Sawyer credits GBA While many small towns throughout our state are dying or have been abandoned, Georgetown has seen a boost with people visiting. Sure we still have empty stores and I wish they were open, we have more tourists and visitors walking ... 

On Medians and Landscaping Since the last public meeting in April 2012 regarding the Pawleys Business District Hwy. 17 median design, it is apparent in public circles that much misunderstanding exists regarding the design and landscaping. In conve ... 

Sandy Island fund My wife and I would like to commend the residents of Sandy Island for reaching a decision on solving their own transportation problem. The latest, most viable and responsible solution offered by the residents of the island is that ... 

Georgetown Business Association The Georgetown Times printed an article on Friday, April 19 that needs some clarification. The Georgetown Business Association (GBA) would like the readers of the Georgetown Times to have the full story. The GBA init ... 

Helping Wounded Warriors Grand Strand Detachment # 873 of the Marine Corps League extends a sincere thank you to Bass Pro Shops for the use of their facilities during the Detachment's recent fundraiser. The purpose of the fundraiser is to benefit Ma ... 

Hazardous plastic Our country, along with China and Europe, is one of the biggest producers of plastic waste in the world. Not only plastic shopping bags, but excessive packaging harms our environment, fills our landfills and harms wildlife, particu ... 

Charleston Sheriff Al Cannon It sure was interesting to read about Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon lecturing a local political club about the 2nd Amendment and how such upstanding law enforcement representatives as himself have the obligation to ... 

Maundy Thursday and racism Mojo knows when I've been deeply troubled. It began on Maundy Thursday of Holy Week when a friend gave me note that someone had left on her windshield when she was parked at a grocery store. My friend's car has an Obama s ... 

Pets as surrogates? Is there something in the water in Georgetown County that causes liberal Democrats to use their pets as surrogates in letters to the editor? I have asked my two dogs several political questions lately and the best response that ... 

Tank and Jeep ask about doctors and guns As my wife and I returned from church on Sunday, Tank and Jeep were so excited to greet us. I asked what happened? Tank said, “We didn’t watch Meet the Press today. We were reading the newspaper i ... 

Handguns in the home Regarding Mojo’s and the Reverend’s Admonishment Concerning Handguns in the Home, in the March 13th edition I confess to being startled upon reading the Rev. Dr. Watkin’s assertion that “If you have a ha ... 

Prince George Plantation Tours coming soon The dogwoods are starting to bud, the azaleas are beginning to bloom and it looks like spring is finally going to arrive. With the heralding of spring comes another event announcing its arrival — The ... 

Thomas Paine: relevant still Thomas Paine was a pamphleteer leading up the [American] Revolution. In his small book “Common Sense” he opens the first chapter with thoughts that are relevant today. “Some writers have so confounded society wit ... 

Do we pet horses or eat them? Dear Editor: Recently, food safety officials in United Kingdom, France, and Sweden found traces of horse meat in ground beef sold across Europe. Massive recalls and lawsuits are ensuing. Can it happen here? Horse slaug ... 

Hooray for "green" businesses      I would like to commend the efforts of one of our local grocery chains, BiLo, for their dedication in encouraging the use of cloth over plastic shopping bags. They now have them displayed "in your ... 

Karen Shuler’s “Life in the Village” I absolutely loved the above-referenced column as it bubbled up so many fond memories which have never left me. Although I am a Winyah High graduate, Class of ‘55, I attended the first a ... 

Re: Op Ed on Healthcare Far be it for a Forester with mud on his boots to disagree with Mr. [Rob] Colones, the President of a huge health care system, such as McLeod Health, about a topic within the health care system, but here goes! In his recent Op Ed ... 

Washington’s Birthday George Washington was born February 22, 1732. On February 18 we observed the official Federal Holiday “Washington’s Birthday”. The holiday shows up on calendars and in the media as “President&rsquo ... 

Closing of the Gullah O’oman Museum in Pawleys Island I’ve been coming to this area since the early ’80s with my family, first to Litchfield and now wintering 4 months a year on Pawleys Island. I am saddened and stressed about th ... 

Mojo applauds pre-K legislation The Editors, It is not often that Mojo applauds. Aside from the physical challenge, he is careful with his emotions. He doesn't run off down every rabbit trail that comes along. However, he was applauding the other d ... 

Are cats really the reason birds are vanishing? The Audubon Society released a report a few years ago on the sharp and startling decline of some of the most familiar and common birds in America; the Northern bobwhite, several kinds of sparrows, the ... 

RE: Letter regarding gun control In [a recent] edition, writer Elizabeth railed (Yourdictionary.com: “to speak or act bitterly or hatefully”) against “Gun Lovers” in a letter titled “Recent letters on gun control” with term ... 

No shooting zone overlay As the County Planning Commission and County Council consider “no shooting zone overlay” for the Waccamaw Neck, there are a number of issues that need to be kept in mind; 1) Don’t make it illegal to shoot ... 

Debt ceiling — work or die Note: This letter was sent to President Barack Obama and members of the South Carolina Congressional delegation. Barack, in 2008 you said that a 9 trillion federal debt was too high. You then said government offici ... 

Saved our lives On Wednesday, Jan. 9, we had a boating mishap in the Inland Waterway just north of the Santee. Thanks to two boaters who pulled us out of the water and the wonderful medical staff at Georgetown Hospital, we survived with minor injuri ...