Coastal Observer

Beaches: Proposed limits on surf fishing dead in the water

A change to the beach regulations that would limit surf fishing won’t come up for a vote when Georgetown County Council meets next week, according to the council chairman. Clint Elliott said he and...
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THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES

Politics: Goldfinch takes on history in statewide campaign

Stephen Goldfinch is the only declared candidate to replace Alan Wilson as South Carolina’s attorney general, so he is running against the government. “As attorney general, I will get between the citizenry, the people...
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Education: Safety panel ends work with input from law enforcement

After a two-hour closed-door session to review security issues, the Georgetown County School Board’s safety committee wrapped up three months of work by deciding to let Superintendent Bethany Giles draft its recommendations. Giles will...
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Recreation: Center’s A/C repairs linger like summer heat

Whether exercising your right to vote or just exercising, it was hot in the Waccamaw Regional Rec Center, where the repair of the HVAC system for the gym extended into its third week. But...
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Elections: District 6 winner ready to start building ties with school board

Jarrod Ownbey will sit in the audience today at the Georgetown County School Board retreat. He will take his seat with the board members next month. But he is ready to build relationships with...
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Elections: Ownbey wins vacant school board seat amidst light turnout

Jarrod Ownbey will fill the vacant District 6 seat on the Georgetown County School Board, according to preliminary results from Tuesday’s special election. Election Day saw 554 votes cast in Pawleys Island. Ownbey, an...
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Elections: School board candidates focus on turnout

The first week of early voting saw 56 ballots cast in the special election for the Georgetown County School Board seat in District 6. Early voting ended last week and the election is today...
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Nonprofits: Rezoning hearing highlights need for addiction recovery center

One couple’s son died from a fentanyl overdose. A retired nurse used to bail her brother out of jail to get him into rehab. A woman saw her brother and sister struggle with addiction....
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Environment: Halfway through hatching, new seabird colony faces busy holiday weekend

The least tern nests on the southern tip of Litchfield Beach must go through one last test to make it through the season: the Fourth of July weekend. “People don’t realize their effect on...
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Beaches: Outcry over surf fishing limits leads to revisions

Georgetown County is revising a proposed change to its beach regulations that would restrict surf fishing in order to prevent businesses from conducting shark fishing trips to its beaches. The measure received the second...
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Georgetown County: New development director sees familiar problem along with unique opportunity

The county’s largest employer announced it would close, leaving behind a 350-acre site on the waterfront in need of environmental cleanup. “They were entertaining several different potential purchasers of that property,” Kelly Robertson-Slagle said....
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Recreation: County tries to beat the heat with repairs to rec center cooling system

It was hot inside the Waccamaw Regional Recreation Center, where users have complained for months about the faulty air conditioning. It was hotter on the roof. “I think the heat index here was like...
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THE WEEK’S FEATURED STORIES

Pawleys Island: Town votes $150K to settle Prince George erosion lawsuit

A settlement between the town of Pawleys Island and property owners at Prince George will end a lawsuit over the town’s 2020 beach renourishment project and allow planning to move forward on a proposal...
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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. , .

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