Coastal Observer

COASTAL OBSERVER

We were at the Georgetown County Office of Voter Registration and Elections tonight as the results from voting were reported.Here are the final numbers in County Council Districts 1 and 6, the ...
Coastal Observer

COASTAL OBSERVER

Georgetown County is the only coastal county in the state that doesn’t have lifeguards on its beaches, Brad Bemis, a paramedic with Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire Department, told the county’s ...
Coastal Observer

COASTAL OBSERVER

The owner of five lots in Murrells Inlet was looking to break even on his $1.48 million investment by subdividing them to allow 10 houses. When that plan looked to run afoul of Georgetown County’s new ...
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Reform bill seen as threat to historic preservation

Section 106, which established the National Register of Historic Places, require federal agencies to consult with state and ...
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Groups hope to push the local option over the line on fourth try

A capital project sales tax to fund $22 million worth of projects over eight years did pass in 2024. That extra penny brought ...
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First week of early voting draws 19 percent turnout

There were 9,116 votes cast last week at the four early voting sites. There are 47,612 registered voters in the county. It’s ...
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Pawleys child care center plans to reopen in summer

“We are standing in front of you tonight saying we need all of your help. For a long time,” Tawania White, the reopening ...
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DOT meets with group to share revised plan for Litchfield project

The preliminary plan drew over 400 comments after the Department of Transportation and its consultants from Mead & Hunt held ...