant, Applewood House of Pancakes in Litchfield, to be painted green. “Green encourages roots and community,” she said. “I think it helped.” Read more...
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