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News alert: NEWS UPDATES Fireworks and parades on tap for Fourth With two parades in the morning and one in the evening, holiday revelers can have double the fun on Saturday. The Pawleys Island parade kicks off at 11 a.m. on the South Causeway. The causeway will close at 10:30 so that participants can get lined up. The North Causeway will close just before the parade reaches it. To join the parade, fill out a form at Town Hall and pay $15. There is a $250 prize for the best musical float. In North Litchfield, the annual free children's parade begins at 10 a.m. at 135 Hanover Dr. Participation is limited to vehicles without internal combustion engines. The Murrells Inlet Boat Parade will start from Garden City Point at 5 p.m. Entry is free, but to be eligible for trophies participants need to register at Garden City Realty, Capt. Dick's Marina or Booty's. The cost is $5. For fireworks fun, the city of Georgetown will have a display at 9:15 p.m. from East Bay Park; DeBordieu will have a show at 9:30; and Murrells Inlet will have a display at 10. THE WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES Marna Romanoff says her dad's Smart car "draws a lot of attention." The green issue Our annual look at the ways that Waccamaw Neck residents have embraced a green lifestyle At the wheel: Small car, big interest Ladd Dezendorf was sold when he saw a driver extract her Smart car from a parking space in Paris. Read more... On the table: Palmettovore n. a creature that eats only food grown in South Carolina. Read more... Environment: How green is it? Ask a consultant For anyone who has ever wondered how their home rates on a "green" scale, Lisa Barrett of Advanced Custom Design has the answer. Read more... E-readers: Devices let people bring the library home Since she got a Kindle 2 in February, Kathleen Huges doesn't spend much time in bookstores. Read more... Pawleys: Both sides turn to science in groin fight Speakers at a hearing last week differed over whether a new 205-foot-long rock groin on the south end of Pawleys Island is the way to protect and preserve the county parking lot and the access it provides to the beach. Read more... Arts: Trash to one, riches to another While going green may be the latest trend in most sectors, it's nothing new in the art world. Read more...

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