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Plantersville truck wreck holds up traffic Wednesday on Highway 701

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 10:58
GEORGETOWN, S.C. — A truck wrecked on Highway 701 in Plantersville early Wednesday morning was holding up traffic along that road through Wednesday afternoon as crews cleaned up debris from the side of the highway.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol ...

Bond set in connection with Myrtle Beach abduction case

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 08:02
The man who turned himself into Myrtle Beach police Wednesday afternoon appeared in court for a bond hearing Thursday morning.

Timothy Shaun Taylor, 37, faces charges of attempted kidnapping and assault and battery first degree.

A judge set his ...

Group helps parents and kids succeed

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 19:15
GEORGETOWN, S.C. — Anne Green Campbell, a leader of a group called  Uplift Teens, says parents need to teach their children to be confident and to see their world in positive terms.
During a seminar at Cumberland AME Church in Georgetown last w ...

Steamy temperatures should let up soon

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 19:09
GEORGETOWN, S.C. — The extremely high heat, which continued to bring heat advisories this week, did not stop the flow of people working and vacationing in Georgetown and Pawleys Island.
The temperatures were steamy, in the upper 90s, with a heat ind ...

Girl testifies against Crabtree: 'I told him to stop'

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 18:42
Defense says no physical evidence ties former deputy to crime

GEORGETOWN, S.C. — A jury is expected to decide today if a former Georgetown County deputy sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl in 2007.
Testimony in the trial of Ron Christopher Cra ...

Day one of trial underway for former deputy concludes

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 09:13
A jury is expected to decide Wednesday if a former Georgetown County deputy sexually assaulted a 13 year old girl in 2007.
Testimony in the trial of Ron Christopher Crabtree, 36, began today with Assistant Solicitor Nancy Livesay telling the jury th ...

Coastal Carolina Breast Center named 'Center of Excellence'

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 06:13
Murrells Inlet, SC – Coastal Carolina Breast Center recently received a Distinguished Achievement Award for excellence in accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) for its use of the SAVI™ applicator, an advanced therapy for breast cancer as part ...

Two injured in late night accident in Maryville

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 04:18
Two people remained hospitalized Tuesday following a traffic accident in Maryville late Monday night.
Georgetown Police Capt. Nelson Brown said 19 year old A.J. Lambert of McDonald Road was driving on Old Charleston Highway at about 9:30 p.m. when h ...

Helping Hands, July 26, 2010

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 16:50
A feature  
about people  
whose work  
touches our lives
Georgia
Olker

Hair stylist who owns her own business, Hair Studio on the Green, and animal advocate
Bio:
Native of Chicago, Ill.
Has lived in Pawleys for 18 years ...

Hurricane meetings held next week along Grand Strand

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 16:42
GEORGETOWN, S.C. — A series of hurricane conferences, meant to give information helpful to the public, will be held at different locations in Georgetown and Horry counties beginning next week.
The conferences, which spread from Pawleys Island to Gar ...

Director leaving, future of Keep Georgetown Beautiful uncertain

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 16:38
GEORGETOWN, S.C. — For more than two-and-a-half decades Keep Georgetown Beautiful (KGB) has been an organization working to make sure the city was a clean and aesthetically pleasing place for residents and visitors.
Now, because of budget cuts and t ...

City may change process for awarding Hospitality Tax funds to groups

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 16:33
Georgetown City Council wants another panel to help decide what groups and organizations should be awarded Hospitality Taxes for promotional purposes.
The change is being made to help prevent a repeat of what happened earlier this year when, one by ...

HEAT WARNING ISSUED; HEAT INDEX NEAR 110 DEGREES

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 16:23
GEORGETOWN, S.C. — The extremely dangerous hot weather turned even worse Sunday as the National Weather Service issued the first excessive heat warnings for this year for portions of North and South Carolina.
With the heat index hovering around 110 ...

Andrews native joins Peace Corps and brings hope to Eastern European village

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 16:12
GEORGETOWN, S.C. — Andrews native Vince Lambert was just starting a new career as an accountant when he decided to leave everything he knew in Columbia, S.C. and join the Peace Corps.
For most of the last year, he has been living in a small village ...

'Queen' from New York motivates local children

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 15:13
GEORGETOWN, S.C. — Founder of Uplifting Children, Queen Earlene Hilton comes from New York to Georgetown each year.
She brings children from her home state with her so that they can work with children here and experience life in the South.
The Upli ...

Andrews police chief search continues

Thu, 07/22/2010 - 19:36
ANDREWS, S.C. — The search for a new police chief for the Town of Andrews is winding down and an announcement on who will get the job is expected within a month.
Sid Ackerman, a member of Andrews Town Council, said Thursday the decision on who will ...

Woman robbed on Front Street Thursday afternoon

Thu, 07/22/2010 - 19:33
Georgetown police spent Thursday afternoon looking for a man who reportedly robbed a female insurance worker at gunpoint.
It happened around 3 p.m. in the 2000 block of Front Street in the West End.
According to Police Capt. Nelson Brown, the victi ...

Local Chamber recognizes excellence inbusiness at awards banquet

Thu, 07/22/2010 - 19:20
GEORGETOWN, S.C. — During a very challenging year, the Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce has managed to keep growing membership and support of local businesses.
That was the message from local Chamber President Annette Fisher during the 2010 Ann ...

Habitat for Humanity achieves No. 8 on the 'Builder 100' list

Thu, 07/22/2010 - 19:14
Georgetown, SC – Habitat for Humanity Georgetown County helped Habitat for Humanity achieve the rank of No. 8 on the Builder 100 list, marking the first time the nonprofit has been among the top 10 biggest builders in the United States. The list also ...

New book offers advice for a successful life

Thu, 07/22/2010 - 19:08
GEORGETOWN, S.C. — Pick up Wally Johnson’s slim autobiography and you could have a treasure trove.
Johnson, 70, grew up in the projects in Charleston. Now he and his wife Doris live in the Wedgefield community near Georgetown.
He joined the United ...