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NEWS UPDATESNEWS UPDATESSports: Crescent sweeps WHS in softball seriesCrescent'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...
THE WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES
Planning: Cell tower in park wins approval over neighbors' objectionsA “stealth” cell tower planned for Litchfield will help AT&T build its infrastructure as more people give up land-line phones and want reliable cellphone service in their homes, according to the project’s designer. But residents who live down the street from the proposed site in Georgetown County’s new Stables Park say they are concerned that the 153-foot-tall tower will hurt property values and slow growth in their neighborhood.
Environment: POA group backs residential tree protectionThe Waccamaw Neck Council of Property Owners Associations wants Georgetown County Council to restore tree protection rules on single family residential properties. Read more...
Education: School programs take aim at bullyingThere’s an effort in the Waccamaw schools to give bullies a black eye: metaphorically, of course. A program that began this fall at Waccamaw Intermediate and Waccamaw Middle is teaching students to speak up about bullying and help create safer schools. Read more...
Giving back: Nonprofits are tough to start and tougher to keep goingWhen Jimmy Chandler started the S.C. Environmental Law Project in the 1980s, he never intended for it to be around long term. That’s why he used the word “project” in the name, said Amy Armstrong, who took over as head of the nonprofit after Chandler’s death from cancer last year. Read more...
Churches: Kitchens work together to provide weekday mealsWhether in need of a hot meal or starved for companionship, the hungry can have their needs met every day of the week at area churches. Read more...
THE WEEK'S FEATURED STORIES
Pavilion memories: Building on a tradition while building homesBilly 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...
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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