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    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...



    THE YEAR'S TOP NEWS STORIES

    Images from 2011 drift along with the falling tide in this illustration for our annual Year in Photos edition. More photos
    Charles Swenson/Coastal Observer

    These are the stories that drew the most online readers in 2011

    Hurricane Irene: High water closes island streets

    AUGUST: The hurricane that caused severe flooding in the Northeast brushed by the South Carolina coast, but many said the water in Pawleys Creek was highest they had ever seen. Read more...

    Arcadia Plantation: Funds missing from Arcadia East project

    AUGUST: The owner of Arcadia Plantation sued her former attorney to recover money she claims is missing from what is potentially the largest planned development on Waccamaw Neck. After three postponements this fall, the case is scheduled for trial in January. Read more...

    Murrells Inlet: Life on the creek

    MARCH: Oystermen talk about their life's work, which was the subject of a History Channel program. Read more...

    Litchfield Plantation: Developer's collapse leads to lawsuits

    JULY: One of the area's oldest developments was the subject of a suit over control of the property owners association. A judge ruled this month the development company still has a majority of votes once it pays its overdue assessments. Read more...

    Economy: Home gone, man pitches tent

    APRIL: Health problems, then the loss of his part-time job and finally Paul Willyard's mobile home was repossessed. Friends tried to help, but it was a reader who provided him a new home after learning of his plight. 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...


    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...


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