Coastal Observer

Murrells Inlet: Last rites for Oliver’s Lodge

The building can’t be saved, but the memories sure can. A crowd of about 100 members of the congregation and community gathered in front of Oliver’s Lodge on Sunday afternoon. They were sniffling and...
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THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES

Waccamaw High: In this presidential race, candidates go positive

No scandal. No mudslinging. No dirty tricks. The race for student body president at Waccamaw High School may be among the most civil elections in the country this year. “I feel like politics are...
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Elections: Member of town study group mounts primary challenge in District 6

Stella Mercado faces two challenges in a bid for a second term on Georgetown County Council from District 6. She says she is up to both of them. The first is a Republican Party...
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Georgetown County: Council spending takes bite out of surplus

Georgetown County completed its purchase of the historic Customs House in Georgetown earlier this month. The county drew on $6.06 million of its reserves to buy the 120-year-old building and renovate it for use...
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Education: As board weighs federal oversight, attention turns to teacher recruitment

A baseball could do just as much damage as a gun, School Board Chairman Keith Moore said, recalling a Carvers Bay player who was recently struck in the face by a live ball. Capital...
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Elections: Democrat plans run in Council District 6

A Pawleys Island Democrat said he will file this week to run for Georgetown County Council in District 6. Vincent Davis, a chef in Murrells Inlet and the president of the Pawleys Island Civic...
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Economic development: Redevelopment deal, though expected, still sparks excitement

The redevelopment of two former mill sites on the Georgetown waterfront will go forward under a single firm following this week’s announcement that International Paper will sell its property to a New Jersey firm...
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Pawleys Island: Town will start compiling a list of historic sites

When people head east across one of the two causeways over Pawleys Creek next spring they may be greeted with a new sign: “Welcome to the Historic Town of Pawleys Island.” That’s the hope...
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Georgetown: Rezoning behind mayor’s house beats deadline for moratorium

An application to rezone a former commercial tract on the Georgetown waterfront arrived just before the city suspended rezoning requests last month. The property, which is behind Mayor Jay Doyle’s house, will be up...
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Environment: Murrells Inlet gets 10,000 flounder in state’s first stocking program

After the crowd left the site of a landmark event in the state’s management of its recreational fisheries, Aaron Watson stood ankle deep in a pair of leaky boots at the Murrells Inlet Boat...
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Education: School board weighs impact of ending federal oversight

Georgetown County School District school board is evaluating its options before deciding its future under a desegregation order that has provided more than 50 years of federal oversight. Chairman Keith Moore requested more information...
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Pawleys Island: Town takes closer look at business license plan

The beach, the drainage, the creek and the money remain at the top of the list six years after Pawleys Island Town Council picked its top priorities for maintaining the character and culture of...
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THE WEEK’S FEATURED STORIES

Pawleys Island: Town ready to try again on easements for beach work

The town of Pawleys Island has hired a Charleston firm to appraise the value of easements over three lots on the island’s south end that the Army Corps of Engineers says it needs before...
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BUSINESS NEWS

Observer staff wins top awards in news contest

The Coastal Observer staff won 19 awards for writing, photography in design in the S.C. Press Association’s annual news contest, including the President’s Cup for excellence and Weekly Journalist of the Year for its...
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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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