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    NEWS UPDATES

    NEWS UPDATES

    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

    Rylan Brady, 2, gets a close look at a butterfly as Barbara Browd, a volunteer, places one on his hand during the Butterfly Festival at Brookgreen Gardens.
    Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer

    Nonprofits: SLED inquiry focuses on grant to CASA after director departs

    plan that puts new traffic signals at the Pawleys Island Post Office and between Hotel Drive and Jetty Drive has been selected for a project that will close the paved median on Highway 17 from the North Causeway to Baskervill Drive. Read more...

    Politics: Democrats see an opportunity in 7th District

    The Democratic Party has just four candidates seeking the nomination for the new 7th Congressional District as opposed to the nine on the Republican ticket. But like the Republicans, the challenge when they met at a forum in Georgetown this week was standing out from the crowd. Read more...

    Politics: Even GOP takes an interest in Democratic forum

    What most struck Susan Smith about a forum in Georgetown this week for Democrats running for the 7th Congressional District was that it attracted a packed house. Read more...

    Beach access: Litchfield landscape timbers draw complaint

    Parking for those wanting to access the beach in Litchfield is always in short supply during tourist season, but lately there have been fewer spaces than usual for beach-goers to compete for. Read more...

    Waccamaw Middle School: New principal eager to get started

    When a career in professional baseball didn’t pan out, Mark Phillips turned his attention to education. Read more...

    Education: School district budget includes raises for staff

    A $510,000 deficit in the Georgetown County School District budget disappeared in the last two weeks, allowing the school board to pass a $76.7 million package that includes raises for staff and no tax increase for property owners. Read more...


    THE WEEK'S FEATURED STORIES

    Kati Jagger cycles through France. The former WHS graduate is completing a doctorate in London.

    Cycling: From Beowulf to Bordeaux for a worthy cause

    It seems like a perfect fit for someone completing a doctorate in Anglo-Saxon literature. A chance to help resurrect a “lost classic.” Read more...


    BUSINESS NEWS

    Dezignworkz: Decorators share their secrets

    Mindy McVay and Tracy Hanna Foye have spent their careers making other people’s houses beautiful. Now they want to teach people their secrets. Read more...


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