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Teenager identified as missing swimmer after body recovered near Pawleys Island
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Georgetown County officials confirmed Saturday evening that a body of a missing swimmer has been recovered in Pawleys Island after a two-day search. Georgetown County Coroner Chase Ridgeway confirms 17-year-old Tyrese Haynes, of Murrells Inlet, was found near Huntington Beach State Park Saturday evening...
Georgetown Co. officials continue search for missing swimmer in Pawleys Island
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Georgetown County officials confirmed Saturday morning that they are continuing the search for a missing swimmer in Pawleys Island. Midway Fire Rescue, the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, SCDNR and the US Coast Guard began the search after a swimmer went missing in the area of South Dunes Drive Friday evening.
Body of missing teenage swimmer recovered at Huntington Beach State Park
MURRELLS INLET — The body of a teenage swimmer who disappeared in the ocean near Litchfield Beach July 12 was found a day later at Huntington Beach State Park, authorities said. Late in the afternoon, the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office announced that deputies had recovered the teen's body from...
Crews search for missing swimmer off Pawleys Island
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Multiple agencies are involved in the search for a swimmer reported missing off Pawleys Island, the Georgetown County Emergency Management Division confirmed. The search involves crews from the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office, Midway Fire Rescue, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and the U.S....
3,300+ Georgetown County property owners will receive tax assessment notices next week. What residents need to know
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD)- More than 3,300 property owners in Georgetown County will see tax assessment notices hit their mailboxes starting next week. The county is required to notify residents whose property value will change by more than $1,000, according to a spokesperson. Assessor Tim Holt said this applies to 3,318 properties throughout the county, […]
Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office seeks to fill positions for law enforcement deputies
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a hiring event for people interested in becoming law enforcement deputies. GCSO says they have positions open for patrol deputies, courthouse deputies, corrections officers and 9-1-1 telecommunications. “Starting salary for deputies is now $53,000 and corrections officers get a $5,000 signing bonus,” said […]
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