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Opponents of a plan for a raised median on Highway 17 in Pawleys Island campaign outside this week’s County Council meeting. Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer

THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES

Highway 17: Engineer proposes changes to median plan

A traffic engineer’s review of the Highway 17 median plan for the Citizens Coalition for Ocean Highway does not criticize how it was conducted but focuses on areas for further analysis and suggests alternatives. Read more...

Highway 17: Opponents of raised median make case to council

Opponents of a concrete median to prevent left turns on Highway 17 through the Pawleys Island area tried to make their case Tuesday for Georgetown County Council to intercede and stop the state Department of Transportation project before construction begins next year. Read more...

Safety: Sheriff’s office buys portable license tag reader

Police department cameras that will read the license number of vehicles entering and leaving the town of Pawleys Island won’t be in place until the end of summer, but the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office plans to have a portable tag reader in operation by the end of July. Read more...

Education: Charter board optimistic about new facility

The Coastal Montessori Charter School closed its first year of operation with a commencement ceremony last week, sending sixth-graders on to middle school and marking the third-graders’ move from lower- to upper-elementary classes. Read more...

Land use: Vote bars the door on family’s horses

A family with horses gave up on plans to build a house and barn complex on 8 acres on Petigru Road, allowing Georgetown County Council to table a rezoning request Tuesday. Read more...

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