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County focuses on port, but can’t ignore vacant mill sites

Georgetown County is creating a master plan for the 46 acres at the former state port in Georgetown, but people who showed up ...
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Reform bill seen as threat to historic preservation

Section 106, which established the National Register of Historic Places, require federal agencies to consult with state and ...
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Groups hope to push the local option over the line on fourth try

A capital project sales tax to fund $22 million worth of projects over eight years did pass in 2024. That extra penny brought ...
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First week of early voting draws 19 percent turnout

There were 9,116 votes cast last week at the four early voting sites. There are 47,612 registered voters in the county. It’s ...
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DOT meets with group to share revised plan for Litchfield project

The preliminary plan drew over 400 comments after the Department of Transportation and its consultants from Mead & Hunt held ...
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Pawleys child care center plans to reopen in summer

“We are standing in front of you tonight saying we need all of your help. For a long time,” Tawania White, the reopening ...
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Georgetown County is creating a master plan for the 46 acres at the former state port in Georgetown, but people who showed up to offer input at a meeting last week were looking at a bigger picture: ...
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State panel approves funds for $121.5M Arcadia East deal

Arcadia East has 2,200 feet of beachfront between Prince George and DeBordieu. State lawmakers this week approved funds for the $121.5 million purchase of the oceanfront Arcadia East tract after ...
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Waccamaw schools stay ‘excellent’ on state report cards

Waccamaw Elementary doesn’t get a report card, but it drew praise from state Superintendent Ellen Weaver, right, last month. Three Waccamaw Neck schools maintained excellent ratings on the state ...
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Oak remains at center of roundabout opposition

A drawing of the proposed roundabout design puts the landmark oak inside the center circle. Pawleys Island can get an improvement to the misaligned intersection of Waverly Road and Petigru Drive, or ...
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Property tax relief will start at 71 percent of revenue

Brandon Ellis explains the local option sales tax to voters. If Georgetown County voters approve a local option sales tax referendum in next month’s election 71 percent of the revenue will be used to ...