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            <title><![CDATA[ So far, no takers for Ryan's building ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been more than two weeks since Ryan&rsquo;s Steakhouse in Georgetown abruptly closed its doors after its parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.<br>
If there is another business looking to take over the North Fraser Street building, th ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:59:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Couple honored on 50th anniversary  ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[On January 27, 1962, Florene Linnen wore a blue and white dress and Herbert Linnen wore a black and white tuxedo for their wedding, which 50 to 70 people attended.<br>
On Saturday evening, January 28, 2012, family and friends attended the couple&rsquo;s  ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:54:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Officials: ‘Glass cleaner’ replacing bath salts in areas ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[Officials in Johnsonville said that residents are prepared to boycott any stores that sell synthetic drugs &mdash; including a new product labeled as &ldquo;premium glass cleaner.&rdquo;<br>
Although the product hasn&rsquo;t been seen around Johnsonville ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:34:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Brush fires keep firefighters very busy ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[Firefighters from all across Georgetown County have been assisting with a series of brush fires that were all reported at about the same time this afternoon.<br>
The fires stretched alongside Highway 521 from Garrison Road westward to the Andrews Bypass.<br> ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:40:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Georgetown High student council hosts annual pageant ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[The Georgetown High School Student Council hosted its annual &ldquo;Miss GHS Scholarship&rdquo; Pageant on Saturday, Jan. 28, to great acclaim.&nbsp; <br>
With over 350 spectators in attendance, 19 outstanding young women in the GHS family participated  ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:21:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Maritime Museum presents Lumber Schooners exhibit ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[Between 1890 and 1920, Georgetown was the biggest lumber port in the Southeast.<br>
To celebrate this area&rsquo;s maritime history, the South Carolina Maritime Museum will present its first temporary exhibit: Lumber Schooners.<br>
The exhibit, which feature ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:15:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Plantersville preacher gets new kidney ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[On Oct. 30, 2011 Dwayne Vanderhost &mdash; pastor of Liberty Temple Christian Fellowship in Plantersville &mdash; delivered a message to his congregation about asking God for anything they needed restored in their lives.<br>
As he was preaching, he knew  ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:10:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Treasurer addresses tax questions ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[Residents concerned about whether their escrowed property taxes have been logged into the Georgetown County system, after being paid by a mortgage company earlier this month, should not be concerned.<br>
County Treasurer Loretta Washington-Cooper says sh ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:05:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ State officials: Investigation into city police not warranted ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[The 15th Circuit Solicitor&rsquo;s Office &mdash; as well as the South Carolina and U.S. Attorney General&rsquo;s Offices &mdash; have all decided there is no evidence to warrant a requested investigation of the Georgetown Police Department.<br>
In Octob ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:58:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Historic clock tower awaits hands ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[The hands of time often move slow, and in this case, they are still under construction in Cincinnati, Ohio.<br>
The hands from Georgetown&rsquo;s historic Town Clock, which were removed last spring, are being remade by the Verdin Company, according to Ry ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:53:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Local group promotes racial harmony ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[The Palmetto Project, a group that meets once a month at various locations in Georgetown County, brings people together from a variety of backgrounds and promotes racial harmony.<br>
The group is now a mixture of ages and races, but they always welcome n ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:38:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Viers' initial court date set ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[The case of a state representative arrested on charges of harassing his ex-girlfriend will be prosecuted by the Fourth Judicial Circuit.<br>
This is according to court officials, who said the 15th Circuit Solicitor&rsquo;s Office could not prosecute the  ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:35:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Murder suspect to stand trial in February ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[A Georgetown man charged with killing his ex-girlfriend&rsquo;s boyfriend during the 2009 Christmas weekend is expected to stand trial next month.<br>
Antonio Thomas, 31, is accused of shooting and killing 31-year-old Irone Michael Canteen inside the Rai ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:31:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Nine Republican candidates for new congressional district express views ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[Nine Republican candidates for Congressional District 7 expressed their views on everything from unchecked spending to fair taxes and the constuction of the I-73 interstate during a public event held Thursday night in Litchfield.<br>
The Republicans, who ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:21:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Helping Hands, January 30, 2012 ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[A feature <br>
about people <br>
whose work <br>
touches our lives<br>
<strong>MARLA<br>
STROUPE</strong><br>
Freelance writer and owner of Stroupe Communications<br>
<strong>Bio:</strong><br>
Native of Asheville, N.C.<br>
Pawleys resident since 2006<br>
Former corporate communications executive in Charlotte, N.C.<br>
Graduate ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:44:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Rothrock house once approved for vinyl siding ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[Georgetown&rsquo;s Architectural Review Board &mdash; which continues to deny Hardie Plank siding on a home on Cannon Street &mdash; once gave its blessing for vinyl siding on the same home.<br>
Steve and Jean Rothrock have been trying since 2008 to get  ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:19:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Crab restaurant robber released after pleading guilty ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[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.<br>
Brian Dennison, 40, of Pawleys Island pled guilty in court Tuesday but was not sentenced until Thursday.<br>
He was origi ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:16:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Some local residents fed up with 'robocalls' ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[Federal officials are considering a change that will allow the public to stop high-pressure, continuous &ldquo;robocalls,&rdquo; from political candidates.<br>
For now, the calls are allowed, even with the protection of the national &ldquo;do-not-call&rd ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:12:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ City to allow FEMA trailers after disasters ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, the Federal Emergency Management Agency supplied more than 100,000 mobile homes for residents to use while recovering from the tragedy.<br>
Before last week, if such a disaster would have struck Georgeto ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:04:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Congressional candidate fills Steelworker’s Union Hall ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[The Steelworkers Union Hall in Georgetown had standing room only during a dinner for SC Congressional candidate Preston Brittain on Tuesday evening.<br>
Brittain, a Democrat, is running to fill the new 7th Congressional District seat. <br>
&ldquo;I'm going t ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ GHS football coach staying ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[Georgetown High School football coach Bradley Adams isn&rsquo;t going anyway.<br>
Adams was a finalist for the head coaching job at Hilton Head High School, but withdrew his name this week after realizing what teaching and coaching at Georgetown meant to ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:54:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Kidnapping suspect gets $250K bond ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[One year and one day after being arrested for allegedly kidnapping a woman and her grandson, a Loris man appeared in a Georgetown County courtroom for a bond hearing Thursday.<br>
Franklin Crawford, 25, is one of three men charged with the Jan. 12, 2011  ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:44:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Prosser announces run for S.C. District 7 ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[A ninth Republican candidate announced Wednesday that he would run for office in Congressional District 7.<br>
Chad Prosser, the former director of South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism, says he has the experience to promote reforms in Congress an ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:06:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Bank of America opens mobile trailer in Georgetown ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[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.<br>
The trailer was pulled into place earlier this month.<br>
The Bank of America building was da ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:39:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Florida murders may have Georgetown connection ]]></title>




            <description><![CDATA[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.<br>
A &ldquo;significant reward&rdquo; is being offered for anyone with information that leads to  ... ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:45:40 GMT</pubDate>
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