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NEWS UPDATESNEWS UPDATESSports: Crescent sweeps WHS in softball seriesCrescent'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
Sea turtles: Nesting numbers set record, but crowds pose a new riskWith about three weeks left in sea turtle nesting season, 2011 is already a record year. But lately turtles have emerged from their nests at night only to find themselves literally in the spotlight, and that’s a big problem. Read more...
Utilities: Drought causes rise in salinity at water plantDrought and high tides combined this week to cause a spike in salinity levels at the plant that provides drinking water for the Waccamaw Neck. Georgetown County Water and Sewer District shut down the plant during the high tides and used stored water to meet demand. Read more...
Environment: In months without an 'r' oystermen reseed bedsIt’s not yet 8 a.m., but the July morning is already searing and the air is thick with humidity as Franklin “Snakeman” Smalls guides his old 14-foot jon boat across the winding waterways of Murrells Inlet. Read more...
Litchfield Plantation: New owner looks beyond lawsuits to see value in historyIt will be at least 18 months before any development resumes in Litchfield Plantation, the new owner of the development company said this week. Read more...
Politics: Miller holds lead in funds while staying silent on 2012 runFormer state Rep. Vida Miller heard a rumor recently that she plans to run for Georgetown County auditor in 2012. Read more...
THE WEEK'S FEATURED STORIES
Pavilion memories: Building on a tradition while building homesBilly 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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