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    Sports: Crescent sweeps WHS in softball series

    Crescent'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...



    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...


    THE WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES

    A crowd gathers to watch SCUTE volunteers conduct a sea turtle nest inventory on the south end of Pawleys Island. Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer

    Sea turtles: It's a season for the record book as nest count nears 200

    It looks like the number of sea turtle nests laid in Georgetown and Horry counties might reach 200 before the season ends. As of Thursday morning, S.C. United Turtle Enthusiasts, a volunteer group that monitors area sea turtle nesting activity, had recorded 199 nests from Georgetown to the North Carolina state line. Read more...

    Tourism: After final summer push, focus of ads changes with the seasons

    A $36,000 package of online advertising will make a final push to attract visitors to Georgetown County through Labor Day. A $22,000 campaign targeted at fall golf began this week with a tie-in to the PGA Championship in Atlanta. Another effort to attract golfers will start in the fall. Read more...

    Pawleys Island: Town politics as usual means no politics at all

    For the first time, Mike Adams struggled when it came time to register for another term on Pawleys Island Town Council. He is in his sixth term and serves as mayor pro tem. Read more...

    Murrells Inlet: After allowing Marsh Walk vendors, law keeps customers at arm's length

    Georgetown County zoning officials will wait another month before asking County Council to give final approval to an ordinance that allows more vendors along the Murrells Inlet Marsh Walk. Read more...


    THE WEEK'S FEATURED STORIES

    The crowd fills the dance floor at the Pawleys Island Nature Park for the reunion.
    Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer

    Pavilion memories: Building on a tradition while building homes

    Billy 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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