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Courts: Pawleys man arrested for securities fraud

A Pawleys Island area man was arrested Wednesday following his indictment by a federal grand jury in Atlanta for securities fraud, according to the FBI. Stanley J. Kowalewski is accused of defrauding hedge fund investors of up to $8 million and for obstructing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of his activities. Read more...

Cold noses, warm hearts: Sailor Rearden holds her dog Bandit for the Rev. Marty Nason during the eighth annual Blessing of the Animals at Belin Memorial United Methodist Church. Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer

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Safety: County raises pay for first responders

With the lowest starting salaries in the region, Georgetown County has been the training ground for law enforcement and public safety employees for years. Newly trained sheriff’s deputies and emergency medical technician-firefighters were leaving the county and Midway Fire and Rescue for better pay at more than a dozen other places. Read more...

Pawleys Island PD: Cameras are helpful, but money still talks

One suspect was caught on camera. It’s likely his license plate was too. But as policing on Pawleys Island goes high tech, there is still room for cold cash. Read more...

Development: Council rejects cut in building size limit

Georgetown County Council wants to restrict the size of buildings in the Waccamaw Neck overlay corridor along Highway 17 and still be able to make exceptions in the future. Read more...

Business: Chamber president takes job as county’s top salesman

Brian Tucker was hired Tuesday as Georgetown County’s new economic development director. And Wednesday he was already at work from his office in the Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce, where he has been president since 2012. Read more...

History: Navy pilot was last POW to leave North Vietnam

U.S. Navy pilot Al Agnew of Mullins wouldn’t leave his prisoner of war cell in Hanoi until it was his turn in 1973. Read more...

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