DeBordieu, Pawleys Island, Litchfield, Murrells Inlet
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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Bike Week arrives with a roar on Grand Strand
Pawleys Island, S.C. — With Chamber of Commerce-type weather expected for the next few days, more bikers than in recent years are expected along the Grand Strand for the spring Harley-Davidson Bike Rally. While the bikers have been riding into the area for the past few days, the main convergen ...
Scouts learn salesmanship and raise funds through yard sale
Pawleys Island, S.C. — As Boy Scouts raise funds for activities, they find “customer service” is important in working toward their individual salesmanship merit badges. Troop 360 held a successful yard sale Saturday in the parking lot of Christ the King Church. Serving Murrells In ...
Workshop reminds humans to leave dolphins alone
Murrells Inlet, S.C. — Mark Collins has seen first-hand the dangers that dolphins living and frolicking off Murrells Inlet are facing. That’s one of the reasons he supports the Marine Mammal Protection Act. It’s also why he and his wife and partner, Amy, joined about 20 other ecoto ...
Community comes together to clean up during Spring Tide
Murrells Inlet, S.C. — More than 150 families, organizations and individuals spread out by land and sea throughout Murrells Inlet on Sunday morning to send trash packing to landfills and recyclers during the annual Spring Tide. As each group registered, the individuals were handed a pair of g ...
Georgetown County School Superintendent in top three in state
Georgetown County Superintendent Dr. Randy Dozier is one of three finalists for the 2014 South Carolina Superintendent of the Year by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SACS). The other two finalists are Saluda School District One Superintendent Dr. David Mathis and Clarendon S ...
Murrells Inlet seminar focuses on autism
Murrells Inlet, S.C. — Melanie Stecz and Trish Lord share a common interest — autism. Stecz has an 8-year-old autistic son and started a local group called the Georgetown County Autism Awareness Support Group. Lord has worked as a special education teacher and an autism consultant in Pen ...
Georgetown County GOP elects new officers
The Georgetown County Republican Party recently held an election for officers, with 76 delegates from around the county present. Randy Hollister, a member of the local party since 2007, was elected to serve a two-year term as chairman. “I think this is a good time to be a Republican in Georget ...
Georgetown County’s coroner answers calling to preach
In one of his jobs, he pronounces people dead. In his other job, he preaches the “word of life.” Kenny Johnson, who has been Georgetown County’s coroner since 1997, is now the pastor at Ringel Heights Baptist Church on Highway 701 in Georgetown. “I was called into the ministr ...
Public asked to pick Georgetown County’s distinguished volunteer
Volunteers throughout Georgetown County are making a difference daily in the lives of community members. In order to honor those volunteers and the spirit of volunteerism, the Georgetown County United Way VISTA Collaborative is hosting the second annual Distinguished Georgetown County Volunteer Cer ...
New program lets special kids experience the joys of baseball
Georgetown County, S.C. — In an annual rite of spring, young baseball players gathered at 8 Oaks Park on Saturday to renew their love of the game. The group of special needs kids are participating in the new “Buddy Ball” program. Everybody got to hit, race around the bases and cros ...
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