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NEWS UPDATESNEWS UPDATESCounty budget plan includes tax increase for pay raisesSix 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
Politics: 7th District candidates try to stand out in a crowded fieldWith similar stances on a number of conservative issues — a more limited government, lower taxes and less federal spending, for example — the biggest challenge for nine Republicans running for the 7th Congressional District is perhaps standing out in a crowded field. Read more...
Politics: Voters narrow their choices after forumRebecca King of Kings Creek didn’t have any favorites when she walked into the forum for Republican 7th Congressional District candidates Tuesday night. Read more...
Education: Five finalists for Waccamaw Middle principalThe Georgetown County School District picked five finalists this week to become the next principal at Waccamaw Middle School, two more than the usual field for such posts. Read more...
Sales tax: Rural roads top priority listProjects that will affect the most people in the most regions of the county are at the top of a priority list of work Georgetown County wants to fund with revenue from a proposed 1-cent capital projects sales tax. Read more...
Sports: Cuts leave college-bound athletes on the sidelinesTaylor King sat alone on the sideline last week, the loss in the Lower State soccer final as hard as the concrete stadium bench. Disappointed by Waccamaw High’s 1-0 loss that ended his high school career, he could still get excited about returning to the goal in the fall at USC-Sumter. The consolation was short-lived.
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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