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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

    BMX games: Jared Ward jumps a line of students during an exhibition at Waccamaw Intermediate School. The show was a reward for student fundraising efforts. Tanya Ackerman, Coastal Observer

    Embattled nonprofit changes tactics

    A nonprofit veterans group with an office in Litchfield is changing the way it does business after being cited for violations of state charity laws this month, according to the S.C. Secretary of State’s office. Read more...

    Environment: DNA study alters view of sea turtle nesting habits

    Research on sea turtles has always indicated that loggerheads return to the same beaches time after time, year after year to nest, but genetic research has found that females travel much farther between nesting sites than was believed. Read more...

    Land use: Neighbors oppose commercial zoning on highway parcel

    A request to rezone property on Highway 17 near Martin Luther King Road in Pawleys Island had nearby homeowners up in arms last week. Read more...

    Sandy Island: Residents start raising funds to bring car ferry from Alabama

    Sandy Island residents are hoping to help the state hold on to a car ferry it was awarded by raising enough money to move the boat here from Etowah County, Ala. Read more...


    THE WEEK'S FEATURED STORIES

    Pawleys Creek helps keep things in perspective, Watkins says.
    Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer

    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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