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GHS football coach staying

Georgetown High School football coach Bradley Adams isn’t going anyway. Adams was a finalist for the head coaching job at Hilton Head High School, but withdrew his name this week after realizing ...

Kidnapping suspect gets $250K bond

One year and one day after being arrested for allegedly kidnapping a woman ...

Congressional candidate fills Steelworker’s Union Hall

The Steelworkers Union Hall in Georgetown had standing room only during a d ...

City to allow FEMA trailers after disasters

When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, the Federal Emergency Ma ...

Prosser announces run for S.C. District 7

A ninth Republican candidate announced Wednesday that he would run for offi ...

Local News

  • Weather: Sunny today with more seasonable temperatures Sunday
    Weather: Sunny today with more seasonable temperatures Sunday

    Plenty of weekend sunshine on tap for Georgetown County, although it will be just a bit cooler — especially Sunday. Today: Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming southwest between 6 and 9 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37 ...

  • Rothrock house once approved for vinyl siding

    Georgetown’s Architectural Review Board — which continues to deny Hardie Plank siding on a home on Cannon Street — once gave its blessing for vinyl siding on the same home. Steve and Jean Rothrock have been trying since 2008 to get ...

  • Blue Crab restaurant robber released after pleading guilty
    Blue Crab restaurant robber released after pleading guilty

    A man who admitted he helped rob the Blue Crab restaurant in Pawleys Island in 2010 walked out of the courtroom a free man Thursday. Brian Dennison, 40, of Pawleys Island pled guilty in court Tuesday but was not sentenced until Thursday. He was origi ...

  • Some local residents fed up with 'robocalls'
    Some local residents fed up with 'robocalls'

    Federal officials are considering a change that will allow the public to stop high-pressure, continuous “robocalls,” from political candidates. For now, the calls are allowed, even with the protection of the national “do-not-call&rd ...

  • Bank of America opens mobile trailer in Georgetown

    Bank of America has opened a mobile unit in Georgetown, to replace the disaster relief vehicle that has been parked in the location for the past several months. The trailer was pulled into place earlier this month. The Bank of America building was da ...

  • Florida murders may have Georgetown connection

    Investigators in Jacksonville, Fla. believe someone in the Georgetown area has information about a double murder that took place in that city in late June. A “significant reward” is being offered for anyone with information that leads to ...


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Police Blotter: TV switcheroo scam at WalMart
Police met with WalMart security Tuesday and were told that a man bought a 32-inch television on Jan. 10 for $369. About six hours later the man returned the television to the store and was given a full refund. It was later discovered the man had ret ...  
Police Blotter: Explosion threat at Waccamaw High
A 19 year old Waccamaw High student is accused of making a bomb threat Jan. 19. Other students infor ...  


Penalty gives Georgetown wrestlers unlikely win
Trailing Conway High School by seven points going into the last match of the night last week, Georgetown High wrestling coach Sean Griffin knew the best he could hope for was a pin by Juwan Gibbs, which would give the Bulldogs six points. What he ...  
Andrews gets first region win
Andrews High's boys basketball team got its first region win of the season on Friday night, a 63-61 ...  

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Erin Spatz
Today I took a cold shower, and sadly this was not my first. My family loves taking showers; the ho ...

John Brock
As you grow older, memory seems to slip. I have certainly found that to be the case and I have resor ...

Robbin Bruce
Editor’s Note: While this column is prompted by the loss of a particular child in a traff ...

Gloria Ford
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, ...

Ann Ipock
Help! I need a cure for the hair of the dog. And no, I’m not talking about alcohol, hangovers ...

Laura Snyder
“I’m ten years old now.  I’m an adult.  I should be able to stay up late ...


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