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It was the year of the box: the big-box store and the ballot box. Liz Moore was among the opponents to a big-box retailer proposed for Pawleys Island Plaza. More images of 2012 Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer

THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES

Pawleys Plaza: Big-box foes unsure of new plan

A new plan to redevelop Pawleys Island Plaza shows a single building of 109,000 square feet divided among three retail tenants. Whether that meets the Georgetown County size limit on commercial buildings in the Highway 17 corridor on Waccamaw Neck is still under review, both by county staff and a citizens group that opposed plans for a 119,500-square-foot retail store on the site. Read more...

Sandy Hook shooting: Ex-Newtown resident sees way of life change

Kathleen Hughes doesn’t want Newtown, Conn., to be known only as a place where a mad man killed 20 first-graders and six adults at a school last week before taking his own life. Read more...

Tourism: Golfers learn to play with renters

Plans to send the county’s tourism marketing director to a golf expo in Canada next year have reopened a debate about how much the county should spend to promote golf. That comes as the director of golf at True Blue and Caledonia is poised to become chairman of the county Tourism Management Commission. Read more...

Politics: Another freshman term for Tim Scott – in the U.S. Senate

Republicans are praising the appointment of U.S. 1st District Rep. Tim Scott to fill the seat being vacated by the resignation of Sen. Jim DeMint. Read more...

Election 2012: Candidates aren’t the only ones spending more

Jim Jerow, president of the Georgetown County Republican Party, thanked members of the county Board of Voter Registration and Elections last week for all their work during a difficult year. Board members learned later in their meeting just how difficult the year has been. It is $42,000 over-budget. Read more...

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