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NEWS UPDATESNEWS 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 NEWS STORIES
Education: Charter school uses loan for startup capitalWith 157 students enrolled, $248,000 in grants approved and a first-year budget that projects a $137,000 surplus, Coastal Montessori Charter School lacks only one thing: cash. Read more...
Waccamaw Middle: Principal leaving for private sector jobBill Dwyer will step down as principal at Waccamaw Middle School at the end of the year to take a job in business. He sent a letter of resignation this week to Superintendent Randy Dozier. Read more...
Schools: Students organize march against bullyingStudents from the four Waccamaw Neck public schools will take an active part in helping to eliminate bullying next weekend. Read more...
Sales tax: Committee reviews options in capital planA commission tasked with working out the details of how a proposed 1-cent capital sales tax would be spent will meet weekly until it has a handle on the best use for the funds. Read more...
Business: Walmart deal spreads Palmetto Cheese in new territoryPalmetto Cheese, known as “the pimento cheese with soul,” will be added to shelves at 699 Walmart stores this month – a huge leap in the product’s growth. 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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