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    County budget plan includes tax increase for pay raises

    Six 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

    Fire bursts through the windows as firefighters enter the door of Vertrella Brown's home. Her daughter and a grandchild were home when the fire started, but got out safely.
    Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer

    Education: Workshops help make children bully-proof

    The language of the schoolyard is universal, from Brooklyn to Bakersfield, and Mike Dreiblatt speaks it fluently. The taunts, the retorts, the anger, the tears. Read more...

    Politics: Goldfinch piles up endorsements and money in District 108

    A week before filing opens, it looks like the path is clear for Stephen Goldfinch to get his name on the November ballot as the Republican candidate for House District 108. If an opponent does materialize in time for the primary, Goldfinch promises he or she will have a battle on their hands. Read more...

    Highway 17: Wrecks in Pawleys area exceed state average, engineers say

    In the last five years, there have been about twice as many wrecks on Highway 17 in Pawleys Island as would be expected on a comparable South Carolina roadway. That’s according to an evaluation by the S.C. Department of Transportation’s safety office. Read more...

    Murrells Inlet: Agencies review permits for Jetty View boardwalk

    Design work is complete and construction could be under way as early as this summer for a project that would increase public access to the waterfront and bring new business to restaurants on the south end of Murrells InIet. Read more...

    Nonprofits: Support lags for project that cares for cats

    A little over a year ago, Sandra Burgin and Brenda Moran had big hopes for a nonprofit they had just started to manage feral cat populations. But support for the group hasn’t materialized. Read more...


    THE WEEK'S FEATURED STORIES

    Kati Jagger cycles through France. The former WHS graduate is completing a doctorate in London.

    Cycling: From Beowulf to Bordeaux for a worthy cause

    It seems like a perfect fit for someone completing a doctorate in Anglo-Saxon literature. A chance to help resurrect a “lost classic.” Read more...


    BUSINESS NEWS

    Dezignworkz: Decorators share their secrets

    Mindy McVay and Tracy Hanna Foye have spent their careers making other people’s houses beautiful. Now they want to teach people their secrets. Read more...


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