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News update:
NEWS UPDATESNEWS 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
Highway 17: DOT studies concerns, but won’t halt median projectThe state Department of Transportation will review concerns received this week from Pawleys Island business owners about a plan to eliminate the paved median on Highway 17 from Waverly Road to Baskervill Drive. But it won’t scrap the project or leave the median open for unrestricted left-hand turns. Read more...
Capital Sales Tax: Libraries see demand driving plans for growthDwight McInvaill, county library director, keeps a newspaper clipping from 1935 to remind him that things really are better today. Read more...
Education: Charter school talks with USC about Prince George propertyCoastal Montessori Charter School needs to find a permanent home in Georgetown, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Read more...
Litchfield: Beautification group finds nonprofit request never filedDonations made to the Litchfield Corridor Beautification Committee cannot be considered tax-exempt charitable contributions, members were told Monday at the group’s annual meeting. Read more...
Election 2012: Like voter ID, bathroom will wail until next yearThe Georgetown County Board of Voter Registration and Elections discussed preparations for the Nov. 6 elections last week, but closed the lid on two matters until next year. 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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