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    NEWS UPDATES

    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...



    THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES

    Students from All Saints School spread the Christmas spirit with carols and gifts for residents at the Lakes at Litchfield.
    Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer

    Pawleys Plaza: Planners expect new proposal without big-box store

    A new plan for Pawleys Island Plaza will replace a portion of the existing shopping center with a 60,000-square-foot retail space, according to people familiar with the project. Read more...

    Port of Georgetown: Legislators press county for dredging funds

    State Sen. Yancey McGill told business leaders last week that the answer to dredging the channel at the port of Georgetown is in the fine print. Read more...

    Facebook: Everybody loves Pawleys, but will they like it

    In a town formed with the goal to “keep Pawleys as it was,” the post may soon replace the postcard. At least officially. Read more...

    Family Justice Center: Funds, and time, short for safe house

    Family Justice Center officials say a new safe house for battered women should be open by mid-February. Read more...

    Handel’s “Messiah”: Seasonal performance honors another long-time tradition

    Elsie Pollock says her father dragged her to performances of the “Messiah” when she was a girl. 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...


    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...


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