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    Sports: Crescent sweeps WHS in softball series

    Crescent's first inning barrage undid Waccamaw's hopes of extending the best-of-three Class AA state championship softball series on Wednesday. The visiting Tigers put four runs on the board in their fist at bat and eventually would build their lead to five, all the momentum they'd need to score an 8-1 victory and claim the title. Read more...



    THE WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES

    Lacy Turner shows off an image she manipulated with the Photo Booth application on her iPad. Tanya Ackerman, Coastal Observer

    An iPad for the teacher

    A pilot project at Waccamaw Intermediate school tests the uses of the Apple tablets in the classroom. Read more...

    Water safety has an impact

    Over 700 second graders in Georgetown County Schools completed classes at the YMCA, in a program that drew praise from teachers and students. Read more...

    Highway 17: Beautification group renews its quest for a share of tax funds

    The Litchfield Corridor Beautification Committee will try again for a share of Georgetown County’s accommodations tax revenue now that county rules for the funds have been relaxed. Read more...

    Politics: Litchfield man awaits a district as he plans a run for Congress

    U.S. Rep. Tim Scott is barely 100 days into his first session, but depending on where new district lines are drawn this year, he might already have a challenger lined up for the 2012 Republican primary. Read more...


    THE WEEK'S FEATURED STORIES

    Pawleys Creek helps keep things in perspective, Watkins says.
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    The Advocate: Jim Watkins helps beat the system – any system

    When 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...

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