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Special Issue
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News update:
NEWS 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 STORIES
Walmart: Plan for Pawleys store avoids county size limitA new Walmart store is being proposed as the replacement for an aging shopping center in Pawleys Island, according to Georgetown County officials. Read more...
Walmart: Project revives memories ‘Don’t Box the Neck’ campaignThis time is different. That’s one thing that the developer of a proposed big-box retail store at Pawleys Island and opponents of a 2005 big-box project agree on. Read more...
Walmart: Review will focus on traffic and designThe Georgetown County planning staff is awaiting two more pieces of information to start its review of plans to redevelop Pawleys Island Plaza: a traffic study and a rendering of the 119,500-square-foot building that will be its central feature. Read more...
Sales tax: Extra penny may raise more than projects costGeorgetown County Council members will decide Tuesday if they will give voters a say in a $40 million capital improvement package through a 1-cent sales tax referendum or kill the idea themselves. Read more...
Health: Jury finds for doctor in cancer malpractice suitDr. Amanda Drosieko and her practice, Inlet Pediatrics, were not responsible for the 2008 death of a Pawleys Island area teen, Ashley Gaines, a jury decided on Monday. Read more...
Litchfield Plantation: Developer ready to reclaim POA and start workClearing was expected to start this week on lots in Litchfield Plantation after the development company last week paid a shortfall in the budget of the property owners association. The move followed 17 months of legal battles between the association and the company. Read more...
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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