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    NEWS UPDATES

    NEWS UPDATES

    Former Midway division chief faces fraud charge

    The former special operations division chief at Midway Fire and Rescue was arrested Thursday morning by the State Enforcement Division on charges that he stole $36,000 from the state Fire and Life Education Association. Read more...



    THE WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES

    Jacob Schoen watches from a safe spot under a ball rack while the Waccamaw High volleyball team goes through its drills. His mom, Jill, is the coach.
    Charles Swenson/Coastal Observer

    Who killed Scoopy? Pawleys family still looks for answers two months after shooting

    James Earl Richardson Jr. was a big baby, 9 pounds at birth. His mother called him “Scoopy” because he was such an arm load to scoop up. Read more...

    Growth: Redevelopment company buys troubled Pawleys Island Plaza

    The largest shopping center in the Pawleys Island business district is under new ownership. A redevelopment is proposed, but details have not been announced. Read more...

    Health: Jury hears testimony in cancer death of WHS student

    A Murrells Inlet doctor will take the witness stand again today as a jury tries to determine if she was at fault in the death of a former patient, Waccamaw High School graduate Ashley Gaines. Read more...

    Education: Federal waiver will save district on transportation costs

    The waiver that South Carolina received last month from the federal education law will save the Georgetown County School District from spending thousands of dollars a year to bus students who want to leave schools that were labeled as under-performing. Read more...

    Election 2012: County will pay the bill for petition candidates

    With more than 20,000 signatures to verify before petition candidates in Georgetown County can be certified, staff at the county’s Office of Voter Registration and Elections hasn’t had time for much else. 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...


    BUSINESS NEWS

    Restaurants: A meeting place with a side order of politics

    Amy 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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