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Two Frito Lay delivery trucks traveling in opposite directions collided on Highway 701 in northern Georgetown County Saturday morning.The accident happened at about 7:40 a.m. Saturday about a mile south of the Yauhannah Lake Bridge.S.C. Highway Patro ...

Written by Scott Harper ·

10/11/2008

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GCWSD: Effluent for golf courses?
10/12/2008

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By Clayton Stairs cstairs@gtowntimes.com Using treated waste water as a back-up plan for the irrigation of area golf courses in emergency conditions is the main idea behind a new Georgetown County Water and Sewer District (GCWSD) program. After extreme drought conditions this past year, several officials of golf courses in the area have b ...[Read More]

5 Rivers trial date set
10/12/2008

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By Scott Harper sharper@gtowntimes.com Last month, 15th Circuit Solicitor Greg Hembree said the trial for the defunct Five Rivers Community Development Corp. chief financial officer Dayo White would begin either Oct. 20 or Oct. 27. The date for the trial has not been set in stone. It will begin with jury selection at 2 p.m. Mon ...[Read More]

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SC agencies suggest hundreds of state job cuts
10/12/2008

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By Page Ivey Associated Press Writer COLUMBIA -- Hundreds of South Carolina state jobs would be cut and some subsidized health care would be slashed under recommendations that state agencies s ...[Read More]

Large turnout for zoning in Pleasant Hill
10/12/2008

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By Scott Harper sharper@gtowntimes.com A large crowd showed up Thursday night for the final community meeting before the Georgetown County Planning Commission decides on zoning for Pleasant Hi ...[Read More]

Graham, Conley clash on Iraq, Wall Street
10/12/2008

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By Jjim Davenport Associated Press Writer COLUMBIA -- Democrat Bob Conley cut a path far to the right of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on Saturday in their only planned debate, calling for "America ...[Read More]

Georgetown makes Top 10 B&B list
10/12/2008

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Georgetown has been named one of the top ten bed and breakfast destinations as ranked by Coastal Living Magazine. "Stay overnight in a Georgetown bed-and-breakfast and step back in time," the magaz ...[Read More]

DHEC sets flu clinics in area
10/12/2008

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CONWAY - The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control's Region 6 Public Health Services, which serves Georgetown, Horry and Williamsburg counties, will hold appointment-only infl ...[Read More]

Single gender classes to resume at Waccamaw

10/9/2008

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By Scott Harper sharper@gtowntimes.com When Waccamaw Middle School created single gender classes for English and math courses this year, there was one question that was not answered. ...[Read More]

Man faces felony DUI
10/9/2008

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By Scott Harper sharper@gtowntimes.com A Pawleys Island man was charged with felony DUI after a one-car accident claimed the life of the passenger in his vehicle late Wednesday night. The ac ...[Read More]

Heirs' Property free seminar is Wednesday in Georgetown
10/9/2008

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The Center for Heirs' Property Preservation, a nonprofit organization assisting low-income individuals with heirs' property, in collaboration with Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments, is sponsor ...[Read More]

Debate: Miller, Kelso clash
10/9/2008

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By Tim Callahan Timcallahan01@aol.com While the rest of the Waccamaw Neck finished dinner and perhaps prepared to watch the presidential debate Tuesday, 60 Democrat and Republican fait ...[Read More]

County plan hit by downturn
10/9/2008

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By Scott Harper sharper@gtowntimes.com The current downturn in the economy is impacting the $330 million Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) approved by Georgetown County Council. When the plan t ...[Read More]

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