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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...
BUSINESS NEWSDezignworkz: Decorators share their secretsMindy 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
Environment: Groups may press for live oak protectionsThe 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 directorThe 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 branchThe 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 pastFrom 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
Cycling: From Beowulf to Bordeaux for a worthy causeIt 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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