One year after Jessica Miller resigned her position as finance director for the City of Georgetown, the position has finally been filled. Debra Bivens, who has worked for the City for nineteen years as Revenues Manager and has served as Interim Finan ... 

Patricia Bandle Patricia Dobyns Bandle, 81, wife of James Meyer  Bandle of Georgetown, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2013 at her home. Born on October 14, 1931, in Bristol, Va., she was a daughter of the late Preston Lohr and the late Nellie B ... 

By Larry Cornwell Special to the Times The 2012 Formula One season was one of the most engaging in its long history. This was in stark contrast to the 2011 season when Adrian Newey and his Red Bull RB7 chassis made the year a snore-fest by winning 1 ... 

By Lloyd Mackall For the Times With some solid waist-high waves, the inaugual  Atlantic Surfing Federation/Surfrider Foundation Surf-Off began Saturday in Garden City Beach. Leading the charge from start to finish in the under 10 division was t ... 

By Chris Sokoloski csokoloski@gtowntimes.com Mollie Paschall made history Wednesday morning, becoming the first Andrews High School female soccer player to sign a scholarship to play in college. Paschall will play for Emmanuel College in Franklin Sp ... 

A Georgetown man says he was robbed while at the car wash in the 1900 block of Highmarket Street at about 9:30 p.m. May 17. The man said he was cleaning his car when two men approached asking for a couple of dollars. The man gave them some money and ... 

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 ... 

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 ... 

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 ... 

There have been 32 property crimes in the Maryville Community since September. Half of those have been actual break-ins with theft. “We will get this solved,” Georgetown Police Chief Paul Gardner said at least half a dozen times at a crim ... 

After the citizens group “Don’t Box the Neck” successfully stopped Lowe’s Home Improvement from building a store in Pawleys Island in 2005, many believed there would never be another big-box fight. Then Sunbelt Ventures came a ... 

Does the City of Georgetown have $19 million in reserves that can be spent on anything City Council chooses? That was one of the hot topics at a forum for the three candidates running for mayor who will be on the June 11 Democratic Primary ballot. Ma ... 

Bright and early this morning, members of Elks Lodge #2797 raised more than 100 American flags along Business 17 in Murrells Inlet. It is an effort to remind people that the true meaning of Memorial Day is not a three-day weekend that signals the sta ... 

National EMS Week, May 19-25 How ordinary people became first responders and what we can learn from them As we honor National Emergency Medical Services Week, the Boston Marathon bombing is still fresh on our minds. It was a tragedy by any measure. ... 

I’m going to come out and flat say it, I hate snakes. Now I know that might not be politically correct, but I was raised in the country. To us, snakes aren’t something you see in a zoo in a glass cage and go ooh, aah over. Country folks f ... 

By Richard Eckstrom If you’ve ever wondered how your city or town council spends your hard-earned tax dollars, there’s a powerful tool that’s available at your fingertips. Using this tool, you could quickly and easily see which ve ... 

Median project for Pawleys Island On U-Turns The Proposed Median Design, scheduled for implementation in 2014, has 15 U-Turns and two new intersections which will be governed by stop lights. A similar design is planned for the section of [U.S.] Hwy. 17, ... 

Monday is the day we officially observe Memorial Day. May 30 is the actual commemoration of the men and women who have died while in service in the armed forces of the United States. For many of us who are veterans or family members of veterans, the ... 

Ruth Joyner Ruth Joyner of Front Street in Georgetown died on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Agape Senior Health Care facility in West Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church, con ... 

 Here is some of what Georgetown City Council has done at its meeting this evening: • By a vote of 4-3, council voted down the proposed $31 million 2013-14 city budget. "I guess we will just close down the city government on July 1," Mayor ... 

Former Midway Fire Rescue Public Information Officer Bob Beebe has been arrested by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. According to SLED Spokesman Thom Berry, Beebe has been charged with breach of trust with fraudulent intent. Berry said th ... 

Georgetown County is hosting the AA Dixie Youth State Championship Tournament (machine pitch and coach pitch divisions) in July at 8 Oaks Park. Games are scheduled for July 6, 10 a.m. to 8:15 p.m.; July 7, 2-8 p.m.; July 8, 4-8 p.m.; and July 9, 4 p. ... 

By Chris Sokoloski csokoloski@gtowntimes.com The National Sporting Clays Association’s U.S. Open at Back Woods Quail Club last week was a rousing success. “Back Woods Quail Club and Rick Hemingway did a fantastic job,” said Robert ... 

By Chris Sokoloski csokoloski@gtowntimes.com Da’Shaun Aiken, Carvers Bay’s all-time leading scorer in basketball, will spend a year attending Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College and playing basketball for the Orangeburg Calhoun Prep Aca ... 

A man from Trinity Road in the Yauhannah Community said he was outside his home Friday afternoon when a man driving a pickup truck passed by dragging a dog behind the vehicle. The complainant said he was able to get the suspect to stop. He told a dep ...