Outrageous movie that has been awarded I am surprised at the problems that society still has. It seems that we never learn. I am concerned about the effect the movie “The Help” will have on the domestic field. I cannot believe that I wo ... 

SPEAK OUT! Georgetown County For years there has been no loud voice speaking out on behalf of the rights of private property owners in Georgetown County. Today I am proud to announce that this has changed with the organization of SPEAK OUT! The nee ... 

Form Follows Function   In the late 19th century the American architect Louis Sullivan coined the phrase “Form Follows Function”. His full quote is    “It is the pervading law of all things organic and inorganic, Of a ... 

Support the Live Oak Tree Ordinance Our iconic Grand Live Oak Trees cannot speak for themselves. The recent proposed amendment to the Georgetown County tree ordinance was unanimously approved by the Planning Commission on December 15, 2010, and es ... 

Lawsuit in paper I seen that lawsuit in the paper and wanted to write back about it. My wife also bought a car from Tom Altmon at Advantage Plus Auto. We had problems with the car since day one. Tom took care of most of the problems. We still had i ... 

Scholarship help Pawleys Island Child Development Center would like to thank everyone who contributed to the $15,059 towards Dr. Irvin Reid's matching grant of $12,500. The Center received a total of $27,559. The money will provide scholarships for ... 

At 72, Why Do I Care? At age 72, I am in the twilight of my God-given years here on earth. While doing research for my blog posts, the question comes to mind, why do I care? The obvious answer is one given by many; it is because of our children and ... 

Trees, again. The debate over whether or not a person should be allowed to cut a certain tree in their yard has gotten twisted into a debate over how old a tree might be and how slow or fast it grows. The fact is that people on the Waccamaw Neck ar ... 

Voter fraud Regarding your recent article about “dead voters” becoming a problem, may I bring your attention to an August 8, 1974 letter to the editor to The Georgetown Times. “In assessing the recent Democratic Primary in Georget ... 

Mojo’s take on Voter IDs Mojo’s nose was working overtime today as he read the Georgetown Times. His nose finally landed on a letter from a Mrs. Judith Clarke. She was attacking the League of Women Voters for supporting the Justice Depar ... 

Re: Voter ID Law After reading the Letter to the Editor “Voter ID Law,” [Dec. 30, 2011] I felt compelled to respond. The comments made by Ralph P. Edwards as Chair of the League of Women Voter’s Voter Service Committee, is just another example o ... 

Senior in Need angel trees The  2011 Senior in Need Angel Trees were once again a huge success with an abundance of gifts distributed to seniors in the Pawleys Island area. This was the 13th year that I have coordinated this effort and our comm ... 

Pay off National Debt If the President, Congress, and the Courts cannot serve us properly, then it is up to We the People to take a hand in the decisions. Join WOWP. Since the Republican Party refuses to raise taxes to help pay off the National Debt ... 

Christmas spray With heartfelt sympathy to Joe Gabriel concerning his article in Friday’s paper about the removal of the Christmas wreaths at Litchfield Country Club, I would also like to take the opportunity to offer a wish to the person(s) r ... 

Mojo gets caught up The Editors, Mojo and I have been out of town for Christmas visiting family and friends. We took our stockings. Santa found us. Mojo couldn't wait to get back to put his paws on the Georgetown Times. While we were gone, he rea ... 

Faith under fire … Faith is under fire in Georgetown; Saint Stephen A.M.E. I recently visited Georgetown; and am always affected by its picturesque watery setting, a geographical metaphor of southern rustication; Highway 17 South into George ... 

Christmas party Our son is currently an inmate at the Georgetown County Detention Center. On December 18th our family attended a Christmas Party at the Sheriff’s Office for the families of inmates. We cannot begin to express our sincere apprec ... 

Private conversations: a response While it is totally appropriate to disagree on substance, the use of innuendo based on one’s career choices is truly unacceptable and I resent it. Yes, I have served as a political consultant. I have also tau ... 

The baffling ARB It gets more and more difficult to come up with printable words to describe the ridiculous and baffling nature of our Architectural Review Board. Their latest meeting featured the affront to City Administrator Chris Eldridge and his ... 

Balanced budget What does political affiliation have to do with a balanced budget? I live in a neighborhood of approximately 60 homes. I believe all of my neighbors have their favorite political organization. Each month who we pay and what we purch ... 

Trees and property rights OK, County Council. You’re messing with my private property rights! Georgetown County Council is kicking around the idea of amending the tree ordinance to prohibit us from cutting certain trees in our yards. MY yard! ... 

Bring back Christmas lights Dear Mayor: My name is Jessi. I am nine years old and I have lived in Georgetown my whole life. I think the best thing about Georgetown at Christmas is the beautiful angels and stars on the bridge. If you put the lights ... 

Georgetown Dental Shoot-Out The coaching staff, players, and support staff of the Carvers Bay Boys Basketball team would like to cordially thank the administration and boys basketball coaching staff of Georgetown High School for their professionalis ... 

Sadness in December The Editors, Mojo is a sensitive soul. This time of the year he picks up on my sadness. He has heard the story many times before, but being the good friend that he is, he is always ready to hear it again. Some 44 years ago now ... 

Sinkholes Dear Sir, After reading Senator Cleary's comments in the Georgetown Times  concerning the development of several sink holes in the area I am forced to comment. Once again our initial reaction to a problem is to spend our time and ene ...