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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

    Midway Firefighter-EMT Cory Ginter helps Brayden Otto from a fire truck during a visit to Waccamaw Elementary for Fire Prevention Month. Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer

    Politics: More candidates line up for run in House Disrict 108

    It was expected that the field of candidates for the new 7th Congressional District would be crowded, but the roster of candidates for state House District 108 might end up being just as long. Read more...

    Politics: Local GOP in no rush to pick presidential nominee

    Herman Cain’s front and center placement at this week’s GOP presidential debate is proof of something Waccamaw Neck Republicans already know: It’s far too early in the game to count anybody out. Read more...

    Economic development: Different views but same goals for port

    The history of the Port of Georgetown as Byron Miller tells it is similar to the version heard by the task force looking at ways to restore cargo traffic to the facility. But there is one important difference. Read more...

    Unsafe at Home: Children often follow parents into patterns of abuse

    Brandon was about 10 when Donna Watkins, a volunteer counselor who works with victims of domestic violence, last saw him. Read more...

    Unsafe at Home: For teens, media send troubling messages

    In talking with teen girls in abusive relationships, JoAnne Patterson used to hear that the violence evolved slowly. 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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