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NEWS UPDATESNEWS UPDATESFormer Midway division chief faces fraud chargeThe former special operations division chief at Midway Fire and Rescue was arrested Thursday morning by the State Enforcement Division on charges that he stole $36,000 from the state Fire and Life Education Association. Read more...
THE WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES
Sports: Pawleys wrestler battles time in search of place on Olympic teamMark Battaglino knows he’ll likely get plenty of looks this weekend. At 41, he’ll be one of the older, perhaps the oldest, competitors at the Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Read more...
Highway 17: Landscape groups have no plans for paved medianWhen the asphalt is ripped up from the median on Highway 17 in Pawleys Island, the Litchfield Corridor Beautification Committee will be ready to landscape a small section of the project, but no one is claiming responsibility for the rest of median once the pavement is gone. Read more...
Campaign 2012: Complaints follow as political signs sproutIt’s the first big election year since Georgetown County decided to stop policing political signs and removing those placed in the state Department of Transportation’s right-of-way. But as signs big and small bearing candidates’ names start to pop up along roadways, some are still looking to county officials to get rid of them. Read more...
Drug Court: Youths face their future instead of chargesSean Riley had just turned 18 when he got kicked out of Waccamaw High School. He soon after found himself facing a minimum of 10 years in jail on burglary and drug charges. Read more...
Waccamaw High: Member of award-winning student council leads state groupWaccamaw High received a double dose of good news at the South Carolina Association of Student Councils conference at Wade Hampton High School in Greenville this month. Junior Mitchell Saum was elected as SCASC president for the 2012-13 school year at the event and, for the eighth consecutive year, Waccamaw’s student council was named best in the state. 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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