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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...



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    Trikes and bikes roll from the starting line at the benefit for St. Jude's Children's Hospital at the St. Peter's Lutheran Church school. Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer photo

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    County considers cell tower at Litchfield Park

    A 154-foot-high flagpole proposed for a site in Litchfield isn’t a show of patriotism. It’s a way to disguise a cell phone tower. American Tower Corp. is soliciting comments on the project, which calls for placing the tower on a 1,000-square-foot site within the new Georgetown County park. Read more...

    Ordinance would let property owners ban fireworks on beach

    A proposed county ordinance might make it harder to find a place to shoot off fireworks on the beach. The ordinance, up for discussion by Georgetown County Council on Tuesday, would likely lead to fireworks being made illegal on at least some parts of Litchfield beaches. Read more...

    Nearby attractions would add to county's web appeal

    A redesign of Georgetown County’s tourism website needs to include more information on the area’s events and attractions — even if that means borrowing some from Horry County, according to eBrains, the county’s online marketing firm. Read more...

    Grants treat the symptons, but foundation wants to excise poverty's roots

    Six agencies have been awarded a share of about $100,000 for programs that address the root causes of poverty in the latest round of grants from the Frances P. Bunnelle Foundation. Attacking poverty from the root is the most effective way to improve the quality of life, but it’s also the most neglected in Georgetown County, said Geales Sands, the foundation’s director.

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    The crowd fills the dance floor at the Pawleys Island Nature Park for the reunion.
    Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer

    Pavilion memories: Building on a tradition while building homes

    Billy Don and Ann Wilson sat in beach chairs beside the dance floor at the annual Pawleys Pavilion Reunion on Saturday as the old familiar music carried them back in time to the night they met — at the pavilion. Read more...

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