Coastal Observer

Waccamaw High: Friends pass the baton one more time in principal change

Even though he won’t be the principal of Waccamaw High School, Hunter Eddy will still be around. “You’ll see me around sporting events, band events, chorus. I’ll still be around. We’re not leaving the...
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THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES

Pawleys Island: Town will go beyond signs after drownings in rip currents

The widow of a man who drowned off the north end of Pawleys Island last month met at Town Hall with members of the family her husband was trying to rescue from a rip...
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Education: For top schools, culture helps boost academic success

Kyree Grant peeked into Travis Klatka’s office at Waccamaw Intermediate School. “I’ve got something that I want to show you,” he said. Kyree, a fifth-grader, wanted to show Klatka, the school principal, the card...
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Murrells Inlet: Fast moving gas prices drive store’s variance for digital sign

A convenience store will get an electronic sign and a fitness center will get a gentler slope on its roof under a pair of variances to the design standards for the Highway 17 corridor....
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Incorporation: Study group says it will meet with sheriff

The group that has worked for nearly three years on a proposal to form a town in the Pawleys Island-Litchfield area plans to meet with the Georgetown County sheriff about law enforcement. But that...
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Pawleys Island: Push for historic preservation turns attention to extra building height

As Pawleys Island moves forward with efforts to preserve its vintage beach houses, some officials are questioning whether a measure to raise houses out of the way of flood waters is working against efforts...
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Beaches: Council takes pains to make sure limits on surf fishing are dead

It took less than five minutes for Georgetown County Council to approve an ordinance in June that limited surf fishing during the summer and set off a firestorm of opposition. It took the council...
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Education: Teachers want to ensure students use AI in the right ways

Lindsay Latimer was involved in academics, sports and student council at Waccamaw High. She said AI made a difference in her life. “Ever since AI has become a really big thing senior year, when...
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Environment: Water district asks customers to cut back during plant expansion

When a contractor working on an upgrade to the plant that provides drinking water to the Waccamaw Neck proposed a temporary shutdown in early July to make a critical connection, the Georgetown County Water...
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Churches: Teens are ‘hands and feet of Christ’ for summer service program

A vision the Rev. John Culp once had in a field of cotton now carries tradition across the state and into Murrells Inlet. “He said the other night, which I’ve never heard this, that...
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Environment: DNA tests on sea turtles gather data on ‘cool dudes’

Volunteers are on the lookout for “hot chicks” and “cool dudes” buried in the sand this summer. S.C. United Turtle Enthusiasts, better known as SCUTE, has collected maternal DNA from sea turtle nests for...
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Waccamaw High: Former principal back again for another year as interim

David Hammel was named interim principal of Waccamaw High two days before the start of the school year, replacing Hunter Eddy who stepped down after a year due to health reasons, according to Georgetown...
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THE WEEK’S FEATURED STORIES

Environment: County takes gentler approach to mosquito control

The smell of the warehouse where the mosquito control division stores its equipment is strong enough to make your nose scrunch. It isn’t pesticide, it’s garlic. Georgetown County Mosquito Control is the first agency...
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BUSINESS NEWS

Observer staff earns top honors in news contest

Coastal Observer staff won 20 awards for writing, photography and design – including the President’s Cup for excellence among mid-sized weeklies – in the S.C. Press Associatioin’s annual news contest. It was the 10th...
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LOCAL EVENTS

Meetings

Georgetown County Board of Education: First and third Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., Beck Education Center. For details, go to gcsd.k12.sc.us . Georgetown County Council: Second and fourth Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, 129 Screven St., Georgetown. For details, go to georgetowncountysc.org. Pawleys Island Town Council: Second Mondays, 5 p.m. Town Hall, 323 Myrtle Ave. For details, go to townofpawleysisland.com. , .