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    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...



    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...


    THE WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES

    Jean Benson, Robin Rossi and Kitty Houston release plastic ducks for a breast cancer benefit "race" in Murrells Inlet. They are all cancer survivors. Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer

    Unsafe at home: A series of articles looks at domestic violence

    Jennifer looked nervous as she waited for a taxi on a recent afternoon. When it arrived, it would take her and her young daughter, Molly, away from Georgetown County and the life they had made here. Read more...

    Unsafe at home: Family Justice Center works toward solutions

    Looking around the Family Justice Center in Georgetown, Garvey and Carol Winans can’t help but feel happy — and perhaps a little awed. Read more...

    Unsafe at home: Why don't the leave? The answers are varied

    Hearing tales of domestic violence, people often wonder why the victims stay with a spouse or partner who hurts them. Read more...

    Education: School board won't share in district pay raises

    The savings aren’t much, but it’s the principle that matters, according to School Board Chairman Jim Dumm. Read more...

    Economic development: Port task force gets assurance on funding

    The task force created to find money to dredge the Port of Georgetown and find ways to increase cargo has heard a series of speakers talk about the lack of funds for the project. But this week members heard in a closed-door session from state Sen. Yancey McGill where he thinks the money will come from. 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...

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