Andrews High School football coach Steve Blanchard will not return next season.

Although he plans to remain at the school as a teacher and co-athletic director, Blanchard said Saturday it was time to move on.

“It’s really just a chance ... ]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 12:59:21 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/Blanchard-resigns The Georgetown County Office of Elections and Voter Registration received a large number of calls Monday from voters inquiring about Tuesday's 1st Congressional District race and where polls in Georgetown County will be open.

Voters in Georgetown Co ... ]]> Mon, 06 May 2013 16:46:00 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comPage 1/Notice-to-voters The program will feature Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell as its host.
Guests for this week’s show are scheduled to include Senator Ray Cleary ... ]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 15:54:17 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/Lieutenant-Governor-to-discuss-South-Carolina-s-road-system about people
whose work
touches our lives
RICHARD
HESSEL
Grant committee member with Murrells Inlet Elks Lodge #2797
Bio:
Native of Milwaukee, Wisc.
Resident of Surfside
Retired after 23 years of active
service in U.S. Air Force, forme ... ]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:36:52 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/Helping-Hands--April-24--2013 She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and a Master of Education and Doctor of Phil ... ]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:46:32 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/New-director-named-for-Coastal-Montessori-Charter-School about people
whose work
touches our lives
Betty Ruth Herdman
Local community manager for the American Cancer Society
Bio:
Native of Brunswick, Ga.
Murrells Inlet resident
Worked for ACS 20 years ago in
Waycross, Ga. and Atlanta, Ga.
For ... ]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:13:57 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/Helping-Hands--April-10--2013 • March 27 – Easter egg hunt at the Choppee Recreation Center, 6 p.m. Free and ope ... ]]> Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:20:38 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/Easter-events-taking-place-this-week Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:52:25 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/Georgetown-Catholic-priest-excited-about-new-Pope-Francis-being-elected2013-03-15T04-56-49 Per diocesan policy, Father Vaver ... ]]> Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:02:17 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/Allegation-of-sexual-misconduct-of-a-minor-made-against-Father-Hayden-Vaverek Todd Bergren of qPublic, the company that will maintain the Assessor’s site, gave ... ]]> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 04:57:12 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/Website-update-allows-easier-access-to-property-data * Seeks to protect more than $500 Million in local property from Episcopal Church 'land grab'

Locals react to national church efforts to remove bishop and hijack control of Diocesan holdings and parishes

Georgetown, SC, January 4, 2013 - Princ ... ]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:05:41 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/Prince-George-Winyah-joins-diocese-in-historic-lawsuit Instead of a new 119,500-square-foot building, which was rejected by the county Planning Commission, Sunbelt is proposin ... ]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:14:49 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/Pawleys-Plaza-redevelopment

A computer glitch has delayed the recount of the votes for School Board District 6.

When the election results were certified on Friday, Richard Kerr led Peggy Wheeler-Cribb by just 21 votes, 1,723 to 1,702.

The closeness of the vote automatically ... ]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:58:24 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/School-Board-recount With 35 of 36 Georgeto ... ]]> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:50:31 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/Election-Day-2012 By Scott Harper

sharper@gtowntimes.com

From president to auditor, sheriff, clerk of court and several other races -- voters will make their voices heard on Tuesday.

But not everyone waited until Tuesday to cast a ballot. As of Thursday afternoon ... ]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:58:36 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comPage 1/Election-attracts-high-interest Edwin Jayroe, head harbor pilot at the Port of Georgetown, saw the smoke from a tug being used to free the barge and went out to take ... ]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:19:16 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/Barge-runs-aground-in-harbor South Carolina State Ports Authority vice president Byron Miller announced Friday morning that Metglas Inc. of Conway will have its first shipment of steel billets arrive in Georgetown on ... ]]> Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:07:09 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/Port-gets-first-new-shipper-in-decade Georgetown County Planning Director Boyd Johnson presented the proposal to the Georgetown County Planning Commission on Thursday night, and recommended that the re ... ]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:41:02 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/County-Planning-staff-recommends-rezoning-for-Pawleys-Plaza

Note to readers: Due to a printing error, the MM/NN game was left off of The Georgetown Times' "Pick'em & Win" football contest in Thursday's newspaper. Everyone who submits an entry will get 1 point for this game. And because this was the tieb ... ]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:17:04 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comsports/Update-football-contest- The Bo ... ]]> Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:50:39 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/Boil-and-Stump-set-for-Sept--17-in-Georgetown COLUMBIA, S.C. - The swimming advisory issued Wednesday for a section of beach in Garden City has been lifted, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced late Thursday evening.

Water samples indicate bacteria amounts in the ... ]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:37:03 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comPage 1/DHEC-lifts-swimming-advisory COLUMBIA, S.C. - A small section of beach in Garden City has been placed under a swimming advisory, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported Wednesday afternoon.

"The affected area includes 200 feet above and below Hawes Aven ... ]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:26:56 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/DHEC-places-section-of-Grand-Strand-under-swimming-advisory Ballots in November's general election will have a referendum question. The measure will ask Georgetown County voters whether they want to approve a one percent sales tax increase.

County Council approved the measure Tuesday night by a vote of 5-2. ... ]]> Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:16:53 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/Penny-sales-tax-referendum-OKd

Georgetown County Council will either send a one-cent sales tax proposal to a referendum or kill the ordinance on Tuesday night.

In response, the Georgetown County Republican Party voted 13-1 Thursday night to reaffirm through resolution the RNC ... ]]> Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:56:40 GMT http://www.waccamawtimes.comLocal/County-GOP-against-new-sales-tax