Local News

• Krazy Fish becoming WildFish Grill

  The Krazy Fish Grill on Front Street which was closed down earlier this week will reopen next week with a new name under new ownership. Rhonda and Tim Morris, who own the building at 619 Front Street, closed the Krazy Fish after the majority owner wa ...

• Sen. Ray Cleary of Murrells Inlet defends his vote for the expansion of Medicaid

  South Carolina senators voted Tuesday to kill the expansion of Medicaid coverage for the “working poor” under the federal health care law known as Obamacare. The Senate's 23-19 vote Tuesday rejected inserting the expansion into its 2013-1 ...

• 2013, Georgetown Times, Georgetown, S.C. - 5A Georgetown County selected as a SC Great Outdoors community

  GEORGETOWN-The South Carolina National Heritage Corridor has selected Georgetown County as one of the first places to participate in the South Carolina Great Outdoors (SCGO) project. SCGO is a statewide initiative that aims to promote South Carolina ...

• Pizza Hut to return to Georgetown
  

  Pizza Hut is coming back to Georgetown later this year with a new look. The Church Street restaurant was gutted by fire in December but plans have now been submitted to the Georgetown Building and Planning Department for approval, according to planne ...

• Pawleys Island woman pens series of children’s books
  

  Madeline, a dachshund belonging to Emma Crompton, enjoyed 15 minutes of fame last year after a video showing the pet chasing a ghost crab on the beach in Pawleys Island went viral. Now, Madeline is getting another shot at stardom as the main characte ...

• From graduation to jobs as firefighters, EMTs, paramedics
  

  Eager to achieve their Firefighter I certification,  students who participated in the fire and emergency services course at Andrews High School took their end-of-course skills test May 17 at the Nine Mile Curve station. Hannah Cumbie, Jamal Gile ...

• License tag cameras to track cars coming onto Pawleys Island

  There will soon be a lot more picture-taking on Pawleys Island but not the kind that will be posted in the family vacation album or on Facebook. The Pawleys Island Police Department will soon install new cameras on both the North and South Causeways ...

• New industry coming to Andrews

  As Andrews residents continue to voice their mobile home uncertainties, new business coming to town was also a focus at the recent Andrews Town Council meeting. Citizens Juanita McCollough and B.J. Mc Cray drew attention to variances and mobile home ...

• Chamber holds 96th annual meeting
  

  The Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce held its 96th annual Meeting and Business Awards ceremony on Thursday evening. Dr. Gerald Harmon was recognized with a lifetime achievement award. Dignitaries, City Council, businesses and various banks were ...

• City may increase water, wastewater rates

  There are no tax increases in the City of Georgetown’s proposed $30.9 million 2013-14 budget but a water and wastewater fee hike is requested. Debra Bivens, the city’s interim finance director, said under the proposed plan, water customer ...

• Waccamaw High student, and professional shag dancer, places second in a national competition
  

  Noah Veon, a freshman at Waccamaw High School, has been shag dancing since he was 4 years old. Now 15 and 6 feet tall, he recently placed second in a national shag competition and is one of several professional shag dancers performing in “The P ...

• Helping Hands, May 15, 2013
  

  A feature about people whose work touches our lives MARY SHATKI LEE Certified Hatha Yoga instructor Bio: Native of Worcester, Mass. Graduate of the University of Massachusetts Former hotel manager with Marriott in Tampa, Fla. Murrells Inlet res ...