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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

    Alma Garcia and her son, Lucas, dressed as clowns for trick-or-treating this week at the Hammock Shops Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer

    Environment: Groups may press for live oak protections

    The removal of a live oak tree last month to make room for a swimming pool at a Murrells Inlet home has raised a red flag for some county residents. Read more...

    Tourism: Two finalists for county's marketing director

    The field of applicants hoping to be the new tourism marketing director for Georgetown County has been narrowed to two finalists. Read more...

    Waccamaw Library: School district works on land swap for branch

    The Georgetown County School District is looking at a land swap if it provides additional acreage for the new Waccamaw Neck library. Superintendent Randy Dozier said this week he would like additional land at the county’s Retreat Park to allow future expansion of Waccamaw Intermediate School. Read more...

    History: Waccamaw Indians preserve their place in area's past

    From magnificent plantation homes at the end of oak-lined drives to the humble remains of former slave dwellings, the area surrounding the Waccamaw River is rich with history. Yet the history of one group of people, those who gave the river its name, is left largely untold. 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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