http://www.gtowntimes.com/ en-us GEORGETOWN, S.C. —  The woman who was known by longtime Georgetown residents as the Town Crier has died.
Mamie Delzell died Tuesday morning at the age of 96, according to Coroner Kenny Johnson.
She died of “age related illnesses” while in the care ... ]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:16:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Georgetown-s--Town-Crier--passes-away-at-age-96  On Monday, the city suspended the license of Casablanca's II nightclub and bar on ... ]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:30:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Council-to-decide-if-nightclub-s-suspended-license-should-be-revoked During the meeting, $250,000 was requested by the Co ... ]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:30:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/A-Tax-committee-hears-beautification-requests GEORGETOWN, S.C. —  Friends of Laura Ferrante, the woman who was killed in her home last month, allegedly by a sword, have started a fund to help the family.
Anyone who would like to contribute to the Laura Ferrante Memorial Fund can do so at any ... ]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:28:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Fund-set-up-for-Georgetown-woman-killed Four people from the ambulance — a child, his mother and two crew members — were transported to the hospital to be tre ... ]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:37:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Accident-involving-ambulance-causes-minor-injuries GEORGETOWN, S.C. —  Students at a local school have some extra motivation for this year’s PASS test, which begins this week.
Last year, sixth graders in Diptesh Kundu’s science class wrote letters to President Obama detailing what they had learne ... ]]> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:21:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Obama-motivates-local-students-for-PASS-test GEORGETOWN, S.C. —  So far, more than 200 local people claiming illnesses, death and property damages have asked to be part of a pollution lawsuit filed against the paper company.
The federal case, filed in Charleston, now includes another filin ... ]]> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:31:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/200-locals-want-to-join-suit-against-International-Paper GEORGETOWN, S.C. —  Walker Patterson Inman Jr. — “Skipper” to many locals who knew him — came home to be buried on Saturday.
Born in Florence in 1952, Inman died in a hotel in Colorado on Feb. 24, 2010. He was just two weeks shy of his 58th birth ... ]]> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:14:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Walker-Inman--heir-to-Duke-fortune--laid-to-rest-near-Georgetown2010-03-14T18-18 GEORGETOWN, S.C. —  Imagine getting a phone call and when you answer a frantic voice says he is your grandson and has just been arrested.
He says he needs money immediately to make bail so he can be released.
People — mainly senior citizens — have ... ]]> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:09:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/-Grandparent-Scam--tricks-seniors-into-sending-cash-for-grandchildren-s-bail GEORGETOWN, S.C. —  The City of Georgetown now has until April 1 to prove it is no longer allowing pollution to enter the Sampit River, or fines will be levied.
However, city officials have not ruled out taking the state to court in an effort to ... ]]> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:32:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Sampit-pollution--City-tries-to-avoid-big-fines about people  
whose work  
touches our lives
Kevin
Barry
Volunteer on fundraising
committee for Outreach Farm
Bio:
Native of Cleveland, Ohio
Retired owner of a landscape design, installation company
Moved here from Washington ... ]]> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:55:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Helping-Hands--March-15--2010 ... ]]> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:40:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Precious-Blood-Women-hold-fashion-show2010-03-14T17-43-10 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:21:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Drowning-survivor-turns-22010-03-14T17-25-37 GEORGETOWN, S.C. —  A presentation on the life of a prominent Georgetown County citizen will be given this week to the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Dr. Roy Talbert, a professor and lecturer at Coastal Carolina Univer ... ]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:28:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Life-of-Peter-Horry-to-be-detailed-this-week-for-local-historical-group GEORGETOWN, S.C. —  A preliminary autopsy report showed that a pygmy sperm stranded on North Litchfield Beach died of heart and liver disease.
The disease, which is also found in humans, is now being seen in about 60 percent of the pygmy sperm wh ... ]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:17:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Whale-autopsy-shows-heart-and-liver-disease GEORGETOWN, S.C. —  There have been a lot of people announce they are running for political office both locally and statewide this year.
Starting Tuesday, they will get to make their candidacies official as the filing period begins for the 2010 m ... ]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:12:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Filing-for-local-and-state-offices-starts-Tuesday GEORGETOWN, S.C. —  Local gas prices have gone up at least seven cents in the past week and are expected to climb even higher for the next several months.
Officials with AAA Carolinas said that Georgetown has among the highest prices in the stat ... ]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:48:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Gas-prices-climbing--could-reach--3-50-per-gallon-by-Labor-Day GEORGETOWN, S.C. —  Two churches on opposite ends of Georgetown County mourned the loss of their pastors Thursday.
Rev. Robbie Martin, 49, pastor of Lowcountry Community Church — better known as LC3 — in Murrells Inlet passed away Wednesday night ... ]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:16:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Two-churches-mourn-the-loss-of-pastors March 10 is a celebration of the birthdays of Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington, and the couple's wedding anniversary. ... ]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/3-in-1-Day-celebrated-at-the-Atalaya-Castle2010-03-11T20-04-32 GEORGETOWN, S.C. —  The unemployment rate in Georgetown County grew to 15.3 percent in January, after seasonal and school workers found themselves seeking jobs in mid-winter.
The economy in Georgetown is not expected to recover in the near futur ... ]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:11:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Jobless-rate-rises-to-15-3-- Tammy Hoy, director of the Charleston-based Lowcountry Housing Trust, said the housing trust wants to expand its services ... ]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:39:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Council-considers-housing-proposal SANDY ISLAND, S.C. —  Zyair Smalls, the little boy who nearly drowned in the Waccamaw River, is turning 2 years old today.
A large, community-wide celebration is being planned for this weekend on Yadkin Avenue, to thank everyone who has helped Zy ... ]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:28:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Child-who-nearly-drowned-turns-2 GEORGETOWN, S.C. —  A noted CCU researcher believes Georgetown’s economy won’t improve to pre-recession levels for several years if business activity doesn’t increase faster.
That’s what Coastal Carolina University research economist Don Schunk t ... ]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:26:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Researcher--Local-economy-may-not-recover-for-years GEORGETOWN, S.C. —  Some Georgetown County officials believe a disputed hurricane evacuation route will be in place within five years if private money pays for it.
The Southern Evacuation LifeLine Task Force agreed Monday they would support a pro ... ]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:11:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Plans-for-evacuation-route-advance GEORGETOWN, S.C. —  Walker P. Inman Jr., died in Denver, Colo. on Feb. 24, 2010.
The heir of Doris Duke owned Greenfield Plantation at Georgetown.
The trusts for Inman and in behalf of his twin children are valued in the hundreds of millions of do ... ]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:17:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/Local/Walker-Inman--multi-millionaire--dead-at-57